After giving the medication, Gu Antong still hadn’t reduced her fever. Gu Kaiping and the others were anxious but to no avail, only able to continuously curse in their hearts.

They all felt that the medicine from Liu Pingkang was of poor quality, trying to endanger their lives.

But they didn’t dare to say this aloud, because there were always escorts patrolling nearby.

"Why don’t you go ask and see if we can reach the post station tonight?" Once they get to the post station, they can find a doctor.

Gu Kaiping, enduring his fatigue, went out again. This time, he didn’t dare approach Liu Pingkang, instead he found a younger-looking boy and asked, "Does the officer know if we can reach the post station tonight?"

The boy gave him a glance, his voice extremely cold, "It’s also my first time walking this route, I’m not sure. However, I heard from my brothers that, as long as the weather doesn’t change today, we should be able to reach the post station.

Why don’t you ask someone else?"

Gu Kaiping thanked him and turned back to the carriage, only then noticing that their family of four was the only one in there.

Still sighing, he said, "Second brother, they are really considerate, leaving all this space for us."

"Is that considerate? They’re afraid that Tong Er will spread her illness to them," Liu Yun replied irritably.

At that time, even Gu Anwei didn’t want to get off, but his parents forced him down.

Gu Kaiping remembered this and looked at Gu Anliang with some concern, "Maybe Anliang should get off too."

After all, this is his only son, and nothing must happen to him.

Liu Yun said, "I asked him to get off earlier, but he didn’t want to. However, I told him to stay a little away."

"What did you find out?"

"The escort doesn’t know either; now we can only leave it to fate."

In her coma, Gu Antong felt like she was being burned by a fierce fire, with images flashing through her mind nonstop.

She didn’t know what she was dreaming about or thinking of, but she only felt it was very noisy around her.

She wanted to tell people to be quiet, yet found she couldn’t open her mouth.

Her mouth was very dry, and she desperately wanted a sip of water...

It wasn’t until after noon that Liu Pingkang allowed the convoy to stop for rest.

Permitting these people to buy vehicles for travel was indeed the wisest decision.

Every day they could cover the prescribed distance, and it seemed they could reach the post station again today.

But as soon as they stopped here, Liu Yun ran over frantically, "Master, why did we stop? Let’s hurry and move on, so we can reach the post station sooner."

"Do I need you to tell me what to do?" Liu Pingkang sidestepped, avoiding Liu Yun’s hands, who previously was a respected lady behaving indiscreetly now.

"Master, I beg you, my daughter has a fever, and if it doesn’t come down, it will be life-threatening." Thinking of the comatose Gu Antong, Liu Yun endured the humiliation and knelt directly.

"Find your own way; it’s not that I’m hard-hearted, but there are so many people and animals that need rest," Liu Pingkang pointed to the walking prisoners, and the exhausted animals, they aren’t made of iron either.

"Eldest Young Madam Gu, the master is right, we too need to rest." Mrs. Chen still held a grudge from when Liu Yun looked down on her son, "Miss Gu has good fortune, she’ll surely get through this safely."

"That’s right, you don’t need to walk, we have to rely on our feet, we must stop to take a breath and eat something."

Mrs. Chen’s words were echoed by many; this Gu Family is really unlucky, not long into the journey, there’s already a death, now another one fainting with fever; best to avoid such people.

Someone had mentioned this, and everyone was pointing and gossiping behind their backs.

Bai Suihe listened to the chatter, but didn’t join in, realizing the Gu Family indeed had bad luck, with more hardships ahead.

Gu Kaiyuan wasn’t helping them shoulder the blame this time nor sacrificing for the entire Gu Family, just letting them fend for themselves; how will they get through on their own?

Gu Kaiping hurriedly pulled Liu Yun back, reprimanding in a low voice, "What are you doing? You’re throwing the face of our Gu Family on the ground to be trampled on?

Even a little escort is worth you begging on your knees."

"But Tong Er..."

"What’s the point now? Go back to the carriage and take care of her, I’ll get some water for you to cool her down."

"Yes, water can help reduce the fever," Liu Yun seemed to have found a way, stumbling back to the carriage.

Xu Yulan, standing away with her son, whispered, "Stay away from your eldest sister these days, it’s a fever, no telling what disease it is, better not get infected."

Gu Anwei nodded obediently, "Will elder sister die too?"

"..." Xu Yulan was stumped by this question; will Gu Antong die?

Perhaps, with the lack of medicine and doctors here, continuing with the fever might turn her into a simpleton; better she dies than becomes a burden.

As soon as the thought of her son having a simpleton cousin occurred, Xu Yulan prayed internally, either let Gu Antong recover or let her die, but don’t let her linger in a half-dead state dragging others down.

Gu Kaiyuan knew about it, of course he couldn’t just ignore it; sure enough, Dongmei had cooked a pot of porridge, and like before, he brought over servings for two.

"Father, Suihe cooked some porridge. I brought some for you. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Heard that Antong is ill too, this porridge is easy to digest."

Gu Baijiang accepted the porridge, "Kaiyuan, you brothers must stick together to avoid being bullied.

Yesterday you did well, accommodating with your two brothers getting your mother settled."

Gu Kaiyuan knew this was another attempt to brainwash him, but the so-called brotherly love and filial ties had long disappeared in a previous life.

He wasn’t interested in talking about it now, but still had to make a show, "Father, you praise too much; it’s something to be expected as a son. Just regret we haven’t done well enough to spare Mother from grievances.

But rest assured, Father, if I get the chance and ability, I’ll bring Mother back and bury her with you."

"..." Is that even human speech? Here he was, alive and well, cursing himself to be buried with his wife.

"We’ll talk about this later. I think there’s no need for the family to split up into two groups; why don’t we have those two Bai family girls, bring the ox cart to travel with us, so we can look after each other.

It’s one serving of porridge, yet split into two."

Gu Kaiyuan, "Father, Suihe already spent all her money to treat Mother’s wounds before; now my wife and I are shamelessly following Dongmei and the others, I can’t make this decision.

But if Father feels I’m too far from Bai Suihe, we can move over to be with family.

But Suihe’s belly is getting bigger, later it’ll be tough on the two sisters-in-law to take care of her."

Xu Yulan, who was watching the fun, didn’t expect the matter to involve her, looked up at the father and son, "Taking care of the third sister-in-law?"