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

in the cave.

"Nan Yuan, wake up." Gu Jingheng reached out and touched Nan Yuan's forehead, which was extremely hot.

The high fever also made him confused, but he also knew that he could not lose consciousness at this time.

He took off the silver hairpin from Nan Yuan's hair and stabbed his arm with it hard.

"Um……"

The intense pain made him regain some consciousness, and he looked down at Nan Yuan in his arms.

There were slap marks on Nan Yuan's little face, which were caused by Li Youning. Her cheek was swollen, which showed how cruel Li Youning was at that time.

"To...stay alive..." Nan Yuan was in a daze and her speech was not clear, but one could still vaguely make out what she was saying.

Gu Jingheng felt distressed. He hugged Nan Yuan tightly and promised, "You will survive. You will, and I will too."

Gu Jingheng untied the hairband on Nan Yuan's head and tied their wrists tightly together.

He was afraid that he would not be able to stay awake until the reinforcements arrived, and he was even more afraid that they would only save him and give up Nan Yuan.

He could only tie himself and Nan Yuan tightly together in this way. If he wanted to save people, he had to save them both together.

"Nanyuan, don't fall asleep. Stay awake. We will be able to get out soon."

But Nan Yuan felt very tired and her body was weak, and the voice coming from her ears made her feel unusually at ease.

She seemed to just fall asleep like that, not caring about anything.

"……Um."

"Nan Yuan?" Gu Jingheng tried to wake Nan Yuan, but the person in his arms didn't respond at all. He frowned, reached out to feel Nan Yuan's breath, and found that it was very weak. Gu Jingheng became panicked.

If she continues to wait like this, Nan Yuan might not be able to hold on any longer.

He knew that Nan Yuan could definitely hear him talking, but she was too tired and didn't have the energy to respond to him.

So Gu Jingheng threatened: "If you don't open your eyes, when I get out, I will kill your newly recognized brother, your parents, and that annoying Xie Luochen.

No, I won't kill them. I will make their life worse than death.

If you don't believe me, just give it a try. You know my temper. I will definitely keep my word."

"You're so noisy!" Nan Yuan frowned, muttered a few words in dissatisfaction, and forced herself to open her heavy eyelids.

"I just want... to have a good sleep. Can you be quiet... quieter?" Nan Yuan's voice was very weak, and there was no trace of blood on her lips. She looked very fragile.

Gu Jingheng was delighted when he heard Nan Yuan's words.

He knew, he knew that Nan Yuan cared about her family the most.

Fortunately... Fortunately, she still has something she cares about that can threaten her.

"Be good and listen. Just hold on for a while. We'll be out soon. Once we're out, you can sleep as long as you want." Gu Jingheng patted Nan Yuan's back and comforted her softly.

When Nan Yuan heard what Gu Jingheng said, she forced her eyelids open and asked, "You...you are not allowed to kill people randomly."

Hearing this, Gu Jingheng's heart trembled and he couldn't help but laugh.

He didn't expect that in Nan Yuan's heart, he had become like this.

Is he the kind of person who is bloodthirsty, cruel and merciless?

Is he?

But it’s better this way, there is something she cares about that can keep her angry.

"I can't guarantee that. You have to stay alive and supervise me."

Gu Jingheng raised his eyes and looked towards the cave entrance. This group of subordinates were so inefficient. It seemed that he needed to give them a good scolding when he returned.

Shen Zhaixing, who was being criticized by Gu Jingheng for his inefficiency, was fighting hard on the cliff.

He had been wandering around the cliff for a long time but couldn't find Gu Jingheng.

"Why are there so many branches?" Shen Zhaixing used a dagger to cut off the branches that were blocking his search for people, and continued walking down.

Suddenly, he smelled a faint smell of blood.

He followed the smell of blood and finally found a bloody tree trunk.

He quickly used the force to jump onto the tree trunk, only to find that there was a piece of cloth tied to it. The material looked like the clothes that Gu Jingheng wore that day.

