"It's time to eat!" came the voice of the waiter downstairs. Chu Xia and Jing Yuan took turns to go behind the barrier to get dressed and prepare to go downstairs for dinner.

When the waiter saw the two of them coming down together, he ran over and called out: "Two guests, come and taste the breakfast in our inn! I guarantee that you two will be full of strength when you hit the road."

The two of them smiled at the waiter to show their politeness. If this were the case for an ordinary young lady, the waiter would simply ignore it.

Because Jing Yuan and Chu Xia were in a hurry, they didn't eat well along the way. Today's meal was indeed the best meal they had. They had a full meal. Then they packed up their things.

Get ready to leave for the Dark Forest.

The two of them left the inn and looked at the road in front of them, but Chu Xia didn't know where to go. The only person she could rely on now was Jing Yuan.

"Jing Yuan, where should we go next?" Chu Xia looked at Jing Yuan, waiting for him to speak.

"Do you still remember the map of the Dark Forest? After you went to bed last night, I observed it for a while and found that there is a shortcut in the Dark Forest. If we follow this path, there will be no problem."

Chu Xia only knew that she slept with Jing Yuan last night. She was too nervous, so she urged herself to sleep early, but she didn't notice that Jing Yuan actually studied the map by himself. Chu Xia felt a little embarrassed.

Jing Yuan motioned Chu Xia to follow him, and said as he walked: "There are many mysteries in this map, and we need to study them slowly. You don't have to blame yourself. I am a man, so I will naturally do more than you.

Please come down and discuss it with me."

Chu Xia felt that Jing Yuan had noticed that she was embarrassed, so she didn't hesitate anymore. She was the daughter of a general, so naturally she didn't have the usual pretentiousness of a young lady. She just thought that she and Jing Yuan would discuss it together in the future.

Jing Yuan led Chu Xia forward on the path he had found. The further he went, the more he found that the place he was walking on became more and more gloomy. Chu Xia felt that something was not right.

"Jing Yuan, did we go the wrong way? From the city to the mountains, I always feel that something is wrong along the way!" Chu Xia expressed her doubts.

Jing Yuan took out the map and looked at it carefully. He was very confident in his memory, but when he pointed along the winding road with his hand, he realized that he was wrong.

They had indeed gone the wrong way, and they had gone to a place he was not familiar with. He felt a little tight in his chest, even though he had sworn he had found the path, he still went the wrong way.

Chu Xia took a look at the path on the map and felt that things were not that simple. She ignored Jing Yuan next to her and looked around. Sure enough, she saw a cave.

"Jingyuan, look, is there a cave there?" Jingyuan followed Chu Xia's voice and looked there. Indeed, there was a black hole standing there.

Because the black hole was hidden behind the trees, it was difficult to be discovered. Chu Xia was able to discover it only vaguely with the help of Kyushu Qi.

Jing Yuan got up from the ground, patted the debris on his body, and was about to wrap up the map when Chu Xia stopped him. Chu Xia took the map from his hand and studied it carefully.

Seeing Chu Xia like this, Jing Yuan didn't dare to disturb her. He stood next to her and was alert to the surrounding area. There were forests nearby, so it was very dangerous for people. Wild animals might appear at any time.

, attack them.

"Jingyuan, look, is this black hole on the map?" Chu Xia shouted and handed the map to Jingyuan. Jingyuan took the map and found that the black hole indeed existed on the map, but he didn't even notice it!

"It seems that we have to go to a black hole! There must be a description of the dark forest in it." Jing Yuan said to Chu Xia while tidying up.

"It's not too late, let's go in and take a look now, maybe we'll find something."

The two walked into the black hole together. The entrance to the black hole was a little narrow at the beginning, so Jing Yuan pulled Chu Xia towards him. If a third person saw this scene now, they would definitely feel very ambiguous.

However, both of them were in a high state of tension and did not realize how inappropriate this posture was. Chu Xia used her Kyushu Qi to explore the road ahead and found that there was no obstacle, so she boldly walked forward.

Just as he reached the middle of the cave entrance, Jing Yuan stopped. Chu Xia looked at him with some confusion. Jing Yuan did not speak. He took out the fire he had prepared long ago from the pocket he had prepared and searched for some from the ground.

Just not very wet sticks.

With a "stab", the torch was lit. Jingyuan moved the torch closer to him. He was afraid that it would hurt Chu Xia. Chu Xia also cooperated. Now behind Jingyuan, he was still thinking to himself: "As expected of Jing

King, your cultivation is so good."

