Rebirth: Living in Wilderness with My Superpower-Chapter 986: Reunion with An Old Acquaintance

"Why are you here as well?"

From what Wenren Pingting knew, both Bai Junjun and Li Wenli were in Ying County. Did she come here alone, or did Li Wenli follow her?

The excitement of running into an old acquaintance in a foreign place had clouded her rationality earlier, but now, upon reflection, Bai Junjun’s sudden appearance filled Wenren Pingting with unease.

Traveling from Ying County to Biluo was far more difficult than coming from the Imperial Capital. Could it be that Yuwen Jun had brought her here?

At the thought of Yuwen Jun, Wenren Pingting couldn’t help but clench her fists. If he hadn’t kicked them while they were down back then, they wouldn’t have ended up so wretched, and the Imperial Capital wouldn’t have fallen into Yuwen Song’s hands.

Because of this, Wenren Pingting’s expression began to turn grim.

Bai Junjun raised an eyebrow. "Don’t overthink it. We came because we received a distress message."

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Wenren Pingting was taken aback. "What distress message?"

Bai Junjun pulled a small piece of paper—the Homing Pigeon Message—out from her belt.

Wenren Pingting read the note, her expression shifting between shock, sorrow, and melancholy. "This is... the handwriting of someone from the Wenren Family we placed by Yuwen Song’s side. The last warning we got was also from him. For him to send this distress message now, he must have prepared himself for exposure. Perhaps by now, he’s already been apprehended by Yuwen Song."

The realization that Bai Junjun and Li Wenli’s rescue effort was paid for by her family’s agent sacrificing their life made Wenren Pingting feel a suffocating weight in her heart.

Seeing her distress, Bai Junjun offered comfort. "Every person must face death—be it as insignificant as a feather or as weighty as a mountain. For him, giving his life for his master was a matter of no regrets, a worthy death. That is enough."

Wenren Pingting nodded in a daze, feeling a pang of guilt for having doubted Bai Junjun’s intentions earlier.

Before she could apologize, Bai Junjun waved it off magnanimously. "No need. Where is Yuwen Luanfei? Take me to see him."

Vigilance is only natural. If the roles were reversed, she too would be cautious of someone suddenly showing up.

But this wasn’t the time to dwell on such things. Earlier, when Wenren Pingting had talked with Mei Hua, she had frequently mentioned the medicine jars. Combined with Yuwen Luanfei’s long reliance on the Heart-protection Pill, it seemed he truly had become a frail invalid now.

Finally snapping out of her daze, Wenren Pingting wiped away her tears and led Bai Junjun deeper into the room.

The room was about thirty square meters, with the area they occupied serving as a sitting room. Deeper inside, a ten-square-meter section had been partitioned off, barely large enough for a single bed to fit.

Wenren Pingting brought Bai Junjun to this small partitioned area, and before they even got close, the heavy scent of medicine filled their noses. When they stepped inside, the overpowering smell nearly knocked them back.

Bai Junjun almost passed out from the fumes, taking a long moment to steady herself.

Only then did she take in the scene of the partitioned space.

Shelves had been rigged together using horizontal wooden planks, serving as makeshift wall cabinets.

The shelves were lined with jars and bottles in a distinct foreign style.

The patterns on these were all too familiar—Big Beard had plenty of similar items back then.

At that moment, Bai Junjun became even more certain that the "little lady" Big Beard had mentioned was undoubtedly Wenren Pingting. Their fates were indeed intertwined.

Bai Junjun curled her lips into a smile and glanced at the person lying on the bed. She hadn’t expected much, but the sight startled her.

Yuwen Luanfei now had a thick beard covering his face, his complexion waxy and sickly, with his thin frame sinking into the bedding—his appearance screamed that he was near death.

Where was the once-dashing Second Prince now? This was a far cry from that noble and radiant figure of the past.

No wonder the guards couldn’t find him even with extensive searches day and night. Yuwen Luanfei had become so emaciated and sickly that he was completely unrecognizable.

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