Arc 3 – Chapter 174, The Vicious Princess Wants to Reverse Fate (68)

As Zhou Min contemplated all these thoughts, her body, having pushed Shangguan Qi upward, accelerated her descent. The moment she separated from Shangguan Qi, Zhou Min found herself plummeting headfirst towards the raging river below.

Mu Yan had rushed over upon seeing Shangguan Qi and Zhou Min plummeting, intending to rescue Shangguan Qi. As for Zhou Min, he never intended to intervene - his impression of her was too negative. However, his response was too slow, and he missed the opportunity. Despite his full efforts, he couldn't get close to Shangguan Qi. Just when he felt helpless, about to watch Shangguan Qi and Zhou Min drown together, he saw Zhou Min suddenly push Shangguan Qi towards him.

This was the second time he had looked so seriously at this notorious princess. The first time was in the forest when she had proudly declared that all lands under heaven belonged to the king. But now, her eyes were soft and filled with indescribable affection and contradiction, solely fixated on Shangguan Qi.

Her words shocked him most: "Forget her and the people of the Divine Valley of Physicians were in Qinghuang Fort." This was a secluded island under her name, a secret even to Shura Palace until recently. However, she said that the people from Divine Valley of Physicians were there. Hadn't she annihilated them?

Before he could react, her figure fell like a shooting star. Instinctively, he reached out his free hand, wanting to grab that glaring red figure. But... his outstretched hand paused when he saw Shangguan Qi.

The inertia acted on Mu Yan when he caught Shangguan Qi. The remaining internal force on Shangguan Qi from Zhou Min gave him a pivot, allowing him to fly upwards instantly. He moved further and further away with Shangguan Qi from that red figure.

He felt an inexplicable unease until the river finally submerged that bloody figure. Subconsciously, he looked at his close friend, who had already lost consciousness...

Mu Yan and the people from Shura Palace flew towards the opposite side of the forest. Shangguan Qi was carried by Mu Yan, ready to be taken to the nearest branch of Shura Palace for treatment. But before leaving the river valley, Mu Yan looked back at the raging river for some reason.

His gaze lingered momentarily before he decisively withdrew it, carrying Shangguan Qi away without stopping. The assassins had been dealt with, not because they didn't want to leave any survivors, but because the assassins were professionally trained and chose to poison themselves when captured.

Where was this? Why was it so dark? Was she dead? She remembered that the last thing she did before falling into the river was to protect herself, allowing her to plunge from the waterfall with the river. After that, she knew nothing.

Zhou Min tried to open her eyes in a daze, but she didn't have the strength. It was noisy around her. She wanted to speak to stop it, but her chest felt stuffy, and she couldn't breathe at all. How could she not speak? Was Shangguan Qi okay? Right,!

"Are you there?" she asked.

"Host, I'm here..." The voice was weak, which made Zhou Min a little worried.

"How are you?"

"Host, I won't be able to explain for a while. I need time to restore the depleted energy while saving you..."

Zhou Min was somewhat surprised, "Then, how long will it take?"

"I don't know; when I'm fully recovered, I will notify you. During this period, you need to be careful, host. The mall will be open for you. When the time comes, you can exchange whatever you need. I have already activated the self-service mode..."

The voice became weaker and weaker until it completely disappeared. Zhou Min called out a few more times in her mind, but there was no response. She couldn't help but quiet down.

Then another voice, an old one, appeared beside her ear, "Old partner, this girl has been in a coma for more than ten days. Will she wake up today?"

"Doctor Li said that this young lady was severely injured and floated in the water for a long time. It's already a great fortune in misfortune that she could survive. The coma is just because her body is too weak." Another old voice rang in her ears.

"Old partner, the girl's body is so hot! Is she having a fever?" Suddenly, a somewhat rough hand appeared on her forehead, bringing warmth.

"I'll check." Zhou Min felt someone close to her, and then another cool hand appeared on her forehead, which smelled of water vapour, "How can it be so hot!"

"Should we call Doctor Li over to take a look?"

"We don't have any more money to treat this girl. Ah, whether she can make it depends on her fate." The somewhat vicissitudes of life, the old man sighed helplessly.

"But we can't just wait like this! If we do nothing, this girl will be burnt stupid when she wakes up!" Another old person said anxiously.

"I'll go to the mountain to pick some Isatis root and boil it in water. You first wipe this girl's body with water to cool her down. Then, give her the Isatis root water to drink. As for whether the fever will go down, it's up to fate!" The old man shook his head, picked up the basket and sickle in the corner of the mud wall, and went out.

Someone pulled her clothes open, and the cold air touched her skin. She felt very cold, but her body was burning. The old man wiped her body with water, and she felt much more comfortable for a moment. But Zhou Min knew that this method alone was not enough!

In a daze, she seemed to be helped up, and something bitter slowly slid down her throat, and then she fell asleep again.

In a daze, she remembered someone wrapping her tightly with a quilt, not letting her struggle, and from time to time, something cold was on her forehead, which was very comfortable.

She didn't know how long it took in the alternating cold and heat, "Uh~" With a groan, Zhou Min slowly opened her eyes with some effort. What she saw was somewhat out of focus, blurry. After adapting for a while, she finally saw her surroundings clearly. She looked around; this was a very simple green brick and tile house; the furniture was very old, and you could tell that the house owner was not rich; on the contrary, they should be living a very hard life.