Chapter 46: Should I Bet His Life?
In the book, Mu Nanzhao encountered danger in the mountains on the day of the Beginning of Autumn. He fell into a coma due to poisoning and suffered from hypothermia.
Fortunately, Gu Qingye never left him and hugged him for warmth. The two spent the whole night in the mountains.
It was not until the next morning that Gu Xixi brought people to look for him.
Gu Xixi became furious when she saw the two people hugging each other. Not only did she slap Gu Qingye, she also cried and made a fuss regardless of the occasion, and grabbed Mu Nanzhao who had just woken up and forced him to explain clearly.
After going through last night, Mu Nanzhao and Gu Qingye had been through hardships together, so naturally they fell in love with each other.
After this, Mu Nanzhao felt not only disgust but also hatred towards Gu Xixi.
Because of Gu Xixi's reckless noise, Gu Qingye's reputation as an unmarried woman was damaged.
For Yu Munanzhao, it was heartbreaking that his beloved suffered so much injustice in order to save him.
How could he not be disgusted with and hate Gu Xixi?
"Gu Xixi."
"Sister Xixi?"
Two calls from a man and a woman forced Gu Xixi's thoughts back to reality.
She tried to remain calm, "Oh, what's wrong?"
Gu Qingye said, "I just asked you, do you want to go down the mountain now?"
Gu Xixi forced a smile, "Go down the mountain, are you in such a hurry?"
She looked ahead, hesitating whether to lead the two of them forward.
If we don’t continue, will we miss the key to the love between the hero and heroine?
But if there is danger ahead, can Mu Nanzhao really be saved this time?
Gu Xixi just wants to live a good life.
Is it really okay to gamble Mu Nanzhao's life for this?
Gu Xixi's heart was like a tangled mess.
"Gu Xixi." Mu Nanzhao stared into her eyes and emphasized his tone.
He looked unhappy, but there was worry in his eyes, "What's wrong with you?"
She felt something was wrong when she got here just now, as if she had lost her soul.
Gu Xixi took a deep breath silently, and the scene of Mu Nanzhao saving her twice flashed through her mind.
As her mind calmed down, she had already made her choice.
Gu Xixi raised her head and smiled at Mu Nanzhao and Gu Qingye as usual.
"I'm tired too. Let's go down the mountain now."
Mu Nanzhao felt relieved and said, "Let's go."
Although I don’t know what Gu Xixi just went through in her heart.
But she should have recovered.
The three of them changed direction and walked less than a hundred meters away when Gu Xixi glanced at the bushes in the distance and stopped.
"etc!"
Mu Nanzhao and Gu Qingye looked at Gu Xixi blankly as she stared at the bushes and muttered to herself:
"Look at the leaves. It's from the Theaceae family. It can survive in low-lying, waterlogged areas! This is it!"
Her eyes lit up with excitement and she ran away like a hungry wolf pouncing on its prey.
Mu Nanzhao was frowning at first, but when he looked up, his expression suddenly tensed.
"Gu Xixi! Stop!"
When he opened his mouth, his body had already leaped forward, but he was still a step too late.
The moment Mu Nanzhao's fingertips touched Gu Xixi's collar, Gu Xixi stepped on something.
A big hole suddenly appeared on the ground, which was originally intact and covered with dead leaves.
Before Gu Xixi realized what was happening, she was already falling.
Mu Nanzhao's expression changed slightly.
He gritted his teeth and gave up retreating. He put his arms around Gu Xixi's shoulders and fell down with her.
The cave was about five meters high. Fortunately, the soil at the bottom was soft. Mu Nanzhao pushed hard against the cave wall halfway to relieve some of the downward force.
The two of them just fell to the bottom of the pit, but fortunately they were not hurt.
But then a giant wooden fork fell from the sky. Mu Nanzhao dropped Gu Xixi and kicked it forward.
The raft broke with a sound and split into two pieces.
Everything happened in a flash. Gu Xixi lay on the ground, watching in shock, feeling a chill down her spine.
There was a row of sharpened wooden sticks tied to the raft. At the speed the raft was falling, it would easily pierce two people.
Gu Xixi blamed herself, "It's all my fault. I was only looking ahead and forgot what was under my feet."
"And I've got you trapped here with me."
Mu Nanzhao glared and said, "If I hadn't come down, would you still be alive to say these things?"
Gu Xixi lowered her head in guilt, "I'm sorry."
"Okay," Mu Nanzhao looked up and panted slightly, "I don't blame you."
"This is a trap for catching animals. It is very well hidden and has a simple chain mechanism."
"For someone without experience, like you, it's hard to spot it even if you look carefully at the road."
Gu Xixi felt a little relieved and realized that now was not the time to feel sorry for herself and she should save herself immediately.
She stood up and shouted up, "Aoba! Are you there!"
Gu Qingye witnessed the whole process and was frightened to the point of being stunned.
Only after hearing Gu Xixi's call did she react, "Sister Xixi? I'm here!"
When she saw the raft crashing down just now, she thought the two people below were dead.
Gu Qingye approached the trap cautiously, making sure his feet were firmly planted before he dared to lie down at the entrance and look down.
"Brother Chen, I'm so glad you're okay!"
After saying this, she realized that she was too obviously biased and hurriedly cared about Gu Xixi:
"Sister Xixi, are you injured? Are you hurt?"
"None of this matters!" Gu Xixi said loudly, "Did you bring the hemp rope?"
Gu Qingye shook his head, "No."
Gu Xixi looked at the smooth cave wall. It was straight up and down without even a place to gain leverage. How could she climb up?
She turned her head to look at Mu Nanzhao.
Mu Nanzhao actually sat down cross-legged, "Don't look at me, I can't do anything."
"Now we can only wait for others to rescue us."
Gu Xixi could only look up again and shouted, "Qingye, go down the mountain now and tell Aunt Zhang at my house to find someone to rescue us."
Gu Qingye nodded and agreed.
When she left, she looked at Mu Nanzhao deeply, "Brother Chen, wait for me to come back."
Time passes by little by little.
The afterglow of the setting sun slowly shifted at the bottom of the cave.
The sky above was not yet completely dark, but it was already too dark in the cave to see anything clearly.
There was the sound of birds flapping their wings as they returned to their nests, and the rustling of animals running through the grass.
Gu Xixi was a little scared and unconsciously leaned towards Mu Nanzhao.
"It's already dark, why hasn't anyone come yet?"
Mu Nanzhao sneered, "Are you surprised? It's not like your cousin is really close to you."
Gu Xixi retorted, "But even if she didn't want to save me, she wouldn't want you to die here."
Mu Nanzhao said in a grim tone, "Gu Xixi, you said you never thought of leaving me to your cousin?"
Xixi avoided the question and said, "I forgot to ask Gu Qingye to leave the pancakes behind."
The temperature in the mountains drops very quickly at night.
Gu Xixi felt cold, so she reached out to pull her sleeve, but accidentally touched Mu Nanzhao's hand.
It was icy cold, not like a living person, and was trembling slightly.
Gu Xixi sensed something was wrong and turned to Mu Nanzhao, "Hey, you're not..."
After a long while, Mu Nanzhao spoke, "Don't worry, I took the medicine early, so the poison won't take effect."
His voice was weak and mocking, "Also, my name is not Hey. Remember, my last name is Mu, Mu Nanzhao."
Gu Xixi was about to speak when she felt the person next to her suddenly go limp and fall on her.
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