Bo Cixue watched as he picked up the water bottle she had drunk from and took a sip.
Bo Cixue was a little surprised that he had drunk from what she had, but on second thought, what else could he care about at this time!
It was good to have water to drink.
Bo Cixue glanced at the man in the corner opposite.
His hawk-like eyes stared fixedly at the water bottle in Ye Jie’s hand.
She could tell that he was thirsty.
Bo Cixue waited for Ye Jie to finish drinking before she kept the water bottle in her bag.
She did not even let that man see the bottle of water.
The man’s expression darkened.
But Ye Jie glanced at that man coldly and the latter quickly looked away.
He was more seriously injured than Ye Jie. He had nothing to eat and drink. If he fought with Ye Jie again, he would not have the chance to win.
The sky darkened.
Bo Cixue had not exercised so vigorously for a long time and was a little tired.
Leaning against the wall, she lowered her eyes and started to doze off.
Ye Jie and the man opposite him did not rest and stared at each other.
Several hours passed.
The man opposite could not take it anymore. He grabbed a stone and leaned against the wall to sleep.
Ye Jie stared at the man and then at Bo Cixue beside him.
She was curled up in the corner, her face quiet and elegant.
He took off his jacket and draped it over her slender shoulders.
When he could not take it anymore, he leaned against the side and closed his eyes.
Bo Cixue was in a daze when she suddenly felt a pain at her waist.
She opened her eyes.
Feeling something crawling around in her clothes, she reached into her clothes and grabbed a small flower snake from her waist.
Seeing what had bitten her, Bo Cixue screamed in fear.
Ye Jie opened his eyes and saw the little flower snake that was thrown to the ground by Bo Cixue. He pinched it with his long fingers and the little flower snake died.
Bo Cixue felt pain in her waist and a numb feeling spread in her body.
Ye Jie squatted in front of Bo Cixue, holding the flashlight with one hand. “Where did you bite?”
Bo Cixue knew that if she moved around after being poisoned, the poison would spread faster. Now was not the time to be melodramatic. She said quickly, “It’s on my waist.”
Ye Jie bit the flashlight between his lips and lifted Bo Cixue’s clothes to check her injuries.
Bo Cixue’s waist was very slender and fair, and he could almost grab it with one hand.
Without the clothes covering her, the air contacting her skin was slightly chilly.
Her lowered eyelashes fluttered and she endured the embarrassment to let him check her injury.
There were two very small holes on her fair and smooth skin. The places where she was bitten were already dark purple.
Ye Jie took out a dagger.
Bo Cixue’s pupils constricted when she saw the sharp end. “Brother Xiaojie, no.”
“We have to cut out the poisoned piece. If not, the consequences will be very serious.” He looked up at her.
Bo Cixue bit her lip, her ears and face turning red. “Can you not cut me? I-I’m not afraid of pain. If you cut off a piece, there will be a scar there in the future… When I’ll wear revealing clothes in the future…”
Seeing that the man who was about to cut her flesh had a dark expression, she panicked and found another reason. “I-I’m getting married in the future. When my husband sees the scar there, he will definitely think that it’s a flaw…”
“People who like you wouldn’t care if you have a scar or not.”
Bo Cixue looked at the man’s cold and narrow eyes and her lips moved, wanting to say something but could not say it.
Ye Jie saw the blush on Bo Cixue’s face and seemed to understand what she meant.
He said with deep eyes, “I’m sorry.”
Without waiting for Bo Cixue to say anything, he lowered his head and helped her to suck the poison from her waist.
Shock appeared in the hawk-like eyes of the man sitting opposite of them when he saw Ye Jie’s actions.
The Crown Prince that was above everyone else would actually help a woman do such a thing?
He had heard that he was rather abstinent, restrained, obsessed with cleanliness, and rarely let women approach him.
Even he wouldn’t help someone else suck out poison.
Bo Cixue felt that the side of her waist that the snake had bitten was her enemy. She was already embarrassed when she accidentally sent a photo of it to his WeChat when she was injured the other time. Now, she had asked him to bend down and suck the poison out from the same place.
She felt a little dizzy and before she could think anything, she fainted.
When she woke up, she smelled something fragrant.
There was still a trace of pain at the place where the snake had bitten, but it was much better than before.
Ye Jie was not by her side and was still looking for the exit of the cave.
The man sitting in the corner had found some dry wood and started a fire.
He was grilling a piece of… snake meat?
Was it that flower snake that bit her?
The man looked over at Bo Cixue and saw that there was doubt in her eyes. He said coldly, “Do you want revenge? It bit you.”
Goosebumps appeared on Bo Cixue’s arms.
“You should eat your fill. Maybe you’ll be on your way tomorrow.”
What she meant was that he would not live long.
“Didn’t you hear that good people don’t live long while evil people live forever?”
Bo Cixue chuckled. “Brother Xiaojie is too kind. If not, would you still be sitting there and eating the snake meat?”
The man ignored Bo Cixue and ate the roasted snake meat in big bites.
