A husband found in the village? I bought a regent for a penny!

In the book, Mu Nanzhao encounters danger in the deep mountains on the day of the Beginning of Autumn, falls into a coma due to poisoning, and suffers from hypothermia.

Fortunately, Gu Qingye stayed by his side and kept him warm, and the two spent the whole night in the mountains.

Gu Xixi arrived with her people the following morning.

Gu Xixi was furious when she saw the two embracing. She not only slapped Gu Qingye, but also started crying and making a scene, grabbing the just-awakened Mu Nanzhao and forcing him to explain.

Having gone through last night's ordeal together, Mu Nanzhao and Gu Qingye naturally developed feelings for each other.

After that, Mu Nanzhao felt not only disgust for Gu Xixi, but also hatred.

Because of Gu Xixi's reckless and disruptive behavior, Gu Qingye's reputation as an unmarried woman was damaged.

For Mu Nanzhao, his beloved suffered such injustice to save him.

How could he not loathe or hate Gu Xixi?

"Gu Xixi".

"Sister Xixi?"

The calls from a man and a woman forcibly pulled Gu Xixi back to reality.

She tried to remain calm. "Oh, what's wrong?"

Gu Qingye said, "I just asked you if you wanted to go down the mountain now?"

Gu Xixi forced a smile, "Going down the mountain? In such a hurry?"

She looked ahead, hesitating whether to lead them forward.

If we don't continue, will we miss the key to the male and female leads falling in love?

But if danger really occurs ahead, will Mu Nanzhao be able to be saved this time?

Gu Xixi wants to live a good life.

Is it really worth gambling with Mu Nanzhao's life?

Gu Xixi's mind was in turmoil.

"Gu Xixi." Mu Nanzhao stared into her eyes, emphasizing his words.

His expression was displeased, but his eyes held a hint of worry. "What's wrong with you?"

She seemed off as soon as she walked this far, as if she had lost her soul.

Gu Xixi took a deep breath silently, the images of Mu Nanzhao saving her twice flashing through her mind.

As her emotions calmed down, she had already made her choice.

Gu Xixi raised her head and gave Mu Nanzhao and Gu Qingye her usual smile.

"I'm tired too, let's go down the mountain now."

Mu Nanzhao felt a sense of relief. "Let's go."

Although we don't know what Gu Xixi went through in her inner world just now.

But she should have recovered by now.

The three of them turned around and had walked less than a hundred meters when Gu Xixi glanced at the bushes in the distance and stopped.

"and many more!"

Mu Nanzhao and Gu Qingye stared blankly at Gu Xixi, who was muttering to herself while staring at the bushes:

"Judging by the leaves, it's definitely from the Theaceae family. It can survive in low-lying, waterlogged areas! This is it!"

Her eyes lit up with excitement, and she ran off like a hungry wolf pouncing on its prey.

Mu Nanzhao initially frowned as he looked up, but his expression suddenly tightened as his gaze shifted upwards.

"Gu Xixi! Stop right there!"

He had already leaped forward when he spoke, but it was too late.

The moment Mu Nanzhao's fingertips touched Gu Xixi's collar, Gu Xixi stepped on something.

A large hole suddenly appeared in the ground that was originally intact and covered with dead leaves.

Before Gu Xixi could even realize what was happening, she was already falling downwards.

Mu Nanzhao's expression changed slightly.

He gritted his teeth and gave up retreating. He reached out and grabbed Gu Xixi's shoulder, falling down with her.

The cave was about five meters high. Fortunately, the soil at the bottom was soft. Mu Nanzhao then pushed off the cave wall halfway down to reduce some of the downward force.

The two had just fallen to the bottom of the pit, but thankfully they weren't hurt.

But then a giant wooden fork fell from the sky, and Mu Nanzhao threw down Gu Xixi and kicked it.

The raft snapped in two.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye. Gu Xixi lay on the ground, still shaken, watching with a chill down her spine.

The raft was tied with a row of sharpened wooden sticks, which, given the speed at which it had fallen, could easily pierce two people.

Gu Xixi felt extremely guilty. "It's all my fault. I was only looking ahead and forgot about what was under my feet."

"And I've dragged you into this mess with me."

Mu Nanzhao glared at him and said, "If I hadn't come down, would you still be alive to say these things now?"

Gu Xixi lowered her head in remorse, "I'm sorry."

"Alright," Mu Nanzhao looked up and looked up, slightly out of breath, "it's not your fault."

"This is a well-hidden animal trap with a simple series of mechanisms."

"Inexperienced people, like you, may not easily notice even if they look carefully at the road."

Gu Xixi felt a little relieved and knew that now was not the time to wallow in self-pity; she should save herself immediately.

She stood up and shouted up, "Aoba! Are you there?!"

Gu Qingye witnessed the whole process and was so frightened that she was completely stunned.

Hearing Gu Xixi call out, she finally reacted, "Sister Xixi? I'm here!"

When she saw the raft crash down, she thought the two people underneath were doomed.

Gu Qingye cautiously approached the trap, making sure her feet were firmly planted before daring to peer down from the entrance.

"Brother Chen, it's so good to see you're alright!"

As soon as she said it, she realized that her favoritism in her moment of passion had been too obvious, and quickly inquired about Gu Xixi:

"Sister Xixi, are you hurt? Did you hurt yourself when you fell?"

"None of that matters!" Gu Xixi exclaimed. "Did you bring a rope?"

Gu Qingye shook her head. "No."

Gu Xixi looked at the smooth cave wall, which was straight up and down without any place to grab onto. How was she supposed to climb up?

She turned to look at Mu Nanzhao.

Mu Nanzhao actually sat down cross-legged on the spot. "Don't look at me, I can't help it."

"Now we can only wait for someone else to come and rescue us."

Gu Xixi could only raise her head again and shout, "Qingye, go down the mountain now and tell Aunt Zhang at my house to send someone to rescue us."

Gu Qingye nodded in agreement.

As she left, she gave Mu Nanzhao a deep look and said, "Brother Chen, wait for me to come back."

Time passed bit by bit.

The afterglow of the setting sun slowly shifted at the bottom of the cave.

The sky above was not yet completely dark, but inside the cave it was already so dark that nothing could be seen.

The sound of birds flapping their wings as they return to their nests, and the rustling of animals running through the grass.

Gu Xixi was a little scared and unconsciously moved closer to Mu Nanzhao.

"It's already dark, why hasn't anyone come yet?"

Mu Nanzhao scoffed, "Surprised? Your cousin and you aren't really close."

Gu Xixi retorted, "But even if she didn't want to save me, she wouldn't want you to die here, would she?"

Mu Nanzhao's tone was chilling, "Gu Xixi, you still say you never thought of leaving me with your cousin?"

Xi Xi changed the subject, saying, "I forgot to ask Gu Qingye to leave the pancakes behind."

The temperature drops extremely quickly at night in the mountains.

Gu Xixi felt cold and reached out to tug at her sleeve, but accidentally touched Mu Nanzhao's hand.

It was cold, unlike a living person, and trembled slightly.

Gu Xixi sensed something was wrong and turned to Mu Nanzhao, "Hey, you wouldn't be... again..."

After a long pause, Mu Nanzhao finally spoke, "Don't worry, I took my medicine this morning, so I won't be poisoned."

His voice was weak, tinged with a hint of mockery, "Also, my name isn't Ai, remember that, my surname is Mu, Mu Nanzhao."

Gu Xixi was about to speak when she felt the person beside her suddenly go limp and fall onto her.