A familiar, crisp scent filled my nostrils, carrying a comforting aroma.
Jiang Nian'an was overjoyed, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up. She looked up at him, her eyes sparkling, "Brother Chen!"
Shen Nanxing suppressed the urge to pull her into his arms and said in a low, husky voice, "Yes, it's me."
At this moment, my restless heart finally calmed down.
But after smelling the medicine on her, his heart jumped again. "You're injured!"
"It's nothing, I just scraped myself when I fell, it'll be fine in a couple of days."
Jiang Nian'an said nonchalantly.
Compared to the life-threatening injuries I suffered in my past life, the injuries I sustain now are nothing.
Shen Nanxing didn't believe her words. With a thought, several small silver butterflies appeared around them.
It emitted a dazzling light, illuminating this space and allowing Shen Nanxing to see the various wounds on Jiang Nian'an's body.
His hands, hanging by his sides, clenched tightly, and a surge of heartache welled up inside him.
"I'm sorry, An'an, I failed to protect you."
He said he would protect her, but he didn't.
Jiang Nian'an did not respond to that.
Her gaze fell on Shen Nanxing.
Shen Nanxing's injuries were even more severe than hers, and without any medicine or bandages, many of his wounds were still bleeding.
Half of him was soaked in blood.
"Why aren't you applying the medicine? Didn't I prepare medicine for you?"
She frowned, her face full of displeasure, but her eyes were full of concern and worry.
Knowing that she cared about him, Shen Nanxing felt a warmth in his heart and was filled with joy.
When he woke up, he found himself surrounded by a dozen or so mangled corpses.
Despite his injuries, he continued his search along the road and eventually found Yunfan and Yunhua.
The three then found Little Silver and the King.
But no matter how hard they searched, they couldn't find her.
At that moment, he panicked so much that he no longer cared about his injuries.
Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, Jiang Nian'an became anxious, grabbed his shirt, and tiptoed closer to him, "Say something!"
Shen Nanxing lowered his eyes and stared at her intently. "I was in such a hurry to find you that I was afraid you would be in danger, so I didn't have time to apply the medicine."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nian'an loosened her grip, a wave of bitterness washing over her.
After her parents passed away, no one was ever this worried about her safety.
"Even if you're in a hurry to find me, you still need to apply the medicine first!"
Her voice was muffled as she lowered her head to get the medicine, and then asked about Yunfan and the others' situation.
"They're all fine."
Shen Nanxing looked down at her applying medicine to him, his expression gentle. "Because we couldn't find you, we arranged a meeting place and then split up to look for you."
Just then, a loud 'bang' came from the alleyway.
The giant lizard returned and crashed into the path, but it didn't completely break in; only its head got stuck.
But the immense force caused the stalactites around the stone wall to fall down with a crash.
"careful!"
With a forceful pull, Jiang Nian'an fell into his arms and was held tightly in his embrace.
The strong, powerful heartbeat of Shen Nanxing could be heard in my ears, carrying a reassuring strength.
Jiang Nian'an unconsciously tightened her grip on the iodine bottle, a strange, unprecedented flutter rising in her heart, making her momentarily flustered.
The crackling of electricity around them shattered the falling stalactite fragments one by one.
Only when nothing stopped falling from above did Shen Nanxing finally release Jiang Nian'an.
Jiang Nian'an blushed slightly, lowered her head, and continued to apply medicine to Shen Nanxing by the light of the silver butterfly.
'roar--'
The giant lizard roared angrily at the two of them, frantically shaking its body, trying to rush into the path.
The two ignored them completely.
Shen Nanxing only had eyes for Jiang Nian'an, and Jiang Nian'an only had eyes for Shen Nanxing's wounds.
Ten minutes later, Jiang Nian'an put away the medicine, and her mind returned to calm.
"Brother Chen, the situation is unclear right now. We don't even know where we are. Let's not get entangled with this giant lizard."
Just to be on the safe side, let's go to the meeting point you and your second brother agreed on first.
"good."
Shen Nanxing responded gently and guided the silver butterfly to fly towards the exit of the path, illuminating the way.
He himself stood protectively beside Jiang Nian'an.
The two walked towards the exit with wary expressions.
Seeing the two walking further and further away, the monitor lizard was furious.
But there was nothing he could do but roar angrily at the entrance of the path, "Roar—"
Only after the two figures were no longer visible did the giant lizard, its mouth full of blood, angrily go to find other mutated creatures to vent its rage.
Led by Shen Nanxing, Jiang Nian'an made her way through a maze of twists and turns until she finally arrived at a natural cave.
There were people speaking inside, but it wasn't Yunfan or the others.
"Is this the place?"
Jiang Nian'an looked at the cave, which was clearly inhabited, and a cold glint appeared in her eyes.
Halfway there, Shen Nanxing had already told her that the king was guarding the meeting place.
Now, this place has been occupied.
"Um."
The lightning energy in Shen Nanxing's hand was like a thunder dragon, rushing towards the cave entrance with the force of thunder.
'boom--'
A dazzling golden light shot out from within, colliding with Shen Nanxing's lightning energy.
After a loud bang, the metal elemental power slowly dissipated into the air, and the remaining lightning energy rushed into the cave, forcing the people inside out.
There were twelve people, both men and women.
Jiang Nian'an glanced coldly at the man in the lead.
Unexpectedly, they discovered that this person's eyebrows and eyes bore a striking resemblance to Shen Nanxing's.
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