Finally feeling a broad, strong chest, Ji Wushang was thrilled and immediately grabbed Nan Xuzong's arm. She looked at him from the water. At this moment, Nan Xuzong's eyes were tightly closed, and some black blood was still spitting out of his mouth.
Ji Wushang leaned in and breathed air into his mouth, shaking his arm in hopes that he would wake up.
Seeing that he still had no effect, Ji Wushang brought her lips closer to his again.
Those cold lips kissed his equally cold lips, kissing him with endless tenderness and worry.
Seeing that it wasn't working, she immediately pulled Nan Xuzong upwards with all her might.
"Cong!" Ji Wushang pulled Nan Xucong hard, bringing him to the surface as well. Ji Wushang gasped for air, looking at Nan Xucong.
She placed his hand on the side of the boat and grabbed it, then climbed onto the boat herself.
He pulled Nan Xuzong onto the boat with all his might.
After much effort, Ji Wushang finally managed to pull Nan Xuzong up and lay him flat on the boat.
She went up to him and unbuttoned his clothes, her immediate priority being to make him vomit the water in his stomach, otherwise he would be beyond saving!
Ji Wushang's tears fell onto him, and she unbuttoned his clothes, placing her head against his heart to listen. The faint beating made Ji Wushang's eyes water even more.
He immediately took out silver needles from his bosom and began to apply them to Nan Xuzong.
After a long while, Nan Xuzong frowned, finally letting out a muffled groan, and then spitting out a mouthful of blood. Ji Wushang stepped forward and used his sleeve to wipe the water off Nan Xuzong's face, also wiping away the blood from the corner of his mouth. Then he wrung out the water from his sleeve and wiped Nan Xuzong's face again.
Seeing Nan Xucong wake up, Ji Wushang quickly wiped away her tears, "Cong, Cong, you're awake!"
"Mm." Nan Xuzong nodded, a smile appearing on his lips as he looked at her equally soaking wet body.
"What are you laughing at? Waaah..." Ji Wushang couldn't help but cry even more when she saw him laughing.
Nan Xuzong laughed and said, "Laughing at my tough life."
"If you die, I will go with you, I mean what I say!" Ji Wushang cried, wiping away his tears. "We have to go back quickly!"
"I can't muster any strength," Nan Xuzong said. He tried to sit up, but he was too weak and lay back down in the same spot.
Ji Wushang immediately stepped forward, "Then you should rest well, I will definitely be able to take you back!" As Ji Wushang spoke, he immediately looked around. All around was vast water, where was the closest to the shore?
"Go south." Nan Xuzong pointed in the direction behind Ji Wushang, who nodded. "Okay."
"I'm sleepy, I want to sleep for a while." Nan Xuzong opened his eyes, then closed them again.
Ji Wushang stepped forward, "You can't stay asleep forever, you have to wake up! Tell me stories, tell me lots and lots of things! Don't break your promise, you said you'd hold my hand and grow old together!"
"I know, I definitely will." Nan Xuzong smiled, closed his eyes, and then quietly fell asleep.
Ji Wushang looked at him, then probed his carotid artery, and then gave him acupuncture for a while.
I was relieved after confirming that there was nothing seriously wrong.
But just as he was thinking of rowing back, a gust of wind blew past him as he stood up, and Ji Wushang felt extremely cold.
She couldn't help but look at Nan Xuzong lying on the deck; he must be even colder!
Ji Wushang immediately dragged Nan Xuzong back to the cabin, put him on the floor, and then searched around before finding a set of long robes for men and women from a dusty box under the bed. They were still quite clean, and Ji Wushang was glad that there was still a place to wear them on the ship.
Ji Wushang quickly helped Nan Xuzong to his feet. Ignoring her shyness, she undressed him, changed him into clean clothes, and then helped and dragged him to the bed.
She had just changed into another set of clean clothes.
Ji Wushang immediately went out, found a bamboo pole, and then, recalling how Nan Xuzong had rowed the boat earlier, rowed vigorously southwards as Nan Xuzong had indicated.
Night fell so quickly that Ji Wushang felt completely exhausted, but he still stubbornly continued paddling.
Nan Xuzong felt like he had slept for a long time. When he woke up, he couldn't see Ji Wushang, so he quickly got out of bed to look for him. He then discovered that his clothes had been changed, while his original, soaking wet clothes were hanging to the side.
