Bai Yueguang, the stand-in for Prince Sick Jiao

The setting sun gathers the afterglow and gradually sinks behind the west mountain.The mountains and forests are quiet, and in the dimness, only the fluttering of birds' wings can be heard.

Zhao Zhiyue felt severe pain all over her body, especially the area of ​​her left foot.

Heartbreaking pain surged up one after another, a thin layer of sweat broke out on her forehead, and she tried to open her eyes, only to find that there was darkness in front of her eyes.

She propped herself up and got up on the ground. After falling down the hillside, her ankle was twisted, and the palm of her hand was cut several times by the branches, but the bleeding had stopped.

It was already dark, the surroundings were quiet, and there was no one around. She was a little scared, and she didn't know if the assassins who attacked them had left.

Just as she was thinking about what to do next, there was a sudden rustling sound from the grass in the distance, she was startled, she hid in the jungle without daring to make a sound, and stared straight at the place where there was noise.

There were three people carrying knives and carefully searching the forest. They were all dressed in black and covered their faces, exactly the same as the killer who assassinated that day.

Seeing them getting closer and closer, Zhao Zhiyue froze all over, wanted to escape but didn't know how to do so.

At this time, a black shadow flashed across the forest, and the three quickly chased there without hesitation.

Seeing them walking away, Zhao Zhiyue breathed a sigh of relief, just as she regained her composure, something landed on her neck, she subconsciously exclaimed, but before she could make a sound, someone covered her mouth.

"Don't bark, it's just vines."

Zhao Zhiyue was taken aback.

Shen Xuhuai brushed away the hanging vines, looked at her distressed appearance, and said half-threateningly: "Don't make a sound, if you attract them, I will push you out."

Seeing him, Zhao Zhiyue couldn't stop the tears in her eyes, and forgot to answer for a while.

"Why are you crying?" Shen Xuhuai frowned, wondering if he had spoken too harshly, but after thinking about it, what he said was clearly the truth.

Zhao Zhiyue was covered with her mouth, unable to speak, she shook her head to show that she would not make a sound, and Shen Xuhuai let her go.

At this time, the sky had completely sunk, and the people searching in the forest hadn't completely withdrawn, and the things they wanted hadn't been found yet, so Shen Xuhuai naturally wouldn't choose to leave at this time.

The team had been dispersed when he came, and although he had just found the cave where Song Yinian had been, he still needed Zhao Zhiyue's key to enter the stone chamber.

At night, the cool wind was like water, and the faint moonlight fell through the gaps in the woods, and I could barely see the road under my feet.

Zhao Zhiyue injured her ankle, and it was extremely difficult to walk. She looked at the tall figure in front of her, bit her lip, and followed him again, not wanting to trip over a branch, she threw herself forward, the pain made her almost cry Out.

Shen Xuhuai heard the movement, looked back, and saw her lying on the ground, his tone was still very calm: "Stand up when you fall."

Zhao Zhiyue felt wronged, and suddenly missed her father, but after thinking about it, she gritted her teeth and got up.

Seeing that she was fine, Shen Xuhuai withdrew his gaze and continued to walk deep into the forest.

Before she had gone far, Miss Zhao fell again.

Shen Xuhuai pressed the center of his eyebrows, turned around and walked back, seeing that her skirt was stained with mud and her fair face was also dirty, he asked, "Can I still go?"

Zhao Zhiyue raised her face to look at him, her eyes were red: "My lord, I, I can't seem to walk anymore."

"So you can still go?"

"No." She subconsciously shook her head, then nodded again, "Yes, I can go."

Shen Xuhuai didn't know what she was holding on to, but this stubborn look reminded him of something, then he knelt down and said to her: "If you can't leave, just say it."

The cold moonlight fell on his browbones, his eyes were as clear as water, inexplicably softer.

Zhao Zhiyue was slightly startled, and lowered her eyes unnaturally: "My lord, when I fell down, I seemed to have sprained my foot."

Hearing this, Shen Xuhuai's eyes fell on her ankle: "Which foot?"

"It should be the left foot."

Shen Xuhuai didn't answer any more, got up and went to the nearby woods.

Zhao Zhiyue stared blankly at the back of him leaving, feeling a little lost in her heart, and thought that it would be good if he left, if she took her with her, it would probably delay a lot of things.It's just that she was a little bit scared to stay here alone.

She struggled to get up and sat down against the tree.The mountains and forests at night were really scary, she didn't dare to look at them, so she simply closed her eyes.

Too many things have happened in the past few days, and she hasn't had a good rest for a long time. Although her ankle hurts badly, she can't stop the drowsiness from coming.

Perhaps, falling asleep will not hurt.

When she was drowsy, the sound of footsteps gradually became clear. She really had no strength to run away. She tried to open her eyes, but saw Shen Xuhuai squatting down in front of her.

"Your Excellency—"

"Didn't you twist your foot?" Shen Xuhuai crushed the herbs he found, "Take it off by yourself."

Zhao Zhiyue responded weakly, and took off her socks, revealing her red and swollen ankles, which looked very scary.

Shen Xuhuai said: "I'm offended." Then he supported her ankle, and with just a slight movement, Zhao Zhiyue burst into tears in pain: "It hurts."

"Endure it." Shen Xuhuai knew that she was in pain, but if she didn't put her bones in place, it would affect her walking in the future.

Zhao Zhiyue had tears on her face, and she knew it was useless to cry out for pain, so she bit her knuckles to keep herself from making a sound, so as not to attract the killer.

Shen Xuhuai's movements were crisp and quick, he straightened the bones in one fell swoop, and then covered the herbs.Enduring the severe pain, Zhao Zhiyue insisted on not making a sound, sobbing until the end and asking: "Are you alright, sir?"

"Soon." Shen Xuhuai suddenly raised his eyes to look at her, and saw that her eyes were red, her face was pale, her fingers were bitten bloodstained, and she never yelled a word of pain.

Wen Sheng said that she is like a candle fluttering in the night, unable to stand a little wind, and needs someone to take care of her wholeheartedly so that she can last forever.But people always have a side that others don't know. Under the seemingly weak appearance, there is actually a tough heart.

Shen Xuhuai relaxed his movements and said, "Do you have a handkerchief on you?"

Zhao Zhiyue shook her head, not to mention the silk handkerchief, when she fell down, she even lost one of her earrings.

Since there was none, Shen Xuhuai had no choice but to cut off a section of her skirt with a dagger and bandage it up. He did not forget to explain: "Official uniforms are gifts from the imperial court, and if they cannot be damaged, I can only wrong you."

"...not wronged."

Zhao Zhiyue sniffed, then looked down at him carefully.His eyebrows and eyes are beautiful, like mountains and haze, and the red mole falls on the tip of his eyebrows, filled with moonlight, like clouds and cold water.

She was raised in a deep boudoir since she was a child, and she has never seen other men except her father, but the No.1 she met was such a good man.
Seeing her in a daze, Shen Xuhuai reminded, "It's done."

Zhao Zhiyue came back to her senses, looked at the wrapped ankle, and said, "Thank you, sir."

"We should go."

After simply treating the foot injury, Shen Xuhuai found a branch for her, which was just right in thickness and could be used as a crutch.

Zhao Zhiyue leaned on crutches and walked slowly behind him, not knowing where he was going, but she always felt that if she followed him, she would definitely be able to get out of this mountain forest.