If you and I were not what we are now, if I did not come with a purpose, or if there were any other possibilities for development between the two of us, I am not unaware of your subtle care and affection for me, but sometimes, it is better to play dumb than to expose the secret.

Zong Zheng Xiaoting said silently to Situ Xunxiao in his heart.

Today, she fell off the cliff, and he followed closely behind her. From the moment he hugged her, she had sensed something was wrong. Seeing the poison arrow flying, she should have been indifferent to it, but her emotions took over her mind and she pushed him away subconsciously because she didn't want him to get hurt. She knew in her heart that she had always kept a distance from this man not only because she couldn't read his emotions and actions, but also because she had a vague sense of crisis, reminding herself to stay away.

It is undeniable that Situ Xunxiao is indeed the type she likes, but she knows better why she appeared in this era! Since she already subconsciously knows that she will be attracted to him, and can also perceive that he will be attracted to her because of curiosity, then staying away from him and making him disgusted is the best result for both of them.

Zong Zheng Xiaoting lowered his eyes, a bitter smile appeared on his lips. There were originally many impossibilities and obstacles that separated them from each other, but they also had to face the interests of the country and the world. Even without the things he had considered before, the misunderstanding between them could not be explained. He had secretly spied on Zong Zheng Weimo's secret letter, and he quietly sent it back, which was naturally to keep his troops in place and spy on the enemy. They were already wary of each other and calculating against each other, so if this kind of relationship really wanted to grow and develop, I'm afraid it would only be a tragic direction and the beginning of a mistake. Not to mention the people and things involved, so she knew that the current misunderstanding and the fact that Situ Xunxiao had not yet realized her feelings were actually the best things!

Since he has not yet realized his true feelings deep in his heart, and we are now a single man and a single woman in the same room, helping each other in this adversity, with no other external factors interfering, I am afraid that he will soon realize the feelings that have just sprouted.

No! You must find a way to disturb his mind. Zong Zheng Xiaoting was startled, clenched his fists tightly, and secretly thought about countermeasures.

It was unknown how long she had slept. When Situ Xunxiao woke up, Zongzheng Xiaoting had also fallen asleep against the stone wall. Looking at her innocent face in her dream, Situ Xunxiao was slightly absent-minded. She was sleeping peacefully, without her usual aggressive expression and mask. Looking at her made one feel pity and protection.

He looked at the sky outside again. The wind gently blew the leaves at the entrance of the cave, and the leaves made a rustling sound. Zong Zheng Xiaoting, who was sleeping, shivered unconsciously.

Situ Xunxiao moved his injured arm slightly. Although the poison had been suppressed, if he endured for a few more days, it might spread again. Now, all he could do was to see if he could hold on until his subordinates came over!

As the sky gradually darkened and thunder rumbled in the sky, Situ Xunxiao resolutely stood up and walked towards the cave entrance, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

It was not until Zong Zheng Xiaoting woke up that she realized she was the only one left. Worried, she hurriedly put on her wind-dried clothes. When Zong Zheng Xiaoting was about to walk out of the cave to look for Situ Xunxiao, some tiny noises from the cave entrance made her heart rise to her throat.

She was on full alert, but she heaved a sigh of relief when she saw the figure reflected in her eyes when the branch fell.

"Awake?" Situ Xunxiao looked at Zongzheng Xiaoting and asked.

"What are you doing?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting then saw the pile of things Situ Xunxiao was carrying and asked in confusion.

"It's going to rain, so make preparations early." Situ Xunxiao, unwilling to explain further, said a few simple words and then went away.

He was seen skillfully lighting a fire and setting up a bonfire, all in one go, without the pampered and accustomed attitude of a royal family member who knew nothing and was used to being served. More importantly, seeing the pile of clean prey being skillfully roasted by Situ Xunxiao, Zongzheng Xiaoting swallowed in disbelief.

Well, even the ability to make fire on the spot can be understood as being learned from marching and fighting. However, the skills of handling prey and skillfully roasting cooked food do not seem like something a prince who is on the march would know, right?

Seeing Zongzheng Xiaoting's frightened face, Situ Xunxiao raised his eyebrows, lost his usual indifference, and smiled wickedly at Zongzheng Xiaoting, "Is my behavior incredible?"

"As a prince, it's strange for you to do this!" Zong Zheng Xiaoting nodded.

"That's because you, Princess Xiaoting, are lucky. Even if you are no longer favored, you don't have to worry about food. You naturally think that all royal relatives are like this." Situ Xunxiao smiled with some disdain, "If you were thrown into a place where birds don't lay eggs, surrounded by poisonous snakes and beasts, and there was no food, and you happened to be the meal on the plates of these poisonous snakes and beasts, what would you not do in order to survive?"

Situ Xunxiao didn't say much, but these simple words made Zongzheng Xiaoting frown. It seemed that these skills were all the unbearable memories he once couldn't bear to look back on. You were trained by those unbearable past events!

"Here!" Zong Zheng Xiaoting took the cooked food that Situ Xunxiao handed over with some hesitation. When their eyes met, Zong Zheng Xiaoting looked at Situ Xunxiao whose eyes were no longer cold, and once again thought of the pros and cons of being alone this time. He secretly reminded himself that he must not let this warm atmosphere spread.

Thinking of this, Zong Zheng Xiaoting made up his mind and stared at the cooked food that Situ Xunxiao handed to him with suspicion. He pointed at the food that Situ Xunxiao was about to put into his mouth carefully and said, "Wait a minute!"

Situ Xunxiao, who was stopped by the shouting, looked at Zong Zheng Xiaoting in confusion, who had suddenly become cautious. However, she walked towards him quickly and stuffed the meat in her hand into his without saying a word. At the same time, she also swiftly snatched the food that she was about to put into her mouth.

"Eat!" Zong Zheng Xiaoting was cautious, but urged him.

This woman! You actually suspected that you could poison someone?!

Realizing the meaning of Zongzheng Xiaoting's action, Situ Xunxiao narrowed his eyes dangerously.

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