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They managed to hold on for a while longer.

Liu Yunshu was exhausted. She bit her lip and forced herself to stay awake. Fine beads of cold sweat seeped from her forehead, mingling with the chill in the cave, making her skin feel slightly tight.

Xiao Hanxing could clearly feel the trembling in her arms and the gradually fading warmth.

In a moment of panic, he mustered a few of his remaining strength.

He raised his hand and pressed it against her palm, which was still receiving the applied force. His voice was weak, but it carried an undeniable firmness:

"Stop wasting time... conserve your internal energy for self-preservation."

His palms were still cold, but a little warmer than before.

Liu Yunshu shook her head, hugged him tighter, her chin resting on the top of his head, her voice slightly nasal:

"Wait a little longer... someone will come eventually."

"Yun Shu..."

This was the first time he had called her name like this, his voice low and hoarse like sandpaper rubbing, yet filled with an unprecedented tenderness.

"Stop wasting time, I'm fine now."

Liu Yunshu's body stiffened, and her ear tips instantly felt hot, which also caused the skin on her neck to turn slightly red.

"you……"

Xiao Hanxing looked at those shimmering almond-shaped eyes staring at him helplessly.

His cool, thin lips could no longer resist landing on her lips, then moving downwards until they pressed tightly against her warm, cherry-like lips.

Liu Yunshu froze, her almond-shaped eyes widened suddenly, and she even forgot to breathe.

Xiao Hanxing was unable to control his emotions, and his remaining consciousness almost collapsed the moment he touched her.

He couldn't wait to deepen the kiss, his long-suppressed passion surging between their lips and teeth.

The dull pain from the wound mingled with the crisp chill of the air, creating a breathtaking and tender moment within the cramped cave.

His kiss was a mix of clumsy eagerness and tender, carefully cherished affection.

His cool tongue pried open her teeth, drawing warmth from her lips, as if it were the only source of heat that could dispel the chill that enveloped him.

Liu Yunshu's mind went blank, with only the burning sensation on his lips and his rapid breathing remaining.

She forgot to struggle, forgot to resist, and even forgot that she was in a desperate situation.

The two kissed more and more passionately, as if the chill in their bodies was being burned away by their burning love.

Liu Yunshu's arms tightened instinctively, her fingertips sinking into his slightly cool back.

With a touch of helpless longing, she responded to his clumsy yet passionate kiss.

She could clearly taste the faint metallic scent of blood on his lips, mixed with the fragrance of cold plum blossoms and their rapid breathing.

They intertwine in the narrow cave, creating a dizzying vortex.

Xiao Hanxing's palm gently caressed her smooth back, still weak from her injuries.

His fingertips traced the fine tremors on her skin, feeling her body gradually relax, and the burning heat in his heart almost overwhelmed him.

"you!"

Liu Yunshu pushed him away in surprise and looked down.

I wanted to stand up, but my legs felt weak from the long hours of exertion and the cold.

She had barely managed to prop herself up when she stumbled and fell back into his arms.

In an instant... it dented... bulged...

"Hmm!"

"Hmm!"

"When...when did you...?"

Liu Yunshu's voice was urgent and embarrassed, her trembling, tearful tone echoing in the narrow cave, her face pale with pain.

"Excuse me, are you alright?"

Xiao Hanxing's forehead was covered in a fine layer of cold sweat, but he ignored his own discomfort and quickly reached out to support her swaying figure.

His palm instinctively touched her flushed shoulder, his voice tinged with a flustered apology:

"I was being presumptuous... In my haste, I was only thinking about getting our skin closer together to keep you warm, and I didn't think about anything else..."

His voice grew softer and softer, and the tips of his ears turned a thin red, a stark contrast to his pale face.

Liu Yunshu's cheeks flushed from his blunt words, and all the blood in her body seemed to rush to her head. She felt both ashamed and embarrassed.

She raised her hand to push him away, but due to the dull pain in her shoulder and the weakness in her legs, she leaned even tighter into his arms.

The towering mountains made his scalp tingle.

He looked at Liu Yunshu with burning eyes and kissed her moist eyelids tenderly.

"Yun Shu, if we can escape this time, I will marry you."

Liu Yunshu shuddered, her body stiffening instantly as she leaned against him, her breathing hot and labored.

"Yun Shu, even Heaven wants us to be together, let's not waste this opportunity."

Xiao Hanxing's lips brushed against her earlobe, his voice hoarse from the injury, yet every word was burning hot.

Like a red-hot branding iron, it left a deep mark on her heart.

His cool fingertips gently traced her back, with a tender and careful affection.

The wound on her palm, aggravated by her movements, oozed a dark red stain that rubbed against her smooth skin, like blooming red plum blossoms, both striking and lingering.

Liu Yunshu's heart pounded like a drum, making her eardrums buzz. She could clearly feel the same rapid beating in his chest.

"Sweetie~ relax, don't be nervous..."

Xiao Hanxing's voice was hoarse from the injury, like sandpaper soaked in warm water.

