I don't know when, the sky darkened, and the moon was covered by thick dark clouds as soon as it climbed up, as if a heavy rain was brewing, and the surrounding area was so dark that I couldn't see my fingers.
Tao Yaoyao took out the Huozhezi and saw Xie Lan's forehead covered in cold sweat, so she immediately grabbed his hand and felt his pulse.
"You actually reversed your inner strength, and you're dying."
She thought he had just used his last bit of inner strength to bring the two of them here, but she didn't expect that he would actually use such a method of destroying his body.
She had promised to help him nurse himself back to health, but he was so willing to take his own life. How long would she have to work to cure him?
Angrily, she threw away his hand and turned around and ignored him.
At this time, a gust of cold wind blew by, and she subconsciously tightened her clothes. Then she remembered that the belt had not been untied, so she squatted down to untie the belt, but the knot of the belt was difficult to untie. She couldn't untie her hands at all, and she didn't want to talk to him. After thinking about it, she put out the fire and planned to discredit him.
She had tied such a knot countless times in her previous life, and now she could untie it even with her eyes closed.
However, when she squatted down to touch the rope, she touched something cold and slippery. It was strange. Although her and Xie Lan's belts were both made of silk, they were both embroidered with something. It was impossible. So slippery.
And this doesn't feel like fabric, more like...
The moment she blew the fire stick, Tao Yaoyao jumped up and jumped on Xie Lan. She hugged him like a eight-caught fish, her whole body trembling.
He muttered, "Snake."
The snake was not poisonous, but Tao Yaoyao was most afraid of snakes. Whenever she remembered that she had touched her just now, she felt uncomfortable all over.
"My lord, hurry up and pull him down."
After Xie Lanqiang stood firm, he walked over with her in his arms, squatted down and pinched the snake's seven inches, and threw the snake off the cliff, "Okay, you can come down now."
When Tao Yaoyao heard this, instead of coming down, she hugged her even tighter.
"You keep searching, and I will come down when you are sure there are no snakes around."
After saying that, he remembered that Xie Lan could not see clearly now, and said, "You hold me and walk forward, and I will show you the way. My lord, I am not doing this for myself. This is a deep mountain and old forest, where there are the most poisonous snakes, insects, and ants. It’s also a good thing for us to be careful.”
Xie Lan didn't say anything, but he really made a circle around the area while holding her. After Tao Yaoyao was sure that there were no poisonous snakes around, she jumped down and breathed a sigh of relief.
"My lord, your belt."
It was windy halfway up the mountain, so they didn't wear much. If they stayed here all night, they would probably lose half their lives.
She just saw a lot of herbs nearby. For the sake of her own life, she told Xie Lan to sit where she was, and she picked herbs nearby by herself. Not long after, she discovered a rare cave on the edge of the other end. .
"Your Majesty, I found a cave. I'll help you go there."
Tao Yaoyao reached out to pull him, but Xie Lan didn't get up, "Why is there a cave here?"
"I don't know." In fact, she was also curious, but at this time, she couldn't care so much. It was about to rain. In the middle of winter, getting wet in the rain was not a romantic thing.
Of course, she was not very courageous. Although she discovered the cave, she just took a look and ran over. She planned to take Xie Lan in to have a look.
"Have you gone in to take a look?"
Xie Lan asked again.
Tao Yaoyao pursed her lips, not wanting to tell the truth or lie. Just as she hesitated, he suddenly stood up and helped her move forward.
Strange man.
The cave was not big, and could only accommodate two people lying in it. There was some straw and some firewood in the cave. It looked like a temporary residence for the hunters, but it was impossible for the hunters to come to such a place.
Could it be done by someone who fell off a cliff before?
However, after confirming that the cave was safe, Tao Yaoyao finally felt relieved.
"My lord, please sit down first."
She was about to light a fire, but Xie Lan immediately stopped her, "I can't protect myself now, and this is a cliff. If something unexpected comes because of lighting the fire, have you ever thought about the consequences?"
Tao Yaoyao thought of something and blew out the fire in an instant.
"Forget it, let's make do with it for one night." She divided the herbs she found, chewed a small pile for herself, and gave the rest to him. "Eating it raw like this, although the taste is average, is not good for the body. Useful."
Xie Lan did not reach out to take it, but asked another matter, "I have taken the medicine as you said, why am I still not in good health now?"
"My medicine is just in case, not a panacea. Besides, you reversed your internal strength when you were feeling unwell just now. Now you don't explode and die. You go crazy and have fun."
"No, what I am saying is that I took the medicine you gave me when I came to rescue you. Why did I still have an attack?"
So that's it.
"This medicine will only work when you are feeling unwell. There is no way to prevent it if you take it in advance." After Tao Yaoyao stuffed all the herbs into his mouth, he took his hand and felt his pulse again.
"Take the medicine I gave you first, and then adjust your breathing to see if it feels better after your internal strength recovers."
