Carrying the little lucky star, leading the villain on the road to exile

Chapter 113. Antipyretics
Even after administering the medicine, Gu Antong's fever did not subside. Gu Kaiping and the others were anxious but there was nothing they could do; they could only curse inwardly.

They all felt that the medicine Liu Pingkang gave them was of inferior quality and that he wanted to kill them.

But they dared not say this, because there were always escorts patrolling nearby.

"Why don't you go and ask if we can reach the post station tonight?" Once we reach the post station, we can find a doctor.

Gu Kaiping could only endure his exhaustion and go out again. This time, he didn't dare to approach Liu Pingkang, but instead found a rather young-looking boy and asked, "Sir, do you know if we can reach the post station tonight?"

Who knew that the young man glanced at him and said in an extremely cold voice, "This is the first time I've traveled this road, so I don't know much about it either. But I heard my brothers mention it before. As long as the weather doesn't change today, we should be able to reach the post station."

Why don't you ask someone else?

Gu Kaiping thanked them, turned around and went back into the carriage, only then noticing that there were only his family of four in the carriage.

He was still there, sighing, "My second brother and the others are really considerate, giving us all this space."

"Is that being considerate? They're just afraid that Tong'er will pass on her illness to them," Liu Yun said irritably.

Gu Anwei didn't want to go down at the time, but his parents dragged him down.

Gu Kaiping also remembered this matter and looked at Gu Anliang with some worry, "Why don't you go down too, Anliang?"

This is, after all, his only son, and he dares not have any surprises.

Liu Yun said, "I told him to go downstairs earlier, but he didn't want to. However, I told him to stay away from me."

"How did your questioning go?"

"The escort didn't know either; now we can only leave it to fate."

While unconscious, Gu Antong felt as if she were on fire, and images kept flashing through her mind.

She didn't know what she was dreaming about or thinking about; all she felt right now was that there was a lot of noise in her ears.

She wanted to quiet people down, but found she couldn't open her mouth at all.

Her mouth was very dry, and she desperately wanted a sip of water...

After noon, Liu Pingkang finally ordered the team to stop and rest.

Allowing these people to buy cars for transportation is the wisest decision.

I've managed to complete the required journey every day, and it looks like I'll be able to reach the post station again today.

But as soon as he stopped, Liu Yun ran over like a madwoman, "Why did you stop, sir? Let's hurry on our way so we can reach the post station sooner."

"Do I need you to tell me what to do?" Liu Pingkang dodged Liu Yun's hands with a quick movement. She used to be a respectable woman, but now she's acting so indiscriminately towards men and women.

"My lord, please, my daughter has a fever. If it doesn't come down soon, she'll die." Liu Yun thought of the unconscious Gu Antong and, enduring the humiliation, knelt down directly.

“Then you’ll have to figure it out yourselves. It’s not that I’m heartless, but so many people and so many animals need to rest.” Liu Pingkang pointed to the prisoners walking and the animals that were panting from exhaustion. These weren’t made of iron.

“Young Madam Gu, the master is right, we also need to rest.” Madam Chen still held a grudge against Liu Yun for looking down on her son. “Miss Gu is blessed with good fortune and will surely get through this safely.”

"Yes, you don't need to walk, but we all have to rely on our own two feet. We always need to stop and catch our breath and eat something."

Madam Chen's words were echoed by many others. The Gu family was truly unlucky; someone had died just days after they left, and now another person had fainted from a fever. Their fortunes were running out; such a family was not to be trifled with. Someone had said this, and everyone was whispering and pointing fingers behind their backs.

Bai Suihe listened for a while but didn't agree. The Gu family was indeed having some bad luck, and there were even more difficulties to come.

This time, Gu Kaiyuan is not taking the blame for them, nor is he working for the entire Gu family. He's just letting them fend for themselves. I don't know how they'll survive on their own.

Gu Kaiping quickly pulled the man back and whispered an accusation, "What are you doing? Are you trying to make the Gu family lose face and let others trample on it?"

Even a minor errand is worth begging on your knees.

"But Tong'er..."

"What's the use of saying all this now? Hurry up and go into the carriage to take care of her. I'll go get some water so you can help her cool down."

“Yes, we can also get water to cool down,” Liu Yun seemed to have found her way, and stumbled back to the carriage.

Xu Yulan took her son and kept a distance from them, whispering, "Stay away from your older sister these days. She has a fever, and we don't know what's wrong with her. Don't let her infect you."

Gu Anwei nodded obediently, "Will my eldest sister die too?"

"..." This question really stumped Xu Yulan. Would Gu Antong die?

Maybe. There's a lack of medical care and medicine here. If the fever continues, he might turn into an idiot. It would be better for him to just die.

The thought of her son having a mentally challenged cousin filled Xu Yulan with prayers: either Gu Antong would recover completely, or she would die, rather than remain a burden on others in her half-dead state.

Gu Kaiyuan knew the news, so of course he couldn't ignore it. That's why, when Dongmei and the others cooked a pot of porridge, he brought over a portion for two people, just like before.

"Father, Suihe has cooked some porridge, I'll bring some over to you."

"I heard An Tong is sick too, and this porridge is easy to digest."

Gu Baijiang took the porridge and said, "Kaiyuan, you brothers still need to stick together so that you won't be bullied."

You did a great job yesterday, helping your two brothers settle your mother in properly.”

Gu Kaiyuan knew that the other party was trying to brainwash him again, but the so-called brotherhood and father-son relationship had long since vanished with the smoke of his previous life.

He has no interest in talking about these things now, but he still has to put on a show. "Father, you flatter me. That's what a son should do. It's just a pity that we haven't done our best and have made Mother feel wronged."

But Father, don't worry, when the opportunity and ability arise in the future, I will definitely bring Mother back and bury her with you.

"..." Is this even human language? He's a perfectly healthy, living man, and he's cursing himself to be buried with his wife.

"We can talk about that later. I don't think it's necessary for a family to be separated into two places. Why don't you have the two girls from the Bai family drive the oxcart with us? That way, we can look after each other."

It's the same porridge, but they're made in two different places.

Gu Kaiyuan said, "Father, Suihe has already spent all her money to treat Mother's wounds. Now my wife and I are shamelessly following Dongmei and the others. We really can't make this decision."

However, if Father feels that Bai Suihe and I live too far apart, then we can move here and live with the family.

"It's just that Suihe's belly is getting bigger and bigger, so my eldest and second sisters-in-law will have to take care of her from now on."

Xu Yulan, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines, never expected that this matter was related to her. She looked up at the father and son and asked, "Taking care of your third sister-in-law?"