The brown bear's shoulders and neck muscles bulged high, and it was in an attacking posture, with its back hunched and its dark eyes wide open, full of dominance and ferocity.

It roared angrily and waved its strong and powerful front claws, turning all the stones into rubble wherever it passed.

Shen Qionghua stared at the brown bear in front of him with his eyes fixed, his heart in his throat, thinking to himself that he was unlucky.

Originally, she had planned to return to the palace after shaking off the searchers sent by Xie Qian'an, but her horse had fallen and died, so she could only walk back on her own two legs.

The sky gradually darkened, her vision became blurred, and it was difficult to tell the direction. The paddock was filled with the roars of wild beasts, and she had no weapons to defend herself.

So she decided to find a place to stay for the night and make arrangements after dawn.

After finally finding a cave, before she had time to rest for a moment, the brown bear jumped out.

Shen Qionghua glanced at the rather fragile branch in her hand, and a feeling of sadness rose in her heart.

Is she going to die like this before she succeeds in taking revenge?

Shen Qionghua felt unwilling, so when the brown bear pounced on him, he aimed the tip of the branch in his hand at the bear's eyes and threw it hard.

The branch was knocked away by the brown bear's powerful front paws before it got close to him. Shen Qionghua closed his eyes resignedly, and the next moment he heard a shrill scream.

Shen Qionghua suddenly opened his eyes and found that he was still intact.

The brown bear in front of her had turned its back to her. With the help of the bright moonlight, she saw a big cut in its thick brown fur, and blood was constantly flowing out and dripping onto the ground.

Shen Qionghua was startled. She turned sideways and saw Xie Nanyuan who was blocked by the brown bear.

Shen Qionghua was delighted, but then she found out that he was alone, and the joy of surviving the disaster that had just risen in her heart disappeared instantly.

Xie Nanyuan looked at the huge brown bear in front of him with a serious expression, and clenched the knife in his hand. The wound on his thigh seemed to be torn even more by the powerful sword strike just now, and traces of pain spread throughout his body.

But he didn't care. He pursed his thin lips, his deep pupils fixed on the huge body from beginning to end, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

The brown bear was injured and went into a violent state of anger. It roared, waved its front paws and pounced.

Xie Nanyuan tried his best to dodge, and then seized the opportunity to stab the brown bear's eyes with a sword, causing the eyeballs to burst, accompanied by a violent attack.

Xie Nanyuan drew out his sword, but was not paying attention when the sharp claws hit his chest and he was knocked away instantly.

He used the branches in the air to adjust his body shape, knelt on one leg on the ground, turned his head and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling that all his internal organs were shattered.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, stood up, and stared at the brown bear in front of him with a pair of cold eyes.

The brown bear stopped at this time. One of its eyes was stained red with blood, and the other intact eye showed a bit of fear in anger.

It kept wandering and roaring five steps away from Xie Nanyuan, but hesitated and did not dare to move forward.

Suddenly, it saw Shen Qionghua on the other side, and seemed to have found an outlet to vent its anger. It pounced on Shen Qionghua with lightning speed, and its sharp claws were about to touch Shen Qionghua.

Then, Shen Qionghua heard for the first time a sound similar to a cry of pain from a bear.

When the brown bear turned around again, Shen Qionghua saw that its back was covered in blood, and there was a place where the skin and flesh were cut off.

The brown bear pounced on Xie Nanyuan suddenly, and its attack was much more ferocious than before. It seemed that Xie Nanyuan was about to fall into a disadvantage.

Shen Qionghua looked around, picked up a stone from the ground with both hands, slowly approached, and when the brown bear's body was exposed, he quickly hit its wound with his quick eyes and hands.

At this moment, Xie Nanyuan seized the opportunity and stabbed him several times.

Finally, the huge body collapsed to the ground, blood all over the place.

The world suddenly became quiet, leaving only the sound of rapid breathing and violent heartbeats.

Xie Nanyuan's face and hands were covered in blood, and his dark clothes were also wet with blood. He held the hilt of the sword in one hand, with the tip of the sword resting on the ground to support his body, and his head lowered.

Shen Qionghua took two steps at a time and approached. Just as she was about to say something, Xie Nanyuan's grip on the hilt of the sword loosened, and he fell on Shen Qionghua, unconscious.

Shen Qionghua exclaimed,

"Your Highness Prince Rui? Prince? Prince, are you okay?"

-

The autumn night is lonely, with a chill that seeps into the bones.

The flames danced, illuminating the originally dark cave and emitting a little sporadic warmth, which was the only warmth in this endless dark night.

Xie Nanyuan opened his eyes, a cold light flashed in his eyes, he sat up suddenly, and when he met Shen Qionghua's clear and clean eyes, he froze, and then he realized that he had killed the brown bear.

Seeing that he seemed to understand something, Shen Qionghua said softly, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. The brown bear is dead. We are safe now."

Shen Qionghua said, handing the bamboo tube filled with water to Xie Nanyuan.

"Your Highness, please drink some water. This is water from the stream nearby."

Xie Nanyuan took it, drank it all, then raised his arm to wipe the corner of his mouth, and the contact was smooth.

He paused and slowly lowered his head, only then he realized that his upper body was not wearing any clothes, and some of the wounds on his body had been treated with medicine and wrapped in white cloth.

"This……"

Shen Qionghua was afraid that Xie Nanyuan would misunderstand, so she quickly explained,

"Your Highness's injuries are too severe. His clothes are soaked with blood. I can only take off your clothes and apply medicine to you."

"Don't worry, I've already washed your clothes for you. They're just still wet and need to be warmed over the fire."

As Shen Qionghua spoke, she pointed to the black outer garment and inner garment hanging on the other side, fearing that Xie Nanyuan would misunderstand that she had improper thoughts about him.

Xie Nanyuan's eyes were full of astonishment. He reached out and touched the white cloth that was wrapped around the wound on his chest. It was silky smooth to the touch, and it was made of the finest brocade fabric.

"This bandage..."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qionghua's expression, which had just been righteous, showed a hint of unnaturalness.

Just at this moment, Xie Nanyuan caught a glimpse of the shorter white cuffs and hem of the woman's fiery red riding coat.

So this is...

Their eyes met, the jumping flames shone into their dark pupils, Shen Qionghua's bright face was a little red from the flames, and Xie Nanyuan looked away as if he was burned.

He changed the subject with a somewhat difficult tone.

"How did you make the fire?"

Shen Qionghua felt relieved when she saw that he did not insist on asking the previous question.

If King Rui asked her further, she would be speechless.

After all, physical contact between men and women is not allowed. If Prince Rui's clothes were not stained with blood and were not useless, and his wounds were not severe and needed to be stopped in time, she would not have to resort to such a desperate measure.

Shen Qionghua said, "It's the fire starter that the prince carried with him. Have you forgotten it?"

Xie Nanyuan was stunned when he heard this, then he reacted.

He always had the habit of carrying a lighter with him, but he was so anxious to find someone that he forgot about it.

If he had known this, he and Linze wouldn't have had to find their way in the dark.

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