Chapter 458 He is not her only choice

Princess Guangning was so frightened that she almost screamed. The strong feeling of weightlessness made her hug Prince Yu tightly, and she was too scared to open her eyes.

Everyone says that Prince Yu is extremely talented and good at strategy.

She originally thought that Prince Yu must have made complete preparations before leaving the city this time.

Who knew that Prince Yu would actually jump off a cliff with her.

Prince Yu looked at her fair face, which turned even paler, and trembled all over. "Do you regret it?"

Princess Guangning wants to ask: Is regret useful?

There's no use regretting.

Because she had no choice from the beginning.

"My mother once taught the princes and princesses that no matter what happens, once you've made a choice, don't regret it if the outcome isn't what you wanted. After all, things are already set in stone. Instead of regretting it, it's better to look for another opportunity." Princess Guangning was terrified, but she couldn't show it. She forced herself to remain calm and said, "I believe the prince can get me out of this unscathed."

Prince Yu sneered, not believing that she didn't regret it.

This woman is the most afraid of death.

As an unfavored princess, she was nothing more than a tool for those in power to gain benefits, and her life in the deep palace was even less dignified than that of a powerful eunuch.

Now that she is married to the Great Zhou, she carries the mission of maintaining peace between the two countries. He is constrained and cannot kill her at will.

She knew this very well. Instead of waiting for an unpredictable fate in Northern Qi, it would be better to please him and find a way to survive in his hands.

So she protected him from leaving the city and stood against the Emperor of Northern Qi.

If she stayed in Northern Qi, death would be the only outcome waiting for her.

Princess Guangning had no choice but to place all her bets on him.

Prince Yu no longer paid attention to Princess Guangning and stared at a cliff cypress growing on the mountain wall below. The trunk, as thick as a bowl, grew outward at an angle and was able to bear their weight.

He landed on the tree trunk with Princess Guangning in one hand, and with the other hand he grabbed the hemp rope hanging beside him to steady himself.

The tree is only ten feet high from the mountain path.

He jumped down and pushed Princess Guangning away as soon as he landed.

Princess Guangning screamed "Ah" and fell to the ground with her legs going weak. The sharp stones scratched her palms, and she gasped in pain.

But she didn't care about the pain at all. Instead, she looked around and found that they were on a narrow mountain road.

She looked up and saw that the mountain path was only a few feet away from the top of the mountain.

Sure enough, Prince Yu had made preparations.

They were safe for now.

Princess Guangning breathed a sigh of relief and was about to ask Prince Yu what his next plan was when she saw that he had been hit by an arrow in the shoulder blade and blood had stained his clothes red.

"Your Majesty—"

Princess Guangning hurriedly got up and wanted to check his wound.

Prince Yu avoided her hand, plucked a leaf and blew a secret signal, but no one showed up to pick him up.

He said coldly, "Let's go."

Zhao Yi said in the letter that the royal secret guards blocked the city gates in order to catch them both in one fell swoop.

Although Zhao Yi made an example of someone to scare the monkeys yesterday, it doesn't mean they are safe.

He doesn't like to sit and wait for death, but prefers to take the initiative.

So when he learned that Princess Guangning was going to the mountain temple to worship the mountain god today, he arranged for his subordinates to explore the way to the mountain temple and drew a blueprint for him.

He planned an escape route and ordered his subordinates to ambush near the mountain temple and shoot arrows at the sedan chair when the ceremony was halfway through. In order to make the scene more realistic, he told his subordinates not to show mercy to him.

Only by using himself as bait could he lure out the secret guards hiding in the dark and ambushing him.

He never dared to underestimate the power of the Royal Secret Guards.

The person who was supposed to pick him up wasn't here. He might have been discovered by the royal guards.

Did they lure the secret guards away?

Thinking of this, Prince Yu did not linger any longer: "Follow."

Princess Guangning was worried about Prince Yu's injury. Seeing that he looked solemn, as if something bad was about to happen, she hurriedly followed him down the mountain and came to an abandoned mine.

