Qi Qi said, "It's true. I was poisoned that day. How can a poisoned person control their hands and feet? You are magnanimous, so please forgive me."
Gu Siyan retorted, "So you really remember that day. Fine, then let me ask you, who is the person you like? Is it a man or a woman? What is their personality like? What do they look like?"
Qi Qi's eyes lit up: "Her name is Xiaoyu. She is a palace maid. She is pretty and gentle, and her personality is very kind and considerate. She is sincere to me. Moreover, we grew up together since childhood and can be considered childhood sweethearts."
Gu Siyan's expression was one of disbelief, but he said, "Alright, since you speak so convincingly, I will believe you. Once we leave this cave, I will naturally bring her to you when I storm the palace."
Qi Qi caught the word "later": "Why do we need to say 'later'? General, now that you know my identity, it's not good for me to stay in the Zhenbei Army. I should leave."
"You know your identity, and you already know what I'm going to do, so I can't let you go. Since your Xiaoyu is your childhood sweetheart with whom you share a deep bond, I suppose a few years shouldn't be too long. Don't worry, I'll send someone to find her and inform her when I have time."
Qi Qi: "..."
"Ha, ha, General, you're such a good man..."
Gu Siyan also laughed: "Don't call me General anymore, just call me as before."
What should I call you? Ah Yan? Yan Yan? Brother Si Yan? No way, I had to please you back then, not now?
Qi Qi's mind raced again. No, that wasn't right. It would be better to go along with him for now and find an opportunity to escape. Going against him was clearly not a rational decision.
"Brother Si Yan, I thought you were gone when the fire broke out that day. You really are something, running away without even telling me. How have you been these past few years?"
Gu Siyan managed to detect a different meaning in the voice, thinking to himself that although this kid was innocent and carefree, he would occasionally crack a joke and had a lot of clever ideas, but he was also really cute.
The two chatted for a while, and Qi Qi pointed out the way out of the underground cave, so naturally he didn't run away first.
After resting for half a day, and once Gu Siyan's pain subsided and he regained some strength, the two set off again.
Qi Qi took his hand and saw that even though he couldn't see anything in the dark, he could still determine the direction by following the water flow and the echo in the cave. Qi Qi felt more confident about going out.
The system also said: "Just give him a gentle reminder. He's too smart; don't let him realize you can see this."
Qi Qi thought to himself, "Of course."
Gu Siyan possessed extraordinary senses, though he had only recovered a little. He sensed fish swimming around him and caught them with lightning speed, much to Qi Qi's envy.
However, seeing that he handed the fish to me and, just like me, said that he had already eaten, I felt a little embarrassed.
He thought to himself, "Tongtong, he's a really good person. I've been thinking about him a lot these past few days, but he's never treated me badly. He doesn't know that my initial intention in getting to know him was just for a peaceful future."
System: [You've treated him very well. If he were to turn on you the moment he finds out you're from the palace, you'd be the one who gets taken advantage of.]
Qi Qi thought to himself, "That's right. If he were the chosen one, I might as well have killed him earlier."
...
Before Gu Siyan woke up, Qi Qi really didn't know that the underground river was so easy to cross. It was really amazing. Even he, who had night vision, had to carefully feel his way across the water. When he was dragging Gu Siyan, he felt like he was carrying a mountain.
When Gu Siyan regained his mobility, they ate fish and received his energy when they were shivering from the cold. Although they still had to hug each other to sleep when it was coldest, there was really no danger except for being scratched by rocks or bumping into them.
The most difficult part was passing through the narrow gap. Gu Siyan's size was just enough to get through, but the problem was that there was water inside. His breath-holding ability was not as good as before he was injured, so the two of them could only pass through by occasionally giving each other a breath.
Qi Qi believes that the earliest time was when they walked for half a day without finding a place to sleep. The two were exhausted and could only barely sleep on a small stone platform, clinging to each other.
External injuries are always better than internal injuries. The most dangerous time was when the two of them walked through a relatively open cave with no water. Gu Siyan couldn't see it, but Qi Qi was horrified to look at the bats hanging upside down above their heads. Who wouldn't find these things a little cute when they look at them for a while?
It's truly frightening when they gather in such large groups in one place, like two people falling into a bat nest, where they could be overwhelmed if they're not careful.
Qi Qi held Gu Siyan's hand tightly.
Gu Siyan, completely oblivious, replied, "What is it?"
Qi Qi simply said, "I feel like something's not right here. Let's keep our voices down."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Siyan stepped on a dead branch, and a swarm of bats rushed towards the two of them. Hearing this, Gu Siyan pressed Qi Qi down and immediately channeled his energy to attack the surrounding area.
Qi Qi lay on the ground, clutching his head, for an unknown amount of time, when a spurt of hot blood sprayed onto his neck.
Qi Qi called out, "Gu Siyan? Gu Siyan!"
Gu Siyan's voice was almost faint: "I'm fine."
Qi Qi looked up and saw that there were bat corpses all around. Gu Siyan had exhausted his internal energy, was spitting blood, and his face was pale.
"The presence of bats here means we're on the right track and will be out soon."
After defeating the boss, it's time to continue on our journey.
Seeing that he looked like he was about to die any second, Qi Qi was really scared: "Shall we rest for a bit?"
Gu Siyan's expression turned grave: "No, where there are bats, there are bound to be snakes. We must leave as soon as possible."
Qi Qi got goosebumps all over his back because he really saw a snake, just two meters away from Gu Siyan.
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