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Tuosang stepped forward, picked up Zhu Yu, and placed him securely on a cushion strapped to the camel's back. This was a clever idea Tuosang had come up with using the tools he carried with him, so that Zhu Yu was almost as if he were sitting on the camel's back.

Junyu watched Tuosang busily working from the side. Once everything was settled, Tuosang smiled and walked over a few steps, picked her up and put her on another camel. After they were seated, he turned her body to the side and smiled, "Junyu, do you feel more comfortable like this?"

Junyu nodded, feeling more relaxed and at peace than ever before. "Tuosang, as long as I'm with you, I'll feel comfortable no matter what!"

"From now on, we will be together every day."

"Yes, I know."

After a day's journey, the well-trained camels had brought the boundless sky to an increasingly clear blue. Tuosang, holding the girl in his arms, smiled and said, "Junyu, we'll soon be out of this desert and heading to where we want to go. Many people are waiting for us!"

"Yes, I miss Mr. and Sister Shu so much!"

"They're thinking of you too!"

By evening, they had arrived at the agreed location. Just as Tuosang lifted Junyu down to stand on the ground, he suddenly saw two people hurrying towards them ahead; it was Mr. Nongying and Zhu Sihuai.

At this moment, the two also saw Tuosang and Junyu. They immediately jumped off the camel's back, one heading straight for Junyu and the other heading straight for Zhuyu.

Zhu Sihuai looked at Tuosang anxiously: "Second Young Master, he..."

"Don't worry, Zhu Yu is fine and will wake up."

"I'll take care of the second young master!"

Tuosang nodded, and Zhu Sihuai immediately helped Zhu Yu up.

Mr. Nongying stopped in front of Junyu, looked at her carefully for a few moments, and his voice trembled slightly: "Junyu, you're still alive!"

Junyu smiled and bowed deeply to him: "Sir, I'm fine, please don't worry!"

Mr. Nongying felt her pulse, looked at her complexion, and then at the scar on her shoulder.

"The injury is all healed, sir, please don't worry."

Mr. Nongying was finally relieved and took a deep breath: "Although the injury is not serious, it cannot be taken lightly. It needs to be carefully recuperated for a period of time, otherwise it will seriously damage the body."

"Yes, sir."

Mr. Nongying immediately went to check on Zhu Yu's condition. He felt Zhu Yu's pulse, then opened his eyelids to look at him, took out two pills and fed them to him, and said to the flustered Zhu Sihuai, "Zhu Yu will wake up in a few days, just take good care of him."

Zhu Sihuai was initially very worried, but after seeing that Tuosang and Mr. Nongying had examined him and said there was no major problem, he felt much more at ease.

Mr. Nongying glanced at Zhu Yu a few more times, then at Jun Yu, sighed inwardly, and said to Tuosang, "Jun Yu and Zhu Yu are both in bad shape. You should head west immediately. You will soon see an oasis. Find a family there and let them rest for a few days until Zhu Yu wakes up before continuing your journey."

"And you, sir?"

"When I was passing through the border, I received an urgent report that the imperial court had ordered a large army to search the desert after learning of your disappearance. I must find a way to inform Lu Ling and the others as soon as possible that they have news of you, so that they will not search endlessly."

Junyu realized that such a large-scale search by the army was not a good thing, and immediately said, "Alright, sir, but it will be hard on you again."

Mr. Nongying looked at Tuosang. With Tuosang and Junyu together, he was completely relieved: "Junyu, Shu Zhenzhen and the people of Phoenix Village are ready and will set off in a month. We will wait for you at the agreed location. In this month, you will have enough time to finish dealing with things here. After I inform Lu Ling and the others, I will not come to find you again. You and Tuosang can come directly."

"Yes, sir."

Chapter 358: The Choice of Love 1

Mr. Nongying looked at the unconscious Zhu Yu, then at Zhu Sihuai, and suddenly said, "If Zhu Yu is willing after he wakes up, you can come with us."

Zhu Sihuai looked at Mr. Nongying with great surprise. He had known this once-famous scholar for over twenty years, but as guards of the Prime Minister's residence, the two had never had a private conversation. He was astonished that Mr. Nongying would invite Zhu Yu and himself to go with them to the paradise they had chosen.

He thought for a moment and said very seriously, "Thank you, Mr. Nongying. I will definitely tell the Second Young Master when he wakes up."

"Zhu Sihuai, I've heard for a long time that your chess skills are quite good. Let's play a game sometime."

"If I have the opportunity, I will definitely learn from you, sir!"

Junyu felt both happy and sad when she heard Mr. Nongying invite Zhu Yu and Zhu Sihuai. She and Tuosang exchanged a glance, both secretly grateful for Mr. Nongying's thoughtfulness and consideration. Seeing her thin face and listless mood, Mr. Nongying smiled and said, "Junyu, you just need to rest well these days. Tuosang will take care of everything else for you."

