The Sickly Emperor Is Only Immune to Me-Chapter 148 - : Inviting Merit

Chapter 148 -148: Inviting Merit

Jiang Ke had been feverish repeatedly.

Sang Yan did not dare to relax her vigilance, standing guard from morning till evening.

Evening.

She gathered a lot of firewood, kindled a fire, hugged him, and hummed a song, accompanied by the sound of her stomach growling.

Too hungry.

Her stomach protested loudly.

She hadn’t touched a grain of rice all day, subsisting entirely on water.

But water didn’t stave off hunger at all.

Jiang Ke’s stomach was also rumbling.

She felt that letting an injured person suffer from hunger was incredibly cruel, yet she was helpless. She hadn’t caught any fish, didn’t know how to set a trap for wild rabbits, and chasing wild chickens had nearly exhausted her to death.

In short, she was useless.

She was so hungry that she was dizzy and felt like she could eat another person.

Sleep, sleep.

It would be better after sleeping.

She woke up hungry in the middle of the night and felt the forehead of the person beside her; the fever had subsided somewhat.

She prayed that he would improve by tomorrow, otherwise, they might starve to death on this little island.

The next day,

The sun rose slowly.

She was awakened by the dazzling sunlight, opened her eyes, and the person beside her was gone. A wave of joy crossed her face, “Jiang Ke! Jiang Ke—”

Jiang Ke rushed out of the woods in a hurry, “What’s wrong?”

He was holding a wild chicken, clearly having gone hunting.

He had woken up hungry; as the sky had begun to lighten, he had set off in search of food.

“You’re awake!”

“You’re okay, that’s wonderful!”

She threw herself at him and hugged him.

After so many difficulties, she really had Stockholm Syndrome.

Jiang Ke let her hug him; because of her excited collision, she actually bumped his wounded arm, but he gritted his teeth and bore the pain, not letting out a sound.

Seeing her so happy, he too felt joy—was this what they meant by out of great trials comes bliss?

He had never imagined that one day, she would smile at him like this.

Truly, even if he were to die now, it would be worth it.

“Thank you. Ah Yan, thank you for always being here.”

He dropped the wild chicken and hugged her tightly.

Sang Yan wept with joy and wanted to say more, but her stomach growled.

Jiang Ke heard it and smiled tenderly, “You must be starving. We’ll have meat to eat soon.”

He let go of her, picked up the wild chicken, and headed to the place they had previously settled.

He was missing a hand, making everything inconvenient.

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Sang Yan helped him make a fire, skewered the wild chicken onto a branch, and roasted it over the flames.

Before long, the aroma of the chicken wafted through the air.

She drooled with desire.

He looked at her, smiling indulgently, “Don’t rush, it’s all yours.”

Sang Yan: “…”

Her face turned red, too embarrassed.

When the wild chicken was roasted, she tore off two legs for him.

The chicken legs were considered the best meat on the bird.

Especially since the wild chicken was not big; without the legs, it was just a skinny carcass with scarcely any meat on it.

“You don’t have to. You eat. Once you finish, then I’ll eat.”

Even though his stomach had been growling for a while.

Sang Yan heard it clearly and urged, “Don’t be modest at a time like this. If you eat your fill, you’ll have the strength to catch a few more later. Plus, you’re injured and need to replenish your nutrients.”

Yet Jiang Ke still refused to eat.

Sang Yan had no choice but to go over, pry open his mouth, and stuff it in.

Jiang Ke reluctantly ate a chicken leg, but clenched his teeth and refused to eat the other one, no matter what.

Adversity reveals true feelings.

At this moment, they were each other’s most important person.

Their hearts had also grown incredibly close.

“How did you rescue me?”

Jiang Ke gnawed on a chicken wing and voiced the doubt that lurked in his heart.

Sang Yan said, “It was the dolphins. Do you know about dolphins? They saved us. Otherwise, we would have been dead for sure and turned into mere souls wandering the vast sea.”

Listening, Jiang Ke remarked emotionally, “We weren’t meant to die yet. Even the heavens seem to be helping us.”

But the heavens didn’t help them for too long.

