"I understand the concerns in your heart. But you're sick, and you can't recuperate properly because of me. You're even sick because you followed me out to suffer. I feel very uncomfortable. "
Pang Xiao held Qin Yining's hand. He could only see her abnormally flushed cheeks due to her low fever, the sweat on her forehead, and her pale lips.
Qin Yining smiled and shook her head. She shook his large, rough hand. "Why do you think that way? You and I are husband and wife. Husband and wife are one. No matter what you do, I will be with you. "
"Sister Yi …"
"Don't you like me being with you?"
"I like it. Of course I like it." Pang Xiao's voice was low and gentle, revealing his deep love for her.
Qin Yining smiled brightly and said, "Then it's fine. I also like being with you. Isn't that enough? Moreover, how can people not get sick when they eat grains? If I didn't follow you out, you wouldn't know anything if I didn't tell you when I got sick at home, right? Not knowing doesn't mean you haven't been sick. "
That was the truth, but Pang Xiao felt guilty for not being able to protect the person he loved.
Although he thought that in his heart, he still smiled and said, "Whatever you say is right."
Qin Yining rolled her eyes at him.
"What do you mean by whatever I say is right? I'm always right. Your way of saying it makes it sound like I'm cheating. "
Pang Xiao loved her delicate appearance, especially when she was sick. She was weak but also a little mischievous. When she spoke to him like this, her voice was delicate and soft, and even a little hoarse, as if she was acting coquettishly.
Pang Xiao loved Qin Yining to the bone. He leaned over and hugged her tightly in his arms. His cheek rubbed against her warm and smooth skin, and he couldn't bear to let go.
"Sister Yi, I like you so much. Your body is fragrant and soft. I want to stay with you like this every day. I don't mind doing nothing. "
Qin Yining couldn't help but laugh when he heard that. "So now you understand why there were those emperors who didn't attend court early in history, right?"
Pang Xiao buried his head in her neck and nodded with a smile. His warm breath sprayed on her body.
Qin Yining couldn't help but smile. He couldn't help but kiss Pang Xiao's forehead.
Pang Xiao's senses were sharp and he immediately discovered her kiss. He couldn't help but place a light kiss on her neck.
Pang Xiao originally wanted to let Qin Yining rest more, but Qin Yining insisted that they couldn't delay the disaster relief any longer. Pang Xiao also knew the seriousness of the matter. After all, there were so many eyes watching them. If he didn't obey the order immediately, it would spread to Li Qitian's ears. He and his wife would be accused of delaying the disaster relief. Then, he would be blamed for the delay in the disaster relief.
The preparations were quickly finished. The troops set off the next morning.
Qin Yining's fever had been very high in the night. Her fever only subsided in the morning. Therefore, she fainted when she got on the carriage.
Pang Xiao was not in the mood to ride with the Dragon Stallion Army outside. He only frowned worriedly and leaned against the side of the carriage. He held half of Qin Yining's body in his arms as though this could help her reduce the shaking and jolting of the carriage.
Bing Tang and Ji Yun were sitting near the door.
Seeing Pang Xiao so anxious, Bing Tang couldn't help but say in a low voice, "Wang Ye, Wang Fei's body is fine. It's just that the mosquito has some poison that caused the wound to become infected. Wang Fei will be better in two days."
Pang Xiao knew Bing Tang's good intentions. He slightly raised the corner of his lips and nodded.
Actually, they had all misunderstood.
He would be sad, worried, and distressed because of Qin Yining's illness. It had nothing to do with the severity of Qin Yining's illness. Even if Qin Yining had only been pricked by a needle when she was mending his clothes, he would still feel this way because it was because of him.
He had welcomed Qin Yining into his family and wanted her to live a carefree life. However, in the end, he was the one who caused her to suffer.
This was a kind of defeat that was even worse than self-blame. It was a powerless defeat.
Bing Tang and Ji Yun didn't know what Pang Xiao was thinking. However, when they saw Pang Xiao's frown, they didn't say anything. They were sincerely following Qin Yining. Therefore, when they saw Pang Xiao caring so much about Qin Yining, they were sincerely happy for their master.
As the carriages moved forward, the closer they got to the old capital of Dayan, the more desolate the surroundings became.
The man from the Dragon Stallion Army and Jinghu Wei beside Pang Xiao didn't feel this way. However, Jing Zhe and the other three people beside Qin Yining, as well as Ji Yun and Bing Tang, had all lived with Qin Yining in the old capital and had experienced that disaster.
Although the earth dragon had turned over, the closer they got to the old capital, the worse the road conditions became. Gradually, there were more landslides. Suddenly, a fault or ravine would appear on the ground, making it difficult for the carriages to move forward.
The original river had now revealed a dry riverbed. There was a crack in the riverbed, which was the culprit that kept sucking in the river water.
The originally lush forest was now slanted to the left and right.
On the second day, Qin Yining's body finally felt better. He didn't have a fever anymore, but he didn't have much strength.
Therefore, she had been sitting in the carriage, lifting the curtains to watch all of this.
The group of people who were riding their horses forward now had a direct understanding of the tragic situation caused by the earth dragon turning over.
The carriages went around a huge rock that was half the size of a house and arrived at a corner of the mountain road that led to the capital.
From there, they could see the buildings and houses of the old capital.
In the huge city, the houses had collapsed and the palaces had collapsed. It looked like a bowl of eight treasures porridge that had been knocked over.
They didn't need to get close to feel the tragic situation of the people.
This wasn't a famine. It was just that the imperial court didn't have money to sell grain. Even if the people in the city had money, they couldn't transport grain due to the blocked roads. They didn't even have a place to buy grain.
Furthermore, they had to work together every day to dig up the people buried under the rubble.
In the northwest and southeast corners of the capital city, white smoke was rising from them from afar.
Bing Tang was curious. "What are those two places doing? When we left, there weren't any workshops there. "
Qin Yining shook his head and said with difficulty, "Maybe they are cremation pits."
Hearing this, Bing Tang's doubts were blocked by this shocking answer.
Apart from incinerating the corpses that were dug out from the ruins to reduce the spread of the plague, there was no other solution.
The closer they got to the capital, the more difficult it was to walk.
Qin Yining got off the carriage and walked. However, Pang Xiao couldn't bear to see her suffer. He simply carried her on his back.
Soon, the group of people arrived at the city gates.
After the earth dragon turned over, the surface of the originally sturdy city walls was shaken. The walls were peeled off and several cracks appeared.
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