Rumor Has It That I’m Pregnant with His Highness’ Child - Chapter 626
Chapter 626: Fever
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Xiao Juan did not move. “My injuries are the same. There’s nothing to see. It’s getting late. Go to sleep.”
The more he avoided her, the more Yu Niaoniao felt that something was wrong.
She leaned over and reached for his belt as she prepared to undress him.
“No, I have to see it.’
Xiao Juan pressed her hand down. “I’m really fine.” Yu Niaoniao frowned and immediately held his hand.
“Why is your hand so hot?”
She held his hand as if it were a piece of red-hot iron. It was frighteningly hot!
Xiao Juan immediately retracted his hand. “Really? Why don’t I feel anything?
Perhaps you’re hallucinating.”
Yu Niaoniao reached out to touch his forehead. It was equally hot.
She was anxious. ‘You have a fever! It must be from the inflamed wound. No, you have to show me the wound, or I’ll… I’ll…”
In the end, she really could not think of anything she could threaten Xiao Juan with. After stuttering twice, her eyes suddenly turned red and she choked.
“I’ll cry for you to see!”
When Xiao Juan saw her crying, he immediately panicked and hurriedly said, “Don’t cry.”
Yu Niaoniao cried even louder.
She could tell that this guy was amenable to coaxing but not coercion.
As expected, Xiao Juan could not resist her tears and quickly disarmed and surrendered.
“Stop crying. I’ll listen to you.”
Yu Niaoniao immediately stopped crying and looked at him with teary eyes.
“Then take it off quickly.”
Xiao Juan was helpless and could only obediently take off his clothes.
His rain-soaked shirt was thrown aside, revealing his muscular chest.
Yu Niaoniao wiped her tears. “Turn around and let me see your back.” Xiao Juan obediently turned around, revealing his back.
The wound that was originally wrapped in gauze had already cracked open. Threads of blood seeped out, dying the gauze red.
Yu Niaoniao was filled with worry as she carefully helped him remove the
gauze.
As she had expected, the inflammation of the injury became even worse.
The wound, which had only been swollen, was now showing signs of festering.
She hurriedly opened the bag and took out the ointment and gauze, but she realized that the ointment in the porcelain bottle was almost empty. She dug with her fingers for a long time and scraped the inner wall of the porcelain bottle clean before barely getting some ointment.
She gently applied the ointment to the wound.
The stabbing pain from his wound made Xiao Juan’s body stiffen and he subconsciously tightened his muscles.
No matter how Yu Niaoniao plundered, she could not scrape out any more ointment.
She had no choice but to bandage Xiao Juan’s wound again with gauze.
“Ah Juan, how do you feel now?”
Xiao Juan felt dizzy. His body alternated between cold and hot, making him feel very uncomfortable.
But he didn’t show it on his face.
“I’m fine. I’m just a little tired.”
Yu Niaoniao took out a clean shirt and put it on him. “Then sleep. You should feel better after a nap.”
“Yeah.”
Xiao Juan sat on the ground with his back against the pillar and one leg bent. He placed one hand on his knee and the other on the hilt of the No Return Saber. He closed his eyes to rest.
He was really tired. Coupled with his fever, he quickly fell asleep.
Yu Niaoniao helped him hang up his wet clothes and dried them. over a fire Then, she touched Xiao Juan’s forehead. It was still terrifyingly hot.
His eyebrows were furrowed and his face was pale. His lips were bloodless.
It was obvious that he was uncomfortable.
Yu Niaoniao took out her handkerchief and ran to the door of the Mountain God Temple. She used the rain to wet the handkerchief and ran back to Xiao
Juan.
She placed a wet handkerchief on Xiao Juan’s forehead.
When the wet handkerchief was not so cold, she took it and ran to the door to catch the rain. After getting it wet again, she ran back to apply it on Xiao Juan.
She ran back and forth like this countless times.
It rained all night, and Yu Niaoniao worked all night.
The sky had unknowingly brightened.
Xiao Juan slowly opened his eyes.
He looked at Yu Niaoniao and asked hoarsely. “Didn’t you sleep all night?”
Yu Niaoniao said, “I was just taking care of you.”
She reached out and touched Xiao Juan’s forehead again. It was still very hot.
Yu Niaoniao pursed her lower lip. She could not continue like this. She had to find the medication as soon as possible!
She stood up. “Rest well here. I’ll find something to eat outside.”
Although Xiao Juan’s head was dizzy, his intelligence was still there. He asked, “Don’t we still have dry food in the bag?”
Yu Niaoniao said, “You’re so seriously injured. How can you just eat dry food? I’ll go outside and look for it. Perhaps I can catch a pheasant to nourish your body. At the same time, I can go nearby to investigate the situation and see where this place is. It’s convenient for us to decide which direction to go next.”
Xiao Juan looked out the window. “It’s still raining outside. Don’t go out.”
Yu Niaoniao picked up the oil-paper umbrella and smiled. “It’s fine. I have an umbrella. It won’t drench me.”
Xiao Juan looked at her fake relaxed smile and knew that he could not change her decision no matter what he said. After hesitating for a while, he could only say, “Be careful on the way.”
Yu Niaoniao waved at him. “Don’t worry, I’ll be back soon.”
She opened the oil-paper umbrella and ran quickly out of the Mountain Temple.
Her slender figure quickly disappeared into the rain and fog.
Xiao Juan endured the pain from the wound on his back and gritted his teeth as he stood up.
His head was spinning. His body swayed twice involuntarily.
He hurriedly grabbed the pillar beside him and steadied himself in time.
Xiao Juan composed himself and took a deep breath. He endured the pain and bent down to pick up the coat and bamboo hat on the ground.
He put on his coat and a large bamboo hat. He left the Mountain God Temple in the rain and chased after Niaoniao.
Since he could not change Niaoniao’s decision, he could only follow her silently and quietly protect her.
With her photographic memory, Yu Niaoniao successfully found the way down the mountain.
After a night of rain, the mountain path became muddy.
Yu Niaoniao was anxious and accidentally slipped to the ground. Her dress was stained by mud and water, and the oil-paper umbrella in her hand fell to the ground.
Xiao Juan, who was following behind, felt his heart tighten and wanted to go forward to help.
However, in the next moment, he saw Yu Niaoniao quickly get up.
She picked up the oil-paper umbrella, lifted her skirt, and tucked it into her belt. She casually wiped the mud off her face and continued her way.
Xiao Juan could only suppress the worry in his heart and continue to follow her silently.
Yu Niaoniao walked back along the route from yesterday. After rushing through the rain for half a day, she finally returned to the county city yesterday at noon.
It was unknown if it was because Xiao Juan had killed someone in the city yesterday, but there were many soldiers in the city today.
A wanted order appeared on the noticeboard at the city gate.
Yu Niaoniao stopped when she passed the noticeboard. She saw Xiao Juan’s portrait on the wanted poster. Next to the portrait, there were soldiers shouting at the illiterate commoners.
“Open your eyes wide and see clearly. The man in this portrait is a wanted criminal by the Imperial Court. His name is Xiao Juan, and he’s an extremely ferocious fellow!
There is a young woman with him.
If any of you see unfamiliar men and women, you must report it to the authorities in time.
Anyone who provided clues about them would be heavily rewarded!
“But if you dare to not report it, you’ll be harboring fugitives and will lose your heads!”
