"I’ll go call for help; you stay here and guard the General."
A-Jing wiped his face hurriedly and bolted off, leaving Jiang Yue behind. The surroundings suddenly fell into a heavy silence, broken only by the mournful howling of the wind through the snow.
Jiang Yue pulled out her water flask and carefully dipped her fingertip into it, using the moisture to soothe Xiao Yunsheng’s wind-chapped lips. At the slightest touch, the frozen, cracked skin split open again, seeping blood. Hastily, she retrieved the medicinal powder she had prepared earlier.
Chapter 104