Jiang Yu's voice also turned cold, "So what? You want me to just watch you get into danger and do nothing?"
"I'm not saying you have to disregard my life or death. I just hope that while you're protecting me, you can also protect yourself. No one's life is more important than yours, not even mine."
Qi Nuan paused for a moment, her voice becoming much softer, "Ayu, do you know? You are also very important to me. If something happens to you because of me, how am I supposed to face the consequences?"
Jiang Yu's voice was hoarse, "No, we'll all be fine."
He lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes concealing the emotions within. "Ah Nuan, even if that day ever comes, don't worry, I won't let you live alone. Until death, you will be mine."
They did not continue the topic.
Jiang Yu simply stroked her face and asked, "Does it hurt?"
Qi Nuan shook her head. She really didn't feel any pain now, only a slight itch.
"Let's find a place to stay first. It's getting dark soon, and we don't know if there are any wild animals around here."
Qi Nuan was somewhat worried.
Their weapons had all fallen to the ground. Qi Nuan took out a long sword from her spatial storage and gave it to Jiang Yu. After Jiang Yu extinguished the fire on the ground, the two set off together to find a place to stay for the night.
Winter was approaching, and the trees below the cliff were all bare, except for some wild fruits still hanging on the branches.
Seeing this, Qi Nuan was overjoyed, since it was food, but they weren't in a hurry to do anything about it.
After all, finding a place to stay is the most important thing.
The valley floor was overgrown with weeds, and the branches and vines were intertwined and inseparable, leaving them with no way to go.
Jiang Yu had no choice but to use his knife to clear a path ahead. He swung his knife at a tree branch, and his vision blurred, but he quickly regained his footing.
Qi Nuan was observing her surroundings and did not notice anything unusual about him.
By the time they found the cave, the sun had already set, leaving only a sliver of its afterglow on the horizon.
Looking at the leaping flames, Jiang Yu felt a headache coming on. He held Qi Nuan in his arms and closed his eyes.
Aww~~
The howling of wolves startled Jiang Yu awake; he realized he had fallen asleep without even noticing.
He glanced at Qi Nuan, who was fast asleep.
He didn't move, but kept his eyes fixed on the outside of the cave, remaining vigilant.
As dawn broke, Qi Nuan took out some food from her spatial storage. Just as the two were about to head outside, Jiang Yu stumbled and nearly fell.
"What happened?"
Qi Nuan asked him.
"It's nothing, I probably just didn't get enough rest last night."
Qi Nuan frowned, clearly disbelieving. They had stayed up all night before, so how could he have become like this after just one night?
However, when she dragged Jiang Yu ashore, she examined Jiang Yu and found no external injuries.
She pressed him to the ground, reached out and felt around his head, and sure enough, she found a slightly raised bump on the back of his head.
Her face looked pale; could she have suffered a concussion? No wonder he was dizzy yesterday.
"We'll stay here until you've recovered from your injury."
Qi Nuan's voice was somewhat cold. She was angry because Jiang Yu was injured and didn't tell her. She was also angry at herself for being so careless.
Yesterday, Jiang Yu put in a lot of effort.
"Let's go, there are wolves here."
Jiang Yu looked at Qi Nuan and said, "I have no internal energy left. If I encounter a wolf, I may not be able to subdue it."
Am I dead?
Qi Nuan didn't look at Jiang Yu. She thought about the water they drank, which was a kind of energy-dissipating powder given by A Wen. The energy-dissipating powder was made by Xiang Xiang and was colorless and tasteless.
Ah Wen was always with Xiang Xiang, so he must have stolen it.
Xiangxiang has the antidote, so there's no need to worry about them.
However, they cannot go to see Xiangxiang and the others for the time being.
"My martial arts skills are still intact. I can handle the wolves. You just need to rest well."
"Stop messing around, I'm fine. Do you think you can handle a wolf?"
Jiang Yu gently ruffled her hair and said softly.
Qi Nuan didn't want to talk to him, but she had to say, "Wolves are afraid of fire. We've been keeping a fire going, so the wolves won't come over. They generally don't hurt people, and I'll put traps at the entrance of the cave."
She turned to look at Jiang Yu.
“The road here is difficult to travel, and you are in this condition. If you encounter wolves on the road, that would be terrible. You can't outrun them, and you can't fight them. If you want to travel, you need to be in better physical condition.”
Seeing that Jiang Yu was listening to her, she added, "Now that you're healthier, at least our chances of winning against the wolves are better."
Jiang Yu did not object to Qi Nuan's words again, but simply said, "You should not act alone."
"You have to include me in everything you do, understand?"
Qi Nuan nodded, and the two decided to stay in the cave for the time being.
The two first followed the same route they had taken yesterday to the lake to fetch some water, which they then stored in their spatial storage.
She then took a knife and chopped down some trees around the area to set up traps. Qi Nuan only let Jiang Yu do some light work, while she herself did the chopping down of trees.
Although the progress was slow, some results were achieved.
Their food was all taken from the space.
Three or four days passed peacefully like this.
At night, a figure evaded their trap and secretly sneaked into the cave.
Jiang Yu and the others were unaware of this.
The figure lingered by the fire for a moment, then quickly left without a sound.
Qi Nuan woke up in the early morning, feeling a little strange. She asked, "Ayu, how are you feeling now?"
“There was no reaction,” Jiang Yu replied.
That shouldn't be a big problem. She seemed to remember that a mild concussion usually requires one to two weeks of rest, and Jiang Yu hadn't had much of a reaction in the past few days.
After resting for another four or five days, they can leave.
However, she looked at Jiang Yu with a hint of doubt on her face.
She remembered there was half a chicken left last night. Did Jiang Yu eat it when she woke up last night?
Jiang Yu hadn't thought that far ahead. Since he didn't see the chicken, he assumed that Qi Nuan had kept it in her spatial storage.
To be honest, Qi Nuan has spoiled her appetite these past few days. Ever since Qi Nuan thought he had a concussion, she has been cooking all sorts of delicious food every day.
He had never tasted anything so delicious before.
Qi Nuan said that she just didn't have the opportunity before, but now that it's just the two of them, and Jiang Yu knows her background very well, she can do whatever she wants now.
Of course, you should follow your own heart.
The next day, Qi Nuan discovered that the pork rib soup she had eaten that night was missing. She finally couldn't help but ask, "Ayu, have you been very hungry lately?"
I don't know why Qi Nuan asked that.
Jiang Yu looked at her and said, "No, I'm full every day."
"Then why do you sneak out at night to eat?"
"No?"
Jiang Yu looked completely bewildered.
Qi Nuan then realized that Jiang Yu didn't seem like the type to do this.
She told Jiang Yu about the food she had lost that night.
Jiang Yu's expression was rather grim; someone had secretly sneaked into the cave, and they hadn't even noticed.
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