Not to mention, he only came for the sake of earning a bit of good reputation.
But, by this time, Lady Mu had obediently climbed onto a carriage and left without so much as a second glance to her children who were still suffering, teetering between life and death.
In a cave within the North Country, with Bayan's awakening, Lin Ziyin and Tana could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Thank you." Bayan, still somewhat out of sorts after his fever subsided, had parched, cracked lips due to dehydration. His voice was hoarse.
"It was Miss Lin who saved you." Tana did not claim any credit.
"Thank you," Bayan said, looking at Lin Ziyin with a complex expression.
Lin Ziyin was drained of energy, the sky outside was already kind of bright; they had to extinguish the fire inside the cave, or else the smoke would be easily noticeable to others.
It would be fine if the people of the second prince found them first, but if the enemy did, they'd be in trouble.