337: Casting trump card

"Crackling ~"

Branches crackled in the bonfire, sending up a few sparks.

The cold cave gradually dried out under the heat of the fire.

On the stone slab, Lin Xuan felt the warmth on his lips, and his mind gradually cleared.

'What is this?'

'Soup, someone is feeding him soup.'

'Who is it?'

His eyes opened, but a chaotic blur obstructed everything.

His ears felt like they were filled with concrete; he couldn't hear anything.

"Is this a Hospital? Was I rescued?"

Swallowing the hot soup, Lin Xuan spoke.

Of course, being deaf, he couldn't hear the answer at all.

However, when Lin Xuan's hand touched the cold rock beneath him, he understood.

This wasn't a Hospital, this was the bottom of the cliff!

That meant the only person feeding him was Xia Qingxue, who had fallen down the cliff with him!

"Xia Qingxue, you're still alive?"

His voice echoed, and a cold wind blew through the cave.

After a long wait, another ladle of hot soup was brought to his lips.

"Don't worry, when my injuries heal, I'll definitely take you back!"

...

There is always a period in life that is deeply etched into one's Gu.

These seven days, blind and deaf, like being reborn from a cocoon, were the most memorable seven days for Lin Xuan.

prophecy diary.

"Day 1: Last night, 'Xia Qingxue' cooked me pigeon soup. The taste was amazing."

"Before sleeping, she helped me bandage my injured leg. Although I couldn't see, I knew she must have put in a lot of effort."

"This morning, she prepared berries for me again."

"Basking in the Sun, her hands rested on my shoulders, massaging them. I was a little moved and praised 'Xia Qingxue'. She must have been tired, as she stopped massaging."

prophecy diary.

"Day 2: Although my vision and hearing haven't recovered, I've roughly figured out my surroundings. This is the bottom of Yunzi Peak, and Xia Qingxue and I are temporarily living in a cave."

"Lunch was a rabbit. The charcoal fire scorched the outside, while the tender inside burst with the fresh fragrance of the forest. Taking a bite was like immersing myself in another vast World. The calls of deer, the lush reeds... Even though I was blind and deaf, I felt like everything had returned! The rabbit meat was very fragrant, extremely delicious! This Miss really has a knack for cooking."

"At night, a comfortable layer of dry grass was added to the stone slab I slept on. It must have been laid by Xia Qingxue. I haven't felt this kind of warmth in a long time."

prophecy diary.

"Day 3: Accompanied by 'Xia Qingxue', I spent a peaceful and fulfilling day. If I could always be by her side like this, it seems quite nice."

...

"Day 4: A strong wave of heat suddenly filled my entire body!"

"The power of my Bloodline began to revive. This is the key to my transformation, and my only Jie."

"Damn it, I actually forgot about this. As my blood transformed into Dragon blood, the intense heat caused me to go into shock and fall unconscious."

"When I woke up, I found someone wiping my body with a cloth soaked in cold water."

"Although my vision and hearing still hadn't recovered, I smelled her familiar body fragrance. It was 'Xia Qingxue'. She used cold water to cool me down, allowing me to pull through!"

"Moved, I hugged her tightly."

...

"Day 5: Life returned to the warm and peaceful state of the previous days."

"Eating the delicious food made by 'Xia Qingxue', the dormant feelings in my heart began to stir."

...

"Day 6: The day after tomorrow, my vision and hearing should recover, and my strength will greatly increase!"

"I must settle the score with Blood Rose, and also with Gu Bing, who made me drink the poisoned water..."

"But more than getting revenge, I want to open my eyes and see 'Xia Qingxue', who has been with me all these days, taking care of me so meticulously."

...

"Day 7: The power of my Bloodline began to transform my body. An unprecedented powerful force was reviving within me."

"In the evening, I told Xia Qingxue about my physical condition, telling her that I could take her away from this place tomorrow."

"She was very happy, holding my hand and shaking it."

"Before going to sleep at night, Xia Qingxue suddenly took my hand and wrote three characters on my palm."

"[I love you]. I am certain it was these three characters."

"At this moment, reviewing all the experiences of these seven days in my mind, I said with emotion and sincerity: 'I love you too, Xia Qingxue'."

"She seemed to be prepared. She put a ring woven from dry grass on my ring finger. With our fingers intertwined, she also wore a ring woven from dry grass on her ring finger."

"This is the beginning of our love. I will never forget this moment for the rest of my life."

...

"Xia Qingxue, when we return to Mo Hai City, I will propose to Uncle Xia."

In the cave, Lin Xuan closed his eyes and said solemnly to the Gu Bing in front of him.

Today was the seventh day since Lin Xuan fell off the cliff.

Everything that happened today was still unfolding according to the description in the prophecy diary.

