The constant struggle in his arms gradually brought Rong Qing back to consciousness, and his body subconsciously wanted to restrain the restless person in his arms.
I raised my head in a daze, and my lips felt a strange coldness.
Rong Qing slowly opened his eyes, and the scene in front of him gradually became clearer from blurry.
He remembered that he had followed His Majesty into the quicksand pit.
His Majesty!
He suddenly wanted to get up, and then he found that he was holding a soft body tightly in his arms, and his lips were touching delicate skin.
His senses were opened, and the familiar ambergris mixed with the unique scent of His Majesty filled his nose with a subtle fragrance that instantly disturbed his mind.
He hugged Her Majesty and kissed her...
Xiao Li was tired of struggling, and lay motionless in his arms, listening to the drum-like sound beside her ears and the increasingly rapid breathing above her head. She said weakly, "Rong Qing, if you've had enough kisses, let go of my claws!"
She is dying!!!!
Rong Qing was so frightened that he immediately let go of his hand: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
The coldest and most powerful general beside Her Majesty the Empress was now extremely panicked, his voice trembling.
He forced himself to calm down and asked, "Your Majesty...are you injured?"
Xiao Li supported himself on his chest and stood up. It was pitch dark in here, and he couldn't see his hand in front of him.
"Do you have a tinder?"
Rong Qing naturally brought a tinderbox, but he also took out another bag. After opening it, a bright light suddenly emanated from inside. It was a night pearl.
"Your Majesty, use this."
Xiao Li looked at the night pearl strangely. If she remembered correctly, she seemed to have thrown a night pearl to Rong Qing as a reward before. Could it be this one?
With the light of the beads, Xiao Li went down to the ground. The stones under his feet were hard, but wet and slippery. Judging from the traces, there should have been an underground river flowing here, but now there is no river water, leaving only a wet riverbed.
Xiao Li looked around and saw a pile of sand in front of him. They must have been pushed here by the sand. The sand was carried away by the undercurrent, leaving them behind.
After confirming the situation, he turned around to look at Rong Qing. He had already sat up. From the front, there seemed to be nothing wrong, but Xiao Li remembered that he had just smelled blood.
"Where are you hurt?"
Rong Qing touched it and said, "It's probably just a bump on the head and back, nothing serious."
They are all unconscious, isn't that serious?
Xiao Li found a slightly drier place higher up: "Come here."
Rong Qing stood up obediently, his body swaying uncontrollably twice, but he still walked steadily in front of Xiao Li.
With the help of the night pearl, Xiao Li saw the back of Rong Qing's head which was hit and bloody. The wound looked scary.
Rong Qing was not wearing silver armor, but he had special soft armor on his body, so he was not injured. His legs seemed to be fine at the moment, and the most serious wound was on his head.
"medicine."
Every Silver Armor Guard carries special medicine with him, and Rong Qing is no exception.
After being wrapped and sealed in oil paper, they are stored in the belt, and their uses are distinguished by colors.
There are both internal and external medicines, using the best medicinal materials and the best prescriptions to ensure the Silver Armor Guards' chances of survival to the greatest extent possible.
Xiao Li first let Rong Qing take the medicine, carefully cleaned the blood stains on the back of his head, and after finding the wound, applied the medicine on it.
She hit her hard, and the pain made Rong Qing alert and he subconsciously grabbed the hem of her clothes.
After taking the medicine and applying the ointment, Rong Qing would not be in danger of life, and Xiao Li felt relieved.
"There's an underground undercurrent here. There must be an exit. If we follow the river, we'll definitely be able to get out."
Rong Qing nodded: "Yeah."
Xiao Li was still worried about him: "Do you want to wait a little longer?"
"Need not."
Rong Qing stood up and held out his hand to Xiao Li: "The river is slippery and dark. I will lead Your Majesty."
Xiao Li extended his hand without any pretense, and closed his broad palm to hold her tightly.
Rong Qing lost his weapon, but he still had a spare dagger on him. Holding the weapon in one hand and holding Xiao Li's hand in the other, the two of them slowly walked out along the river, relying on the faint light of the night pearl.
The river was slippery and there was still a lot of silt left. It was very difficult to walk on it, with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
Rong Qing himself didn't care, but when he saw Xiao Li's feet in the mud, he felt very distressed. His Majesty should not suffer such a punishment.
When they encountered a deep pool, Rong Qing directly hugged Xiao Li into his arms, submerging half of his body in the water without letting Xiao Li soak in it.
Xiao Li didn't struggle, but just calmly stated: "You are injured, there is no need to be like this, I am not that delicate."
Rong Qing insisted: "This little injury is not important to me. Taking care of Your Majesty is my duty."
He is a subject, and it is his duty to use his body to protect Your Majesty from disasters and overcome difficulties.
Besides, he also has selfish motives, and there are not many times when he can hug Your Majesty openly.
Being able to hold His Majesty in his arms for a moment is enough to soothe all his pain.
The river channel is very rugged, with a mixture of silt and rocks underfoot and stalactites as sharp as swords above. It is sometimes wide and sometimes narrow, making it extremely difficult to walk on. In the end, the road even splits.
Both sides were wet, obviously they were connected.
Rong Qing: "Which side will your majesty choose?"
Xiao Li didn't want to choose. She felt that she might be a little unlucky today, and she suspected that something wanted to kill her.
But she would not leave such an embarrassing matter to Rong Qing.
It's just a challenge, she wants to give it a try to see if they can really keep her life here.
"This way."
Xiao Li made a quick choice, but not long after he walked out, he heard a strange rustling sound in the river.
Both of them were alert at the same time, it was a snake!
And it's not just one or two, it looks more like a snake's nest.
The fishy smell is so nauseating that it is impossible to breathe normally.
The light of the night pearl is always limited, and one can only see the distorted shadows in the dim light. They are hazy, but there are many of them.
This road can no longer be taken.
"withdraw."
She can fight tough, but she won't die foolishly.
The two of them retreated to the original fork in the road with difficulty and entered from another one. It was just as damp and difficult to walk.
Xiao Li gradually found it difficult to walk, as this muddy road was really a test of his physical strength.
There was no light here, and it was impossible to record time. She only felt that they had been walking for a very long time, but they were always walking in endless darkness and dampness.
"His Majesty!"
Rong Qing squeezed her hand and brought her into his arms: "Don't be distracted."
There is a protruding stone under your feet, which is very sharp. If you step on it directly, you will definitely hurt your feet.
Xiao Li patted Rong Qing's arm gently: "Got it."
Rong Qing let her go, and they continued walking hand in hand.
However, before I had walked far, I suddenly heard a rustling sound behind me.
Rong Qing hugged Xiao Li without even thinking and pressed him against the stone wall. The next moment, the water from the underground river rushed in mixed with mud and sand.
The water instantly spread from the ground to Rong Qing's waist, it was so turbulent that he couldn't stand at all.
Rong Qing clasped his hands hard on the stone wall and used his body to block all the impacts.
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