Princess of the Jurchen Empire 10

Although the people were able to rest, the children, who were literally exhausted, needed help.  Entering the gates of the secret city, the giant realized that the children needed to be saved.  Children simply fell from fatigue and malnutrition.  Fortunately, Wang Li knew salvation was near!  As soon as the travelers entered the city, the shutters opened in the dome, which looked like the night sky.  The night air of the upper world dispersed the accumulated dust, cobwebs and dampness.  At the same time, lamps were lit throughout the city.  There were many lamps, they lit up over every house, and there were also lamps at every crossroads.  The giant invited people to choose their homes.  Those who could not go, he ordered to respond and promised his help.  A murmur was heard - the fountains began to work and at the same time, huge, shiny barrels began to fill with life-giving water.  The giant, as he could, helped people.  For those who did not have the strength, he brought life-giving water from barrels.  People who, having drunk water, received energy, helped those who could no longer even sit down.  Water, which was in shiny barrels, could not, of course, replace food, but could temporarily replenish a person’s strength and energy.  Finally, the square in front of the gate was almost empty.  Each family received a house in which they were to spend the night.  The underground city was huge.  The inhabitants of all three capitals could fit here, and there would still be room.  So, I have already said that by the time it was midnight, the area in front of the gate was almost empty.  Right now, only Eileen and her children and Wang Li and the princess were here.  After a brief consultation, Wang Li decided that the princess would spend that night with Eileen and her children.  When Eileen suggested this option to the giant, he did not object.  Wang Li understood that a woman knows better the needs of a little girl.  However, when the giant handed the little princess Xi into the hands of Eileen, the girl began to cry.  After stroking the baby's head, Wang Li smiled and walked out of the house with a determined step.  The house that Eileen chose was right next to the house where the giant decided to live.
 After washing himself with water from the fountain, the giant scooped up water from the barrel with his large palm.  The water tasted amazing!  Entering the house, the giant looked around.  The triangular yurt-like house was brightly lit as soon as Wang Li lifted the curtain and entered.  The house was empty; there were only walls and floors.  Wang Li was ready for it.  Fortunately, the floor in the house was warm.  It was like heaven!  The giant lay down on the floor and dozed off.  But he couldn't sleep.  The canopy lifted and Alyn entered the house.  The princess cried in her sleep and called for her savior.  It even seemed to Eileen that the baby had a fever.Having driven away the remnants of sleep, the giant sighed and left the house.  The princess didn't really sleep.  Her eyes shone feverishly, and she wept softly.  And the baby started coughing.  Wang Li filled a flask of water from a barrel.  The water was cold, so he placed the flask between his clothes and his heart.  When it seemed to him that the water had warmed up a little, he gradually, a few drops, began to pour water into his small mouth.  The girl clutched the man in a death grip.  Sitting on the floor and leaning against the wall, the giant and the princess fell asleep.