On the evening of the fourth day, the light was fading and night was approaching. It was the time when some dangerous monsters came out of their nests to look for food. Jiang Chen stopped on his way, drove a brown bear out of the cave, and lived in it with Miss Gao.
Jiang Chen used a few branches to separate the two of them as a boundary between men and women.
After running around all day, neither of them had the energy to talk, so they ate some dried fruits and then fell asleep.
After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Chen suddenly woke up and heard the rustle of footsteps on the grass.
He opened his eyes and stood up, lying at the entrance of the cave and looking out, and saw a few blurry figures walking towards this side in the night.
Judging from the body shape, they look like two women.
Jiang Chen was secretly vigilant. Chi Yang said that in the Nether Forest, hunters are not only hunters, but also robbers. And the woman who was traveling in the wilderness in the middle of the night must not be an ordinary hunter.
He quietly moved two branches to cover the entrance of the hole, leaned forward, and looked out through the gaps in the branches and leaves.
The wind blew, the leaves rustled, and the low voices of the two women talking reached his ears.
"This is the first time I've seen a bear pretending to be dead. It's so cunning..."
"The bear was originally injured. The monster that injured it may be nearby. We must not be careless."
"Don't worry, miss. Since the bear can escape alive, it means that its opponent is not strong."
"It's better to be careful..."
Jiang Chen felt that the voices of these two people were somewhat familiar, and was about to take a closer look when he suddenly heard Miss Gao exclaiming from behind: "Where are the branches?"
"Shh-" Jiang Chen quickly turned around and made a silencing gesture.
Miss Gao couldn't see clearly in the darkness, and while groping the ground with her hands, she shouted: "You brat, where did you move the branches? Are you plotting something against me?"
"Don't make any sound! There's someone outside!"
After this reminder, not only did Miss Gao become quiet, but the two women outside also stopped and watched the movements here warily.
After a brief silence, a woman said, "Sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you two. We'll leave now."
Jiang Chen finally recognized her identity at this time. It turned out to be Lin Xi, the "Yin Shen master" whom he met when he visited Xue's house a few nights ago. Unexpectedly, she also came to the Netherworld Forest.
Before Jiang Chen responded, Miss Gao shouted from behind: "It's you! Little bitch!"
Miss Gao's voice was slightly hoarse, and Lin Xi outside didn't recognize it at first, but the familiar name finally brought back her memory: "Huh? What a coincidence, we met here."
"You little bitch, you are still wandering outside in the middle of the night. You have nowhere to go! How pitiful!"
"Of course it's not as good as your Miss Gao. Someone helped warm the bed in the middle of the night."
"Bitch! Do you dare to slander my name?"
"Am I wrong?"
"You dirty-minded bitch! Jiang Chen, tell her the truth!"
Jiang Chen listened to the two arguing for a long time, and finally understood what kind of "friendship" Lin Xi said he had with Miss Gao.
The two women outside seemed to be acquaintances——
One is Lin Xi, who is at the top of the "Fragrance Spectrum"; the other is one of the "Three Thieves of Western Liao" who once had an idea for Jiang Chen's jade pendant, Lin Shuixian, the "Fragrance Thief"!
Jiang Chen coughed lightly, moved the branches at the entrance of the cave, stood up and walked out of the cave.
"Miss Lin, we meet again."
"It's you!" Lin Shuixian's face was filled with astonishment, and she nervously stepped back several steps, slightly raising her sleeves, ready to spread the scent at any time.
On the contrary, Lin Xi's expression remained as usual: "Congratulations, Young Master Jiang. I haven't seen you for a few days, but I've already embraced this beauty. I'm so happy to congratulate you!"
The hazy moonlight shone on her body, and the coldness was mixed with a faint layer of blood.
This woman who ranked first in the "Qun Fang Pu" still looked calm and elegant even though her clothes were torn with many cuts and her body was stained with blood.
Lin Shuixian, also dressed in white, stood next to Lin Xi, completely reduced to a foil.
