Chu Qianli was indeed in pain.
For some inexplicable reason, her stomach ached terribly.
She wanted to take her own pulse, but Fulong kept urging her on.
The moment her slender fingers touched her wrist, Fulong squatted down.
"Miss Chu, please set off immediately!"
Helpless, Chu Qianli had to lean against the tree trunk and stand up.
She must have eaten something wrong. She usually didn't suffer from stomachaches.
Moreover, this pain came from her lower abdomen. It was the first time she had encountered such a strange pain, and she couldn't figure out what was wrong.
"Alright." She walked to her horse, held the saddle, and leaped onto it.
The moment she sat on the horse, another wave of pain shot through her abdomen.
Gritting her teeth, she held the reins, took a deep breath, and endured it.
It was possible that the actions of that scoundrel last night were too wild.
After all, the area between her legs still felt a dull ache.
It was said that lower abdominal pain was also possible.
That beast!
She looked ahead, wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, and said coldly, "Move out."
She didn't know if half a month was enough time.
Because she didn't know the situation in Black Wind Ridge yet, and to get to Black Wind Cliff, they had to pass through Black Wind Ridge first.
Chu Qianli was also anxious.
She couldn't blame Fulong and his men.
Failure to complete the mission meant a dead end back home.
No one wanted to die; everyone just wanted to live well.
Along the way, there were no more stops.
Fortunately, Chu Qianli's stomach pain subsided the day after their rest that night.
Three days later, they arrived at Thousand Year City.
"I heard this used to belong to Prince Gong?"
This Thousand Year City was renamed because of Prince Gong.
He was said to be a remarkable figure, a great general who conquered cities with countless lives lost.
But later, for a woman, he abandoned everything.
Some said he died, while others said he wandered the world with that woman.
Chu Qianli preferred to believe the latter; at least, it sounded beautiful.
"Commander Fu, have you heard the story of Prince Gong?"
They were leaving Thousand Year City tomorrow, and after passing through a few mountain ranges, they would enter the territory of Black Wind Ridge.
To avoid any complications, the team, unlike their previous ostentatious journey, stayed in a dilapidated temple that night.
Everyone was resting with their eyes closed, but Chu Qianli couldn't sleep. She moved closer to Fulong to "chat."
She glanced at her smartwatch; it was only a little past eight. At this hour, for a modern person, the night had just begun.
How could she sleep?
Fulong glanced at her and then closed his eyes again.
"We're leaving the city tomorrow, Miss. Please get some rest early."
"Aren't you going to chat with me?"
Chu Qianli's spirits had improved these past two days, and her stomach no longer hurt. She had become active.
"If you don't chat with me, I'll have to go for a walk, or I'll suffocate."
Fulong frowned, then opened his eyes and looked at her, "Conserve your energy..."
"Sleeping at this hour is torture. Conserve what ghost!" Chu Qianli interrupted him immediately.
Fulong's brow furrowed.
This girl had been quiet the past couple of days, and he thought her personality was indeed reserved. But now that her spirits had improved, she had started to cause trouble.
Last night, she had caused everyone to avoid her, fearing her.
Was she going to continue tonight?
"How about we eat something and have a tea party?"
It was too early, and she absolutely couldn't sleep.
Everyone closed their eyes, unable to sleep. The dilapidated temple was quiet, creating an extremely strange atmosphere.
Even breathing could be heard by those around them. This was too tiring for those pretending to sleep.
She looked at the brothers in the team.
More than a dozen people, their faces grim, unwilling to say a word.
They looked more like death warriors than the "medicine people" of Black Wind Cliff.
"What's going on? We're just gathering information tomorrow, not going to our deaths. Why is everyone..."
Unexpectedly, as soon as the words "going to their deaths" left her mouth, the expressions of more than a dozen people changed instantly.
Indeed, they were all afraid, but they just didn't dare to say it out loud.
Chu Qianli didn't genuinely enjoy liveliness, but if everyone was disheartened, wouldn't that mean they had no fighting spirit at all?
Chu Qianli was a soldier, and a soldier would never want to see their army lacking morale.
"Come on, let's have some snacks, drink some beverages, chat, and envision the future."
Still, they remained unmoved.
Not a single one of the dozen people opened their eyes.
Tomorrow's mission, it seemed, was truly dangerous.
But in fact, Chu Qianli wasn't very clear about the situation in Black Wind Ridge and Black Wind Cliff.
Along the way, after her spirits had improved, she had tried several times to inquire about the situation from them.
However, no one paid her any attention.
Although Fulong was willing to say a few words to her, he was reluctant to say much about Black Wind Ridge, only stating what was necessary.
He hadn't conveyed any gossip or rumors to her.
"Are you really not coming?"
While everyone else was resting with their eyes closed, Chu Qianli took out a charcoal stove and a pot from her bracelet system, added charcoal and solid fuel, and then added some mineral water to the pot.
Then, she quickly bought a pile of ready-to-eat hot pot dishes and a pile of Coke and Sprite from the Taobao system.
Once everything was ready, she ignited the solid fuel.
As expected, the moment the fire was lit, Fulong immediately opened his eyes.
He smelled the scent of alcohol and flame.
When he opened his eyes, Fulong was completely stunned. What were these things?
In the blink of an eye... no, just after closing his eyes for a moment, where did this girl find so many dishes?
And a pot?
"Found them in the dilapidated temple." This was the answer Chu Qianli always gave.
Since no one knew the secret of her bracelet system, she insisted that she had found them. Who could prove she was lying?
Even if they suspected her, they had no evidence to prove she was lying, right?
The brothers opened their eyes one by one, and they were all stunned.
These... found? How was that possible?
When they entered earlier, for safety reasons, they had thoroughly searched the dilapidated temple inside and out.
Where were these things?
"They were really found, right over there."
Chu Qianli pointed to a corner, her face innocent. "You didn't find them when you checked earlier? How did you do your job? So careless!"
The brothers looked at each other, their faces filled with confusion.
It wasn't that they were angry at this little girl for calling them careless, but rather, they were truly angry at their own carelessness.
How could they have missed them?
"Perhaps someone lived here before, prepared everything, and was about to eat, but something suddenly happened, and they abandoned their belongings and left."
Chu Qianli smiled with her eyes curved. Just then, the spicy hot pot broth began to boil, and a rich aroma wafted over.
She picked up a disposable chopstick and immediately added lamb rolls to the soup.
"Hurry up and come over. It's free, don't waste it."
However, just as she was cooking the lamb slices and was about to eat, Fulong grabbed her wrist and said in a deep voice, "It's poisoned!"