Chapter 439 Resting in the Cave

They didn't know where they were rushed. The forest was deep and lush, the weather was gloomy and it seemed like it was going to rain, and the roars of wild beasts could be heard faintly in the distance.

Ning Chuyi identified the direction, tightened her arms, hugged the sleeping Ling Chu and walked forward.

There was no path underfoot, and everywhere we passed were either piles of rocks or dead branches and leaves that were stuck up to our calves, making it difficult to walk.

As he walked, he looked carefully.

You need to find a place to stay and be prepared for wild beasts to suddenly appear and attack you.

After walking for nearly two-quarters of an hour, I found a long, narrow and steep path leading to an unknown place.

The cold wind was blowing, and Ling Chu was wearing soaked clothes. It was probably cold, so Ling Chu subconsciously shrank into Ning Chuyi's generous arms.

Ning Chuyi lowered his eyes, looked up again, and walked towards the trail.

The trail is winding and winding, and the further in you go, the more difficult it becomes.

But Ning Chuyi never thought of giving up Ling Chu in her arms. His brows were silent and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, but he always held her forward firmly.

Finally, after walking about three miles, I found a cave halfway up the mountain.

He quickened his pace and walked to the entrance of the cave. He did not walk in hastily.

First, he picked up a small stone with his toes, caught it with one hand, and then threw it into the cave with a little force.

Listen carefully.

After a thud came from the cave, there was no other movement.

After waiting quietly for a while, I heard nothing unusual.

Then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, there doesn't seem to be any wild animals in this cave.

But he still didn't let down his guard and carefully carried Ling Chu inside.

The entrance to the cave is narrow and a little dark. But the further you go in, the more spacious it becomes.

What surprised Ning Chuyi was that this turned out to be a cave within a cave.

Walking along, a breeze blew by, and a thin light fell slantly from the small hole on the top of the stone wall, spreading on the dry ground.

After walking a dozen steps to the other side, there was a natural stone window about seven or eight inches tall on the stone wall, with a green mountain outside.

I looked around carefully and found nothing wrong.

The hanging heart finally fell.

He picked a clean place and bent down to gently put Ling Chu down.

He raised his hand and took off the cloak, walked to one side and wringed out the water on it, then walked back and spread it on the ground.

He picked up Ling Chu with both arms, laid him down on the cloak, and then quickly walked out of the cave.

Ling Chu was still sleeping, and Ning Chuyi did not dare to go far. He collected two bundles of dry firewood and a pile of dead leaves to ignite the fire nearby.

After carrying him back to the cave, he saw Ling Chu curled up in a ball and sleeping.

Busy setting up firewood aside and lighting it...

Then he built a rack with branches and put the coat on it to bake.

He looked back and saw that Ling Chu was all wet. He walked up and called out a few times.

Ling Chu didn't react at all.

Her body bones were already weak, and she had been soaked in water for so long in the cold winter months. If she was allowed to wear soaked clothes all the time, she might become seriously ill.

Although he didn't want to offend her, there was no cure or medicine here, and he didn't know how long it would take to get out of this forest.

What if that weak body can't hold on...

After hesitating for a moment, he finally raised his hand to take off her outer garment and put it on the wooden rack to bake.

He glanced sideways and hurried out again.

He quickly moved a few large rocks and blocked the entrance of the cave, and also dragged some branches to cover it.

After looking around the surroundings and finding nothing unusual, he walked towards the place he had previously favored.

I shot two pheasants as fast as I could. After finding the stream water and cleaning it, I also found a sunken stone trough, filled some stream water, and returned along the original route.

Move branches and boulders away, and then seal the hole from the inside to prevent wild animals from breaking in.

Back in the cave, Ling Chu was still asleep.

I checked my forehead, but luckily there was no fever.

Afraid that she would be cold, he added two more firewood to the fire, built another shelf with branches, and placed the skewered pheasant on it for roasting.

As the chicken fat dripped onto the fire, an alluring fragrance spread out in the cave, and the chicken soup boiling in the stone trough slowly began to boil.

Not long after, a dull thunder exploded outside the cave, followed by the patter of rain, and icy raindrops drifted in from the stone window along with the cold wind.

Ning Chuyi walked over to check and saw that there were not many raindrops drifting in and had no impact on Ling Chu and the fire, so he felt relieved.

As soon as I turned around, I heard a slight cry.

Ling Chu opened his eyes in a daze and heard a soft voice asking, "You're awake, are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"So thirsty."

I answered subconsciously and found myself lying down, trying to sit up.

Ning Chuyi stretched out his hand to give him a hand.

Ling Chu was about to say thank you, but when he saw his handsome face, the memories before he fainted suddenly flooded into his mind.

Thinking of the entanglement with Master Ning in the river and the wolfish words he said, Ling Chu's face suddenly turned red, and he was so embarrassed that he wanted to dig a hole in the ground and get in.

Her entire reputation was ruined!

Seeing her long eyelashes flapping like a fan and her panicked eyes, Ning Chuyi knew that she must have remembered her previous memory.

Afraid of her embarrassment, he said nothing, turned back to the fire as if nothing had happened, and brought the stone trough along with the chicken soup in it.

He then used a bowl-like stone to scoop out the chicken soup and the chicken from the stone trough and put them into another stone bowl. He also took a pair of chopsticks cut from tree branches and handed them to Ling Chu.

"In the wilderness, conditions are limited, so we can only make do with what we have."

Seeing that Ning Chuyi did not mention the previous incident, Ling Chu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and suppressed the shyness and embarrassment.

Try to put on a calm expression and reach out to take the chicken soup and chopsticks.

"Your Excellency is too modest. It is extremely rare to have roasted chicken and chicken soup in this wilderness. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I could only eat tree bark and leaves."

I don't know whether Ning Chuyi thinks this is nothing or is worried that she will think of the previous incident again, so he didn't say much.

He just let Ling Chu drink the chicken soup and gave her a piece of roasted chicken.

After she was full, he quietly finished the rest quickly.

Finally, he brought the dried outer garment over, "Your clothes are still wet, you need to change them and dry them, so as not to catch a cold and fall ill."

"I'll go to the cave entrance to guard, just call me if you need anything."

Ling Chu looked at his back as he walked away silently, knowing that he was avoiding suspicion, telling her to guard the cave entrance so that she would not be afraid and feel at ease.

Wearing wet clothes was indeed uncomfortable, and Ling Chu was also afraid of catching a cold.

He quickly took off his middle clothes, put on his outer garment, and put them together with Ning Chuyi's cloak on the wooden rack to dry.

He then raised his voice, "My lord, I'm done. My lord, please change your wet clothes and dry them too."

"No need, my clothes are almost dry. You are weak, put on my outer garment to avoid catching a cold."

How could that be possible.

It was the cold winter, he had injuries on his body, and he had been soaking in cold water for so long before, what if he was also sick.

Who would take her out of this deserted primeval forest.

Ling Chu walked out of the cave and insisted that Ning Chuyi change her wet clothes.

It was windy outside the cave, and she was shivering and sneezing.

Ning Chuyi had no choice but to walk back into the cave and change her clothes.

The two of them sat by the fire and warmed themselves silently.

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All your affairs are perfect and you are happy.