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"Take a sip." He handed over a water bag to Zhuang Li, who thought it was water and gulped it down.

"Cough, cough …" How could it be wine? "

"I didn't say it wasn't wine!"

Zhuang Li was so angry that sshe became speechless, the water bag was filled with the worst quality strong alcohol, with one mouthful, he could burn her entire stomach, but in a moment she felt that she was not as cold anymore, at least she did not have to keep shaking.

She was coughing so much that tears were flowing out of her eyes. She could vaguely see a hint of a gloating smile on Wang Su's beautiful face.

She felt that her body had become a lot warmer as the cold air of the desert was indeed hard to resist. She reached out to the wine bag in Wang Su's hand and took a sip, causing the strong alcohol to burn down her throat as it slowly ignited her entire body. She exhaled, and wanted to drink another mouthful, but Wang Su snatched the wine bag away and raised her to a height that was beyond her reach.

"You won't be able to hold on tomorrow if you drink too much." Unfortunately, with Zhao Ci's small and weak body, she was unable to snatch Wang Su away.

She sighed to herself, thinking about how my fate is being controlled all day by a bunch of half-grown kids, even though I'm an adult in my twenties. She looked at Wang Su again. The latter's face was pale from the cold but he was unwilling to curl up into a ball. Looking at it closely, he no longer had his usual arrogance. His facial features were indeed breathtakingly beautiful. It was unknown if it was because he looked more like his father or his mother.

Thinking of this, Zhuang Li hurriedly stopped himself. She thought to herself that even if she wanted to spit two times, she didn't know why she started to think about this.

"Go back to the carriage." Wang Su hated her so much that he trembled. In an instant, he felt like he was afraid that Yue Yang would see through his own thoughts. Just as he was about to get up, he wondered why he always had to listen to this lousy kid's orders. Right now, he wasn't in the capital.

"None of your business." She harrumphed and did not have the slightest intention of leaving. However, it was too late for him to say anything. He could only stay where he was and not pay attention to her. After adding the last pieces of wood to the fire, he closed his eyes and started to think.

Not long after, Zhuang Li felt her shoulder sink, and turned to see that Wang Su had fallen asleep while leaning on her body.

The desert was desolate and endless. Occasionally, one could hear the sound of firewood being dried and fried. If it wasn't too cold, it could still be considered as a beautiful camping trip.

What's more, there was still a beautiful young man to look at.

She raised her eyebrows and sized up Wang Su who was leaning on her body. The latter seemed to have found a warm host and leaned half of his body on her.

I wonder what the Prime Minister Zhao in the capital would think if they saw this scene …

And why did Wang Su travel so long and unhesitantly alongside the bandits and robbers, heading towards the West Cold? She suddenly thought of the banquet that had caused his to stay there. Old Prime Minister Zhao grumbled that although the Great Phoenix and West Cold were rampant and caused endless resentment, there was nothing he could do about it.

Wang Su said that since the Prime Minister Zhao only wanted to play, he had his own ways.

Had the fact that he came here alone with his guards have something to do with the discussions he had with the Prime Minister Zhao?

The evaluation of this prince was not bad in the eyes of the commoners. Even though he did not get the favor of the emperor, he was still willing to consider the commoners. Perhaps what he did more was to build his career in front of the emperor.

His fists clenched tightly as if she was afraid of something. Zhuang Li sighed, and resigned himself to her fate, continuing to be her human pillow.

He frowned, as if he were underestimating something. Zhuang Li listened carefully and realised that he was calling her mufei in her dreams.

Mufei, he suddenly stretched out his hand as if grabbing something in midair.

Although this child was the noble son of the Emperor, he was still able to endure the bitter wind of this place. With just a sentence, he had fallen from the prosperity of the capital to the desolation of the desert. He had his reasons, and they had nothing to do with him. Yet he was here, in front of him.

Evil race

Zhuang Li had unexpectedly grabbed hold of his outstretched hand, and the moment his hand touched hers, it was firmly gripped in his hand.

"Mufei …"

Zhuang Li grew increasingly sleepy, and leaned on the pile of goods. In the last second before she fell asleep, she remembered that she had responded to Wang Su in her dreams by grabbing his hand.

"I'm fine …" She said this in a low voice, as if she was responding to Wang Su's wild words.

Luo Lihua yawned and crawled up to look at Zhuang Li, who was muttering to herself in the carriage, blinking her eyes, then crawled to their side and asked sleepily.

"It should be soon. I've been tormenting myself for so many days."

How could Zhuang Li know? She looked at Wang Su anxiously.

"I'll be there tonight." The latter wore a poker face and spat out these three words with a golden expression.

"How do you know that so well? You've been here? " Luo Lihua looked at Wang Su with an inquiring expression.

