son, don't mess around

It was late at night, by the jungle on the river bank.

There is a waning moon in the sky, and its dim light covers the sky and the earth.

In the darkness, Lin Jiangnian reached out his hand and touched Xu Chaoge's clothes. With a light flick, the belt fell off and the clothes were half untied.

As Lin Jiangnian tore open the wet collar of her clothes, her plain blue bellyband and snow-white skin were exposed to the air.

The originally delicate skin was stained with blood, which mixed with water droplets and slowly slid down, flowing through the undulating peaks, and then disappeared into the depths.

Lin Jiangnian caught a glimpse of a shocking wound on Xu Chaoge's left shoulder.

The wound is extremely obvious, extremely deep, and extremely serious!
The bullet went straight through her shoulder, and she was bleeding profusely. If Lin Jiangnian hadn't helped her stop the acupuncture points in advance, she would have bled to death.

But even so, Xu Chaoge had already lost too much blood and was extremely weak. His injuries were too severe, and he was soaked in water, which aggravated the wound and made his condition serious.

This wound formed a sharp contrast with the snow-white skin. Lin Jiangnian looked up and saw that Xu Chaoge was pale, no longer as beautiful and exquisite as before. She slowly closed her eyes, but there was a hint of shame and anger on her face.

Perhaps it was the cold wind that rushed into her chest that made her pale face look rosy again.

But then her head started spinning and she felt so dizzy that she almost fainted.

Lin Jiangnian did not hesitate and quickly pressed several acupoints on her body to block her eight extraordinary meridians.

Then he reached into his arms and quickly took out a few porcelain bottles. Lin Jiangnian breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's your fate!"

Having said that, Lin Jiangnian didn't bother to figure out anything else. He poured out all the pills in the small porcelain bottle and stuffed them all into her mouth.

"Um...you, what did you give me to eat..."

Xu Chaoge opened his eyes slightly and spoke with difficulty.

"Stop asking so many questions and just eat!"

Fortunately, Lin Jiangnian has always had the habit of carrying some key pills to stop bleeding and save lives. When traveling around the world, it is always good to have an extra layer of insurance, which can save lives at critical moments!

That's it for now.

Fortunately, the porcelain bottle was not lost during the escape just now!

After feeding Xu Chaoge the pill, Lin Jiangnian quickly helped her treat the wound.

Although it is said to be treated, in fact the conditions are simply not there at the moment. We can only simply treat the wound and stop the bleeding.

"Tear!"

There was a crisp sound of cloth breaking.

Xu Chaoge felt a corner of her skirt being torn open, "You, what are you doing?!"

Lin Jiangnian was too lazy to answer her nonsense, and used the cloth torn from her skirt to bandage the wound on her shoulder in a crude way.

After doing all this, he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the bleeding on her body had finally stopped temporarily.

"Okay, I've tried my best. Whether you can survive or not depends on your own luck!"

Lin Jiangnian sat back on the ground and began to rest.

When he was escaping just now, his internal energy was almost exhausted. Now he was extremely tired and had to rest quickly to recover some strength.

As for the woman next to her, the bleeding has stopped, but her condition is still not optimistic.

The injury was serious, she had lost too much blood, and her wound had been soaked in the river for a long time, exposed to the harsh environment. If her wound was not disinfected quickly, once it became infected, she could die at any time.

However, the conditions do not exist right now!
The two are not out of danger yet.

Although he escaped temporarily, the pursuit of those black-clad assassins was not over yet.

At this moment, Xu Chaoge's face was pale and her head was dizzy. She gritted her teeth with difficulty and tried to sit up, but after struggling, she could not muster any strength.

pain!
The piercing pain in her shoulder and the dissipated internal energy in her body made her unable to exert any strength.

At the same time, after soaking in the river, the wet clothes on her body made her physical condition worse.

She opened her eyes with difficulty and looked at Lin Jiangnian beside her. In the darkness, she didn't know what she was thinking about, but a strange and complicated look flashed in her eyes.

She suddenly spoke weakly, "Why did you save me?"

Hearing this, Lin Jiangnian looked back at her and said unhappily, "Why? Do you want to die?"

Xu Chaoge's eyes were complicated: "Since you hate me, why did you save me... If I die here tonight, wouldn't that be just what you want?"

"Oh, you have a nice idea."

Lin Jiangnian sneered: "If you die here tonight, your son Ben will be implicated!"

"Don't even think about letting me take the blame!"

