Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Chapter 1071: Chapter 981: Hidden Guard 4

Zhao Zhengfeng tried to endure, but he simply couldn’t hold on any longer. He hadn’t eaten in days, only drinking water, and now he was starving to the point where his stomach touched his back. His whole body trembled, heart racing with weakness, feeling as if he was about to die.

Before, Zhao Zhengfeng was overtaken by despair, wishing for death. But now, truly on the brink of dying, Zhao Zhengfeng felt terror. His survival instinct made him grab Wei Shuangshuang’s arm, desperately pushing her.

”I’m starving! Hurry and get me something to eat.” Zhao Zhengfeng felt his eyes were turning green. If he didn’t eat soon, he might start gnawing on grass roots and bark, which were said to fill the stomach of disaster victims.

Wei Shuangshuang was annoyed by Zhao Zhengfeng’s pestering, and considering Zhao Zhengfeng had been starving for too long, any physical problems would still be her burden. She had no choice but to wipe her face, getting up to prepare food for Zhao Zhengfeng.

It was late at night, and she had no intention of running out to find food for Zhao Zhengfeng. There was still plenty of bamboo left from the time she cut some to make cups. Wei Shuangshuang directly cut down a section of intact bamboo, took the lamb bones they had eaten before, smashed open all the bones, and mixed the marrow with some seasoning. Together with raw rice, she stuffed it into a bamboo tube.

As Zhao Zhengfeng hadn’t eaten for several days, Wei Shuangshuang added more water. Then she started a fire to make bamboo tube porridge, which took half an hour. Just as Zhao Zhengfeng felt he was going insane with hunger, the bamboo tube porridge was finally ready.

She let Zhao Zhengfeng hold the bamboo tube porridge and drink it himself. Wei Shuangshuang crawled back into the tent to sleep. Having to get up in the middle of the night to cook had made her tired. Fortunately, once Zhao Zhengfeng had eaten his fill, he quieted down and stopped troubling Wei Shuangshuang.

The next day, Zhao Zhengfeng started following the meal schedule, no longer creating a fuss about fasting. The feeling of an empty stomach was unbearable, and the agony of being driven mad by hunger was even worse. After experiencing it once, Zhao Zhengfeng never wanted to feel it again.

They continued traveling for almost a month, during which they were pursued by assassins three times. However, the assassins were all wiped out, as Wei Shuangshuang single-handedly dealt with them. As for those fierce bandit guards Wei Shuangshuang had gathered, they only needed to surround Zhao Zhengfeng’s carriage to prevent him from being collateral damage.

Zhao Zhengfeng never knew where Wei Shuangshuang was taking him. At first, he was apathetic and indifferent, and later, as he slowly recovered, he became completely confused, unaware of what he should do, so he just let Wei Shuangshuang lead him.

It wasn’t until he saw that Wei Shuangshuang had brought him to the border reach between Daxia and Nandu Country that Zhao Zhengfeng, surprised, realized that Wei Shuangshuang was actually planning to take him away from Daxia to Nandu!

”You want to take me to another country, but I won’t go. Even if I die, I’ll die in my own country. An Qi, listen clearly, I want to stay in Daxia, not go to some Nandu Country!”

Furious, Zhao Zhengfeng shouted at Wei Shuangshuang. He didn’t want to leave Daxia; leaving Daxia meant completely leaving Meng Jingru’s place. Even if he couldn’t be with Meng Jingru, Zhao Zhengfeng still wanted to be in the same country. It made him feel as if he was still close to her.

”Master, you are a deposed prince and a defeated subject deeply hated by the Emperor. If you don’t leave, something will happen sooner or later. For safety’s sake, leaving is the best option.” Wei Shuangshuang laid out the facts, reasoning with Zhao Zhengfeng to leave.

Unfortunately, Zhao Zhengfeng wasn’t one to listen. If he could take advice, his many advisers would have long persuaded him away from Meng Jingru. He wouldn’t have ended up in his current situation.

No matter what Wei Shuangshuang said, Zhao Zhengfeng had only one answer: he wouldn’t leave. Wei Shuangshuang felt a headache and finally gave a hand chop, and the world went quiet.

Afterward, a heap of calming medicine was prepared, and people were instructed to administer it to Zhao Zhengfeng on time every day to keep him quiet. When Zhao Zhengfeng woke up, he found himself in a bamboo house.

A bit confused, Zhao Zhengfeng went outside and saw Wei Shuangshuang with a dozen bandit guards busy building bamboo houses, all bustling about. Seeing this scene, Zhao Zhengfeng knew he had arrived in Nandu Country.

Daxia and Nandu were adjacent nations, but their relationship was quite tense. The two countries were evenly matched and had been at war countless times, neither able to prevail over the other.

After many battles, both nations’ strength suffered greatly, and the common people’s lives grew harder. The kings of Daxia and Nandu were not of a tyrannical disposition, and for the people to rest, the two countries had to sign a friendship treaty, promising non-aggression henceforth.

Nandu Country’s climate was relatively hot, with abundant bamboo growth. The common people liked living in bamboo houses, so as soon as Zhao Zhengfeng saw the bamboo houses, he knew he was in Nandu.

His mood wasn’t pleasant. Wei Shuangshuang had knocked him unconscious and forcibly brought him here, which made Zhao Zhengfeng very angry. He looked at Wei Shuangshuang with eyes filled with a deep chill. If looks could kill, Wei Shuangshuang would have been executed by Zhao Zhengfeng’s gaze.

Finding Wei Shuangshuang directing people in building bamboo houses, Zhao Zhengfeng coldly said, ”An Qi, you’ve got quite the nerve to attack your master. Take me back to Daxia immediately, and I won’t hold it against you.”

Wei Shuangshuang, troubled by Zhao Zhengfeng starting to make a fuss upon waking, replied indifferently, ”Master, going back is useless. Daxia no longer has a place for you. Even Miss Meng has long become Empress, with no possibility of any connection with you. Not to mention your current status couldn’t even let you see Miss Meng, let alone have anything to do with her as she is Empress and you a commoner.”

Wei Shuangshuang’s words mercilessly uncovered the truth Zhao Zhengfeng most dreaded facing: he was a complete failure, irrelevant to the kingdom or beauty.

Wei Shuangshuang’s words rendered Zhao Zhengfeng silent. He glanced around at the guards, who didn’t look at him at all, heeding only Wei Shuangshuang’s commands with enthusiasm, thinking these guards were a disgrace to bandits, seemingly content to be treated as house-servants.

However, Zhao Zhengfeng had to admire Wei Shuangshuang for being able to train these unruly bandits to be obedient as dogs. Also, from Daxia to Nandu Country, he had no idea how Wei Shuangshuang got through the various checkpoints with so many people without encountering any trouble.

The bamboo houses were quick to build. The spot Wei Shuangshuang chose was rather remote, quite far from towns, but she had money to buy a horse for commuting, so the distance wasn’t an issue.

Once all the bamboo houses were built, Wei Shuangshuang started having walls built, sharpening bamboo to deeply embed into the ground, enclosing the large area of land she had purchased.

Wei Shuangshuang planned to create a village, hence buying such a large piece of land. After completing the village, she went straight to the human market, selectively buying several servants, primarily to serve the particularly demanding Zhao Zhengfeng. Whether or not his mood had improved, he had become even harder to please in the recent days.