Sitting down next to Tianci, Leng Ning casually pulled out a piece of clothing from the package to cover his small body. The secret passage was warmer and drier than the cave, but not as good as the outside.
Tianci was not polite and fell into her arms. He found the most comfortable position to lie down like a kitten. He noticed that Leng Ning was gently holding the palm of his lower back. He got out of her arms worriedly and frowned.
Looking at her face, "But the back pain occurs again?!"
"It's nothing serious!" Leng Ning gave him a comforting smile and stretched out his arms to hug him, "Sleep, I'm afraid there's still a long way to go tomorrow!"
He shrank into her arms like a cat sent from heaven. After a while, he half-closed his eyes. Under the comfort of her palms, his breathing gradually stabilized. He carefully pulled the clothes to cover his small body. Leng Ning then pulled the package and padded it until he felt sore.
The pain was between the lower back and the stone wall.
The candlelight flickered, and Jiu'er had a panoramic view of everything about her. His eyes glanced at her lower back, and a hint of distress filled his eyes unconsciously.
Noticing his gaze, Leng Ning quickly opened her slender eyebrows that were wrinkled due to discomfort, "I don't want to kill you, so don't force me, you know what I mean!"
Without waiting for his reaction, she raised her hand to fan out the candle.
In an instant, the secret passage became dark.
Leng Ningren was in the darkness, but his hand clenched the dagger unnaturally.
After all, she still had no trust in Jiu'er.
Jiu'er sighed silently in the darkness, leaned his back against the cold stone wall, and closed his eyes.
Time passes slowly.
When Leng Ning woke up again, the cave was still dark, but she clearly felt that her body, especially her waist, was very warm. Besides Tianci, there was obviously another person beside her.
She was startled and hurriedly took out the flint and lit the candle.
Sure enough, she saw that Jiu'er had come to her and Jiu'er's side at some point, leaning against her side. The warmth she felt was precisely because his hands tied behind her were pressed against her waist.
The warmth obviously came from his palms.
She subconsciously raised her palm, wanting to throw Jiu'er aside. She stretched out her fingers halfway, but finally retracted them. It was already late at night, and the secret passage was even colder. He might have come over because of the cold.
And when he rushed over to help her avoid Li Wen's slap that night, Leng Ning blew out the candle and said, "Forget it, even if I owe you the debt last night, after tonight, we won't owe each other any more!"