Forced to be a third person: I turned around and left the palace to marry a villain

Qu Tingyun found himself somewhat uncomfortable with Shangguan Chen's feelings towards Li Xing, but at the same time he felt a hint of inexplicable joy for seeing Li Xing attack him just now.

He patted his chest, trying to sort out the tangled mess of emotions, and for the first time he was confused about his own feelings.

When Li Xin brought back the hare, although Xiao Ruoxin did not see the fish she was expecting, she was soon attracted by the roasted hare, especially when Li Xin handed her the two largest legs, the little girl immediately smiled.

Seeing her eating with gusto, Li Xin couldn't help but laugh. Indeed, it was always easy to coax a child as long as there was delicious food.

Shangguan Chen came back a little later. Xiao Yichen noticed that his hand was injured and asked him a few questions politely.

Shangguan Chen glossed over the incident as an accidental fall and scratch, and Xiao Yichen did not delve into it.

"Brother Fengtian, have you found out anything?"

Xiao Yichen approached Qu Tingyun and asked in a low voice, his eyes moving between Li Xin and Shangguan Chen.

"The relationship between Li Xin and Shangguan Chen is complicated and difficult to explain simply."

Qu Tingyun replied: "But what is certain at the moment is that we should be more vigilant against Shangguan Chen, rather than alienating him."

"So, our main target of defense is Shangguan Chen." Xiao Yichen concluded.

Qu Tingyun nodded to indicate that he understood.

"We will arrive at Longyuanze tomorrow. The terrain there is complex and dangerous, and there is miasma everywhere.

For safety, we need to find the herbs as soon as possible and leave. I have marked the location of the herbs on the map. After we go in, we will act separately so that we can complete the task faster. "

After dinner, Qu Tingyun spread out the map and pointed out several key medicinal material gathering points to everyone.

"Brother Qu, have you considered grouping?" Shangguan Chen asked thoughtfully. It would be difficult to divide the five of them equally no matter how they were divided.

“The herbs are distributed in three main directions, so we have to divide them into at least three groups.”

As Qu Tingyun spoke, he took out five branches, which he had just picked up.

He cut the branches into different shapes, wrapped them up and rubbed them on the cloth, then let go: "In order to be fair, we will draw lots to decide the groups."

"Agree." Centrifugal responded immediately and was the first to pull out a branch.

The others also made their choices in turn. Finally, Qu Tingyun lifted the cloth to reveal the lot: Xiao Yichen and Xiao Ruoxin were in a group, Qu Tingyun and Li Xin were in a group, and Shangguan Chen was alone.

"The grouping results are out. Do you have any objections?" Qu Tingyun said, looking at the branch in his hand.

"Since I'm in a separate group, I hope I can choose the area first."

Shangguan Chen played with the branch in his hand, looked at the map again, pointed to the central area and said, "This is mine."

This location was not far from any group, and was mostly covered with forests, suitable for concealing one's whereabouts. It just met his special needs.

Except for Xiao Ruoxin, everyone else knew Shangguan Chen's thoughts. Li Xin's eyes were filled with warnings, and Xiao Yichen and Qu Tingyun were even more alert.

The next morning, before dawn, the group set out. After a day of trekking, they finally arrived at Longyuanze in the evening. According to the previous arrangement, the five people acted separately.

Ordinary herbs are easy to find, but gentian is hard to find in the shade of trees in Longyuan Lake because it likes light.

"Mr. Qu, look!"

Li Xin and Qu Tingyun searched for a long time but found nothing. When she looked up inadvertently, she saw a gentian swaying in the sun on the opposite cliff.

"The mountain wall is almost vertical and not easy to climb. It will take some effort to get this gentian." Qu Tingyun said as he assessed the difficulty.

Qu Tingyun stared at the steep mountain wall opposite, then turned to Li Xin and said, "Miss Li, I need your help."

"Is it really okay?"

Li Xin asked as she checked the vine in her hand. Although the vine looked strong, she was worried that the sharp rocks on the cliff would break it quickly.

Qu Tingyun tied the vine rope around his waist and said with a smile: "As long as we cooperate well, this little wear and tear is nothing. I will go down later, please make sure you hold on tightly."

Realizing the responsibility he had, Li Xin tightly grasped the rope and said firmly, "Understood."

"Thank you." Qu Tingyun said, then jumped off the cliff lightly.

"It seems like he truly trusts you."

Not long after, Shangguan Chen jumped down from the tree and stood behind Li Xin and said. He squinted at Teng Suo and sneered:

"Qu Tingyun is a cunning man. He has been suspicious of me all along the way, but I didn't expect him to be so confident in you. Does he think you are already his partner? How stupid!"

Shangguan Chen was about to cut the vine rope when suddenly there was a clear sound and the dagger and the hidden weapon collided.

"Liu Li, this is a rare opportunity. Qu Tingyun is a martial arts expert, and he has the support of the Qingxu Sect behind him, so it is not easy to get rid of him.

If he died here, we could say it was an accident. Longyuanze is already full of dangers, and even if the Qingxu Sect investigates, they won't suspect us.

And once he dies, it will be easier for you to deal with the Xiao brothers and sisters."

"shut up!"

Li Xin shouted sternly: "He once saved me. If you want to harm him, at least you have to repay his kindness first!"

The vine rope suddenly tightened, and Li Xin knew that Qu Tingyun had found the gentian, and signaled her to pull him up.

Ignoring Shangguan Chen who was dumbfounded beside him, Li Xin pulled the vine rope with all his strength.

However, just as she pulled with all her strength, the sound of the vine breaking came. Shangguan Chen, holding a dagger, had just cut the crucial rope!

"You!" Li Xin looked at Shangguan Chen angrily, but had no time to blame him. He immediately rushed to the edge of the cliff and tried to grab the fallen vine rope.

Unfortunately, the vine rope was cut off in mid-air. Li Xin finally grabbed a section of it, but was dragged down the cliff by inertia and fell with Qu Tingyun.

"Centrifugal!"

Shangguan Chen exclaimed, his original intention was just to get rid of Qu Tingyun, and he didn't intend to put Li Xing in danger. He stretched out his hand to grab Li Xing, but only grabbed air.

At this moment, everything became unpredictable.

Li Xing and Qu Tingyun fell off the cliff together. He lay on the edge of the cliff with his hands stretched out, as if time had stopped at this moment and his heart was filled with coldness.

Is this the end of life? As he fell, Li Xin closed his eyes tightly, and everything around him was pitch black.

It was freezing cold and extremely uncomfortable! She dreamed that she was submerged in water and fear engulfed her like a tide.

My breathing became heavy, and my chest felt like it was about to burst. This is what death feels like, and it is more unbearable than I imagined...

"Leave the girl? Leave the girl? Leave the girl!"

Qu Tingyun patted her cheek gently, trying to wake her up. They were soaked, but fortunately there was a deep pool at the bottom of the cliff to catch them, otherwise the height would have been fatal.

Even in a coma, Li Xin still held tightly onto the broken vine.

Qu Tingyun took a look at the neat fracture and understood everything - this was Shangguan Chen's work.

This time, he was saved by Li Xin.