The woman quickly realized her loss of composure, tried to adjust her mood, regained her composure, and continued to narrate her experience. But Xiao Yi knew that the panic in that moment had exposed her inner uneasiness.

Although the woman expressed doubt, she followed him silently. Her brows were slightly furrowed, and her eyes looked around the unfamiliar environment from time to time. Her lips were lightly pursed, as if she wanted to ask something, but she chose to remain silent.

Her steps were slightly hesitant, no longer as firm and brisk as before. Every step she took seemed to be filled with hesitation and uneasiness. However, despite being full of doubts in her heart, the woman still followed Xiao Yi closely, not daring to distance herself from him.

Occasionally, her eyes would fall on Xiao Yi's back, as if she was looking for a sense of security from him. Her doubtful expression was mixed with a little fear of the unknown, but she still gritted her teeth and forced herself not to make a sound.

The woman's hands unconsciously clenched the corners of her clothes, her palms already full of sweat. As she walked, she secretly pondered Xiao Yi's intention to change the route, and her heart became more and more uneasy. But thinking about her current situation, it seemed that she had no other choice but to follow Xiao Yi.

Just like that, the woman followed Xiao Yi silently with mixed feelings, and continued to move forward on this unknown road.

Xiao Yi pretended to be injured again. He suddenly frowned, a painful expression appeared on his face, and he covered his calf with one hand. His body trembled slightly and he said, "Oh no, my leg seems to be injured."

His voice was a little weak, but his eyes were fixed on the woman, observing her reaction. When the woman heard his words, a look of concern and tension immediately appeared on her face.

"What should we do?" the woman said anxiously, looking around panically.

Xiao Yi pretended to raise his head with difficulty, looked at the woman and said, "Can you help me find some herbs nearby that can heal my wounds?"

The woman nodded without hesitation, "Okay, I'll go find it right away." Then she turned around and began to search carefully in the surrounding grass and woods.

Xiao Yi looked at the woman's busy back, and his doubts did not diminish. He quietly observed the woman's every move to see if she would take this opportunity to do anything unusual.

The woman bent over, carefully examining each plant, beads of sweat gradually oozing from her forehead. Her expression was focused and anxious, and she kept muttering, "Where on earth can I find the herbs?"

While Xiao Yi pretended to moan, he watched the woman's every move out of the corner of his eye, not missing any details that might reveal her true purpose.

He secretly observed whether the woman would take the opportunity to escape or have other unusual behaviors. Xiao Yi leaned against a tree in pain, but his eyes narrowed from time to time, his gaze as sharp as a hawk in the dark night, following the woman's figure closely.

His breathing was deliberately disordered, pretending to be in unbearable pain, but his ears were perked up, catching even the slightest sound around him. Every rustle of wind through the grass, every sound of falling leaves, made his nerves tense.

Xiao Yi's heartbeat accelerated in his chest, and he kept speculating about the woman's possible actions. If she ran away, what would the rhythm of her footsteps be? If she had other plans, would she take this opportunity to secretly leave some marks?

His fingers unconsciously gripped the branch beside him, his palms were covered in sweat. His eyes never left the woman, not missing any of her suspicious movements or pauses.

When the woman bent down to check a plant, Xiao Yi's heart instantly rose to his throat. He stared at her nervously, fearing that she would suddenly stand up and run in the opposite direction.

Time seemed to be extremely long, and every second was a torture for Xiao Yi. His brain was working rapidly, ready to deal with any abnormal behavior that the woman might show.