Chapter 266 - 266 Narrow Road
266 Narrow Road
The numbness in her legs slowly disappeared, but Zhao Zhan continued to massage her seriously with his eyes lowered.
Yue Jiaojiao had stayed up the whole night, and now that she was being massaged, she couldn’t sit still. Her upper body was leaning on one side, and her eyelids were so tired that she was only a blink away from falling asleep.
The woman’s breathing was gradually becoming lighter, Zhao Zhan’s grip on her gradually relaxed when her breathing became constant. He then got up and took off his outer robe. He held onto Yue Jiaojiao’s shoulders and laid her down. He then carefully tucked her in before he went to the next room to wash up.
By the time he returned, the sun had already risen.
Madam Qin pushed the door open and found it locked from the inside. Just as she was hesitating whether to knock on the door or not, the door suddenly opened from the inside.
“Sir Zhao?” Madam Qin’s face showed obvious fatigue. She couldn’t sleep a wink last night because she was worried about Zhao Zhan. Now that she saw Zhao Zhan, she was overjoyed. “You’re back? Thank the Heavens, that’s great.”
“I’m sorry to make you worry. Jiaojiao is still sleeping. Don’t wake her up. She needs the rest. If you wake her up now, she won’t be able to eat and sleep well later. She’ll be even more tired.”
“Of course, my lady needs the rest.” Madam Qin said and hurriedly added, “You must have rushed back last night. I’ve already prepared breakfast. Since you’re awake, why don’t you eat before going back to sleep?”
“There’s no need.” Zhao Zhan carefully closed the door and went to the side room to take the basket with the quiver and a hoe. “I’m going to go up the mountain. Madam Qin, if you see Sun Jiyan going out, remember to help me stop him.”
“As you wish… But-”
Madam Qin wanted to stop him, but once Zhao Zhan walked out, she could only swallow the second half of her words.
Why was he in such a hurry to go up the mountain?
It was important to have a good meal before starting the day.
As soon as Zhao Zhan stepped out of the door, he found Chengfeng rushing from behind him like a gust of wind, straight to the foot of the mountain. When Zhao Zhan lagged behind, he would even stop and turn his head to look at him.
Zhao Zhan had come up the mountain this time because he had suddenly remembered that he had seen wild ginseng on the mountain many years ago.
At that time, the wild ginseng was still young and he had no use for it. Later on, he saved Yue Jiaojiao. If it wasn’t for the doctor who said that she was weak and not suitable for such a great tonic medicine, the wild ginseng would have been dug out by him long ago.
Now that Sun Jiyan was leaving, Zhao Zhan did not know what to give him. He thought about it and decided to dig up the ginseng.
After all, during critical moments, ginseng might be able to keep a person alive.
Chengfeng realized that the route he took up the mountain was different from usual. He tilted his head and looked at the place where he usually caught rabbits and pheasants. He scratched the ground with his claws, but still couldn’t help but follow Zhao Zhan.
Zhao Zhan quickly ran all the way to the place where the wild ginseng was. He pushed away the dead branches and fallen leaves, took out a hoe from his basket, and wanted to dig the wild ginseng out.
“Wait!”
“I was the one who found that ginseng first!”
Zhao Zhan was silent for a moment. Without looking back, he carefully dug out the whole ginseng, wrapped it in paper that he had prepared in advance, and put it in his basket. Then he turned back and saw the person who had come, frowning.
“Y-you!”
When the other party saw Zhao Zhan, he was surprised for a moment and then spoke arrogantly.
“Give me the wild ginseng in your basket. I found it first. I just went to find some handy tools.
“If I didn’t see you holding the hoe just now, I assumed you’d take the ginseng and damage its appearance.
“I’ll give you one piece of silver as payment for your hard work. Give me my ginseng.”
This person was annoying.
Zhao Zhan felt that it was a waste of time to even reply. He shouted at him, then walked back with Chengfeng. He carried his basket and went down the mountain.
“How can you not know what’s good for you?”
As the man spoke, he picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at the back of Zhao Zhan’s head.
Chengfeng, who had been following behind, roared out and grabbed the man’s waist with his claws. He then opened his mouth and roared at the man.
“Stop it! It hurts!”
Chengfeng took the opportunity to press him down onto the ground when the man stumbled back.
His front paws were on the man’s chest, and he didn’t move. He bared his teeth at the man’s face.
Zhao Zhan had already dodged the stone thrown by the man when he made his move. When he turned around and saw that the man was being suppressed by Chengfeng, Zhao Zhan turned around and walked to his side. His eyes were cold as he said, “Every year, I made a mark near this wild ginseng. I can point it out to you. Also, what are you, a servant, doing on this mountain?”
Yu San’s legs were shaking. If he had not been pounced on and bitten, he would have peed in his pants. When he met those two golden eyes, he could not control his fear at all.
Who would raise a tiger for fun?
As expected, he was a country bumpkin, an ignorant boor!
Chengfeng’s claws had cut through Yu San’s outer robe with a slight force. He stretched his head down and looked at him closely.
“G-good sir…” Yu San’s head couldn’t move any further. He tried to control himself not to look at Chengfeng. “C-can you let me go? Let’s talk it out.”
“The last time we met was during the carriage accident, didn’t I tell you to leave?”
His eyes locked onto the Lin family’s servant with disdain.
Zhao Zhan’s eyes were cold, but he didn’t call out to Chengfeng. “So is this ginseng mine now or what?”
Yu San was cursing Zhao Zhan in his heart for being such an ignorant fool. He was willing to give up on the ginseng in exchange for his life. He kept shouting, “Forget it, forget it. That ginseng is yours. Take it away!”
“So why are you here?”
“My master is not used to the food in your town, so I came to the mountain to hunt to make my master happy!”
When he found the ginseng, he wanted to secretly pick it and sell it in the Medical Hall and earn some money. He didn’t expect to get caught!
“Chengfeng…”
Hearing Zhao Zhan’s voice, Chengfeng’s claws showed. When Yu San was about to turn his head, Chengfeng pressed his claws down again and let out a loud roar, drooling on the side of his face.
Yu San felt the warm breath on his face and felt that he was better off dead.
However, this tiger was very stubborn. When it retracted its claws, it did not directly raise them. Its sharp nails cut through his robe, revealing the cotton inside. Finally, it pressed down hard on his lower part three inches before it completely retracted its claws and ran to Zhao Zhan’s side happily.
Yu San’s lower abdomen was in so much pain that he curled up like a shrimp on the spot, and his face turned red.
Zhao Zhan’s eyelids twitched. He looked at Chengfeng, who was wagging his tail and patting his head. “How can you tease others like that? I’ll get you another chicken when we get back today. Good job. Let’s go.”
Zhao Zhan called out to Chengfeng and quickly left. He deliberately took a few more turns in the middle to prevent Yu Shan from recovering and secretly following him. It would not be good if Yue Jiaojiao was exposed.