"Let's go, we can't stop them, but we can watch the excitement!" Lin Xingyi said.
"That's true!" Jie Huanzhi agreed, "Alright, let's go see the fun."
...
Jin Zijin and the others hastened their journey, and it had been ten days.
Gu Youyou was about to reach her limit. Ten days were already her extreme, and if they continued, it wouldn't just be the horse that dropped dead but also herself.
As a doctor, she was well aware of her physical limits. If the Emperor couldn't be saved, she might end up sacrificing herself. How could she let Jin Zijin decide which one to tend to?
Taking care of both would make one neither fish nor fowl.
She absolutely couldn't be a burden to him.
During their break, she stopped, panting heavily and rubbing her numb backside, shaken from the journey.
"Water, give me some water!" Gu Youyou leaned against a large rock, waving her hand.
