Jingrong’s body pressed against her shoulder, and because of the weight, her body sank downward involuntarily.

“Jingrong? Jingrong?”

She called to him several times but got no response.

After a while, she placed both hands against his broad shoulders and pushed him away, letting him lean against the rock wall behind.

The wound had been torn open for too long, and with Jingrong’s earlier strenuous effort to get up, the wound was clearly more severe than before.

She wasted no more time. Grasping her robe, she struggled to tear off a piece, then dampened it with some dew from the bamboo tube and gently wiped Jingrong’s wound, cleaning away the wood splinters from the torn flesh one by one.

The grayish-white cloth strip was quickly stained red with blood.

She chewed the Eight Ghost Root leaves in her mouth and applied them to his wound, then tore another strip of cloth from her robe to bandage his wound properly before putting his clothes back on him.

The series of actions were quite skillful indeed!

Probably because the medicine took effect, the wound became irritated and painful, gradually waking Jingrong from his daze through the pain.

His sword-like brows furrowed tightly, kneading the pain.

“Jingrong? How are you?”

“Cold!”

His pale lips uttered a single word.

Only then did Ji Yunshu realize his whole body was trembling.

Without time to think of anything else, she struggled to move Jingrong’s heavy body closer to the fire, then took the outer garment he had previously removed to cover her and put it on him.

But because the cave was already full of cold air, his wound had caught a chill. As the blood flowed throughout his body, his body also began to grow cold.

He trembled constantly!

“Cold!”

He still called out this word in a daze.

Ji Yunshu didn’t know what to do. After being anxious for a while, she bit her lip, her hands tightly gripping her robe.

An idea suddenly sprouted!

She hesitated for a long time.

Finally…

She made up her mind, saying, “You saved me. I can’t let you die.”

After speaking, she once again removed Jingrong’s clothing and also removed her outer garment. Then she reached out and tightly embraced Jingrong’s body, covering them both with the removed clothing.

Unlike any time before, this was the most intimate moment between her and Jingrong.

Even a hundred times more intimate than when their lips touched!

The unique scent of a man’s body lingered wantonly around her full nose tip. Like his gaze, it was also like poppies, making her greedily unable to pull away.

And Jingrong’s violent heartbeat also resounded beside her ear in waves, as if shattering her eardrums, stirring her heart to beat like a hurricane.

That feeling of both greed and caution made her somewhat afraid!

How was this possible?

Why would she have this feeling?

And finally, accompanied by physical exhaustion, she gradually fell into a light sleep.

Until deep in the night!

The orange-red firelight still burned very vigorously at this moment.

Jingrong woke up, feeling a burning sensation on his chest.

He didn’t remember how he had fallen asleep.

Just as he was about to raise his hand, he discovered his arm was pressed down by something. Looking down, he was instantly stunned.

Ji Yunshu, wearing her undergarments, was lying in his embrace!

And he was bare-chested!

The two of them slept embracing each other, leaning by the fire!

Yes, he firmly believed he wasn’t mistaken!

The excitement and secret delight surging in his heart almost drowned all his emotions, shock, and sensory nerves.

He didn’t dare move rashly, afraid of waking the person in his arms.

And the corners of his mouth curved upward bit by bit.

Yunshu, if only I had been born into an ordinary common family, and you didn’t have Ji Pei in your heart—how wonderful that would be!

The longing in his heart surged, and the smile at the corners of his mouth became even more brilliant.

He couldn’t help but raise his hand to touch Ji Yunshu’s thick eyelashes. The moment his slender fingertip made contact, he immediately pulled it back.

Because of her light sleep, Ji Yunshu was still awakened. As she raised her eyes, she met Jingrong’s affectionate gaze, rolling with intense flames as if wanting to melt her.

Her nerves jumped!

Ji Yunshu suddenly rose from his body, grabbed her outer garment, quickly put it on, and bounced a meter away.

Turning sideways, she hurriedly explained, “Your Highness, please don’t misunderstand. It’s just that cold energy invaded your body. I had no choice but to think of this method. Please, Your Highness, treat it as if nothing happened.”

“I cannot!” Jingrong stared at her resolutely.

She was startled by this decisive answer and met his gaze with her eyes.

Jingrong then continued, “Since we’ve already slept together, then we’ve slept together. Once this prince’s body recovers, I’ll marry you. How about that?”

“No!” Without any consideration.

She was clearly somewhat anxious, her face also flushing red. If not for the light from the fire shining on that half of her face, Jingrong would surely have seen that sudden crimson rising on her cheeks.

“Why not?”

Knowing full well the answer.

Ji Yunshu moved further to the side and said, “Why must Your Highness pick at the thorn in one’s heart? You clearly know that nothing happened between us.”

“Nothing happened?”

Jingrong’s tone carried deep meaning, and the smile at the corners of his mouth was suddenly tinged with mischief.

He simply threw off the only clothing covering his body, bare-chested, and struggled to lift his body from the ground, walking toward Ji Yunshu step by step.

High alert!

High alert!

High alert ahead!

“What do you want to do?”

Ji Yunshu tightly grasped the clothing at her chest and stood up, backing away.

But she was still restrained by those demonic claws. Her waist was forcefully pulled, then she was pressed against the rock wall behind her.

Jingrong’s tall, bare chest radiated masculine desire before her eyes.

Ji Yunshu’s hands had nowhere to go and could only be clenched into fists at her sides.

She turned her head away, holding her breath. “Please, Your Highness, control yourself!”

“How should I control myself?”

His distinctly jointed index finger and thumb immediately grasped Ji Yunshu’s delicate chin and lifted it, forcing her to meet his burning gaze.

“Since nothing happened, why not let something happen? It’s so quiet here, no one will disturb us. Why not…”

As he spoke, he had already slowly bent down, pressing his forehead against Ji Yunshu’s forehead.

Just as his lips were about to arrive, Ji Yunshu immediately twisted her head, causing Jingrong’s lips to only touch her earlobe.

She thought he would let it go!

But what she got in return was Jingrong’s amused laugh!

“This prince likes you just like this!”

The ambiguous tone echoed in her ear.

Ji Yunshu’s ears immediately turned red.

The two maintained this position for quite a while.

Until Ji Yunshu really couldn’t bear it anymore and placed both hands against his bare chest, preparing to push forcefully.

However…

Jingrong’s fingers used a bit of force to turn her averted head back to face him, smiling mischievously.

“Yunshu, right now, this prince just wants you!”

As his words fell, he kissed her.

Their lips met!

The coldness slowly spread across the fine lines of their lips, and that intense lingering passion intensified!