"Yes, sir."

Tuosang nodded, smiled, and took Junyu's hand. Mr. Nongying had already set off alone on his camel. A short while later, a plume of smoke rose into the sky. He lit a smoke signal every time he traveled a distance, a signal to the army searching deeper into the desert.

The next morning, the group arrived at the oasis that Mr. Nongying had passed through and stayed overnight at a local family's home. During their pursuit of Zhenmutier, due to the rush and heat, they had already discarded their outer military uniforms and were traveling light. Fortunately, upon entering the oasis, they were mistaken for lost travelers by the hospitable locals. Furthermore, Tuosang and Junyu could speak the local dialect, and they gave the family a camel and its cargo. The family was overjoyed and immediately took their family out to pick ripe fruit, leaving the empty house for the exhausted group to rest for a few days.

Zhu Yu remained unconscious, lying motionless on the bed, while Zhu Sihuai was outside brewing some herbs that Tuosang had collected for him.

Since dawn, Junyu had been staying by his side, but he still hadn't woken up. Junyu reached out and touched his breath, listening to his gradual return to life, feeling both happy and apprehensive. She looked at his tightly closed eyes, then touched the wound on his wrist, silently watching for a while, before turning and walking away.

Outside, the grass is lush, the air is filled with the fragrance of fruits, and herds of cattle and sheep graze. Sturdy earthen courtyards are nestled among dense woods, and then, vast grasslands stretch out.

The sun was setting. In the distance, in front of a house, a woman was clearing hay, glancing ahead every now and then, seemingly waiting for someone. Her frequent, numb glances suggested she had been waiting for quite some time. After a while, in the distance, a man in the uniform of the Chijin tribe rode a lame horse, limping towards her. Just as the woman bent down to empty the hay, and looked up again, the man dismounted, shouting her name as he rushed towards her…

It turned out that this man was the husband she had been waiting for. Now that the war was over, he had finally returned, ragged and disheveled.

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Chapter 359: The Choice of Love 2

In this war that lasted for nearly half a year, the flames of war spread across the vast northern territory. This place had once been conquered by Zhenmutier, and it was precisely where Zhenmutier planned to gather strength to rise again after leaving the desert. Most of the able-bodied men here had been incorporated into the Red Gold Tribe's army, and this surviving man who returned home was clearly one of them.

The Red Gold Clan army has been completely defeated, and Zhenmutier himself has perished in the desert. This man was probably one of the few who managed to escape the defeated army and managed to return to his hometown by sheer luck. But after the war, how many people will never be able to return to their homeland?

Junyu recalled the bloodshed and slaughter that had just passed, and then looked at this oasis of life full of green trees. Fortunately, the war was finally over, and there would be no more broken families or hopeful women in this oasis.

After standing for a long time, her legs felt weak, and Junyu leaned against the earthen wall beside her. A moment later, she saw Tuosang walking over with a package.

Seeing her leaning against the wall, Tuosang quickly ran a few steps and arrived in front of her. He reached out to support her and said softly, "Junyu, you're not fully recovered yet. Why aren't you resting in the room? Are you feeling unwell?"

Junyu shook his head, looking at the package in his hand. Tuosang smiled and said, "I went to find a few sets of clothes."

Junyu's own blue robe was already filthy and tattered. She had been trudging through the desert for nearly a month, her body soaked with sweat and dust, wet and dry repeatedly, with traces of dried blood, making her look almost like a beggar. She looked at Tuosang, who wasn't in much better shape.

Tuosang unpacked his bundle, first giving two items to Zhu Sihuai, one each to himself and Zhu Yu. Zhu Sihuai immediately took the clothes and went into a room on the east side. Tuosang took Junyu's hand and led her to a room on the west side, opening his bundle. Of the remaining two items, one was a very old local man's garment, while the other was a very ordinary, even somewhat rough, red women's dress—a new one. There weren't many residents here, and although they were all warm and hospitable, clothes were hard to find, especially women's clothing. Tuosang had used all the gold he had to buy it from a local family with a daughter.

Junyu looked at the new clothes and smiled: "Tuosang, why am I so special? You all have old clothes!"

“Because the war is over, from now on you are a completely new you.” Tuosang smiled, took her hand, and gazed at her. “We are both free now, without any more constraints!”

Junyu nodded, leaning against him, her eyes and brows filled with joy: "Yes, we are both free now!"

"Junyu, come with me."

Where to?

Tuosang took her hand and helped her walk a few steps. Seeing that she still had little strength in her steps, he smiled, gently picked her up, and walked quickly forward.

Ahead lay a vast, dense forest. The setting sun was slowly sinking below the horizon, its vibrant red painting the clouds with flowing crimson hues. In the distance, the mountains transitioned from deep brown to pale blue, and then, in the far distance, the snow-capped peaks could be seen, pristine white.