Shen Zhaixing immediately realized that Gu Jingheng was nearby.

"Gu Jingheng!"

Shen Zhaixing shouted loudly, but the only answer he got was the whistling wind and the occasional calls of birds and beasts in the forest.

"Gu Jingheng, can you hear me?" Shen Zhaixing shouted again.

There was no response, but a bird flew to his shoulder and chirped.

Shen Zhaixing slapped the bird down impatiently.

Does he look so easy to bully? Even a bird dares to stand on his shoulder and act wild?

Birds?

Shen Zhaixing suddenly looked at the bird, only to see it still perseveringly flying towards his shoulder.

He finally realized something was wrong.

Just as he was wondering, he suddenly saw a few birds flying out of a cave not far away.

"Gu Jingheng!" Shen Zhaixing was overjoyed. He intuitively felt that Gu Jingheng was in the cave, so he hurriedly chased after him.

He leaned along the tree trunk toward the cave, scaring away the birds around him.

"Gu Jingheng, you are really here!"

He saw that there was also a bird on Gu Jingheng's shoulder. It seemed that he couldn't shout out, so he could only use the bird to convey information to him. Fortunately, he did not ignore it.

Gu Jingheng was also holding on, and now when he saw Shen Zhaixing coming, he forced a weak smile.

"How did you become like this?" Shen Zhaixing looked at Gu Jingheng's body covered with scars and his brows furrowed even deeper.

Not to mention that Gu Jingheng didn't have the energy to speak now, even if he did, he probably wouldn't explain, he would just angrily scold Shen Zhaixing for not being able to distinguish priorities.

"Forget it, forget it. We can talk about it later. I'll have someone take you up first."

As Shen Zhaixing spoke, he took off the rope on his body and tied it to Gu Jingheng.

"Save...save her." Gu Jingheng uttered two words and looked at Nan Yuan in his arms.

Shen Zhaixing then turned his attention to Nan Yuan, and saw that Nan Yuan was also covered in wounds, but her condition was much better than Gu Jingheng's.

"Her injuries are not as serious as yours. I'll take you up first. I'll stay here with her and promise to take her out with me." Shen Zhaixing said as he tied the rope around Gu Jingheng.

"Your current injuries cannot be delayed. If you leave a minute later, your life may be in danger."

Shen Zhaixing didn't know how Gu Jingheng had gotten himself into this state, but he could tell at a glance that Gu Jingheng's injuries could not be delayed.

Regardless of whether he was injured in any vital parts, the fact that he was bleeding profusely from his wounds was enough to take his life.

As for Nan Yuan, although there was a lot of blood on her body, her injuries were not as serious as Gu Jingheng's.

Even if Nan Yuan's injuries were more serious, it didn't matter in Shen Zhaixing's eyes. After all, he was Gu Jingheng's brother, not Nan Yuan's.

He is incapable of being selfless.

"Save her!" After Gu Jingheng forced himself to say these two words, he fell into coma.

"Hey, Gu Jingheng, wake up, wake up!" Shen Zhaixing pushed Gu Jingheng hurriedly, but Gu Jingheng didn't respond at all.

Shen Zhaixing realized that she couldn't delay any longer and had to rescue Gu Jingheng as soon as possible.

Even though he heard clearly what Gu Jingheng said at the end, he still tied the rope around Gu Jingheng regardless.

"I know you will scold me when you wake up, but as long as you are okay, I will scold you."

Shen Zhaixing glanced at Nanyuan again, with a hint of apology in his eyes: "Miss Nanyuan, I promise I will take you out. Even if you die, I will definitely take your body out.

But now, I have to let Gu Jingheng out first.

If you want to hate someone, just hate me.”

But when Shen Zhaixing took Gu Jingheng to the entrance of the cave, he found that Gu Jingheng's hands and Nan Yuan's hands were tightly clasped together, and their wrists were tied into a knot with a hairband.