The man’s expression suddenly changed in alarm. He stood up with the utmost speed, drew his sword, and rushed out.
Those people must have caught up…
The sky was already turning a pale white, and a cool breeze blew against his body, but the man felt no coldness at all.
He had drunk quite a bit, and his entire body felt burning hot.
A faint firelight appeared in the dense forest ahead, and large shadows were pressing towards the cave, numbering at least thirty to forty people…
Their footsteps were very light; they were clearly trained individuals.
“Not good, they must have been attracted by the fire!” The man hurriedly rushed into the cave and kicked out the campfire.
The two little children had no intention of waking up, their drool already flowing.
The man looked helpless.
If he slipped away alone, those people wouldn’t be able to catch him, but what about them?
Even if they weren’t killed, they would be taken away by those people…
But if he ran through the forest with the two children, his speed would inevitably decrease, and then neither of them would be able to escape.
“Hey, hey, hey, you two, wake up quickly!” The man, without a second thought, scooped up Xiao Xi Tian and Xiao Jin Heng.
“Mmm?”
“Eh?”
The two little buns, like two little rabbits, stared blankly at the man.
Who was this person?
Was he sent by Kong Xing Zhuo to find them?
He didn’t seem like it…
“Who are you?” Xiao Jin Heng frowned, instantly waking up.
Xiao Xi Tian also tilted her little head, observing the man’s face and clothing, and asked curiously, “Why are you wearing a mask?”
The man: “……”
You two have quite a lot of questions.
“After you two leave the cave, just keep walking forward. I’ll find you after I shake off those people!”
With that, the man carried the two little buns to the outside of the cave.
Xiao Jin Heng: “???”
Xiao Xi Tian: “???”
Wait, who are you?
“What group of people? Are they from the village?” Xiao Xi Tian asked.
The man had no time to explain, pointing in one direction, “Go quickly…”
Seeing the man’s anxious expression, his sweat soaking through the front and back of his clothes, Xiao Jin Heng knew that things were not that simple.
If the man wanted to harm them, he wouldn’t have bothered waking them up.
Xiao Jin Heng took Xiao Xi Tian’s hand, “Let’s go!”
He had also faintly sensed that there were many people lurking in the dense forest.
Xiao Xi Tian glanced at the man and had no choice but to run forward with Xiao Jin Heng…
This person’s voice and figure looked very familiar!
The man, holding his long sword, whistled towards the dense forest and shouted, “Haha, grandpa is here, come and catch me!”
As soon as he finished speaking, he ran through the forest like a fierce leopard.
He sometimes flew onto trees, and sometimes ran wildly through the grass, showing that he had learned excellent Qinggong…
Hearing the commotion, that group of people emerged one after another.
They were all wearing black night-traveling clothes, their faces covered, and they gripped sharp scimitars in their hands, looking like well-trained assassins.
But even with their formidable skills, it wouldn’t be easy to catch up to the man.
The mountains were rugged and the terrain complex; no matter where the man hid, they wouldn’t know where to start…
“Damn it, is that guy a monkey? Jumping around, he runs too fast?” A man in black kicked a pine tree and complained loudly.
The leader of the black-clothed men glanced at him and said coldly, “A bunch of useless trash, unable to catch even one living person. If you let him escape, how will we explain to the master when we return?”
“This… this can’t be blamed on us, right? That kid’s skills are too good, even if we surround him, we’re not his match!”
“Don’t make excuses. You guys split up and chase him. I don’t believe he can grow wings and fly out of this forest!”
The leader narrowed his eyes, holding his scimitar, and disappeared into the dense forest.
Who would have thought that shortly after they left, Kong Xing Zhuo would arrive with two hidden guards…
“Commander Kong, I really can’t take it anymore. If I don’t sleep, I’ll die!” Guard Jia panted.
Kong Xing Zhuo’s mood was utterly terrible.
He had clearly heard a strange commotion just now, but when he came over, he found nothing.
It had been two days and two nights, where had the young master and Sweet Baby gone…
“Commander Kong, look, there seems to be a cave ahead!” Guard Yi said.
Kong Xing Zhuo heard this and quickly ran over.
He found a large whiteboard and a blanket in the cave, and there were still unextinguished embers on the fire, indicating that the person who had stayed there had left not long ago…
“Commander Kong, could it be that the young master and Sweet Baby stayed here?” Guard Jia asked.
Kong Xing Zhuo was also unsure.
If he hadn’t heard the strange commotion just now, he would have been certain that the young master had slept here.
But why was there a smell of alcohol in the cave?
There were also many eaten duck bones on the ground…
Did the young master drink alcohol?
This thought was too absurd, but no matter who had rested here, he had to find the young master today.
“Let’s go, let’s continue searching ahead!” Kong Xing Zhuo said, then turned and walked out of the cave.
The two hidden guards exchanged glances. Oh my heavens, this was going to be the death of them.
Not sleeping at all, not filling their stomachs, just running around in the mountains like this, who could endure it…
Alas, there was no other way. Since Commander Kong had spoken, they had to search until they found them.
They would stop when they fainted from exhaustion.
Thus, the three of them continued their search amidst the morning mist.
At the same time, Xiao Xi Tian and Xiao Jin Heng were also running, their faces covered in sweat, and they kept looking back…
“Stop, stop, pant, pant!” Xiao Xi Tian pulled Xiao Jin Heng, sat down on the ground with a plop, and rubbed her ankle.
It was almost healed, but running like this made it hurt again.
“Are you okay?” Xiao Jin Heng asked.
The wound on his arm was almost healed, so Xiao Jin Heng planned to carry her, “Come up, I’ll carry you…”
Xiao Xi Tian looked at him with a resentful expression, “Let’s forget it. We’ve been running for half an hour, we should be out of danger!”
She secretly pondered, who was that man wearing a mask?
Why did he help them?
However, judging by his clothing and appearance, he was definitely not from Da Shui Village…
“Did you send him?” Xiao Xi Tian asked.
Xiao Jin Heng was also completely confused; he had no such person under him.
“No!”
“Then who could he be?” Xiao Xi Tian blinked her big eyes, “He seemed to be being chased, acting all flustered!”
She had thought that there would be no living people in Camel Peak Mountain besides mountain goods and wild beasts, but she hadn’t expected last night to be so lively…
Xiao Jin Heng said lightly, “As long as he doesn’t threaten our safety!”
At this moment, there was a rustling sound from the treetops above them.