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Chapter 137 The Loyal Guardian of Bai Yueguang Jin 12

Qiuyue stood in Shi Qing's room and felt her eyelids twitching frequently, which made her feel uneasy.

She looked out the window. It was getting darker and she didn't know when the young lady would come back.

Unable to sit still, she paced back and forth in the room.

I hope nothing has happened to the lady?

When I was feeling anxious, Shen Zhinan's voice came from outside the yard.

"Is the Second Miss here?"

One of the maids outside the courtyard replied, "My Lord, the Second Miss has gone to bed."

"So early?"

Shen Zhinan was a little confused. He raised the food box in his hand and said, "No matter how hot the weather is, we still have to eat."

As he spoke, the footsteps gradually approached.

Qiuyue was so frightened that her heart almost jumped out of her throat, and she hurried out of the room.

Keeping a good expression, he bowed to Shen Zhinan, "Young Master."

Shen Zhinan waved his hands and said, "I heard from Aunt Zhao that the Second Miss has been staying indoors all day. Could she be sick?"

Qiuyue remained calm and replied, "You are worrying too much, young master. The weather has been hot recently and the young lady is in a bad mood, so she stays indoors. She is not sick."

"Then I'll go in and see her."

He raised his foot and was about to step forward. Qiuyue's mind went blank and she stretched out her hand to stop him, "Young Master, wait a minute!"

Shen Zhinan narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression unclear whether it was happy or angry.

Qiuyue then realized that her actions were against the rules, so she withdrew her hand and lowered her head to explain:

"The young lady didn't sleep well last night and just went to bed. She asked me not to be disturbed."

Shen Zhinan's dark eyes fell on half of her face, staring at her for a few seconds, and suddenly scolded:

"presumptuous!"

This majestic and cold voice frightened Qiuyue and the other two maids standing in the yard so much that they knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Please calm down, young master."

Seeing how frightened they were, Shen Zhinan understood everything.

He sneered, opened the door and went straight to the bed.

Sure enough, there was no one on the bed.

His eyes were dark, and he swept his cold gaze over the three maids, "Where is the second young lady?"

The two maids trembled, "My Lord, I really don't know where the Second Miss is."

Shen Zhinan stood at the door with anger on his face, tall and with his back to the light; even his shadow was extremely oppressive.

"Qiuyue, tell me. Where did the Second Miss go?"

Qiuyue, who was named, raised her head and suddenly ran into Shen Zhinan's dark and cold eyes.

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The assassins were numerous and powerful, and they were carrying knives. When siege failed, they launched a sneak attack.

Shi Qing was stabbed in the heart by one of them.

There was no way out and no suitable weapon in hand, so Shi Qing simply jumped into the raging river.

She was carried downstream by the cool river water, and when the flow slowed down, she swam to the shore with her last bit of strength.

She coughed violently a few times and spit out all the water in her throat.

However, this action involved his injured heart.

The heart-wrenching pain instantly made her curl up to reduce the soreness and numbness.

The clothes on his body were wet and stuck to his body, and the wrinkled hems were dripping with water like rain, directly soaking the flowers and plants along the way.

At this moment, the sunlight dimmed and darkness surged up from all directions like smoke.

When the wind blew, Shi Qing couldn't help but feel cold so much that his teeth chattered.

She held up her tired eyelids and dragged her body down the river step by step.

I don't know how long it took before I heard hurried footsteps behind me.

She turned back in surprise and doubt, and saw a black figure running towards her quickly.

"Miss!"

Shi Qing breathed a sigh of relief. The last bit of clarity she had completely sank. She smiled, "Xue Zhao..."

Everything went dark before my eyes, my heavy body suddenly became light, and I soon lost consciousness.

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Shi Qing was awakened by a burning pain.

She suddenly opened her eyes, and what came into view was the rock wall reflecting the orange light of the fire.

There was a crackling sound in the cave.

She turned her eyes and saw a blazing fire in front of her, with a few light blue coats hanging on some tree branches next to it.

Shi Qing then noticed that the black clothes covering her body, and she was only wearing a thin undershirt and underwear. There was a green fern under her body, no wonder she felt a little itchy.

Through the jumping flames, a tall man wearing only an undershirt was seen busy at the entrance of the cave.

Feeling her body stiff and numb, she tried to raise her arms to support herself, but her heart was suddenly pulled and pain came over her.

"Uh……"

Shi Qing couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.

His arms went limp and he slipped and fell again.

Hearing the noise behind him, Xue Zhao immediately turned around, threw away the stone in his hand, and walked quickly towards the person with his long legs.

"Miss, you finally woke up."

There was obvious relief in his voice as he helped her sit up.

He felt a warm and soft touch on his fingertips and he quickly withdrew his hand. However, the girl leaned weakly against his chest and he held his arms stiffly, not knowing what to do.

Shi Qing felt a little weak, and her breathing was very shallow in his arms.

Seeing her embarrassed appearance, Xue Zhao unconsciously clenched his hands tightly, lowered his head, and said in a low voice:

"It's all my fault. I didn't protect the young lady."

It was rare to see him like this, Shi Qing comforted him with a hoarse voice: "It's not your fault, no one expected something like this to happen."

"I can sit here safely now thanks to your timely arrival, otherwise I would have been eaten by wild beasts."

But after she said a few more words, the dryness in her throat made her cough uncontrollably.

Xue Zhao quickly untied his water bag and handed it to her, "Miss, would you like some water?"

Shi Qing hummed and was about to take the water bag.

Xue Zhao was afraid that she would drink too much at once, so he held the bottle tightly and said, "Let me take it. Miss is injured, so drink less first."

He pretended to feed her the water, but Shi Qing was helpless. She held the water bag in one hand and tilted her head slightly.

Xue Zhaoda held the other side of the water bag and tilted it carefully, as if he was feeding water to a child, afraid that he would pour too much at once and choke her.

Shi Qing only took a few sips, and Xue Zhao took it back, "Drink later."

After such a long rest, Shi Qing regained full consciousness.

"Where's Fuling? Is she okay?"

When those people came towards her, she told Fuling to escape first and go find Xue Zhao.

"She's fine. I asked her to go back first. If she hurry, she should have arrived in the capital by now."

"That's good." Shi Qing leaned on his right shoulder and said shockingly, "You took off my clothes."

Xue Zhao was so frightened by this that he froze and dared not move, he mumbled:

"I didn't mean to do that...Miss, you were bleeding so I took some herbs and applied them on you."

"Besides, your clothes are all wet. You will catch a cold if you wear them... I had no choice but to take the young lady's clothes to dry."

"…I didn't mean to be disrespectful to you, young lady."

He thought of the girl's flawless white skin again, a heat rose on his face, and his mind was dizzy.

I don’t know if it was because the fire was too big or the weather was too hot, but I just felt hot all over and my ears were burning.

Even Xukong's right hand, which was protecting Shi Qing, was embarrassed and didn't know what to do.

The body behind me suddenly felt as hard as a wall and it hurt.

Shi Qing tilted her head slightly, unable to see his expression, and called his name seriously: "Xue Zhao."

"Miss, I'm here."

The man's dull voice sounded from above her head, and his warm breath tickled her hair.

Feeling the beating of her chest, the girl seemed to chuckle, her voice was unnaturally soft and sweet:

"Your heart is beating so fast."

The restlessness that had just faded away surged up again at an unprecedented speed and exploded with a "bang" in Xue Zhao's mind.