webnovelfull Chapter 150 The Northern Di Palace
Chapter 150 The Northern Di Palace
Jiang Zhi jolted awake from his sleep.
Sunlight dappled his face.
They traveled all night and only found a place to rest in the early morning.
She slowly sat up, leaned against the tree trunk, and looked up at the sky.
Although she knew how to ride a horse, this was the first time she had ever traveled such a long distance. Not only did her back ache, but the skin on her ankles and inner thighs was also chafed and painful.
When Bai Wuyou saw that she was awake, he went over and handed her some dry food and a water pouch.
"Let's rest a bit more this afternoon and continue our journey tonight."
Jiang Zhi knew that it would be less likely to be discovered if he traveled at night.
She nodded, took the food and water, and said, "Thank you."
Jiang Zhi ate her dry rations in small bites, her thoughts somewhat chaotic as she ate while thinking about things in Green Willow Village.
Crumbs of dry food fell onto the oil paper, and she unconsciously picked them up and put them in her mouth.
To an outsider, it would look like they were seriously savoring the food.
Bai Wuyou waited until she finished her bite before speaking, "Go south, there's a stream over there. If you want to treat your wound, you can go there."
Jiang Zhi glanced at him and thanked him again.
"No need to thank me," Bai Wuyou said coldly. "Gu Liang told me to take good care of you."
Jiang Zhi keenly sensed something; she always felt that there was something inexplicably awkward about this young doctor with her.
It's a bit more gentle than indifferent, but a bit less humane than gentle.
He looked about the same age as her, but his mannerisms were still immature.
Jiang Zhi asked, "Is there any news about Your Highness and the others?"
"No." Bai Wuyou's expression remained somber.
Seeing Bai Wuyou's gloomy expression, Jiang Zhi rummaged through her bag and pulled out a small bottle, handing it to him. "This is a mosquito repellent specially made by the shop's doctor. I noticed you attract a lot of mosquitoes. This isn't expensive, but it works very well."
Bai Wuyou was taken aback when she noticed the several bite marks on his neck from the previous night.
Bai Wuyou took it, uncorked it, and smelled it. "Doctor Yu from Junkangtang?"
"you know?"
"I heard Dr. Han mention it." Bai Wuyou took out a paper packet from her sleeve. "Clean the wound thoroughly before applying the dressing."
Jiang Zhi wanted to thank him again, but only saw Bai Wuyou's back.
She smiled, turned around, and greeted the guards.
We arrived at the stream.
The stream was crystal clear, and the stones along its banks were scorching hot from the sun.
Jiang Zhi found a shady spot to sit down, washed his face, and slowly rolled up his trouser legs.
In some places on my legs, the skin was chafed so badly that the exposed flesh and blood dried and stuck to my pants, forming a red, mushy mess.
She dampened a clean cotton cloth with water, slowly soaked the cloth, and then, with a fierce pull, tore the cloth out of the flesh.
She cleaned the wound and applied the wound medicine directly to it.
The moment the powder touched his skin, it felt like thousands of silver needles piercing his flesh, causing Jiang Zhi's hand to tremble in pain.
She took a deep breath and simply spread all the powder over the wound.
She didn't believe that the pain could be better than the pain she had felt before.
After all that fuss, her back was soaked with sweat. She raised her arm to wipe the sweat and put away the remaining powder packets.
He then leaned against a big tree to rest for a while.
After a moment, she felt better, bent down to wash her hands, and got up to return to the camp.
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Beigong.
The name Wei Zhuo gave to the palace of the Northern Di king.
A gray-white city building sits in the center of the palace.
In the main square of the main hall, a huge flag was planted, a black flag embroidered with an eagle with gloomy eyes.
This was originally the emblem of the Wei Zhuo clan. After he conquered the fifteen tribes and rebuilt the Northern Di, this eagle became the new royal banner.
Many people knew in their hearts that from the moment Wei Zhuo re-entered Beidu, the Northern Di were no longer the Northern Di of the past; a king had emerged in their land.
All those who had once supported the former King of the Northern Di were driven out, and in this vast palace, almost no one dared to show the slightest disrespect to Wei Zhuo.
"You dare to sneak into the night tower?" Wei Zhao gritted his teeth.
The guard muttered, "General, you go there every day too. When we go, we don't get anything you like."
Wei Zhao spat on the ground, "Bullshit! Who knows if you guys were doing anything behind my back?"
"Your Majesty!" the guard swore to Wei Zhuo, "By the Eagle God above, if I utter a single falsehood, may I be punished by your wrath!"
Wei Zhao turned to look at Wei Zhuo, "Cousin! Look at him!"
"Alright," Wei Zhuo said calmly, "Wei Zhao, let him go quickly."
Wei Zhao tightened his fingers.
"Wei Zhao!" Wei Zhuo raised his voice, "Can't you even hear what I'm saying now?"
Wei Zhao's face twitched, and he paused. He released the guard.
His face turned pale. "Cousin, what are you doing?"
"What?" Wei Zhuo said, "Don't you have anything to do now? What else can you do besides being deceived by women every day? What kind of place is Ye Lou? It's full of people from Yanjing."
Wei Zhao gritted his teeth. "No. I wouldn't dare."
“Foolish,” Wei Zhuo said coldly. “The people of Yanjing are cunning and treacherous, full of tricks. They can even betray their own country for their emperor. What else are they incapable of?”
Wei Zhao was startled by his gaze.
"Brother Dang, that's not what I meant!"
“Look at you, you’re terrible at everything – hand-to-hand combat, archery, horsemanship, you can’t even draw a sixty-pound bow.” Wei Zhuo’s face tightened. “You didn’t even realize that Gu Yuan’s heart isn’t with us anymore.”
Wei Zhao opened his mouth, "I... I just didn't react in time."
"Don't forget, Gu Yuan helped us plot against Yanjing back then," Wei Zhuotu said with a sinister expression. "Oh, and their emperor too."
Wei Zhao's eyes flickered as he recalled the scene from his nightmare.
Wei Zhuo stared at him. "Gu Yuan is useless now. Even if he goes north, it will be of no use."
Wei Zhao's chubby cheeks trembled, but cousin, you've never mentioned it to me.
Wei Zhuo chuckled dismissively, "What's the point of telling you? Do you want me to alert the enemy?"
Wei Zhao grunted twice, "I, I..."
Wei Zhuo glanced at him and sneered again, "He thinks he's so smart, but he didn't realize he's already in someone else's situation and is being played like a fool without even knowing it."
He originally wanted to see if Gu Yuan was as capable as he claimed, but he didn't expect him to be such a fool.