Jiang Wan saw him sitting still and knew he must be uncomfortable, so she stepped forward and pretended to lean against him, talking to him and channeling some of her abilities into him.
Gu Chenzhou sensed the discomfort in his body rapidly fading, and in the blink of an eye, he was back to normal.
The speed of this was almost incredible.
He turned his head to look at Jiang Wan, only to see her with an innocent expression.
He always felt that this girl was wearing a mask, but he had no proof.
Chen Yuezhi came out of the cave and saw that Jiang Wan had woken up, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Wanwan, are you feeling unwell anywhere? I'll check your pulse for you."
At that time, she was entirely focused on Madam Cheng and her son, and hadn't noticed Jiang Wan's abnormality. After everything was sorted out, she realized Jiang Wan had fallen unconscious.
Jiang Wan hadn't been unconscious for a long time. She and Jiang Pan had tacitly agreed that after the old immortal upgraded, there would be no more situations where their daughter would fall unconscious. But she didn't expect her daughter to have this situation again.
Jiang Wan smiled and said, "Mom, I'm fine, don't worry."
How could Chen Yuezhi not worry? But in front of Gu Chenzhou, she couldn't ask too many questions, so she had to suppress all her worries in her heart.
After dinner, Jiang Wan again went to Gu Chenzhou's side, desperately absorbing energy.
She felt very uneasy. The rebels were in the county town not far away. They were hiding in the mountains, and could be exposed at any time. Her abilities were not enough to protect so many people.
Therefore, she hoped her abilities could upgrade again.
But this was really difficult.
However, she dared not give up easily, and could only absorb energy desperately whenever she had a chance. Every bit of increase would provide a little more security.
For better results, Jiang Wan simply grabbed Gu Chenzhou's arm and refused to let go. Wherever he went, she followed. Even when he went to relieve himself, she insisted on tying a rope to his arm to absorb energy from a distance.
Gu Chenzhou was speechless by her actions. Although this girl used to be clingy, she had never been this exaggerated.
Did he have something that attracted her greatly?
Unable to figure it out, Gu Chenzhou stopped thinking about it.
When sleeping at night, Gu Chenzhou even thoughtfully covered her with his clothes, saying, "The valley is too humid. You are still young and easily get sick."
Jiang Wan looked at his serious expression and felt a little touched.
Jiang Wan was truly tired after a day of tossing and turning. Even though she had slept for two hours before, she still felt extremely exhausted. She fell asleep shortly after lying down.
In the middle of the night, a hurried bird cry startled Jiang Wan awake.
The little colt landed on her, flapping its wings and chirping urgently.
Jiang Wan's heart skipped a beat. Those rebels had entered this mountain!
Without time to figure out how the rebels had found this mountain, she quickly got up and shouted at the sleeping people in the valley, "Wake up! Don't sleep, the rebels are searching the mountain!"
The crowd woke up, filled with fear. "The rebels are here? Is the news reliable?"
County Magistrate Cheng was also a little puzzled about where Jiang Wan got the news. "Wanwan, how do you know?"
Jiang Wan was very anxious and didn't know how to explain.
Jiang Pan stepped forward and said, "Third brother, don't ask so many questions. Quickly carry your sister-in-law and the children to safety."
County Magistrate Cheng was unsure what to do, and turned to look at Yan Li, who had followed him.
Yan Li looked at Jiang Pan, then at Jiang Wan. "Listen to big brother, pack your things quickly!"
County Magistrate Cheng was confused. He turned and saw that the villagers of Xiaoshan Village had already started packing their things quickly. He no longer asked, and ordered the servants in his household to pack quickly.
Seeing this, other villagers and townspeople also hurried to help.
After the belongings were packed, Jiang Wan said, "Extinguish the torches, everyone follow my father. Don't speak, don't ask, just keep moving forward with all your might!"
"What? Extinguish the torches? It's pitch black at night, how can we walk without torches?"
Many people shouted.
Jiang Wan was impatient. "If you're not afraid of the rebels chasing you by the torchlight, then light them. Let me remind you, the rebels are still about a quarter of an hour away from this valley. You can dawdle a bit more!"
"Dad, call the villagers of Xiaoshan Village, let's go!"
Jiang Pan immediately called out, "People of Xiaoshan Village, come here!"
The villagers immediately gathered. "Village Chief Dapang, lead the way quickly. We trust you!"
Although Jiang Pan was no longer the village chief, at this moment, the villagers involuntarily called him by that title again. Because that title gave them peace of mind.
Jiang Wan pointed the direction to Jiang Pan, telling him to follow the little colt.
"What about you, Wanwan? What will you do?"
Jiang Wan said, "I have to stay behind to cover the rear. Dad, the road is slippery at night, you need to be careful."
Jiang Pan clenched his fists. "Wanwan, come with me!"
"Dad! Stop dawdling, hurry up and go. If you're late, even an immortal can't save you! I'll be fine, don't worry!"
Dalang and Erlang said, "Wanwan, we'll stay to protect you."
Jiang Wan waved them away directly. "You'll only slow me down if you stay. Hurry up and go, don't dawdle!"
Jiang Pan gritted his teeth and roared at the villagers, "Follow me!"
The people of Xiaoshan Village and the people from Cheng's mansion quickly followed behind Jiang Pan.
Seeing them leave, the others couldn't care about anything else. They threw away their torches and plunged into the dark mountain forest.
Jiang Wan turned around and saw Gu Chenzhou standing under a tree in the distance.
"Why didn't you leave?"
Gu Chenzhou said, "I think you might need my help."
He looked at his arm, which Jiang Wan had been holding tightly.
Although he had no evidence, he had an intuition that he was very important to Jiang Wan.
Otherwise, during the day, she wouldn't have asked her master to call him specifically, and then carried him around when he couldn't move.
She didn't say it, and he wouldn't ask, but he could stay and accompany her.
Jiang Wan was very touched, but still said, "It might be very dangerous to stay. You have a great vendetta to avenge. Aren't you afraid..."
Gu Chenzhou shook his head. "If you're not afraid, why should I be afraid? Besides, I don't think anything will happen to us."
"What do we need to do? Let's start, don't dawdle."
The rebels were getting closer, and Jiang Wan couldn't bother with anything else. She pulled Gu Chenzhou into the woods, used her abilities to restore the trampled grass and bushes to their normal state, and then, in another direction, used her abilities to create a path that looked like it had been walked by many people.
Afterward, Jiang Wan and Gu Chenzhou returned to the valley.
She picked up two torches from the ground, handing one to Gu Chenzhou. "Hold this."
Gu Chenzhou took it, guessing her intention.
The two waited quietly in the valley, and soon, the sounds of the rebels reached them.