After her mind was read, the spoiled brat became the darling of the whole group.

Jun Lanjin's eyelashes trembled, and she slowly opened her eyes. In her blurry vision, Xie Xing's familiar face appeared.

The little girl was covered in dirt, her hair was disheveled, and her face was streaked with tears.

[Woooooo! 】

[Is he dead? What should we do?]

How do I counteract the Frost Palm technique?

[Waaaaah, why is he so cold? Even someone who's been dead for three days isn't this cold.]

Did that guy who practices the Frost Palm technique put his hands in the refrigerator? How can he still leave such a big mark?

The cries in his mind and the cries in his ears were happening simultaneously, making Jun Lanjin's forehead veins throb.

He raised his hand slightly.

Suddenly raising his hand, Xie Xing's eyes lit up, and he immediately caught Jun Lanjin's outstretched hand with both hands: "Your Highness?! You're awake?"

A cold hand was grasped by a warm hand.

Jun Lanjin lowered his eyes to look at the two hands that were holding his.

Upon seeing this, Jun Lanjin fell silent.

He was being held by two dirty hands, with black mud residue still visible on them.

Jun Lanjin has a cool-toned fair complexion, which makes the difference even more obvious in this comparison.

"..."

Xie Xing followed his gaze and noticed her hand. She immediately pulled it back and let go, saying, "It's alright, Your Highness. We don't need to be so formal these days."

To conceal Xie Yuze and Jun Lanjin's presence, Xie Xing had covered them with wet mud, and he had also dragged Jun Lanjin and Xie Yuze along the ground.

Compared to Xie Xing, Xie Yuze and Jun Lanjin looked more like they had run out of a pile of beggars.

However, despite thinking this way, Xie Xing still secretly found a clean spot on Xie Yuze's clothes and wiped herself.

Jun Lanjin, who witnessed the whole process: ...

His slightly pale and dry lips moved, and after a long while, he said in a hoarse voice, "Where is this? How did you get here?"

He was tricked by Luo Hanfeng.

He hadn't expected that Luo Hanfeng would have connections with the people of the Underworld. Coincidentally, his internal energy was damaged, and he was accidentally hit by the Frost Palm while being surrounded by assassins from the Underworld.

If the Frost Palm technique is not dispelled within three days, the person will undoubtedly die.

Jun Lanjin clutched his chest, trying to use his inner strength to dispel the icy palm strike. But as soon as he activated his inner strength, his blood boiled instantly, causing him to groan in pain. His already pale face turned even paler.

Xie Xing explained what had just happened.

The emperor was besieged, and she and her brother were forced into the forest. Her brother had been injured while saving Xie Mingzhu, so she had no choice but to carry Jun Lanjin and Luo Hanfeng into this cave by herself.

Thank goodness for the system, otherwise all three of us would have died this time.

Xie Xing silently added a sentence in his mind.

Jun Lanjin coughed lightly: "You're carrying both of us by yourself?"

For some reason, an ominous premonition rose in his heart.

Xie Xing nodded, her soft and melodious voice ringing out loudly in the cave: "Yes, Your Highness, I dragged you here."

Dragged, brought, or?

Jun Lanjin felt a chill on his body.

He then looked down and saw that his clothes were in disarray, as if they had been ripped open, revealing his skin underneath.

But because Xie Xing had just filled the hole with mud, Jun Lanjin was now in a sorry state, looking as if he had just come out of a stinky ditch.

Let's talk about Jun Lanjin's hair.

He had taken a special bath before coming out, and his black hair was smooth and flowing, but now his hair looked like a bird's nest.

After being dragged on the ground for a long time, generating static electricity from friction, how could Jun Lanjin's hair still be so smooth?

Jun Lanjin: ...

Xie Xing noticed his gaze on her chest and immediately explained, "Your Highness, I didn't undress you, my brother did."

"My brother took off your clothes to check your injuries. It was an emergency, so I could only cover you up with your clothes for now."

As he spoke, Xie Xing's voice trailed off.

She lowered her head, and a strand of hair fell down from her bun, making her look absolutely hilarious.

Jun Lanjin coughed lightly and said gently, "I didn't mean to blame you."

Upon hearing this, Xie Xing immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

It wasn't strange, but Jun Lanjin felt a bit naked and chilly all over.

He seemed hesitant to speak.

However, when his gaze fell upon Xie Yuze, he suddenly felt strangely that Xie Xing was taking extra care of him in this state.

Xie Yuze was even more disheveled than him.

Her clothes were torn down to just a few pieces of fabric, especially her back, which was completely exposed, making it a sexy and fashionable backless dress.

Not to mention, Xie Yuze was a complete mess, with weeds still clinging to his body and wet mud on his clothes.

Jun Lanjin's eyelids twitched, and for a moment she didn't know whether she should feel sorry for Xie Yuze.

In this state, there's no difference between being alive and being dead, is there?

He turned his head and met the gaze of a wounded tiger cub, its eyes fixed menacingly on the other side of the fire.

Jun Lanjin gasped. He silently turned back. Xie Xing's bright but moist eyes... The little girl wasn't in much better shape either, covered in dirt, with injuries on her face and blood on her hands, her skirt torn into strips.

Meeting Jun Lanjin's gaze, Xie Xing was puzzled, but still managed a smile: "It's alright, Your Highness, we're safe now."

Junlan Jin rubbed his forehead and let out a long sigh.

If he doesn't wake up, he's not far from death.

The icy palm strikes on Jun Lanjin's body were making her feel terrible; she didn't even have the strength to move. In addition, the poison in her body was acting up, and Jun Lanjin's face was frighteningly pale.

He shifted his gaze, looking at Xie Yuze lying to the side, then leaned back against the rock wall behind him and took a breath.

His Adam's apple bobbed, and after a moment of rest, he spoke, "Xie Xing, move your third brother next to me so I can take a look at him."

Of the three of them, at least one must have the ability to leave.

Otherwise, I would really have died here.

Xie Xing was very obedient and obediently lifted Xie Yuze's arm, dragging him to Jun Lanjin's side.

Jun Lanjin placed his hand on Xie Yuze's pulse.

His gaze darkened slightly, and after a moment, he withdrew his hand and said calmly, "Your third brother only suffered ordinary internal injuries. His internal organs were shaken, but it's not serious."

Xie Xing immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's going on outside?"

Xie Xing shook his head.

However, she knew that staying here indefinitely wasn't a solution, so Xie Xing planned to go out later to find some mushrooms to grill.

She told Jun Lanjin about this idea.

Jun Lanjin paused for a moment, then asked, "Do you know what kind of mushrooms to pick?"

"There are caves and wild animals all around here. It will be dark soon, and there will be even more wild animals at night. Don't go out."

Xie Xing nodded obediently.

The cave was quiet. Apart from a tiger cub that was watching intently and on high alert, there were two other people. One of them was awake, but suffering from internal injuries. He leaned back against the rock wall, occasionally gasping for breath in pain.

Xie Xing was full of energy, but she had no way to protect herself and couldn't go out.

Soon, it got dark outside.

Suddenly, the sound of hurried footsteps came from beside the cave entrance.