Could it be…

Just as she was thinking, someone suddenly came from outside.

Probably having seen her shadow!

She quickly hid behind the coffin!

Holding her breath.

The person from outside walked in. The space wasn’t large—everything could be seen clearly at a glance, except for behind the coffin.

That person probably sensed something, drew his sword, and slowly approached the back of the coffin.

Just as he was about to see her!

Ji Yunshu nervously shifted slowly to the side, when she suddenly heard the sound of someone falling to the ground.

After that, there was no more movement.

Her breathing was rapid. She slowly poked her head out to look, when a shadow suddenly loomed before her eyes.

The newcomer immediately grabbed her wrist.

Pulled her up forcefully!

Before she could react, she had already been brought out of the tent.

Heading toward those sand dunes.

When she saw that the person who came to rescue her was Lichuan, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He ultimately hadn’t just left after all.

He had still come back!

Ji Yunshu looked at his towering back, feeling extremely at ease and secure.

Only by his side would she feel that even if the sky fell, there was no need to be afraid!

But Lichuan was currently burning with anger.

Still furious that she hadn’t listened to his instructions!

Once they reached the sand dune, he threw her onto the camel in one motion.

The action seemed somewhat rough, but he still had restraint.

Lichuan also mounted the camel, glaring fiercely at her and demanding, “Didn’t I tell you to just wait here? Were you that eager to go seek death?”

Ji Yunshu knew her consideration had been incomplete, but—

She said, “I was worried about you.”

“I don’t need a woman to worry about me.” Coldly throwing down these words, he rode the camel forward.

Ji Yunshu looked at his back, the corners of her mouth gradually spreading into a smile.

Then she patted the camel and followed.

She reached out and tugged on Lichuan’s sleeve, saying, “Actually, you were still worried about me, right?”

“No.”

“If you weren’t, you could have just left on your own without needing to come back for me.”

“I’m telling you again, no!”

“Yes!”

“No.”

“Yes!”

…

The two continued discussing this issue for quite a while along the way.

Ji Yunshu looked at Lichuan’s cold appearance as he tried to hide his true feelings, but her heart still felt very warm.

She knew he cared about her!

That feeling would never change!

After encountering a patch of shrubs, they finally stopped.

In this bitterly cold desert, without fire, they absolutely couldn’t endure.

Lichuan quickly built a fire and took out the dried provisions they had taken.

Only then did the two eat something.

At least they wouldn’t die as starving ghosts!

Ji Yunshu warmed herself by the fire and suddenly said to Lichuan, “That was Prince Jing’an’s procession!”

Uh!

Lichuan froze.

His gaze immediately darkened.

“How would you know?”

She said very calmly, “I also inadvertently saw the person in the coffin, which is how I found out.”

“You…” Lichuan was surprised.

“The person lying in that coffin wore a yellow mandarin jacket! Although that person has been dead for over ten years, the yellow mandarin jacket is an imperial sacred object—even after several more decades, it wouldn’t decay too severely! And in Qujiang, someone who could have such an honor after death must certainly be extraordinary. Plus, their banner had the character ‘Jing’ written on it, and adding the person’s time of death—thinking just a little, guessing it was Prince Jing’an isn’t difficult at all.”

Hearing these words, Lichuan frowned, incredulous. “Before guessing it was Prince Jing’an, you already knew he had been dead for over ten years?”

“Knowing the time of death isn’t difficult. Moreover, Prince Jing’an’s body isn’t just white bones but a mummy, so knowing became even less difficult.” Ji Yunshu explained.

Not white bones!

But a mummy.

This was something Lichuan had never heard of before.

He asked, “What is a mummy?”

“It’s when a corpse is buried in an extremely dry environment, causing the body to dehydrate and form a mummy! I think Prince Jing’an must have been buried near this desert area all along, right?”

“That’s right. Prince Jing’an died in battle over ten years ago, and his body was buried in Lingtang County near the Nansai Desert. That place is dry year-round with no rain.”

“Then why dig up his coffin? And where are they transporting it to now?”

Lichuan didn’t answer.

But Ji Yunshu roughly guessed. She asked tentatively, “So your purpose in coming to the Nansai Desert wasn’t just to hunt down that person called Wen Yu—it’s also related to Prince Jing’an?”

Lichuan’s eyes turned stern. “You’d better stop asking, or it won’t be good for you.”

“How can I not ask?” Her tone was slightly sorrowful. “I just want to know—what exactly happened to you three years ago? You were clearly struck by a sword and caught in a great fire. Who exactly saved you? How did they save you? These past three years, who have you been working for? To the point of making you become what you are now.”

“…”

“Jingrong…”

“Call me Lichuan!”

This sentence swallowed back all the thousands of words in Ji Yunshu’s heart.

She could only sit silently, hugging her knees by the fire, her eyes tightly fixed on Lichuan.

Lichuan acted as if he didn’t notice, pretending not to care.

Then out of habit, he picked up a small stick lying to the side and poked at the fire a few times.

Sparks flew, crackling loudly!

Seeing his behavior, Ji Yunshu’s eyes couldn’t help but redden. She said, “You used to do this too—always liked to take a small stick and poke at the fire over and over! People can forget some things, but there’s no way to change certain habits.”

Hearing this, Lichuan’s fire-poking motion immediately stopped.

Then he threw the stick into the fire.

As if nothing had happened.

He only knew that he wasn’t Jingrong, but Lichuan.

Even more, he couldn’t give that woman any false impressions.

But Ji Yunshu kept looking at him. Then she spoke of many things from the past: “Now whenever I close my eyes, I always remember when we first met in Jinjiang. I still remember—you walked out from the crowd, high and mighty, keeping people at a thousand miles’ distance! I thought to myself that I would never have any connection with you in this lifetime, but fate still bound us tightly together. You brought me from Jinjiang to the capital, from the capital to Houliao, and then to Huyi. Along this journey, we experienced many bumps and obstacles. I always looked forward to the day when we would stop and go to the places we wanted to go…”

What she spoke of was nothing more than someone else’s story to Lichuan.

Nothing to do with himself!

He was just a bystander listening quietly, that was all.

Without any reaction.

Ji Yunshu smiled and said, “It’s alright if you can’t remember now. I believe that one day you will remember. I can wait! I can wait forever!”

Lichuan raised his eyes to look at her, tears brimming in her eyes.

Their four eyes met!

His heart suddenly ached sharply. Like being pricked by a needle!