Chapter 82: Encounter in the Forest

Encounter in the Forest

Eyebrows slanting into the temples, eyes like stars, a straight nose, beautifully shaped lips... that was an extremely beautiful man.

Yes, extremely beautiful!

Not like the imposing perfection of Yin Fengzhan, nor the pure, masculine hardness of Mo Yujue, this man was ethereal, making one forget his gender!

At this moment, his snow-white clothes and his fair, nearly transparent skin, reflecting the sunlight falling through the branches and leaves in the forest, were like an elf of the forest...

It was the first time Nie Jinxuan had seen such a man. So, for a moment, she lost her focus. But after a brief moment, she recovered, tidied her sleeves, let down her skirt, and turned to leave.

The Zi Feng Lin was a royal forest garden, and outsiders couldn't get in at all. So, although Nie Jinxuan didn't know who the man was, he was definitely a member of the Dongling royal family! As for members of the royal family, Nie Jinxuan was somewhat wary. After all, she already had Yin Fengzhan and knew Yin Fenglian, which was already giving her a headache. She didn't want to know another one; if he was also a troublemaker, it would be truly troublesome.

Nie Jinxuan was not a fan, so although the other party was very beautiful, in Nie Jinxuan's view, it had nothing to do with her. But later, what Nie Jinxuan didn't expect was that just as she turned around, she heard the man call out to her.

"Young lady, please stay!"

"What is it, sir?"

Without acting coy, Nie Jinxuan turned around, and at this moment, she had already returned to her usual calm and steady self. Seeing this, the man was stunned for a moment, but then smiled lightly.

"Young lady, please don't misunderstand, I just want to ask you for a favor..."

The man's voice was extremely pleasant, but after saying this, he lowered his head slightly and pointed to the position under his feet.

"To tell you the truth, my wheelchair accidentally got stuck in this stone crevice, so if you are willing, could you help me push it from behind?"

The man spoke amiably. Hearing this, Nie Jinxuan realized that the man was actually sitting in a wheelchair. At the same time, following the direction the man pointed, she saw a stone that was neither big nor small in front of the wheelchair.

Instantly, Nie Jinxuan pursed her lips and walked across the blue stones on the stream. Seeing this, the man's face showed joy, but just as he was about to thank Nie Jinxuan, Nie Jinxuan, who happened to look up, changed her face and shouted in a low voice,

"Don't move!"

Nie Jinxuan's shout was sudden, but it startled the man. But the man was obedient; after a brief moment of daze, he closed his mouth and followed Nie Jinxuan's gaze... but the moment he saw the situation, he also tightened his expression.

It turned out that at this moment, not far from the man's feet in the grass, there was a green flower snake as thick as a baby's arm!

And at this moment, the green flower snake was spitting its scarlet tongue, staring coldly at the man sitting in the wheelchair without blinking!

Instantly, the man didn't dare to move. At this moment, Nie Jinxuan stared at the snake, then stepped across the blue stones on the stream and slowly circled behind the green flower snake...

At this moment, Nie Jinxuan was also terrified! After all, in the modern city of the past, there were rarely snakes. And she didn't know whether the green flower snake was poisonous or not, which made Nie Jinxuan's heart jump to her throat!

But in this situation, she couldn't just sit by and watch, so she had to bite the bullet!

Time passed bit by bit, the surroundings were silent, and even the gurgling stream seemed to have closed its mouth in tension, not daring to sing happily again... Nie Jinxuan slowly approached the green flower snake while looking for a handy tool around her.

But just then, before Nie Jinxuan had made sufficient preparations, she saw the green flower snake in the grass flash its body and bite toward the man's calf sitting in the wheelchair!

Instantly, seeing this, Nie Jinxuan didn't care about anything else, lunged forward, grabbed the green flower snake's tail, and threw it far away with force!

Nie Jinxuan's movements were fast, and she was even surprised by her sudden action. Afterward, after letting go of the green flower snake, Nie Jinxuan hurried forward, took off the man's boot, and rolled up his trouser leg.

"Oh no, it was bitten!"

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Seeing this, the man sitting in the wheelchair was stunned, his beautiful eyes widening instantly, and he couldn't help but call out:

"Uh... this young lady..."

"Shut up, don't speak!"

"Uh..."

Under Nie Jinxuan's forceful demeanor, the man dared not say more. After a good while, Nie Jinxuan finished sucking all the blood from the wound, then raised her hand to wipe her mouth and looked up at the man before her.

"Do you feel any discomfort in your body?"

"Uh... no."

