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

But just for a moment, she patted the hem of her clothes and stood up again, looking up at the sky, "There is still about an hour now, we still have time, go back to the caravan to get some ropes, and then go down to pick them up in time."

Lin Zheng pondered for a moment, and it seemed that he really couldn't find a better way than what Jiang Ning said. He nodded slightly, "Then let's go back together."

Jiang Ning calculated the time, and it took them about an hour to walk up the mountain. If the two of them went down the mountain together and came back up again, during this time, Shen Qingrong's blood would be drained.

"It's too late." She looked behind her, and the leaves covered the forest tightly, making it difficult for people to see inside.

There may be a lost fairy hidden inside, but it is more likely that there are countless ferocious beasts and unknown assassins and dangers.

She swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and looked at Lin Zheng with firm eyes, "If it was you alone, maybe it would be too late, but if I was a burden, it would be impossible to complete."

"No." His voice was still as indifferent as water, but in that indifference, there was a faint resoluteness that cannot be questioned.

From the day he met Jiang Ning, she has been framed and murdered by countless thieves. Although she survived every time because of good luck, no one can tell whether the next time the good luck will come again.

If this is destined to be a problem of choosing one or the other, Lin Zheng will naturally not use a thing that Mu Jingzhao has planned to gamble on Jiang Ning's unforeseen danger.

Jiang Ning sighed, knowing that he couldn't shake Lin Zheng, so he continued to argue with him.

She looked left and right for a moment, and her gaze was fixed on a tree trunk covered with vines. The vines were about the thickness of a finger, and the brownish-brown color was a bit green, and they held the whole tree tightly with an unreasonable gesture. Tightly wound and embedded deeply in the trunk.

She stepped forward in two steps, grabbed the vine on the tree and pulled it down.

"How?" She held the vine and faced Lin Zheng with a proud face, but she didn't see the admiration she expected from the other's eyes.

On the contrary, what she saw in each other's eyes was pity and heartache flowing quietly.

Even so, he stepped forward in two steps and quickly chopped off a few vines with his knife. In the shadow of the sword, all the vines that were full of trees fell to the ground.

Jiang Ning bent down and picked up the vines all over the ground one by one, "When I was young, I often went to climb trees in the mountains to pick fruits. Once, when I was picking wild fruits on the trees, a big bird jumped out of nowhere and scared me. I jumped, so I missed it."

Jiang Ning carefully tidied up the vines in his hands, straightened up and let out a breath.

She turned sideways slightly, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw that Lin Zheng behind her also stopped moving, as if he was attentively waiting for her follow-up.

She laughed suddenly, "In desperation, I could only reach out and grab the vine in front of me. I didn't expect it to be stronger than I thought, and it really could bear my weight. Otherwise, I would probably break it." Slightly."

As he spoke, Jiang Ning picked out a green vine and yanked it vigorously. "I don't know if it can still bear my weight after all these years."

Behind him, Lin Zheng paused slightly when he was cutting the vines.

"Your Majesty, I don't understand."

Jiang Ning looked back at him holding the vine in one hand.

"Why do you take such a big risk for the empress?"

Although Lin Zheng said he was in the inner courtyard of the imperial palace, he also admitted that he had met all kinds of people in the past ten years.

Naturally, he has also seen people who are willing to put life and death aside for others.

But the premise of all this must be that the two are relatives or lovers.

But I have never seen someone who sacrificed his life for his enemies like Jiang Ning.

"I just do what I think I should do."

"What to do?"

"Ah."

"Saving the Empress at the cost of your own life, is this what you think you should do?"

Seeing that he was showing a bit of reluctance, Jiang Ning sighed helplessly, "Do you think, besides me, who else doesn't know that all this is arranged by the emperor?"

Lin Zheng was stunned.

Jiang Ning chased after the victory, "Do you think the relationship between the emperor and the empress is so close that the empress is willing to entrust her life to him?"

When Jiang Ning said this, Lin Zheng understood instantly.

Mu Jingzhao and Shen Qingrong didn't have any deep friendship at all, so Shen Qingrong had no reason to pay such a high price for Mu Jingzhao's plan.

Then there are only two possibilities.

Or, Shen Qingrong didn't even know that this was Mu Jingzhao's conspiracy, but she still sacrificed herself to save her at the critical moment.

Or, they had actually reached an agreement, but the assassin deviated during the assassination.

If it is the first possibility, then Mu Jingzhao is ruthless; if it is the second possibility, the mystery behind the incident is really chilling.

"In the whole incident, the empress and I were the only ones who didn't know about it. If I don't do some things, I really can't think of who should do it." With the ups and downs of emotions, Jiang Ning's voice became louder and louder .

At this time, Lin Zheng's eyes became a little more complicated.

Although Jiang Ning's words have always explained this matter objectively, but in his ears, every word and every word is condemning them who stand by and watch.

However, Jiang Ning didn't notice that his emotions were wrong, and continued to speak.

"If I don't do something, then I'm an indirect accomplice, and I can't forgive myself for that."

After finishing the sentence, Jiang Ning continued to hang his head, pulling the vines in his hand one by one to test whether they were firm.

"Your servant will do it." Lin Zheng's voice was soft, but firm and uncompromising.

Jiang Ning was startled, and then handed over half of the vines in his hand.

"I thought you would laugh at my stupidity and naivety." Her voice was very soft.

"Your Majesty's sincerity is so precious, I am not qualified to comment."

Jiang Ning watched Lin Zheng's slender fingers move quickly between the vines, and quickly tied a knot.

"Sorry, I dragged you into the water again."

Lin Zheng paused slightly when he tied the knot, "I am willing." After a while, he said again in a voice that could hardly be caught by the ear, "This time, the first time, every time, every time."

Jiang Ning couldn't help Lin Zheng, so he manually drew the length from the tree trunk to the cliff. After the two collaborated, Lin Zheng finally made a rope of the right length.

"Huh!" Jiang Ning exhaled heavily, looking down at the abyss under the cliff, under the layers of clouds and mist, he vaguely saw the lush trees below the mountain.

Jiang Ning thought for a moment, then picked up a stone and dropped it.

The stone instantly disappeared through the clouds and mist.

She gasped for an instant.

"I'm ready." Jiang Ning turned his head and saw that Lin Zheng had already tied the vines to his waist. (end of this chapter)