Reborn as a concubine's daughter and entering a noble family: Xie Lang, don't be too seduc

"Just hang in there a little longer..."

Hawthorne simply couldn't bring himself to leave him there.

Regardless, Xie Shu only followed her out of the city to save her.

She already had injuries, so her current state isn't entirely unrelated to the damage.

At least we should take them back...

But who knew that Xie Shu's injuries seemed to have suddenly worsened!

Despite using all her strength, she couldn't lift Xie Shu onto the horse...

He was panting heavily after only a short while.

Xie Shu knew he couldn't afford to delay any longer; he was already injured, and this was the middle of nowhere—

It is difficult to confirm whether there are still assassins lying in ambush.

If another assassin were to appear, he wouldn't be able to protect Hawthorne.

“Sang… Miss Huo, you don’t need to worry about me. Why don’t you ride my horse back first… tell Liao Bin what happened here, and then have Liao Bin bring people to find me.”

He hesitated for a moment, figuring that Huo Sanghua would probably ask A Lin for help.

But he sent Hawthorne to find Liao Bin...

He practically had to tell her personally that she shouldn't let Ah Lin and the Xie family know they escaped together...

On their wedding night, the bride and her brother-in-law both disappeared.

Even with the most reasonable excuses, Hawthorne, the new bride, was bound to attract some gossip in the end.

He knew all too well what the old women around his mother would say.

"What?!" Hawthorne glanced at the large horse, a chill running down his spine. "But I... I can't ride a horse."

If you fall from there, you'd be half-dead, if not dead!

"..." Xie Shu had naturally forgotten this point.

As General Huo's orphan, Huo Sanghua is the last surviving member of the Huo family.

But she grew up in the inner palace and doesn't even know how to ride a horse. I wonder if General Huo, if he knew this in the afterlife, would be furious.

Hawthorne felt extremely guilty. "Young Master, let me help you onto the horse, and then..."

How could she leave Xie Shu here? It's fortunate that they are both still alive. Despite some unexpected events, they haven't both died yet. It's already a miracle that they died at the hands of an assassin!

If she leaves Xie Shu here, who knows what might happen.

What if by the time she finds her... ...

Xie Shu has been murdered, how terrible!

As the two were discussing their strategy, Xie Shu's horse lost patience, suddenly became unruly, and broke free from Hawthorne's control...

They turned around and ran away!

"Hey!—" Hawthorne couldn't stop it.

Indeed, they dared not block it.

We could only watch helplessly as it ran away... What a beast! It just ran off like that?!

Unexpectedly, Xie Shu stopped the remorseful Huo Sanghua.

Pressing his hand on his wound, he muttered, "Ajiu has been with me for many years and understands human nature, so don't worry. Perhaps... it went back to report first. When Liao Bin sees Ajiu, he will know that something happened to me and will soon bring people to find me."

His only worry was...

What should be done about Hawthorne?

Looking around, there was no village or shop in sight, nowhere to take refuge.

Their target was so obvious that the assassin might return with his men.

If that happens, the situation could get out of control.

He struggled to his feet. "Let's find a place to hide first, so those assassins won't come back."

“Yes! Yes, yes, yes, yes…” Hawthorne immediately realized.

That's right! They need to hide first. Si Qingyue and the Xie family assassins—there are many things she hasn't figured out yet. But the immediate crisis isn't truly over. Before dawn, their fate—to be murdered together—

In other words, it hasn't really been changed yet.

Turning around, she saw Xie Shu struggling to stand, barely able to move to a hiding place. "Young Master, I... I'll help you..."

He hurriedly reached out and carefully supported Xie Shu's arm.

The phrase "feeling extremely apprehensive" perfectly describes Hawthorne's character.

They dared not delay for even a moment. Who knew where those people were now? What if they attacked while Xie Shu was defenseless...?

Aren't those two just throwing their lives away?!

Fortunately, every cloud has a silver lining. On this desolate mountain path, they actually found a cave where they could take temporary shelter.

Huo Sanghua helped Xie Shu sit down and then loosely closed the cave entrance.

There is a stream near the cave entrance, and the sound of the flowing water is soothing.

After observing for a while and confirming that there was no immediate danger, she gathered some dry branches and returned to the cave to try to start a fire.

The temperature had dropped at night, and she kept rubbing her hands because she was cold.

At this rate, she'll probably freeze to death before the assassin arrives!

After piling up the firewood, she tried to feel around on her clothes, only to suddenly remember that it was her wedding day and she was still wearing her wedding dress from the ceremony. The flint that was supposed to be in her dress was definitely not on her anymore...

"oops."

"Use this." Xie Shu took out a tinderbox from his person and handed it to her.

Noticing Hawthorne's embarrassment, he subtly helped her out of the predicament.

Hawthorne breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly got up and walked over, but hesitated slightly when he reached out his hand.

but... ...

Still took it.

With his back to Xie Shu, he started a fire.

The flames quickly flared up, the flickering light reflecting in his eyes. Hawthorne put away the tinderbox and turned to hand it back to Xie Shu.

"You can keep it," Xie Shu said, her lips already pale.

“I… I have no use for it, and opportunities like this don’t come every day…” Hawthorne muttered softly, but since Xie Shu didn’t want it anymore, oh well…

"That assassin..."

Xie Shu suddenly spoke up.

Huo Sanghua felt a sudden tightness in her chest, and her pupils dilated slightly. She worried that Xie Shu might have discovered Si Qingyue's identity and already suspected her.

Could it be that you want to ask—

What exactly is her relationship with Si Qingyue?

But then Xie Shu asked, "...Are you hurt?"

Still reeling from the shock, Huo Sanghua was caught off guard by Xie Shu's concern and hurriedly tried to cover it up, saying, "No, no. The eldest young master shouldn't have come after us, otherwise he wouldn't have gotten hurt."

The fact that her injuries were compounded made her feel somewhat guilty.

He secretly glanced up at Xie Shu's injuries...

This glance revealed a wound that had not yet scabbed over and was still oozing blood.

He frowned slightly. "Young Master, your wound is still bleeding. Perhaps... we should stop the bleeding first?"

Reminded by her, Xie Shu, who had been resting with her eyes closed, opened them and looked at her injury.

Unfortunately... "I have medicine on me."

This means...

Hawthorne was a little confused, and suddenly felt a buzzing sound, and his head felt huge.

It was as if I could no longer hear any other sounds in my ears!

Does this mean she needs to... help her get some medicine from Xie Shu?

Hawthorne's instinct was to refuse.

After a long pause without receiving a response from Xie Shu, he became slightly uneasy.

His gaze slowly moved upwards to Xie Shu's face.

Only then did I realize that Xie Shu had closed her eyes and looked very pained.

this... ...

Ok!

Consider it saving a life!

Hawthorne steeled himself, disregarding propriety, and slowly stepped forward, extending his hand to Xie Shu...