On the third day, as Jiang Ke was healing on the desolate island, he spotted several ships heading towards the islet.

Standing atop a high slope at the time, he saw it—someone was coming after them!

Perhaps it was He Ying’s men.

This would be good news.

But if it was Gref’s men?

Then it would be terrible news indeed.

Gref would undoubtedly be coming to kill him and silence him for good.

After killing Lv Tianrui, the pirates would not let him go.

He had to make plans early.

“Sang Yan, pack up our things, we’re going deeper into the island.”

As he spoke to Sang Yan, he lifted his foot to cover up the traces they had left behind.

Sang Yan, unaware of what was happening, asked, “What’s wrong?”

Jiang Ke replied, “The pirates have found us.”

Upon hearing this, Sang Yan also became highly vigilant. Without a word, she quickly gathered their belongings and helped him head further into the island.

The island was small with dense trees in its interior, barely enough to conceal a person.

Jiang Ke also began looking for weapons to defend themselves, but unfortunately, all he could find was a rusty dagger.

It was better than nothing.

He attempted to set traps, such as sharp bamboo arrays that consisted of sharpened bamboo sticks arranged together.

But with one arm gone, everything was inconvenient for him.

“Could it really be Gref?”

“Could it be He Ying perhaps?”

She held onto hope for He Ying.

After all, the pirates had sent a letter, albeit a ransom note, but he had received news of her.

He certainly wouldn’t leave her to her fate.

Hearing her words, Jiang Ke, for the first time, felt no jealousy, only a bitter smile as he said, “I wish it was him.”

Seeing the panic in his face, Sang Yan comforted, “You don’t need to be so nervous, maybe it’s a good thing.”

Jiang Ke didn’t think it was a good thing.

His breathing became ragged, his heart pounding erratically, his right eyelid twitching uncontrollably.

His unease grew, and with a grave expression, he said, “Sang Yan, remember, if the people coming are pirates, you must not resist! You are the Emperor’s woman, they want money, they won’t hurt you! As for me, if I die, don’t cry for me. Being with you this long, I’m already blessed. I don’t regret these stolen moments one bit, do you understand?”

“Don’t say such unlucky things! Jiang Ke, please, don’t. I’m scared!”

Sang Yan was frightened by his words, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

In fact, having been through so much, her heart had grown much harder, and she seldom cried anymore, but in this moment, he easily breached her defenses.

“You can’t let anything happen to you. We’ll go back together. Jiang Ke, I want to go back with you.”

She cried as she threw herself into his embrace.

Jiang Ke, seeing her cry so heartbreakingly, laughed, “Ah Yan, with you saying that, how could I possibly want to die? Stop crying. I was just teasing. I’ve told you, I’ve always had it easy in life, always achieving what I set out to do. This time will be no exception. We will definitely turn misfortune into fortune.”

As they spoke, a flurry of hasty footsteps accompanied by men’s angry shouts drew closer.

“Search thoroughly! Kill the man, avenge our leader! Tie up the woman, we’ll trade her for silver with Emperor Da He!”

It was Gref’s voice.

“Yes! Yes! Kill! Kill!”

The pirates, brandishing their machetes, hacked their way through the trees, clearing the obstacles in their search for people.

Jiang Ke gestured for Sang Yan to hide deeper inside while he himself ambushed a pirate, seizing his sword, and went on a killing spree.

With his right hand gone, his sense of balance was somewhat compromised, and his left hand was not as proficient with a sword, significantly reducing his combat effectiveness, but he was still capable of defending himself for the time being.

“Don’t be deceived by him!”

“The one who commanded me to kill Lv Tianrui, it was him!”

“Gref, you’re treacherous, disloyal!”

Jiang Ke decided to expose Gref’s crimes in front of the pirates, hoping to turn them against each other.

The pirates were indeed tricked; hearing his words, they looked at one another, halted their murderous advance.

Gref, upon seeing this, scowled and slapped them awake, shouting angrily, “Idiots! What are you standing around for? Don’t fall for his tricks! He’s facing death and trying to sow discord among us! Kill him quickly! And when we find that woman, we’ll present her to Emperor Da He to claim our reward!”