Best friends dressed up in ancient times to become mistresses? You run, I run too!

It's really useless.

Shen Ningzhu rolled her eyes and swam towards him.

As soon as she got close, she was embraced tightly by the man with his eyes closed. Shen Ningzhu was stunned. With such a large koala on her back, she was afraid that she would be in danger herself, let alone save the man.

After thinking for a moment, I pressed hard on the back of his head and breathed into him. After a few times, the man slowly opened his eyes and regained consciousness.

Seeing that he was holding Shen Ningzhu tightly, he immediately let go and pushed her upwards.

Shen Ningzhu never expected him to react this way at the critical moment of life and death, even though he knew she could swim.

Shen Ningzhu tried to pull him again, but Jiang Xuanyan quickly shook his head and pushed Shen Ningzhu towards the water with even more force.

Shen Ningzhu was becoming increasingly exhausted, and if the struggle continued, she would truly run out of energy.

She was immediately annoyed and slapped him. Seeing him standing there dumbfounded, she glared at him fiercely, then wrapped one arm around his waist and slashed him hard with the other.

Finally, we reached the shore.

"Oh my god, I'm exhausted."

Shen Ningzhu no longer cared about her image and collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

It took him a long time to catch his breath.

Suddenly, she felt a gaze fixed on her from the side, making her feel extremely uncomfortable.

She turned her head angrily and said, "What are you looking at? If you hadn't been pushing and shoving me just now, I wouldn't be... ugh..."

Before she could finish speaking, her lips were sealed tightly.

The man was very strong, and she was caught off guard. He pressed her heavily to the ground, her cherry lips were wantonly violated, and the air in her mouth was ruthlessly stolen.

Shen Ningzhu felt like she couldn't breathe, so she hurriedly made "uh uh uh" sounds and pounded his back with her small fists.

The man ignored her and kissed her even more forcefully.

Her pearly teeth were easily pried open, and her nimble tongue plunged in, sweeping through every corner. Her head was pressed down hard by his large hand, and Shen Ningzhu felt her petite body being completely covered by him, making it hard for her to breathe.

She cursed inwardly, wondering if this bastard was going to repay kindness with enmity and try to kill her using this method.

Just as I was thinking, suddenly, a drop of warm liquid dripped onto my face.

Then came two drops, then three drops.

Soon, half of her cheek was wet.

This is……

Shen Ningzhu opened her eyes. The man's kiss was a little less forceful, much gentler than before.

He gently closed his eyes, his thick, curled eyelashes drooping slightly, obscuring the emotions in them, which were wet and glistening with a crystalline light.

He cried? Why was he crying?

Shen Ningzhu pushed him away, puzzled.

"No way? You're a tyrant, you're scared like this just from falling into the water?"

Jiang Xuan Yan was stunned for a moment, his eyes, which had been washed clean, were dark and bright, like a well.

His lips twitched a few times before he gave Shen Ningzhu a cold glare, then pulled her tightly into his arms, with a force that seemed to embed her into his very bones.

"Zhuzhu~"

"Beads~~~"

"If you don't get up, you're going to crush me to death."

The man paused, then reluctantly got up. Shen Ningzhu had just breathed a sigh of relief and sat up when she was pulled into his arms again.

Shen Ningzhu: ...

Why is this jerk acting like a child? The two of them just came out of the water, soaking wet, dirty and smelly, what's there to hug?

"If we keep carrying each other, we'll both catch a cold."

She pushed him away impatiently, then took out a handkerchief from her bosom and bandaged his wound.

"Let's go find a safe place first, start a fire, and dry our clothes."

"Ah."

The man stood up and swept her up in his arms.

"We can walk faster this way."

Shen Ningzhu became anxious, "You're a patient, and your arm is injured like that, yet you're still hugging me. Don't you want your own arm?"

The man curled one corner of his lips into a smile.

"You're nothing to me, you little rascal. Hold my neck and rest for a bit, I'll take care of the rest."

When she met his gentle, captivating gaze, Shen Ningzhu inexplicably forgot to resist.

"it is good."

Before long, the two actually found a cave.

Inside the cave were pots and pans, some firewood, and some dry grass, suggesting it was a place where a hunter often stayed.

Jiang Xuanyan carefully inspected the cave again and, finding nothing amiss, began to light a fire.

"Are you hungry? You warm yourself by the fire, I'll go hunt some game and roast it for you later."

Shen Ningzhu frowned, her gaze shifting to his injured arm. Jiang Xuan Yan noticed her movement, his heart instantly filled with joy, and he comforted her.

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

Shen Ningzhu took a deep breath. "Then while you're at it, go and dig up some herbs to stop the bleeding. I'll apply it to you when we get back."

"it is good."

The man got up and quickly left the cave. Shen Ningzhu then realized that he didn't know anything about herbs and how to dig them up, so she had no choice but to chase after him, thinking of going with him.

But they hadn't gone far when they heard a familiar voice coming from ahead.

"Master, it's just an act. Why are you so cruel to yourself? No, the wound is too deep. It needs to be treated as soon as possible. Shall I apply the medicine for you?"

"Fool, I was injured to gain Zhuzhu's sympathy. How can I pretend now that the medicine is on?"

"But I'm worried..."

"No need to say anything more. In the days to come, all you need to do is keep Prince Chen occupied and prevent him from ruining my plans. You don't need to worry about anything else. You may leave."

The two parted ways, one after the other.

After a while, Shen Ningzhu came out from behind the big tree, her exquisite fox eyes slightly narrowed as she stared in the direction Jiang Xuanyan had left.

"Humph--"

Since it's all an act, then let it continue to hurt. I don't care if you die or not.

Shen Ningzhu strode back to the cave, took off her outer garment, and started to dry it.

Jiang Xuan Yan returned shortly afterward, but Shen Ning Zhu didn't even glance at him and continued drying the clothes.

He held several clean ginseng plants in one hand and a prepared pheasant in the other, looking at Shen Ningzhu as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Shen Ningzhu pretended not to see it.

After drying his own clothes, he took the chicken leg that Jiang Xuanyan had grilled and devoured it.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, they found a place to lean back and rest with their eyes closed. Jiang Xuanyan finally realized that something was wrong with Shen Ningzhu, so he hesitated and sat down next to her.

He deliberately hissed.

The other person didn't even blink, continuing to rest with their eyes closed.

A flicker of panic crossed Jiang Xuan Yan's eyes. He carefully grasped her wrist and gently shook it.

"Zhuzhu, it hurts so much."

"..."

"Zhuzhu, you said you would apply medicine for me."

"I'll do it myself, I'm tired."

"But I can't do it with just one hand, Zhuzhu~~~"

Shen Ningzhu took a deep breath, thought for a moment, then got up, found two clean stones, took two Panax notoginseng plants, crushed them into mud, and applied it to his wound.

"Okay, stop disturbing my rest."

Jiang Xuan Yan smiled and nodded with satisfaction as he looked at the bow on his arm.