Jiang Chen noticed Lin Xi's shadow cast between the leaves and branches. Although it was dim, it was very real. This shows that she is not in a "yin spirit" state, but a real physical body.
"Jiang Chen, speak!" Miss Gao pushed him from behind.
Jiang Chen didn't want to get involved in the quarrel between the two of them, but it was related to Miss Gao's reputation, so he had to explain a few words: "Miss Lin misunderstood, we are not who you think..."
Lin Xi just said it casually, but when his eyes glanced at Miss Gao's messy clothes, he started to murmur in his heart.
Lin Shuixian on the side sneered: "Look at you two, you are alone in the middle of the night, alone and disheveled, and you insist that it's nothing, who will believe you!"
Although she was still a little afraid of Jiang Chen, she felt that now that she was hugging a thick leg and with the support of the eldest daughter of the Lin family, it was time to feel proud.
Miss Gao said angrily: "Despicable slave, you have no right to speak here!"
"Who are you calling a slave?"
"Who else could it be? The masters are talking, so go away and chew the bones!"
Although Miss Gao looked slightly slovenly and embarrassed, her innate arrogance and natural contemptuous expression successfully made Lin Shuixian very angry.
However, Lin Xi waved her hand at this moment, telling Lin Shuixian to hold back all her words, not to mention feeling angry.
"Now is not the time to quarrel." Lin Xi said, "The forest is very dangerous. Now that we have met together, we should put aside our past grudges and work together in the same boat."
"The little bitch speaks nicely..."
"To show my sincerity, I can give you some of the rations and water bags first."
"Rations?" Miss Gao's eyes fell on the few bundles Lin Shuixian was carrying, and she showed a moved expression, "Humph, since you begged me so humbly, I will forgive you with mercy. All of them. If you have any rations, please bring them out quickly!"
In the past few days, Jiang Chen had been starving and eating, relying on dried fruits. When Miss Gao heard about the food, her eyes were glowing green.
Although Lin Shuixian was quite dissatisfied, at Lin Xi's request, she still took out the few dry food and dried meats they had left and gave them to Jiang Chen and Miss Gao. The two parties shook hands and made peace, temporarily becoming companions.
The two parties briefly exchanged news while eating dry food.
Only then did Jiang Chen learn that Lin Xi was indeed here for the temple.
She originally gathered a lot of people for this trip, and they were all smart and capable hunters. However, she got off to a bad start and encountered a swarm of poisonous bees. Half of the hunters became lunch for the poisonous bees. On the way to escape, they were attacked by ghost lizards, killing three of their companions. , the remaining people were also separated halfway, and only she and Lin Shuixian ran out, which was a heavy loss.
When Lin Xi heard the news of Chi Yang's death in battle, she was filled with regret and gave Jiang Chen a few words of comfort.
Both teams experienced tragic defeats, and they were in the same boat, so they were much closer.
After Miss Gao filled her stomach, her eyelids began to fight and she shouted to sleep.
There was no room for four people in the cave, so Jiang Chen let the three women go into the cave to rest while he stayed outside to keep watch.
"Excuse me, Young Master Jiang." Lin Xi bowed lightly and got into the cave. He felt a warmth rush to his body and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
Jiang Chen watched them go in, covered the entrance of the cave for them with branches, and then sat down with his back against the rock wall, preparing to close his eyes and rest.
After two breaths, his eyelids suddenly twitched, and he felt as if a pair of eyes were looking at him.
This was a reminder of the God Refiner's natural spiritual sense. He immediately opened his eyes and looked behind the grass two feet away, and saw a blurry figure behind the tree.
The man was hiding in the dark, his figure almost blending into the shadow of the tree. If Jiang Chen hadn't been so excited in his heart, he would have easily ignored it.
Jiang Chen's whole body was filled with chills and he subconsciously held the dagger in his sleeve.
He couldn't feel the breath of living people there, it was just like... a ghost.
Was that person always there, or did he appear suddenly?
In a place like this, such a silent and strange figure made Jiang Chen's alertness go to the highest level!
