Traveling through time and space

"Roast them and eat them right away. Leave some here for a while, and then separate them," Su Yuanyuan ordered. Dongmei built a fire in front of Su Yuanyuan. "I'll do it myself. You guys can eat too." Su Yuanyuan looked at the chicken and the pile of meat left on her side. Su Yuanyuan skewered the chicken herself. Just as she was done, Prince De, who had been sitting next to her, reached out and snatched it away. Su Yuanyuan had no choice but to pick the meat again. "Yue'er, what's that white thing over there?" Su Yuanyuan saw a shiny object a few meters ahead.

Yue'er walked over and looked around, "Master, it's a stone slab. It's quite bright."

"Move it here." Su Yuanyuan looked around and saw that it seemed to be a rock slab. Su Yuanyuan had an idea and asked them to pick up a few small stones and pile them up, then put the slab on top. He also lit a fire underneath and wiped it clean with a cloth. When the slab was hot, he picked out two pieces of fat meat and boiled out some oil, then put the meat in. Suddenly, there was a sizzling sound and the aroma filled the air.

"Princess, may I sit here?" Du Heng, familiar with the others after spending the past two days together, walked over and sat down. "Your Highness, I have arranged the night's security."

The people sitting next to him nodded and stopped talking. Maybe they were all tired, so they just sat there busy with their work and ate their own food. Su Yuanyuan looked at the barbecue on the stone slab, and when it was cooked, she distributed it to the people in front of her. Since they were not in a hurry, they ate leisurely and chatted casually.

"Okay, let's all get some rest early," Prince De finished his meal and stood up. Su Yuanyuan also felt a little tired of sitting, so she stood up as well. Du Heng, who was sitting next to her, also stood up and bowed to see the prince off. Unfortunately, just as they stood up, the ground suddenly began to shake. Before anyone could shout out anything, Su Yuanyuan felt someone grabbing her, but she couldn't break free. A pain came over her and she knew nothing.

"Dad, Mom, Yuanyuan is in so much pain, they are beating Yuanyuan again, Dad, Mom, where are you, why don't you come to save Yuanyuan, Yuanyuan is going to die, Mom, Yuanyuan is so hungry, Yuanyuan is in so much pain, Dad, where are you? Mom, where are you, please come and see Yuanyuan, Yuanyuan is in so much pain." Su Yuanyuan seemed to have returned to the time when she was beaten and starved in the past, and could not help moaning. In the past, when she could not bear the beatings anymore, she would also shout like this, hoping that her parents could save her. After an unknown amount of time, Su Yuanyuan regained some consciousness and felt that her whole body was tied up and she could not move. She had a splitting headache and tried to move her limbs, but she could not move either. She struggled to open her eyes and found two big faces in front of her.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the princess has finally woken up. Princess, how are you? I was so scared."

"Master Du, what happened? Why can't I move?" Su Yuanyuan asked weakly.

"The princess is injured."

"How could I be hurt?"

"It's all my fault. I deserve to die."

"What's going on? What happened?"

"Princess, it was this humble servant. When the earth dragon turned over, this humble servant unconsciously stretched out his hand to grab something, but ended up grabbing the princess and the prince, causing them to fall down together." Du Heng spoke tremblingly.

Su Yuanyuan wanted to get up and speak, but found that she couldn't get up, and Yue'er and Dongmei were not around to serve her. "Princess, where are the people who serve me?" Su Yuanyuan wanted to move, but her whole body was in pain.

"Princess, it seems that several of us fell off a cliff. I don't know their situation. Please move and see where they are injured." After hearing the prince's words, Su Yuanyuan moved her arms and legs little by little, but she was in so much pain that she couldn't move.

"No, it seems that only the head can move. There seems to be something wrong with the arms and legs." Su Yuanyuan did not dare to move easily. "Are you injured?"

"I am not injured, and the prince is not injured either. When I woke up, I found out." Du Heng hesitated to speak.