He gently brushed against her earlobe, his touch filled with a heart-fluttering tenderness.

Liu Yunshu's cheeks were burning hot, and even her breath was scalding hot as it hit his cool neck.

She tried to struggle, but the weakness in her legs and the dull pain made her lean on him helplessly.

The crisp sound of icicles falling and the crisp sound of silver fish leaping outside the cave intertwined, like a cool yet lingering accompaniment.

*Day*Day*Day*Day*Day*Day

After an unknown amount of time, the two huddled together in the narrow cave, their body heat intertwining to create their only source of warmth.

Xiao Hanxing put his arm around Liu Yunshu, his long, slender fingers gently caressing her round, fair shoulders.

There are still red marks of varying shades on it.

Liu Yunshu instinctively shrank back, burying her face even deeper, her nose pressed against his warm chest.

The scent of cold plum blossoms, the smell of blood, and the mingling of their own scents created a fragrance that was both unfamiliar and intense, causing her heart to race wildly.

Xiao Hanxing felt the stiffness in the person in his arms and moved even more gently.

He gently brushed his fingertips across the red marks, his eyes brimming with tenderness and deep, unyielding affection.

"Does it still hurt?" His low, husky voice brushed against the top of her head, carrying a hint of tenderness.

Before Liu Yunshu could respond, the cave suddenly shook violently once again.

"Get out of here!"

Xiao Hanxing grabbed her and quickly straightened his robes, then led her toward the narrow crevice in the rock wall.

The black iron folding fan was already in his hand, and the fan swept away the falling pebbles.

He held her tightly to his side, stepping over the ice shards and rocks, breaking through the encirclement step by step.

The gap at the entrance of the cave is only wide enough for one person to pass through sideways.

Xiao Hanxing told Liu Yunshu to bend down and crawl out first, and then he followed closely behind.

The moment he stepped out of the cave, a deafening roar erupted behind him, and the entire cave collapsed completely.

Before the two could recover from their shock, a hidden door suddenly opened with a "click" from the stone wall not far away.

In the cold wind, Shen Run carried Mu Yunling and stepped out.

The four of them met each other's gazes in the wind and snow.

The air seemed to freeze instantly.

Mu Yunling, who was in Shen Run's arms, was as pale as paper. When she looked up and saw Liu Yunshu, her eyes trembled slightly.

He expressed complex and difficult-to-discern emotions, which were then covered by a heavy sense of unease.

Liu Yunshu and Xiao Hanxing exchanged a glance, a hint of guilt flashing in each of their eyes.

Just as he was about to speak, he was stunned by Shen Run's next action—

He actually carried Mu Yunling and walked step by step to Liu Yunshu, then knelt down on the ground with a "plop"!

"Brother Shen! What are you doing?" Liu Yunshu hurriedly stepped forward to help him.

Shen Run refused to get up, causing the stones beneath his knees to fly up.

He looked up, his eyes bloodshot, his voice hoarse as if torn apart by the cold wind: "Yun Shu, I'm so sorry!"

Mu Yunling leaned weakly against him, gently tugging at his sleeve, tears mingling with snow water as they slid down her cheeks, wetting his clothes.

"Brother Shen, please don't be like this... It's all my fault, I'm the one who wronged Miss Liu..."

"What are you talking about? What did you mean by 'I'm sorry'?" Liu Yunshu asked, looking completely bewildered.

Xiao Hanxing stood behind her, his gaze shifting between the two of them.

As if he understood something, a barely perceptible glint flashed in his eyes, and he said in a low voice, "Speak your mind."

Shen Run's Adam's apple bobbed violently, his words choking him as he struggled to speak:

"Previously... Yunling and I fell through a hidden door and landed in a secret realm. I accidentally inhaled pollen and lost my senses... Yunling, to save me, she... I..."

His voice was so hoarse it was almost broken, the snow beneath his knees was gradually melting, and the chill seeped into his clothes.

He was completely oblivious, only holding Mu Yunling tightly, his knuckles turning white.

"It's all my fault, Yunshu. I'm so sorry. I'll apologize to your parents when we get back. But..."

He looked down at the person in his arms, his eyes filled with pity. "Yun Ling is innocent. You... don't blame her."

Liu Yunshu subconsciously looked towards Mu Yunling and caught a glimpse of several red marks faintly visible on the side of her neck beneath her slightly open collar.

"You, you all..."

Mu Yunling struggled to fall from Shen Run's arms, her slender body swaying before she regained her balance.

She raised her hand to tidy her disheveled hair, the red mark standing out starkly against her snow-white skin.

Her voice trembled, choked with sobs:

"Sister Yunshu, Brother Shen was not in his right mind at the time, I... I really had no other choice..."

Before she could finish speaking, her legs went weak and she was about to kneel down when Liu Yunshu instinctively caught her.

Touching her icy arm, Liu Yunshu couldn't help but glance back at Xiao Hanxing, then at Mu Yunling, who was standing in front of her with tears in her eyes.

She murmured to herself, "Is all of this truly fate's arrangement?"