Chapter 98 It’s My Fault
The stronghold was smaller than Chen Ning had expected, and more like a makeshift one. As soon as she went out, she smelled a strong smell of blood in the air, and heard scolding and shouting in the distance. She huddled in the dark and saw someone digging a hole under the rocks in the distance... to bury a body.
No wonder Xu Zhiyi said that something had happened in the stronghold. It turned out that they had an internal conflict, and it seemed that many people had died.
This gave her a good opportunity.
Shen Ning, carrying someone on her back, of course didn't dare to take the main road. She carefully climbed up the rugged rocks next to her, glanced at the steep and rugged back slope, and then whispered to Xu Zhiyi: "Third Master, let's slide down from here. It's a bit dangerous, but we can leave as soon as possible."
If I stay any longer, I'm afraid I'll be stuck in traffic.
Xu Zhiyi quickly said, "I think this place is too dangerous..."
Before he finished speaking, Shen Ning had already put him on the rock and pushed him down.
Xu Zhiyi was so shocked that he almost thought back the rest of his words. He frantically struggled to grab onto the jagged rocks, but he slid down uncontrollably.
Behind him, Shen Ning leaned on the slope of the mountain and slid down...
Fortunately, she acted decisively. Moments after she slid down the steep slope, she heard flames and shouting from above. The flames split into several parts and quickly dispersed down the mountain.
When Shen Ning saw the flames, she felt vaguely relieved.
A fire appeared on the dark mountain. If Yuanyue and the others noticed it, they would definitely think something was wrong.
But she couldn't rely solely on others to rescue her... She took a breath, then carried Xu Zhiyi on her back and carefully groped her way down the mountain among the rocks.
Chen Ning is indeed not the kind of person who would stand by and watch someone die without helping, but she wanted to bring Xu Zhiyi with her at this time not just to save people.
It was difficult for her to protect herself in such a situation, not to mention that this was the key that Mu Yao had stolen at the risk of his life. She would not be indecisive at such a time... but she suspected that Xu Zhiyi had a backup plan.
Mr. Xu San is not as ignorant and inexperienced as her. How could he easily let himself fall into such a situation?
What's more, judging from what he said in the village before, it seemed that he knew who had captured him.
In that case, she didn't believe that he had no backup plan.
If she left and Xu Zhiyi's men came to rescue him, then she would be the only one being chased...so she took him with her!
Although he was a little tired, he was probably carrying an amulet.
Shen Ning was thinking in her mind, carrying Xu Zhiyi on her back and moving forward carefully and quickly.
However, the fire behind her was getting closer and closer, but Xu Zhiyi's men had not appeared yet. Shen Ning was a little uncertain. She was wrong. This flower fox had no backup plan at all... or maybe it was because she was there that his men didn't come out.
An idea popped up in Shen Ning's head.
Whatever the possibility is, it's always okay to give it a try.
She moved as soon as she said it... She pretended to slip: "Ah..."
The voice was panicked, and the movements were quick and decisive, directly throwing Xu Zhiyi off his back.
If Xu Zhiyi has someone secretly, he should have come out by now!
But at this moment, her foot suddenly stepped on something round, long, and slippery, and then her ankle suddenly felt a sharp pain...
There is a snake!
Shen Ning's scalp suddenly felt numb, and she fell down with the force of Xu Zhiyi's fall.
"Plop, plop, gurgle, gurgle..." The two of them rolled down the rocky hillside. Shen Ning was filled with fear, worried that she would hit a rock and lose her life or become stupid, when she suddenly felt someone pulling her down.
The next moment, her head was pressed into Xu Zhiyi's arms.
The cool scent of sandalwood wafted into her nose, and two hands clasped the back of her head... After a moment, there was a bang, accompanied by a muffled groan from Xu Zhiyi, and they finally stopped.
Xu Zhiyi let go of his hand. Shen Ning was dizzy and quickly got up, then saw Xu Zhiyi motionless.
"Master Xu San?" Shen Ning's mood was a little complicated.
No response?
