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"Ah, old man, the two people in the room have been lying in bed for five days. They don't eat or drink, and there's no way to separate them. What should we do?"

Outside the door, an old woman with white hair stood up with difficulty while leaning on a walking stick. She looked at the two of them tightly hugging each other and her voice was suppressed. She was afraid that she would wake them up.

"Old granny, you can tell from a glance that these two are nobles. It's just that our family's condition is not good, so we can't ask a doctor to treat them. We can only leave it to fate."

Similarly, a white-haired old man in rags chopped off the last piece of dried wood. He wiped off the sweat on his forehead and sighed before slowly replying to the old woman.

"Ai …" If only my son had come back. "

The old lady peeked at Dongfang Chen again, her eyes filled with envy. However, in the blink of an eye, it dimmed down, and a hint of pain hung on its face.

"Don't tell me about his unfilial son. I, Old Liu, have never had a son like this in my life … "

The old man might have been talking about his excitement, but he still let out a fierce cough. After coughing for a long time and spitting out a mouthful of blood, he finally stopped.

The old woman limped over to the water jar, filled it with water, then hobbled over to the old man and kept patting his back.

Dongfang Chen who was lying on the bed seemed to have heard such an intense cough in his dreams.

He opened his eyes, blinded by blood. Pain. Extreme pain. It was as if all the bones in his body had been broken …

"Cough, cough …"

He wanted to, but something was pressing against his arm, and now it was numb and he couldn't move.

He tried to roll over, but he didn't want the burning pain in his back.

Immediately, his complexion began to turn deathly pale. His good-looking brows wrinkled into a "Chuan" shape, and beads of sweat the size of beans dripped down from his bloodstained ears, wetting his tattered luxurious clothing. From time to time, he would let out soft moans, showing that the pain was as if his fingers were being twisted, directly piercing to the bottom of his heart.

"Little bro, you're awake?"

While he was feeling dizzy from the pain, an old and hoarse voice sounded from the top of his head.

He slowly looked towards the source of the sound and saw two white-haired old men standing in front of his bed, looking at him with an anxious expression.

"Where is this place?"

His mind suddenly recalled the scene when he chased Bai Zhixi down the cliff. Unexpectedly, Shangguan Jingyan was pushed down as well.

In a moment of desperation, he saved the Shangguan Jingyan closest to him, but now, Bai Zhixi was afraid that the odds were against him.

By the way, how is Jing Yan?

He struggled to get up, not wanting the old man and his wife to discover his intentions, and helped him to bring Shangguan Jingyan out of his embrace.

"Jing Yan, wake up, wake up …"

After they helped him pull Shangguan Jingyan away, they realized that they were still hugging her.

Her delicate face was covered with bloodstains, her hair was disheveled, and her clothes were tattered. She had long since lost her absolutely beautiful appearance.

He forced himself to resist the headache coming on in his arms as he hugged Shangguan Jingyan and cried bitterly.

"Little brother, don't cry. Your wife bled so much that she passed out. If you keep shaking, even a good person won't be able to stand it. "

The old granny forcefully pulled Dongfang Chen, who was in pain from Shangguan Jingyan's embrace, and grumbled unhappily.

"Is that so? That... "Please make sure to save her, and find the best doctor here to treat her. No matter how much money you want, I can give it to you."

Hearing her words, Dongfang Chen's face had a trace of awkwardness, he did not know that he would actually hug Shangguan Jingyan and cry, so could it be that he really responded to her words: When in trouble, the truth will be revealed?

Now, he had to heal her as soon as possible.

"Little bro, you saw it too. It's not that we don't want to help you, but my family's situation …" With just the two of us, eating and warming up is a problem. We don't have any extra money to give your wife to save her life anymore. "Moreover, our five families live in the backwater of our village, so we can't afford to hire a doctor far away from the mountain …"

The old man sighed. He scanned the room with his dull eyes and was immediately discouraged.

Hearing this, Dongfang Chen frowned, and laid on the bed without speaking for a while.

When he woke up, he had observed that the wooden house might collapse at any moment. He didn't expect that such a wealthy East County would have someone living in such a place. It was even worse than sealing the stables on the hometown of An Zi who served him.

There was an indescribable feeling of heartache.

"Elder, may I ask where is this place?"

After being silent for a long time, he slowly asked.

"Little brother, you don't look like a local either! This is the home of the Luo God, Luo Yang. However, we are a month away from Luoyang. Many people didn't know that such a wealthy Luo Yang would have such a poor place. However, this old man has not stepped out of this place for decades.

After the old man finished speaking, he looked outside the door. The layers upon layers of mountains had obstructed his contact with the outside world. He was afraid that he would never be able to leave this place.

Dongfang Chen witnessed all of this. He never thought that he would actually be stranded in Luoyang, which was a thousand miles away.

If it wasn't for his body holding on, no one would have been able to find this place even if he were to die.

