When she had just become Yae Sakura, she had rescued Xia Ji from monsters. Xia Ji had injured her foot from running too fast.
Now, Princess Ying Ji and Xia Ji looked almost identical, giving Mei a sense of déjà vu.
"Yōki, are you all right?"
Mei snapped out of her thoughts, released Yōki, and asked.
"I-I'm fine. Thank you!"
Yōki shook her head and thanked her politely.
"It's your first time traveling this far, so you must be tired, right? It's getting late too. Let's find somewhere to rest first and continue tomorrow!"
Seeing that the sun was about to set, Mei decided not to keep traveling.
"Mm, I've held you all back!"
Yōki lowered her head, feeling a little guilty. Her physical condition was the worst among them.
"What do you mean, holding us back? I'm the one who brought you out, so I'll take responsibility for you to the end." Mei shook her head indifferently. She was not in a hurry anyway, so taking it slow was fine.
"Th-thank you!" Yōki looked at Mei, deeply moved. In her eyes, everything had happened because of her.
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Just then, Ai-chan's voice suddenly rang out in Mei's mind, causing her to pause.
Mei glanced at Yōki and Yingcao, then looked around at the bamboo grove. There seemed to be quite a few fresh bamboo shoots. "Yingcao, Crimson Crow's Wing... there are plenty of fresh bamboo shoots here. You two go dig some up! We'll have them for dinner later."
"Bamboo shoots? All right, Lord Mei."
Hearing Mei's words, Yingcao became interested and hurried toward a bamboo shoot.
"Brat, let your teacher show you how to dig up bamboo shoots!"
Seeing Yingcao preparing to yank the bamboo shoot out with brute force, Crimson