Chapter 739: Nothing good will happen if I get involved with you. I almost lost my life.
At the moment they fell off the cliff, the tall leader of the men in black slowly retracted his sword.
He walked to the edge of the cliff and glanced indifferently at the swirling clouds below. "It's time to go back and report to the master."
The biting cold instantly engulfed all of Gu Qingchen's senses.
The huge impact force made her choke on several mouthfuls of cold water, and her lungs felt a burning pain.
In the chaos, a strong arm grabbed her waist and pulled her out of the water.
She coughed violently, her vision went dark, and she could only struggle instinctively. Zhao Chenan dragged her and swam hard in one direction.
After an unknown amount of time, he pushed aside a thick vine and pushed the almost exhausted Gu Qingchen into a dry cave.
“Cough…cough cough!”
Gu Qingchen collapsed on the cold stone ground, coughing heart-wrenchingly. After spitting out a few mouthfuls of pool water, he finally managed to catch his breath.
The wet clothes stuck tightly to her body, and the coldness penetrated into her bones, making her shiver uncontrollably.
But the coldness of the body is far less than the anger in the heart.
She raised her head, and her eyes, dyed red by moisture and anger, stared at Zhao Chenan, who was also soaked.
"Are you crazy?" She finally found her voice and yelled at him.
"If there were rocks underneath, we would have been smashed to pieces! Even if someone noticed we were missing, we would have starved to death by the time they found us here!"
Zhao Chen'an wrung the wet hem of his clothes, and water droplets dripped along his handsome outline.
He looked at her face, which was particularly vivid because of anger, and blurted out: "Don't worry, this cave... Gun Gun and I have been here before."
"Roll?"
Gu Qingchen suddenly jumped up from the ground, his eyes wide open, and without any hesitation, he rushed forward and kicked with all his strength!
"Bang!"
Zhao Chenan was completely caught off guard by her sudden attack. She kicked him hard on the calf and he staggered back a step.
A trace of surprise flashed across his face, then turned into regret and helplessness.
"You still have the nerve to mention him!" Gu Qingchen's voice was trembling, and he pointed at his nose and cursed, "You deliberately sent him away just for this scene today, right?"
An insignificant study partner in his eyes was actually her most cherished friend! He even dared to use him to appease her!
Only then did Zhao Chenan realize that he had spoken out of turn.
He looked at the cat in front of him with its fur standing on end, and an unprecedented feeling of frustration and jealousy surged in his heart.
He took another step back in embarrassment, trying to ease the atmosphere: "That's not what I meant... It's just you and me here, so we can sit down and have a good chat."
"Talk about you!" Gu Qingchen retorted without any politeness.
But her body shivered uncontrollably, and the violent trembling forced her to stop fighting temporarily.
The two picked up some relatively dry branches at the entrance of the cave, and Zhao Chenan took out a flint from the purse he carried with him.
His movements were a little clumsy, obviously not something he did often, but fortunately he managed to light a small flame.
The warm firelight finally dispelled some of the cold chill and eased the tense atmosphere in the cave a little.
Zhao Chen'an's face darkened. He stared at the dancing flames and analyzed in a cold voice, "Those assassins are ruthless and will leave no one alive."
"Apart from my good brothers, there is no one else in the capital who can support such a large number of assassins."
Gu Qingchen hugged his knees and huddled on the other side of the fire to keep warm. Hearing this, he couldn't help but mutter something under his breath.
"I've been implicated by you again. I knew I should stay away from you. Nothing good will ever come of being associated with you. I almost lost my life."
Zhao Chenan's gaze fell heavily on her angry face. His mouth kept chattering, but the madness in his heart caused by jumping off the cliff miraculously calmed down.
His voice was low, with a hint of self-mockery: "It's my fault for letting you suffer with me. But if I don't do this, neither of us will survive."
"Even if I die, it's better than jumping off a cliff with a lunatic like you!" Gu Qingchen retorted without any gratitude. She moved her body further away from him.
"Now it's all right. People outside think we're dead. Your good brothers can celebrate in peace. We two are just waiting to turn into two piles of dry bones in this cave."
After she finished speaking, she began to really look around the cave.
The entrance to the cave was hidden by vines, making it quite secluded. The interior wasn't large, but dry enough. The ground was cold rock, and water droplets seeped down the walls, reflecting a faint glow in the firelight.
"Didn't you say you and GunGun were here before?" Gu Qingchen hugged his knees and asked cautiously, "Have you been here before?"
Zhao Chenan shook his head and his eyes swept towards the endless darkness deep in the cave.
"No. I was just chasing a rabbit and stumbled upon this hole. I didn't go in deeper."
That means they know nothing about it.
Instead of sitting and waiting for death, it is better to take the initiative to find a way out.
This thought arose in the minds of both of them at the same time.
Zhao Chenan stood up, pulled out a burning branch from the fire, and made a simple torch.
The orange-red flames dispelled the darkness ahead and illuminated his well-defined face.
"Let's go and see if there is another exit inside." He took the lead.
Gu Qingchen hesitated for a moment, but eventually followed. In this dark place, it would be foolish to act alone.
The cave was much deeper than they had imagined, and the air became more damp and colder the further they went in.
The road under their feet also became bumpy and uneven, with only the monotonous sound of dripping water and the footsteps of the two people echoing in the empty cave.
After walking for about an incense stick of time, the road ahead suddenly became clear.
An underground lake several times larger than the pool at the cave entrance appeared in front of them.
The lake water was exceptionally clear, and in the light of the fire, it appeared a deep, dark blue, as quiet as a giant sapphire.
The surface of the water was calm, as if it was connected to the cold pond where they fell.
Zhao Chenan held a torch and carefully explored the edge of the pond, trying to find any possible passage.
As the flames flickered, Gu Qingchen's gaze inadvertently swept beneath the water.
Her breathing suddenly stopped, her eyes suddenly widened, and she subconsciously grabbed Zhao Chenan's sleeve.
"Look!" She pointed to the deep end of the pool. "Isn't there something glowing in the water?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Chenan immediately looked in the direction of her finger.
Deep in the dark blue pool, a faint but clear light was quietly flickering, like a star hidden in the darkness, with unspeakable weirdness and temptation.
The two of them stopped all their movements at the same time and looked at each other.
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