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Ah!

Hearing the cry of shock, Lu Huan Zhi immediately stood up, "Su Zhi, what's wrong?"

"You … Don't come over, I'm fine! "

The torch was aimed at a whole piece of shedding snake skin. The light brown net-like skin meandered around the stone pillar until it reached the ground. Su Zhi felt her scalp tingle as a wave of cold air spread from the bottom of her feet to her back.

Trembling, she picked up a bundle of branches and stumbled back.

"What's the matter with you?"

Seeing her fear, Lu Huan asked worriedly.

Su Zhi looked at him very seriously, swallowed her saliva, and said, "Your Highness, other than this cave, is there any other place nearby that can accommodate you?"

Lu Huan Zhi stared at her in shock and slowly shook his head, "As far as I know, there's nothing else."

That is to say, there is no other place to go out of this place tonight?

"What's wrong with you? Why are you asking this?"

Su Zhi gasped, trying her best to remain calm as she replied, "I just saw a shedding snake skin deep inside the cave. It was about as thick as a bowl's mouth."

"What?"

This time, Lu Huan's back turned cold.

"No way!" He stretched out his voice and looked helpless.

"Fortunately, the snake's skin doesn't look like it was newly shed, and there aren't any suspicious areas around. So it should be safe for the time being."

With their current situation, they would die even if they were to leave. It would be better to stay here and wait for dawn.

Even after taking the medicine, Lu Huan's head was still dizzy, but he still forced himself to stay alert, "I'm not afraid. Sleep peacefully, I'm here."

Su Zhi replied with a wry smile, "Don't try to show off. Rest first. We'll think of a way to leave here tomorrow morning."

"I …"

He wanted to continue joking, but he was too sleepy. He leaned against the haystack and closed his eyes.

Su Zhi was also tired, but she did not dare to sleep.

If she stayed in the cave, anything could happen. She had to be extremely alert.

On the same night, Xiao Qian, who was thousands of miles away, suddenly covered his eyes.

When the wooden lamp was serving tea, it saw that the general was feeling uneasy and said with concern, "General, it's late at night. Hurry and rest."

Xiao Qian impatiently shook his head. "My eyelids are twitching."

Thinking of the previous joke Tan Zhao had made, Qing Mu happily said, "It's all over. Your wife …"

When she saw the man's sullen expression, Qing Mu immediately cleared his throat. "Your wife is doing very well."

"Any news from the dark guard?"

"Not at the moment. Everything should be fine."

Xiao Qian nodded slightly, but for some reason, his heart felt restless.

"General, we're camping here, and it's not far from the South Sea. Why don't we take advantage of the situation and chase after them?"

The man's resolute mouth raised, his eyes carrying an imperceptible look of contempt.

He didn't expect to find those three alive.

"This general has his own plans. You can go and rest."

Greenwood scratched his head in confusion, but he didn't dare to ask any further, so he could only leave.

Xiao Qian rubbed his eyes, which were constantly pulsating.

After leaving for a few days, he wondered how Su Zhi and her child were doing.

He crouched beside the desk, wanting to write a letter home to pass on to her. He held onto the calligraphy brush in his hand for a long time, but didn't know how to write it. After thinking for a while, he could only give up.

That night was the most unpeaceful night that Su Zhi had ever had.

She hugged her sore knees and added firewood to the fire from time to time. She also had to pay more attention to her surroundings. Her tense nerves never relaxed.

High tension was always hard to bear. She had waited for the dawn to break with great difficulty, but she could feel her eyes aching. She was on the verge of collapsing.

"Sleep for a while. I'll keep watch." A warm voice entered his ears.

The man leaning against the haystack regained consciousness and opened his eyes to see a woman fighting with her tired eyes but still holding on.

Seeing that he had woken up, Su Zhi's tired face revealed a relieved smile, "You're awake. Are you feeling better?"

She moved her numb legs closer and extended her hand to caress the man's forehead, calming her heart down. "The fever has subsided. Everything is fine now."

Lu Huan held onto her waist with only a slight force. Su Zhi felt that she could not break free.

"Sleep in my arms for a while. Be good, be good."

"Stop messing around. Let's hurry on our way."

She wanted to get up, but Lu Huan Zhi refused to let go of her. She continued to hug her, "If you don't listen, I'll kiss you."

After successfully suppressing Su Zhi with a single sentence, she glared with her angry almond-shaped eyes and said while gritting her teeth, "Are you being reasonable or not? I-I've been guarding you for the whole night!"

"Yeah, I was rude and unreasonable to begin with, it's not like this is your first time seeing one."

Su Zhi was so angry that she wanted to bite him, so she hit the man's chest with her fist, "I'll beat you to death, you bastard!"

The man who had been saving up his strength all night had already recovered. No matter what she did, it was like she was tickling him. It didn't work at all.

"Two hours. Rest for two hours first before we leave. Otherwise, you won't be able to walk too far."

His attitude was not the least bit playful, his clear peach blossom eyes were pure and clean.

Su Zhi gave up resisting and unconsciously softened her body.

She was indeed too tired. Hunger and thirst were bad for movement, and if an assassin found her, she wouldn't even have the energy to run.

"Fine, you are not allowed to do anything wrong. Wake me up in two hours."

Compared to an assassin, Su Zhizhan truly felt that this man was more dangerous.

Lu Huan Zhi revealed a gentle smile. "Go to sleep. I'll protect you."

Su Zhi struggled out of his embrace and frowned half a meter away from him. "Seriously, you're not allowed to do anything rash."

The man laughed softly. His low and deep voice was like a feather, causing one's heart to feel numb and itchy.

"Do you want me to mess around? He kept on emphasizing it. "

"Pfft, don't talk nonsense."

She ignored the grinning man and turned her back to him, closing her eyes.

Lu Huan stared at the woman's skinny back with a complicated expression.

After staring for a long time, he finally got up to make sure she was asleep. He reached out his hand to caress her hair, then gently caressed it.

He came out of the cave, pushing aside the branches that blocked his path, and saw that the sky outside was dyed with the color of the morning sun, which had not been seen for a long time under the colorful clouds.

A gust of wind came from his side, following which a guard appeared in the open space in front of the cave entrance.

That person knelt on one knee, his attitude respectful, "Your Highness, are you alright?"

Lu Huan Zhi nodded slightly. "No problem."

"According to your orders, I have completed everything. But those guards are very skilled, I'm afraid they will catch up very soon."

"I understand. You did well this time. You're much smarter than that idiot Lu Si."

Lu San, on the other hand, did not feel like he was being complimented. What had he done that night?

Not only did he have to rescue the two people being hunted down, he also had to divert the attention of the four dark guards who were following Su Zhi, which made him extremely tired.

"The cold poison in your highness' body flared up again last night?"

Lu Huan's face was expressionless as he snorted, "It's not a big deal."

Fortunately, the woman thought it was ordinary typhoid and did not arouse any suspicion.

"Your Highness, why do you have to suffer?"

Last night, when Lu Huan Zhi followed the guards out of the cave, he had already found out the whereabouts of the hidden guards, but he refused to let them out.

"Why are you blabbering so much, do what you should do."

"Yes, your subordinate spoke too much."

Lu Huan ordered the guards to retreat while listening in every direction. His sharp eyes caught sight of the people in the forest and he sneered.

They came pretty quickly, and the guards under Xiao Qian's command were pretty good.

He dusted off the wrinkles on his clothes and returned to his usual unruly self. He turned around and walked into the cave.