CHAPTER 730: CHAPTER 316: DROP DOWN (ONE MORE UPDATE)

Ye Qichi thought, just like that, her life was forfeit.

She didn’t get anything she wanted, and just died like this!

All she felt was the cold wind howling in her ears.

Her body completely weightless.

Then...

With a "thud".

Fierce splashes arose.

They fell into the water.

The body kept sinking.

Finally, under the cushion of buoyancy, it stopped.

The moment they stopped.

The man who fell beside her quickly approached her, then grabbed her body, swimming towards the surface.

Finally.

The two heads emerged from the water.

Ye Qichi gasped for air.

After experiencing near death by frightening and drowning, she finally felt a glimmer of life.

Fuck.

She really thought she would die a gruesome death.

Who knew that there would be such deep water below the cliff?

Indeed, being with the male lead, miracles can happen.

Ye Qichi breathed heavily.

Xiao Jinxing, however, didn’t linger too much, pulling Ye Qichi toward the shore.

"Aren’t you unable to swim?" Ye Qichi followed Xiao Jinxing to the shore while gasping unevenly.

"Can’t I learn?" Xiao Jinxing retorted.

"..."

Finally, the two swam to the shore.

Then they lay on a large rock on the shore, gasping for air.

Throughout this route of escape, experiencing assassination, cliff-jumping, and drowning, not to mention the mental strain, their physical strength was also exhausted.

Both adjusted their physical condition in silence.

They really didn’t want to move at all.

Even though they were soaked through and knew that the temperature in the valley was very low, they still wanted to lie like this.

Ye Qichi even closed her eyes.

She felt like she needed some sleep.

In general, a little sleep would make her feel much better.

Constantly draining her energy like this, it was hard for her body to recover to its original state.

The valley was extremely quiet.

A light breeze caressed her face.

The mountain air was crisp.

And the birds, their chirps clear.

It felt like a utopia.

Ye Qichi was immersed among nature.

Suddenly.

The person beside her abruptly grabbed her hand again.

Before she could react, her body was dragged swiftly away by Xiao Jinxing. Ye Qichi had no idea what was happening.

She only felt as if Xiao Jinxing was pulling her up into flight.

That moment, she also knew that danger was upon them again.

The next moment.

She heard a sound, two sounds, many sounds... the sound of falling into water.

Fuck!

Ye Qichi couldn’t help but curse.

Indeed, the pursuit was relentless; not knowing what was below the cliff, jumping down would likely mean death, yet all the assassins actually jumped down.

Indeed truly loyal to Xiao Jinsen.

She even doubted if Xiao Jinxing had people willing to die for him like that.

The two of them quickly ran towards the forest in the valley.

The assassins who jumped into the water quickly swam to the shore, chasing madly after the figures of Xiao Jinxing and Ye Qichi.

Shit.

Really didn’t want to just tragically die here.

Now that they fell off the cliff, could Xiao Jinxing’s reinforcements arrive in time to rescue them?!

If they don’t come...

How would they survive?!

Ye Qichi clenched her teeth, trying hard to keep up with Xiao Jinxing’s pace.

The closer to death, the more she dared not give up easily.

They ran very fast.

They completely failed to notice a steep slope ahead, and couldn’t stop in time, tumbling down together.

After a crazy bumping ride, they didn’t even know which place they had rolled into.

Ye Qichi was bruised all over by the stones and branches along the way.

Xiao Jinxing seemed to be not much better off.

Yet at the moment when Ye Qichi felt that she couldn’t even crawl up, Xiao Jinxing could pull her up and start running forward immediately, without a second of delay.

Ye Qichi gritted her teeth.

Throughout their escape, she kept thinking that Xiao Jinxing would leave her behind.

Yet every time she thought Xiao Jinxing would run away, he would grasp her hand tightly again.

As if he had never thought of leaving her behind.

Although Ye Qichi was already at her limit, in that moment, perhaps not wanting to die, or perhaps feeling a slight sense of security from being tightly pulled, she persisted and kept running desperately with Xiao Jinxing.

They continued to run forward.

The people behind them kept pursuing relentlessly.

Even though they jumped into unknown slopes several times, despite not knowing what dangers lay ahead, those chasing them didn’t hesitate at all. In their minds, they had only one goal: to kill Xiao Jinxing no matter what.

After Ye Qichi eventually couldn’t muster any more strength in her steps,

She suddenly collapsed to the ground.

All perseverance, all determination seemed to scatter with that fall.

She couldn’t do it anymore.

She really couldn’t run anymore.

Even though Xiao Jinxing’s grasp on her hand was still so tight, she just didn’t have the resolve to continue running with him.

She said, "I can’t do it anymore... you go... go quickly..."

She didn’t want to drag Xiao Jinxing down.

After all, losing one more life is not worth it.

Escaping alone is still escaping.

And Xiao Jinxing had done all he could, fulfilling both benevolence and duty.

She had no complaints.

However, Xiao Jinxing didn’t immediately leave.

He still gripped her hand tightly.

"I’m giving up on my own, I won’t blame you for abandoning me... Go quickly!" Ye Qichi yelled with all her strength.

You survive.

And kill Xiao Jinsen to avenge me.

Xiao Jinxing looked deeply at Ye Qichi.

His eyes seemed to be reddening.

Ye Qichi could tell from his look that Xiao Jinxing was about to leave her behind.

Though there might be a trace of reluctance,

The situation forced his hand.

He had no choice.

This time, she really didn’t blame him.

This time she knew he did his best.

That’s just the way people are.

Even if the outcomes are similar, if one can feel the other’s efforts, there exists no resentment.

Xiao Jinxing finally let go of Ye Qichi’s hand!

But suddenly he picked Ye Qichi up from the ground.

Ye Qichi was startled.

The next moment, Xiao Jinxing swiftly placed her in a grass bush about half a person’s height nearby.

As if providing her with some cover.

Ye Qichi understood.

Xiao Jinxing was leaving her behind and leaving, but before leaving, he tried his best to keep her safe.

This was the last thing he could do for her.

After arranging for her,

Xiao Jinxing dropped a sentence, "Wait for me to come back!"

Then he quickly left her side.

As if deliberately lingering for a moment, then swiftly departing.

Seemingly, to draw all the assassins away.

Ye Qichi hid in the bushes, hearing not only her own rapid heartbeat from running but also the fear of death.

If Xiao Jinxing did not lead the assassins away, if the assassins discovered her presence, it was certain death for her.

That group of assassins wouldn’t show mercy to anyone, if they found her, she might not even have the chance to speak before being stabbed to death.

She tensely heard footsteps around her.

The assassins were near.

If they stopped and just searched around, they could easily find her...

Ye Qichi held her breath.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...