Ahead lay a meadow, the grass already turning yellowish, dotted with tiny wildflowers. It was then that Junyu realized it was already August, and the early autumn wind carried a slight chill. In the distance, rows of ostrich trees with rounded tops grew. These trees had no branches extending diagonally; only the top formed a large circle, resembling a slender-legged ostrich from afar. To the left of this meadow filled with ostrich trees, a long, winding river flowed, the last golden rays of the setting sun casting their glow on the clear water—it seemed as if one could reach out and scoop up a shimmering gem.

Junyu looked at the clear water she hadn't seen in so long and smiled, "This place is really nice."

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Chapter 360: Bathing in Love

Tuosang smiled without answering, and continued walking forward with her in his arms. After walking for a while, they stopped beside a dense thicket of trees and grass overgrown with golden wormwood and wild ginger flowers. He then put her down, took two steps forward, and brushed aside the dense wild grass and ginger flowers. Below, there was an incredibly clear, emerald-like spring.

Tuosang turned around, and Junyu had already walked to his side and sat down beside him. Looking at the velvety smooth and clean spring water, the branches and grass that had been covering it had now been brushed aside. Junyu lowered his head and saw the sky, the clouds, the last rays of the setting sun, the swaying golden ginger flowers, and the intimate reflections of himself and Tuosang side by side in the clear spring water!

She reached out and scooped up a handful of water; the sweet water was surprisingly warm.

“The spring water where this kind of wormwood grows is warm, Junyu, you should take a good bath.”

Junyu nodded, then blushed at Tuosang's beaming smile and whispered, "Don't look at me like that..."

"Silly child!" Tuosang gently hugged her and blinked, "I'll wait for you in the woods over there."

The moment my body touched the warm water, it felt like the most precious pleasure I'd ever experienced. All the dust, fatigue, and dried blood on my body were washed away without a trace in the comforting water.

Junyu stood on a wide rock, scooped up water and poured it on his body, face and hair. Suddenly he wanted to laugh loudly and sing loudly. Life began to feel unrestrained, and he no longer needed any disguise or pretense. The world in front of him seemed as vast as the boundless sky above.

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Chapter 361: Zhu Yu Opens Her Eyes

Tuosang had already finished washing himself by the clear stream and changed into clean clothes, standing quietly beside an ostrich tree. Suddenly, he heard such cheerful and touching laughter. He turned around and saw a woman in a red dress walking towards him under the blue sky and white clouds, through the grass full of ginger flowers.

Her long, wet hair was spread out, and she smiled like a blooming flower. Her coarse clothes suddenly became bright and dazzling, as radiant as brocade.

He stared at her intently, at the person he knew best in the world. Even though it was a person looking into his own soul, he couldn't help but blush and feel his heart race, like a bewildered, pale-faced young boy.

"Tuosan, are you crazy? Don't you recognize me?"

Tuosang snapped out of his daze, stepped forward, gently embraced her, and said softly, "How could I not recognize my wife! Even if I don't recognize myself anymore, I will always recognize you."

"From now on, we'll be just like everyone else, right?"

"Yes. We're just like everyone else now, just an ordinary couple. Junyu, do you like it this way?"

"I like it, isn't that great? Hehe."

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Zhu Sihuai brewed the medicine and waited for it to cool to a suitable temperature before taking his clothes into the room. Suddenly, he saw Zhu Yu open his eyes and weakly say, "Junyu, Junyu..."

Zhu Sihuai was overjoyed and helped him up: "Second Young Master, you're awake."

Zhu Yu looked around in alarm and asked, "Where is Junyu?"

Zhu Sihuai paused for a moment, then said, "Tuo Sang is taking care of her, she's fine, don't worry."

Zhu Yu rolled her eyes blankly, seemingly not understanding what he was saying.

As Junyu and Tuosang entered the courtyard, they suddenly heard Zhu Sihuai's delighted cry of "Second Young Master" from inside the house. They immediately stood up and said, "I'll go check on Zhu Yu."

She entered the room, where Zhu Sihuai was helping Zhu Yu lie down. Suddenly, he saw a woman in red enter and was startled, looking at her in surprise. He could only manage to say "you" before recognizing her as Junyu and then fell silent.

Junyu walked to the bedside and saw that Zhu Yu's eyes were still tightly closed, as if he had never woken up. She reached out and touched Zhu Yu's nose, but he still didn't open his eyes. Junyu looked at the basin of water beside her, and used a handkerchief to wipe his cheeks, which were slowly regaining some color. His closed eyes still did not open. Junyu stood silently for a while, then turned and walked out.

Only after her figure had completely disappeared did Zhu Sihuai whisper, "Second Young Master, she's gone."