Mount Li was chosen by the royal family as a hunting ground because of its beautiful scenery and relatively flat mountain roads.
At this moment, Shen Hechuan rode his horse along the mountain road, stirring up clouds of dust.
This also caused the surrounding small animals to scatter in all directions.
Tianji rode his horse and chased after them with all his might.
"Your Highness, I have located the place where Miss Gu was taken and I guarantee that I will bring her back safely."
"You should go back first. If His Majesty finds out that you left the hunting grounds without permission, you will be punished."
At this moment, Shen Hechuan remained expressionless, as if he couldn't hear Tianji's words, and continued to forge ahead.
Finally, the horse stopped in front of a camp.
This place is some distance from the other camps.
Moreover, the tent was very small, as if it had been set up temporarily.
However, even the anxious Shen Hechuan only glanced at it before rushing inside.
It was very dark inside the tent.
It took Shen Hechuan a while to get used to it before he could see that there was a person lying on the bed in the tent.
He strode over and saw Gu Jingchun lying on the bed. He stepped forward with trembling hands and placed his hand on her pulse.
They breathed a sigh of relief once they confirmed that the person in the bed had a normal pulse and appeared to be asleep.
"Jingchun".
He called her softly.
But looking at Gu Jingchun's sleeping face, he couldn't help but lower his voice and slowly approach her.
Finally, I gently placed my fingers on her face.
Feeling the smooth skin on her face made him feel as if he had returned to many years ago.
"Qingqing".
He called her.
The voice was low, as if it were a murmur, but it carried the intimacy between lovers.
At that moment, Gu Jingchun slowly opened his eyes.
She was momentarily stunned, and then asked in confusion after seeing Shen Hechuan.
"Your Highness, what...how did you get here?"
As Gu Jingchun finished speaking, he looked around again and then suddenly sat up.
Remembering that she had been taken hostage, she immediately grabbed Shen Hechuan and left.
"Hurry up."
"This is a setup."
Gu Jingchun said as he walked.
However, when they got to the door, they found it was locked tight.
Gu Jingchun immediately turned to the window, which was also clearly locked tightly.
Shen Hechuan also pursed his lips, clearly realizing the seriousness of the situation.
How did you get here?
Gu Jingchun said while rummaging through things:
"I don't know. I was drugged and woke up here."
She searched around but couldn't find anything suitable, and then looked Shen Hechuan up and down again.
Upon seeing this, Shen Hechuan stretched out his hand.
"No need to look, I don't have any weapons on me."
Seeing this, Gu Jingchun simply took off the hairpin from his head and immediately stabbed it into the tent.
But... it didn't prick me.
Shen Hechuan sighed upon hearing this.
"It's no use. This tent is specially made. It's reinforced with stones at the bottom and made of special materials. It's impervious to swords and spears, and water and fire."
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun deflated and stuck the hairpin in her hair.
"But we can't just sit here and wait to die."
Shen Hechuan looked at the hairpin that Gu Jingchun had obviously inserted crookedly.
He smiled gently, pressed her shoulders, and helped her sit on the bed.
She then pulled the hairpin out, chose the right angle, and reinserted it.
After he finished inserting the needle, he carefully examined her to make sure she was still beautiful before smiling with satisfaction.
However, his actions made Gu Jingchun move slightly, feeling a little embarrassed.
She nudged him.
"what you do?"
Shen Hechuan took a step back and sat down at the round table before slowly speaking:
"Don't worry, we won't die until we know what the other side's purpose is."
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun looked at Shen Hechuan.
Do you know who it is?
Shen Hechuan shook his head.
How would I know?
He even chuckled as he spoke.
"Just wait and see, you'll find out soon enough."
Seeing that he couldn't get any answers, Gu Jingchun simply stopped asking.
The two sat on the bed, one at the table, staring at each other in silence.
until……
Gu Jingchun felt increasingly hot, and his body began to feel unwell.
Having experienced life's ups and downs, she quickly realized that she had been drugged.
She immediately took a liking to Shen Hechuan.
But unexpectedly, he met Shen Hechuan's scarlet eyes.
His forehead was still covered in sweat, clearly he had been holding it in, and his Adam's apple bobbed uncontrollably a few times when he saw Gu Jingchun's gaze.
"You...you'd better not look at me like that, otherwise, I can't guarantee what I might do."
Upon seeing this, Gu Jingchun immediately turned his head, looked around, and finally his gaze fell on the incense burner. He then rushed over.
"There must be something wrong with this incense."
Gu Jingchun opened the incense burner, only to find it completely empty; there was nothing inside.
At that moment, Shen Hechuan's voice came over.
"There's something wrong with the flowers."
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun immediately looked at the flowers on the table.
This is a very beautiful bouquet of flowers, a light pink color, very pretty.
Gu Jingchun couldn't recall the name.
"This flower came from the Western Regions. It's fine to leave it here alone, but if it's used with a medicine called 'Eternal Night,' it will have an aphrodisiac effect."
Shen Hechuan swallowed as he spoke.
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