My elder sister forced me to become a concubine; I was reborn and remarried into the emperor's

Wei Nanxun had never reacted so quickly before. She paused for only half a breath before turning around and running to the viewing platform to look down. She had noticed it while strolling around in the morning; there was a protruding platform next to the rear hall that offered a panoramic view of the entire temple.

She tiptoed and looked down, and sure enough, she saw a group of people at the temple gate. They were too far away to see their clothes clearly, but she could vaguely make out that they were dressed in black. She hadn't heard them say exactly who they were going to arrest, but she clearly heard the words "search" and "arrest".

She was already like a frightened bird, so she didn't have time to think about whether they were grabbing her or not; her first reaction was to run.

Zhixia was in the front hall, protected by the abbot and others. Moreover, she had not yet entered the palace, so Pei Yuyan probably hadn't seen what Zhixia looked like. Her chances of escaping were greater than hers. What she needed to do was hide and not implicate others.

Before she fled, she glanced back at the Guanyin Hall. If she hadn't come to worship the Bodhisattva, but had been in the main hall with everyone else, she would have had nowhere to escape now.

Once she successfully escapes this time, she will definitely come back to sculpt a golden statue of the Bodhisattva and offer an everlasting lamp!

Wei Nanxun had no choice but to go up the mountain along the path she had taken earlier that day. Fortunately, there were no little monks guarding the area, and she crossed the boundary smoothly.

What seemed like a close courtyard turned out to be much higher up when I actually started running. There were two forks in the road in front of me: one was a winding mountain path leading upwards, and the other was a small path that was barely visible and covered by weeds.

She remembered what the little monk had said before: wild animals sometimes roam the mountain. It was already close to evening, and the day and night on the mountain were like two different worlds.

If wild animals were to appear, she would be utterly defenseless. However, the path down the mountain looked like it hadn't been used in a long time, and its destination was unknown.

Hearing the approaching calls, she gritted her teeth and walked down the path.

Fortunately, Wei Nanxun was wearing cloth clothes and shoes today; otherwise, the thorns of the surrounding bushes would have torn her clothes long ago. The soles of her shoes were also thick and not slippery; otherwise, if she had worn her usual embroidered shoes on these gravels, she would have fallen countless times.

At first, she could still recognize the path and grabbed onto the low trees beside her to walk down step by step.

But as the farmland and temples receded into the distance, the scenery before her became completely unfamiliar, and the road was covered with weeds. She could only move forward by relying on her intuition.

As darkness fell, the trees on the mountain grew dense and towering, making each step she took increasingly difficult, and she even felt a sense of bewilderment, as if she were standing still.

In particular, the temperature on the mountain is much lower than on the ground, so even in the sweltering summer, you can feel a cool breeze.

The wind howled through the woods, accompanied by the cries of some unknown animal, making the atmosphere particularly eerie and terrifying.

Compared to the unknown before them, even the pursuers behind them didn't seem so terrifying anymore.

Where is she right now?

Her dwindling strength and the endless forest made her feel increasingly helpless. Just then, she felt something crawling past her feet. The sticky touch of the creature sent chills down her spine.

Forget about direction and reason, he ran downhill with his head down, not noticing that there was a steep slope ahead. He stepped on a loose stone, lost his balance, and tumbled to one side, rolling straight down the slope.

Just moments ago there were trees, but as she rolled down the slope, it was all loose rocks, and there was nothing to trip her up.

It hurts, it hurts.

Aside from dizziness and pain, Wei Nanxun felt almost nothing else. She didn't know how long she rolled around until the back of her head hit something, at which point she completely lost consciousness.

During her unconsciousness, she seemed to have a dream in which two hands tightly gripped her throat, with such force that it felt as if they were about to snap her in two. She tried to breathe and call for help, but she couldn't make a sound.

A tear slid down her cheek, and the hands suddenly loosened their grip. In a daze, she saw the bamboo curtain swaying in the wind, and a tall figure sitting behind it.

In the midst of the chaos, a gaze turned toward her.

It's him.

Wei Nanxun suddenly opened her eyes. Being newly awakened made her momentarily disoriented, unable to distinguish between dream and reality, and unsure of where she was. However, the pain in her body and the hard, cold ground quickly reminded her of what had happened.

To escape capture, she accidentally rolled down the mountain. She remembered that it was almost nightfall, but now it was already dawn.

And it looked more like early morning; had she been unconscious all night? Or for even longer?

It seemed to have rained during the night, as the ground and vegetation around her were wet. She must have had many wounds, and it was impossible to tell where the pain was or where it was worse. But when touched, they all seemed to be superficial wounds, with no broken parts or internal injuries. Rolling down from such a height was considered a very minor injury; it was truly a blessing from the heavens.

She tried to get up by supporting herself with her hands, but as soon as she reached out, she touched something hard yet soft.

Wei Nanxun hissed as she accidentally pressed on the wound on her palm, and frowned as she looked over, only to see that there was someone lying next to her.

people!!!

Her eyes suddenly widened, her hair stood on end, and she scrambled backward as fast as she could, at a speed that was definitely the fastest she had ever made in her life.

Once she had retreated to a safe distance, she belatedly realized that the last thing she remembered was that the back of her head hit something, and that something had tripped her up, preventing her from rolling any further.

Looking back now, I realize that I was actually blocked by this person.

Could it be that she's been lying next to this person the whole time she's been unconscious? The more I think about it, the more my scalp tingles, and I can't stand it for even a second longer.

But where should she go? Her legs and body were covered in wounds of all sizes, and even if she wanted to go back the way she came, she couldn't tell which way she came.

Wei Nanxun had moved too much, which aggravated her wound, causing her brow to throb with pain. In the brief moment she regained her composure, she noticed that the person lying there appeared to be a man, quite tall and wearing a long robe, though she didn't know whether he was dead or alive.

At least one thing is certain: this person posed no threat to her, otherwise she would have been killed long ago after being unconscious for so long.

Moreover, from another perspective, if this person hadn't happened to be lying there and stopped her, acting as a human cushion for her, how could she have only suffered minor injuries? If she had hit a tree or a rock, she would probably be half dead by now.

In this desolate wilderness, where no one can hear her cries for help, she might as well try to find another way out than struggle alone.

If this person is dead, check if there are any useful items on him. If he is still alive, he can be of assistance.

Thinking this, Wei Nanxun rubbed the wound on her foot, stood up by supporting herself against a nearby low tree, and mustered her courage to move over step by step.

Only when you get closer can you see that the man's hair is disheveled, making it impossible to see his face. His jacket, which should have been bamboo green, is now stained red with blood. His hands, legs, and body are covered in wounds, which is chilling to look at.

She had already considered giving up, but then she thought that this was at least a life, so she had to give it a try.

Only then did he grit his teeth, squat down with difficulty, and brush aside his disheveled long hair to reveal a pale, bloodless face.

Wei Nanxun was slightly taken aback. She had always thought Pei Yuyan was already very handsome, a gentle and refined gentleman, but the person in front of her was even more handsome than him.

His features were three-dimensional and angular, as if a deity who had undergone tribulation had fallen to earth.

Just as she reached out to check if he was still breathing, his tightly closed eyes suddenly opened.

His deep-set eyes and dark pupils, staring straight at you like that, can make your heart race and leave you feeling flustered.

She heard his hoarse voice say in a deep voice, "Did you save me?"

She wanted to say no, but her mouth blurted out "yes" faster than her heart could.

For some reason, the image of the white-robed Guanyin flashed through her mind for a moment. Could it be that her prayer for a marriage had come true?