Squatting at the bottom of the pit, looking up at the sky, Wen Jue thought and thought. Suddenly, he saw that the small circle of sky above, which had been a little bright, was missing a piece.
At this moment, something was standing at the edge of the hole, looking down, blocking the moonlight that was shining down...
Wen Jue suddenly remembered that Duo Shu had said there were snakes here.
Then there was a high probability of other animals here, like little animals that ate little babies!
Wen Jue pursed his lips and stood up, supporting himself on the cave wall. He reached into his small pocket and took out something to deal with.
No matter how many little babies it had eaten, it wouldn't eat him.
Wen Jue's eyes darkened. If that thing dared to come down, he would make sure it would never return.
The next second.
"Wen Jue? Is that you down there?" A familiar voice echoed faintly.
Wen Jue thought he was hallucinating.
He widened his eyes in confusion. In the darkness, his eyes reflected dots of moonlight.
He looked at the indistinct area above, his voice tinged with a hope he himself hadn't noticed: "Gege? Is that you, Gege?"
No one answered.
Wen Jue's eyes drooped in disappointment.
No one had ever come for him.
Neither those people nor Gege.
Moreover, how could Gege find this place? This was not where they had walked.
This place was far from where they had been before.
He had to find a way to get out himself. It was getting colder and colder here, and he felt like his limbs were freezing.
A faint sound was heard. Wen Jue's little face became serious, a trace of nervousness flashed in his eyes, and he clutched his small pocket tightly.
A rope was thrown down the cave wall.
Then, a faint light appeared at the entrance of the hole. A small figure, with a delicate little lantern hanging from his waist, stepped on the wall, grabbed the rope, and slowly lowered himself down the wall in a very regular, spring-like manner.
When the figure landed at the bottom of the hole.
The narrow space, illuminated by the candlelight, revealed Wen Bai's face.
Wen Bai saw Wen Jue standing at the bottom of the pit with a nervous expression.
He finally felt his heart settle. The strange, suspended feeling was gone, and the anxiety no longer plagued him.
He took off the small lantern from his waist and illuminated the person in front of him.
He immediately saw Wen Jue's pant leg, which was stained red.
Just as System 001 had said, Wen Jue was injured.
Wen Bai crouched down and lifted a corner of the torn pant leg to examine the wound inside, but he couldn't see it clearly.
Wen Jue had System 001 exchange for some styptic medicine and sprinkled it on Wen Jue first.
Wen Bai lowered his head and asked, "Can you still walk?"
Wen Jue raised his small face and nodded like a pecking chicken.
Of course, he could. Although it hurt a little.
Wen Bai noticed that Wen Jue's red little fox fur, which was the same as his, was gone. Now Wen Jue's usually clean little face was smudged with dirt.
Wen Bai reached out to wipe Wen Jue's face but touched something cold.
Wen Bai silently untied his own little fox fur and draped it over Wen Jue.
Under the dim, yellow light, in the damp animal trap.
Two identical exquisite little faces. One was seriously tying the knot of the little fox fur for the other, while the other was staring blankly at the person in front of him.
After tying it, Wen Bai turned around and said, "Climb onto my back."
Wen Jue didn't react immediately.
Gege was going to carry him?
After a few seconds, Wen Bai turned his head to look at the motionless person.
Was the child frozen?
Wen Jue then obediently stood on tiptoe and tried his best to place his hands on Wen Bai's shoulders.
System 001 couldn't bear to watch and reminded him: "Host, shouldn't you at least squat down? You're about the same height, and you see Little Wen Jue has to stand on tiptoe to reach your shoulders to let you carry him..."
"Oh."
Wen Bai heard this and promptly squatted down.
This was much easier for Wen Jue. He immediately "plop"ed onto Wen Bai's back, hugging his Gege's soft, warm body.
Wen Bai used the knot to secure himself and Wen Jue tightly together and rehung the small lantern on his waist.
Then, he grabbed the rope and slowly climbed up the slippery cave wall.
There were uneven rock protrusions on the cave wall, which Wen Bai could use for leverage.
In a short while, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
When he finally neared the entrance, Wen Bai tremblingly climbed out, threw the small lantern aside, and then, carrying Wen Jue, collapsed onto the ground, panting from exhaustion.
Wen Bai frowned fiercely.
Even with his daily training, his physical fitness was still so weak. It was incomparable to his original body.
After catching his breath for a few moments and his breathing evening out, Wen Bai and Wen Jue got up together and untied the rope.
This was the rope System 001 had exchanged with points. It was thicker than Wen Bai's fingers and had irregular, prickly barbs, but it was very strong.
After struggling with it for a while, Wen Bai threw the rope down and picked up the small lantern. "Let's go back... Mother is very worried about you."
Just as Wen Bai was about to walk forward, he heard a soft, somewhat happy voice from behind: "Gege isn't worried about me?"
Wen Bai seemed to remember something. He reached out and took Wen Jue's hand, placing Wen Jue's hand on his shoulder, and handed the small lantern to Wen Jue's other free hand.
Wen Jue looked at him like this, stubbornly wanting an answer.
Wen Bai said faintly: "Mm."
The child was truly clingy.
"Can you walk?" Wen Bai asked.
Wen Jue blinked.
In fact, he could walk. Although it hurt, he could endure it.
But now, Wen Jue chose not to.
He leaned more than half of his small body's weight against his Gege, feeling content.
He used his little fox fur to shield his Gege from some of the cold.
In the dark night, Wen Jue slightly curved his beautiful eyes.
So, someone would come for him after all.
Gege would come.
Two small figures limped away into the distance, leaving behind a small fox fur cloak hanging at the entrance of the cave, unnoticed.
After walking for a long time, the two finally saw a group of people holding lanterns and calling Wen Jue's name.
They had completely gone in the wrong direction. If they had searched in the direction Duo Shu was leading, they might not have found Wen Jue even until dawn.
Duo Shu happened to be the closest to Wen Bai and them. He immediately saw the faint light and the small, indistinct figures.
He ran towards them unsteadily in the snow, his voice full of anxiety: "Young Master Wen Bai, Young Master Wen Jue, you are... injured?"
Wen Bai handed Wen Jue to Duo Shu.
Duo Shu immediately shouted to the people behind him: "Found them! Found them! Young Master Wen Jue is here!"
Duo Shu held Wen Jue, and another servant held Wen Bai. They finally returned to the mansion, to the warmth and bright light.
Only then did Wen Jue notice that the collar of Wen Bai's white robe was covered with patches of dirt, imprinted with finger marks.
He had made them.