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After Shen Chuwei had undressed, she noticed that Xiao Jinyan hadn’t taken off his clothes yet, "Your Highness, aren’t you going to take a nap?"

Having experienced Shen Chuwei helping him undress before, Xiao Jinyan found it quite pleasant and said, "You help me."

It was just undressing, so Shen Chuwei nodded readily, "Alright."

She took two steps forward, reached out to his waistband, neatly undid it, and removed his outer robe.

The summer robe was not heavy and was easy to remove, so it didn’t take long to take off.

After the outerwear was removed, both of them lay on their sides on the bed, as lying any other way wouldn’t accommodate the two of them.

Shen Chuwei played with a strand of ink-black hair on Xiao Jinyan’s chest, her upper and lower eyelids already starting to fight, and it wasn’t long before she felt sleepy.

Xiao Jinyan looked down at the person in his arms, who had been playing with his hair strands until her eyes opened, and then she stopped.

The person in his embrace breathed evenly, while he didn’t feel sleepy at all.

He always felt there was something in his brain, and every time it tried to break through, it would cause severe tearing.

He didn’t know if he was overthinking or if it was because he was eager to regain his memory.

The next morning, Qin Xiao found that the road was mostly dry outside, so he went to town alone to buy a horse carriage.

By the time he returned, it was already past noon. By that time, Shen Chuwei had already prepared lunch. After everyone had lunch, they packed up and planned to leave.

While Xiao Jinyan was packing, he noticed an extra handprint on the floor of the Central Hall; if it was man-made, it couldn’t have been done without profound inner strength.

A flicker of doubt crossed his eyes.

At that moment, Wu Tan walked over, picked up the wrapped packages on the floor, glanced at Xiao Jinyan, followed his gaze to the handprint on the floor, paused for two seconds, then looked away and walked off with the packages.

Xiao Jinyan lifted his gaze to Wu Tan and suddenly remembered the sudden storm from the day before, when the horse had fallen to the ground, and Wu Tan had been there, also falling down.

He didn’t know whether that horse was dead or alive.

When Qin Xiao returned, Xiao Jinyan asked him, "The other day, when you went back to fetch things, did you find out if the horse was dead or alive?"

Qin Xiao was stunned by the question, as if it weren’t for his Master bringing it up, he would have completely forgotten about it.

"Master, at that time, I was solely focused on retrieving the packages, and I neglected to pay attention to the horse."

Xiao Jinyan frowned. It was obviously too late to check now. If the horse hadn’t died, it had surely run off on its own or been taken by passersby; and if it had died, it might have been eaten by wolves or stray dogs.

Qin Xiao asked, "Master, has something happened?"

Xiao Jinyan gathered his thoughts, "Nothing."

Shen Chuwei packed two pots into bags and then boarded the horse carriage. She waited a good while before she saw Xiao Jinyan get on.

After settling down, Qin Xiao continued to drive the carriage on the road.

Wu Tan, as usual, meditated and chanted scriptures, entering a state so focused that he forgot himself.

After several days of travel, Xiao Jinyan looked down at Shen Chuwei, who was sound asleep in his arms, and noticed that she was much more prone to sleepiness than before, no matter if they were riding horses or in a horse carriage.

He wondered if it was because they were tired from traveling every day.

When Shen Chuwei woke up, Xiao Jinyan said with concern, "Xiao Jiu, if you’re too tired, we can rest for two days at the inn."

Shen Chuwei firmly declined, "No need, I want to get there and return as soon as possible, I miss our treasures."

Xiao Jinyan didn’t remember, so he couldn’t relate to Shen Chuwei’s feelings of longing, but he could understand her eagerness.

"I’m worried you can’t handle it. These days, traveling day by day, has indeed been very tiring."

Shen Chuwei dismissed the concern, "Your Highness, I just got a bit more sleepy, it’s nothing serious."

Xiao Jinyan decided to stop for a day at the next station regardless of what she said.

When passing through Baihua Town, the group stayed at the largest inn, as it offered comfortable accommodations.

Having just finished dinner that day, Shen Chuwei suggested taking a stroll on the street, but because Xiao Jinyan had a headache, they hadn’t walked a kilometer before returning to the inn.

As they were going upstairs, they encountered Wu Tan.

He hurriedly came up to assist, "What’s wrong with him?"

"He has been having severe headaches recently. Today, he has another headache, and I don’t know why?" Shen Chuwei looked at Xiao Jinyan with concern. In the past, such an incident would have triggered his memory, but it hadn’t these past few times.

Wu Tan glanced at Xiao Jinyan and said, "Let’s help him inside to rest first."

With Wu Tan’s help, Shen Chuwei managed to get Xiao Jinyan onto the bed.

In recent days, Xiao Jinyan’s headaches had become somewhat more frequent.

Shen Chuwei had no other solution but to press his sleep acupoint, allowing him to get a good night’s sleep.

The only thing she feared was that by pressing his sleep acupoint, she might affect Xiao Jinyan’s memory recovery.

But seeing him in such pain, she couldn’t bear it.

At first, Xiao Jinyan didn’t realize Shen Chuwei had pressed his sleep acupoint, but after he found out, he said, "Next time, don’t press the sleep acupoint. I can endure it on my own."

Shen Chuwei hesitated, "But at the time, the pain was so bad you couldn’t even listen."

How bad the headaches were, Xiao Jinyan knew better than anyone else.

"What if it helps me remember?"

Shen Chuwei said, "Even so, you can’t just endure it like that. I believe it won’t be long before Your Highness remembers."

Xiao Jinyan thought about it and agreed. They would see what happens when they got to Nanzhao Country.

After a long and arduous journey, they finally reached the border of Nanzhao Country half a month later.