At this time, Jiang Li and Hua Ting stayed in a cave at night.
Hua Tingye was half-conscious and half-awake, and could hardly hold on any longer.
Just two hours ago.
The two of them were still hunting in the plum forest, but they didn't know that there was a sound of wild animals behind them. In this winter, it turned out to be a blind bear.
He attacked the two of them as if he had a target. Jiang Li couldn't react at all. The blind bear also seemed to know which side was weaker and rushed towards Jiang Li.
Hua Tingye reacted first, took out an arrow at the critical moment, and shot Xiong Xiazi.
It was rough-skinned and fleshy, but its emotions seemed to be fluctuated by this arrow, making it more manic and more careless in its movements. It changed its target and pounced towards Hua Tingye.
Hua Tingye can only read and write on weekdays. Master Qianqian has never encountered such a situation. The blind bear slapped the horse on the butt all over. The horse was frightened and rolled over. Hua Tingye also fell off the carriage, and his arms were covered with scratches. , through the thick mattress, blood soaked out.
The danger suddenly emerged. When Jiang Li saw this scene, he felt a cold sweat break out from his back and tightly held on to the reins in his hand.
Hua Tingye looked at the blind bear in front of him, turned around with all his strength, and was able to avoid the blind bear's claws, but another palm slapped him on the shoulder mercilessly.
He vomited a mouthful of blood on the spot.
Blind Bear moved his heavy body and prepared to pounce on him again.
At this critical moment, Jiang Li stretched out his hand, and Hua Tingye reacted quickly. Jiang Li held on to the reins tightly, even drawing traces of blood.
She gritted her teeth. If she accidentally let go, both of them might be buried here today.
It took a lot of effort to get to where I am now, and I must not die here.
Hua Tingye used his last strength to get on the horse, slapped the horse, raised its hooves high, and ran forward.
There were gusts of strong wind behind him, and Jiang Li felt as if her heart was in her throat and about to burst out of her chest.
Fortunately, Blind Bear finally didn't take the photo.
The horse ran forward for some distance, and the sky gradually became dark. Jiang Li didn't know where exactly this place was. She just stopped the horse for a moment when something heavy fell down behind her.
Half of Hua Tingye's sleeves were already soaked with blood, and his whole face was pale at the moment. Jiang Li hurriedly turned over and dismounted to check.
The moment he dismounted, the horse seemed to be untied and ran towards the distance.
Jiang Li had no time to react and couldn't catch up with the horse.
She felt panicked in her heart. She was in a strange place with no one around her. Her only horse had run away, but her cousin was seriously injured.
She pushed Hua Tingye: "Cousin, wake up."
It was getting late, and the two of them were just like this on the snow with no cover. It was not easy to get rid of the blind bear, but they were afraid that the smell of blood would soon attract the beasts nearby.
Hua Tingye coughed and was shaken awake by Jiang Li. He only felt that his body hurt badly.
Blind Xiong's palm just hit him on the shoulder, and he fell heavily to the ground. Now he only felt the pain and was numb for a long time.
"Jiang Li, you go first."
He was unconscious, but he also knew that if the delay continued like this, both of them might be in danger.
Jiang Li shook her head: "I won't abandon you."
She couldn't do such a thing. The blind bear was here for her. If she left her cousin now, and if something happened to her cousin, she would feel uneasy for the rest of her life.
After Hua Tingye heard this, he coughed twice and said no more.
Jiang Li searched around and finally found a small cave.
She was actually very afraid of this kind of place. She always felt that there was something unclean in it. When she was homeless before, she would rather sleep on the street than in a cave like this.
There are always some dirty bugs in this cave, and sometimes there are even some poisonous snakes.
But there was no other way now. Jiang Li gritted his teeth and helped the person who fell on the ground up.
Hua Tingye's consciousness was a little unclear, but he also knew what he should do at this moment. He barely supported his body and followed Jiang Li's pace.
The snow was thick and the cold wind was blowing. It was obviously very cold, but there was a trace of sweat on her forehead.
Nothing can happen to either her or her cousin.
It was dark inside the cave and couldn't see anything clearly. Jiang Li went outside to collect some firewood and finally made a fire.
She hadn't used this skill for a long time. She had been away for ten years, and things like making fires were easy for her.
After lighting up the fire, she briefly checked Hua Tingye's injuries. Hua Tingye still had some consciousness and subconsciously wanted to stop her.
Jiang Li sounded a little angry: "Cousin, how long have you been, and you still care about this?"
Hua Tingye let go only after hearing this.
He originally thought that he was afraid that his injuries would scare Jiang Li, but she misunderstood.
After the clothes were taken off, the shoulder area was already bruised. Not only was blood oozing out, but there also seemed to be a large bruise inside, which looked horrifying.
Jiang Li only felt scared. If she couldn't get treatment in time, she didn't know what kind of problems would happen if it continued.
However, it was getting late now, and if you accidentally encountered other beasts when you went out, there was really no way you could do it.
The only solution now is to hide in this cave and wait for Yuan Jing and the others to find something wrong and come find him.
Jiang Li struggled to tear open her sleeves, wipe away the blood that seeped out from the surface, and bandaged him with her sleeves to stop the bleeding, but it didn't have much effect.
Hua Tingye had fallen asleep.
Jiang Li only felt that she was very lonely now, there was no sound around her, and she felt very uncomfortable.
Pain came from her hand. She looked down and saw that her hand was also deeply cut.
She suddenly remembered the time before when Pei Zhi burned her hands with porridge.
I couldn't help but feel grievances in my heart. Her hands were really disastrous.
Will the third brother know that she is in danger now? If only the third brother were here, she would not be so isolated and helpless.
Thinking of Pei Zhi, Jiang Li couldn't help sobbing a few times and wiped her eyes again. She didn't know when the corners of her eyes were already wet.
She quickly pulled away from this emotion and warned herself secretly from the bottom of her heart.
No, now that her third brother is gone, she can only rely on herself. She has to conserve her strength to last until then.
Yes, now she can only rely on herself.
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Hua Tingye opened his eyes in a daze, and there was fire in front of him. There was someone leaning against him, and he felt pain all over his body.
Looking to the side, Jiang Li's face was rubbed with some black charcoal dust, looking dirty and pitifully tight.
Hua Tingye couldn't tell what he was feeling. If someone else had encountered such a situation, they might have abandoned him long ago.
After all, at this critical moment of life and death, there was not much connection between the two people, so there was no need for her to save herself like this.
He stretched out his hand to wipe off the dirt on Jiang Li's face, when a sound suddenly came from the entrance of the cave.
Hua Tingye was alert. He moved slightly, and Jiang Li beside him also woke up.
He put his hand to his ear: "Shh."
