After Gu An and Shen Qingcheng met Master Gu, with the help of another person, they quickly got rid of the troublesome people behind them.

The three quickly found them, but only saw the Dragon Shadow Guard and the Moonlit Swordsman lying motionless on the ground. Their hearts skipped a beat.

Shen Qingcheng clenched his fists and asked the question he already knew the answer to, "Where are Jiaojiao and His Majesty?"

The Dragon Shadow Guard said in a deep voice, "Miss Shen was forced to jump off the cliff, and His Majesty jumped after her."

Master Gu and Gu An's faces immediately darkened.

Even if there's a river below, such a high cliff would be extremely dangerous.

Shen Qingcheng still had a sliver of reason left. Unlike a mad tyrant, he didn't jump down. He composed himself and quickly headed down the mountain via another path.

"General Zhu Nan, you're injured. Let's get it bandaged first," the Dragon Shadow Guard reminded him.

"It's just a minor injury, nothing serious." Shen Qingcheng said without turning his head.

His mind is completely occupied with the fact that Jiaojiao can't swim.

"Father, you stay here and watch over her. I'm going to find Jiaojiao too." Gu An chased after her.

Knowing that the Dragon Shadow Guards had special identities, Master Gu offered to escort the Moonlit Swordsman to the camp.

Concerned for His Majesty's safety, the Dragon Shadow Guard said thank you and immediately disappeared into the night.

...

Meanwhile, in the capital city, thousands of miles away...

With a "thud".

Through the half-open wooden window, I saw a lady's teacup suddenly fall to the ground and shatter into four pieces of varying sizes.

"Madam!" The elderly nanny rushed in from outside upon hearing the voice.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that only a teacup was broken.

"Madam, watch your step. I'll go and get someone to tidy up."

"Granny." The lady clutched her chest, frowning, feeling a vague unease in her heart.

The nanny exclaimed in alarm, "Madam, are you feeling unwell? Don't worry, don't worry, I'll go and fetch a doctor right away."

The old woman ran off quickly, and the lady couldn't stop her. She lost her strength and fell to the ground, her gentle eyes gradually filling with tears as she murmured, "Jiaojiao..."

Shen Jiao rubbed her sore and swollen chest.

Strange, she clearly fell on her bottom, so why did her heart suddenly clench with pain?

Shen Jiao slumped to the ground, recalling the scene of jumping off the cliff not long ago. Of course, she didn't want to fight to the death with the Moonlit Swordsman; she would rather die than be a hostage.

But as she stood on the edge of the cliff and looked down in the moonlight, she noticed a small platform, about half a meter wide, that protruded from the cliff.

If she controls her strength, she can land here.

Shen Jiao didn't want to become the kind of silly girl in ancient costume dramas where the female lead gets kidnapped and the male lead gets beaten half to death while trying to save her, so she jumped down in one go.

Perhaps because the tyrant often dragged her up and down the roof, this height wasn't particularly frightening if you didn't look down.

However, her calf injury was too severe, and falling onto the platform did her no good; most of the half-meter-wide platform shattered.

Fearing being discovered by the swordsman under the moon, Shen Jiao could only walk along the wall as closely as a gecko.

She hadn't walked far when she suddenly saw a huge, black crow plummeting down.

Surprisingly, this crow is quite large.

The night wind in the valley was very strong, bringing with it a little moisture and a faint scent of sandalwood.

She used to hug this scent every night before sleeping, so she knew it all too well.

He came looking for him...

Shen Jiao realized what was happening, her face filled with terror, and she bent down to shout, "Ji Yan!"

With the slightest movement, countless pebbles slid down, but the current was too strong for these small stones to even cause a ripple.

"Ji Yan!"

"Ji Yan!"

Several calls went unanswered, only the booming sound of water.

"Ji Yan! You're a complete idiot."

"Can you really just jump off such a high cliff like that?!"

"You're a madman."

Shen Jiao was both angry and anxious, and couldn't help but curse. Her eyes were a little sore, but she forced back her tears.

She was very angry, but she didn't know why she was angry.

Shen Jiao looked around and finally found a new platform on the far left. As long as she jumped there, she could enter the jungle next to it.

If you run along the riverbank, you might find Ji Yan downstream.

She quickly planned out the route and immediately put it into action. The table was too narrow, and every step made her palms sweat.

Time waits for no one, so there's no time to waste.

With a determined heart, Shen Jiao leaped into the air, only to fall flat on her face, tearing open her wound and causing it to sting painfully.

Without a second thought, she turned and disappeared into the jungle.

Run as fast as you can.

During this time, she felt like she had run all the steps of her life.

It is extremely unsafe to wander alone in the deep mountains at this time of night.

Shen Jiao ran for a while and then spotted a pair of eyes glowing green ahead.

She was stunned. A wolf? Could she be any more unlucky?

As I was thinking this, several more pairs of eyes appeared one after another.

Wolf pack?

Shen Jiao's legs trembled uncontrollably.

Her current physical condition is simply not capable of outrunning a pack of wolves.

She had no weapons, not even a sharp hairpin. Even if she did, she could kill a single adult wolf with all her might, but against a pack of wolves, she would only be good for a midnight snack.

When the wolf pack saw a weak human, they let out howls that sounded like a celebration and hunger, which shook the mountains and also shocked Shen Jiao.

The lead wolf lunged at her.

Shen Jiao reacted instinctively, immediately picking up a stone from beside her feet and throwing it.

This haphazard smash hit one of the wolves' eyes, but it also thoroughly enraged the pack.

They swarmed towards her, baring their teeth and lunging menacingly, determined to tear her to pieces and devour her.

Shen Jiao's face turned deathly pale as she was knocked to the ground by the wolf, unable to dodge. She instinctively raised her hand to cover her face.

Just then, a wooden branch swept through the wolf pack from behind, killing the wolf closest to Shen Jiao.

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