While Xie Lan was adjusting her breathing, it started pouring rain outside. The cave was not big and there was nothing to block it. After a while, the door of the cave was wet. Xie Lan sat inside and adjusted her breathing. Tao Yaoyao was too embarrassed to disturb her. , can only stand in the corner and wait for the rain to stop.
It's true that when the house leaks, it rains all night.
The heavy rain continued until midnight with no intention of stopping. By this time, Tao Yaoyao's hands and feet were numb.
"Come and sit."
A familiar voice sounded, and Tao Yaoyao stiffened and slowly turned around to look over, "Are you feeling better?"
"The internal strength has recovered a bit."
That means it's not healed yet.
Tao Yaoyao sat over and closed her eyes tiredly. She had not rested for two days and one night. Her body had reached its limit, but her mind was extremely clear.
"Why did the prince come here?"
This place was so remote that Xie Lan couldn't just pass by by chance, but there was no reason for him to go out of his way to save her.
"If you die, who will treat me?"
Okay, that makes sense.
"Then how did you know that I was brought here?"
"Chang Geng saw it accidentally."
"That……"
"I'm not sleepy anymore." Xie Lan felt some noise in his ears and turned his back to her, "Go to sleep."
She didn't believe he could sleep in such a heavy rain?
Tao Yaoyao muttered in her heart that Xie Lan had a weird temper and was different from ordinary people. She didn't know how long it had been before she actually fell asleep.
When she woke up again, it was dawn, the sun was shining all over the mountain forest, and a beam of light was still shining on the entrance of the cave.
The place around her was empty, and she sat up with pain all over her body. When she was about to go out and take a look, Xie Lan walked in with a branch full of wild fruits.
"Let's go."
Tao Yaoyao took the wild fruit, picked one and stuffed it into her mouth, then asked him, "Are you feeling well?"
"Um."
That means you can leave.
"Wait a minute, look at your posture, are we going to continue jumping off the cliff?" But this place is obviously closer to the top of the mountain. Since his martial arts has recovered, why should he sacrifice the near for the far?
Moreover, none of them knew what was going on under the cliff, so it was not Xie Lan's style to act rashly and regardless of the consequences.
Then he thought of something and his face changed slightly, "The Third Prince discovered your whereabouts?"
"yes."
The news came from Chang Geng early in the morning, so he couldn't go up now. He could only jump down and then join his people.
Although there was no family relationship in the Tian family, Tao Yaoyao still felt a little uncomfortable when Xie Lan admitted so happily that his brother wanted to kill him.
"Then let's go."
Tao Yaoyao took the initiative to reach out to hug him, but Xie Lan suddenly stepped back and avoided her.
Tao Yaoyao changed her face on the spot, "Your Majesty..."
Xie Lan didn't say anything, put his arms around her waist, and then jumped down. Tao Yaoyao had no time to prepare. When she realized that her whole body was falling, she subconsciously hugged him tightly.
Smelly man, dog man.
She was really crazy to sympathize with her just now.
Sure enough, a man who feels sorry for him will be unlucky for the rest of his life.
After a while, the two of them reached the bottom of the cliff. Before she could stand firm, Xie Lan pushed her away, turned and walked to the side.
Tao Yaoyao is so angry.
"My lord, what exactly did I do to offend you? If you tell me, shouldn't I be able to do it? You look happy and unhappy now. You don't know, you think I'm messing with you."
Although they had landed safely, there were panic forests everywhere, and there were people from the third prince nearby, so she couldn't fall out with him yet.
But she also doesn't like to get along awkwardly.
"Your Majesty..." Tao Yaoyao chased after him and stood in front of him, "You are a grown man, why are you more coquettish than a woman?"
Xie Lan stopped at this moment. Just when Tao Yaoyao thought he was finally willing to talk to her, she saw him suddenly squat down and pick up something that looked like iron from the ground.
How could there be such a thing in this place?
When she was about to ask, she saw Xie Lan glance around with a solemn expression, then after walking around, he chose a direction and walked forward quickly.
Tao Yaoyao couldn't stop him, so she could only run after him.
After the two walked for an unknown amount of time, Xie Lan finally stopped beside a mountain.
"There seems to be someone over there."
Xie Lan covered her mouth, then pulled her to hide behind a big tree not far away. The two of them carefully poked their heads out and saw a dozen men pushing carts from the cave not far away. Pulling things from inside to outside.
In the middle of winter, everyone here only wears short-sleeved shirts and everyone is sweating profusely.
Looking to the side, Tao Yaoyao opened his eyes wide.
iron.
She remembered that in ancient times, iron could only be mined by the government, and mining it privately was a serious crime of beheading. But there were no officials here, and these people were doing it secretly. It looked like they were mining privately.
No wonder Xie Lan's face looked so ugly just now. It turned out that he had guessed it a long time ago.
"Your Majesty, let's go first."
Anyone who dares to mine iron ore privately must be a big shot, and he is also desperate for his life.
She cherished her life and did not want to have anything to do with this matter.
So she dragged Xie Lan to leave, but Xie Lan held her hand instead and walked to the other side.