Jing Yuan lay down and looked at the wall of the black hole. There were some special symbols on them, which were not existing ancient texts, so he had no way to decipher them. However, Chu Xia looked at these runes and translated them: "This is the dark place."

If anyone wants to know the secret of the forest, please go forward, the power of Kyushu will protect you!"

If Chu Xia hadn't practiced Jiuzhou Qi, read a lot of ancient books, and learned this traditional character, she and Jing Yuan wouldn't know this today. Jing Yuan listened to her translation and decided to move forward.

The further you go, the colder the black hole becomes. This may be because there is no light in this black hole all year round, so the air-conditioning is very heavy. Chu Xia's body can't bear it. No matter how powerful she is, she is still just a young lady.

His body and bones are definitely not as good as Jing Yuan's.

Chu Xia subconsciously raised her hands and rubbed her arms up and down, trying to warm her body up. So when Jing Yuan turned his head, he saw exactly this scene: Chu Xia was shivering and shaking her arms.

Want to create some warmth for yourself.

Jing Yuan felt a little regretful. He just walked forward, forgetting that Chu Xia was just a woman, and her body would definitely not be able to withstand such cold air. He walked back, pulled Chu Xia to his side, and untied his coat.

Covered two people.

At this time, Jing Yuan was quite grateful to Xiao Tan who was following him for forcing himself to put on this haori. This haori was of great use!

Chu Xia, who was being held in her arms, still couldn't react. She looked at Jing Yuan's hand on her shoulder, and her cheeks turned red. In the past few days, she and Jing Yuan had been having skin-to-skin contact.

This has kept this lady in a shy state for the past few days.

‘Growing up, except for my father, no man has ever touched me.’ Thinking of this, Chu Xia blushed even more, and she even wanted to take out her hand and fan herself.

Jing Yuan was not much better either. Except for the last time he woke up from bed, this was the second time for such direct contact. Last time, he had no memory because he was in his sleep, but this time, he was now

I am truly experiencing it, so my heart keeps beating.

Such an action made both of them feel uncomfortable, but for the sake of face, Jing Yuan did not let go. Chu Xia was afraid of the embarrassment between the two, so she did not raise any objection, and the two of them continued walking in this posture.

The two of them kept walking forward. At least the road ahead was not as narrow as when they first walked, and it was not that difficult for the two of them to walk, so the walking speed was greatly accelerated.

When they reached the end, they were presented with a very wide square space. Because it was old, the whole space looked very dirty. After looking around and making sure that there were no traps, they stepped out.

first step.

The place that the torch could illuminate was limited, so it took the two of them some time to look for important clues. Finally, in an inconspicuous corner, they found an old wooden box. The two of them reached out to open the box.

, but because they acted at the same time, their hands touched together.

Chu Xia immediately retracted her hand as if she touched something that shouldn't be touched. Jing Yuan smiled and said nothing. After waiting for a while, Jing Yuan said: "Who taught you to do this? Could it be that

Aren't you afraid of any danger? From now on, just leave this kind of thing to me."

Chu Xia nodded quickly. It was not that she was pitiful, but that she had been cast aside by others. No one could help her. If there was, the help would be limited. She might as well rely on herself for everything. Now she has Jing Yuan by her side to protect her.

She actually had the idea of ​​wanting to be protected all the time...

Jing Yuan was a little cautious. He picked up a small wooden stick and tried to lift the lid of the wooden box. If it was placed outside, there would be no need for Jing Yuan to do it himself. There were only two of them now. Of course, a man would do such a thing.

He came to do it. In fact, he was reluctant to let Chu Xia do it.

After opening the old box, there was nothing inside that could threaten human life, only a rag. Jing Yuan was about to reach out to pick up the rag, but was interrupted by Chu Xia.

"Hey, don't touch it directly. What if it's poisonous?" Because she has been bullied all the time, Chu Xia has also developed a cautious character. Even if it is a small item, Chu Xia will be careful and careful.

, for fear that if I am not careful, I will die somewhere.

Jing Yuan signaled her that it was okay, and regardless of Chu Xia's obstruction, he reached out and took out the rag. However, there was nothing on the rag, but it was better to be cautious.

Jing Yuan patted the dust on the rag. It seemed that it had been left there for many years, so there was a lot of dust. The dust made the two of them cough and get together, then they looked at each other and smiled.

Jing Yuan opened the rag, and it still had runes written on it that he couldn't understand when he first entered the cave. He handed the rag to Chu Xia and asked her to translate it for him. Chu Xia took the rag and looked at it carefully.
Chapter completed!