"Well."

Nangong Ling frowned because of the pain, and there was a lot of sweat on his forehead.

The snake that was about to move seemed to be frightened by Nangong Ling's voice. It no longer lay dormant and moved quickly in the direction of Nangong Ling, spitting out snake letters.

Feng Jiuqing was startled, but she immediately reacted and threw the stone in her hand, spinning in the air for a while and hitting the snake's seven inches without any bias.

The black grass snake turned over in pain and twisted around.

Feng Jiuqing breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. The sky was a little dark, and it looked like a heavy rain was about to come.

The gaze behind her was too intense, so she turned around and met Nangong Ling's slightly concerned eyes.

All the events of last night hit her mind, and Feng Jiuqing averted her eyes uncomfortably.

"You are seriously injured now. I have given you medicine. When Dong Yi comes to find you, you can go back and recuperate for a while and you will recover."

"Ahem..."

As soon as Nangong Ling opened her mouth, she couldn't help the itching in her throat, which led to a series of coughs. Her whole body felt like it was falling apart, and her chest felt like it had been torn apart.

After a while, the pale cheeks became a little abnormally red.

Feng Jiuqing was worried that he would die from coughing, so she reached out and patted his back to help him calm down, "Seeing that it's going to rain, I'll take you to a cave to rest first."

Shandong is not far away.

She reached out and hung one of Nangong Ling's hands around her neck, using her thin body to support him as he moved step by step towards the cave.

She dragged Nangong Ling into the cave with difficulty, and sprinkled some medicinal powder nearby to avoid the presence of snakes, insects, rats, and ants.

He hurriedly went out and picked up the dead grass snake.

Then he dragged his tired body to the woods outside to find some hay and firewood.

After doing all this, it was already drizzling outside.

Her head was so dizzy that it seemed to weigh a thousand pounds.

I touched my forehead and found that the temperature was not much different from that of my hands. I didn't know if I had a fever.

Nangong Ling watched her busy inside and outside. Although the two of them were in a desperate situation, her heart was unexpectedly calm.

Seeing that her movements were so weak and like a spinning top, she said weakly: "Let's sit down for a while."

Feng Jiuqing sat at the entrance of the cave some distance away from Nangong Ling.

She always felt a little uncomfortable and had many questions in her mind.

For example, why did you save me?

And why do you want to jump down?

But when the words came to my lips, I couldn't say them out.

In other words, she doesn't want to, or is even afraid of knowing the answer.

It's getting dark soon, the fire is clearing, but fortunately it's still usable.

The hay was lit, dry firewood was set up, and the dark cave was illuminated by the fire.

She was wearing wet clothes, but she put Nangong Ling's coat on a rack built with wooden sticks and dried it slowly.

Nangong Ling coughed twice more from her throat,

"Leave me alone, get yourself dry first."

Feng Jiuqing pursed her lips and stared at the flames that were blown by the wind at the entrance of the cave.

"I'm fine. You were seriously injured. Yesterday...thank you."

Nangong Ling rarely saw this kind of expression on Feng Jiuqing's face, with a hint of discomfort and a bit of shyness, if he read it correctly.

"It's okay, I won't just watch you die."

Feng Jiuqing was stunned, and the doubts in her heart blurted out, "Why?"

"Because I don't want you to die."

Nangong Ling stared into her eyes and spoke word by word.

Seeing Feng Jiuqing's frail figure disappearing on the edge of the cliff, he jumped down without even having time to think.

Feng Jiuqing couldn't explain how she felt now. Her heart seemed to have been stung by something. It didn't hurt, but there was a numbness.

Maybe you’re a little excited, or maybe you’re glad that you didn’t trust the wrong person?

Of course, there are some unspeakable complications mixed in.

Without asking any more questions, he silently took out the knife he carried with him and absentmindedly chopped the snake.

Feng Jiuqing felt that her hands were very weak, but if she fell down now, the two of them would probably end up here.

After handling the snake, her half-dry clothes were soaked with cold sweat.

He raised his hand and wiped his forehead. Water dripped in through the hole and washed away the blood on the snake. He turned around and picked a piece of firewood that was handy and put the snake meat on the fire to roast.

And then she was free and reached out to touch Nangong Ling's clothes.

After taking it off and putting it on him, Nangong Ling's slightly squinted eyes opened and she looked up at him.

I don't know if it was because of the firelight or something else, but her face was slightly red.

"Conditions are not good now, so Your Highness, Prince Sheng, can eat whatever he wants."

Nangong Ling grabbed her wrist and found that her skin was abnormally hot.

His brows suddenly knitted together, his seriousness mixed with a little worry.

"You have a fever?"

Feng Jiuqing was a little sluggish, her movements slowed down for a moment, then she broke away from his hand and raised her hand to touch her forehead.

It seems a little hot.

At this temperature, just take a rest and you'll be fine.

On the other hand, Nangong Ling, who was supporting her, didn't look good from the inside out.

"No problem."

Nangong Ling was not at ease, the wrinkles between her eyebrows almost piled up into hills.

He was a little tough and said: "Sit down."

Feng Jiuqing's movements were a little slow, and Nangong Ling, who was lame on one leg, struggled to stand up and reach out to pull her.

His leg was seriously injured, and if he kept pushing it, it would really break, and then there would be nothing the gods could do.

Feng Jiuqing shouted anxiously, "What are you doing!"

She took a step forward, pressed his shoulder, and managed to catch him. Don't let her efforts be in vain.

Nangong Ling had a tough attitude, "Sit down!"

This was the first time she saw childishness on Nangong Ling's cold face, Feng Jiuqing was surprised and helpless.

She sat next to Nangong Ling and leaned against the cold stone wall behind her. The cold stone made her feel a little comfortable and she couldn't help but sigh.

He closed his eyes unconsciously.

This time, it was as if I couldn't open my eyelids, and my eyelids became heavier and heavier.

Nangong Ling pulled off the robe covering her body, stretched out her arms, and draped them over Feng Jiuqing.

Suddenly enveloped in warmth, Feng Jiuqing wrapped her robe around her and fell into a deep sleep.

In the middle of the night, the fire had been extinguished, and there was no one visible in the cave. The patter of rain was mixed with some subtle moans.

Nangong Ling suddenly opened her eyes, and Feng Jiuqing's breathing sound was as heavy and muffled as a blocked bellows.

I heard her muttering something, but I couldn't hear it clearly.

Enduring the pain, Nangong Ling dragged her injured leg closer to Feng Jiuqing and listened carefully.

As soon as he got closer, he felt as if he was close to a piece of live coals, which made his ears feel hot.

"Water...water..."

Feng Jiuqing was like a traveler walking in the desert. Just when she thought she was about to die from lack of water, a trickle of sweet and fishy water flowed into her mouth.
Chapter completed!