CHAPTER 1462: CHAPTER 1462: TAKE THE LEAD

"Let’s go, we can’t stop them, but we can watch the excitement!" Lin Xingyi said.

"That’s true!" Jie Huanzhi agreed, "Alright, let’s go see the fun."

...

Jin Zijin and the others hastened their journey, and it had been ten days.

Gu Youyou was about to reach her limit. Ten days were already her extreme, and if they continued, it wouldn’t just be the horse that dropped dead but also herself.

As a doctor, she was well aware of her physical limits. If the Emperor couldn’t be saved, she might end up sacrificing herself. How could she let Jin Zijin decide which one to tend to?

Taking care of both would make one neither fish nor fowl.

She absolutely couldn’t be a burden to him.

During their break, she stopped, panting heavily and rubbing her numb backside, shaken from the journey.

"Water, give me some water!" Gu Youyou leaned against a large rock, waving her hand.

She didn’t see who brought her the water, but after drinking a few sips, her mind cleared a bit, and she saw the person standing not far from her was Yue Rujing.

"Hey, it’s you. Where’s your senior brother?"

Yue Rujing pointed to the chaotic pile of rocks and said, "He’s answering nature’s call. Are you looking for him?"

Gu Youyou: "..."

"Ah, I’m exhausted, dying of thirst. I need water too..."

Having left her horse by the side, Dan Xiaomei leaned against another large rock not far from Gu Youyou and called out to Yue Rujing.

Yue Rujing tossed a water bag at her with some annoyance and said, "I told you not to follow, yet you insisted. Serves you right."

"If Doctor Gu can follow, why can’t I? Hmph..." Dan Xiaomei angrily took a sip of water and choked herself.

Yue Rujing looked helpless and then shouted, "Yixi, where’s Yixi?"

"Hey hey, I’m here, Senior Brother Yue."

"Quickly, get someone to send this person, who can choke just by drinking water, back to Nanzhao."

After coughing, Dan Xiaomei’s face turned ashen. She shouted, "Why? I... I didn’t follow you; I’m following Doctor Gu!"

Without hesitation, she declared her allegiance and ran over to cling to Gu Youyou’s arm for help.

Yue Rujing snorted coldly, "She’s rushing to save the Emperor’s life. And you? What are you rushing for? What can you do?"

"I..." Those words stung, but they were indeed true, leaving Dan Xiaomei speechless for a while.

After a moment, her mind caught up, and she said, "Then what about you? What are you hurrying to Beijing for?"

"I’m naturally going to deal with those who don’t have eyes!"

At this time, Jin Zijin had returned from answering nature’s call.

Just as Gu Youyou had something important to discuss with him.

Gu Youyou said, "Zijing, I’m afraid I can’t run anymore."

Throughout the journey, Jin Zijin had slowed down to accommodate her. However, he knew Gu Youyou’s stubborn nature, and if she didn’t admit her limits herself, no amount of persuasion would work.

Now that she brought it up on her own, Jin Zijin finally felt a sense of relief.

"So, what’s your plan? Do you want us to wait for you, or should we go ahead and you catch up?"

Gu Youyou smiled knowingly, realizing how well they understood each other now, saving a lot of words.

She said, "I won’t go with you anymore, to avoid slowing you down. You guys go ahead, and I’ll catch up later."

Although the Emperor’s illness was a big issue, a bigger one was those who were eager to make trouble.

If the Emperor wasn’t sick to death but was infuriated to death by those people, it would be frustrating.

Therefore, Jin Zijin had to get back quickly to stabilize the situation.

Jin Zijin nodded gently and said, "Alright, but don’t rush too much. Take care of your body. I see Xiaomei is also quite exhausted; she should stay behind too."