"Your ribs are injured?"
Caiyu was shocked. She let go of Sheng Jiangli's ear and sized him up and down.
Sheng Jiangli rubbed his chest and forced a bitter smile. Looking pitiful, he said, "Ah, they're cracked. Just now, your prince stabbed me in the chest with a sword. I'm about to die... Sister Shu'er..."
Since he was wearing black clothes, the bloodstains were not very obvious. Besides, Caiyu had rushed here in a hurry to save people and didn't have time to take a closer look.
It was only when Sheng Jiangli mentioned it that Caiyu noticed the blood oozing from his chest.
This time he wasn't lying!
Caiyu was so anxious that she raised her hand. Sheng Jiangli immediately covered his head and said, "Don't hit me! Don't hit me! I've already admitted my mistake..."
Unexpectedly, instead of the slap landing on his face, he suddenly felt a chill on his chest!
Sheng Jiangli:???
Then, his clothes were roughly torn open by Caiyu, revealing his strong chest.
Suobude and the others:!!!
They glanced at each other and then, as if on cue, went off to look for water.
Caiyu stared at the wound on his chest. It was about a foot long, with the flesh turned over. She was stunned.
This wound was so deep that one could almost see the bone. It was completely different from the light whip wounds Jiang Jinyue had given her with her weak strength that day.
There was still a light red scar about the size of a thumb on his shoulder, left from the arrow that had pierced him by Song Yinghuai that day.
There were also many other scars on his body, of different sizes and depths, probably old injuries from these years.
Caiyu stared at them for a long time.
Although she knew that it was inevitable for a general to have scars on his body.
Just like her father, elder brother... and Song Yinghuai. They all had some marks on their bodies.
But the numerous scars on Sheng Jiangli's body still shocked her.
How had he managed to get through all these years?
Sheng Jiangli was stared at by Caiyu for a long time. Even this shameless man's ears quietly turned red. But when he opened his mouth, he still looked flippant:
"Sister Shu'er, if you keep staring at me like this, I won't be able to hold back!"
"Do you believe that I'll pin you down?"
Caiyu was annoyed and embarrassed by his shameless words. She instinctively raised her hand to hit him again:
"When did you become such a glib and dissolute man!"
This time, instead of covering his head and begging for mercy, Sheng Jiangli quickly reached out and grabbed her wrist. With a flip, he pinned her under him, cushioning her head with his big palm.
The man propped up his upper body. His long bangs brushed against Caiyu's delicate cheeks. His voice was a bit breathless as he stared straight at the girl under him.
The early - morning sunlight fell on his bare shoulder, gilding it with a thin layer of gold.
There was an indescribable intense emotion surging in Sheng Jiangli's dark eyes, and his voice became hoarse and broken:
"Sister Shu'er, I'm not joking..."
He sank a little lower. Caiyu immediately felt his arousal and was so scared that she didn't dare to move.
"Get up... Get up," Caiyu said carefully, reaching out to push against his other shoulder. "I'm not joking either. I'll get angry."
Even though Caiyu pushed him, Sheng Jiangli remained as immovable as a mountain.
His eyes were as dark as the sea. The hot breath from his breathing fanned across Caiyu's face, and there was a fresh fragrance of some plant she didn't know wafting in the air.
Caiyu knew exactly what this man's behavior meant. Song Yinghuai often looked like this when he was with her.
At times like this, she'd better stay still to avoid arousing the man's animal desire.
After a while, Sheng Jiangli's breathing gradually calmed down. He rolled onto the grass beside her, closed his eyes tightly, and a bitter smile tugged at his lips:
"He can, but why can't I?"
Caiyu:???
Then, she understood what Sheng Jiangli meant. She was immediately furious. "If you say such shameless words again, I'll leave right away!"
Song Yinghuai could do those things because she had no choice but to do them to save her family!
What right did Sheng Jiangli have to have thoughts about her?
She abruptly got up and ran away.
The next second, her wrist was grabbed.