This mine is quite old and is surrounded by lush vegetation, which covers the mine and makes it very secretive.

The mine was pitch black, and when Princess Guangning walked in, she felt a chilling atmosphere.

Suddenly, she heard a slight squeaking sound coming from the cave, and it seemed like something flapping its wings flew over her head.

Princess Guangning's hair stood up all over her body and she grabbed Prince Yu's sleeve in fear.

Prince Yu didn't care about her. He found an open space and sat down. He took out a night pearl from his sleeve pocket and placed it on a stone beside him. The faint fluorescence illuminated the cave.

"Help me pull out the arrow."

Princess Guangning was stunned, staring blankly at his wound. Blood was still flowing out, which looked horrifying.

She had never treated anyone's wound before.

At this moment, she had no idea how to help Prince Yu remove the arrow.

Prince Yu waited a long time for Princess Guangning to make a move. He pulled out the dagger from his boot and prepared to cut open his clothes for her to remove the arrow. "If you can't even do such a small thing, what's the point of keeping you by my side... Hmm..."

Princess Guangning hurriedly pulled out the arrow when he was completely unprepared.

Blood sprayed on Princess Guangning's face. She was so frightened that she quickly threw the arrow to the ground. She frantically took out a handkerchief and pressed it against Prince Yu's wound, saying in a trembling voice, "Medicine."

She was afraid that Prince Yu would abandon her, so she gritted her teeth and pulled out the arrow in one go.

The veins on Prince Yu's forehead twitched. He was silent for a moment, then took back the dagger he had handed over and took out a porcelain bottle and handed it to her.

Princess Guangning quickly sprinkled medicine on the wound, and the bleeding slowly stopped.

She raised her eyes to look at Prince Yu. In the dim light, his face was as pale as paper, and beads of cold sweat slid down his forehead.

Such a deep wound must have been excruciatingly painful, but he didn't even frown, let alone cry out in pain.

Not only is he cruel to others, he is also extremely cruel to himself.

She had known this for a long time.

Princess Guangning hesitated for a moment and put her hands on his belt.

Prince Yu suddenly opened his eyes and looked at her with a gloomy gaze.

Princess Guangning's heart skipped a beat. She lowered her eyes, avoiding Prince Yu's gaze. "I... I took off your clothes to make it easier to bandage you."

Prince Yu closed his eyes.

Acquiesced.

Princess Guangning untied his belt with trembling fingers, and then peeled off his clothes layer by layer, revealing his strong chest.

She had never seen a man's body before, and even though she was afraid of Prince Yu, her ears couldn't stop burning.

Princess Guangning pursed her lips slightly, suppressed the shyness that was surging in her heart, turned her back to Prince Yu, took off her outer shirt and bandaged him.

Prince Yu stared at her earlobe, which was red as if it was about to bleed, for a long time. His eyes moved slightly, but he saw that her slender eyebrows were tightly knitted. He didn't know whether she thought it was too troublesome to treat his wound or she was embarrassed by his exposed chest.

The movements of her hands were extremely light.

Princess Guangning bandaged him and prepared to tidy up his clothes.

Prince Yu said, "I'll do it myself."

Princess Guangning had been frightened all day and had walked a long mountain road with Prince Yu. Her body was already exhausted.

She sat down and raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead, only to find her hands were stained with sticky blood, with scratches faintly visible on the palms. She stared at her fingers intently and uttered something inexplicably.

"Your Majesty, my royal brother can escort me out of the city, or he can let me fake my own death and escape. From now on, I can live a peaceful life in hiding."

Prince Yu paused and looked up at her.

She happened to look over at this moment.

Their eyes met, and he immediately understood what she meant - he was not her only choice.

But she chose him without hesitation.

And no regrets.

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On the other side, Zhao Yi hid in the caravan and left the city, rushing towards the capital at full speed.