It was a dark and windy night, so she could only get closer to see... At such a close distance, Xu Zhiyi's already fair complexion glowed with a cold light.
This is……
"I'm alive."
Xu Zhiyi exhaled with difficulty, gasped a few times, and then slowly supported himself and sat up.
At this moment, Chen Ning saw a dark color oozing out from the back of his white brocade clothes. It was blood... and behind him, where he had just been lying, was an extremely sharp rock.
If Xu Zhiyi hadn't hit her back, it might have been her head that was hit.
"Third Master, you are injured." Shen Ning hurried forward to support him, letting Xu Zhiyi lean against the tree next to him.
Her tone was a little difficult: "Just now...thank you very much."
She wanted to test whether Xu Zhiyi had any talented people in secret, so she threw him down, but she didn't expect that he would use his body to protect her.
"Are you so moved that you want to marry me?"
As soon as Xu Zhiyi opened his mouth, the touch in Shen Ning's heart instantly disappeared. She said speechlessly: "I dare not have any delusions."
"hiss……"
Xu Zhiyi took a deep breath and panted slightly before chuckling, "It's okay. I'll let you think about it."
"It's already this late, could you please stop being so hard on your words?"
Shen Ning sighed silently, sat down where she was and began to take off her shoes and socks.
Xu Zhiyi was shocked: "What are you doing? We are in the wilderness with pursuers behind us. Even if you covet my beauty, you shouldn't choose this kind of situation..."
Shen Ning ignored him, raised her foot and squeezed the blood from the wound.
It was too dark, and she couldn't see what kind of snake it was or whether it was poisonous. She squeezed it hard, then pulled off her hairband and tied it tightly around her thigh.
Xu Zhiyi was slightly startled and asked her, "Were you bitten by a snake?"
Shen Ning hummed, put on her shoes and socks, stood up, and then squatted in front of him: "Let's go, they are here."
In the darkness of the night, Xu Zhiyi's eyes were filled with complexity. After a pause, he said, "They might not be able to find me if I hide here. You can escape on your own."
It's too difficult to carry someone around.
Shen Ning was impatient: "Stop talking nonsense, hurry up."
Xu Zhiyi's men didn't come out. She didn't know if it was really that they weren't there, or if he was just that cruel... But he had just saved her and protected him, so for this, she wouldn't abandon him.
Xu Zhiyi was dragged onto his back by his arm without any explanation. Shen Ning wanted to stand up, but she felt the leg that was bitten go numb.
That snake is poisonous.
She let go of Xu Zhiyi and sat down on the ground in despair: "I can't leave anymore. We can't escape."
Shen Ning felt very uncomfortable when she thought of Mu Yao who was still in the village. "Miss Mu is still waiting for me to go back and save her."
Her voice suddenly became choked, and Xu Zhiyi was slightly startled.
Seeing her sitting there with her head down, he suddenly reached out his hand, trying to comfort her: "Don't..."
Suddenly, a cry sounded in the air, and then, an anxious male voice sounded in the distance: "Chen Ning!"
Shen Ning suddenly raised her eyes, almost unable to believe it: "Anan!"
Almost the next moment, a dark shadow rushed out from the forest and landed in front of her.
Xiao Nanchen was dressed in black and had a black scarf covering his face. When he saw her, he pulled her into his arms without hesitation: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm here."
Shen Ning lowered her head to his chest, tightly grasping Xiao Nanchen's sleeve, sniffed, and said in a hoarse voice: "I thought I was going to die..."
"It's my fault. It's all my fault. I didn't protect you well. It's all my fault."
Xiao Nanchen's tone was clearly tense and terrified. Shen Ning felt even more pitiful and complained in a muffled voice, "I was also bitten by a snake..."
Xiao Nanchen patted Chen Ning's back gently. When he heard her low and hoarse voice with tears in it, he felt as if his heart, as hard as iron, was about to be crushed by her.
I wanted to hug her tightly but was afraid of hurting her, so I could only caress her back: "It's all my fault, it's my fault..."
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