"I have a bad feeling, Fei Feng, we need to find a way out quickly."

"How did you get out before?" Fei Feng squatted down and asked her.

"How did you get out?"

Long Chuqing recalled that the previous two times she went out, it seemed that they were both related to Xiao Han. It was he who touched her, which allowed her to grab his arm and go out.

She recounted her previous two attempts to get out to Fei Feng: "This time, we still have to find a way out ourselves; no one will come to this mountain valley."

Feifeng also found it hard to believe: "Then let's figure it out ourselves! Can you still walk?"

As they were talking, Long Chuqing became increasingly exhausted. She lay on the ground, looking completely drained, which startled Fei Feng.

"Qingqing, are you alright? What happened to you all of a sudden?" She shook her arm, realizing something was wrong. "I'll think of something right away."

Feifeng tried many methods and finally managed to pull her back to reality from her dream. By then, almost two days and two nights had passed.

She suddenly opened her eyes in the water, looked at the dark lake around her, and swam quickly towards the surface.

Once out of the water, she regained her human form and slowly walked out of the water, exhausted. However, she had no strength left and collapsed on the shore after only a few steps, fainting again.

At this moment, Xiao Han was still anxiously searching for her, climbing over the dense grass and heading deeper into the area.

They found a ravine where a guard holding a torch said, "There seems to be a lake over there."

Xiao Han and Qing Ying also arrived at this place. He looked in the direction the guard pointed out and observed carefully. He found a black thing by the lake, but it was too dark to see it clearly.

He couldn't let any clue slip by, so after a moment's thought, he used his lightness skill to leap up and use the branches beside him to fly down.

He stumbled along the sand and stones on the shore, heading back in the direction he had just discovered.

When he got closer and realized it was a person, his heart skipped a beat, and panic surged into his heart. He was suddenly afraid, like a dark shadow in the middle of the night, silently enveloping his heart and suffocating him. His hands and feet, which were already cold, became even colder.

He rushed over with a heart full of trepidation, and found that it really was her. He didn't know whether to be happy or sad. He was happy that he had finally found her, but sad that she was standing there motionless.

He hurriedly squatted down and picked her up. She was soaked to the bone, her clothes and hair were still dripping water, her whole body was ice cold, and her face was so pale that she had no life at all.

He trembled as he reached out to check her breath and found she was still alive. He hugged her tightly, and only then did the heavy weight in his heart lift, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Qingying followed behind, and Qingzhou Qingshan and the guards also arrived at the lakeside one after another. They only saw the prince holding the Dragon Girl, but they did not know if she was still alive. No one dared to go forward to ask, and they watched quietly with torches in hand.

A moment later, Xiao Han released her, brushed the wet hair off her face, and murmured, "I'll take you back."

He took off his cloak and covered her with it, then picked her up and walked towards the crowd.

"Your Highness," Qingying asked anxiously as she passed by, also asking on behalf of everyone else, "Miss Long, she..."

"She's still alive," Xiao Han replied, carrying her as they continued walking back.

Qingying and the others breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, finally putting an end to the unease that had been weighing on their hearts for the past two days.

Xiao Han's guards were very respectful to Long Chuqing. She not only treated the prince, but also helped them repel the enemy and treat their wounds. So when they learned that something might happen to her, they were all very anxious.

Not only was the prince worried, but they also wanted to find her as soon as possible.

Qingying ordered the group, "Retreat," and then fired a signal flare to notify those searching elsewhere to return.

The guards had also prepared a carriage, which would come in handy now that the prince was still taking medicine and they were worried he might not be able to handle it.

Xiao Han carried her into the carriage, and with a command, they drove into the city.

Inside the carriage, Xiao Han used a cloak to cover her as he helped her change out of her wet clothes. He then took out his usual clothes from the drawer and helped her change into them, and dried her wet hair.

She was very cold, and even after changing her wet clothes, she was still shivering, so he held her tightly to warm her up.

But after a long time, there was still no improvement. Her body and hands were still cold, and her body was still trembling slightly.

He reached out to touch her cheek tenderly; it was cold and pale. He then touched her brow and noticed that the once vibrant red floral decoration had become dull and lifeless. He lowered his head and kissed her brow.

Long Chuqing suddenly felt a warm sensation flowing in, but the warmth disappeared after only a short while.

She was cold and wanted to grasp that little bit of warmth. She subconsciously reached out and hooked her arms around Xiao Han's neck and pressed down. He kissed her between the eyebrows again.

The warmth slowly flowed in, easing her cold body somewhat.

Xiao Han was stunned. She was still unconscious, but he didn't dare to move.

She held his neck tightly to keep the warmth from leaving, but that was too slow. She pulled his head down with force and kissed his lips. The warmth flowed in slowly, and she felt that this was much faster.

A hint of surprise flashed in Xiao Han's eyes, his face flushed slightly and his heart beat faster. He paused for a moment, then slowly closed his eyes.

After a while, Long Chuqing felt her body warm up, so she released her arms from his neck, leaned softly against him, and remained unconscious.

Xiao Han noticed that her body was gradually warming up and her complexion had improved a lot. He took her hand to check and found it was warm too. He held her hand and felt how soft it was.

They returned to the city before the city gates closed. Back at the Prince's mansion, Xiao Han carried Long Chuqing directly back to Qinli Courtyard, placed her on the bed, covered her with a blanket, and then asked Qingying to fetch Doctor Yuan.

After taking her pulse, Dr. Yuan found that it was stable and there was nothing seriously wrong.

“Your Highness, Miss Long is alright,” Doctor Yuan said to Xiao Han, turning around. “She was just too tired and fell asleep.”

Xiao Han thought for a moment and asked, "Does she show any signs of poisoning?"

Doctor Yuan answered truthfully, "No, it's possible that my medical skills are not good enough to detect it. But Miss Long's medical skills are superb. If she were poisoned, she should know it herself, right?"

Qingying suddenly said, "She didn't leave the city on her own because she knew. Everyone noticed that she didn't look well that day, so she must have known it herself."

Everyone was baffled as to why she left the city, why she appeared by the lake, and why she went to such a remote place.

Xiao Han fell into deep thought. No one knew about her situation. She must have known about her own situation before she suddenly left, but why would she go to such a remote place? He couldn't figure it out either.

Seeing that there was nothing else for him, Doctor Yuan stood up and said, "Since Miss Long is alright, Your Highness, I will take my leave now."

Xiao Han glanced at Doctor Yuan: "Okay, go ahead!"

Doctor Yuan picked up his medicine box and left. He glanced back and saw Qingying still standing there, so he went back and pulled Qingying away.

After Doctor Yuan and Qingying left, Xiao Han used a towel to wipe her face and hands. There were still slight cuts on the back of her hands, probably from the grass. He found some ointment and applied it to the wounds.

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