Supporting each other, the two quickly discovered a hidden cave thanks to Fu Zhun's keen eyesight.
The hiding place was temporarily resolved, but Su An soon discovered another big problem.
Fu Zhun was almost drenched in cold sweat. He leaned against the wall, his eyes tightly closed, his face even paler than before, and his breathing heavy and disordered.
"You're so cold, are you chilled? I'll find some firewood to start a fire and warm you up!"
Su An anxiously tried to leave, but his pale hand gently grabbed hers.
"No, the pursuers might be nearby, and the firelight will give us away."
Su An hesitated for a moment, but seeing Fu Zhun's persistent gaze, she finally listened to him.
Looking around at the sky again, it was around noon. Helpless, they could only hope that reinforcements would find them soon.
Time passed slowly. Su An rested against the cave wall. In his drowsy state, he seemed to hear increasingly weak breathing beside him.
"Fu Zhun?" She shifted her body slightly and felt a sharp pain in her shoulder.
But she couldn't worry about anything else right now. In a panic, she reached out her hand to Fu Zhun and felt the incredibly hot temperature on his forehead.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she tried to nudge Fu Zhun again. "Fu Zhun, you seem to have a fever. Wake up!"
With just that one movement, her hands fell limply to the ground, seemingly unresponsive to her calls.
"Damn it!"
Su An's eyes welled up with regret and self-blame. She hadn't even noticed when Fu Zhun had fallen unconscious!
Never mind! If we don't find a way to cool it down after it's burned this badly, it might turn him into an idiot!
Despite his aching body, Su An quickly gathered firewood and water near the cave and carefully started a fire with the flint he carried with him.
The flames danced in the darkness, bringing a glimmer of warmth and hope.
Su An gently laid Fu Zhun flat on the ground, steeled his resolve, and decisively unfastened his robe, revealing a strong and broad chest.
"Please don't be offended. I did this to save you, not to molest you..."
Su An muttered to herself, her heart racing involuntarily. She took a damp cloth and gently wiped the hard skin, taking away some of the heat.
Seemingly feeling a slight, cool comfort, Fu Zhun's tightly furrowed brows relaxed a little, and a weak groan escaped his throat, but he still did not wake up.
"Fu Zhun, you have to hold on, we'll be alright!"
However, just as she was murmuring words of comfort to herself, a cold voice suddenly came.
"There seems to be a cave here, let's go in and take a look."
In an instant, Su An's heart sank heavily, and her hands began to tremble.
That voice was hostile; it was the assassin chasing them!
After glancing at the unconscious Fu Zhun, Su An gritted his teeth, a resolute look appearing in his eyes.
He picked up a fire poker to protect himself and walked out step by step with determination.
As the footsteps outside the cave grew closer, Su An's heart pounded faster and faster. As soon as he stepped outside, he saw several black-robed figures resembling assassins surrounding him.
"Hey, we actually found one, and it's a young girl!"
Upon seeing Su An, the assassins exchanged glances and immediately grinned maliciously.
These assassins seemed to be newly dispatched, and seeing that it was just a woman, they didn't take her seriously at all.
"Don't come any closer!"
With his back against the wall, Su An brandished his fire poker and warned relentlessly, "This is Jizhou territory, and there are many soldiers on duty nearby. If you make a move here and are discovered, you won't be able to escape!"
"If you leave now, I'll pretend I know nothing!"
However, these words only fueled the assassins' arrogant laughter, who continued to press forward relentlessly without a care in the world.
One of them even reached out and grabbed Su An: "Young lady, you're quite pretty. Don't worry, I'm quite chivalrous. If you serve me well, I might spare your life!"
"Get out of my way!" Su An glared angrily, stubbornly waving the wooden stick and struggling desperately, but was grabbed by the wrist by another person.
"Heh heh, you've got quite the temper." The assassins chuckled. "You'll be begging for mercy soon enough."
Her struggles seemed insignificant in the face of the strong pursuers, and despair instantly filled her heart.
Am I really destined to suffer such humiliation today...?
Just as Su An closed his eyes in despair, preparing to face his unbearable fate, he suddenly heard a sharp whooshing sound.
"Ah!" The two assassins around him clutched their pierced hands, screamed, and retreated, staring warily at the cave.
Su An suddenly opened her eyes and was pleasantly surprised to see that Fu Zhun had woken up at some point.
He strode out of the cave, his dark eyes gleaming with a faint cold light, his face extremely gloomy.
Without hesitation, he took the Hidden Dragon Pill again, and instantly, a powerful force surged within his body.
He then moved with the speed of a sharp blade towards the assassins.
His longsword moved with lightning speed, and the pursuers had no time to react before falling one after another into pools of blood with screams.
“Fu Zhun…” Su An stared blankly, her eyes filled with lingering fear and worry.
After all, the side effects of the Hidden Dragon Pill are no joke!
As expected, after killing all the pursuers, Fu Zhun's body reached its limit. He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and his body swayed precariously.
Su An was stunned, then rushed over in a panic. Looking at Fu Zhun's face, which looked like that of a dead man, tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
"How are you? Don't sleep! Please don't sleep!"
"It's all my fault, I've dragged you down!"
Su An's eyes were red and tears streamed down her face. She could only watch helplessly as Fu Zhun collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.
Fu Zhun breathed heavily, smiled weakly, and reached out to wipe away her tears: "Why are you crying? If we can die together, it will be fate."
Su An's tears flowed even more freely as she hugged him tightly, her heart filled with remorse.
If she hadn't come to Jizhou and hadn't advocated for bringing water to the village, Fu Zhun wouldn't have been assassinated!
If it weren't for saving himself, he could have escaped long ago!
"what do I do……"
"Haha, they're such a loving couple, so affectionate!"
Just then, the Blood Fiend who had been lurking in the back slowly emerged.
Seeing the disheveled Fu Zhun and Su An on the ground, he immediately revealed a rampant and smug smile.
"I didn't expect you guys to be so good at running, but in the end you still fell into the hands of my Blood Lotus Sect!"
"You—" Alarm bells rang in Su An's mind, but before she could do anything, she felt a pain in the back of her neck, her vision went black, and she lost consciousness.
...
When Su An woke up again, he found himself and Fu Zhun imprisoned in a carriage that resembled a prison.
The area was completely sealed off, with heavy carriage curtains blocking out all light. There was no one else around, and the only sound was the faint murmur of voices outside the carriage.
"Pay up!"
Su An endured the aches and pains all over his body and groped his way over. He reached out and touched Fu Zhun, and sure enough, the fever was getting worse.
He was still unconscious, but even in the dim light, his pained and furrowed brows were clearly visible.
"Guards! Guards! I need to see your elders, or your plot will fall apart when the prince dies!"
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