Three quarters past three in the morning, in a cave on the cliff.
"You're awake! Come and try this fish, I just grilled it." Yu Qingqing was awakened by the temptation of the fragrance. She was sleepy and slowly opened her beautiful eyes.
When she looked up, she saw Yuan Xichen had gotten up and was grilling the huge crucian carp left over from yesterday next to her.
I saw Yuan Xichen constantly flipping and roasting a large crucian carp in his hands. The fish was sizzling while being roasted, and the aroma was so tempting.
"Mm, it smells so good." Yu Qingqing took the grilled fish without any hesitation and started eating it.
Now when the two of them get along with each other, they are no longer as reserved as they were at the beginning. This time they can be said to have shared hardships.
At this time, a faint light shone through the surroundings of the cave, making the pool appear less gloomy.
"You take a rest for a while, I'll go around and see if there's a way out. If there isn't one, we'll have to go back to the cave entrance we saw yesterday and take a look."
Yuan Xichen quickly finished the fish in his hand, and without saying anything more, began to look around to see if there was any way out.
"Okay, I understand. I'll go and take a look later. The environment here is completely different from that outside. I just don't know how far it is from the ground outside."
Yu Qingqing savored the rare wild game from the mountains.
Yu Qingqing was still eating the grilled fish slowly, her eyes following Yuan Xichen's position.
Yuan Xichen knocked on the walls around the cave and listened, but was still disappointed. The stone inside was relatively solid.
“Miss Qingqing, it seems there is no exit here. We have to go back to the cave we were in yesterday. You can rest for a while and take the herbs you picked yesterday.
We will go out immediately and find the exit as soon as possible so that we can go back earlier. Your parents must be very worried about you."
Yuan Xichen suddenly felt that he enjoyed spending time with Yu Qingqing more, and he was also frightened by his own thoughts.
But a girl's reputation is the most important thing. The longer she stays with him, the worse her reputation will get. I can't be so selfish.
"Well, I'm done eating. Let's go out now. My parents must be looking for me everywhere."
When Yu Qingqing heard this, a trace of worry appeared on her face and she felt very anxious. She immediately remembered that she was still an unmarried girl.
In ancient times, people attached great importance to this aspect, although their family members would not say anything about it.
But others cannot guarantee this. She estimates that her reputation will be ruined this time. However, she is not afraid of any slander as long as she is upright.
"Miss Qingqing, please wait a moment, I'll see if there is a way out over there."
Yuan Xichen's face was cautious and careful. He then pointed with his slender white hand to a remote corner full of rocks not far away, intending to try again.
"Well, I'll also look around to see if there is a road. If not, I can only do the same as yesterday and swim to the cave where I fell yesterday."
Yu Qingqing narrowed her eyes slightly and glanced around.
The air inside is still relatively fresh, and the scene in front of me is still green and lush, with the grass growing quite lushly. The environment here is really different from that outside.
"Splash." A splashing sound was heard, and huge ripples appeared on the surface of the pool because of Yuan Xichen's jump into it.
Yuan Xichen held his breath in the water and looked around, trying to determine if there was any danger in the water.
In the pools around Yuan Xichen, there were fish swimming around everywhere. Although Yu Qingqing had smuggled a lot of fish, there were still many fish in the pools.
There were a lot of water plants under the pool. When Yuan Xichen swam around and was about to surface, an accident happened.
"Mr. Yuan, what's wrong with you? Mr. Yuan! Mr. Yuan?" Yu Qingqing was at the shore, keeping an eye on the movements in the pool. She waited for a long time but didn't see Yuan Xichen come out.
A blood-red color suddenly appeared on the surface of the pool, and upon closer inspection, it was blood.
"Mr. Yuan, come up quickly! Are you injured?" Yu Qingqing shouted loudly from above, her voice full of fear.
"Splash!" With a loud noise, a figure quickly rushed out from the pool.
This person was Yuan Xichen. Although the wound on his shoulder had already scabbed over, he was still entangled by water plants in the water just now.
Because Yuan Xichen was too flustered, his calf was accidentally scratched by the sharp stones at the bottom of the pool.
"Yuan Xichen, what's wrong with you? There was so much blood in the pool just now. Was it you who shed it? Where are you injured? Let me take a look."
Yu Qingqing was so flustered and anxious that she completely forgot that Yuan Xichen was a half-stranger, and her reaction was too obvious.
Yuan Xichen felt a little pleased when he saw Yu Qingqing's reaction. He didn't know why, but then he spoke.
"Miss Qingqing, I'm fine! I just found something in the water, a box.
Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with my shoulder. It's just that my legs got caught in the water plants accidentally.
Maybe I was a little anxious and didn't notice the sharp rocks at the bottom, so I cut my calf. That's why there's blood on the surface of the water. Now I'm fine."
Yuan Xichen tried to speak in a calmer tone, slowly revealing his feelings. He guessed that the scene just now must have frightened Yu Qingqing quite a bit.
He saw tears in Yu Qingqing's eyes, and she looked like she was trying hard to hold back the tears and not let them fall.
Yuan Xichen felt distressed watching this scene, and couldn't help wanting to touch her head and comfort her. However, he realized that there was a difference between men and women.
He couldn't do anything to offend her, so Yuan Xichen stretched out a slender hand and then slowly retracted it.
"But your wound has opened again, so it will take longer to heal." Yu Qingqing gradually calmed down, feeling that her reaction was a bit too much, and a blush began to appear on her face.
"It's okay, I'll just apply some more of that herbal medicine later. This herbal medicine is quite magical. My shoulder that was injured yesterday is almost healed now."
Yuan Xichen said quickly.
After listening to this, Yu Qingqing suddenly realized something, turned around and pretended to add firewood to the fire.
Yuan Xichen suddenly realized that Yu Qingqing was shy when he saw her actions. He did not expose her and was indeed happy in his heart.
Then he put the box in his hand on the ground, intending to split it open with his sword. After all, he had no key or anything, so he had no choice but to do this.
Yuan Xichen gripped the sword tightly and swung it at the box. Yu Qingqing only heard "clang! clang! clang." After a few crisp sounds, a rosewood box appeared.
It was chopped into pieces by the sharp sword in his hand.
What appeared before my eyes was a piece of cloth that looked like a ball of very good quality.
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