Chapter 411: Wet Nurse

"Little brother, are you in some trouble?"

Li Miao had no intention of exposing him, just supporting his face and asking with interest.

The young man tried to feed the infant some meat shreds, and seeing she wouldn't eat, his expression became even uglier. Hearing Li Miao's question, he couldn't help but feel sorrow, sighing as he said.

"Yes, I was originally delivering a letter to my hometown for my master, but I happened to run into a group of villains plotting something, fought them for a night, and only managed to protect this child and escape..."

Halfway through, he suddenly gave a bitter smile.

Why was he saying all this?

This person was just a rich young master who pretended to be cultured; he probably hadn't even seen a chicken killed a few times in his life. Besides scaring the other person, what use was there in saying all this?

Thinking of this, he shook his head.

"Martial arts world matters, you wouldn't understand, big brother."

Li Miao raised an eyebrow and said with a smile.

"I am also a martial arts world person?"

The young man looked him over carefully upon hearing this and gave a bitter smile.

"Big brother, don't kid me. Your hands are delicate, not even a callus to be seen, and the skin on your face is more delicate than a woman's. You probably haven't even held a sword in your life, right?"

"Let's not talk about this."

He covered the swaddle and bowed to Li Miao.

"Wu Mingxiao, from Dengzhou."

"May I ask your name?"

Li Miao said with a smile.

"Li Sen, just an idler."

Wu Mingxiao nodded.

"Big brother, where do you live? Later, I will escort you down the mountain. After I send you home, can you help me find a wet nurse to feed my young lady?"

Li Miao tilted his head.

"That might be too late. I am from the capital, just wandering around here... Besides, your young lady's face is pale; she can't wait for us to go down the mountain."

Wu Mingxiao was momentarily panicked.

He trained in the army all day and hadn't even touched a woman's hand, let alone an infant. He just felt that it was common for his own face to turn pale from martial arts training, and he thought the infant was the same.

"Bi—bi—bi—"

He started stuttering.

Li Miao reached out his hand.

"Give me the child."

"Oh, oh."

Wu Mingxiao nodded and blankly handed the infant to Li Miao.

Li Miao lifted the swaddle, reached in and pinched a few times, secretly passing some true Qi into her.

"Waaaa—"

The infant immediately opened her eyes and cried loudly, making Wu Mingxiao jump with joy; he leaned in front of Li Miao to look around, asking anxiously.

"Big brother, you also know medicine?"

Li Miao handed the infant to him with a smile.

"I wouldn't call it medicine, but I have... a bit of understanding of the human body."

"This child seems to have been dropped, and then frozen, hungry, and jolted for a few days, almost to the point of losing her breath. She just woke up now."

Wu Mingxiao nodded repeatedly, and seeing the infant crying non-stop, he continued to ask anxiously.

"Then big brother, why is she still crying..."

Li Miao waved his hand.

"Hungry, obviously. If you were hungry for two days, you'd cry too."

He looked up and saw Wu Mingxiao looking at him with anxious, expectant eyes, seemingly waiting for him to provide a solution.

Wu Mingxiao was from a military background and young. Although he felt Li Miao didn't know martial arts, he was older after all, and his speech and behavior carried a kind of confidence and detachment that didn't take anything seriously, and he had casually solved the infant's illness, making him develop a sense of reliance.

Li Miao didn't refuse either.

"Wait."

He stood up as he said this.

Wu Mingxiao was stunned.

Just now, Li Miao was lying on his side, covered by a bear-skin cloak, so it wasn't obvious. Now that he stood up, his figure was revealed; even through the loose long gown, one could see the near-perfect outline, and his height was a full half-head taller than Wu Mingxiao.

The version of himself in Wu Mingxiao's dreams was just like this.

Li Miao jumped off the rock and smiled back at Wu Mingxiao.

"Whatever you hear in a moment, don't move, remember?"