Chapter 56: If you don’t do it, you won’t die. Haven’t you heard this saying?
"Princess!"
A distant yet clear cry reached Shang Xi's ears.
A warm and strong arm passed through his waist and held him tightly.
The dagger pierced into the rock wall, making a sharp "hissing" sound.
Falling speed is reduced.
Shang Xi opened his eyes and met Xiao Ning's eyes, which were full of anger and rage and almost spitting fire.
She gritted her teeth and glared at Shang Xi fiercely.
"You are really... very good!"
"You still had a glimmer of hope, why did you do that? If you don't do that, you won't die. Haven't you heard that?"
Shang Xi stared at Xiao Ning blankly.
I just felt a blockage in my throat.
Why did she jump down, why did she save him...
He wanted her to live, so why did she want to die?
Is he really that important...
He obviously didn't treat her well.
No, it’s not that he is important, it’s that she is too good. She cares about everyone equally. Maybe if it were someone else today, she would also risk her life to save him.
Shang Xi forced back the tears that were about to overflow from his eyes.
He lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: "I haven't heard of it."
Xiao Ning: “…”
Xiao Ning was speechless.
If you try hard up there, you might be able to survive.
But look what happened now!
I don’t know how high this cliff is!
The chance of survival is much lower than above.
Xiao Ning glared at Shang Xi again.
Her left hand was already injured, and now she had to hold him.
He's so heavy!
Xiao Ning gritted his teeth and said unhappily, "You look so thin, how come you're so heavy!"
Shang Xi: "...then let go. If you let me go, maybe you can still survive."
Shang Xi meant this sincerely.
He really wanted Xiao Ning to survive.
"Just shut up!"
Xiao Ning gritted his teeth and glared at Shang Xi, no longer wanting to talk to him.
Xiao Ning held Shang Xi in one hand and stabbed the dagger into the rock wall with the other to slow down his descent.
There are vines hanging down from the rock face.
Xiao Ning gritted his teeth, stretched out his arms, and grabbed a handful of vines.
The descent finally stopped, and the two were left hanging in mid-air.
Xiao Ning panted and asked Shang Xi: "Can you catch it yourself?"
Her sweat mixed with blood dripped onto his face.
Shang Xi looked at Xiao Ning, nodded, and reached out to grab another vine.
Xiao Ning made sure that he had a firm grip before letting go.
Because he hugged him so hard, the wound on Xiao Ning's arm became more and more serious.
The blood gurgled and dripped down her arm.
Shang Xi's waist was already soaked with blood.
"Your injury..."
Xiao Ning glared at him, "Thanks to you!"
Shang Xi lowered his eyes and whispered, "I'm sorry."
Seeing the usually proud and noble princess lowering her head with a pitiful look, Xiao Ning's anger inexplicably dissipated.
"Why did you suddenly jump off the cliff?"
She asked.
Shang Xi still lowered his head, and said in a low voice: "I want you to live. If you carry me as a burden, we will both die."
"Rather than both of us dying, it's better for you to survive."
Xiao Ning: “…”
Xiao Ning was suddenly speechless.
Whatever, what had he done wrong? He was doing it for her own good.
With so many people up there, it was really difficult for her to protect him.
But if she ignored him, she might still be able to break out of the encirclement.
The princess is smart and sees things clearly.
Xiao Ning sighed lightly, raised his hand, and tucked Shang Xi's messy hair behind her ears.
His voice was light but firm: "It's okay, Princess. I will protect you. We will all survive."
"Even if I end up being shattered to pieces, I will accompany the princess on her journey to the underworld, and will not let other evil spirits bully her in the slightest."
A strange feeling arose in Shang Xi's heart.
My face was also a little hot.
He suppressed this strange feeling, raised his head and glared at Xiao Ning: "Stop talking nonsense, think about what to do now when you have time!"
Xiao Ning lowered his head and looked down.
There are vines growing wildly on the rock wall, and trees lying across and intertwining.
As long as they can successfully get down to those trees, they can at least survive today.
As for what's next... let's go down the tree first.
The fact that plants can grow on this kind of rock wall means that there is sufficient water underneath, perhaps a river.
In this way, their chances of survival will be greater.
Xiao Ning said to Shang Xi, "Princess, how are you feeling now? Can you slide down by holding onto the vines?"
Shang Xi nodded: "Yes."
He is a man after all, and his physical fitness is better than that of an ordinary woman.
Moreover, he was always protected by Xiao Ning, so he didn't suffer any substantial harm.
So the two of them slid down, grunting, pulling at the vines.
Xiao Ning always stayed a few steps lower than Shang Xi, ensuring that he could catch him immediately when he failed.
Fortunately, Shang Xi gritted his teeth and persevered.
There aren't enough vines at the back, but it's not too far from the tree trunk, about two meters by eye.
"Princess, I'm going to go down and explore the way first. You hold on tight."
Seeing Shang Xi nod, Xiao Ning climbed up the uneven part of the rock wall and reached down. He finally stepped on the tree trunk.
After landing on the solid ground, Xiao Ning stepped back and forth on the tree trunk. Feeling that it was quite solid, he opened his arms towards Shang Xi and shouted, "Princess, come down. I will catch you!"
Shang Xi looked at Xiao Ning below, bit his lip, let go, closed his eyes, and fell towards her.
Xiao Ning adjusted the angle, walked forward, and hugged the person tightly in his arms.
Shang Xi was placed steadily on the tree trunk.
He opened his eyes and met Xiao Ning's smiling eyes.
She chuckled: "You're so scared, but you still have the courage to jump off the cliff?"
Shang Xi: “…”
The posture of the two people now is really ambiguous.
Shang Xi pushed Xiao Ning away, squatted down, held onto the thick tree trunk, and bent over to look down.
There was a thick fog below, and I couldn't see anything, but I could faintly hear the sound of water.
Shang Xi asked, "What should we do now? There's no way up here, and no way down here. Even if someone comes looking for us, they won't be able to find us."
Xiao Ning glanced at the gradually darkening sky and said, "Rest for a night and conserve your energy. We'll continue our journey tomorrow."
Shang Xi looked at the lush branches.
He knew that now was not the time to be sentimental, but...
"How can we rest here?"
Xiao Ning laughed again, "Of course you can rest however you want... Oh, look at my memory..."
Xiao Ning said as he tapped his head.
"The princess has been pampered since she was a child. She is definitely not used to this kind of environment."
Shang Xi was speechless. It was already this late, and this guy still had the mind to joke around.
He couldn't help but retort, "Didn't the prince grow up in luxury?"
Xiao Ning: “…”
You spoke too quickly.
But seeing the princess's expression of disbelief as if the sky had fallen, she couldn't help but want to tease him.
Xiao Ning covered her lips and coughed lightly, trying to make amends for her previous gaffe: "Of course, after all, I am a man. I have learned a lot from my grandfather since I was a child, and I have slept outdoors before."
Shang Xi didn't doubt anything. After all, Xiao Ning had just risked her life to save him, and he currently had a high level of trust in her.
"How do you treat your injury..."
There are almost no other plants here except for a few trees that take root in the rock walls and grow horizontally, and those vines with extremely tenacious vitality.
Not to mention finding any herbs to heal the wound.
Xiao Ning's face had turned pale due to excessive blood loss, but because she was always nonchalant and even joked with Shang Xi from time to time, she looked in good spirits, so Shang Xi did not realize that she was already in a state of forcing herself to stay, and just wanted to deal with the injury quickly.
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