After being reborn, I hugged the villainous boss tightly.

Before Ye Zhuxi could see clearly, a dozen masked men in black emerged from the forest. They looked like well-trained assassins, not reinforcements from the General's Mansion.

"What are they going to do?" she asked in a low voice.

Fu Jingyuan remained silent, his eyes gleaming coldly as he stared intently at the approaching figure.

When Ye Fan saw the newcomers, his body trembled uncontrollably. He could tell from the arrows they had just shot that they were no ordinary people and had come prepared.

From Fu Jingyuan's somber expression, it was clear that these people were likely after the two of them.

Thinking of this, Ye Fan had a sudden inspiration and shouted, "Fu Jingyuan and the others are on the edge of the cliff."

The leader of the men in black took a few steps to stand opposite Fu Jingyuan and looked up to meet his gaze.

The man only revealed a pair of exceptionally sharp eyes; the rest was hidden behind his mask.

He took the bow and arrow handed to him by his subordinate, raised his hand to aim at Fu Jingyuan, and sneered, "Long time no see!"

Ye Zhuxi clearly felt Fu Jingyuan's breath catch in his throat, his eyes filled with ferocity, exuding a chilling danger, and his gaze surging with murderous intent.

She reached out and held his hand tightly, offering him silent comfort.

Feeling the warmth from his palm, Fu Jingyuan stiffened for a few seconds before gradually relaxing.

He looked at the men in black and asked in a deep voice, "Did Fu Tingshen send you here?"

"you do not need to know"

"Because you're going to die!"

The man didn't want to say anything more, so he drew his bow and shot an arrow at the two of them. Ye Zhuxi's eyes widened, and without thinking, she pulled Fu Jingyuan around, trying to block the arrow for him.

"Ahhh~~"

Unexpectedly, Fu Jingyuan slipped and fell backward, pulling Ye Zhuxi down with him...

Only Ye Zhuxi's terrified screams echoed from the bottom of the cliff.

Looking down into the abyss, the man frowned slightly.

He coldly ordered the others, "Go down and find them. If you find them, kill them immediately. Leave no survivors!"

"Yes"

"..."

The surroundings fell silent. Ye Fan was so frightened that he dared not breathe, covering his mouth and hiding under a big tree.

"..."

After a long time, just when he thought everyone had left, a shadow suddenly appeared in front of him.

He looked up in horror, and the man swiftly brought down his knife. He felt a sharp pain in his chest, and looking down, he saw a knife stuck in his chest, blood gushing out.

……

Only after seeing that he was no longer breathing did the man pull out the knife and disgustedly wipe away the bloodstains on it.

At that moment, the bushes nearby rustled, and he signaled to his men to drag the person out.

After the man was dragged out, he saw Ye Fan lying dead on the ground. His legs went weak and he knelt down, begging the man for mercy.

"Spare me! I didn't see anything, I didn't see anything!"

Seeing how timid this person was, the man thought of something and smiled.

"I can spare you, but you must do one thing for me!"

……

"Bang~"

After falling off the cliff, the two landed directly into the lake.

Ye Zhuxi surfaced, but couldn't see Fu Jingyuan. She was immediately at a loss and shouted anxiously, "Fu Jingyuan!"

"..."

Not hearing any movement, she bent down again to look for him.

When she found Fu Jingyuan, he had already fainted. She reached out and patted his pale cheek: "Fu Jingyuan, wake up!"

Fu Jingyuan's face was deathly pale, and his eyes remained closed, showing no sign of waking up. If it weren't for his faint breathing, Ye Zhuxi would have thought he was dead.

"Fu Jingyuan, don't die easily, I still need you to take care of me!" Ye Zhuxi said with a mournful face.

"cough cough"

After shaking for a while, Fu Jingyuan finally coughed lightly, then opened his dark eyes and looked at her worried expression.

Before Ye Zhuxi could even feel happy, he nodded again and fainted...

"It's good that you're still alive!" she said softly.

Judging from what just happened, the group of people who came later were after Fu Jingyuan, and they seemed quite formidable.

Ye Zhuxi realized that they would come down to search for people, and this was not a place to stay for long. Looking at the dense forest around her, she knew that those people would definitely go in to search for people, so she quickly led the group to swim in the opposite direction.

……

After swimming ashore, she helped Fu Jingyuan lean against a peach tree. Seeing that his abdominal wound was bleeding, she quickly tore off a piece of her skirt to bandage the wound.

After finishing everything, she was so exhausted that she collapsed onto Fu Jingyuan and fell into a deep sleep.

Yehoufu

"My lord, something terrible has happened! The young master is in trouble!"

Of the dozen or so people who originally went out with Ye Fan, only one stumbled back, covered in injuries.

When Ye Qi saw this, his heart sank, and he grabbed the collar of the person who had run back and pulled him up.

His face darkened as he asked, "What's wrong with Fan'er?"

"The young master... he was killed by Fu Jingyuan and Ye Zhuxi!"

After hearing this, Ye Qi swayed a few times and fell to the ground with a thud.

"..."

After a long pause, he asked with trembling lips, "Where is Fan'er?"

The man's eyes flickered, and he whispered, "The young master has already been carried into the main hall."

He struggled to his feet and stumbled over, but when he saw Ye Fan lying on the stretcher with a deathly pale face, he fainted.

……

When Ye Zhuxi woke up again, it was already the next morning.

She opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was Fu Jingyuan's face, as pale as paper. She reached out to stroke his sleeping cheek, but as soon as she moved, she felt a sharp pain in her palm. Looking up, she saw that the wound, which had only partially healed, had reopened!

She frowned and looked around at the surroundings. The mountains and fields were covered with peach blossoms, a beautiful sight, like a secluded peach blossom paradise. The rugged mountains blocked the entrance. If they hadn't jumped off the cliff yesterday, they wouldn't have come here.

However, Ye Zhuxi knew that now was not the time to admire the scenery. Fu Jingyuan's breathing was getting weaker and weaker, so she had to quickly take him to a clean place to bandage his wounds.

Looking up, she saw a cave in the distance, which could provide shelter from the wind and rain.

She tore off a piece of her skirt and casually wrapped it around her hands before struggling to help Fu Jingyuan up and leading him toward the cave.

It was only a few steps, but it took her a long time to walk.

Once inside the cave, she helped Fu Jingyuan lie down, then ran out and picked a large handful of flower petals, which she then wolfed down.

Fu Jingyuan is unconscious, and now she's all alone; she can't afford to collapse.

With this belief, she scooped up the river water at her feet and swallowed it, then used her clothes to collect the flower petals and took them to Fu Jingyuan.

Fu Jingyuan didn't make a sound, so she could only put the flower petals in her mouth, chew them, and feed them to him bite by bite.

Just when she thought Fu Jingyuan wouldn't wake up anytime soon, he miraculously moved his lips, like a baby desperately needing to eat, and pressed his lips tightly against hers, swallowing the food.

Ye Zhuxi smiled with delight: "Fu Jingyuan, you're finally awake!"

He weakly opened his eyes, his gaze fixed intently on her lips!