She stared blankly at Su Renzhong, who flew down from mid-air to stand in front of her.
At that moment, perhaps because the rain blurred her vision, she felt that the person in front of her was like a god, and even felt that there was a colorful halo behind him.
Su Renzhong frowned, looking at her somewhat dazed expression: "How did you end up here? I've been looking for you everywhere!"
She lowered her eyes somewhat guiltily: "I'm trying to find out if there's a way out down here!"
Su Renzhong didn't think much of it and simply said, "I've searched everywhere. This place is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and there's no way out."
She didn't even move around at the bottom of the cliff after she fell, but he had already walked there several times and searched carefully. He was certain that there was no other way out.
If there really was a path, he wouldn't have had to go through all that trouble waiting for them to recover from their injuries before climbing the cliff to get out.
Climbing such a high cliff is not easy; if you're not careful, you could fall and lose your life!
She kept her eyes down and didn't speak. Although she probably hadn't explored the entire bottom of the cliff, judging from the path she had just taken, it seemed there really was no way out.
Seeing that she was not only soaked to the bone but also covered in cuts from thorns, Su Renzhong frowned and said, "I found a cave on the cliff above. Let's go up there to take shelter from the rain."
Before she could even speak, Su Renzhong reached out and put his arm around her waist, carrying her up the cliff face.
She was standing very close to Su Renzhong, and she could even smell the unique masculine scent on him. She blushed inexplicably and said uncomfortably, "Actually, you don't have to care about me."
They were enemy troops, so there was no need for them to care about each other's lives or deaths, especially since they were the leaders of their respective armies. If an army lost its leader, its morale would surely collapse.
He now knows she is the Empress of Xiliang. If she dies, not only will the Xiliang army be defeated, but the entire Xiliang kingdom will also be weakened due to the loss of its monarch. Wouldn't it be easier for Dongchu to conquer and seize territory then?
Su Renzhong glanced at her upon hearing this. Rainwater soaked her entire face, making her look even more beautiful and ethereal. He hurriedly looked away and awkwardly said, "Just think of it as me doing this for myself. It would be very difficult for me to climb such a high cliff by myself. If we work together, we might have a chance."
She frowned and didn't say anything more.
She really had no reason to refute this reason.
Su Renzhong carried her up the cliff, and she indeed saw a cave on the cliff face that was three people high.
The two entered the cave together. She saw two lumps of earth, some half-burnt firewood, and a handful of half-dried firewood inside.
Seeing her staring at the things on the ground, Su Renzhong explained, "I went out to look for you just now, but you weren't there, so I moved these things to the cave first. However, our fire was extinguished by the rain, and the firewood is a bit wet."
As he spoke, Su Renzhong sat down and began tending to the fire.
Although the firewood, which had only been half-burned, was extinguished by the rain, it was fortunate that it was moved into the cave in time, so it was still emitting some sparks.
Su Renzhong carefully blew away the embers from the firewood, and after rekindling them, he added the semi-dry firewood.
As soon as it started to rain, Su Renzhong threw the firewood at the foot of the cliff. He then promptly retrieved the firewood and brought it back to the cave, so although the firewood got a little wet, it wasn't much.
Even so, the firewood added to the fire still caused thick smoke to billow from the entire cave.
"Cough cough!" She was choked and started coughing.
Su Renzhong glanced at her apologetically and tore off a piece of his soaked shirt for her: "Use this to cover your mouth and nose first. Once the fire is really burning, there won't be so much smoke. We don't know how long this rain will last, and we can't go without a fire tonight."
She glanced at Su Renzhong's wet hem and felt a little embarrassed to take it. If she really needed to cover her mouth and nose, she could tear off her own hem, since her clothes were completely soaked anyway.
But considering that his clothes were already torn, she didn't want to be so dramatic.
She took the hem of his coat and covered her mouth and nose.
"Cough!" Even though I still choke from time to time, it's definitely much better now.
only……
Although the hem of the garment was soaked, it still carried his scent.
This taste...
"Cough cough!" She tried to move away a little, embarrassed, but choked again and had to cover her mouth and nose again.
Su Renzhong had no idea what she was thinking. He quickly rekindled the fire, but they didn't have much firewood and had to use it sparingly, so the fire didn't burn very well.
Once the fire started, the thick smoke inside the cave dissipated considerably.
Seeing that she was still covering her mouth and nose, Su Renzhong reminded her, "That's enough, there's no more cigarettes."
"Hmm." She acted as if she had been caught doing something wrong, and quickly moved the piece of clothing away, but instead of throwing it away, she held it in her palm.
"Come and warm yourself by the fire, your clothes are all wet." Su Renzhong called to her as he brought over the two clods of dirt.
She was soaked through and terribly cold. She came over and sat down next to him, watching him fiddling with the two lumps of dirt: "Are these the two birds you buried underground?"
It was still damp when I bought it, I didn't expect it to be so dry now.
Su Renzhong explained, "Food is scarce here, so we can't waste it. These two birds are covered in soil, so it won't affect the taste inside."
As Su Renzhong spoke, he had already knocked away the thick layer of soil and peeled back the large leaves, and the aroma of roasted bird meat could already be smelled.
Su Renzhong handed her a whole bird: "I was worried it wasn't cooked yet, but it looks cooked now. Eat it while it's hot. It might not fill you up, but at least it'll fill your stomach."
"Thank you." She was genuinely a little embarrassed; she was a woman, and he, a man, was taking such good care of her.
Su Renzhong didn't say much. He cracked open another mound of earth, pulled out the roasted bird meat, and started eating.
Seeing how much he enjoyed eating the bird meat, she felt hungry too, so she tore off a bird leg and ate it as well.
I originally thought it wouldn't taste good, and I just wanted to fill my stomach, but I didn't expect it to taste so surprisingly good.
As an emperor, she had naturally tasted all kinds of delicacies, including bird meat, but this was the first time she had ever eaten it this way.
I didn't see him add any seasonings, but it definitely had flavor: "What's this cooking method called? This bird meat tastes pretty good."
Upon hearing her praise for the first time, Su Renzhong raised the corners of his lips: "This is how to make beggar's chicken. I learned it from a beggar in our village. This method doesn't require removing the feathers or cleaning the internal organs. There's no water flowing down this cliff, so I couldn't deal with those things. That's why I used this method for beggar's chicken."
"It's quite delicious." Perhaps she was really hungry, because she quickly finished the bird.
Seeing this, Su Renzhong handed her the half he had left over: "Want some more?"
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