There's hers and there's his own.
That means she's still on the ship.
Nan Xuzong walked out and watched Ji Wushang's petite figure waving the bamboo pole in her hand. For a moment, Nan Xuzong really thought that Ji Wushang would be carried away by that long bamboo pole.
Ji Wushang was completely focused on rowing the boat, so he was unaware that Nan Xuzong had arrived.
Nan Xuzong glanced around with his dark eyes, his expression suddenly changing, but when he looked at Ji Wushang, a look of helplessness appeared on his face.
She was, after all, from a respectable family, and rarely left her home, always staying within the confines of her chambers...
Nan Xuzong smiled helplessly, "Wu Shang."
Ji Wushang's hand trembled upon hearing this, and she almost fell into the water, but fortunately Nan Xuzong had already pulled her into his arms!
"You, you're awake?" Ji Wushang looked at him in surprise, and he smiled, "Yes."
Ji Wushang immediately touched his face, then his lips, and then his chest. "Then, do you feel any discomfort right now?"
"No." Nan Xuzong smiled, deciding to suppress the poison for now and see what happens later.
"No, that's not it." Ji Wushang looked at him and shook his head. "You're seriously injured, and it's a Gu poison. I don't know what kind of Gu poison it is, but it's very painful. You've been lying to me, you've been lying to me!"
"It's alright, I'm really fine." Nan Xuzong looked at her, and she shook her head. "You don't believe me!"
"How could I not believe you?" Nan Xuzong frowned.
"Because you lied to me, you hid your injury! What are you afraid of? Are you afraid I'll worry?" Ji Wushang looked at him and spoke loudly, but the louder she spoke, the more tears fell. "You don't know, I'm even more scared... Waaah, you fell into the water and didn't move. I... I gave you air, and you didn't even get better. You just want me to worry! Waaah..." Ji Wushang said, wiping away her tears.
Nan Xuzong sighed inwardly as he listened, and hugged Ji Wushang tightly in his arms, "It's alright, it's alright."
"You're hiding it, you're bad, you're so bad!" Ji Wushang looked at him and punched his chest with her small fist.
Nan Xuzong laughed and said, "I am very bad, um, bad."
Ji Wushang still couldn't bear to hit him. After making a fuss for a while, she stopped and looked at him. Actually, she should have known, but what was this? She should have known... It was Gu poison, yes, Gu poison! Only Gu poison could torment a person indefinitely, preventing them from dying immediately!
Ji Wushang looked at him, she didn't ask anymore, but she had already guessed the general idea.
It's him again, Yiyun Shangcheng! Ji Wushang's eyes were cold, her hatred growing stronger. Her murderous aura made Nan Xuzong frown as he looked at her. "Wushang?"
"I'm fine." Ji Wushang had regained her composure and looked at Nan Xuzong. "Let's go back!"
"Hmm." Nan Xuzong nodded, but when he saw everything around him, a helpless smile appeared on his lips.
“Let’s take a nap first! You’re tired, and so am I. Let’s let this little boat rock for a bit,” Nan Xuzong said with a smile, placing his hand on Ji Wushang’s waist.
Ji Wushang was astonished, "This, shouldn't we hurry back? Your injuries still need to be treated!"
"It's alright. It's getting late, and it's hard to tell which way is which. If we continue sailing, we could easily get lost," Nan Xuzong said, and without waiting for Ji Wushang's reply, he led her into the cabin.
Ji Wushang listened to him and felt that what he said made sense, so he stayed on the ship with him.
There were only some snacks on the ship. Seeing that Nan Xuzong was hungry, Ji Wushang immediately took some snacks for him to eat.
Nan Xuzong shook his head, "Use some."
Ji Wushang ate a pastry while listening, then leaned against him and said, "Cong, why don't we go out and look at the stars?"
“Indeed, this night view is rare.” Nan Xuzong smiled, then took her hand and led her to a seat at the back of the cabin, where the two sat together.
"Start telling me stories, I want to hear lots and lots of stories, stories about you, stories about me, stories about our future." Ji Wushang nestled in his arms, displaying a more girlish and coquettish side.
Nan Xuzong smiled and then began to tell her about things. He told her everything he knew about the current state of the world, about the continent, from the past to the present.
