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

After a long time, Yu Wan's emotions calmed down, and her eyes slowly regained focus.

Yun Shang patted her back silently.

Yu Wan stared at the burning fire. The flames were getting smaller and smaller, but the suffocating feeling of drowning that she had just felt was gone.

Is it because of the people around you?

"Yun Shang," she said, her voice hoarse and choked with emotion, "thank you."

Thank you to him for pulling her back from the brink of death.

Yun Shang gently stroked her back and asked in a low voice, "What happened to you just now?"

Yu Wan didn't say anything.

She suffers from severe claustrophobia.

She was once locked in a dark underground laboratory for a whole month. The only light she saw during that month was the flashing red light of the monitor.

For a long time after she was rescued, Yu Wan would dream of that red light every night, while the rest of the world was suffocating darkness.

The complete darkness was an abyss beneath her feet; she was always on her guard, hiding her fear and loneliness beneath laughter and joking.

This is her secret, and her unknown past.

These past events are not part of the original story's villainous female supporting character. If she were to tell Yun Shang, there would be no way to investigate, and her identity would be exposed.

Yun Shang understood her meaning from her silence and had no intention of asking any further questions. He softened his tone and said, "Thank you for treating my injuries."

His voice was serious.

Yu Wan subconsciously looked up at him.

The man's features remained aloof and cold, but at this moment, his eyes held a tenderness that was almost captivating.

Yu Wan's heart skipped a beat, and she whispered, "No need to thank me, you saved me too."

Yun Shang didn't say anything more. He held Yu Wan and calmly analyzed, "Right now, neither of us is in a good position to leave this cave immediately, so I think we should stay here for the time being and leave when it gets light tomorrow."

Yu Wan felt all her strength drained away, her legs were so weak she couldn't move, so she naturally agreed.

But the problem is...

"GuluGulu——"

In the quiet cave, an unexpected yet surprisingly grating gurgling sound rang out.

Yu Wan shyly buried her head in Yun Shang's arms and said in a muffled voice, "...Actually, I'm not that hungry."

As she finished speaking, she felt the man's chest vibrate a few times, as if he were laughing.

Yu Wan felt even more embarrassed.

Fortunately, Yun Shang didn't continue teasing her and calmly said, "There are fish in the lake. I'll go catch a few later."

Yu Wan looked up and asked a new question, "Is there any more firewood?"

Yun Shang remained silent for a moment.

He looked around and said, "There are still some dry, withered vines on the stone wall that can be used as firewood."

Yu Wan responded, glanced at the clothes that were about to burn, and whispered, "Then why are you burning your own clothes? Don't you like wearing clothes?"

Yun Shang: "..." What do you mean by not liking to wear clothes?

"It was done in a moment of desperation."

"I hadn't noticed it before."

Yu Wan was very happy because the firelight gradually dimmed, and she subconsciously huddled even tighter in Yun Shang's arms, like a little animal afraid of the dark seeking comfort from an elder she could rely on.

Yun Shang's fingers, which were resting on her waist, twitched slightly.

He held her even tighter.

As the fire gradually died down, Yun Shang clearly noticed the person in his arms trembling uncontrollably. He softened his tone, gently patted her, and said, "I'll go find some dry vines to rekindle the fire."

"No." Yu Wan suddenly reached out and grabbed his sleeve.

In the darkness, Yun Shang couldn't see her expression, but he could hear the fear in her trembling voice.

Yun Shang remained silent for a moment, then put his arm around Yu Wan's waist and helped her up.

"Would you like to come with me?"

Yu Wan followed the direction of his voice closely, nodded in the darkness, and whispered, "...Don't leave me alone."

Her voice was very soft, almost disappearing into the air.

But Yun Shang heard it.

He led Yu Wan toward the mountainside, his deep voice filling the air.

"will not."

Yun Shang tore down a lot of withered vines from the mountainside, and Yu Wan clung to him like a dodder vine.

In order to keep the fire burning until dawn, Yun Shang tore down almost all the withered vines from the mountainside and piled them up to the side.

The fire was reignited, and Yu Wan slowly released her hands and feet from Yun Shang's body.

At this moment, she realized how embarrassed she had been when she recalled her actions.

She was practically clinging to Yun Shang just now; it's amazing he was still able to tear off so many withered vines.

Sitting close to the fire, Yu Wan no longer felt the suffocating fear. She regained some energy and looked at Yun Shang, saying, "Your wound shouldn't get wet. You shouldn't go down to catch fish."

"It's alright," Yun Shang said calmly. "Catching fish is very simple."

Yu Wan glanced at the lake, whose depth was impossible to discern, and was highly skeptical of Yun Shang's words.

Is catching fish with your bare hands a very simple thing?

Ten minutes later, looking at the five lively fish, each about the size of two palms, that had been thrown next to the fire, Yu Wan fell silent.

She gave Yun Shang a thumbs up.

He praised, "As expected of you." (Male lead)

This is probably the male protagonist's innate skill.

Strange skills have been added again.

Next, Li Yunshang's grilled fish skills once again won over Yu Wan.

She ate three fish with tears in her eyes, silently lamenting why such a good man had to be the male lead.

She would sleep with any cannon fodder or supporting male character, no matter who he was.

Although the wound hadn't been soaked in water for long enough to prevent reinfection, the medicine on Yunshang's wound had mostly worn off.

Before resting, Yu Wan offered to apply medicine to him.

Seeing her posture, Yun Shang paused for a moment before politely declining, "I can do it myself now."

Yu Wan shook her head and refused, "You also have many wounds on your back, how can you clean them yourself?"

She stared at Yun Shang, and asked suspiciously, "Are you shy?"

"You've already seen what you needed to see, isn't it too late to be shy now?"

Besides, wasn't it Yun Shang who applied medicine to her during her two previous injuries?

Yu Wan didn't point out what he meant, but instead squatted down next to him and muttered, "It's only fair to reciprocate, I don't want to owe you a favor."

Finally, under Yu Wan's uncompromising gaze, Yun Shang was still allowed to be touched all over by Yu Wan.

During this time, he kept convincing himself that Yu Wan only wanted to apply medicine to him.

Strangely, Yu Wan's hands always "accidentally" touch places she shouldn't.

For example, the chest area... For example, the lower abdomen area...

He looked up at Yu Wan with a puzzled expression. Yu Wan looked at him with a pair of clear and bright eyes and said, "You don't think I touched you on purpose, do you?"

Yun Shang: "...Aren't you one?"

Yu Wan immediately retorted righteously, "Of course not! How could I be the kind of despicable person who takes advantage of others in distress!"

She's just a scoundrel who takes advantage of people's misfortunes.

Hey.