The mountain breeze was whistling in my ears.

Xiao Yunjiao knew that she was constantly falling.

But the temperature emanating from the body holding her tightly in front of her shocked her more than she was falling off a cliff.

Shen Yuzhou actually jumped down with her!

Before they had time to think, Xiao Yunjiao felt that they were falling downward—the branches sticking out from the mountains surrounded them, softening the impact of the fall, but also bringing a burst of intense burning and stinging pain.

She looked up, Shen Yuzhou was still holding her tightly with one hand, and the other hand grabbed the branch that stretched out.

There were many more visible wounds on his body, in addition to those left by the fight with the Assassin just now, and the ones he had been scratched by the branches to protect her. And he's looking bad now.

Xiao Yunjiao looked around, there were still about ten zhang from the ground of the valley, and the branches that stretched out obliquely from the mountain were two big trees that grew out of the cracks in the stone and were entangled.

They were dragged by these two big trees so that they did not die on the spot.

However, Shen Yuzhou was obviously not lightly injured, and she felt that his hand supporting the weight of the two should be dislocated.

Xiao Yunjiao stretched out a hand and tentatively pulled the branch beside him, and after confirming that it was still relatively strong, he also grabbed a branch to share a little weight on his body.

Shen Yuzhou sensed her thoughts, and cooperated with her, little by little, with the help of those branches, he moved the two of them to the branches of the main trunk, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

After resting on the tree for a while, Shen Yuzhou regained some strength and held his left arm with his right hand, which was still free to move.

"Click-"

The sound of bones meeting on this deserted cliff was particularly clear, and Xiao Yunjiao couldn't help but frown deeper when he listened to it. But Shen Yuzhou didn't react much, just moved the arm that was connected.

"You can get out, what are you jumping off for?" Xiao Yunjiao had been staring at Shen Yuzhou, the expression on his face hidden in the shadows cast by the sun through the leaves.

She said let him go, this person jumped down with her so desperately, if it weren't for these two trees to cushion them with some falling force, they would be by the Yellow Spring at this moment.

Shen Yuzhou glanced at her, "Protecting the princess's safety is a matter of the minister's duty." ”

Obviously, his tone was flat, but Xiao Yunjiao could hear that he was very angry.

She moved to his side, and the concern in her eyes was also exposed to the sun, "Brother Xingyuan, your injury ...... How's it going? ”

Seeing her worried look, the anger in Shen Yuzhou's heart disappeared, and he said, "It's much better, let's rest for a while and recover some strength, and we'll find a way to get out of here." ”

He was a little angry before Xiao Yunjiao asked him to let go of her hand, but he also understood that she was thinking about herself. Fortunately, with these two big trees, the lives of the two of them are safe at this time, and it is inevitable that they will be too much to care about the choice of life and death.

Xiao Yunjiao looked at his appearance of being covered in bruises in order to protect herself, and knew that what he said was to coax herself, but she was reassured by this sentence.

There wasn't much room for the two of them on the thick branches, and the two had to be very close to each other. They were all exhausted, and neither of them spoke at this time, leaning together and resting with their eyes closed.

just snuggled together, and I don't know how long it took, Xiao Yunjiao opened his eyes and looked, only to see that the sky was sinking in the west, leaving only a thick afterglow on the side of the mountain.

When she opened her eyes, she felt sleepy. After thinking about it, Xiao Yunjiao moved his body slightly, but ran into Shen Yuzhou beside him.

Through the thin clothes, Xiao Yunjiao felt that Shen Yuzhou's body temperature was getting higher and higher, and when she looked up, she saw that Shen Yuzhou's face was a little abnormally ruddy. Xiao Yunjiao couldn't help but hold his hand and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Shen Yuzhou opened his eyes and shook his head, "It's nothing, get ready, we're ready to go down the mountain." ”

Xiao Yunjiao reached out to his forehead, "You're feverish!" ”

They can't wait any longer, they have to get out of here quickly.

Although they brought a lot of people with them, no one came to look for them for so long, something must have happened. Shen Yuzhou must quickly find a place to recuperate, or get out of this place while they still have the strength to spare.

After a few hours of rest, both men regained some strength.

The situation was tense when she was assassinated, she didn't have time to see the situation under the cliff clearly, and now that she was about to leave, she took a closer look at the appearance of the cliff.

At a distance of more than ten zhang, she looked a little dizzy, as if there was some man-eating monster hidden under her head. The deep cliffs below are craggy, and the branches are slanted, although there are some stones that can be borrowed, but Xiao Yunjiao's hands and feet are still weak, and he almost can't hold the trunk and fall.

Shen Yuzhou stretched out his hand and grabbed her, "I'll go down to explore the way first, you follow me, can you do it?" ”

There were a lot of vines hanging on the cliff wall, and Shen Yuzhou took out a dagger from his boots, and cut off a fairly sturdy one in Xiao Yunjiao's surprised eyes.

"Why do you still have a dagger with you?" Xiao Yunjiao asked.

"When you go to war, you get used to carrying a weapon with you." Shen Yuzhou said while tying vines to the book.

Xiao Yunjiao nodded and didn't ask more, helping Shen Yuzhou to remove the extra leaves on the vines.

Confirming that the vine was firmly tied, Shen Yuzhou took advantage of this vine, carefully stretched out a leg to test it, and slowly stepped on a stone.

After taking two steps down to confirm that it was okay, he stretched out his hand to Xiao Yunjiao, "Come, don't be afraid, step on the place I stepped on." ”

Xiao Yunjiao pulled Shen Yuzhou with one hand and the vine with the other, and climbed down the place where he had just landed.

