He Sanlang's heart trembled. He could no longer care about chasing the escaping Tuhun people. His eyes immediately looked in Chu Lian's direction.

His heart almost jumped out of his chest when he saw it.

Under the dim moonlight, there was actually a bottomless slope in the depths of the forest ahead!

Chu Lian was about to cry. What was going on today? She was too unlucky!

Just now, she hugged the horse's neck tightly and didn't dare to move. She was so scared that she closed her eyes tightly. After a while, she actually heard movement behind her, followed by a scream. She opened her eyes and wanted to look back, but she couldn't do it at all!

She finally knew that she was saved, but the horse under her didn't have time to react. It actually ran straight towards the chasm in front of it. Perhaps it was because the horse had been ruthlessly stabbed by Chu Lian before, it couldn't control itself at all.

Seeing that there was a chasm a few meters in front of her, Chu Lian could only scream, hoping that the people behind her who were helping her to stop the Tuhun people would notice and help her stop the horse.

He Changdi's face darkened. He fiercely gritted his teeth and quickly galloped in Chu Lian's direction. But no matter how fast his horse was, it was already too late to stop the crazy horse that was running to the edge of the steep slope.

He Sanlang gripped the reins and used both hands to support himself on the horse's back. He jumped up and stood on the horse's back. He saw that he was only two meters away from Chu Lian.

He Changdi used all his strength and opened his arms to pounce behind Chu Lian.

Suddenly, a force from the side pushed Chu Lian off the horse's back. In the next second, she fell into a solid embrace formed by a pair of strong arms.

Chu Lian was still in shock, but the pair of arms that suddenly appeared hugged her tightly. Her nervous and fearful heart was suddenly calmed down.

Although the two of them avoided the crazy horse, the momentum of rolling off the horse's back still caused them to fall down the chasm-like steep slope.

Chu Lian was hugged tightly by the pair of strong arms. A wide palm reached out from the arms and pressed her head against the man's chest. The thick palm cushioned the back of her head.

Chu Lian's body in the man's arms only felt a violent jolt. Then, she felt dizzy and rolled down.

Everything happened so fast that Chu Lian didn't even have time to think. She only heard a few painful groans from the man above her. She only knew that they had tumbled down the steep hill.

When the two finally stopped, they both fainted …

Dazzling sunlight penetrated through the gaps in the dense forest. Chu Lian finally woke up.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she felt sore all over. She moved her arms, only to find that she was trapped in someone's embrace. That was obviously a man's strong arm, and one of it was still across her waist. This posture seemed to emphasize his possessiveness.

Chu Lian's entire body stiffened. The memories from last night rushed into her mind like a tidal wave.

Ambush, pursuit, Tu Hun, and then rescue!

She moved her body, gritted her teeth, and felt for a moment. She found that although her body was sore, there were no serious injuries. It should only be some superficial wounds.

She reached out to push the man's arm away, but Chu Lian found that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't move him. The arm was tightly wrapped around her slender waist.

Chu Lian had no choice but to move away. After creating some distance between her and the man beside her, she sat up in the man's embrace.

This way, she could finally see what the person who had saved her looked like.

When she saw the large beard that covered almost half of his face, Chu Lian was shocked!

Chu Lian stared at the bearded face for more than ten seconds before she came back to her senses.

She really couldn't react. She thought back to what happened last night. She also saw the man's hands just now. Although his palms were rough, the back of his hands were smooth and delicate. His fingers were also long and slender. This kind of person should be a young man. How did he grow a face full of beard?

The people of the Great Wu Dynasty loved beauty. Even men paid attention to their appearance. Chu Lian's father, Chu Qizheng, didn't even have a single beard!

Moreover, this man beside her definitely didn't look over thirty years old.

Chu Lian was only stunned for a moment. She quickly realized that there was something wrong with the man beside her.

Chu Lian's heart skipped a beat. She immediately reached out to touch the man's forehead. She discovered that it was frighteningly hot. She then noticed his thin lips. She discovered that the color of his lips wasn't light pink like a normal person's. Instead, it was white and peeling.

At this moment, Chu Lian couldn't care less about the Great Wu Dynasty's rules on men and women. In front of her savior's life, how could she care so much?

Chu Lian furrowed her brows and began to examine the man's body to see if there were any wounds.

The armor on the man's body was still fine. If the internal injuries on his body were removed, the only wound would be on his neck. The scratch on the side of his neck was also unusually pale.

After all, Chu Lian was half a backpacker. She had some experience in treating wounds in the wild.

She understood that this couldn't go on. The unconscious man's brows were knitted together and his expression was ugly. It was obvious that he was in great pain.

Taking a deep breath, Chu Lian forcefully pried open the man's arm that was across her waist and retreated from the man's embrace.

After checking her purse and belongings, Chu Lian let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the small things on her body hadn't fallen off when she tumbled down the mountain.

Chu Lian untied a small gourd from her waist.

She pulled out the stopper and gently poured two small mouthfuls of honey water from the gourd into the man's mouth.

Although the man was unconscious, he still subconsciously swallowed the honey water in his mouth due to physiological effects.

Looking at the situation, her savior seemed to have been poisoned. However, she was a layman and couldn't tell what poison he had been poisoned with.

Although the honey water wasn't harmful, Chu Lian didn't dare let him drink too much.

Putting away the small gourd, Chu Lian stood up and looked at the surrounding terrain. Then, she tore off the overly long skirt she was wearing and tied it around her waist. Squatting down, she took a deep breath and used all her strength to drag the tall and slender man to the side of a nearby pine tree.

Chu Lian covered the man's body with the skirt she had tied around her waist and made a mark nearby. Then, she trudged around the area in search of medicine that could temporarily cure the poison.

Although she didn't know the right medicine, she knew a few common medicine to stop bleeding and poison.

Not long after Chu Lian left, the unconscious He Sanlang suddenly muttered "Chu Lian". Unfortunately, Chu Lian had already left.

While unconscious, he was still worried about Chu Lian's safety. Who knew how he would feel when he woke up and found out that Chu Lian didn't even recognize him as her real husband?

It was already winter and they were in the north, so it was even colder than in Shenjing. Chu Lian hugged her arms and ran through the forest for an hour before she barely managed to gather a few medicine ingredients.

When she returned to the man's side, she found that although he was running a high fever, his body was trembling.

(There was another chapter at night.)