92 Delicate Person (2/2)

Nodding her head, Rin turns to leave. However, just like before, a searing pang shot through her head causing her to feel lightheaded.

”Ah…”

Her vision went fuzzy and black for a few seconds as her sight gradually began to blur. A loud pounding rang through her ears before finally her body tiredly fell to the ground.

”Oi, kid!”

Seeing Rin's body tumbling to the ground, An Sun abruptly made his way to catch her from hitting the ground. Clutching her in his arms, An Sun was surprised by the lightness of the boy's body.

This guy…He was seriously too light!

However, he also strangely felt an intense burning coming from the 'boy's' body. An Sun's palms felt scorching hot under Rin's body.

His face wrinkled upon recognizing she had a high fever.

Had he been like this the entire time? Did he kill all those men like this?

Looking down at the pale, sweaty face An Sun's eyes darkened.

A faint ringing hummed through her ears, the words leaving An Sun's lips who was staring down at her with puckered brows began to fade. All she could hear was the sound of her own feeble breathing.

Struggling to stay conscious Rin finally gave in and collapsed limply in the young man's arms.

…

In a deep slumber, Rin finally woke up to a slight throb in her head. Rin's eyes blearily blinked awake to recognize the view of her pen's familiar ceiling.

In a moment, her vision cleared before she slowly sat up from her mat. The previous agony she felt had faded to a dull throb. Moistening her lips, Rin looked beside her for a cup.

Thirsty.

Her throat felt parched and scratchy.

Looking for a cup of water, Rin suddenly stopped upon detecting the sound of footsteps approaching her pen.

Walking in with a dull expression was An Sun. Seeing her awake, An Sun's eyes lit up for a brief moment before fading back to their previous darkness.

”You're up.”

”En.”

There was silence.

An Sun's frosty eyes never left Rin who merely sat upright on her mat staring back at An Sun with intense, unwavering eyes.

An Sun broke the silence with a faint cough.

”You had a fever.”

”It seems so,” Rin answered back with a hoarse voice.

Another round of silence.

”We currently don't have a physician with us at the moment, so you won't be able to be treated if it's serious.” An Sun's voice was cold, but his brows couldn't help but wrinkle.

”That's alright, Lord An. I don't need a physician, this is just a recurrent fever that comes and goes. I assure you I'm fine.”

Besides, even if she wasn't, she wouldn't want them to treat her. If they did, they would find out her true gender.

Dying from sickness would be far better than dying in the hands of the brutal commander. Rin couldn't help but sigh helplessly at her unfortunate situation.

”Lord An, about our previous discussion,” Rin said with an impassive expression. ”I believe I know a profitable province to trade your items to. The Jilin Province in the northeast areas has exceptional goods and wealth.”

”Is that so?”

Rin nods. ”Yes. But more importantly, they can grant you more power if they agree to assist you.”

An Sun's eyes lightened in response to her words.

”Go on.”

Rin clears her throat before she continues.

”Of course my Lord. But first, is it possible I could get a drink of water?”

An Sun's lips twitched.

Was he ordering him to give him water?

As much as he wanted to respond with a cold and threatening remark, An Sun paused as he recalled how Rin previously fainted. An Sun's lips tightened into a straight line.

With a dark expression, An Sun sticks his head out of the pen and orders a nearby soldier for a cup of water. Although confused, the soldier doesn't hesitate and runs off to get him water.

A few moments passed before the soldier returned with a cup and jug of water in hand. Taking it, An Sun walks forward and roughly sets the objects down beside Rin.

Rin held back a smile as she watched the scene before her. She knew from An Sun's previous expression that he must have felt guilty after she had fainted. Thus, she couldn't help but wish to take advantage of such a rare moment.

Pouring herself a cup of water, Rin patiently drank while An Sun stared at her with crossed arms. Feeling the cool liquid go smoothly down her throat caused Rin to feel relieved.

Satisfied, Rin places the cup down and looks back at An Sun with bright, glimmering eyes.

”Not many know this, but the Jilin Province has exceptional power and backing. Their army is almost with equal lengths with my grandfathers. I believe if you're able to convince them to support you, you'll be able to achieve your goal for power.”