Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 628 - 626

Chapter 628: Chapter 626

Just before Xiao’er was about to fall, Shangguan Xuanyi yanked the reins causing the black horse to halt. He then leaped directly off the horse, plunging down the cliff in pursuit of Xiao’er.

"Master!" The hidden guards closely pursuing him saw this scene and were struck with terror!

"Don’t jump down!" Shangguan Xuanyi left these words behind before his voice disappeared.

Several hidden guards quickly halted their horses and ran to the edge of the cliff to look down.

They expected to see their master clinging to the cliff face, gripping Rui’an’s county master in one hand, waiting for them to pull him up!

But when they peered into the abyss, they found no trace of their figures.

They couldn’t see what was happening down in the abyss.

The hidden guards’ faces changed, and one of them declared: "Let’s go! Go down and save them!"

"Yes, we need to see the people alive, or their bodies in death!" echoed another.

"Go to hell! Our master has great luck and a big life. He’s not dead even when you’ve died!" The first guard slapped at the second’s head.

"Right, right, right, our master has great luck and a big life. When I’ve died a hundred times, he’s not yet dead! I misspoke, I was referring to that damn horse! I want to drag it up, cook it, and eat it!" The second guard quickly corrected himself, realizing his mistake.

The hidden guards ceased their conversation and quickly found a route down the cliff.

If their memories served them correctly, there should be water below. Falling into it should be harmless, they reasoned.

Their master was an excellent swimmer, he would surely be fine!

As for Shangguan Xuanyi, who had jumped off the cliff, his hand just managed to grasp the reins, then he quickly entered his space ring.

Once inside the space with his horse and passenger, Shangguan Xuanyi swiftly helped Xiao’er off the horse’s back. Holding her in his arms, he watched her purple face fighting to hold back his trembling hands as he took out a pill and fed her one.

"Girl, girl, Xiao’er, Xiao’er, wake up...." Seeing no response from Xiao’er even after swallowing the pill, he couldn’t resist pressing on her philtrum with his thumb.

Feeling the pain, Xiao’er wrinkled her brow before opening her eyes.

Relieved upon seeing this, Shangguan Xuanyi said to himself that he was mortally scared. He truly was mortally scared!

"Girl, do you feel unwell anywhere?" asked Shangguan Xuanyi, his eyes locked onto Xiao’er’s face.

Xiao’er just looked at him without saying a word.

Seeing her silent, Shangguan Xuanyi grew anxious again, "What’s wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

Is it possible that she bumped her head and became disoriented?

Xiao’er’s eyelids twitched. She felt so tired and dizzy. When did this man become so dense? Didn’t he know that her acupoints had been sealed? Couldn’t he come to a realization faster? She couldn’t hold on much longer! She really wanted to pass out.

Noticing that she only moved her eyelids and nothing else, Shangguan Xuanyi finally thought of her acupoints being sealed.

He quickly helped her unseal her acupoints.

Damn it! Those people deserved to die, to seal her acupoints and keep her bound on the horse’s back and bouncing around like this for so long!

If possible, he truly wanted to capture those people alive and have them spend every day of their remaining lives like this, bound on a horse’s back and incessantly bouncing around!

"Next time, don’t squeeze my philtrum, it hurts!" Xiao’er spoke weakly.

"Okay, I won’t squeeze." As she watched Xiao’er’s face, which didn’t regain its color and luster even for a moment, she couldn’t completely relax.

"Don’t bother me, I’m dizzy," Xiao’er spoke again.

He kept shouting her name non-stop just now, didn’t he want her to sleep well?

"Okay, I won’t bother you," Shangguan Xuanyi replied softly, while he held Xiao’er even tighter, his heart aching.

This was the first time he had heard her say not to bother her, it was obvious she wasn’t feeling well.

Upon hearing his reply, Xiao’er fell back into a deep sleep, feeling as if the sky was spinning and the earth was turning.

This sleep lasted quite a while for Xiao’er. When she woke up, her face was still a little pale.

Shangguan Xuanyi’s space had both water and hot food. Seeing her wake up, he quickly asked: "Girl, do you feel dizzy? Do you want to eat something?"

Xiao’er shook her head: "I’m not dizzy! Do you have water?"

Remembering the terrible nausea she felt earlier, she really didn’t want to eat anything at the moment.

Shangguan Xuanyi quickly poured her a glass of water which she drank.

After drinking water, Xiao’er woke up fully, and her mind started functioning normally.

She looked around and realized that they were in Shangguan Xuanyi’s space ring: "How did we end up in the space ring?"

"We fell off the cliff."

Xiao’er was stunned, what interesting things had happened after she passed out? How did they fall off the cliff?

Knowing that she had passed out and was unaware of the events that followed, Shangguan Xuanyi explained briefly.

Hearing this, Xiao’er was terrified. If she had known this, she would have held on a little longer and passed out after seeing Shangguan Xuanyi. If Shangguan Xuanyi had been too late to jump off the cliff, catch the reins, and bring her into the space ring, she would have been crushed into pieces!

"Are Xi’er and the Seventh Prince okay?" Xiao’er remembered the two little ones still in the bamboo forest, she hoped they hadn’t gotten scared.

"They’re fine. I had them sent back," Xuanyi reassured her.

"Then let’s get out of here and find a way back, to save everyone from worrying." Xiao’er stood up.

Shangguan Xuanyi quickly supported her, "Your color still hasn’t recovered, wait a bit more. Did you forget that time is at a standstill in this space?"

Only after hearing these words did Xiao’er respond, her brain wasn’t functioning well due to the jolt! She failed to remember such an important thing.

"Then I’ll sleep for a while longer." Xiao’er rested her head on Shangguan Xuanyi’s shoulder and fell asleep again.

Although her head wasn’t dizzy anymore, she still felt a little unwell.

Shangguan Xuanyi watched Xiao’er fall into a deep sleep. He decided to bring a better bed here next time, just in case.

The least he could do was to make her sleep more comfortably.

When Xiao’er woke up again, she finally felt refreshed!

After the two of them ate something, they left the space ring.

As soon as they exited the ring, they fell freely through the air, like free-falling bodies. Xiao’er and Shangguan Xuanyi entered and exited the space ring repeatedly, relying on this method to reduce their fall height and speed!

Just before they once again entered the space ring, Xiao’er spotted dragon wood!

"Brother Shangguan, when we exit the space next time I want to collect a plant!"

Shangguan Xuanyi nodded his head: "Okay."

"You aren’t going to ask what plant it is?"

"A rare plant!"

"How do you know?"

"Otherwise, you wouldn’t have mentioned it."

They were in mid-air, risking their lives on a cliffside to gather a common plant. That wouldn’t be something she’d do.

"I think I saw dragon wood. Although it’s not fully grown yet, I don’t think I’m mistaken."

"Dragon wood?"

Seeing his confusion, Xiao’er briefly explained the uses of dragon wood to him.

It seemed this world was not aware of the benefits of dragon wood.

Xiao’er took out a pen and paper and drew a sketch of the dragon wood she had seen.

Shangguan Xuanyi moved out of the space, thrust his sword into the cliff, swiftly pulled out the dragon wood, then returned to the space ring.

"Is this it?"

Xiao’er nodded her head excitedly.

Once again, the two of them left the space ring, free-falling towards the ground. They continued like this, entering and exiting the space several times, eventually ending up not too far from the ground.

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