The girl gritted her teeth as she said this. Even Xiao Jingcheng could tell the resentment and anger hidden in her words.
In the past, according to his nature, if anyone dared to say such things in front of him, he would surely punish them severely.
A country woman with little knowledge dared to speak disrespectfully to the crown prince of the current dynasty. He should have been angry, but seeing the tears on the girl's face, for some reason, his heart felt heavy.
Did he really do such things to her?
After Ye Wanmian finished speaking, she saw the yellow dog staring blankly at her and realized she had lost her composure. Perhaps hearing news of that person again after so long made it impossible for her to hide her emotions.
She looked up at the bright moon in the sky, which was curved like a sickle. She casually wiped the tears from her face with her sleeve, then stroked the yellow dog's furry head, her fingers gently caressing its ears.
"Big Yellow, don't worry. I'm okay. I also promise you that I won't marry any man. From now on, it'll just be the two of us. I'll study medicine hard and earn a lot of money to buy you lots of chicken legs. Okay?"
The yellow dog didn't respond. Ye Wanmian actually didn't need it to. She sat blankly in the yard for a while longer and then went into the house.
She trimmed the wick of the oil lamp. Ye Wanmian sat in front of the table, opened the medical book Dr. Wang had given her during the day, and began to read it carefully. She also took out the writing brush and ink she had treasured for a long time and jotted down her thoughts on the paper.
Since she had decided to live a good life, she had to acquire skills to make a living and save those she wanted to save.
As for that nobleman from the east, let him go to hell. Maybe that person had already become a ghost by now. That would be the heavens avenging her.
Xiao Jingcheng looked back. The warm yellow light enveloped the girl's slender figure, casting a golden halo around her face. Strangely, the girl who had just been sad and crying no longer had that faint sadness between her brows.
Both her eyes and expression showed an indestructible determination.
She was like the wild grass that could be seen everywhere in the countryside.
Even though it was trampled on by passers-by every day, after a night, it would flourish again. It seemed that nothing could break her back. She could always get back on her feet.
Xiao Jingcheng noticed the way the girl held the writing brush. A thought flashed through his mind. He controlled the yellow dog's body to leap into the house, jump onto the table, and look down at the paper beside her.
The quality of the paper wasn't very good, and the tip of the writing brush in her hand was slightly split, but the characters she wrote weren't as crooked and ugly as Xiao Jingcheng had expected. Instead, they were neat and elegant. It was obvious that she must have been influenced by poetry and books and had the guidance of famous scholars to write such good characters.
That strange sense of disharmony rose in his heart again.
Whether it was in her speech or behavior, she was unrestrained and casual, but her eye for appraising treasures and her calligraphy proved that she had received a good education.
In the capital, he had seen wealthy and arrogant young ladies who lived in luxury, as well as noble ladies who were dignified and elegant, every movement of whom seemed to be measured by a ruler. He had also seen innocent and lively young ladies.
But he had never met anyone like her, with so many contradictions in her.
How many secrets was she still hiding?
Time passed quietly. When Ye Wanmian turned around, it was almost midnight. She rubbed her sore eyes, simply tidied up the table, yawned, and walked to the bed, mumbling:
"Big Yellow, I'm going to sleep."
Unexpectedly, the yellow dog leaped onto the bed, stepped on the quilt, and looked at her arrogantly.
Ye Wanmian was so sleepy that she didn't have the energy to drive it away. She just mumbled, "You're getting more and more excessive," and then fell onto the bed and fell asleep.
The girl's chest rose and fell steadily, indicating that she was already fast asleep.
Although Xiao Jingcheng was now possessing the yellow dog, he couldn't accept sleeping in a small doghouse like a real dog. So he set his sights on Ye Wanmian's bed.
Although this bed wasn't very comfortable, it was much better than the simple doghouse on the ground. He had already prepared to fight with Ye Wanmian, but unexpectedly, she fell asleep just like that, which made him quite depressed.
He circled around the empty space on the bed, found a comfortable place to lie down, closed his eyes, and was about to fall asleep.
Unexpectedly, that voice in his heart that hadn't appeared for a long time came to bother him again: [Mother will catch a cold.]
[Big Yellow doesn't want Mother to get sick.]
[It will hurt and be uncomfortable when sick.]
After a while, he opened his eyes again, looked at the sleeping girl in front of him, and resignedly stood up.
He bit the corner of the quilt and dragged it with difficulty to cover the girl. After confirming that her body was no longer exposed, he returned to his previous position and lay down again.
"Stupid dog, I've covered her with the quilt. Don't bother me anymore," he said fiercely to the yellow light group in his body.
He was just annoyed by the stupid dog in his body. He wasn't afraid that she would catch a cold and get sick. Yes, that was it.
Before falling asleep, Xiao Jingcheng wondered in his heart if he would leave his soul again and return to his real body tonight. When he really fell asleep, he indeed felt his body lighten, floating unsteadily and moving outside.
It wasn't until his body was gently tugged by something that he sank down. After a while, vague voices of conversation came to his ears again.
"Doctor, how is he? Is there anything wrong with his body?"
"His pulse indicates that he has excessive liver fire and is restless, which is why he's having a nosebleed. However, his pulse is much more steady and distinct than a few days ago. Maybe he'll wake up in a few more days."
"Let me prescribe a few doses of medicine for him to reduce his liver fire."
"I see. Thank you for your advice, Doctor."
Just like last night, Xiao Jingcheng still couldn't move or open his eyes, but he could clearly hear what others were saying.
It seemed that his body had a nosebleed today?
Fortunately, it was just due to excessive liver fire. There wasn't anything serious.
After the doctor wrote the prescription, he was sent out. The sound of his footsteps gradually faded away, but he returned a moment later.
"Big Brother, what should we do? The doctor said his pulse has become much more steady. It seems that he's about to wake up. Didn't the immortal master seal his soul? What's going on?"
"I don't know either. There's no news from the immortal master."
The voices of these two people were different. Coupled with the steward who suddenly appeared last night and the immortal master they mentioned, Xiao Jingcheng judged that there were at least four people guarding his body.
"Don't worry. The Lord is about to arrive in Dongli Town. When the Lord comes, we'll naturally know what to do."
Xiao Jingcheng was shocked.
Dongli Town?
His body was actually in Dongli Town?!