Princess Jinhua didn't want to abandon Lin Jue and escape. In fact, she should have abandoned Lin Jue when she just escaped. But she couldn't. She had to have this shield and hostage. She knew the power of the opponent's firearms. If she hadn't taken Lin Jue with her just now,
She was afraid that she would be shot by the opponent's firearm when she jumped up in the air. So she chose to escape with Lin Jue. Although it was more cumbersome, the opponent did not dare to shoot randomly with firearms and crossbows.
At this moment, she couldn't leave Lin Jue behind. She knew that the other party must be catching up. Those two women had good martial arts skills, and the others were not so good, but if they were caught up by these two women, she might not be her opponent. So she brought
If she leaves with Lin Jue, she can still be used as a hostage to protect her at critical moments. Although she really wants to kill Lin Jue to prevent this burden from hindering her actions, her reason tells her that now is not the time.
The purpose of Princess Golden Flower was to get rid of her opponent in the forest, and use the cover of the dark forest to go around to the dock. As long as she could get support from her men, she could successfully escape, board the boat and leave. So she dragged Lin Jue
Running quickly in the woods, eager to find the direction and avoid the people chasing behind me, I deviated from the direction unknowingly and lost track of where I was.
Lin Jue was sore from being dragged by her that he couldn't help but said: "Girl, don't wander around. This island is very dangerous. I suggest that we sit down and talk to gain mutual trust. Don't worry.
, we didn’t come to assassinate you, we just bumped into you here accidentally. I don’t want to cause trouble, why don’t we all have a calm chat?”
Princess Jinhua was dripping with sweat and was in a state of anxiety. She was a little panicked because she couldn't find the direction. How could she listen to Lin Jue? She dragged Lin Jue and continued walking. Finally, she walked out of the forest, but found that she was not in front of her.
Instead of the sea, there were rugged rocks and high black cliffs. Not only did she not walk back to the pier, but she also walked in the opposite direction, to the inland direction of Snake Island.
Although there was a faint reflection in the snow, it was obscure and difficult to distinguish. Lin Jue knew that there were actually bumps under the snow, but Princess Golden Flower did not know that. She was eager to find a way out, dragging Lin Jue and walking around based on intuition. Lin Jue
He repeatedly warned her not to wander around, but she refused to listen. Instead, she threatened her with a weapon. Lin Jue was helpless.
Finally, Princess Jinhua dragged Lin Jue to the foot of a cliff. She seemed to hear the sound of the ocean tide, which meant that she had reached the seaside. As long as she found the sea, she could return to the dock along the coast. Princess Jinhua's
An expression of relief finally appeared on his face, and he grabbed Lin Jue's collar and walked quickly towards the white snow in front of him. However, at this moment, an accident happened. There was no warning in the snow under his feet.
Even though Princess Jinhua had martial arts and was quick to respond, she was still a step too slow due to exhaustion and defenselessness. Her hands failed to grasp the ground, and her body fell rapidly.
Needless to say, Lin Jue was dragged forward without the swiftness of a martial artist. Princess Jinhua struggled a bit, but he fell down without any resistance.
With a bang, Lin Jue felt like the world was spinning and his back hurt. The fall shook him to pieces. However, before he could react, a heavy object fell into Lin Jue's arms with a snap.
, Lin Jue was hit by this impact, and he fainted without even making a sound.
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I don't know how long it took, Lin Jue woke up, and his eyes were dark. He could only hear the faint sound of the ocean tide, and the sound of dripping water nearby. There was quite a bit of pain in his body. Lin Jue subconsciously moved his hands and feet and pressed his ribs.
I found that I didn’t have serious injuries like broken hands, legs, or ribs. The pain on my body was probably muscle sprains or bruised skin.
Lin Jue secretly thought he was lucky. Suddenly, there was a sound of rustling from the side of his head. Lin Jue looked with the help of the weak light and saw a figure staggering towards him.
"Is the girl injured?" Lin Jue asked.
"Huh!" That figure was Princess Jinhua. She came over and sat not far away, staring at Lin Jue.
"I told you before, don't wander around. This island is very dangerous. You just don't listen. Now, I don't know where I fell. Alas!" Lin Jue complained.
"Shut up! You didn't say there are cracks in the ground on this island? It's all your fault." Princess Jinhua said angrily.
Lin Jue frowned and smiled bitterly, thinking: This woman is really unreasonable. All the wives and concubines in my family are well-educated and courteous. How can there be such a woman? Jurchen barbarian women are indeed uneducated and extremely barbaric. There is no need to argue with her.
"
"Let me see if there is a way out." Lin Jue got up with difficulty and looked around.
"There's no need to look for it. There's no way out. I've already looked over. There are only tiny cracks, and people can't get through them. And...it's more than ten feet away from the top of the cave entrance, and the cave walls are so smooth that it's impossible to get up." Jin Hua
The princess said solemnly.
Lin Jue was stunned, and his heart felt cold. In other words, he fell to a dead place. Fortunately, there were some soft withered grass branches on the ground, which may have fallen from the cave entrance over the years, otherwise the fall would have killed him. He was trapped.
If you can't get out here, you can only rely on people from outside to find you. But Bing'er, Mu Qing, and Sun Dayong only have so many manpower, and it will probably take a long time to search the entire island, and they are out of luck.
If you do, even if you find this place, you may die here.
"It's unlucky, it's really unlucky. Why did I meet you people? This situation is all because of you. I'll kill you." Princess Jinhua lost her temper for no reason, stood up, and walked over fiercely with a scimitar in hand.
