Every time the prince opens his eyes, he sees

The four of them quickly passed through the stone gate and stepped into the bamboo forest. The fresh air hit their faces, forming a sharp contrast with the cold and dampness inside the cave.

"Yaoyao, we're out." Gu Huai called out to the person on his back, with a hint of excitement in his voice.

Lu Yaoyao forced her eyes open, looked at the bright daylight, and a weak smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. "It's great to be out!"

"Don't sleep, I'll take you upstairs to see a doctor right away."

"Yeah." Although Lu Yaoyao agreed, she couldn't open her eyelids and really wanted to sleep.

Gu Huai's love words no longer had any effect on her.

However, the system's voice could barely cheer her up a little, "Congratulations, host, we have detected that Gu Huai's liking for you has risen to 95 points. If you work hard to improve his favorability, you can complete the strategy mission."

Lu Yaoyao thought drowsily that it was indeed easier to conquer Gu Huai than it was to conquer Xie Qingchen.

It was she who gave Xie Qingchen warmth, accompanied him through the lows, and risked her life for him many times. That was why he liked her more than 90% on the day he defeated the other six princes vying for the throne and was named the crown prince.

Now she was trying to win over Gu Huai, and in less than three months, she had made Gu Huai's liking for her reach over 90 points.

When they reached a deep valley, Xie Qingchen looked at the protruding stone walls of the cliff and said, "We've been walking for so long and haven't found a way out. I'm afraid Lu Yaoyao can't hold on for that long. Why don't we try to climb up from this cliff?"

"Okay." Seeing Lu Yaoyao's listless look, Gu Huai was really worried and agreed without thinking.

"Gu Huai, Gu and Qingfeng will lead the way, and you carry Lu Yaoyao on your back and follow closely."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

In some places on this cliff, there are protruding rock walls for stepping on, but in some places, they are smooth and covered with moss. Someone must first dig out steps that can be stepped on and clean the moss before climbing up smoothly without falling. So Gu Huai didn't bother to be polite with Xie Qingchen.

Xie Qingchen and Qingfeng took the lead. They were agile and had strong internal strength. They quickly opened up a path on the cliff that was barely enough for people to climb.

Gu Huai carried Lu Yaoyao on his back and followed them carefully. Every step was extremely difficult, but his eyes were extremely firm.

That was the determination to bring Lu Yaoyao up safely no matter what.

As the altitude increased, the wind became stronger and stronger, making the clothes of several people rustle.

Lu Yaoyao lay on Gu Huai's back, her consciousness was already blurred, but she could feel Gu Huai's body temperature and his inner determination.

This reminded her of a night three years ago when she blocked harm for Xie Qingchen and was poisoned, leaving her body cold to the bone.

At that moment, she felt like she was about to be frozen into an ice sculpture.

Xie Qingchen lit a fire and held her tightly in his arms. Their skin touched each other, and it was as warm as it is now.

"Achen."

She murmured softly, but her voice was too soft and the wind was too loud, so only Gu Huai, who was leaning against her, heard it.

He was distracted for a moment, and his hand that was reaching up did not grab the rock wall. He slipped and fell down.

When Xie Qingchen heard him scream, he walked down the cliff wall with the dagger in his hand without thinking.

After several thrilling collisions with cliffs, Gu Huai grabbed a vine.

Lu Yaoyao was not so lucky.

She fell from Gu Huai's back, like a broken butterfly, falling straight down.

When her body was about to fall into the lake below the cliff, Xie Qingchen reached out and hugged her waist.

But as they rushed down at such a high speed, he had no way of getting her away safely.

At the critical moment, he held her and turned around, falling with Lu Yaoyao on top and him on the bottom.

"Bang!" With a loud bang, the two fell into the lake together, splashing a large amount of water.

The lake water was icy cold, which immediately drove away Lu Yaoyao's sleepiness.

She opened her eyes and saw Xie Qingchen holding her. A large pool of blood seeped out from his back, dyeing the lake water around him red.

"Xie Qingchen." She called his name.

No matter how hateful he had been in the past, at this moment, she truly felt heartbroken for him.

Xie Qingchen was stabbed in the back by a sharp rock in the lake, and was in extreme pain. He did not notice the change in Lu Yaoyao's mood.

Perhaps he thought that women were such sensitive creatures that they would be easily moved as long as someone paid for them, and would be easily sad when they saw the injuries on the bodies of those who paid for them.

But it has nothing to do with love.

He gritted his teeth, pulled his body off the sharp rock, quickly adjusted his posture, swam upwards with all his strength, and finally swam to the shore with Lu Yaoyao.

Gu Huai used the vines to steady himself, and when he looked back at the scene, he felt mixed emotions.

He quickly retreated to the ground and took Lu Yaoyao from Xie Qingchen's arms, his eyes full of anxiety and self-blame, "Your Highness, I'm sorry, I..."

Xie Qingchen panted and waved his hand, saying, "You don't have to apologize. Climbing a cliff is already extremely difficult, not to mention you're bringing someone with you, so it's inevitable that something might go wrong."

Gu Huai wanted to say:

That's not the case, I was distracted.

Because of jealousy.

"What should we do now?" he asked in frustration.

Qingfeng has climbed up and it is inconvenient for him to come down.

Xie Qingchen said, "Come here and apply some golden medicine to me. I will regulate my internal energy and we will try again later."

"Okay." Gu Huai felt even more guilty after hearing this. He knew very well that it was his mistake that almost led to such a disaster.

He quickly took out the golden medicine from the package and carefully treated Xie Qingchen's wound, with a barely perceptible tremor in his movements.

Although Xie Qingchen appeared calm on the surface, Gu Huai could feel the hidden pain that accompanied every breath he took.

But he didn't dare to ask, nor did he dare to let Xie Qingchen rest for too long.

Because Lu Yaoyao's life is still hanging on the edge of a knife.

After applying the medicine to Xie Qingchen, he meditated for a while to adjust his internal energy, then said solemnly, "Let's try again. This time, we can't afford to make any mistakes."

"Okay." Gu Huai's voice was hoarse, and he secretly swallowed the bitterness in his heart.

He carried Lu Yaoyao on his back, and the three of them came to the bottom of the cliff again.

At this moment, two straw ropes made of vines were suddenly thrown down from above, which should have been made by Qingfeng.

With the rope, it will be much easier to climb up.

This time, Gu Huai didn't dare to be distracted again no matter what. If he was distracted again, Lu Yaoyao might not be so lucky and be rescued by Xie Qingchen in time again.

After some effort, the three of them finally managed to climb up the cliff and stood on solid ground.

Qingfeng had been waiting above and was relieved to see that they were fine.

"Let's go down the mountain quickly. Yaoyao needs to see a doctor as soon as possible." Gu Huai suggested, his tone full of concern for Lu Yaoyao.

Xie Qingchen nodded in agreement, and the four of them rushed down the mountain without stopping.

Unexpectedly, Xie Tingxuan brought people to guard at the foot of the mountain.

The wound on his abdomen had been bandaged, and his face was pale, still as cold and evil as before.