Chapter 828: Are You Leaving

“You’re awake?”

Nan Jiaojiao sat up, habitually stretching her arm.

As she raised her hand, she suddenly remembered her fresh wound.

Just as she was about to lower it, she caught a glimpse of it being bandaged; the cloth used was torn from clothing, blackened, matching Yeh Hannian’s shirt color.

As for the bullet wound she took for Bo Yanching, it had already started healing and forming new flesh.

Running away passively these past few days, she hadn’t felt any pain from it.

“Where did you get the medicine?”

Yeh Hannian didn’t reply.

He used a thick wooden stick to poke into the fire, then retrieved a metal kettle, grabbing it with his hand, but quickly touched his ear as he was burned.

He blew on his fingers, pulled out a few water pouches and a bowl, mixed hot and cold water, and handed it to her.

“The conditions are rough, no toothpaste, so just rinse your mouth with the water and drink the rest.”

Nan Jiaojiao asked suspiciously, “Where did the water come from?”

Looking around, all there was to see was desert; an oasis was impossible.

Yeh Hannian squatted, his legs naturally spread, hands lazily resting on his knees, and raised his eyebrows at her with a smug air, “Didn’t I tell you?

Once we enter this desert, everything becomes easier.

I’m the god of this place; I can conjure anything I want just by thinking about it.”

“Oh,” Nan Jiaojiao was too lazy to even feign interest.

Yeh Hannian was disappointed, shouting at her back, “Xiao Nannan, you’re really hard to woo, so dull.”

Nan Jiaojiao silently walked further away.

In fact, as soon as she turned around, she saw two camels tied not far away, loaded with food and water.

She guessed that while she and Tuantuan were still asleep, two unlucky souls had passed by and been robbed by Yeh Hannian.

She didn’t finish the bowl of water and decided to save the rest to have with breakfast.

She picked out some easy-to-chew meat and set it aside, gathered a few fruits Yeh Hannian had found, and planned to give them to Tuantuan once she woke up.

“Mommy.”

“Hm?”

Nan Jiaojiao sat nearby, propping her chin with one hand, thinking Tuantuan was choking, and handed her a bowl of water.

Tuantuan shook her head, chewed a bit more, and swallowed, “Mommy, are you leaving?”

Nan Jiaojiao was momentarily stunned and patted Tuantuan’s head, “You overheard your daddy talking nonsense?”

“Daddy didn’t say anything, but I know Mommy won’t stay in Mingzhou, right?”

Nan Jiaojiao opened her mouth but couldn’t bring herself to say anything harsh in the face of the little girl’s hopeful gaze.

She replied gently, “I’ll visit you whenever I can.”

“Then, will Mommy come and see my room?”

Tuantuan quietly scooted closer, cautiously reached out two fingers to tug at Nan Jiaojiao’s clothing hem, and shook it lightly.

Looking up, her blinking eyes gazed straight at her, “Come see where Tuantuan grew up, okay?”

Nan Jiaojiao burst into laughter, “You’re so young, already feeling nostalgic for childhood?”

Tuantuan tugged at her again, her small mouth quivering, trying not to cry, but her eyes were already misted over with a thin layer of tears.

“Okay.”

Nan Jiaojiao agreed immediately.

She nodded towards the beef in Tuantuan’s hand, “Quick, eat it before it gets cold.”

“Okay!”

Tuantuan deliberately took a large bite, cheeks puffed, leaned over to show Nan Jiaojiao, then pulled back, hunching her shoulders.

It seemed uncomfortable sitting on the sand, and she shifted her legs several times before finding a comfortable spot.

Eating, she let out a faint sigh.