Reborn as the Savior of a Short-lived Father and Son

The two searched all over Wuling Mountain, but only found the herb that Gu Qinghe needed, and there was no trace of the other herb at all.

There was no choice but to give up for the time being.

Shao Wei also asked someone to help her look for it.

After returning home that day, Gu Qinghe discussed things with Lu Zhiyao. She did not explain the matter in too much detail, only saying that she would probably have to return to the capital in a while, and it would not be safe for her to live here alone by then. If she moved to the general's mansion, Gu Qinghe would feel a little more at ease.

Shao Wei has been very busy these days, probably because of the matter of the third prince of Yun State.

Several days had passed since they moved to the general's mansion, and Gu Qinghe hadn't seen him yet.

Gao Cun said that there was news about the third prince in the next city, so Shao Wei went there to look for him.

Of course, Gu Qinghe would not hold him back on such matters, let alone disturb him.

They both have their own things to do.

While Shao Wei was busy looking for someone, there was some news about Gu Qinghe's medicinal materials.

In Huicheng, a hundred miles away from Chizhou, the medicinal herbs that Gu Qinghe needs are for sale.

A journey of hundreds of miles is neither near nor far.

Afraid that Shao Wei would be as busy as last time and still want to accompany her, Gu Qinghe simply didn't even tell Gao Cun.

She brought a lot of self-defense items with her. Gu Qinghe knew Shao Wei's temper. In order to avoid any danger and trouble for Shao Wei, she disguised herself before going out.

Even Shao Wei might not be able to recognize her in this state today.

She dressed herself up as a woman, wearing simple clothes, with a thin figure, and even her hair was specially disguised.

If the two secret guards hadn't been following closely, they wouldn't have been able to recognize him at all.

In order to prevent the secret guards following her from reporting the incident, Gu Qinghe first called both of them out and gave them a warning.

Even if she informed Shao Wei now, he would definitely not be able to make it in time. She was just going to look for a medicinal herb, which was not a big deal.

What's more, she had made sufficient preparations and carried a lot of self-defense tools and medicine powders with her. With the presence of these two secret guards, there would be no danger.

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Although hundreds of miles apart, Huicheng and Chizhou have completely different appearances.

The people of Chizhou are faced with the problems of drought and water shortage every day. In addition, the city cannot stop the sweeping sandstorms. The people often have sad looks on their faces, and the nursery rhymes that the children in the streets sing while running and jumping are mostly about praying for rain.

Here in Huicheng, the street vendors all had smiles on their faces and shouted loudly. Children were running and jumping, and their silver bell-like voices passed through the crowd and reached Gu Qinghe's ears.

It does feel a bit like the capital city.

On the bustling street, vendors were hawking goods from their stalls. Gu Qinghe asked around and walked towards another street some distance away.

The steamed bun vendor pointed her in the direction and said that a little distance ahead there was a street that specialized in selling all kinds of medicinal herbs and animal furs.

Most of the people on that street are hunters who rely on the mountains for survival. Although they don't know much about pharmacology, everyone pays attention to things related to making money. These hunters know a lot of medicinal herbs. When they go up the mountain to hunt, if they see anything that can be sold, they will pick it and bring it to this street to sell.

Gu Qinghe took a look around and came across many medicinal herbs that were usually scarce and the prices were not high.

This was certainly something she couldn't miss. She walked from one end of the street to the other and bought quite a few medicinal herbs, but she didn't see the trace of the herb that she needed most right now.

After walking around again, he finally met an elderly man in a corner. When he heard about the herbs Gu Qinghe was looking for, he patted his thigh and said, "My son just picked them up from the mountain today. He was planning to sell them on the street tomorrow. Since you want them, I'll go home and get them for you."

There weren’t many things left on the old man’s stall, and the surrounding vendors were all acquaintances, so he asked them to help look after things and then went back.

The aroma from the wonton stall not far away was very tempting. Gu Qinghe had eaten before coming here, so he was not hungry. However, standing and waiting here was quite tiring, so he simply sat down in front of the wonton stall, ordered a small bowl of wontons, and ate while waiting.

The piping hot wontons were served, and before Gu Qinghe had the chance to taste them, he was startled by someone who sat down in front of him and snatched the bowl away.

The two secret guards following in the dark almost jumped out, but she stopped them by waving her hands.

Gu Qinghe stepped back and only then could he see clearly the person in front of him.

It was a man, his clothes were tattered and gave off an extremely unpleasant stench, his hair was messy like weeds, he seemed not to notice how hot the wontons were, and stuffed them into his mouth in big mouthfuls.

Only the eyes and eyebrows occasionally revealed from his messy hair could tell that he seemed to be a quite young man.

"Isn't it hot?" Gu Qinghe said softly, "Eat slowly, I'll get you another bowl."

The man seemed to have heard her and asked for another bowl for him. He lifted his hair that was covering his eyes, stared at Gu Qinghe, and nodded at her hopefully.

"Still eating. I'm hungry."

This accent doesn't sound like someone from Ruichao.

Gu Qinghe was startled and looked at the person in front of him carefully.

He is tall and his face is dirty, but one can still vaguely glimpse some of the nobility that comes from a life of luxury through the covered features.

And these eyes, filled with fear and anxiety, were very bright.

Gu Qinghe carefully probed in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Third Prince?"

Lan Yu stopped swallowing, and the wonton bowl in his hand fell to the ground and broke into two pieces. His beautiful big eyes were immediately filled with tears, and his thin lips pursed, revealing a childlike grievance, "Were you sent by my brother to find me?"

"There! Quick, go and bring him back for me!"

"If you dare to run, I'll break his legs!"

Hearing the voice, Lan Yu shrank suddenly, jumped to Gu Qinghe's side and hugged her arms tightly.

"Don't be afraid." Gu Qinghe noticed that he was shaking and patted his back twice. "They can't touch you."

Sure enough, before those people rushed over, they were all kicked away by the two secret guards.

The leader who was shouting the loudest glared at Gu Qinghe, "Who are you? Mind your own business. This is a slave I bought with my own money. Why are you stopping me from taking him back?"

Lan Yu said angrily, "He is the slave. When I return, I will let my brother give him a beating!"

Gu Qinghe: “…”

If it were just her, it wouldn't be a big deal, but now that the Third Prince has come along, it would be better to have less trouble than more.

She discussed with this man and returned him double the money he spent on buying Lan Yu, and then she gave up.

Not daring to stay here too long, Gu Qinghe saw that Lan Yu was not full yet, so she went to buy a few meat buns. As soon as the old man who had gone home to get the herbs came back, she immediately took the Third Prince back to Chizhou.