"Speak directly if you have anything to say."

"In reply to the princess, when I woke up, I found that there were only four of us here."

Hearing Du Heng mention that there was another person, Su Yuanyuan turned her eyes and saw that there was indeed a person kneeling over there, a man. "Who is he?"

"Princess, I am Yan, the secret guard assigned to you by the Emperor. I deserve to die for failing to protect your safety."

"So you jumped down too? You are a loyal man too." Seeing the blood on Du Heng's body, Su Yuanyuan knew that they were more or less injured. It was impossible for them to fall from such a high place without any injuries. "We are in trouble together now, so there is no need to be so particular. You must have been injured too. Stand up and find a comfortable position to talk." Su Yuanyuan spoke weakly.

"Princess, may I take a look at your legs?" Guard Yan looked at Su Yuanyuan hesitantly.

"No, the princess is worth a lot of money, and you are a man, how can you observe her?" Du Heng tried to stop her.

"Du Heng, you are still talking about the inappropriate physical contact between men and women at this time. You two are my elders, and he is my bodyguard. You are not outsiders. Guard Yan, you go ahead." Su Yuanyuan hardened her heart and finally checked to determine where he was injured so that she could respond.

"Princess, I apologize for your inconvenience." Guard Yan carefully lifted Su Yuanyuan's right trouser leg and slowly pulled it upwards. Su Yuanyuan couldn't see anything, but she felt a gnawing pain. "Princess, your kneecaps are dislocated, and there's a bulge here." Guard Yan was a seasoned professional, so he could tell her a thing or two. However, when it came to the top, he simply didn't dare to unbutton the trousers. "Princess, I really don't dare."

There was definitely something wrong. Su Yuanyuan concentrated all her strength on her arms, thinking that she had to endure the pain. She tried hard to move, and as a result, her arms really moved. "Guard Yan, please help me rub my arms. They should be numb. I feel that moving my right arm is not as painful as my left arm." Su Yuanyuan did not dare to move hard for fear of causing secondary injury. Unexpectedly, Prince De squatted down and pressed Su Yuanyuan's right arm, and Guard Yan moved to the left to press the left arm.

"Princess, I hope nothing happens to you, otherwise I will be dead." Du Heng muttered beside him.

"How long have we been down here? What's around here? Is there a way out?" Su Yuanyuan asked. She glanced at her clothes inadvertently and found that they could also be described as ragged. The same was true for the others.

"Princess, I don't know exactly how long it will take. We haven't checked what's around here. The princess is injured, so we don't dare leave. It seems that there are only rocks and mud around here."

"Help me sit against the wall over there, and then take a good look around to see what's going on. Can you find an exit?" Before she could finish her words, Su Yuanyuan saw that the two people kneeling were struggling to stand up. She realized that they were also injured. "Master Du, Guard Yan, you are all injured. Your Highness, you are injured too? Is it serious?" Su Yuanyuan saw that they were in pain getting up. It turned out that they were also injured. After rubbing them for a while, she felt that her arms were loose and the pain was gone. She moved her arms and hands and they moved freely, which meant that they were fine. "Master Du, please help me sit up with Guard Yan."

"Princess, I dare not."

"Du Heng, we are all in the same boat now. At this moment, there is no one else but you who can help this princess." Su Yuanyuan said this sincerely. As a result, the three of them helped Su Yuanyuan up slowly and moved her to sit beside them. However, Su Yuanyuan was already sweating from the pain.

"Princess, are you okay?" Du Heng asked.

"It's fine. I can move my arms, so it shouldn't be a big problem. The most urgent thing right now is to leave here or get in touch with them. Everyone, be careful. Check the surrounding terrain to see if there's anything there. This princess will just guard here."

"Princess, I will stay here with you."

"No need. You should go and take a look too. It won't work if we only rely on the prince and Guard Yan." Su Yuanyuan refused him to stay and waited until they left to see if she could contact Yue'er.