I relied on a system to prolong my life in ancient times.

Chapter 334 Encountering an Acquaintance While Climbing a Mountain

Xiao Siyue stayed comfortably at the estate for a few days.

They even had the sudden idea to plant some vegetables in an open space not far from the hot spring pool.

There was nothing she could do. Seeing that piece of land lying fallow, Xiao Siyue felt a certain gene within her stirring, so she didn't want to force herself and had someone bring some vegetable seeds from the kitchen to plant.

"Yue'er, are you sure vegetables will survive if we plant them this season?" Xiao Sining was very skeptical. It's only been a short time since the New Year, and it snowed not long ago.

“Of course they can live here. Didn’t you see it’s warmer here than other places? And look, the soil isn’t frozen.” Xiao Siyue took a small hoe and dug a couple of times, showing it to Xiao Sining.

“Alright then, but let the servants do this kind of farm work. If all else fails, Fifth Brother can do it too. With your small arms and legs, how could you possibly do this?” Xiao Sining said, trying to snatch the hoe from Xiao Siyue’s hand.

"No need, I'm just playing with it. The servants will do it later." She wasn't really going to start hoeing. Although the plot of land wasn't big, she had been pampered for over ten years, and it would be quite an achievement if she could dig a couple of strokes.

If I were to actually do all of this, my hands would probably get huge blisters.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Sining said nothing more and watched as Xiao Siyue picked up a hoe and began hoeing the ground. Sure enough, she couldn't keep up after only a few strokes.

"Little sister, do you want to come with me to the mountain behind?" Xiao Sining had been a bit bored these past few days. She used to think that soaking in hot springs was nice, but after soaking in them for several days in a row, she felt it was no longer interesting.

"The back mountain? Sure." Xiao Siyue looked up. The back mountain wasn't very high, but there were quite a lot of trees and vegetation on it. It was just that the leaves had all fallen by now, so it looked a bit bare, but it was still worth a visit.

"Okay, then put on another layer of clothing and we'll go."

"Okay!" Xiao Siyue happily ran towards her room.

The two of them took their things and headed up the mountain. There was a small gate at the back of the manor that led directly to the back of the mountain, so they didn't have to go through the main gate.

The mountain path was narrow, and some of the snow from before hadn't melted, making it slippery. Xiao Siyue had no choice but to hold onto the back of Xiao Sining's clothes and slowly climb up.

The mountain wasn't very high to begin with, but the two of them spent a long time climbing it. By the time they reached the top, they were both exhausted. Xiao Sining was alright, since she had some martial arts skills, but Xiao Siyue was panting heavily from exhaustion.

"Fifth Brother, this road is too difficult to walk on."

"This village is located in a remote area, and almost no one climbs this mountain. The original paths are almost gone." After all, paths are made by people walking on them, and when fewer people walk on them, the paths become dilapidated.

"Well, that's true. I wonder if there are any wild beasts on the mountain. What if we encounter one if we just come up like this?" Xiao Siyue looked left and right, feeling a little worried.

"There's no one here, so where would a wild beast come from? Yue'er, don't worry. If there really is one, Fifth Brother will protect you."

"Brother, what do you mean there isn't one? Look at that!" Xiao Siyue pointed in a direction.

Xiao Sining was just saying it with such certainty when she was shocked by Xiao Siyue's words. It really was true.

Looking in the direction Xiao Siyue pointed, I was startled. It wasn't a ferocious beast at all; it was clearly a person lying there.

Xiao Sining quickly got up and headed over there, and Xiao Siyue followed suit.

What is this? I was just climbing a mountain and I ran into someone. Could they be dead? Xiao Siyue suddenly felt the hairs on her body stand on end.

Watching Xiao Sining carefully turn the person over, Xiao Siyue was so frightened that she quickly closed her eyes.

"Zhi Jin, how come it's Zhi Jin?" Xiao Sining's surprised voice reached Xiao Siyue's ears.

"Fifth Brother, what did you say? Who is it?" Xiao Siyue quickly opened her eyes to look.

"It's Lu Zhijin. What's he doing here?"

Xiao Siyue disregarded her fear and immediately squatted down to look at Lu Zhijin.

On that handsome face, his eyes were tightly closed, and there were several cuts, which did not seem to be caused by a sharp weapon.

Xiao Siyue carefully reached out a finger and checked Lu Zhijin's nose. Although his breathing was weak, he was still alive.

"Fifth Brother, he's still alive. Let's hurry and take him back. We don't know when he collapsed here. It's so cold. If we don't get back to warm up soon, he'll freeze to death." Xiao Siyue also noticed that Lu Zhijin's abdomen seemed to be injured, with a large tear in his clothes.

"Okay, Yue'er, give me a hand, I'll carry him on my back." Xiao Sining didn't care why Lu Zhijin was here, she quickly helped Lu Zhijin up and squatted in front of him.

Xiao Siyue helped Lu Zhijin onto Xiao Sining's back, and the two walked back the way they came.

But the road was too slippery. No matter how careful Xiao Sining was, she still fell several times. Luckily, she grabbed onto a small tree branch, otherwise she would have rolled down the mountain.

When Xiao Sining came down the mountain, she was in a terrible state, covered in mud.

Xiao Siyue felt a little better, since she was all alone.

Xiao Sining carried Lu Zhijin to the guest room. There was no doctor on the estate, and Xiao Sining was anxious.

"Brother, don't worry, let Shi Qing take a look first. Find some of your clothes for Brother Lu to change into." Shi Qing knows a little about medicine, especially external injuries, which he is quite good at.

"Okay, I'll go right away." Xiao Sining nodded. He and Lu Zhijin had a good relationship, but he didn't want Lu Zhijin to die like this.

"Shi Qing, go and take a look at him first."

"Yes, Miss."

Since the clothes were already torn, Shi Qingshi used scissors to cut the area around his abdomen. A cut about fifteen centimeters long was still oozing blood, looking extremely gruesome.

Shi Qing cleaned the wound, applied some hemostatic medicine, and then bandaged it.

At this moment, Xiao Sining also brought over the clothes.

"How is he? Is Zhijin alright?"

"Fifth Young Master, Miss, Young Master Lu fell into a coma due to excessive blood loss. I have stopped the bleeding, and his life is not in danger."

"That's good, that's good." Xiao Sining finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Shi Qing, please take another look at the wound on his face." It would be such a pity if such a handsome face were disfigured.

"Yes, Miss." The injury on her face was not serious, and Shi Qing cleaned it up and applied some medicine.

After everything was settled, Xiao Siyue and Shi Qing went out, while Xiao Sining and his servant helped Lu Zhijin change his clothes.

Afterwards, they had their servants prepare a dose of medicine to dispel the cold, which they had brought with them when they came.

It's not just for dispelling cold and preventing chills, but also for treating external and internal injuries. After all, this place is remote, and if something happens to them, they'll have an emergency plan.