Wang Su lifted the curtain of the horse carriage to let Luo Lihua see outside.

They were followed by the bandit's cart. The sacks of rations were now empty, and each of them was carrying only half a piece of cake that the bandit had given them earlier in the morning, which was bigger than usual. The meaning of this was obvious: this was breakfast and lunch, the last stop on the journey.

"Young lad, you're quite smart …" Luo Lihua tsk-tsked as she praised her. She then looked at Zhuang Li, who had been walking very close to Wang Su recently, and pulled her over while gossiping in a low voice.

"Li'er, I see that although this child's face palsy speech is few and far between, but his face and brain is still sufficient. He's barely worthy of you, so seize this opportunity …"

"Pear Blossom, stop bullshitting." Zhuang Li interrupted her.

As long as you nod your head, this matter is settled. I'm older than you, this child's mother will help you, don't think that I didn't see him sleeping in your embrace last night.

"You're crazy!" She pulled at the Pear Blossom, who was laughing so hard that its gums were almost popping out, struggling to get towards Wang Su. The two of them dragged each other and finally woke Qing You who was still sleeping. Qing You opened her eyes and looked at the flustered and exasperated Zhuang Li and the grinning Luo Lihua.

While Luo Lihua was still talking to herself …

"Silly girl, this elder sister did it for your own good …"

Zhuang Li thought in her heart as cold as rain: 'Pear Blossom, you damned girl, you want to kill me, right? Wang Su is not someone that we can use to joke around with, a prince of the Great Phoenix Empire … It was all thanks to a single sentence from him that he was able to make it to this desolate desert, not to mention his appearance. If he regained his prince status, then he would probably have no place to die …

Not only did she not catch one, Luo Lihua had already gotten the chance to crawl to Wang Su's side using both his hands and legs, and had begun to talk to him together.

Zhuang Li thought for a bit, and roughly understood that they had gotten into a great disaster again. Even though it was in the desolate desert, the deterrence this Sixth Prince had towards her was more than enough to kill her.

"Miss, why are you blushing?" Qing You saw that Zhuang Li's expression did not seem right, so she asked cautiously.

"Scared!" She replied when she saw that Wang Su had finished talking to Luo Lihua and was waving to her.

That means he should hurry up and get in front of the young master?

Zhuang Li moved closer, waiting to hear the prince's words. However, he grabbed his arm and dragged him to the window. In a whisper that could only be heard by the two of them:

"Remember, this is Fallen Horse Gorge."

The desolate scene of the desert was no longer in front of them. A deep ravine had appeared in the middle of the desert. Their carriage was following a small path along the edge of this ravine.

"Merely, it appears to be very frightening. In fact, this road is extremely safe and secretive. No wonder the soldiers and horses from the Western Regions suddenly appeared out of nowhere and used this natural tunnel."

Zhuang Li was drenched in cold sweat from head to toe, feeling that the carriage would accidentally jump off the cliff, so how could she care about what Wang Su said? The cliff was like a wound made in the middle of a desert, the carriage was hidden in the crevice of the wound, surrounded by the light from the pebbles.

After watching for a long time, it did not seem that scary anymore, because the path behind the stone pillar was polished until it was smooth and neat. The horse carriage travelled along it much more steadily than on the desert, and only after a long time did Zhuang Li's heart gradually calm down.

"Remember, this is the last stop." Wang Su closed the curtain but did not recover from the shock. Instead, he responded with a "En" in a daze and finally understood what Wang Su meant. After passing through the Falling Horse Gorge, they would enter the cities of the Western Regions.

After walking along the winding gorge for half a day, they finally made it out of the Falling Horse Gorge, the majority of them were plants, and the most of them were Hu Yang, as well as a bunch of thorns. At first, they only appeared as a scattered mass on both sides of the road, but after a while, there were more and more thorns growing on both sides of the hill, connecting together into an area, and then there were more trees moving forward, causing the surrounding area to ring with bell chimes. Zhuang Li and Luo Lihua looked out from the carriage, and gasped in shock.

Around them appeared a camel caravan, not just a single team of horses, but also a number of bearded men of all shapes and sizes, all wrapped in headscarves, beards, and colorful robes. Every camel in the caravan had golden bells on their bodies, jingling as they walked.

The people in the car immediately lifted the curtain and looked outside, and they were all shocked. This was the first time they had seen so many people since their long journey.

Zhuang Li turned around to look at Wang Su, but he was still sitting perfectly straight in the car, ignoring the surprised shouts of the children, as if shshehad seen nothing strange. She looked at Zhuang Li, as if he was a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.

Zhuang Li could not afford to offend him, so she ignored him and pulled Qing You who was struggling to leave a gap in the crowd.