Ji Wushang was initially very enthusiastic, and after he spoke for a while, she immediately asked questions. But in the end, Ji Wushang slowly fell asleep in his arms.
Nan Xuzong looked at her and kissed her lips with his thin lips. He tried to take out some medicine or something to send signals from his body, but found that his clothes were not the original ones.
He picked up Ji Wushang and carried her into the cabin, putting her back to bed so she could sleep. Only then did he go to his robe, which was still hanging there, to search for something. But then he remembered that he had fallen into the water, and probably everything had already fallen into the water and disappeared.
Nan Xuzong was helpless; it seemed that in the end, he could only take things slowly.
Her gaze fell on Ji Wushang's hanging gauze dress. She was also soaked to the bone at that time. She wondered if she was alright. She was about to go forward, but her heart began to ache again.
Nan Xuzong's eyes burned with hatred. Damn it, was he just going to let himself be tormented by this pain? His master was dead, but what about the Ghost Doctor and Doctor Cui? Where were they? He would try to find them and see if he could alleviate the effects of this poison!
Nan Xuzong immediately sat down to meditate and regulate his breathing. After a long while, he finally managed to stop the tormenting pain. He went outside again and looked at the surrounding night scene, while the ship was moving further and further away from its original direction.
After shaking his head and striking his acupoints, Nan Xuzong gathered a powerful force in one hand and then struck the water!
With a "whoosh," the boat immediately sped off in the opposite direction! Nan Xuzong, catching his breath, leaned against the side of the boat to rest. After a while, Nan Xuzong turned and went into the cabin.
He didn't dare to go to bed and hug Ji Wushang to sleep. Instead, he moved a stool over, leaned against the bed, and closed his eyes.
Nan Xuzong felt weak all over and his breathing was extremely unstable. Since there was no medicine available, he could only suppress the discomfort in his body and close his eyes.
As the first rays of sunlight shone into the small boat, it had just docked at the shore, trembling slightly.
Ji Wushang thought someone had come to ambush him, so he immediately opened his eyes and looked at everything in front of him! Seeing that there were no black-clad assassins, and that Nan Xuzong was leaning against the bedside and had not come to sleep, he felt a pang of pain in his heart.
She quickly got out of bed and helped Nan Xuzong lie back down on the bed, saying, "You should rest first."
As Ji Wushang spoke, he immediately turned and went out, only to be surprised to find that they had actually reached the shore!
Ji Wushang was overjoyed, never expecting such a good thing to happen! Ji Wushang immediately rushed back to the cabin. She originally wanted to share this joy with him, but seeing that Nan Xuzong was still asleep, she knew that he was tired. She went over and touched his forehead, and it was burning hot!
Ji Wushang was immediately startled; he knew he had to help him find the medicine! These colds and high fevers were indeed easy to cure, but they required medicinal herbs!
Hurry back to the Prince Zong's residence!
Ji Wushang helped Nan Xucong up, "Cong, let's go back to the manor."
Nan Xuzong was in a daze, but the familiar scent of Ji Wushang made him feel safe and dependent.
Ji Wushang helped him off the boat and saw that they were docked at a small ferry crossing. Ji Wushang led Nan Xuzong out and then led him towards the market.
Ji Wushang supported Nan Xuzong; both of them were dressed like ordinary people, so they didn't attract much attention.
Knowing that Nan Xuzong couldn't walk too far, Ji Wushang immediately found a carriage.
The coachman looked Ji Wushang and Nan Xuzong up and down. "Do you have any money?"
Ji Wushang pursed his lips as he listened. He always carried silver with him when he went out. "Can you take me to my destination and then I'll give you the silver?"
The coachman looked at Ji Wushang and Nan Xuzong, then nodded, "Give me the money first."
Ji Wushang frowned as she listened. "My husband needs immediate medical attention, please."
The coachman glanced at Nan Xuzong, who was now muttering incoherently.
Ji Wushang pulled a gold hairpin from her hair. "Here, take this as collateral. Is that alright?"
The driver took the hairpin, looked at it, and immediately nodded, "Get in the carriage!"
"Thank you." Ji Wushang immediately helped Nan Xuzong into the carriage. "Please take us to the Prince Zong's residence."
The coachman immediately drove the horse toward the Prince Zong's residence.