CHAPTER 1423: CHAPTER 1424: DO YOU BLAME ME?

"Wuyu, we’ve accomplished a major feat!"

Li Wuyu also looked at the three pieces of sheepskin under the dim light and saw what was on them. She was pleased. "It’s you, Master, who should take the credit. I didn’t do anything."

"Coming with me is already a part of the credit." An Jing tucked the three pieces of sheepskin back into her chest. "Let’s go quickly! If they find us, we won’t be able to leave!"

"Alright!"

An Jing and Li Wuyu didn’t retrace their original route to return. Instead, they simply found a nearby spot where they could discreetly descend into the river.

Once they entered the water, An Jing and Li Wuyu swam toward the location where their belongings were. The two of them still made no noise.

As soon as they climbed ashore, An Jing immediately treated the wound on her forehead by applying some golden sore medicine to it.

She hadn’t applied it earlier to avoid wasting it, since she had to keep swimming in the water, which would have washed the medicine off.

Now that she didn’t need to go back into the water, she could apply the medicine.

After treating the wound on her forehead with the golden sore medicine, An Jing then led Li Wuyu away from the riverside cautiously. Fearing encounters with wild beasts, they didn’t head deeper into the forest but instead moved further away from the river in the darkness.

To avoid accidentally making any noise during the night and being discovered by others.

By moving farther from the riverside, even if they talked or made some noise, it wouldn’t matter, and they could feel at ease themselves.

Once they had moved far enough, An Jing finally sat down with Li Wuyu. Each of them took a sip of strong liquor to warm themselves up.

After swallowing a sip, An Jing smiled and asked, "Are you afraid?"

The surroundings were pitch dark, and they were in the mountains. How could Li Wuyu not be afraid? Honestly, she admitted, "I’m scared."

"You were very brave today," An Jing praised. To be honest, she had been somewhat worried, fearing that Li Wuyu might not dare to accompany her into the enemy camp. After all, there were 650,000 soldiers in that camp.

The reason she had Li Wuyu accompany her was that Li Wuyu was skilled, had good swimming abilities, and could provide some support.

Li Wuyu smiled and said, "I’m nowhere near as brave as you, Master."

"You’re being too modest." After a pause, she added, "Your performance today made me very satisfied and happy. I believe if your father knew, he would definitely be proud of you."

"Master..." Li Wuyu had never received such praise from An Jing before. For a moment, her emotions were complicated, and she didn’t know what to say.

An Jing chuckled and patted Li Wuyu on the shoulder in a comforting manner. After a while, she asked, "Do you resent me?"

Li Wuyu understood that An Jing was referring to being overly harsh with her during training. She shook her head and replied, "I don’t resent you."

After some hesitation, Li Wuyu explained carefully, "I’ve never resented you, Master. However, in the beginning, I didn’t quite understand why you were like that. I felt that you were strict, distant, and no longer the same Master I knew. But as time went on, I came to understand. After going into the enemy camp with you today, I understood even more."

Back in the enemy camp, she genuinely felt that she was a burden to An Jing.

If she were like An Jing—possessing a strong psychological composure, able to stay calm and collected in the face of adversity, and maintain a clear mind—then she wouldn’t have been a burden to An Jing. Perhaps she could have even helped.

This experience truly made her recognize the gap between herself and her master, An Jing.

Li Wuyu’s last words were particularly quiet and filled with self-reproach and shame. An Jing immediately understood what Li Wuyu was thinking and comforted her, "It’s your first time doing something like this, so it’s completely normal not to handle it calmly. Once you get used to it, it’ll be much better."