bookcurios Chapter 118 The Tail Behind
Chapter 118 The Tail Behind
Disaster relief is like putting out a fire.
Every moment of delay may result in the loss of a life.
It took less than half a day from the time Emperor Qing issued the order in the morning to the time the imperial envoy and the genius doctor left the city.
Li Jiaojiao had her lunch directly in the carriage. After taking a nap for a while, she began to sink her consciousness into space and started to rub medicine pills.
The latest pills are made by mixing upgraded spiritual spring water, refined wood essence and dark chocolate.
She has tried it and found that the diluted spiritual spring water will not cause vomiting and diarrhea, but those who have used it can still eliminate the deep-rooted impurities in the body.
The effect of undiluted spiritual spring water is stronger, and it has the effect of detoxifying and cleansing the bones and marrow.
With the caution that safety is the key to success, Li Jiaojiao decided not to use undiluted spiritual spring water easily in the future.
Xie Xiao took the lead and was at the front of the team. He did not bring many people with him on this trip, but each of them could fight against a hundred people. They were all secret guards who had followed him since childhood and some outstanding people in the military camp.
He had other plans when he volunteered to leave the capital to provide disaster relief.
The court of Qing Kingdom is full of twists and turns, and all parties are ready to make moves. The Xie family will not be spared if they are caught up in it.
This time he stood up and made a decision for the entire Xie family.
Xie Xiao concentrated and listened to the movements around him, his eyes flickering slightly. The person in the dark had been following them since they left the city.
If what he guessed was correct, it should be the second prince's man.
Some people, in the eyes of the world, do not fight or compete, but in reality, like the barking dog that bites, their methods are not simple at all.
The road was dusty.
Li Jiaojiao instructed the three maids and the two secret guards at the back to take turns driving and rest.
And gave each of the five people a pill.
He drew the curtain of the main seat of the carriage and began to rest.
Using mental power to roll the balls is quite tiring.
The sun sets in the west.
The convoy arrived at a river bank and stopped beside an open grassland. There were several small hills not far away.
The crowd was divided into several groups. Some took their horses to the reed marsh on the river bank to drink water, some chopped wood to start a fire, and some flew over the hilltops to hunt.
When Li Jiaojiao came out of the carriage, the horse had already been led back. She was awakened by Su Xin when she smelled the fragrance of food.
He raised his hand and touched the hard-working horse, and fed it a handful of food.
Thank you for your hard work, add some ingredients to them.
The journey was long and they had little time to stop and rest, and Li Jiaojiao was not willing to buy two horses to replace them during the journey.
They were all raised with great effort.
Not far from the carriage, on a spacious open space, there were fires of various sizes.
The fragrance came from over there.
Xie Xiao sat by a fire, watching the people getting off the car with a smile.
The evening air is cool and refreshing, with vast mountains in the distance, overlooking this warm moment beside the reed marsh at the foot of the mountain.
He just looked at the girl who was walking towards him slowly. She was dressed simply, had no makeup on her face, and looked naive, having just woken up.
The breeze was blowing gently, and the woman's long hair and plain clothes were fluttering. The curve of her figure was smooth and delicate, even more gorgeous than the sunset glow.
The people around lowered their heads silently, not daring to look anymore.
Before Li Jiaojiao approached, Qingdai had already jumped off the last carriage. With a flash of her body, she placed a thick cushion next to the fire in front of Xie Xiao.
Xie Xiao looked at a cushion on the other side, then looked at the girl standing silently on the side, and the veins on his forehead were throbbing.
Is this because you think the mat he prepared is too thin?
Li Jiaojiao walked closer and sat down on the cushion at the back naturally, holding her chin and looking at the pot in front of her.
In front of me was a small hanging pot, which looked not much different from the hot pot in my previous life. There were vegetables and meat in the pot.
It is bubbling at the moment.
"Did you sleep well?" Xie Xiao said as he glanced at Qingyou and took back the bowl and chopsticks he was about to hand out.
Li Jiaojiao took the bowl and chopsticks from Qingyou and replied, "It's OK, but it's not as comfortable as home." She turned to the three girls around her and said, "Don't stand here anymore, go eat."
She saw that there was also a fire at her own secret guard's place, with pots and barbecue on it.
It's not easy for everyone to go out, not to mention that they have to drive and protect her.
The three men also knew that the girl never wanted anyone to serve her when she ate, so they bowed and left.
"How long will it take us to get here?" Li Jiaojiao asked as she picked up a piece of vegetable with chopsticks and put it in the bowl.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she was notified that she had to go on a business trip. Then she was busy packing her things, and then she started making meatballs.
We still don’t know where to go for disaster relief and how far it is from the capital.
Xie Xiaojiacai paused, staring at the fire in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "The area affected this time is Pingjiang City, which is also the place where the plague was first discovered. This is not the first time that Pingjiang City has been affected by a disaster. There is a rumor among the people that it was the inaction of the mayor of Pingjiang City that caused Pingjiang City to be repeatedly affected by disasters."
"Oh, are you often affected by disasters?" Li Jiaojiao picked up another piece of meat with chopsticks.
"Yes, Pingjiang City always has no rain and drought during the spring and autumn farming seasons. It seems that all the rain for the year falls in the summer, and there is often a water shortage. When the situation is good, we can get through it, but when the situation is bad, we need disaster relief from the court." Xie Xiao continued to look at the fire and sighed softly.
Li Jiaojiao continued to pick up food, including vegetables and meat. Her little mouth was full and she ate with all her might.
It tastes pretty good.
I don’t know if I will be able to eat so comfortably in the future, or if I will scoop up a piece of meat with my chopsticks.
Quite tender!
"Well, is the person coming from afar yours?" Li Jiaojiao asked kindly while chewing.
She guessed that it wasn't the case, the smell was not right.
Upon hearing this, Xie Xiao suddenly turned his head to look at Li Jiaojiao. He had just discovered this just before Li Jiaojiao opened her mouth.
But judging from the other party's expression, he had already discovered it.
Just as Xie Xiao was surprised, the people who were eating stood up one after another and became alert.
Su Xin, Qingdai Qingyou and two secret guards also came to Li Jiaojiao.
Li Jiaojiao sat still, holding the bowl, her little mouth puffed up, but she ate very politely.
"If I have the intention to kill you, is it yours or mine?" She took the time to ask while swallowing the food in her mouth.
Xie Xiao's expression cracked inch by inch. He stood up and stood beside her. He paused and said, "Is there any difference?"
"Yes, those who kill you, stay away. Those who kill me, stay away."
After a night of vomiting and diarrhea, she no longer has any side effects from drinking the spiritual spring water.
She nourishes herself with spiritual spring water every day, and now not only does she have extraordinary hearing and sense of smell, but she also has supernatural powers that can be automatically displayed.
She even felt that she was much stronger now and could easily break Xie Xiao's neck.
Li Jiaojiao licked the corner of her lips. His neck was quite nice.
Xie Xiao, who was also sitting there without moving, suddenly felt a chill on his neck.
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