The two of them groped their way down step by step, and soon the vine was at the end of its use.

There is still a few zhang of height below, but fortunately, the closer to the foot of the mountain, the more gentle the slope of the mountain, Shen Yuzhou opened a way through the branches that grew in the mountains.

When he finally stepped on the flat land, Xiao Yunjiao was already weak in his limbs and couldn't say a word.

She lay on the ground gasping for breath and looked at Shen Yuzhou, who was also lying beside her.

His clothes were even more disheveled, his face and hands were covered in dust, and he looked like a mess. Xiao Yunjiao looked at Shen Yuzhou like this, and he didn't know where the strength came from, but he actually laughed.

Aftermath.

That's exactly where they are at this time.

The summer night came late, and even though the sun had set, there was still some light in the sky. In such a sky, you can faintly see a few stars, and the moon that can only see a shadow.

"That's good." Xiao Yunjiao pulled the hand that had not let go just now, and felt the other party grip it back hard.

That was a response to her.

It's good that they're all alive.

After lying on the spot and resting for a while, Shen Yuzhou pulled Xiao Yunjiao up.

"It's getting night, so let's find a place to spend the night." Shen Yuzhou said.

The temperature in the mountains will drop sharply at night, and if you don't find a place to spend the night, I'm afraid that both of you will get sick.

Looking around, Shen Yuzhou pointed to the side and said, "There seems to be a sound of water over there, there should be a stream, let's go and take a look." ”

After walking east for less than a quarter of an hour, I saw a mountain stream. The creek is not wide, about less than a zhang, the water is clear, and you can vaguely see the pebbles under the water.

Xiao Yunjiao perked up, ran to the stream and reached out to touch it. The water was so cool that she was overjoyed.

She lowered her head and tore off a piece of her skirt, soaked it in the stream and rinsed it a few times, and then ran to Shen Yuzhou with it.

"Wipe your face quickly, apply a compress, you're all feverish."

Shen Yuzhou looked at Xiao Yunjiao who was wiping his face in surprise - he thought that she would clean herself up first, or drink some water first, after all, she hadn't eaten a drop of water for most of the day, and the corners of her mouth were a little peeling.

Who knew that she immediately thought of wiping his face.

Shen Yuzhou's heart was soft at the moment, and he sat obediently, letting her wipe her face with unskillful movements.

The corners of the handkerchief that she tore off temporarily were not very neat, but it was like a panacea, and Shen Yuzhou really felt that the symptoms of fever had subsided a lot.

"The water is still clear, I'll go get some for you to drink." Xiao Yunjiao wiped his face clean and ran back to the stream.

She carefully picked up a handful of water with her hand, but before she could take two steps, the water flowed through her fingers. Xiao Yunjiao couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, and as soon as she frowned, she saw Shen Yuzhou walking to her side at some point, still holding a broad leaf in his hand.

"Use this." Shen Yuzhou squatted down to wash the leaves, and he didn't know how he got them, so he folded the leaves into the shape of a big spoon with three strokes and five divisions.

He scooped a spoonful of water with the leaf spoon, and the spoon made of the leaf turned out to be very useful, and did not leak a drop of water.

Xiao Yunjiao's eyes were pleasantly surprised, and before he could open his mouth to praise, he saw that the spoon had been sent to him.

She took it in a daze, Shen Yuzhou smiled at her, and drank two sips of the water in the stream with his hand.

The spoon made of the leaves was originally for her.

The corners of Xiao Yunjiao's mouth rose, and he drank some water from the leaves, moistening his parched lips and throat.

With the clear water entering his throat, the lost strength also came back a lot, and Shen Yuzhou even broke a branch and forked two fish, and in Xiao Yunjiao's unbelievable expression, he took out a fire fold from his arms and made a fire to roast and eat.

"That's what it is...... Habit? Xiao Yunjiao sat by the fire, dragging her cheeks, her eyes widening curiously.

Seeing Shen Yuzhou nodding, Xiao Yunjiao stretched out his thumb, "Good habits." ”

This grilled fish didn't have any seasoning, it was just cooked, and it was even a little fishy, but Xiao Yunjiao still thought it was very delicious, and ate the whole fish cleanly, except for the bones.

Shen Yuzhou smiled when he saw her eating a full face, and silently handed the second grilled fish to her.

Xiao Yunjiao shook his head, "I'm already full, you can eat quickly." ”

She had never been hungry, and only now did she feel a little out of shape and lowered her head in embarrassment.

Shen Yuzhou saw her shyness, and thoughtfully did not speak, bowed her head and concentrated on eating fish.

After taking care of themselves briefly, the two of them supported each other and walked forward along the stream.

When they went up the mountain in the morning, they went out of the city in a carriage, and Xiao Yunjiao only knew that it was surrounded by rolling green hills. Now in the middle of the valley, the surrounding mountains are even larger, as if they want to hold them in their sleeves.

Xiao Yunjiao knew very well in his heart that it would not be easy to find a place to spend the night in this unknown valley, so he could only do his best to obey the fate of heaven.

I don't know how long I walked along the stream, but I saw the stars and moon in the sky getting brighter and brighter, and the night getting deeper and deeper.

These five mountains didn't know how to grow, and Xiao Yunjiao felt that they should all walk along Jinyun Peak, but they still didn't find an exit. But to their surprise, they found a small cave.

Shen Yuzhou blew up the fire fold he was carrying and shone it into the cave, seeing that the fire fold was not extinguished, and there was no strange sound in the cave, he said to Xiao Yunjiao, "We can't go any further, we will rest here." ”