As dawn was breaking, Gu Jiao and her group finally made their way out of the forest.
Only then did they realize that they had emerged in the complete opposite direction from where they had entered.
Mu Qingchen gazed ahead and said, "Crossing the field ridge up ahead will take us to the Official Road, just keep heading south and you’ll come across a Post station."
Where there was a Post station, there were carriages and horses.
The horse that Gu Jiao had brought from the National Master Hall was so tired it barely resembled a horse anymore, so Gu Jiao wasn’t even riding it.
Mu Qingchen’s guard was leading the horse, Gu Changqing was carrying Little Jingkong, and Mu Qingchen was holding the Little Princess.
The group continued on their journey.
However, as they were crossing the field ridge, a little incident occurred; the Little Princess suddenly had difficulty breathing and couldn’t catch her breath. Soon her complexion turned pale and her lips went dark.
"Let me have a look," Gu Jiao approached, leaned in to listen to the Little Princess’s heartbeat and breathing.
Mu Qingchen’s breath hitched unexpectedly at the sudden closeness.
He glanced at the Little Princess in his arms, then at Gu Jiao’s face so close to his, and couldn’t help but let out a light cough, "How is she doing?"
"It looks like an asthma attack," said Gu Jiao as she unfastened her First Aid Kit from her waist, opened it up, and took out a bottle of Asthma Aerosol, "Little Princess."
The Little Princess opened her eyes, looking at Gu Jiao in distress.
Gu Jiao took her into her arms and found a place to sit down. After shaking the aerosol thoroughly, she removed the cap: "First, breathe out, hold this in your mouth, breathe in when I tell you, and after inhaling, don’t exhale."
The Little Princess weakly nodded her head.
They say illness fosters expertise; being asthmatic since childhood and always on medication, the Little Princess was more cooperative in treatment than other children.
"Exhale," instructed Gu Jiao.
After the Little Princess let out a long breath, Gu Jiao placed the mouthpiece in her mouth and pressed the aerosol’s button: "Inhale. I’ll count to ten and then you can breathe out."
The Little Princess obediently held the mouthpiece, uncomfortable but just watching Gu Jiao.
"...Ten, that’s it," said Gu Jiao.
The Little Princess released a long breath.
"Feeling better?" Gu Jiao asked her.
The Little Princess breathed a few times: "Huff~ Huff~"
Not noticing any discomfort, the Little Princess’s eyes widened in surprise.
Had she gotten better this quickly?
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