My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

Chapter 364 From Now On, You're My Brother

There was a huge echo from inside the pit, and the sound that came up was distorted, like the howling of a giant beast.

Prince Ning put his hand to his mouth and called down, "Zizhou, are you down there?"

After a brief pause, a sobbing voice came from below: "Your Highness Prince Ning! Please save me! From now on, you are my own brother!"

Feng Zizhou was fine when he wasn't crying, but when he did, he looked even more sinister and terrifying, which frightened A Song and the others so much that their faces changed.

Prince Ning ordered them to fetch ropes, while calling out to those below, "Zizhou, how are you? Can you move on your own?"

"I broke my leg and can't move it."

Prince Ning had one end of a rope tied to an ancient tree nearby, and the other end tied to himself. At the same time, another rope was lowered down along with the rope.

Ah Song quickly said, "Your Highness, why don't you let someone else go?"

"It's nothing." Prince Ning said calmly. "I have never believed in ghosts or gods. The fact that Zizhou fell and broke his leg, but remained conscious, proves that there are no ghosts or spirits below."

Prince Ning climbed down the wall, calling out, "Zizhou, I'm down here. Talk to me."

Feng Zizhou sobbed, crying out in great fear.

This would make it easier for Prince Ning to determine his location.

He wasn't at the bottom of the pit; he was hanging from a tree, his legs slammed against the trunk and entangled in branches, unable to move.

Prince Ning was quite agile; he leaped over several treetops and quickly located Feng Zizhou's location.

Only then did they realize that Feng Zizhou was injured and unable to move his legs. But what made it even more difficult was that he was holding a tree branch in one hand and a woman in the other.

Upon seeing Prince Ning, Feng Zizhou wailed even louder: "You've finally come! I can't hold on any longer, and the branches are about to break; we'll both fall!"

"Who is she?" Prince Ning asked.

“Zhao Ning!” Feng Zizhou said, “Gui Yuan is so heartless to leave her here. If I hadn’t threatened her, she wouldn’t have told me! It’s so cold, and this place is haunted. If Zhao Ning had stayed a few more hours, she would definitely be dead!”

As Prince Ning observed Feng Zizhou's location and pondered how to rescue him, he listened to Feng Zizhou's words and couldn't help but laugh.

This laugh sent Feng Zizhou into a frenzy.

"Xiao Youchuan! I'm in such a terrible state, and you're still laughing! What are you laughing at! I saved your fiancée! If it weren't for me, she might be dead already!"

Prince Ning's smile faded, and he said seriously, "Yes, Fourth Young Master Feng's selflessness deserves praise. I will definitely inform your brother later and have him..."

"Okay, okay, stop beating around the bush and just help me!"

Prince Ning nodded: "You still have the energy to talk to me so much, which shows you're in good spirits, so I'm relieved."

"Don't worry! I really can't hold on any longer!" Feng Zizhou shouted frantically.

Prince Ning pondered for a moment, then pointed to the branch next to Feng Zizhou: "The tree you're on is too thin. If I go over there, we'll both fall. Put Zhao Ning on that three-pronged branch over there, and then I'll swing over and grab you..."

"No way!" Feng Zizhou refused without hesitation. "The pit is bottomless. Zhao Ning is unconscious and can't grab onto anything. What if she accidentally falls in? Besides, I'm alright. You save Zhao Ning first. Get her out of here before you worry about me!"

Prince Ning was a man of his word and disliked being told no by others, but surprisingly, he did not argue with Feng Zizhou.

He simply said, "Then I'll swing over, and you lift Zhao Ning up with all your might."

“…Okay.” Feng Zizhou’s voice trembled slightly.

He was scared. Although he had jumped down without hesitation to find Zhao Ning, he was now genuinely afraid of being left alone here.

If there were any ghosts or monsters, wouldn't he be dead?

Prince Ning ignored him, leaped over, grabbed Zhao Ning, and jumped to another tree. He quickly tied the end of another rope around Zhao Ning's body.

Because Zhao Ning was unconscious, the rope couldn't be tied directly around her waist. It was tied from her chest to her legs before he pulled hard on the rope and shouted upwards.

"pull!"

The rope moved, and soon Zhao Ning slowly rose.

Feng Zizhou stared in disbelief, then grinned after a long while: "There are two ropes? You should have said so earlier, I thought..."

I thought he was going to be alone in this godforsaken place.

Prince Ning glanced at him: "How dare you jump down when you're such a coward?"

"What's so scary about going to great lengths for a friend?" Feng Zizhou patted his chest, and then heard a "crack" as the branch broke even more violently.

He dared not cause any more trouble and looked at Prince Ning with a mournful face.

"Your Highness, Brother Prince Ning, please think of a solution quickly!"

Prince Ning calculated the time and jumped over, picking up Feng Zizhou. However, compared to Zhao Ning, Feng Zizhou was much heavier, and Zhao Ning was unconscious, unlike Feng Zizhou who was shouting and yelling.

It gave him a headache.

The two of them almost fell together, but thankfully they escaped unharmed.

Prince Ning was incredibly strong; the two of them managed to stay upright by leaning against a protruding part of the wall.

Feng Zizhou clung desperately to Prince Ning's neck: "I'm afraid I'll fall, ahhh..."

"Shut up!" Prince Ning snapped. "Speak again and I'll throw you down."

Feng Zizhou immediately stopped shouting and looked at Prince Ning with a wronged expression.

Prince Ning said irritably, "How could Zhao Ning possibly be interested in someone like you?"

"Huh? Zhao Ning what?" Feng Zizhou was too terrified to hear clearly.

Prince Ning said nothing more, took the rope from his waist and tied it to Feng Zizhou: "Go up first."

Feng Zizhou was taken aback: "You want me to go first? What about you then?"

Prince Ning glared at him and pulled hard on the rope.

When Prince Ning went up, everyone gathered there. The eldest princess held Zhao Ning, feeling extremely distressed.

Feng Zizhou wailed as he recounted how he had bravely leaped down to save Zhao Ning.

But it was clear that the eldest princess was too busy doting on her daughter to care about Feng Zizhou. Instead, the heir apparent's wife pulled Feng Zizhou away, wanting to take him to the small house in the east courtyard to have a doctor treat his injuries.

Feng Zizhou waved his hand: "Sister-in-law, I just hurt my leg, nothing else. Prince Ning said I'm perfectly fine. I'll stay here and wait for Prince Ning to come up..."

The Crown Prince's wife, with tears in her eyes, looked at his leg that he couldn't walk, but she couldn't persuade him otherwise, so she had no choice but to let the doctor examine him there.

Feng Zizhou then said, "Sister-in-law, from now on, Prince Ning is my own brother!"

The Crown Prince's wife said angrily, "You should rest! Prince Ning is a member of the royal family; you're not even qualified to be his brother!"

Feng Zizhou didn't hear a word of it and continued to recount how powerful Prince Ning had been, showing no fear in rescuing Zhao Ning and him while he himself was still below.

Prince Ning loosened the ropes and strode over, saying coldly, "Feng Zizhou, if Zhao Ning wakes up and hears that you are as timid as a mouse and actually believe that there are ghosts and monsters in the world, won't she look down on you?"

This trick works well; Feng Zizhou could fit a whole egg in his open mouth.

But at least they shut up.