"What about the place where you were bitten? Is there any numbness or any other feeling?"

"None either."

The man answered quite crisply. Only upon hearing this did Nie Jinxuan finally put her heart, which had been in her throat, back into her stomach, and she couldn't help but let out a breath.

"That's good, it seems it shouldn't be a venomous snake!"

As she spoke, Nie Jinxuan leaned her body back against the purple maple tree behind her, slowly calming her mood. At this moment, seeing Nie Jinxuan's expression of sudden relief, the man couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile.

"Many thanks to the young lady for your life-saving help."

"But you were still bitten!"

After these words, Nie Jinxuan looked straight at the man before her and said slowly:

"Since your body is inconvenient, why come to this Purple Maple Forest alone? You had better be more careful next time, Young Master!"

"Hehe~, many thanks for the reminder, young lady, I will be careful!"

"That's good, otherwise if you really had an accident, and here in this forest, it would indeed be dangerous!"

Nie Jinxuan's tone was calm. While speaking, she stepped forward to help move the man's wheelchair to a flatter spot behind them, then bent down to help him lower the trouser leg he had rolled up earlier... Seeing her do this, a smile couldn't help but surface on the man's beautiful face. But just as the man was about to say something, a low, deep voice suddenly came from not far away.

"Nie Jinxuan, why are you here?!"

A low voice, a cold tone; it was a voice Nie Jinxuan was more than familiar with... So, upon hearing this, Nie Jinxuan, who was still bent over helping the man adjust his trouser leg, closed her eyes for a moment, then continued her work, choosing to ignore what she could not see to avoid the annoyance.

Nie Jinxuan completely ignored Yin Fengzhan, who was standing not far away. Seeing this, Yin Fengzhan's already unsightly complexion darkened further. He strode over in a few large steps, but it was only then that Yin Fengzhan saw clearly that Nie Jinxuan was actually helping another man adjust his trouser leg!

Instantly, a layer of lividness surfaced on the face of the usually cold and steady Yin Fengzhan, and he reached out to pull Nie Jinxuan up.

"Nie Jinxuan, you stand up for this Prince! Do you know what you are doing?!"

Yin Fengzhan was furious, but Nie Jinxuan, who had been forcibly pulled up, violently shook off his arm and looked up to retort.

"Yin Fengzhan, what I do is none of your business!"

"You..."

"Fourth Imperial Brother?!"

Nie Jinxuan and Yin Fengzhan were glaring at each other. But just then, they heard the man sitting in the wheelchair suddenly look at Yin Fengzhan and call out softly. Instantly, upon hearing this, both Yin Fengzhan and Nie Jinxuan were stunned. Yin Fengzhan lowered his gaze to look at the man, and after a moment, he couldn't help but say in a low voice:

"Second Imperial Brother?!"

It turned out that the beautiful man sitting in the wheelchair was none other than the Second Prince of the Dongling Kingdom, Prince Rui, Yin Fengxiang!

However, Prince Rui Yin Fengxiang had been physically frail since childhood, so ever since he came of age and moved out of the palace, he had spent his years staying within his own residence without stepping out, which was why Yin Fengzhan had not recognized him at first glance just now!

Therefore, upon knowing who the other party was, Yin Fengzhan's complexion improved slightly, but he still gave Nie Jinxuan a gloomy look and asked in a low voice:

"Why did you come out? Didn't I tell you to stay in the villa?"

"Hmph, you just left on your own; I never heard you tell me when to stay in the villa!"

Retorting without hesitation, Nie Jinxuan then couldn't help but give a cold laugh.

"Besides, Yin Fengzhan, don't forget what I said to you before. So, now I, Nie Jinxuan, have no reason to listen to your, Yin Fengzhan's, orders!"

"You..."

Faced with Nie Jinxuan's rebuttal, Yin Fengzhan was momentarily speechless. Watching the two of them arguing endlessly in front of him, Yin Fengxiang couldn't help but blink his beautiful eyes, and while Yin Fengzhan was silent, he asked slowly:

"Uh... Fourth Imperial Brother, may I ask who this young lady is..."

"My wife!"

Yin Fengzhan answered Yin Fengxiang simply, then cast his gaze back to Nie Jinxuan. Upon hearing Yin Fengzhan's words, Yin Fengxiang's expression froze, but at the same time, a trace of desolation flashed across his beautiful eyes.

But it was only for a fleeting moment; then Yin Fengxiang immediately smiled and looked at Nie Jinxuan, saying:

"Hehe~, so it is the Fourth Sister-in-law. Meeting for the first time, I have been impolite!"