After the prince was reborn, he forced me to marry him and took me into the East Palace

"Xiao Fengzheng, do you see that cave?" Gu Jingheng's voice was calm and steady, making people trust him involuntarily.

Nan Yuan tried to calm herself down, followed Gu Jingheng's line of sight, and nodded: "See... I see."

"Crawl over." Gu Jingheng said.

If he were not injured now, he might be able to bring Nan Yuan over easily, but the reality is that his current physical condition does not allow him to do so.

"Crawl... crawl over?" Nan Yuan's eyes widened instantly, and her gaze involuntarily turned to the abyss under her feet, which was bottomless.

The path leading to the cave was actually a tree trunk that stretched across the abyss.

The trunk was slender and slippery, like a snake winding between the trees. If she was not careful, she would be crushed to pieces!

An indescribable feeling of fear surged in Nan Yuan's heart.

"Don't look down." Gu Jingheng's voice was soft but firm, interrupting her thoughts.

He pointed to the belt tied around his waist and consoled her: "Climb up from me and move along the tree trunk little by little. Don't worry, I'm here, you won't fall."

Nan Yuan followed Gu Jingheng's gaze and saw the belt he tied around his waist, and understood what he meant.

Even if she unfortunately fell, as long as Gu Jingheng was there, the belt would hold her tightly and prevent her from falling.

But even so, she was still a little scared!

"I……"

Nan Yuan was about to retreat, but when she looked up, she saw that Gu Jingheng's hands, which were tied to the tree trunk, had turned purple due to lack of blood circulation.

If she continued to persist like this, even if she was rescued, Gu Jingheng's arm would be beyond repair.

"……it is good."

Nan Yuan tried hard to suppress the fear in her heart and closed her eyes tightly.

Her hands trembled slightly, but she still held Gu Jingheng's legs firmly.

She took a deep breath and, with the strength of her arms, climbed up little by little.

Suddenly, Nan Yuan felt her fingers pressing on a sensitive spot. Gu Jingheng's body trembled slightly and he let out a low groan.

Nan Yuan was startled and stopped what she was doing, feeling a little flustered.

"What's wrong with you?" Nan Yuan asked worriedly, with a hint of panic in her eyes.

Gu Jingheng frowned, as if enduring some kind of pain.

His face was pale, but he endured the pain and said in a trembling voice: "...It's okay. Keep climbing."

Nan Yuan suppressed the doubts in her heart and gritted her teeth to persevere.

When she finally climbed to the same height as Gu Jingheng, she saw that he was sweating profusely.

Their breathing intertwined. Nan Yuan hurriedly calmed himself, looked away, and started climbing again.

In the end, Nan Yuan successfully grabbed the belt he tied to the branch, and using it as leverage, she climbed up with difficulty.

She looked down and saw that the cliff was bottomless, like a monster with its mouth wide open, just waiting for them to fall into its belly.

Nan Yuan's face was as pale as paper, with sweat dripping down her cheeks. She tried hard to calm her inner fear and crawled carefully towards the cave.

She felt as if time had slowed down, and every inch of movement was filled with difficulty.

After an unknown amount of time, Nan Yuan finally climbed to the end. She grabbed the edge of the cliff and jumped up.

She lay exhausted in the cave, her whole body aching as never before, but her heart was filled with joy.

"Gu Jingheng, I'm coming!"

Nan Yuan looked back excitedly, but found that Gu Jingheng had lost consciousness.

His face was as pale as paper, his body was covered in blood, and blood was dripping from the wounds bit by bit.

Nan Yuan's heart sank suddenly as she realized that Gu Jingheng had fainted due to excessive blood loss. If he was not treated quickly, he might die.

"Gu Jingheng!"

Nan Yuan shouted, but Gu Jingheng still didn't react at all.

She looked at the belt tied around her waist, then at Gu Jingheng who was not far away from her, and a plan came to her mind.

She untied the belt and tied it to a boulder nearby, tugging hard to make sure it was secure.

Only then did he pull Gu Jingheng towards here little by little.

But soon, Nan Yuan found that she could not pull it anymore.

Looking again, I saw that Gu Jingheng's arms were tied firmly to the tree trunk.

Nan Yuan frowned. She had to untie the restraints on Gu Jingheng's arms first.

This meant she had to crawl back up again.

This time is different from just now. If she falls down this time, she will be smashed to pieces.

But if he didn't crawl back, Gu Jingheng would have no choice but to wait for death.

"Gu Jingheng, ah Gu Jingheng, I saved you this time, just as I repay you for saving me. From now on, we owe each other nothing."

Nan Yuan hesitated for a moment, but finally jumped onto the tree trunk.

She doesn't want to owe Gu Jingheng a life!

Not long after, Nan Yuan crawled back and looked at Gu Jingheng's arms that were tied tightly. She gritted her teeth, pulled out the hairpin, and cut it bit by bit.

"Boom!"

The violent impact made Gu Jingheng sober up instantly.

He opened his eyes and saw that he was hanging by a belt with a cliff below him.

"you're awake?"

Nan Yuan asked in surprise.

If she had known that he would wake up so easily, she should have hit him with stones a few times to wake him up, and she wouldn't have to take such a risk to come over and help him untie the rope.

Gu Jingheng looked back and saw Nan Yuan holding the hairpin and still cutting the rope.

Now, there is nothing he doesn't understand.

Gu Jingheng closed his eyes and sighed, he didn't know what to say.

"Climb over here carefully." Gu Jingheng instructed Nan Yuan.

After hearing this, Nan Yuan realized that she needed to climb back into the cave.

Suddenly, Nan Yuan's mood became bad.

But there is no way to avoid it, we have to climb anyway.

Fortunately, after climbing twice, she had become proficient and quickly climbed back to the cave.

"Gu Jingheng!" Nan Yuan shouted down.

"I am still here."

Gu Jingheng's voice came up.

Nan Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, then put the hairpin aside and reached out to pull the rope that tied Gu Jingheng.

Soon, Nan Yuan pulled it up.

She too had exhausted all her strength and collapsed on the floor of the cave.

But she soon remembered the injuries on Gu Jingheng's body, so she quickly got up, tore off her skirt, and bandaged Gu Jingheng's wound.

Although there is no medicine, it can at least stop the bleeding and prevent him from dying from excessive blood loss.

"Hahaha……"

Nan Yuan had just finished her work when she heard Gu Jingheng's chuckle.

"What are you laughing at?" Nan Yuan asked puzzled.

He stopped laughing, a hint of teasing flashed in his eyes, "I'm laughing at you, you're so audacious."

"Do you know what's going on below the cliff? Are you going to jump down with me?"

Nan Yuan replied unconvincedly: "Of course I know. There are branches all over the cliff. If we jump down, even if you don't hold on to the tree trunk, we will most likely be caught by the branches."

"Maybe you'll get hurt, but you won't die."

Nan Yuan had memorized the map that Nan Jiamu gave her a long time ago. She had originally planned to get familiar with the road conditions so that she could get away from the capital and Gu Jingheng. However, she had never expected that it would ultimately be used for this.

Gu Jingheng's eyes gradually darkened. He keenly noticed the message inadvertently revealed in Nan Yuan's words and asked, "Why do you want to know the road conditions here?"