Lin Jue frowned and said, "You have to think clearly. If you kill me, you will have to stay here alone facing my corpse."
Princess Jinhua was stunned, and sat down slumped, covering her face and feeling at a loss.
Lin Jue said softly: "Don't panic. I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to find us. We have to save ourselves. Do you have any fire marks on your body? You need to light a torch."
"I didn't!" Princess Jinhua shook her head.
Lin Jue frowned and was speechless. He didn't have a fire weapon on his body. After a moment of silence, Lin Jue said: "So... where is my firearm? Can you lend it to me? I'll use gunpowder to make a fire."
Princess Jinhua was stunned and said: "You can't lie to me. Do you want to take back the firearm to deal with me?"
Lin Jue smiled bitterly and said: "You and I have fallen into such a situation, what should I do to deal with you? I have to deal with you only after I get out of danger. Otherwise, if you die, wouldn't I have to face your body here alone and wait for death? That is
What a terrible thing?"
Princess Jinhua thought for a while, nodded slightly, stretched out her hand to grope around her body, and suddenly said: "The firearm... is in the inner pocket of the fur cloak. When I escaped from the house, I, the golden cicada, took off the shell and threw it away."
"..."
Lin Jue stared at Princess Jinhua for a long time, speechless, unable to say a word.
Princess Jinhua said angrily: "What do you blame me for? If you hadn't forced me, how could I have done this? You killed people without asking, why do you blame us? How do I know you won't kill me? I have to escape. .”
Lin Jue sat down slumped, waved his hand and said: "I don't blame you, I don't blame you. Hey, we are in big trouble. What should we do?"
The cave fell into dead silence. Lin Jue and Princess Jinhua sat on the ground a few feet away. They heard strange sounds like wind and thunder in the cave. They knew that this was because the cave was close to the sea and there must be underground water filling it. There was a sound coming in. But there was no way to escape from there. The two of them sat there like clay sculptures, neither of them knowing what to do.
I don't know how much time passed, but Lin Jue felt a bone-chilling cold. He turned to look at Princess Golden Flower, but saw her shivering with her hands on her shoulders. After losing her fur cloak, she seemed to be wearing only a tight-fitting jacket. When she was running for her life just now, it was fine, but now The cold air hit her body, and the sweat on her body would make her hypothermia quickly, which could be fatal. If no measures were taken, it would be difficult for her to survive the current night, let alone a few days.
Lin Jue stood up and slowly took off his outer cloak. Princess Jinhua heard the noise and looked up, and found Lin Jue taking off her clothes. She screamed in horror: "What are you doing? What are you doing? If you dare to be rude, I will kill you." "
Lin Jue frowned and said: "You have threatened to kill me dozens of times. If you want to kill me, do it. If you don't want to die, just put on my cloak."
Lin Jue raised his hand and threw the cloak on Princess Jinhua. Princess Jinhua was stunned and speechless.
"Let me lend you your scimitar. I have to make a fire, otherwise we will freeze to death soon." Lin Jue said.
"No, don't try to trick me." Princess Jinhua shouted.
Lin Jue said angrily: "What am I trying to trick you for? It's a life-or-death situation, why should I kill you? There's no need to kill you. In a few hours, we will all freeze to death. Do you understand?"
Princess Jinhua said: "How can a scimitar make fire? How come I don't know?"
Lin Jue said: "Tap the back of your knife on the stone wall a few times and let me see. It may not be that easy to make a fire. It depends on God's eyes. If the quality of the stone is not good, it will still be in vain."
Princess Jinhua didn't know what she meant, but she still held the scimitar in her hand and started tapping hard on the stone wall next to her.
"Use your strength and rub the corners of the rock. Use the back of the knife." Lin Jue said.
Princess Golden Flower swung her scimitar and struck a protruding piece of the stone wall. In the darkness, a few sparks burst out, as brilliant as sparks in the dark night.
"God bless, this stone can produce sparks, then there is hope." Lin Jue was overjoyed when he saw the sparks and shouted loudly.
Princess Jinhua was very puzzled, but Lin Jue was extremely happy. Sparks would appear only when iron objects were struck with Sui Stone. Sui Stone is actually a kind of quartz stone, which is very common in the mountains. Lin Jue felt that the rocks here It was very hard and could probably start a fire, so I decided to give it a try.
Lin Jue groped for a lot of miscellaneous branches on the ground. However, these miscellaneous branches were very wet, but Lin Jue decided to give it a try. Because he still had a gunpowder bag with him, which could be used to ignite the gunpowder with sparks, and perhaps make a fire.
Princess Jinhua also understood Lin Jue's intention. She didn't know how to knock and start fire, so although she was a little hesitant, she finally took the first step to trust the other party and gave the crescent knife to Lin Jue. Lin Jue used The handle of the knife smashed a rock, and then he squatted next to the kindling object and started a fire. Princess Jinhua stretched her neck to look at it at first, but she soon became disappointed. Because it took several times for one or two sparks to fall. But it was extremely short-lived, and it was quickly annihilated when it fell into the firewood. Princess Jinhua thought that she might not be able to light a fire like this, and the hope in her heart was slowly shattered with the monotonous sound of ignition. Her body was biting and cold, and she was shaking. Shivering, he subconsciously put Lin Jue's cloak, which she waved aside after throwing it to her, around him, and huddled aside.
‘Ta-ta-ta, tap-ta-ta.’ The sound of Lin Jue lighting the fire continued, as if he was doing something he knew was futile, but Lin Jue insisted on doing it, which seemed like he was too persistent.
