Finally, Bai Yin’s gaze fell upon Ji Yinshu!

The coldness in his eyes faded somewhat, replaced more by curiosity!

Curiosity about a woman!

At the same time, Ji Yinshu met his gaze. Though she didn’t recognize that face, she remembered his voice—he was the man who had knocked her unconscious in the hot spring pool.

Then the man’s clothing she wore must be his.

At least he had some conscience!

Bai Yin’s expression tightened slightly as he looked at Ji Yinshu’s cold eyes.

He couldn’t see through this woman.

Finally, he smiled.

And left.

Ji Yinshu’s gaze followed him. That person couldn’t see through her, and she couldn’t see through that man either.

Qin Xi nudged her. “Jing Yun? What’s wrong?”

She withdrew her gaze. “Nothing.”

At this moment, Chen Yun, who had received two lashes, was thrown back into the prison cart. They said they wanted to bring her back alive, but ultimately they still didn’t care.

Ji Yinshu knew how severe whip wounds were, especially when wielded with such great force. Even if Chen Yun was resilient, she probably couldn’t endure it. She couldn’t just watch someone die without doing anything, so she looked around at the woods behind them, calculating a plan in her mind.

Then—

She spoke up: “I’m feeling unwell, I need to relieve myself.”

Her voice rose suddenly.

The leader looked at her, hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand and ordered, “You two, take her. Watch her closely, she can’t escape.”

“Yes.”

Two burly men walked over.

“Let’s go.”

Ji Yinshu stood up and followed them toward the woods. After entering, she found a place with dense shrubbery and squatted down.

The two men stood guard around the area, turning their backs.

No one could approach, and Ji Yinshu couldn’t escape either.

Soon, she finished.

Only the clothing she wore seemed to have something extra inside.

However, the two men didn’t notice.

She emerged from the woods with a calm expression.

In the distance, Bai Yin was staring intently at her.

His eyes still carried an exploratory quality.

He held a flask of wine in his hand, pouring it forcefully into his mouth.

Someone beside him noticed his gaze and asked, “Bai Yin, don’t tell me you’ve taken a fancy to her?”

He shot that person a glance.

Not long after Ji Yinshu returned to her original spot, she was locked back into the prison cart.

It was like taking advantage of the strong sun to dry salted fish!

Inside the prison cart, Chen Yun lay half-dead, blood still continuously seeping from her back.

Qin Xi didn’t know what to do and was somewhat panicked.

After the carriage started moving, Ji Yinshu examined Chen Yun’s wounds.

The flesh was truly torn open!

The bloody marks were blurred.

Chen Yun no longer moved, faint from the pain.

Ji Yinshu told her, “It might hurt a lot, you must endure it.”

No response.

Qin Xi asked, “What… what are you going to do?”

“Help treat her wounds.”

She took out the medicinal herbs she had picked while relieving herself in the woods from her clothing pocket.

Several bright green leaves.

She crushed them into a ball, put them directly in her mouth to chew, then took them out and gently applied them to Chen Yun’s whip wounds.

The medicinal juice entered the wounds—

“Ah!”

She cried out in pain.

Fortunately, Ji Yinshu immediately covered her mouth.

“Endure it!”

If people heard, who knows what trouble it might bring.

Chen Yun snapped back to alertness from the pain in her back, clenching her teeth tightly, forcing herself to endure, tears streaming down and breaking out in sweat.

Qin Xi looked at the young girl with heartache, her delicate brows tightly knitted, gripping her hand tightly and softly comforting her with a few words.

When the pain subsided, her back felt cool and refreshing, very comfortable. Chen Yun finally breathed a sigh of relief, having made it through, and fell into a deep sleep.

“What medicine did you just apply to her? Where did it come from?” Qin Xi asked her.

Ji Yinshu replied indifferently, “I picked it in the woods. Actually, it’s just common medicine, found all over the mountains.”

“Are you a physician?”

“No!”

“Then how do you know these things?”

She casually replied, “A friend taught me.”

That friend was naturally Muruo.

Qin Xi was also very curious about her. This woman seemed cold and aloof, but when Chen Yun was beaten, she didn’t hesitate to rush over. If it were someone else, they would probably just cower to the side. Yet she easily found medicine in the woods and treated Chen Yun’s wounds, and moreover, she didn’t seem afraid at all.

She wanted to ask more, but restrained herself.

By nightfall.

The carriage stopped to rest in place.

Everyone had already gone to sleep, but Ji Yinshu remained awake.

She knew that Jingrong must be going crazy right now!

But she didn’t know where she was or where they were taking her, and had no way to contact Jingrong.

Suddenly—

The prison cart door was opened.

Before she could react, a force grabbed her wrist, dragged her out, brought her to the woods beside the convoy, then threw her heavily against a large tree.

A “thud” sound.

Her back ached sharply.

She had no time to attend to the pain. Her eyes fiercely looked at the man before her, demanding, “What exactly do you want to do?”

Moonlight fell, landing on Bai Yin’s clearly defined face. He stared at the woman before him, his stern brows furrowed, grabbed her cheeks with one hand, and warned, “You’d better behave yourself, otherwise… I’ll kill you.”

“…”

“You can save people, but you can’t play tricks.”

Clearly, he had seen through Ji Yinshu’s purpose when she went to the woods.

She tried to break free from his restraint, but the hands gripping her cheeks were incredibly strong. The more she struggled, the greater the force became, almost crushing her bones.

“The more you struggle, the more it will hurt.” Bai Yin pressed her against the tree and said, “I’m warning you one more time, if you dare to do anything sneaky again, it won’t just be like this.”

With that, Bai Yin released her.

Ji Yinshu rubbed her cheeks, almost feeling like she was going to die.

“Who exactly are you?” Bai Yin suddenly asked.

“Shouldn’t I be the one asking you that?”

“Answer me!”

“Then you’d better release me and release those women too. Otherwise, I guarantee you’ll regret it.”

“Regret?” Bai Yin scoffed, his eagle-like gaze locked tightly on her eyes. “In this world… there’s nothing that can make me regret.”

Ji Yinshu raised her eyebrows slightly and laughed coldly. “You can try.”

Huh?

Bai Yin clenched his fist and swung it toward her face, but at the last moment changed direction and punched the tree instead. His tall body pressed toward Ji Yinshu, his mouth next to her ear saying, “Those who threaten me… are all already dead.”

The grass on their graves was probably over a meter high by now.

Ji Yinshu, “…”

Having finished his warning, Bai Yin finally threw her back into the prison cart.

Startling Qin Xi awake.

She asked, “Jing Yun, what happened? Are you alright?”

Ji Yinshu rubbed her aching back and cheeks, shaking her head. “I’m fine.” She had just nearly been bullied by a beast, that’s all.