Caiyu looked down at the big hand holding her wrist. She struggled a couple of times, but the man's hand was like an iron hoop.
"Let go!" Caiyu shouted.
Sheng Jiangli still lay on the grass. He opened his eyes, smiling. "Don't be angry. I won't say such things again. Please don't leave, okay?"
"No!" Caiyu was still angry. She forcefully pried at Sheng Jiangli's fingers.
One by one.
She came from a family of generals, so her strength was much greater than that of an ordinary young lady. Coupled with the fact that Sheng Jiangli had lost too much blood and didn't dare to resist too much.
So, three of his fingers were actually pried up.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Sheng Jiangli let out a muffled groan, loosened his hand, rolled to one side, and then closed his eyes and lay still.
He looked as if he had fainted.
Caiyu shook off his hand and took a couple of steps. She was surprised not to hear any movement behind her, so she couldn't help but look back.
She saw Sheng Jiangli lying on his back on the grass. His pale face couldn't even be flushed by the morning sun. Her heart skipped a beat, and she ran back.
"Brother Ali!"
She patted Sheng Jiangli's face.
The latter seemed to be completely unconscious, as if he had really fainted.
Caiyu panicked. She bit her lip tightly and quickly took out the wound medicine from her bosom.
Fortunately, before they set off, Song Yinghuai had predicted that this journey would not be peaceful and had told everyone to carry wound medicine with them.
Especially Caiyu. She had been stuffed with all kinds of excellent medicines.
Caiyu poured out all the bottles and jars from her bosom. They were scattered all over the place, and she was a bit dumbfounded.
Although she had brought a lot of wound medicine, she had been well - protected by Song Yinghuai. Except for the time when Sheng Jiangli was injured during the assassination last time, she hadn't been hurt on this journey.
Last time, it was Song Yinghuai who had applied the medicine to her. She really didn't know exactly what kind of medicine she had in her bosom.
"Purple Gold Pill?" Caiyu casually picked up a bottle. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "Is this for eating or applying? What's its effect?"
"Why can't the names of these medicines be written more straightforwardly? Why not just name them Wound Medicine, Sleeping Medicine, Medicine for Bruises... Isn't that easier to understand?"
Caiyu mumbled to herself, not noticing that the man lying on the grass was frowning.
Master Guangzhi was a refined man. He had given the medicines elegant and unconventional names, which really troubled Caiyu. With so many medicines, she couldn't tell them apart at all.
"Snow Pill...?" Caiyu picked up another bottle and poured out the pills. She murmured to herself, "These pills are shining silver. They look really good... They should be good medicine. I'll use this one!"
Sheng Jiangli secretly opened one eye a little. When he saw Caiyu about to put a silver pill from the bottle into his mouth, his scalp went numb.
He suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist. He quickly sat up and said in horror:
"Little Miss! If I eat this, I'll really go to see my great - grandmother!"
"This is mercury powder!"
"You pretended to faint?" Caiyu glared at him fiercely. "You lied to me again?"
Sheng Jiangli coughed dryly. His face turned even paler as he said, "... No. I really fainted for a short while... and then woke up."
He quickly changed the subject and pointed to a bottle on the ground labeled "Qi - Replenishing Pill" and said:
"That one. That one will do."
Caiyu picked it out and gave him one pill to swallow. She left the whole bottle for him.
These were all good medicines made by Master Guangzhi, which could replenish qi and blood. But his poisons were also extremely potent.
Not long after taking the pill, Sheng Jiangli's face gradually became rosy.
He also picked out the Stasis - Dissolving Pill, Vitality - Restoring Pill, Golden Crow Pill...
There were more than a dozen kinds of pills in total.
Sheng Jiangli said weakly, "These are enough... I'll take them slowly."
As he said this, he was about to put the medicine bottles into his bosom.
Caiyu's hand grabbed the back of his hand. A half - smile appeared on her charming and beautiful face.
"Brother Ali, are you lying to me to get the medicine?"