Even at this point, Li Mo still acted as if he had no heart or worries.

However, his mindset unknowingly influenced and encouraged Fuying, and after much deliberation, Fuying decided to do as he said.

The best outcome would be for her to escape and then bring people to rescue Li Mo. But even if she couldn't escape herself, Li Mo hiding in the trash can would be a relatively safe place.

"Brother Li Mo, I'll listen to you, but you have to promise me you'll hide well. Don't come out before I arrive, okay?"

"Don't worry, I don't want to die so soon." Li Mo waved his hand and said firmly.

Fu Ying opened the trash can. Fortunately, it seemed that the sanitation worker had just cleaned it, so the trash can wasn't too dirty. With her help, Li Mo successfully crawled inside.

After settling Li Mo in, Fu Ying immediately fled in the direction Li Mo had indicated.

Because she had been delayed for too long, and with criminal organizations patrolling everywhere along the way, she had to hide and evade wave after wave of people searching for her, until she finally escaped into the mountains.

She had intended to take this opportunity to contact Gu Momo, but when she entered the mountains, she discovered that there was no signal at all.

The howling wind rustled the branches, and eerie sounds echoed throughout the forest, as if a demon dwelling in the mountains was roaring under the cover of night.

The temperature here is very low. Fuying only hid in the grass for a few minutes before she felt shivering all over.

"This can't go on. I might lose consciousness before dawn." She got up to stretch, but as soon as she poked her head out, she heard footsteps in the distance.

"There was a man and a woman. We don't know where the man went, but the woman is definitely still on the mountain."

"Surround this mountain, and don't let them escape!"

Upon hearing the assassin's voice, Fu Ying was so frightened that she immediately shrank back, but accidentally stepped on a dead branch beside her, making a "creak" sound.

"They're over there!"

Fu Ying felt a tingling sensation all over his body. He didn't even have time to be afraid and immediately turned and ran.

The biting wind howled past her ears, making her face almost numb.

Although she was running very fast, the footsteps behind her were getting closer and closer, and she could even hear the foul words spoken by the assassins.

"Hahaha, we found that woman. Let her run for a while longer. She'll be in for a world of hurt when we catch her."

"Of course! Look at her figure, she's a beauty. Even if we're going to kill her, let the brothers have a taste first."

"Little beauty, slow down, or you'll fall and hurt your leg, it'll feel uncomfortable later."

......

The disgusting words of the men behind her made Fuying feel like a lamb to the slaughter, making her last struggle.

Suddenly, a gunshot rang out, and the man closest to Fuying fell to the ground. Fuying felt as if her back had been sprayed with water, but she knew it was not water, but blood.

Immediately afterwards, another gunshot rang out, and another exposed assassin was shot in the head.

Fu Ying knew there must be a sniper present, but why would the other party save her?

Without a second thought, she ran to hide behind a large tree ahead. In the next five seconds, gunshots rang out one after another, and in the blink of an eye, all those chasing her were lying on the ground.

Fuying crouched behind the tree trunk, trembling uncontrollably. But before she could recover for even a few seconds, footsteps sounded beside her again.

Startled, she got up to run away, but the moment she looked up, she met Ye Sijue's eyes, which were full of pity.

In her extreme fear, she clutched at him like a lifeline, throwing herself into his arms, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.

"It's alright, it's alright."

Ye Sijue hadn't expected her to be so proactive. Just as he was about to reach out and hug her, Fu Ying suddenly pushed him away and took several steps back.

She was startled by what had just happened, her little face showing a mixture of relief and resistance, as if she had just escaped a disaster.

Holding him was instinctive, but pushing him away was her only remaining rationality.

"Come with me." Ye Sijue didn't question her about her sudden change of attitude, because he could guess the reason to some extent.

Under these circumstances, he wouldn't care what Fuying's attitude towards him was; he only wanted to get her out of danger as soon as possible.

Fu Ying abruptly pulled her hand away from Ye Sijue's grip. "What are you doing here? I don't need your help."

"Don't be silly. I only killed a small part of their team. Their main force will be here soon, and then I won't be able to save you."

"Ye Sijue, we've settled our differences long ago, I don't need you to save me! I..." Before Fu Ying could finish speaking, she felt a sharp pain in her neck and fainted.

She didn't know how much time had passed when she opened her eyes. A sharp pain shot through the back of her head. Looking down at herself, she found herself covered in camouflage branches. All around her was silent, and the sky was beginning to turn a pale, fish-belly color.

"Ye Sijue? Ye Sijue?" she called out Ye Sijue's name, but only the faint chirping of birds answered her.

A nameless fear welled up in her heart. She realized that Ye Sijue had knocked her unconscious last night and hidden her here. He must have gone to lure away the assassins by himself.

"Ye Sijue, I beg you, you must live, I beg you." Fu Ying staggered to her feet and searched for Ye Sijue's whereabouts.

She could see a corpse almost every 10 meters in the forest, and she could hardly imagine what kind of fierce battle Ye Sijue had gone through last night.

Fu Ying followed the trail from the mountainside to the summit. On the open ground at the summit, several assassins' corpses lay. She examined the footprints on the ground, but they were too chaotic to be discernible. However, she was certain that Ye Sijue had been there.

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