"That's right, our Dongjun Kingdom is indeed much better than before. Strong troops and horses, rich and healthy. Then, do you know who the current Emperor is? "

He could tell that the old man was extremely curious about the world outside the mountain, and his eyes couldn't conceal the yearning within.

However, for some reason, he was willing to guard the mountain village that was surrounded by tall mountains and avoid the bustling scene outside.

"This... "This old man only remembers that when my parents brought me here, they still revered Emperor Ming. I'm afraid that by now …"

Emperor Chong Ming, wasn't that his grandfather's generation?

Dongfang Chen was extremely shocked, when his grandfather was still Emperor, he fought in the war throughout the years, so these people must have come to avoid the war!

"Oh, if you knock on my memory, where is the pheasant you beat up yesterday on my stove? I can see that you guys haven't woken up for a while, so you guys have been sitting on the stove all this time.

The old lady seemed to have thought of something, she patted Dongfang Chen's hands excitedly, and walked out of the house with a limp.

"Little brother, I'm an old woman without any culture. I do things restlessly, don't mind me."

Perhaps the old man could tell that when the old woman patted his hand earlier, she clearly saw the corner of his mouth widened into a smile. Perhaps she had patted his wound.

"It's nothing, we've just troubled you all for the past few days."

It was truly unbelievable that such a kind-hearted family would hide here for dozens of years.

After that, the old woman brought him a bowl of steaming hot soup, and the two of them pretended that they were going to the kitchen to eat. However, he saw them standing at the door, gulping large mouthfuls of cold water to conceal their hunger.

Dongfang Chen looked at the missing corner of the bowl, and dripped a single tear into it. The wild chicken soup inside was filled with a rich fragrance, attracting the gluttony in his body.

He picked up the bowl of chicken soup and gulped it down. The cooked meat was still in his mouth, but it was hard to swallow.

This bowl of chicken soup was something that he had tasted all his life and would never forget.

After warming up his body, he checked his injuries. Fortunately, they were only superficial and did not injure his internal organs. Thus, he felt more at ease.

It must have been the river below the cliff that saved them.

That Xi Er must also be alive, since he still had the chance to wait for her. Thinking this way, a hint of happiness flowed out of the corner of his mouth.

Night descended. The mountain night arrived so quickly that one could hear the cries of all sorts of animals resounding throughout the valley.

The cold night here was ten times colder than the capital. The old man was afraid that they would be cold, so he built a charcoal fire inside the house before going to the room next door to sleep.

After ten days had passed, under the care and care of the old lady, Shangguan Jingyan finally woke up.

After seeing Dongfang Chen, she hugged him and cried for a long time before letting him go.

Dongfang Chen, who had been lying in bed for ten days, could finally get out of bed and help the old man chop firewood and start a fire.

As for why he did not take the money to buy it, it was because there were only five families in the village. They mostly hunt for a living, and even if you had money, they wouldn't sell it to you. Every day, the old man would go up the mountain to look for herbs for them to consume. His body gradually recovered. The scars on his body had also faded quite a bit.

Originally, they had wanted to wait for Shangguan Jingyan's injuries to heal a little before bringing her away. Even if they had to travel for a month to reach Luoyang, they had to return.

He knew that during the period of time he was missing, royal father would definitely send people to search for them.

In the evening, after the last sliver of the red sun was engulfed by the black clouds, the four of them sat in the courtyard eating the wild animals that Dongfang Chen had beaten up.

Shangguan Jingyan, who was sitting next to him, continuously served him food.

Dongfang Chen continued smiling. Although they had already changed into coarse clothes and hempen clothes, they were still unable to hide the noble aura he had from the royalty.

Shangguan Jingyan looked at Dongfang Chen, who was happily eating by the side, and a strange feeling of throbbing in his heart: If only they had stayed here forever. When he went hunting in the mountains, she was at home cooking and waiting for him. She didn't have the so-called 'concubines', she wasn't scheming, she only had a sweet moment between husband and wife, everything was so beautiful.

But that was only for now. She knew that they would definitely return, even if it meant walking for a month. Because there was a responsibility that they could not shirk.

As night fell, the sound of the cold wind howling through the mountains and ravines echoed in the air. It was terrifying to hear.

Shangguan Jingyan slept on the side of the bed, nervously grabbing onto the coarse blanket, his body couldn't help but tremble.

"What's the matter with you?"

Dongfang Chen's voice came from behind her, making her even more nervous.

Since she'd woken up, she'd wanted to sleep separately, but the old man had only two rooms.

The old woman's health was not good, the old man had to stay by her side to take care of her. This place was a wasteland, and wild animals were roaming about at all times. They could not stay outside for the night.

Therefore, in the past few days, she had slept on the same bed as Dongfang Chen, with one person sleeping on one side.

Tonight, the wind was blowing hard, and she was afraid for a moment.