Xu Chaoge was silent for a moment: "So, this is why you saved me?"

"Of course more than that."

Lin Jiangnian glanced at her again and said, "These people tonight are obviously coming for you and me. They want to kill us two. Although I don't know their purpose, I will never let them do what they want!"

Lin Jiangnian sneered.

At first he thought that these assassins tonight were targeting Xu Chaoge, but during the previous fight, he keenly sensed those people's murderous intent towards him and showed no mercy at all.

What are the origins of these people?
Why were they able to conceal the truth tonight and send out so many killers and assassins?
Who is behind this?

Lin Jiangnian's eyes gradually became profound. Now he finally had some time to think about what happened tonight.

Something is wrong!
Something is very wrong!

Tonight, we were on the river outside Chujiang City. Although there were not many people at the west gate and the defense was the most lax, it was impossible for so many ships to gather in such a short period of time without attracting the attention of the city defense soldiers and the navy.

unless……

The person behind this has an official background.

More importantly, Lin Jiangnian came to the west city gate tonight entirely because he received the letter from Xu Chaoge, so he decided to take advantage of the situation.

If there were no traitors around him, the only person who knew what Lin Jiangnian did tonight was Princess Xu!
But the only people who knew about Lin Jiangnian's actions tonight, besides Zhiyuan and Qingqing, were the prince's personal guards who had been arranged in advance. Those people were completely trustworthy, so the problem could only lie with this Princess Xu.

If he hadn't seen that the woman had been shot and was now dying, Lin Jiangnian would definitely have suspected that she had directed and acted out this scene herself.

But being stabbed like this is too high a price to pay.

Lin Jiangnian turned his head and looked at her: "Do you know the origins of those who assassinated you and me tonight?"

"How would I know where to go?"

Xu Chaoge's voice was very weak, and he said unhappily: "Aren't these people coming for you?"

"You are the only one who knows my whereabouts tonight. These people could only be related to you!"

Lin Jiangnian stared at her and asked, "Think carefully, is there a traitor around you who betrayed you, or did you leak the news?"

Xu Chaoge looked a little confused, "When did I know your whereabouts tonight?"

"I haven't asked you yet, you, how did you find yourself here tonight? If I had known you would come, I would have set up a trap to catch you. Why would I wait for you to come and kill my maid?!"

Having said that, Xu Chaoge gritted his teeth slightly, a little annoyed.

But her movement seemed to be a little too big, and she accidentally touched the wound on her shoulder. She couldn't help but gasp and frowned.

"You don't know?!" Lin Jiangnian's eyes became suspicious.

"Didn't you send me a letter and ask me to come over?"

"When did I ever send you a letter?"

Xu Chaoge rolled her eyes weakly. She had plotted against Lin Jiangnian this time and had anticipated that something like this would happen. She would have run away long ago. Why would she come to provoke him for no reason?
But soon, Xu Chaoge also realized something and his face froze.

He raised his head with difficulty, and happened to meet Lin Jiangnian's eyes. The two of them stared at each other, and at that moment, Xu Chaoge instantly realized something.

"Someone sent you a letter in my name?!"

"You didn't send that letter?"

"I never sent you a letter!"

silence.

For a moment, the two fell into dead silence.

After a while, Xu Chaoge seemed to realize it, and a smug smile appeared on his face: "You, you were actually deceived...hahaha, cough cough..."

He laughed so hard that it pulled the wound, and Xu Chaoge took another breath.

At this moment, Lin Jiangnian's eyes were gloomy: "Someone has plotted against me!"

Wasn’t the letter sent by Xu Chaoge?

So, this was a long-planned assassination tonight? !
Xu Chaoge gradually put away the smile on his face, "Who could it be?"

"I don't know yet, but..."

Lin Jiangnian glanced at her and said, "I'm afraid their goal is to catch both of us in one fell swoop..."

Thinking of this possibility, their hearts sank.

Who on earth dares to kill Prince Lin and Princess Xu at the same time?
Don’t those people know how much turmoil it would cause if the two of them died?
"not good!"

Lin Jiangnian's expression suddenly changed.

"how?"

"Since they want to kill the two of us, they will never give up easily. I'm afraid they will continue to hunt us down!"

Lin Jiangnian's tone sank: "We have to leave here quickly, they might catch up with us soon!"

At this moment, it was late at night and the world was quiet, but this place was not far from where the two had just escaped.

