During my escape from famine, I survived by eavesdropping on the whispers of food.

Upon hearing this, Lu Jun was surprised to find that Qin Shuangshuang had made another request at this moment.

It seems this little brat is now solely focused on emptying someone else's treasure trove.

Lu Jun covered his mouth and secretly chuckled behind his back. Their commotion had completely backfired.

At this point, Tie, feeling helpless and with no way out, had no choice but to make a promise and say to her, "I promise you."

However, at this moment, other officers and soldiers spoke up, saying, "Great Khan, you can't do this. If it looks like grass, how can you cure our brothers' lives?"

"If you ask me, they're just fooling you. They might take advantage of our weakness and, with those ten elite soldiers, try to kill and plunder our camp."

At this moment, Qin Shuangshuang said to him without any hesitation, "Don't think that we Central Plains people are as virtuous as you Waler people. We would never do that, but we can take back what is our own."

After all, it belongs to us; why should it end up in someone else's pocket?

Seeing that his own people were locked in a stalemate with Qin Shuangshuang, he realized that his brother's life was the most important thing right now.

Having no choice but to admit defeat and shut up his brothers behind him, Tie said to Qin Shuangshuang, "Please!"

Seeing their Khan treating Qin Shuangshuang with such utmost respect, the surrounding soldiers all felt deflated.

The person who was originally somewhat aggressive suddenly felt even weaker.

After all, this was the first time their Khan had treated a little girl with such utmost respect, which inevitably made people feel that the little girl was being treated too well.

Seeing the dissatisfied looks on everyone's faces, Qin Shuangshuang became even more confident and swaggered away from them.

Lu Jun found the little girl's actions somewhat amusing, and then followed Qin Shuangshuang to the tent where the medicine was to be brewed.

Seeing that there were only a few small pots in front of her, she said to the soldiers, "Why don't you go to our camp and get a few large pots? Otherwise, I'm afraid these few small pots won't be enough to brew all the medicinal herbs."

One of the elite soldiers said to Qin Shuangshuang, "But Miss Qin, what if we need to use it in the future?"

Qin Shuangshuang then said to him, "Don't worry, we'll definitely make a profit. Since we've used these kitchen utensils, we should make sure they give us a good amount of money. We've made at least several dozen times our initial investment."

Don't worry.

Seeing that Qin Shuangshuang had cleverly devised another trick, the officers and soldiers couldn't help but burst into laughter, amused by Qin Shuangshuang.

After the others left, Lu Jun said to Qin Shuangshuang, "Are you sure you want to brew the medicine here?"

Qin Shuangshuang nodded, "If I don't endure it here, am I supposed to endure it outside? There are already too many people around, and if they keep hanging around in front of me..."

It's really annoying.

Lu Jun then asked curiously, "So, do you think I bother you?"

Qin Shuangshuang didn't know why he suddenly said that, but she sincerely replied, "You haven't bothered me at all. With you here, I feel much more at ease."

Hearing Qin Shuangshuang's words.

Lu Jun nodded silently, a warm feeling lingering in his heart.

When their own soldiers arrived with several large pots, they placed them in front of the stove that Lu Jun and he had just set up.

Qin Shuangshuang then said to them, "You all go and rest first. After a while, wash all the medicinal herbs and bring them in, and then I will start brewing the medicine for them!"

After the soldiers nodded, they left. Qin Shuangshuang and Lu Jun busied themselves starting a fire.

Before long, the two sat together on a bench. Qin Shuangshuang asked Lu Jun, "You told me that you were abused by your stepmother. What is the status of your family?"

I haven't even had a chance to ask you a few times yet. Since you have a stepmother who bullies you, it seems like your family must be doing pretty well, right?

But judging from your clothes when we first met, I figured your family probably wasn't as well-off as mine. Since I'm bored today, why don't you tell me about it?

Lu Jun thought for a moment, "When I first met you, I already told you that there aren't many people in my family who might cause trouble, except for that awful stepmother, who's always around and has caused me a lot of trouble."

Next time you see her, you'd better bully her for me.

Upon hearing this, Qin Shuangshuang asked him, "Then what about your mother?"

Qin Shuangshuang asked the question cautiously, but Lu Jun shook his head. Qin Shuangshuang sighed and said to him, "It's really pitiful, but don't worry, we'll be good partners from now on. My mother can also be your godmother. Consider it as a way of thanking you for taking care of me during this time."

Seeing Qin Shuangshuang's boldness, Lu Jun smiled silently and said to her, "For some reason, being with you and your family makes me feel a bit like family. I hope this feeling can last."

Qin Shuangshuang replied, "Don't worry, I will."

In the end, Qin Shuangshuang felt that the more rounds they went, the stronger the passion became.

Before long, the medicinal soup in the pot was ready. He had several elite soldiers carry the soup out. As everyone looked at the pot after pot, they wondered if the girl was trying to poison herself.

Everyone was gathered there, talking amongst themselves, but no one actually picked up a spoon.

Seeing that none of them dared to drink, Lu Jun picked up his bowl without hesitation, scooped a spoonful from the pot and drank it, saying to them, "If you're not comfortable with that, I'll continue drinking."

Then, the group quickly picked up their bowls and started drinking. They lined up and drank from one bowl after another.

At this moment, Qin Shuangshuang looked around but didn't find any iron. She found a soldier and asked, "Why hasn't your Khan come?"

At this moment, Bingcai said to him, "Our Khan is seriously ill and can't get up now."

Qin Shuangshuang thought that since he had made such a bet with her, if she didn't cure him, there would probably be nothing more to say tomorrow. So she decided to bring some over for him to try.

Qin Shuangshuang said to Lu Jun, "I'll leave this to you. I need to get that bowl for Da Han first, so that if he doesn't get better tomorrow, we might be in trouble again."

He said, "I'm not comfortable with you going alone. It would be better if I went instead. Qin Shuangshuang told him about the soup. If I hadn't brought it in, he probably wouldn't have dared to drink it."

He thought about it and realized that made sense. Now, he figured that the Khan probably only trusted Qin Shuangshuang and no one else.

At least there are still various interests involved between them, while I am just an outsider to them.

If she went into the tent, thinking of bringing over a bowl of medicine, she would see two timid figures huddled in a corner of the tent. When Qin Shuangshuang turned around, she only saw two people dressed in tattered clothes who looked like a mother and child.

Qin Shuangshuang frowned and carefully moved over to them, saying, "Auntie, what are you doing here?"

The old woman rushed over and hugged Qin Shuangshuang's leg. Qin Shuangshuang was a little scared and nervously pulled her leg back.

Then the old woman prostrated herself on the ground and kowtowed to Qin Shuangshuang, saying, "Girl, please save my life! That Khan is not human; he has been abusing us slaves. We are all women from the Central Plains, and now he has made many of us pregnant with his children."

These children have caught a cold, and all of them have a persistent fever. What should we do? It would be worthwhile to steal some herbal medicine for them.