After rebirth, I kidnapped the sickly Dugong

After Si Jiu stood up, he did not move forward immediately.

He had already run out of strength at this point, and it took all his strength to stand up.

He looked at Wen Baizhi's indifferent eyes. He wanted to throw himself into her arms like he did before and let her pity him again.

If my broken body is still useful to her, then let her use it as she pleases.

He wanted to die beside her anyway.

Wen Baizhi took three steps back, leaving him enough space.

Si Jiu just had a severe stomach attack and hasn't recovered yet.

In addition, I was feeling so desperate at the moment that I didn't have the strength to move forward.

But he told Wen Baizhi not to bother himself.

She really stepped back and stopped caring about herself.

Si Jiu's tears piled up in his eyes and were about to fall.

He tried hard to lift his feet and took his first step like a baby learning to walk.

But he was too tired, and as soon as he took a step, his body leaned forward uncontrollably.

Just when he thought he was going to fall to the ground.

He was held securely in someone's arms.

Wen Baizhi sighed, and tried to stand up straight, supporting his body that was about to fall apart.

When Si Jiu was hugged by her, he instantly forgot all his dignity and pride.

What are those for?

Nothing can compare to this moment in her arms.

He rested his chin on Wen Baizhi's shoulder: "I'm sorry to have troubled you."

He spoke very quietly, but Wen Baizhi still heard it.

She put her arm around his shoulders and placed her hands on the buttocks of his back.

"You know that others are tired, but don't you know that you will be tired too?"

She stroked his back softly: "Do you still have the strength to walk? If not, I'll ask Cuizhi to get you a sedan chair."

Si Jiu couldn't bear to see her suffer so much by supporting his body, so he straightened up slightly.

"I'm fine. I can go back after a short rest."

This is the truth. When Wen Baizhi was not with him, Si Jiu felt that he had no strength at all.

But at this moment, after relying on her, he seemed to have unlimited courage again.

Wen Baizhi was not in a hurry: "Okay, let's do as you say. You lean on me and rest for a while. If you really can't walk later, I'll find Cuizhi, okay?"

She has always cared so much about her own feelings.

It is obvious that I am nothing.

Si Jiu could no longer control his tears and they all fell.

"Okay." He choked.

Wen Baizhi knew that he must be crying again at this moment, so she hugged his skinny body tightly.

"When will you learn to stop being so stubborn? At least don't be so stubborn in front of me. If there is something you can't hold on to, you can tell me and I can share some of the burden for you. Just think of it this way. If you compare the difficulty to a big steamed bun and you can't finish it by yourself, then you can share half with me. Then you will be able to finish it, right?"

Wen Baizhi used a very understandable metaphor.

Si Jiu naturally understood.

He inhaled the scent of Wen Baizhi vigorously to soothe his dry heart.

After resting for about a cup of tea, Si Jiu stood up straighter.

"I'm fine, let's go."

Wen Baizhi asked unsurely: "Is it really okay? Do you want to rest for a while?"

Si Jiu shook his head: "I can do it now," he said as if he was a little embarrassed, "but maybe I need you to support me for a while, I'm worried that I still don't have that much strength."

Wen Baizhi naturally agreed: "Of course you can. Even if you don't tell me, I will support you. It's dark now, and the road will definitely be difficult to walk later. You have to follow me closely."

Si Jiu's Adam's apple rolled, and he carefully placed his hands on Wen Baizhi's arms.

Wen Baizhi looked at him and felt dissatisfied, so she pulled one of his hands into her own and let him put the other hand on her arm.

"I'm holding you like this, so you won't fall easily."

So she said.

How could Si Jiu be dissatisfied with such an arrangement? After touching her warm palm, he felt that his soul had found a place to rest and he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Wen Baizhi carefully led him along, while constantly talking about the road conditions ahead.

From big things like the direction to small things like a rock blocking the road, she would make everything clear to Si Jiu in advance.

Si Jiu smiled secretly, as if he had returned to the time before the autumn hunt began, when he took a carriage to travel every route for her and clear every obstacle.

It turns out that I can be treated so well.

Even this person is Wen Baizhi.

Si Jiu felt that even if he died at this moment, it would be worth it.

Unlike Si Jiu's previous walk which took him so long, on the way back, with Wen Baizhi's help, they reached the tent in a short while.

Of course there were some pauses along the way.

Si Jiu fell forward weakly several times, and Wen Baizhi held his hand tightly to prevent him from falling.

In the end, the two of them turned into Wen Baizhi putting one of Si Jiu's arms on her shoulder, and she put her arm around his waist, supporting him as they walked forward.

After returning to the tent, Wen Baizhi asked Si Jiu to sit down beside the couch first, and she went to get hot water in a basin.

Si Jiu then realized that he had made his hands dirty when he was squatting on the ground and couldn't get up.

Even though they were holding hands all the way just now, Wen Baizhi's hands must have been dirty.

Before the familiar chill could sweep through his brain, his hands were placed in hot water.

It's a very comfortable temperature.

It made him feel very warm.

Wen Baizhi also put her hands in and washed them.

"You know what, soaking your hands in hot water is pretty warm, but I don't need it. I'm always this warm, and you need it."

Si Jiu looked into the water, Wen Baizhi's hand covering the back of his hand, feeling indescribable joy in his heart.

"After we return to Kyoto, I will ask Ping An to dig a hot spring for you in the Governor's Mansion. You can soak in it whenever you want."

Wen Baizhi's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Hot spring?"

Seeing her happy expression, Si Jiu was also happy: "Yes, when the Governor's Mansion was choosing a site, the craftsman said there was a spring there, and as long as we find someone to dig it out, there will be a hot spring. But I don't like these things, so I never asked anyone to take care of it."

When Wen Baizhi was still in modern times, she loved taking hot spring baths the most.

She even likes to scrub her body.

But I haven't had the chance since I came here.

I didn't expect that Si Jiu would have such a good thing.

"Okay, okay, you can come and soak in the water when the time comes. Your knees and legs need to be soaked properly."

Si Jiu couldn't imagine that he would have such rights.

"It's all up to you."

Speaking of knees, Wen Baizhi remembered: "You still have one knee that needs drainage. Did Doctor Rong say when to do it?"

Si Jiu thought, "I'll ask Ping An to go find Rong Heng today to boil the medicine and get the pills. Ping An should bring news when he comes back."

Sure enough, when Ping An came back, he said Rong Heng told Si Jiu to be prepared, because he would come back tomorrow night after he got off duty to continue what he had not done last time, which was to give the other knee a needle to drain the fluid.