Amidst a series of nightmares, the man was filled with panic, resentment, and anger. One after another, evil spirits appeared in his dreams—the emperor, his adjutant… Suddenly, however, a breathtakingly beautiful young man appeared before him.

A pale, fragile, beautiful yet powerful young woman reached out her hand to him. The man seemed to pause for a moment in his dream. "Who are you?"

Is this a god who has come to redeem me?

The man was freed from the torment of the nightmare and woke up.

The belated feeling of dampness and cold on his body startled him, and he looked down to find himself completely soaked, lying in a patch of grass.

Recalling the face he saw in his dream, the man's eyes flickered slightly, and his eyelashes drooped. Was it really a dream? Perhaps one can only see gods in dreams.

Xu Yanli regained some strength and got up. It was getting late, and he had to find shelter quickly, otherwise he might encounter wild beasts and venomous snakes in the dark of the wilderness.

Xu Yanli, who had just stood up and taken a few steps, froze, staring intently at the handsome young man lying against the tree beside him.

A familiar, stunning face; black robes soaked through clung tightly to the young man's body, revealing his slender waist and perfectly proportioned figure.

The young man seemed to possess the most exquisite features in the world. Thick, long eyelashes fell like feathers onto his face, covering his exceptionally well-shaped eyes. His nose was of a suitable size and straight. His pale pink lips were not as bright red as those of a normal person, but unusually pale, giving him a bewitching and kissable look. His skin, which was so white it was almost translucent, was perfectly suited to his face. It was not just a fragile and sickly appearance, but like a snow lotus on a snow-capped mountain, delicate yet possessing a unique sharpness in the icy world.

Fragile yet powerful, his god.

Xu Yanli wasn't stupid. He recognized the man in the familiar black robe as the one who had saved him before, a deity who had probably taken pity on him and descended to earth.

Xu Yanli looked at Qingyin, a genuine smile appearing on his lips as he remarked on his arrival in this life.

"God, his God!"

Without hesitation, the man approached Qingyin. He hesitated for a moment when he touched Qingyin's hand, but after seeing Xu Yanli's clothes soaked and his face flushed, he boldly approached Qingyin and tremblingly tried to help her up to find a safe place to spend the night.

But the moment the man touched Qingyin's hand, his expression changed. It was too hot! This was a temperature that a normal person shouldn't have.

Xu Yanli disregarded his embarrassment and touched Qingyin's forehead with his hand. It was burning hot! It was so hot that Xu Yanli's fingers trembled.

The man's eyes widened, and he prepared to pick up Qingyin, but when he touched Qingyin's shoulder blade, he couldn't help but tremble.

Xu Yanli quickly realized that Qingyin was injured. He avoided her shoulder blade and carried her into the woods, his pace quickening.

Along the way, it seems that the world's will wasn't really pushing the protagonist to his death, and Xu Yanli soon discovered a cave abandoned by a large beast.

Fortunately, his father liked to tell him about the herbs to find to stop bleeding from injuries.

Xu Yanli quickly prepared a straw mat and carefully laid the young man flat on it, avoiding the wound. Only then did the man wipe away the sweat that had dripped into his eyes from his busy work.

Then he immediately headed outside.

Xu Yanli was unaware that Qingyin had taken medicine and that she would recover quickly after the fever subsided.

He was now completely focused on running out into the dangerous forest to find that memorable herb.

When Qingyin woke up again, it was already dark. He found himself lying in a relatively spacious cave. His wet clothes had dried, and his wounds were covered with a pungent, sticky herbal medicine. There was a small fire burning nearby, and a small pile of dry firewood was thoughtfully placed next to it.

That's why he didn't feel cold.

Qingyin was somewhat surprised. These must have been done by the male lead, but she didn't know where he had gone.

Qingyin glanced around and casually added a thick piece of firewood to the fire.

The warm firelight shone on the young man's unusually beautiful face, and the clear, unobstructed feeling made Qingyin, who was used to wearing a mask, subconsciously touch her face.

Qingyin wasn't surprised that the mask might have been lost in the water. She figured it was fine if it was lost; she could just ask the leader for another one later.

Qingyin thought to herself silently.

The crackling sound of the fire illuminated a patch of light in the dark cave.

A heavy, hurried footstep sounded, and Qingyin knew that the male protagonist had returned, so she looked up.

"You...you're awake?"

The handsome and refined-looking male protagonist stood blankly at the cave entrance, his robes torn open by his owner, revealing a large missing piece. If one ignored the bulging cloth bag he was carrying and the torn robe, he would probably look like a graceful and gentle young master.

Qingyin nodded slightly.

Xu Yanli was not disappointed by Qingyin's indifference. A god is a god, how could he become like a human because of him?

Xu Yanli mustered his courage and walked in, opened the cloth bag, revealing more than a dozen wild fruits that were much smaller than ordinary fruits. He recognized these fruits.

He actually saw other wild fruits along the way, but Xu Yanli didn't recognize them and was worried that they might be poisonous. Even though he saw signs that birds had nibbled on them, he still didn't pick them.

His father had taught him that not all wild fruits eaten by birds are non-toxic. Some fruits may seem harmless to birds, but can still poison humans.

Based on this, Xu Yanli only picked the red berries that he recognized.

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