Chapter 17 Late Fever (1)

Xue Liang woke up and found herself in her bed, she remembered sleeping near the Lion which she recalled as Liu Gang. Getting up, she got dressed when Su Rong just entered in her room. "Miss Liang, your awake. How do you feel?" Su Rong helped her up feeling a sharp pain in her head making her stumble back and fall onto the bed. Su Rong immediately grew worried going over to Xue Liang's side. "Miss Liang, pull out your wrist."

Xue Liang pulled it out with Su Rong checking her pulse knowing about medicine and the body system. Secretly learning about medicine and herbs with both waiting. "Miss Liang these symptoms... I have to find the herbs. This fever is no ordinary fever. Were you hit by the needles last time?" Xue Liang nodded looking over to Su Rong. "Those needles are poison and once you take the medicine to stop it. Your supposed to go through a fever after but this is a late fever. The results are unknown, but I have to get you the herbs." Just as Su Rong was going to leave she was pulled by her hand by Xue Liang.

She turned around looking at Xue Liang who gave her a serious look. "Be careful. Consort Wan will try to stop us. Don't let anyone know how ill I am. Say that I decided to visit the market streets, if anyone asks for me." Su Rong nodded as she left out the door.

Xue Liang was panting heavily having the fever was causing her to be cold. Shivering, she soon saw shadow figures with masks in her room holding her sword close. Their swords struck down to her, she swiftly used her sword and killed off two forcing herself to think about her next move.

Jumping out the window, three men were still following her close behind. Running into the forest, she threw her dagger killing off another one. Two left, she stumbled finally making it to the market. Going into a busy street, she still saw two of them with their mask completely off. rushing into an alley, her wrist was pulled back with her mouth covered.

Trying to get out she then heard, "Stop struggling or do you want to die." She stopped knowing the voice and who it belonged to. Again they kept meeting that way, Liu Gang was holding her and hiding in a small area in the alley.

He felt her hot body as her face was flushed red. "Are you okay?" Xue Liang shook her head stumbling to the side. Liu Gang held her as she was losing strength in her legs. Holding his arm, the two men went off to a different direction. "Their gone now." Liu Gang then said with Xue Liang fainted with Liu Gang catching her. "Hey! Liang!"

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Meanwhile at the market streets, Su Rong was carrying her basket as she went from many herb shops around. Two men were following her but she knew that they were following her.

Going into an alley as the two men followed her, she knew what kind of situation she was in. Pulling out her sword having both struck at her. Dodging their swords, she stabbed one dead with the last one she cut his leg having him stumble down. Just when she was about to kill him she was then stopped.

"Wait!" Looking up, she saw Peng Lim on the roof as he jumped down. "Keep this one alive. I want to ask him a few things."

Su Rong had put her sword back with Peng Lim knocking the spy out cold.

"I have to get back." She said.

"Miss Liang is currently at the Liu manor." Peng Lim then said with Su Rong turning around to face him.

"Your not playing with me, right?" She gave him a death stare looking back at her.

"If I was playing then I wouldn't have showed up." He walked up to her as he bent his face closer to hers.

"Take me to Miss Liang." Su Rong then asked desperately. Peng Lim smiled as he dragged the man. Su Rong followed behind him since she needed to find Xue Liang.

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Liu Gang was with Xue Liang, she woke up seeing him wipe her sweaty face. "Thank you, I'll be going. I don't want to be a bother." Xue Liang was forcing herself to get up as Liu Gang pushed her back down.

"No need to get up. Just rest here. This place may be safer than yours anyway." Liu Gang had a point, Xue Liang had no need to disagree.

Laying down, she felt exhausted, traveling through the forest and to the alley had used up a lot. Liu Gang wiped her head but she kept burning up. "Is this the first time you've ever had such a fever?" Breaking the silence having her look at him.

"Yeah, this fever is pretty much the first one. Can you bring me more blankets?" Liu Gang went out for a bit bringing more blankets. Xue Liang covered herself still shivering with her body still cold. "Gang, can you bring more?" Shivering, he sighed knowing how many layers of blankets she had.

"Let's do it this way." Liu Gang took off his armor as he then got in the bed with Xue Liang hugging her. She was exhausted and couldn't think but she felt his warm body hugging her. Her face was in his chest feeling him hug her small slim body breathing heavily seeing him holding her tightly.

"Thank you, Gang." She said before she fell asleep deeply.

Liu Gang looked at her sleeping face as it was red still. He couldn't help, but feel frustrated that he cared about this little slim fragile woman. She was still young and he knew to not touch her yet. Hugging her close as the day came, Su Rong went into the room as she saw Xue Liang with Liu Gang. She covered her eyes as Peng Lim smiled looking down at her.

"You like what you see?" Peng Lim then said mischievously as Su Rong punched his chest.

"Enough of that. I brought her the medicine to reduce the fever." Liu Gang then got up as he stretched his hand out for the medicine.