It is Yuwen Sheng.
But hadn't he already gone far away?
How could she have been rescued so quickly?
"Thanks……"
She took a moment to catch her breath before uttering those two words, panting softly.
Yuwen Sheng let her lean against him weakly, his eyes filled with a tight, misty fog that made it hard for her to breathe: "Watching the show is more important than protecting your own life?"
Zheng Quchi was terrified by his terrifying gaze. She wasn't watching the spectacle at all; she had clearly stopped to look back after hearing someone scream, and then innocently got caught up in the chaos...
Well, he saved her, so she should say a few words. She stopped arguing with him.
She was so frightened just now that her palms were sweating, and she was still in shock.
Seeing that her lips were pale and her large almond-shaped eyes still held a trace of fear, Yuwen Sheng knew that she had been quite frightened. His expression changed several times before he finally suppressed the burning anger in his heart, which felt like his vital organs were being squeezed, and warned her in a low voice, "Mind your own business."
He grasped her slender wrist, and this time, he no longer acted selfishly but led her through the perilous journey.
Just now, when Zheng Quchi almost fell off the cliff, the umbrella at his waist slipped and fell into the abyss. So for the rest of the journey, an umbrella was held over the heads of the two of them, and they arrived at the hundred-step staircase of the Thousand Trees Palace.
The drizzling morning rain gradually stopped, the emerald green leaves were washed clean and glistened with dew, the white clouds in the sky were blown by the wind and changed in countless ways, and the birds chirped in the forest, as if everything was so beautiful.
"Thank you for turning around and saving me."
Zheng Quchi solemnly thanked Yuwen Sheng once again.
Later, on the way, she thought about it for a moment and understood why Yuwen Sheng was able to appear by her side so promptly.
Although his eyes weren't on her, he was always "watching" her.
Yuwen Sheng folded his umbrella, the tip touching the ground, and the water mist gathered into a stream, dripping onto the ground.
He turned his face, dressed in pristine white, his figure ethereal: "You don't actually think I went back specifically to save you, do you?"
No, isn't that right?
Zheng Quchi was suddenly taken aback by his question.
Seeing her blank expression, Yuwen Sheng smiled gently and said, "What are you thinking about? You are still useful to me, so of course I went back specifically to save you."
Zheng Quchi puffed out his cheeks in anger.
He's probably just teasing her on purpose.
He looked up and said, "Let's go."
Zheng Quchi knew he had angered him, but he never expected that when he got angry, he would be such a devilish person who would play tricks on people. He would not speak properly, but would pick on people. The gentler his smile was, the more venomous his words were.
"Yu Hai, if you keep walking like that, all girly, I'm not going to talk to you anymore!"
"...I'm sorry, my foot hurts a little, I'll try to walk faster."
Two people came up behind, one after the other. The one in front was covered in mud and dust, as if he had rolled down a slope. He was angrily shouting as he brushed the dust off his body.
Behind them followed a man clutching the hem of his clothes, head bowed, looking extremely guilty.
Huh?
The person behind her, wasn't that the one she had reached out and grabbed earlier... what was his name again?
Oh, right, his name is Yu Hai.
He made it into the top ten too?
I never would have guessed! You really can't judge a book by its cover.
However, given their current situation and the "accident" that happened to him before, now that someone has fallen off a cliff on the mountain, I wonder if they know anything about it.
But Zheng Quchi only thought about these things for a moment. Yuwen Sheng was by her side, and she still remembered his warning.
"Mind your own business."
She glanced at him discreetly and gave up on talking to anyone else.
Yu Hai was sensitive and always wary of other people's gazes. He noticed someone was watching him, and suddenly looked up. When he saw that it was Zheng Quchi, a hint of surprise flashed across his handsome face.
"benefactor?"
He murmured to himself, but when he caught sight of Yuwen Sheng out of the corner of his eye, his steps faltered, and his eyes darted around, filled with hesitation and indecision.
This shows how deeply he feared Yuwen Sheng.
Yuwen Sheng had clearly done nothing to him.
Zheng Quchi felt strange and couldn't help but wonder if this person named "Yu Hai" was naturally sensitive to dangerous things, or... did he actually know Yuwen Sheng?
Seeing him staring at her expectantly, she smiled at him in a greeting manner, then turned and went up the steps with Yuwen Sheng without lingering.
When Yu Hai saw his benefactor leave like that, his lips trembled, and he was so aggrieved that he almost cried.
The steps leading to the Thousand Trees Hall are roughly estimated to be over three hundred.
When she reached the 100th step, her calves started to ache. By the 150th step, her entire back was sweating. After climbing all 333 steps, she found a spot, plopped down, and vigorously pounded her legs.
If she hadn't practiced flexibility techniques to strengthen her physique, climbing hundreds of steps in one go would have surely made her collapse.
She looked down and saw people still struggling to climb. She raised her chin proudly.
She was the fastest one, oh no, the fastest one was Yuwen Sheng.
He walked briskly and easily to the entrance of the Thousand Trees Palace to wait for her.
After resting for a while, she got up and came to the front of the Thousand Trees Hall. The ground in front of the hall was paved with large stone blocks, and more than a dozen pagoda pillars stood there. The plaque of "Thousand Trees Hall" was fragrant and the characters were also gold, showing a solemn and dignified feeling.
She was puzzled by the strange name, which didn't sound like the Zen-inspired names commonly used in Buddhist temples, but upon closer listening, it had a wonderful and mysterious meaning.
Before entering the hall, Zheng Quchi discussed with Yuwen Sheng again: "If someone asks you about it later, how should I answer?"
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