Chu Yan didn't hesitate much when he heard this, and quickly took off his heavy clothes.
Then, without giving Shi Qingxue a chance to speak, he took her hand and walked downstream in the dark.
"I haven't felt any signs of animal life yet. It looks like we still have a while to go. We can't lose them."
Shi Qingxue wanted to say that she would definitely not lose him, but in the end she was hesitant to speak, and was just dragged along, groping her way along.
Because he couldn't see the road clearly, Chu Yan was very careful along the way, almost sticking his entire body to the rock wall.
After an unknown amount of time, the two finally heard the sound of something flying around in the cave, and they breathed a sigh of relief.
If there are bats in the cave, it means that the exit is not very far away. Although bats live in caves and like darkness, they also need to go out to hunt.
After walking for a while, the two people who had been in darkness finally saw the light ahead.
We’ve reached the cave entrance!
Seeing this scene, Chu Yan finally felt relieved, and his steps became much faster because of excitement.
Fortunately, the light outside became brighter and closer, and finally, the two of them came out of the cave.
The underground river also flows out from this cave and merges into the main stream in this forest, forming a large river.
"Damn it, it's finally out!"
After soaking in water and rushing through the dark cave, Chu Yan was exhausted.
Seeing that the sky above his head was getting dark, he cursed and lay down on the grass by the river in a very ungraceful manner.
Shi Qingxue was also exhausted, but she did not disregard her image like Chu Yan. She just sat beside him and closed her eyes to rest.
The two of them fell into an underground river. Even after so much time had passed, the clothes they were wearing were still wet and hot, sticking to their bodies and making them look messy and extremely uncomfortable.
Not long after resting, Chu Yan, who was lying on the ground, saw that it was getting dark, and suddenly jumped up and ran into the woods without saying a word.
Shi Qingxue stared at him blankly for a long time before she saw Chu Yan holding a bunch of branches and hay piled next to her. After a while of busying around, he miraculously created a bonfire.
The bonfire grew bigger, making Shi Qingxue's originally pale face look red.
Seeing that he was angry, Chu Yan couldn't help but laugh. He pointed at himself and said to Shi Qingxue beside him: "How about it? This general has some skills, right?"
Shi Qingxue was stunned, then nodded, but did not make any further comments.
Judging from the current weather, it is getting late. Compared to finding a way down the mountain, it is indeed much more cost-effective to spend the night here.
She glanced at Chu Yan beside her, lowered her head and began to undress her wet clothes.
When Chu Yan looked up and saw this extremely inappropriate scene, he was stunned and turned around in a hurry.
"Hey, General Shi, you..."
Hearing him speak, Shi Qingxue raised her head again, "I'm just drying my clothes. If you're afraid of catching a cold, just take them off."
After she finished speaking, she had already taken off her outer shirt, revealing a thin undershirt that clung to her body.
Her clothes were thin, but the wetness only revealed a slightly delicate figure.
Chu Yan was interrupted and swallowed back the rest of his words. He just stared blankly at her as she took off her coat in front of him without any regard for the difference between men and women, and then let her ponytail down.
It's no wonder that after looking at her up close, Chu Yan was surprised to find that Shi Qingxue had a perfect figure, and indeed had a rather agile posture.
Her black hair was beautiful and casually draped over her shoulders.
The blazing fire in front of her shone on Shi Qingxue's cheek, turning her face pink.
It's actually quite charming.
For some unknown reason, Chu Yan's face became hot under the flames.
He was planning to avoid this scene, but just as he was about to turn around, his eyes caught sight of Shi Qingxue's kneeling legs.
Chu Yan was startled when he noticed the red spots under the white clothes at the back.
"You...are you injured?"
Shi Qingxue followed his gaze to the back of her thigh, then nodded, "Yeah, it must have been scraped when she fell, it's just a minor injury."
Chu Yan was speechless. Thinking about the shitty situation the two of them were facing, he felt inexplicably uncomfortable in his heart.
The bonfire in front of him was still burning fiercely, and Shi Qingxue silently hung the clothes on the wooden rack.
The two sat opposite each other, and no one spoke.
"Um... General Shi, I'm sorry to bother you today. I was just too anxious..."
Finally, Chu Yan, who felt really guilty, expressed his apology.
After saying this, he seemed quite helpless in the end:
"Alas, what a pity for Zhou Yan. He had to get away right under our noses!"
Chu Yan's attitude of extreme self-blame and complaint, as if he had done something wrong, was very funny.
When Qingxue heard what he said, she looked up at him again, and then the corners of her lips curled up inexplicably.
"how?"
"I nearly died with you in order to save you, and yet you still can't even bear to call me Marshal?"
Chu Yan: “…”
This strange question made him speechless after he had finally given in. His face turned red for a moment and he didn't know how to answer.
He said that he didn't want to call others Shi Shuai, but after all, he was the "Emperor" of Da Chu.
In terms of status, why have I never seen you, the Marshal of Da'an, call yourself His Majesty the Emperor of Da Chu?
And speaking of the origin, it seems that when he was the Grand Commander, a certain deputy commander never even looked at him.
So how do we settle this account?
Chu Yan was very dissatisfied.
But in the end, he was the one who owed the other person first in today's incident, and he really felt that he was in the wrong.
After struggling for a moment, he whispered, "Marshal Shi, I was indeed too reckless in what happened today. I let Zhou Yan get away."
Shi Qingxue originally just wanted to tease him on purpose, but she never expected Chu Yan to give in to her directly, which surprised her.
But after hesitating, a smile appeared on her face.
"That's more like it. General Chu's address to you as Marshal is rarely respectful, and I really like it."
Chu Yan: “…”
"But let's forget about what happened today. It's not your fault. After all, I didn't expect there to be so many caves there."
Shi Qingxue waved her hands. Although she was still very upset that she failed to catch Zhou Yan, compared to Chu Yan's surrender, it somehow cleared the haze in her heart.
As they talked, it was already getting dark. The two of them tidied up the place on the spot, tacitly agreeing to spend the night there.
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