He entered the dilapidated temple overnight, and everything was just as he had expected. The temple was empty, with only a dusty Buddha statue standing in front of him and the broken branches and withered leaves blown by the wind all over the ground.
After placing Yu Qianqian on the ground, he began to gather firewood to start a fire. Before long, a magnificent flame ignited on the ground, and the intense heat warmed the entire dilapidated temple.
She felt her body gradually warming up, and slowly opened her eyes. She saw Hua Mancheng sitting quietly by the fire opposite her. Her thoughts turned to the violent jolt she had just experienced.
She quickly turned her gaze away and saw that her lower abdomen was still slightly protruding, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.
Before she could speak, the man walked around the fire and leaned down to get closer. His tone was as gentle as water.
"Your Highness need not worry. Your child with the Prince is protected by the gods and Buddhas, and will surely be safe and sound from now on. As soon as it gets light, I will take you back to see the physician. What do you think?"
"That's good..." Yu Qianqian took a deep breath, turned her head to look at Hua Mancheng, and forced a smile: "Thank you so much for today!"
A few steps away from her, Hua Mancheng's handsome face was flushed by the firelight. Gazing at her, he smiled gently and indulgently: "Actually, Your Highness doesn't need to be so polite with me. Hua Mancheng is just a wandering swordsman who has never understood rules and etiquette. I also hope that Your Highness can be more casual with me, because only in this way will we feel more relaxed and happy together."
She listened carefully as the sounds of the wind and rain outside gradually subsided, then flicked her chin with her fingertips, and a hearty laugh escaped her lips.
"Okay, you make a good point. Let's do it that way from now on."
After she finished speaking, she glanced at the door and quickly changed her mind. Fortunately, the torrential rain came at night, but Mu Beichen and the others should have found a place to camp by now.
Just as she thought of this, Yu Qianqian felt her whole body tremble and she suddenly shivered.
She clasped her hands in front of her and shrank back, preparing to hug herself with all her might, but she was still a little too slow. When she looked up, she saw a large white robe covering her body, completely enveloping her.
She turned her head slightly, her gaze clear and bright as she looked at Hua Mancheng, a gentle smile blooming on her face: "You know I'm not that delicate at all. Ever since I can remember, I've been climbing trees and swimming in rivers with those mischievous boys next door..."
"princess……"
Hua Mancheng suddenly stepped forward, and a clearer voice interrupted her unfinished topic: "Now that you have two bodies, you are naturally not the same as before. For your safety, you should rest early."
She lowered her eyes slightly to look at her lower abdomen, and silently nodded, which was her way of responding to his words.
Before they knew it, the long night was more than halfway over, and the sound of wind and rain outside gradually faded away. The handsome young man leaning against the door of the dilapidated temple had deep-set eyes and a cold, aloof demeanor.
At this moment, the world was dark and gloomy, with only a cool breeze swirling around us.
Hua Mancheng stared blankly at the waning moon, as if he felt that this night was the most beautiful time he had ever experienced in all his memories.
As far back as he could remember, he had been barely surviving in the home of a gambling butcher. At a young age, he had to do many hard jobs every day to support his master. Later, he was sold to a merchant to work as a laborer because his master needed money for alcohol.
But a few days later, he was ostracized by his peers and forced to live on the streets. It was at that time that he met the mysterious organization.
I still remember that day, he was huddled at the end of the long street, starving and dizzy, when two mysterious people came up to him and asked: Join us, and you can not only survive, but also get everything you want. Are you willing?
“Yes! I’m willing!” He nodded in response without hesitation.
Just for that one sentence, which could save my life.
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