After a night's rest, the wound on her thigh had healed a lot and she no longer felt any pain without touching it. However, the fatigue from days of running around still made her feel a little unwell.
Perhaps because her fatigue was too obvious, Shaoyao became much quieter. When breakfast was served, she put the best food first into Huahua's bowl.
Hua Zhi didn't have a good appetite, but she forced herself to eat more. The weather was too cold, and if she didn't eat more to increase calories, she would not be able to hold on.
As the sky gradually brightened, Hua Zhi tightened her cloak and was about to ask Shaoyao where Mr. Lu was going when Gu Yanxi, who had been missing since the morning, came in with a big package and covered in snow. "It's snowing again."
Hua Zhi already knew that the road ahead would not be easy, so she smiled and said, "Then let's go through the wind and snow."
Gu Yanxi looked at her deeply, opened the package, and the fiery red fur was particularly eye-catching.
Hua Zhi's mind worked so quickly that she looked at Gu Yanxi in surprise.
"I found a friend."
Gu Yanxi glanced at Shaoyao, and Shaoyao instantly understood the meaning of this look. She immediately stepped forward to untie Huahua's cloak, put the fur cloak, which was who knows how thick it was, on Huahua's shoulders, and then went around to the front to tie it. She was tough throughout the whole process and did not give Huazhi any room to refuse.
Hua Zhi touched the soft collar, feeling the warmth, and accepted the kindness. "Thank you."
Gu Yanxi looked at Hua Zhi's overly fair little face in the fiery red fur collar, and once again thought of that fragile yet stubborn face and that unyielding look on her face on that rainy night. Her complexion now was not much better than it was then.
The wind and snow outside were getting worse. Hua Zhi took a deep breath, put on her hat, got on the horse, squeezed the horse's belly, and the horse gradually started to run.
The wind was freezing cold on her face, and the icy breath entered her body through her nose. She felt her body getting cold from the inside out. Hua Zhi held the reins tightly and said to herself that she would be able to see her family soon.
Gu Yanxi's horse ran to the front from time to time. Every time he looked back and saw Hua Zhi's scorching eyes, he felt as if he was burned. He was like a man who had discovered a huge treasure, secretly digging for the treasure alone, like a miser who did not want to be discovered by others, and was secretly happy in his heart.
He couldn't describe this feeling that could only be understood but not expressed in words. He only knew that he liked this state very much.
It was precisely because of this kind of concern that he was the first to notice when Hua Zhi almost fell off the horse. Without thinking, he jumped off his horse and landed on Hua Zhi's horse, holding her in his arms and keeping her seated.
"Huahua!" Shaoyao rode forward quickly, "Are you okay? What happened?"
Hua Zhi smiled bitterly, "My hands and feet are frozen."
"If you really fall, you'll be finished." Shaoyao was terrified, "Brother Yan, hold the horse, I'll come..."
Gu Yanxi's eyes were too terrifying. Shaoyao subconsciously swallowed the words "bring Huahua" and changed her words after swallowing her saliva. "I'll come and see if Huahua is injured."
"I'm fine." Hua Zhi comforted Shaoyao, but being led like this was not a good thing. She didn't care about the intimacy between men and women, but in this era, people believed in this. "Mr. Lu, why don't we find a place to rest? I'll run around and I should be fine after the activity starts."
"If we have to dismount every once in a while, we won't be able to reach our destination today. Let's just go."
Hua Zhi thought about it and agreed. Today's journey was long to begin with. If she had to rest after each run, it would be good enough if she could finish half of the journey. However, there were other solutions. "I don't dare to trouble Mr. Lu, so please come and take me."
"You are riding ordinary horses. They can't carry two people."
This was the truth, and Shaoyao had no way of refutation. She nodded to Huahua who was looking over and said, "Our horses can't compare to Brother Yan's."
That is the king of horses, tamed by the prince himself!
Gu Yanxi didn't give Hua Zhi any time to react. He grabbed Hua Zhi's waist and flew up, jumping from this horse to his own horse. That horse was very smart and took the initiative to slow down its speed to cooperate with its owner.
Hua Zhi's heart sank again, her heartbeat accelerating uncontrollably. She felt the effect of her Qinggong, but it didn't feel good.
Gu Yanxi lifted up his cloak and wrapped Hua Zhi in it. The arms that were originally wrapped around her now turned into a loose protection, and his body was kept at a distance, so that Hua Zhi did not feel offended at all.
"Hold on tight, it's going to speed up."
Hua Zhi nodded and subconsciously grabbed the reins, but she forgot that this was not the horse she had ridden before. The reins of this horse were in Gu Yanxi's hands. When she grabbed them, she grabbed the man's hand and quickly pulled her hand back.
"Feel sorry."
Where Hua Zhi couldn't see, Gu Yanxi raised the corner of his mouth, "It's okay, step on my feet, step firmly, don't be afraid of hurting me."
But no matter how firmly she stepped, Hua Zhi's body leaned back as she had no place to put her hands on. At first, she tried hard to sit up straight, but after a long time she simply gave up. She was the one being taken advantage of anyway, so she didn't care, and she thought Mr. Lu wouldn't care too much either.
Of course Gu Yanxi didn't mind. He even shook the reins secretly to make the horse run faster.
Although the weather was bad, this was Hua Zhi's most relaxing day on the journey, and they arrived at the post station earlier than expected.
When she returned to the room after dinner, she saw a big bucket of steaming hot water there. Hua Zhi couldn't wait to take off her clothes and soak in it. The wound on her thigh had originally formed a scab, but after a day of rubbing, the skin was broken again and it still looked a little red and swollen. She didn't dare soak for too long, and got up after she warmed herself from inside to outside.
Shaoyao seemed to be listening to the noise outside. As soon as she put on her clothes, she knocked on the door and came in, holding medicine in her hand.
Looking at the back of Shaoyao's head, Hua Zhi suddenly asked, "Does Mr. Lu have a family?"
Shaoyao paused, looked up at Huahua, and then continued, "Why are you asking this? Could it be that..."
"What are you thinking?" Hua Zhi laughed and touched the back of her head. "Riding together is not polite. If Mr. Lu already has a wife, I will have to think of a way tomorrow. I can't trouble Mr. Lu anymore. Do you think I have improper thoughts?"
Shaoyao felt relieved and snorted, "How can it be considered as improper desire? If there is any, it is him. But Huahua, don't think too much. He has no family. If he had a family and dared to take you riding, I would definitely not agree. Even if I walk slowly, I can't let you be taken advantage of."
Hua Zhi looked at her friend with a smile, whose elbow was completely bent towards her, and touched the back of her head.
"Huahua, let me ask you something." Shaoyao carefully put the stopper back into the porcelain bottle. "What do you think of Brother Yan?"
"I don't really think about it. I don't plan to get married in this life. When the time is right, I will find a nice little house to live in, watch the sunrise and sunset, and live a leisurely life."
She didn't want to guess what Mr. Lu meant, she just hoped that her words would reach his ears.
PS: To answer readers' questions, Kong Kong is still a young screenwriter. He has been holding a script conference in the capital recently, so he is so busy. In addition, Kong Kong is really not a quick writer and is very picky. He likes to pick out words according to sentences. Girls who are anxious can wait and see.