If these people come prepared, they will catch up soon.

With such a big commotion, his personal guards must have known the situation and were on their way. But even with his personal guards, they might not be able to stop the man in black who injured Xu Chaoge.

The only ones who can stop that man are Zhiyuan, Liu Su, and the Jiang family's master.

Lin Jiangnian must find a way to escape before they arrive.

Xu Chaoge also realized this serious problem, his face changed: "What should we do now?!"

"Let's go, get out of here quickly!"

Lin Jiangnian looked at her: "Can you still walk?"

Xu Chaoge regained some strength and sat up with difficulty, but he was still weak all over. Excessive blood loss made his body weak, and he was obviously unable to walk.

"I, can't walk anymore!"

"You have to move even if you can't. If you don't move, you will die if they catch up with you."

"But I really can't walk anymore..."

Xu Chaoge's voice was weak. She tried to get up with difficulty, but crawling was already her limit and her body was shaky, let alone walking.
The place was covered with thorns and it was dark all around, so she couldn't walk at all.

Seeing this, Lin Jiangnian didn't say any more nonsense, turned around, bent down and said: "Come up!"

Xu Chaoge was stunned for a moment, seemingly not reacting yet.

"What are you standing there for? Are you going to leave or not? If not, then I will leave!"

Xu Chaoge then came back to his senses, realized something, and a strange emotion surged in his heart.

He was in a trance for a moment, his face flushed slightly, then he took a difficult step forward and lay down on Lin Jiangnian's back.

Having a wet and cold body close to me was not a good experience, but the force of it leaning down brought out the softness of this delicate body to its fullest.

The soft pressure pressed against Lin Jiangnian's back, but it didn't feel uncomfortable at all. Instead, it was softer than he had imagined.

Lin Jiangnian exerted a little force and carried her on his back. He held her two slender legs under her clothes with both hands, pinched them through the wet fabric, and subconsciously weighed them.

"You're pretty heavy?"

As soon as these words came out, the figure on his back seemed to have some opinions, and he refuted with a weak and soft voice: "I'm not heavy..."

Lin Jiangnian naturally has a say in whether this Princess Xu is important or not.

Xu Chaoge was tall, but overall he was thin and well-proportioned, so he wasn't heavy. But after soaking in the river, his wet clothes had added a lot of weight to his body.

In addition, Lin Jiangnian's internal strength has been severely depleted, so it is obviously a bit stressful for him to carry her on his back.

"Hey, you're still arguing?"

Lin Jiangnian glanced back at her and said, "You now owe me two lives. It will be difficult for you not to pledge your love to me."

Hearing this, Xu Chaoge did not refute. She leaned on Lin Jiangnian's back, gently hugged his neck, and a faint smile appeared on her face: "I, I was going to marry you. Sooner or later, I will be yours!"

"I never said I wanted to marry you, you just wishful thinking!"

"You owe me two lives, so you should stop being Princess Xu. Go to the Lin Palace and be my bed-warming maid. Just be a good servant and help me warm my bed and repay my kindness."

Xu Chaoge: "..."

This guy still speaks so irritatingly!

However, Xu Chaoge was not angry at all at this moment.

Perhaps it was because her injuries were too severe that she didn't have the energy to get angry easily. Or maybe it was because she was saved by him tonight, Xu Chaoge didn't feel angry at all at this moment.

Even though Lin Jiangnian had killed so many of her maids before, her anger had mostly dissipated when Lin Jiangnian rescued her.

At this moment, under the pitch-black night, Lin Jiangnian carried Xu Chaoge on his back, hunched over as he shuttled through the jungle, heading south, and quickly evacuated this place.

Right now, it’s still unknown whether those assassins have caught up with us!
But they set up such a tight net tonight and failed to kill the two men, so they will definitely not give up.

Lin Jiangnian would never give them any chance. To be on the safe side, he continued to flee southward.

Xu Chaoge lay on Lin Jiangnian's shoulder. Perhaps it was because her injuries were getting more and more serious and the severe blood loss caused her brain to become slow in thinking, or perhaps it was because the warm and broad back in front of her made her feel a long-lost sense of security.

In a daze, Xu Chaoge slowly closed his eyes, his consciousness gradually became blurred and groggy, as if he had fallen into an abyss.

"Wake up, don't sleep."

"If you fall asleep, you won't be able to wake up..."

"If he falls asleep, then this prince will get a bargain..."

"..." (End of this chapter)