She was originally the Princess of Nanzhao, but due to an unexpected twist of fate, she ended up living among the common folk. Eight years ago, Xiao Nan'an, the Regent of Tianqi, rescued her du...
Chapter 134 Want to die? Not that easy!
Just when the two thought they were about to be torn to pieces, the whistling sound of the wind suddenly intensified in their ears.
Then, with a bang, a biting chill came from all directions - they fell into a bottomless water, separating their entangled bodies.
The cold water instantly rushed into her nasal cavity. Manluo struggled instinctively and quickly floated to the surface. While choking and coughing, she saw Chu Jin beside her also emerging from the water.
Ripples appeared on the clear water surface, and thick fog filled the air. As far as the eye could see, there was only endless water surging in the fog, winding towards the unknown depths of the clouds.
Despair is like seaweed wrapped around the throat. If there is no end, won’t I die of hunger and cold?
Manluo wiped the water off her face, looked around, and suddenly her eyes lit up.
In the haze, a small piece of gray land suddenly appeared under the stone wall not far away, and a few wild flowers bloomed brightly, swaying in the wind.
At the same time, Chu Jin also discovered the land.
The two looked at each other, ignoring the grudges between them, and waved their arms almost at the same time, swimming hard towards that glimmer of hope.
The cold water splashed against her cheeks, but Manluo didn't care at all until her palms touched the rough sand on the shore. Then she collapsed to the ground, her chest heaving violently. She looked at the towering wall and narrow sky above her head, and was speechless for a long time.
Chu Jin was not far from her, lying flat on his back with his arms and legs spread out. He looked cold and tired. He must be very tired too.
Their eyes suddenly met, Manluo gasped, and smiled even more charmingly than usual:
"I thought I was going to go to hell with you, but in the end, I was saved from a desperate situation. I don't know if this is a blessing or a curse."
Chu Jin glared at her fiercely:
"The most unfortunate thing that has ever happened to me in this life is meeting a jinx like you! Do you think I'm so lucky?"
"That's not certain. What if, in the future, you're glad to have met me and fall madly in love with me?"
Chu Jin stiffened his neck, turned his face away, and gnashed his teeth:
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
At this moment, the two suddenly heard the sound of gurgling water coming from the mountain wall beside them, and they all looked sideways.
On the damp stone wall, dark green vines intertwined like giant pythons, and occasionally a few flashes of white water light appeared between the layers of leaves.
Through the gaps blown by the mountain breeze, a moss-covered cave entrance suddenly appeared.
The water droplets hanging from the cave entrance hit the puddle below, splashing tiny ripples, which is a bit like a water curtain cave. Intertwined with the sunlight leaking through the gaps in the vines, it is a spectacular sight.
If there were a cave, there would be a place to live, and I would not freeze to death in this cold and windy valley for a while.
Manluo stared for a moment, then suddenly chuckled:
"How about...cooperation? Anyway, we're in this godforsaken place, and we might die the next moment. It's so lonely to be alone. Let's be companions. If we get out alive, we can fight again."
"Do you think I will believe it?"
"If you don't believe it, forget it!"
Manluo closed her eyes exhaustedly, her eyelashes casting shadows on her eyelids:
"Anyway, there's a chance I'll die here, so it's a good deal to drag you, the Poison King, down with me."
Seeing that she was about to give up, Chu Jin somersaulted over to her and grabbed her neck.
Manluo lay motionless on the cold stone surface, her hair sticking messily to her pale cheeks, and she closed her eyes resignedly.
The biting cold soaked through her clothes, and hunger and exhaustion overwhelmed her like a tide, leaving her unable to lift even a finger.
She knew in her heart that if Chu Jin wanted to take her life at this moment, it would be just a matter of raising his hand.
However, she still wanted to take a gamble.
She recalled that when she was hanging in the air just now, Chu Jin had the opportunity to throw her into the ravine, but he didn't do it in the end. Could it be that the physical contact they had during those two nights had left a mark in the Poison King's heart?
Since she was going to die anyway, she decided to take another gamble.
At this moment, Chu Jin had already arrived, and his cold big hands grabbed her slender neck.
Wherever I touched, it was icy cold.
Looking down, I saw her little face was purple and bloodless from the cold, her pale lips were trembling slightly, and there were fine beads of water on her eyelashes.
He clenched his fingers around her neck, his knuckles turning white, and curses rolled through his throat. But in the end, he pulled her up from the ground with a fierce tug.
"Want to die? Not that easy!"
When Manluo opened her eyes, she met the dark color surging in his eyes.
Chu Jin, on the other hand, seemed to have touched a hot potato and pushed her away:
"You bitch, if you dare to play tricks or plot against me again, I will strangle your throat!"