Chapter 139 One Foot in the Mud
"Mother." Jun Lie's voice rang out again. He held Xiao Jiuyue's hand tightly, beads of sweat appearing on his forehead. He waved his hands anxiously: "Go, mother, go quickly, the fire, the fire is so big."
Jun Lie's voice was trembling. He was very strong and grabbed Xiao Jiuyue's hand, which made her eyes red with pain. Listening to his voice, she almost instantly found out from the original owner's memory that the emperor's favorite concubine, Concubine Rou, was buried in the fire!
"Mom, let's go."
Jun Lie shouted anxiously, as if he wanted to pull Xiao Jiuyue away. Xiao Jiuyue looked at his thick black eyebrows frowned together. Even with his eyes closed, he could feel his pain. He was just a child back then, and his mother died in the sea of fire in order to save him. I'm afraid it will be a lifelong pain for him, right?
Sympathy was evident in Xiao Jiuyue's eyes. She did not pry Jun Lie's hands apart. Instead, she raised her hand and gently patted Jun Lie's shoulder, saying comfortingly, "It's okay. Everything is over."
There was a violent storm outside, and Jun Lie, who was burdened with a heavy responsibility, fell into a nightmare. He could vaguely hear the howling of wolves and the crackling of flames. As time passed, Jun Lie, who was trapped in the nightmare, slowly calmed down.
Xiao Jiuyue stared at his face for a long time, his sight fell on the arrow with barbs that had been pulled out. The blood on the arrow had dried, but just looking at the barbs was painful. Without any anesthetic, he had to have great patience to pull the arrow out without making a sound.
"Being a prince is not that easy." Xiao Jiuyue murmured.
As the night deepened, Jun Lie broke out in a sweat and his fever completely subsided. Xiao Jiuyue also breathed a sigh of relief, added enough firewood, and leaned against the wall to take a nap.
When Jun Lie woke up, he felt someone pressing down on his feet. When he opened his eyes, he saw Xiao Jiuyue sleeping soundly on his feet, and a pile of burnt firewood beside her.
Her long black hair like a waterfall fell on his legs, making her face look particularly small. He was delirious due to fever last night and had only vague memories of Xiao Jiuyue changing his handkerchief from time to time and touching his forehead from time to time.
Xiao Jiuyue, who pulled out the arrow last night, was also very brave.
Jun Lie moved his shoulder slightly, and his shoulder hurt a lot. Just as he was about to move, he noticed that Xiao Jiuyue's eyelashes trembled, and he immediately closed his eyes.
"Hiss." Xiao Jiuyue only felt discomfort in her neck. She raised her hand and pressed it, but as soon as she moved, she realized something was wrong. This was not her bed.
When she opened her eyes and saw Jun Lie sleeping, the memory of yesterday instantly came back to her. Her eyes rolled around: Wasn't she sleeping against the wall? When did she end up lying on his legs?
Xiao Jiuyue's breathing became lighter and she climbed up carefully, afraid of waking up Jun Lie. She sat up, stretched, and her eyes fixed on Jun Lie's face. From her angle, she could just see Jun Lie's profile.
She suddenly leaned forward, and saw his skin was so delicate that you couldn't even see his pores. She murmured, "If this happened in the entertainment industry, he would be a top star. How could a man have better skin than a woman?"
She whispered, reaching out her hand, wanting to poke it, but when it was close to her face, she withdrew her hand and said, "Forget it, forget it. It would be embarrassing if she suddenly woke up."
Xiao Jiuyue admired the sleeping beauty for a long while until she felt tired. Then she took a deep breath, stood up and stretched. She looked outside the cave and said in surprise, "It was windy and rainy last night, but the sun is shining brightly now."
Xiao Jiuyue walked forward and touched the coat she had worn yesterday to keep out the wind and rain. It was now dry, so she took it off. "It really has a child's face, changing so quickly."
She put on her coat and looked at the muddy mountain road outside, frowning worriedly: "Is this road passable?"
Xiao Jiuyue just stretched out his foot and then retracted it. The cloth shoes on his feet were made by his beautiful mother. When he stepped on the yellow mud mixed with water, his feet were all wet.
Xiao Jiuyue walked back to the cave. She suddenly remembered to check if Jun Lie had a fever. She put the back of her hand on Jun Lie's forehead. His eyelashes trembled and he opened his eyes. His glass-colored eyes clearly reflected her stunned face. Obviously, she didn't notice that he was awake now.
"Let me see if you're still running a fever." Xiao Jiuyue calmly withdrew his hand and said, "Third Prince, last night was dangerous. You had a high fever. Fortunately, you broke out in a sweat and the fever has subsided now."
Xiao Jiuyue subconsciously concealed the fact that he had been mumbling last night.
"Thank you." Jun Lie spoke, only to find that his voice was a little hoarse.
Xiao Jiuyue smiled: "If the Third Prince hadn't caught me yesterday, I would have been smashed into a pulp. I took care of you yesterday, so it's just right. We're even now."
"The mountain road outside is wet. Can you walk with your injury?" Xiao Jiuyue looked outside. Luo Kui, Jin Wu and the others must have been looking for her. Her grandmother and the beautiful mother might also know about it. She hoped that her grandmother and the beautiful mother would not worry too much.
"First, we can leave. Second, we can just wait here for them to come." Xiao Jiuyue asked, "Guo Sheng and the others must be looking for you, right?"
"Those men in black should have left, right?" Xiao Jiuyue added. Those men in black should be professional killers. If they were to encounter them, it would be... dangerous for a wounded man to take a helpless woman like her with him.
"Let's go back and leave a mark on the road." Jun Lie said, and then added: "If they haven't left, the cave will definitely be the focus of the search."
Xiao Jiuyue nodded in agreement and said, "You are right, we not only have to leave, but also leave quickly." Who knows when those men in black will come over.
"I'll help you." Xiao Jiuyue naturally stepped forward to support Jun Lie. As she grabbed his arm, she explained, "We are now in the same boat. Helping you is helping me."
Jun Lie stood up, his brows slightly furrowed.
"Are you okay with your injuries?"
Xiao Jiuyue looked at his injuries worriedly. Yesterday, all the bones were exposed.
"It's okay." Jun Lie said expressionlessly. He walked to the cave entrance and looked at the muddy ground. His eyes fell on Xiao Jiuyue's pair of pink embroidered shoes. She raised her foot and said to him without a single pretentious word, "Let's go."
Her feet landed directly in the muddy dirt, staining her pink embroidered shoes.
"Let's go." Jun Lie felt a sharp pain from his wound with every step he took. He pursed his lips tightly and said nothing. Xiao Jiuyue asked, "Which direction should we go?"
Jun Lie pointed in a direction.
Xiao Jiuyue glanced at him, then looked down at Jun Lie's dirty and wet shoes. Perhaps he was in a bad mood?
Along the way, neither of them spoke. Jun Lie led the way, and Xiao Jiuyue followed without a word. When they reached the top of the mountain, she was almost out of breath. She sat down on a rock next to her and said, "There's still another mountain after this one. Are we lost?"
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