Chapter 5: Help Each Other, Men Down and Women Up!

Birds chirping in her ears, Xie Ruzhuo slowly woke up, feeling extremely sore all over her body. Before she could figure out what was going on, the surroundings made her eyes widen.

Various towering trees in all shapes and forms came into view, overwhelming her senses. The ground she was lying on was extremely damp, with plenty of decaying leaves and rotten wood. The air was oppressively hot. Where was she?

Xie Ruzhuo was absolutely certain that this was not the city gate. Could it be that she had been brought here after fainting?

Pushing herself up from the damp ground, Xie Ruzhuo felt as if her whole body had fallen apart. She looked down at her dirty clothes.

No, how could she be wearing such a gorgeous riding outfit? And wasn't she shot in the chest?

Before Xie Ruzhuo could comprehend what was happening, she heard rustling sounds nearby, causing her whole body to tense up.

There was no one around her at the moment, and she didn't care about her appearance. She slapped her cheeks and walked towards the source of the sound.

It was Xiao Junxi!

Seeing the man standing in the dense thicket was Xiao Junxi, Xie Ruzhuo's eyes widened. She was about to call out to him when she saw an arrow shooting out from the woods.

"No!" Xie Ruzhuo broke out in a cold sweat at the sight. She couldn't let this man come to harm, knowing that he had risked his precious Black Cavalry Order for her.

Hearing Xie Ruzhuo's voice, Xiao Junxi looked at her and was about to speak when suddenly, Xie Ruzhuo threw herself at him.

With a thud, the two of them fell to the ground, with Xie Ruzhuo on top of Xiao Junxi, staring at each other wide-eyed.

Xiao Junxi's mouth twitched. Wasn't this Miss Xie from the Xie family? She was so bold to throw herself at a man like this, completely lacking the modesty of a young lady!

Xiao Junxi was about to push Xie Ruzhuo away when an arrow landed straight in the ground near them.

Xiao Junxi's eyes narrowed. If it weren't for Xie Ruzhuo knocking him down just now, the arrow would have hit him!

The person in the shadows cursed silently. Damn woman!

"Are you okay?" Xie Ruzhuo asked anxiously, looking down at Xiao Junxi.

"I'm fine, thank you, Miss Xie. But for now, could you please get up?" Xiao Junxi said to Xie Ruzhuo.

What did he call himself? Miss Xie!

Hearing Xiao Junxi's address, Xie Ruzhuo's eyes widened. She remembered that after she married Xiao Junhan, Xiao Junxi called her "Second Sister-in-law." But now, he was calling her Miss Xie. And at this moment, Xiao Junxi looked so young. Was this really the Xiao Junxi she knew?

Xiao Junxi looked at Xie Ruzhuo's bewildered expression and frowned, asking, "Miss Xie, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"You..."

Before Xie Ruzhuo could speak and ask the man in front of her if he was really Xiao Junxi, a loud roar came from not far away.

"Roar!"

Xie Ruzhuo's body trembled, and she stopped herself from speaking. She and Xiao Junxi exchanged a look of disbelief.

Oh no, it's a bear!

Xie Ruzhuo immediately got up from Xiao Junxi, who also stood up. With a forced calmness, he said, "Let's go!"

Xie Ruzhuo nodded and followed Xiao Junxi, quickly leaving the area.

However, to their surprise, before they could take a few steps, the bushes were pushed aside, and a crimson-eyed black bear appeared behind them, roaring angrily at them...