Finally, after eight hours of climbing, from dawn until late at night, Su Renzhong carried her to the top of the cliff.
After struggling to climb up, Su Renzhong collapsed to the ground from exhaustion.
Although she didn't climb any further in the second half, she still experienced firsthand how tiring it was.
Once she reached the top of the cliff, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After resting for a while, Su Renzhong realized that she was still on his back, so he quickly went to untie the vines from her body.
However, due to the long climb, all ten of his fingers were worn down to the bone, and his hands were so painful that they were numb, making it difficult to even untie the rope.
She knew how much pain he was in, and while helping to untangle the vines, she comforted him, saying, "Don't rush, take your time."
It took the two of them quite a bit of effort to finally untangle the vines.
The two sat together on the edge of the cliff, panting heavily. After a while, they looked at each other and smiled.
Life is so beautiful!
That's great, they're all okay!
Exhausted, Su Renzhong lay down on the stone slab again, and she followed his example, lying down beside him.
The wind was cool and refreshing, but it couldn't cool their burning hearts.
Su Renzhong stared at the countless stars that seemed so close, and he felt that the night sky was stunningly beautiful. He had never known that the starry sky could be so beautiful!
She lay down next to Su Renzhong, also gazing at the starry sky.
This was also the first time she had ever calmed down and looked at the starry sky so intently.
So beautiful! Just like her state of mind right now!
Besides the joy of surviving a disaster, she was also deeply moved by the fact that the person she loved had risked their life to protect her. At this moment, her state of mind was truly comparable to the starry sky.
After an unknown amount of time, Su Renzhong seemed to suddenly realize something, abruptly sat up, and looked around.
Startled, she sat up and looked around, mimicking his movements, but had no idea what he was looking at: "What's wrong?"
Su Renzhong frowned, listening intently to the sounds coming from the cliff above, but the cliff was so quiet that only their voices could be heard: "There is no one here except us."
She was completely confused by Su Renzhong's words: "It should be the middle of the night now. This is both a mountaintop and a cliff. There shouldn't be anyone else here."
Su Renzhong looked at her with a strange expression: "I left without telling my army, so no one should know about my fall off the cliff. But it seems like you fell off the cliff, and your men were all lying in ambush around here! Your Xiliang soldiers should have witnessed you fall off the cliff. Your fate is unknown, and there's no one on this cliff or even on this entire mountain. Don't you find that strange?"
She is the Empress of Western Liang. What could be more important than the safety of a ruler?
Even if we knew she was doomed at the bottom of the cliff, let alone that her fate was unknown, there should still be people who went down to look for her.
Does the body of the Western Liang Empress not matter at all?
But these Xiliang soldiers not only didn't go down the cliff to look for her, they had even withdrawn from the cliff long ago, which was very strange.
Su Renzhong's words made her frown.
He had brought up this issue before when they were at the bottom of the cliff. At that time, she felt guilty and confused, and just wanted to escape.
But now that she has actually seen the situation on the cliff, she has no choice but to take it seriously, no matter how much she wants to avoid it.
It seems things are much more serious than she imagined.
Su Renzhong knew she was a smart woman, and some things were best left unsaid: "A country cannot be without a ruler for a day. The disappearance of the ruler is no small matter. You should return to your military camp as soon as possible."
"Mmm." She looked at Su Renzhong and responded softly.
"Will you withdraw your troops?" Su Renzhong looked at her expectantly.
"Retreat!" She nodded without the slightest hesitation.
Su Renzhong breathed a sigh of relief, and after a moment of silence, he said, "I will submit a memorial to our Emperor, and our Eastern Chu will withdraw its troops."
She nodded and said earnestly, "I will keep your words in mind. As the Empress of Xiliang, in addition to expanding Xiliang's territory, I should also consider the people and soldiers. I will work even harder in the future to ensure that all the people of Xiliang can live and work in peace and contentment."
Su Renzhong smiled upon hearing this: "I believe in you, you can definitely do it!"
Su Renzhong got up from the ground and helped her up as well: "It's getting late, we should go back."
She looked at Su Renzhong with deep reluctance: "Will we... meet again in the future?"
If they leave the battlefield and return to their respective countries, they will probably never see each other again.
Even though they hadn't parted yet, her heart had already begun to ache!
Su Renzhong felt the same way; he also knew that if they left this land, they might never see each other again in this lifetime.
After a moment of silence, Su Renzhong said, "Two days later, we will each withdraw our troops. Two days later, at nightfall, we will meet here again to watch the stars one last time."
"Okay!" she agreed without hesitation.
Su Renzhong hesitated for a moment, then reminded her, "Be careful of the person who gave you the advice when you go back this time. I don't think she has good intentions."
She knew who he was talking about, and frowned, but she didn't want to think of the worst, nor did she want to think of her as so malicious, after all, she was the closest person to her in the world.
She paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Thank you, I will be careful."
Although he hadn't spent much time with her, Su Renzhong still understood her somewhat: "Some people you can know by their appearance but not their heart. As an emperor, you have too many things that others covet, so you should always be careful."
She knew he cared about her, and nodded again: "I understand."
Su Renzhong knew she was extremely intelligent and guessed that the person must be very important to her, so he didn't say anything more.
Her army also has problems.
However, these are all trials for her, and she must experience them herself.
"Thank you for carrying me up here. If it weren't for you, I would still be trapped down there, and I might have fallen off the cliff long ago." She expressed her deep gratitude to Su Renzhong.
If he hadn't protected her the whole time, and carried her up the cliff at the very end, she probably wouldn't have been able to make it up by herself.
However, she won't die. If all else fails, she can summon the Vermilion Bird divine beast to carry her up the cliff.
However, the Vermilion Bird Divine Beast is in Xiliang, and she cannot summon it easily. Unless absolutely necessary, she does not want to summon the Vermilion Bird Divine Beast casually!
"Don't be so polite, we're in this together! Alright, I'm leaving, you should go back too!" Su Renzhong was afraid that the longer he stayed with her, the less he would want to leave, so he pretended to be nonchalant and headed down the mountain first.
As she watched Su Renzhong's figure gradually disappear into the distance, she suddenly took two quick steps and shouted, "What I said on the cliff is true. I want to know your answer."
Su Renzhong stiffened slightly, and the words she had said to him on the cliff flashed through his mind: "Su Renzhong, do you know that I love you!"
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