She cried for who knew how long, until her voice was hoarse.
The wind blew, and large snowflakes fell from the sky.
Wei Qingge suddenly heard a hissing sound not far away.
Startled, she quickly got up and ran towards the sound.
On the snowy ground by the bank, a splash of red caught her eye, landing on a dead tree, exceptionally vibrant.
Wei Qingge rejoiced and trotted closer, "Li Qiongyu, is that you?"
Hearing no response, she immediately knelt beside him, frantically digging away the snow to reveal a familiar face.
"Ah, Li Qiongyu—"
Wei Qingge shouted in ecstatic joy, patting his body vigorously, but the person lying there showed no sign of movement, completely still.
Fearfully, she reached out to check his breathing; it was extremely weak, almost nonexistent.
She quickly scooped him up, crying out.
"Are you dead? Don't die, wake up—"
The sound of slapping her face was particularly jarring on the silent bank.
Li Qiongyu had already regained consciousness. Annoyed by her actions, he opened his eyes, but his weakness prevented him from speaking. He could only glare at her resentfully.
But hearing her still wailing, he realized she hadn't noticed he was awake. Speechlessly, he nudged her with his shoulder.
Hiss, every movement caused pain.
"Ah, you're awake," Wei Qingge said, still crying, prying at his face. "You're okay, you're okay."
Li Qiongyu, who had been too weak to speak, was angered by her actions into gasping out hoarsely.
"Stop hitting me."
"Ah—oh, oh—"
Wei Qingge wiped away her tears and said, "Quick, get up. We need to find a cave. I heard wolves nearby."
"My leg is injured. Help me."
When he fell, he had accidentally hit a rock wall to protect her, and his leg was quite badly hurt.
Hearing his words, Wei Qingge quickly braced herself to lift him.
"Hiss, you're too heavy, I can't carry you."
Li Qiongyu was so angry he wanted to hit her. After enduring hunger and cold for so long, and now injured, his entire body was stiff.
He could only prop himself up with his hands and slowly try to lift his leg.
Wei Qingge quickly supported his waist, draped his arm over her shoulder, and struggled to help him forward.
Snowflakes drifted down in the sky, falling on both of them, covering their heads in white.
As Wei Qingge supported him, sweat beaded on her forehead, yet she didn't feel the cold.
She tilted her head to look at him, seeing his weak, terrifyingly pale face, and quickly asked.
"Besides your leg, where else are you injured?"
Li Qiongyu didn't want to speak, fearing she would worry, so he said, "It's nothing."
He knew she was unharmed, but probably had scraped skin.
It didn't matter; he would get the medicine gifted by the Western Regions later to apply to her, ensuring no scars.
'You're so heavy.'
Before, when she lay on him, she hadn't felt this heavy.
Li Qiongyu, "----"
"Don't let that foot touch the ground, or you'll injure the wound. What if your leg is ruined?"
"There are plenty of legs."
Wei Qingge couldn't understand what he meant, grumbling a few words at him, her eyes darting around.
"What kind of godforsaken place is this? There isn't even a cave."
If this continued, his injuries would only worsen.
Wei Qingge was anxious. She looked at him and said, "Wait for me here. I'll go find a place first, then come back for you."
Taking him along would be too slow, and his wound couldn't be delayed.
Li Qiongyu pursed his lips and handed her the saber in his arms.
"Be careful."
Wei Qingge refused and placed him by the dead tree next to them.
"Be careful yourself, hold onto it."
Li Qiongyu tossed the saber back to her and said sternly, "Take it."
Wei Qingge was startled by his fierceness, and a sense of inexplicable grievance welled up in her heart. Angrily, she turned to leave. After only a few steps, she looked back.
Under the vast expanse of white snow, he sat by the rocks, clad in a red robe. His eyes, which should have been unrestrained and flamboyant, had blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
She was greatly alarmed and hurried off to find a cave.
He must be severely injured, not just his leg.
The terrain here was very uneven, desolate, and devoid of any human presence; not even animal tracks could be seen.
She frantically circled the dead tree and walked north. Descending the rock face, the ground became increasingly difficult to navigate. She used the saber to support herself as she climbed down, searching all around.
The sky was darkening.
Wei Qingge grew more anxious, fearing something would happen to him. Yet, this wretched place was filled with forests and rivers, but not a single cave in sight.
Later, she climbed to the other side of the rock face and followed a small mountain path down, only to see a valley beyond. There were few weeds or shrubs.
She ran all the way down and finally spotted a cave hidden behind a pile of dry grass.
Without stopping to examine it, seeing it was a cave, she immediately ran back up, rushing to the original spot.
"Li Qiongyu, I found a cave!"
She jogged down the mountain.
Li Qiongyu looked up and saw the girl rushing over in a whirlwind, kicking up a large pile of snow.
"I'm telling you, that place is so hidden. I searched for ages. It's so unlucky, being swept to this godforsaken place by that rushing river."
As Wei Qingge spoke, she grabbed his arm and supported his waist.
Heh.
She couldn't lift him.
"Move a bit."
Li Qiongyu leaned on her hand and slowly stood up.
A sharp pain shot through his left leg, and he endured it without speaking.
Wei Qingge, hugging the injured man, headed towards the cave she had found. They walked until the sky was completely dark.
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After the two of them descended, they saw the cave entrance.
The entrance was wide and quite tall, surrounded by weeds, all covered by snow, making it impossible to tell if there were any animal traces.
Li Qiongyu threw a stone inside. Hearing no movement, he then walked in.
It was quite large inside, but dirty and messy. On the west side, there was a relatively flat stone slab. The rocks on both sides were not covered in moss, indicating they were against the mountain, not damp and cold.
However, with snow falling outside, it was still quite chilly inside.
Wei Qingge didn't bother to check for any activity deep inside. She casually swept some dry grass onto the stone slab and gathered some more dry grass around it, having Li Qiongyu sit on it.
"Quick, let me check your injuries."
She reached out to pull off his clothes.看書喇
Li Qiongyu's entire body ached from her roughness.
"Your bones shouldn't be broken. Did you bring any medicine?"
He roamed the martial world; he should have basic medicine on him.
Li Qiongyu had not only injured his leg, but when falling into the river, to protect her head, his arm had also been struck by stones, bleeding. Lying in the snow for so long had made his entire body ache severely.
"It's in my robes. Look for it. I don't know if it fell into the water."
Wei Qingge, not feeling shy, reached into his robes. The touch of her hands was firm and warm, her muscle lines clearly defined.
As she felt around, she realized something was wrong. A slippery sensation suddenly came from her hand, and the metallic smell of blood permeated the air.
Li Qiongyu kept staring at her, his eyes faintly crimson.
Wei Qingge, not noticing, was about to pry his clothes open when she heard him speak.
"Have you touched enough?"