Goosebumps appeared on Bo Cixue’s skin again.
After resting, Bo Cixue got up and looked for the exit with Ye Jie.
If they were trapped here for a long time, none of them would survive.
Bo Cixue searched for a while and a strange expression appeared on her face.
She had not gone to the washroom since she was ambushed yesterday.
Her stomach could not take it anymore.
The two men in the cave might have answered nature’s call after she fell asleep, but she hadn’t.
Bo Cixue looked at Ye Jie and then at the man in the corner.
She bit her lip hard. The feeling of holding back was strangely satisfying.
Seeming to have sensed that something was wrong with Bo Cixue, Ye Jie walked to her side. Although they were in a tough environment, he was still noble and elegant like the frost on a snow mountain. He was so clean, fresh and unique.
“What’s wrong?”
They were close and Bo Cixue saw that his scarlet lips were slightly dark.
Thinking about how she had sucked the drug out for him personally, she felt slightly awkward and guilty. “I’m sorry for asking you to help me do that.”
“I’m glad you’re alright.”
Bo Cixue looked at his thin lips that were turning dark. She raised her hand and tapped his lips. “Your mouth is dark. Are you okay?”
His eyes darkened when her slender fingers touched his lips. “I’m fine.”
Bo Cixue hummed.
“What’s wrong? You don’t look too well.”
“I…” Bo Cixue felt awkward and embarrassed. But on second thought, any girl would feel embarrassed when they met with such a thing!
Besides, there was another unknown man in the cave apart from Brother Xiaojie.
Ye Jie saw Bo Cixue looking down and biting her lip. He suddenly seemed to understand something. “Come with me.”
Ye Jie walked into the cave with Bo Cixue. There was a triangular area in the cave and there were many weeds that were waist high.
“Here.”
Bo Cixue hummed.
Seeing Ye Jie take a few steps forward and turn his back, she knew that he was standing guard for her, but it was too embarrassing even though he could not see anything.
“Brother Xiaojie, y-you… stand further away.”
Hearing this, Ye Jie walked forward a few steps faster than usual.
Before following them into the forest, Bo Cixue had already thought about settling her biological needs.
But she had not expected to end up in a cave with two men.
Fortunately, the place Ye Jie had found was a little far from them and was not too awkward.
Bo Cixue pulled away the weeds and walked out. After a few steps, she suddenly found a cufflink on one of the weeds.
Bo Cixue picked up the cuff and took a look at it.
“Brother Xiaojie!”
Hearing Bo Cixue’s voice, Ye Jie immediately walked over.
“Brother Xiaojie, look at this.”
Ye Jie took the cufflink from Bo Cixue. “Do you recognize it?”
Bo Cixue nodded. “This is Sikong Ling’s cufflink.”
Ye Jie narrowed his eyes slightly. “Are you sure?”
“I’m sure. I gave it to him on his birthday.”
Ye Jie pursed his lips into a straight line.
Bo Cixue was still immersed in the happiness of finding the clue when she looked up and saw the man’s dark expression. She furrowed her eyebrows. “Brother Xiaojie, if you found the cufflinks here, it means that Sikong Ling came here before. There must be a way out here too.”
As long as they found the way out, they might be able to catch up to Sikong Shan and Sikong Ling very quickly.
Ye Jie held the cufflink and started to look again.
Bo Cixue did not know what was wrong with him, seeing that he was silent and had a dark expression.
Was he not happy because he had a clue?
Forget it, she had spent 18 years trying to figure out his thoughts, so she shouldn’t waste her energy guessing.
Bo Cixue looked around for a while and glanced at the man who had finished eating the snake meat and was sitting there doing nothing. She walked over.
She looked at him with a faint smile. “Are you afraid that we will find the exit and that you’ll lose your life to our Crown Prince?”
The man looked up slightly at Bo Cixue, his eyes cold. “What I want the most is your life.”
If she had not disguised herself as his men, he would have blown up Ye Jie.
Bo Cixue could read the man’s thoughts. She picked up a burning wooden rod and threw it at the man. “Okay, let’s have a competition.”
The man dodged and avoided the wooden rod that Bo Cixue had thrown at him. “Don’t think that I won’t hit women.”
“Hit me if you dare. If not, help His Highness find the exit.”
A scoff left the man’s lips. “Why are you so protective of him? I heard that you’ve liked him since you were young, but he only treats you as his younger sister. Tsk tsk, I’ve never seen such a loyal woman like you in my life…”
Before the man could finish, a stone hit his forehead.
“F*ck…” The man stood up and looked at Ye Jie, who had hit him. Ye Jie’s expression was cold like a demon from hell, making people shiver.
The man’s injury was indeed more serious than Ye Jie’s. He weighed his options. If he continued to hit him, he might not be able to win.
“Okay, I haven’t finished. He didn’t like you before, but it seems like he still has feelings for you now…”
“What nonsense are you talking about? I only have a sibling relationship with him now.” Bo Cixue glared at the man angrily. “In my heart, he’s my brother.”
