After being forced to marry as a substitute, I became famous in the limbo

Lin Zheng didn't change his face, he only flicked the hand on his chest slightly, and the dagger in Jiang Ning's hand made a crisp sound, and instantly deviated.

The shock from the handle of the knife made Jiang Ning's palms slightly numb, and his whole body fell to one side due to inertia.

The savage weeds almost brushed against Jiang Ning's side face, leaving a hot touch, Lin Zheng had quick eyesight, and grabbed her arm to help her up.

"Sorry." His voice was low, but his eyes remained on Jiang Ning's profile.

She looked suspiciously, and subconsciously looked in the direction Lin Zheng was looking at. She felt a warm touch from her fingertips, and only then did she realize that her cheek was cut.

Jiang Ning waved his hand indifferently, looked up at him, "How could you..."

Lin Zheng let go of the hand supporting Jiang Ning's arm, "I just came from Qingshui County, and I happened to be alone in the woods. I was worried about my mother's safety, so I followed along."

She nodded slightly, probably also guessing such a result.

She didn't really dislike being followed by Lin Zheng all the way. In such a remote place, deep in the mountains, old forests, and inaccessible, it was better to have someone to protect her than no one.

Lin Zheng quickened his pace and gradually walked in front of Jiang Ning. He raised his sword and opened a small path through the weeds, but he didn't ask Jiang Ning why he appeared in such a place full of wild grass.

Could it be that he knew what he was here for?

Jiang Ning's heart couldn't help but tremble. If according to what Lin Zheng said, he happened to meet him on the road and followed him all the time, then the other party probably didn't know what happened. Ask why?

"Niang Niang, I observe that the soil on the right side of the front is relatively dry, so it should be easier to find?"

Jiang Ning paused, and looked up at the back of Lin Zheng in front of him.

"So you know that all this was planned by the emperor?"

Lin Zheng's back stiffened slightly, but he didn't answer.

"This is about the life of the empress." Jiang Ning's voice trembled a little bit even he didn't notice it.

Lin Zheng turned around slowly, looking at Jiang Ning with complicated eyes, not knowing what emotions it was.

"Since the emperor did that, there must be his reasons." Lin Zheng's voice was still indifferent, as if what he said was just a flower and plant, not a living person.

Jiang Ning suddenly felt a nameless anger rising from her chest, suffocating in her chest, almost making her breathless.

She used to regard Lin Zheng as her friend. He saved herself from fire and water many times, and knew her true identity and what she had experienced over the years, so she naively felt that he was someone she could trust.

Until now, she saw the same indifference on his face as Mu Jingzhao.

Only then did she suddenly realize that she had already been trapped in a cage that Mu Jingzhao tailored for her.

Everyone around her was arranged by Mu Jingzhao and stood firmly by his side.

And what happened today was also a big drama planned by them together. Of all the people in it, only I didn't know about it, and only I was coaxed into circles.

Xu Shi was stung by the fear and distrust in her eyes, Lin Zheng stepped forward hesitantly, as if he wanted to reach out and touch her.

When the fingertips were about to touch the corner of the opponent's clothes, Jiang Ning dodged it.

There are thousands of words in her mind, she wants to scream, she wants to go crazy, she wants to ask loudly what is the truth.

What's the point of being wiped out?What is the reason for your own people to be pushed into a dead end?What is the reason for those innocent people who died tragically?
But in the end, she just took a deep breath and said in a muffled voice, "Look for herbs first."

There was a flash of astonishment in Lin Zheng's eyes, but then he nodded, "Yes."

The two walked forward silently, the long sword in Lin Zheng's hand kept hitting the weeds to make a rustling sound, and the weeds gradually came to an end unconsciously.

"Niang Niang." Lin Zheng swung his long sword vigorously, knocking down the last row of weeds, revealing the steep cliff with trees.

The two of them were only one step away from the cliff.

"what's up?"

Lin Zheng looked back at her, "Since you know that everything is arranged by the emperor, why do you insist on going up the mountain to find herbs for the empress?"

Jiang Ning stared at the rocks under his feet. Sure enough, as Lin Zheng said, this place is full of rocks, and the soil is extremely dry. It should be a good place for thistles to grow.

"Everything before is speculation. I can't bet the Queen's life just because of my unfounded speculation."

"Then now that you already know, why continue to look for it?"

Jiang Ning shook his head, "I don't want any accidents to happen."

Lin Zheng was taken aback.

In Jiang Ning's words, there was no concealment of his distrust of Mu Jingzhao.

She couldn't help her family find a way out because she knew she was weak and powerless, and she didn't have the ability to compete with Mu Jingzhao.

But this time, she can only do a little bit hard and try her best to save it with her own strength.

Lin Zheng raised his head and was about to say something to Jiang Ning.

When he looked up, he saw that Jiang Ning had long since disappeared from the open space in front of him.

His heart tightened, and he quickly looked left and right, and finally, at the end of the cliff, he saw that small figure squatting on the ground.

The cliff was about one step away from her. The surface was dry and thin, and occasionally a few pieces of gravel rolled down with Jiang Ning's movements.

Jiang Ning's upper body leaned forward, as if he would fall down in the next second because of his unstable center of gravity.

"Miss!"

Lin Zheng trotted forward and reached out to grab Jiang Ning's arm and pull her back.

But when she turned her head back, there was some anger in those watery eyes, "Look!"

Lin Zheng pulled her arm subconsciously, pulled it back a little, and then poked his head out to look at the bottom of the cliff.

They saw small purple flowers swaying in the wind on the steep stone wall of the cliff. That was the big thistle they were looking for.

Lin Zheng looked at her with a smile in his eyes.

He stood in front of Jiang Ning, stepped forward slowly, and stretched out his hand as hard as possible, trying to pick the big thistle back.

However, no matter how he stretched out his hand, no matter how hard he tried, his fingertips could barely brush the top of the little flower,
With Shen Qingrong's serious injury, the only way to stop the bleeding is to uproot the whole plant.

Jiang Ning and Lin Zheng looked at each other, and they both saw a deep sense of powerlessness in each other's eyes.

Even if Lin Zheng is a master of martial arts, it would be extremely dangerous to pick a plant of grass on such a steep rock wall, not to mention uprooting it.

Jiang Ning took a deep breath, sat down on the ground slumped, raised his head and shouted to the sky, "Ah—— bastard!"

I don't know if I'm scolding God or Mu Jingzhao.