The more cowardly a person is, the more wild they are; I've driven the villainous minister craz

Yu Wan suppressed her twitching eyelids. "Good sir, we can't play like this."

The man in black chuckled, ignoring Yu Wan, and said only to Yun Shang, "How about using this woman as a token of your sincerity in surrendering?"

"No way!" Yu Wan couldn't take it anymore. She glared at Yun Shang and said quickly, "Did you already expect things to turn out this way?"

Yun Shang glanced down at her and said calmly, "I just reminded you."

Yu Wan: "..." Was that what he called a reminder?

"What do we do now?" Yu Wan asked in a low voice, a hint of nervousness in her eyes. "You're not really going to kill me to prove your loyalty, are you?"

Yun Shang's reaction to her words was—

He wrapped his arms around Yu Wan's waist.

Yu Wan's eyelids twitched, and a sense of fear welled up inside her for some reason. Just as she was about to ask a question, a bloodcurdling scream escaped her lips uncontrollably—

"Ah! Yun Shang! Have you gone mad?!"

The man in black opposite him also changed his expression drastically. He flew over and reached out to grab them, only to watch helplessly as Yun Shang and Yu Wan jumped off the cliff right in front of him!

"Damn it!"

The man in black looked extremely displeased and spat out a curse.

"He's asking for it, so no wonder we didn't spare his life."

The other men in black remained silent and acquiesced.

Another said, "But now that he has jumped off the cliff, it will be difficult for us to find his remains. How can we explain this to our master?"

"To be honest, with a cliff this deep, it's probably impossible to find a body."

The men in black exchanged glances. The leader finally looked at the dark and deep rift valley, raised his hand, and said, "Yun Shang is dead. Retreat!"

With a whoosh, a group of men in black scattered throughout the woods, disappearing without a trace.

Meanwhile, in the rift valley.

If you were to be interviewed on the street at this moment, and asked what the most exciting thing she had ever done in her life was, what would you do?

Yu Wan would definitely answer loudly, "Freefall cliff jump."

Why jump? Maybe it's for the thrill.

Ha ha.

The cold, strong wind whipped against her face, making it impossible for her to open her eyes. Her survival instincts drove Yu Wan to cling to Yun Shang, her hands and feet draped over him. She couldn't see what was happening around her; she only felt as if they were in freefall.

I don't know how much longer we were falling, but suddenly a deep male voice sounded in my ear, "Yu Wan, get ready, we're about to land."

Yu Wan was slightly surprised. She forced her eyes open and felt that the speed of her descent seemed to have slowed down.

Her eyes welled up with tears from the wind, and as she struggled to observe her surroundings, she noticed that Yun Shang had one arm around her waist and the other gripping a dagger.

The dagger was deeply embedded in the cliff face, sliding down under their weight.

He came prepared, so... Yun Shang deliberately jumped off the cliff?

Just as she was thinking about this, she heard Yun Shang say, "Hold your breath."

Holding your breath?

Yu Wan subconsciously followed his instructions and, before she could react, plunged headfirst into the icy lake water.

Yu Wan: "..."

stimulate.

After jumping off a cliff, she unlocked the thrill of jumping into a lake.

Due to the immense force, they fell very deep, and the icy lake water seeped into her body everywhere, making it difficult for Yu Wan to hold her breath.

The suffocating pain made her hug Yun Shang even tighter, her disheveled hair cascading into the water like seaweed.

Yun Shang noticed her unusual behavior and suddenly placed a hand on the back of her head.

Yu Wan's already hazy thoughts were stimulated by this action and became somewhat clear-headed. She sensed something and looked at Yun Shang in the water, as if she had already anticipated what he was going to do next.

he thinks--

Should we give her breathing exercises?

Almost the instant the thought flashed through his mind, a soft and cool pair of lips pressed against his, and he breathed on them, his breath warm with the scent of a man.

Yu Wan's mind went blank for a moment.

She no longer felt cold; instead, she felt a tingling sensation on her scalp.

Under the immense shock, her eyes rolled back and she fainted.

Yun Shang's expression suddenly changed drastically.

He quickly placed his fingers on Yu Wan's neck, and after confirming that she was still breathing, he hurriedly swam towards the exit with her.

……

When Yu Wan regained consciousness, she was awakened by pain in her chest.

She opened her eyes, feeling dizzy, and saw a shadow squatting in front of her, its hands seemingly on her chest.

Yu Wan's mind raced for a moment, then she blurted out, "You know how to give CPR?"

Yun Shang turned to look at her upon hearing the voice, her gaze lingering on her face. Her brows relaxed slightly. "What is artificial respiration?"

Yu Wan pointed to his hand that was placed on her chest.

Yun Shang withdrew his hand with a calm expression and said in a low voice, "I learned this from Elder Feng. He knows how to perform chest compressions to rescue drowning people."

Old Feng truly deserves to be called a contemporary miracle doctor.

Yun Shang reached out to help Yu Wan up, patted her back, and asked, "How are you feeling? In the heat of the moment, I jumped off the cliff without telling you."

After seeing the dagger that Yun Shang had been holding, Yu Wan vaguely understood what was going on.

She asked directly, "Do you know that there's a pool of water below this rift?"

As expected, Yun Shang nodded and said succinctly, "I know, I fell here before."

No wonder he jumped so decisively.

Faced with so many men in black, jumping off a cliff was clearly the better option.

At least the fatality rate of jumping off a cliff is only 50%, while the fatality rate of fighting those men in black head-on is 120%.

Yu Wan coughed a few times, clutching her chest. "So, we've safely escaped their pursuit."

Yun Shang nodded gently and handed the coat that was roasting to the side to Yu Wan, "Put it on."

Yu Wan didn't stand on ceremony and took Yun Shang's outer robe, draping it over herself.

She moved closer to the fire, turning her head to observe her surroundings. "Where is this place?"

They appeared to be in a cave of moderate size.

To be precise, it's more like a cave, with no exits in sight, except for a small hole about the size of a bowl above your head that lets in light.

So here's the question: how did they get to this cave?

Yun Shang seemed to notice her confusion and pointed to the pool beside them, "We swam up from here."

Yu Wan immediately understood.

She held her hands close to the fire to warm them and whispered, "What do we do next? Those people protecting you are all gone... Should we continue with your business now, or go back to Huicheng County first?"

Yu Wan stared at the flickering flames before her, waiting for Yun Shang's reply.

However, after waiting for a long time, there was no response from the man.

Just as she was wondering what was going on and was about to look to her side, she suddenly heard a "thump" beside her.

Yu Wan turned her head in surprise and doubt, and saw Yun Shang lying on the ground, his lips pale and unconscious.

Her mind went blank for a moment, as if it had gone blank.

"Yun Shang!" She moved to Yun Shang's side and reached out to check his breath and pulse.

Even she herself didn't realize that her hands were trembling.

Yu Wan's voice tightened, "You're the male lead, you wouldn't just die like that, would you, Yun Shang?"

She muttered to herself as she reached her hand under his nose...