"Xiao Beichen—" Shen Xihe lost Xiao Huayong's support and fell from the running horse. However, there was grass below her and she was not hurt. But at the moment of falling, she saw Xiao Huayong and the big insect twisted together and fell to the ground.
She quickly grabbed anything she could to stop herself from rolling, then climbed up desperately, and saw the giant beast pressing Xiao Huayong down on top of it, the two of them in a superimposed state, motionless. She was so scared that her face turned pale.
She could still hear the tiger's heavy breathing, so...
She was so panicked that she wanted to find a suitable weapon to rush forward, but then she remembered that she was wearing the sword-hiding hairpin that Xiao Huayong gave her today. She pulled it out from her hair. She was so anxious that she didn't realize that what she pulled out was an empty shell, and there was no sword at all.
Holding the wooden shell, she rushed forward and stabbed the tiger on the back.
"Crack, crack, crack..." The sound of pain actually came from Xiao Huayong. The body of the big insect was still warm, and Shen Xihe could feel it throbbing slightly, but it seemed to have no power to resist. His sword did not even pierce its body. Shen Xihe came to his senses and stared blankly at the wooden hairpin in his hand.
“Yo yo… If you don’t pull me out, I won’t be killed by the big beast. Instead, I will be crushed to death by it…” Xiao Huayong’s voice came from the bottom.
Shen Xihe realized that she had fought with the big beast and had thrown herself on it with all her strength. She... was also on top of the big beast.
She quickly stood up and pushed the tiger down with great effort, only to see Xiao Huayong covered in blood. There were two black Pingzhong leaves on the neck of the fallen tiger, and the entire sword was embedded in its neck.
One of its eyes was still open, blood was still flowing, and its abdomen was still heaving, but it could not move.
"Xiao Beichen, are you okay?" Shen Xihe helped Xiao Huayong up.
Xiao Huayong looked at the panicked Shen Xihe, looked at her in disarray, looked at the deep concern and worry in her eyes, looked at the wound on her leg, and regardless of the blood all over his body, he pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly.
At this time, the sounds of horse hooves and flying arrows rang out densely. It was Tian Yuan and his men rushing over from the foot of the mountain.
Zhenzhu and Sui Axi immediately rushed over, not caring about Xiao Huayong and Shen Xihe hugging each other. Zhenzhu said, "Princess, let me see your injuries."
Xiao Huayong let go of Shen Xihe, and one of them followed Ah Xi to treat his injuries, while the other was carefully examined by Zhenzhu.
The remaining big insect also chose to escape because of Tian Yuan and his friends' arrival.
Shen Xihe only had a few deep scratches on his legs, which were nothing compared to Xiao Huayong's arms, which were scratched so deep that the bones were almost visible when he was attacked by two tigers and tried to climb a tree.
Xiao Huayong had many scratches on his body. After Zhenzhu bandaged Shen Xihe, she went to help Sui Axi treat Xiao Huayong's injuries.
After finishing the simple processing, he quickly returned to the city and went to the Princess's Mansion first. Xiao Huayong also tidied up his appearance in the Princess's Mansion.
After Shen Xihe washed and dressed, he came to see her, feeling very apologetic and self-blaming: "It was my fault that I didn't make proper arrangements and put you in danger. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to get away today."
Fortunately, Shen Xihe smelled the fragrance before reaching the ambush circle, and discerned the intention of this person. Otherwise, if they had unknowingly run into the circle filled with spices, they would have fallen into the den of wild beasts, and there would have been more than just three big beasts chasing them.