Since Lin Xuan was about to regain his vision and hearing tomorrow, it was time to leave today.

Looking at the System's video recorder, Gu Bing's lips curved slightly.

The recording of their seven days together, captured by the video recorder, was overly sweet and exciting.

On the other side of the cliff bottom.

A woman with disheveled hair, looking like a wild woman, was gnawing on a half-cooked bird.

The woman was Xia Qingxue.

After falling from the cliff, she initially thought she was going to die.

Fortunately, a few small trees extending from the cliff face saved her life!

However, unfortunately, after falling to the bottom of the cliff, she didn't wait for a rescue team at all.

Being a Miss, she had never learned how to survive, except for enjoying life.

These seven days, she had completely survived by eating rotten wild fruits and some small animals that had died from sickness or freezing.

Today, she finally managed to find a fresh small bird, roasted it medium-rare, and started eating.

Never having cooked before, the taste was certainly not good.

But after being hungry for so long, what couldn't she eat?

As she ate, Xia Qingxue felt another wave of sadness.

Lin Xuan had actually fallen off the cliff with her to save her.

After experiencing the hardships of these seven days, Xia Qingxue finally realized that she had already fallen in love with Lin Xuan, but due to the arrogance of being a Miss, she had always refused to admit it.

Now, she finally understood how important Lin Xuan was to her. No matter what the relationship between Lin Xuan and Gu Bing was, she didn't care.

She couldn't lose Lin Xuan.

She wanted Gu Bing to leave Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan could only be hers.

These past few days, she had always firmly believed that Lin Xuan was not dead.

A voice in the back of her mind made her belief even stronger.

It was this belief that supported her until now.

After finishing what was in her hand, she planned to walk further to see if she could find Lin Xuan elsewhere.

"Xia Qingxue."

Suddenly, a voice emerged from behind her.

Hearing a human voice for the first time in seven days, Xia Qingxue almost thought it was an illusion.

Turning around, a stunning figure appeared before her eyes.

It was Gu Bing.

If there was one person Xia Qingxue least wanted to see, it was definitely this woman who was ambiguous with Lin Xuan and was more beautiful than herself!

Seeing the other party's Fairy-like appearance, and then looking at her own wild-woman appearance.

For the first time, Xia Qingxue felt a sense of inferiority.

Shaking off the thoughts in her mind, Xia Qingxue realized what Gu Bing, a living person, appearing at the bottom of the cliff meant to her.

"Gu Bing, why are you here? Has the rescue team arrived?!"

"There is no rescue team."

Gu Bing shook her head gently.

"Then how did you appear here?"

"Seven days ago, to find Lin Xuan, I came down by myself."

"Came down to find Lin Xuan?"

This answer caused a trace of anger to flash in Xia Qingxue's eyes.

Yes, it was anger.

In the eyes of others, a girl disregarding her own safety to cross mountains and dangerous terrain to find a Man is a scene worthy of envy and emotion.

But for Xia Qingxue, the Man this woman was looking for was hers!

She hadn't even paid that much for Lin Xuan, so why should this woman?

As jealousy and indignation piled up in her heart, Xia Qingxue's dirt-covered face showed no emotion: "Did you find Lin Xuan?"

It was originally just a casual question.

Unexpectedly, Gu Bing's answer completely made Xia Qingxue lose her composure.

"I found him. I found him in that night rain seven days ago."

Gu Bing raised her eyes, her thoughts drifting: "Originally, I wanted to take him away from here, but the rain was too heavy, and I didn't know the way back anymore."

"So, he and I spent seven days together at the bottom of this cliff."

"You spent seven days alone with him?!"

Xia Qingxue's heart instantly clenched.

Not to mention that these two were already ambiguous.

Even if they were two strangers, living in this environment without anyone to rely on for seven days, their relationship would rapidly warm up.

What's more, Gu Bing was so beautiful...

"You two..."

Xia Qingxue urgently wanted to know the current relationship between Gu Bing and Lin Xuan.

This thought even overshadowed the joy of Lin Xuan being alive.

But when the words reached her lips, she didn't know how to ask.

"We are still strangers."

As if seeing through Xia Qingxue's thoughts, Gu Bing directly answered her question.

"Strangers... How is that possible?"

"Lin Xuan was blind and deaf. He always thought I was you. In his eyes, you were the one who accompanied him for seven days."

"You never revealed your identity?"

Xia Qingxue was very confused.

Even if one lost their sight and hearing, it wasn't difficult to convey information to the other party.

"What difference would revealing my identity make?"

Gu Bing seemed to have come to a realization, and she sighed deeply with a lonely expression: "These past seven days, he has been constantly calling your name. Through our time together during these days, I finally know that Lin Xuan has always liked you."

"Revealing my identity would only be asking for humiliation."