The heavy rain continued to fall, and the icy cold air invaded the human body. Shen Jiao was so cold that her lips turned slightly white.
But she couldn't care less about it at the moment...
She hid in the bushes, gritting her teeth and trying not to make a sound out of fear.
The beast coming out of the cave let out a low growl. It looked around angrily, its nostrils flaring, as if it was searching for the hiding place of the intruder.
Shen Jiao originally wanted to run away, but the system promptly reminded her to hide. After all, no matter how fast she ran away, she could not escape as fast as a wild beast.
So she could only squat in the grass and watch the unknown beast with green eyes slowly approach her... She could smell the fishy smell of the beast in a daze.
All the blood in Shen Jiao's body stagnated, and her mind went blank. She couldn't help but imagine what a tragic end she would suffer if she was discovered.
The beast's sharp claws would cut her skin, and its sharp teeth would bite out her throat. But he won't bite her completely to death...
When she was whimpering and still breathing her last breath, the beast dragged her body to the cave again and was torn into pieces alive. The hot blood was splashed everywhere in the cave.
Shen Jiao thought in a daze that maybe it still had a family, and its children were too hungry to bear it. Then does she deserve her death? I can do one good deed before I die, and I don’t seem so scared when I think about it this way...
The system was almost anxious to death when it heard Shen Jiao's thoughts, [Host, how could you think like this! 】
【It has no children! Even if there is, it has nothing to do with you! ! Don’t worry, host, you’ll be fine as long as I’m here! 】
The system used its skill again.
The rain moistened everything and also took away her breath. The beast stayed in front of her for a while, seeming a little confused, and finally walked slowly past her.
The beast did not find the intruder and returned to the cave.
Shen Jiao squatted in the bushes and still didn't dare to move. After a long time, even her legs started to feel numb due to poor blood circulation. She carefully emerged from the bushes and ran quickly.
She didn't slowly stop until she ran far away and the smell of blood appeared in her throat.
[It... didn't catch up, did it? 】
[No, no, host, don’t worry, it’s safe now! 】
Shen Jiao panted violently and felt completely relaxed. Only then did she feel the pain coming from the soles of her feet.
The shoes ran away at some point... The delicate soles of the feet were cut by the gravel on the ground and began to bleed.
But she couldn't care so much now. Shen Jiao endured the pain and continued limping down the mountain.
She still has to find Qi Yu...
Qi Yu fell, and her life or death was uncertain. She had to find him as soon as possible...
I really don't know what is there in this mountain. Shen Jiao can always hear the roar of wild animals as she walks. She doesn't know where it comes from. It seems to be very close to her and yet very far away.
Whenever this happened, she would hide in the bushes again and wait until there was no sound before moving forward.
…
He Qing and Lu Xianfeng each led a team of elite soldiers into the mountains to search.
But the roads were slippery and horses could not walk on such roads. They had no choice but to dismount and go into the mountains.
The general brought a thousand cavalry. Logically speaking, it would be more than enough to capture one person, but if that person hid in the mountain... It would be difficult for the thousand of them to find the person from this mountain.
Lu Xianfeng split the bush blocking the road in front of him with a knife and stepped through it. His face was cold and hard, and he really didn't understand why the general went to so much trouble to find someone.
Lu Xianfeng's tone was impatient, "That woman... what kind of person is she? She actually fascinated the general so much that he had to have her?"
Hearing what Lu Xianfeng said, He Qing sighed at the side. He didn't say much, he just said: "Stop asking, just look for it quickly."
Although he was dissatisfied with the general's orders, Lu Xianfeng still abided by his duties.
None of the soldiers scattered around found anything. Lu Shanfeng looked at the woods further away and suggested that he and He Qing search separately.
He Qing nodded in agreement, and Lu Xianfeng led his troops there.
Shen Jiao hid in the bushes, listening to the footsteps in the distance, feeling frightened. But her foot was injured and she couldn't run fast at all. When she heard the sound, she could only find a secluded place to hide.
Shen Jiao didn't dare to move at all at this moment, she just huddled in the bushes with her arms folded, shivering.
She heard someone talking, "General Lu Lang, we have already searched here!"
"Yeah?"
Another voice was very close to her, as if it was only a few feet away from her, and it sounded a little familiar. But Shen Jiao couldn't remember either. On the left and right were the people sent by Huo Changze to catch her. It didn't matter to her who they were.
Shen Jiao held her breath.
The next voice said almost close to her ear, "You haven't searched here yet, have you?"
When Lu Xianfeng was about to split the bushes in front of him with his knife, he suddenly saw a white figure through the gap between the grass and trees.
It is particularly conspicuous against the background of branches.
Lu Xianfeng's breath was suffocated, and he knelt down and pushed the bushes away with his hands.
Then he saw a very embarrassed woman. His whole body was soaked and he squatted on the ground, his clothes were covered with mud. The wet hair clung to the snow-white cheeks pitifully, and a pair of red and swollen eyes looked over timidly.
In a daze, Lu Shanfeng thought it was a spirit in the mountains, which captured people's soul.
But after Lu Shanfeng saw her face clearly, he asked in disbelief: "Is it you?"
