The man guarding the cave entrance will surely not be able to sleep soundly, which will hinder her actions at night.

Jiang Xi's mind raced, and she deliberately adopted a mushy tone: "You...you should stay closer to me, I'm scared at night."

Yan Zheng remained silent for two seconds before finally giving in and walking over to lie down against her outer side.

Jiang Xi silently wrapped herself tightly in her down jacket.

The moon was bright and the stars were few; all was quiet outside the cave.

Jiang Xi didn't know how much time had passed, but she was so sleepy that her eyelids were drooping, and she was trying to stay awake by pinching her thigh.

Only when she heard relaxed, even breathing beside her did she get up and grope her way off the straw bed in the dark.

She tiptoed to put on her shoes, then stood up while holding onto the stone wall. Before she could even stand up, a pair of hands grabbed her waist from behind and pulled her into their arms. Then, the person next to her rolled over and pressed her down onto the straw bed, clamping her legs between their legs.

Jiang Xi's heart skipped a beat, she cried out in surprise, and subconsciously put her hands on her chest.

In the darkness, she could see nothing but the dark shadow pressing down on her.

She knew it wasn't Yan Zheng, and she also knew he really would kill someone.

Jiang Xi said nervously, "I...I just need to use the restroom."

Jiang Xi's whole body tensed up, and her knitted sweater had already come undone in the struggle, revealing her fair and rounded shoulders, which now shimmered like pearls in the moonlight and trembled slightly.

The person on top of her chuckled softly, and Jiang Xi felt a chill run down her spine. She could almost picture the man's mocking gaze.

He pinched her chin and spoke, "Didn't you already find out?"

Jiang Xi decided to keep up the act: "What did you find?"

Suddenly, the fingers gripping her chin tightened their grip, causing her nose to sting and tears to stream down her face.

The man touched the warmth, paused for a few seconds, loosened his grip slightly, and suddenly said helplessly, "You are indeed different from her."

Jiang Xi caught her breath for a moment, inwardly cursing the man as a madman.

Then the man suddenly released her, slowly pulled her clothes back up, dusted off her collar, stood up and took an arm's length back, looking down at her, and said, "We meet again, Jiang Xi."

Jiang Xi slowly sat up, supporting herself against the stone wall. She pulled her clothes tighter and stopped pretending with him: "Did you bring me here? Where is Yan Zheng?"

"Him? I don't know."

Then, nonchalantly, he said, "Maybe he's dead. It's been two days already. With such severe injuries, he'd probably be in the bear's belly long ago."

Jiang Xi's mind went blank, and her heart sank to the bottom: No way... He's skilled, no way.

She opened her mouth but no sound came out. She took a deep breath and asked, "What exactly do you want to do?"

"Or should I ask, what do you want?"

The man didn't speak, as if he was thinking about something, then suddenly asked her, "Tell me first, how did you find out about me?"

He deliberately appeared only at night, so that he couldn't be seen clearly without the lights on. With the exact same figure and voice, how did she manage to tell them apart?

Jiang Xi wiped away the tears on her face and replied, "Yan Zheng values ​​that sword more than his own life. You're making it sound too easy for him to say he lost it."

"Besides, we've never eaten red fish. You're trying to convince me to stop doubting you by agreeing with me, but that only reveals your own lack of resolve."

Then, as if remembering something, she added, "From another angle, look at this cave. Where does it look like someone intends to stay for a long time? Yan Zheng is much more meticulous than you. If he really intended to stay, this cave wouldn't be as bare as it is now."

He would definitely chop wood and store food. He knew the importance of food for physical strength and would never take wild fruits to fill his three meals a day.

As she finished speaking, his applause rang out: "You are really different from her."

The man chuckled and muttered to himself, "So it turns out that two worlds really can create two completely different people."

Jiang Xi pondered his words, guessing that he was most likely referring to Jiang Xi in this world.

He was comparing, he was reminiscing. But she wasn't interested.

Jiang Xi asked coldly, "You still haven't answered me. What is your purpose?"

No one is kind to someone for no reason, nor is anyone mean to someone for no reason. He first interfered with Yan Zheng's normal life, and then kidnapped him. There must be a purpose behind it.

In response to her question, the man suddenly leaned closer to her and whispered, "I'm here to save you."

Jiang Xi turned her face away.

Suppressing her unease and anger, she said with a mocking smile, "Save me? Your so-called saving me is just bringing me to this wretched place and feeding me rotten fruit every day."

"If this were a civilized society, this would be illegal detention, kidnapping, do you understand?"

Based on Yan Zheng's previous description, she intuitively felt that this person had psychological problems and could not be communicated with using normal thinking.

Upon hearing her words, the man was suddenly taken aback, probably not expecting her to be so sharp.

But he wasn't angry: "You should know how you got into this forest."

Jiang Xi guessed what he wanted to say; it was nothing more than sowing discord.

She said, "All I know is that he saved me. If I hadn't come here, I would probably be frozen into an ice sculpture by now."

After he finished speaking, there was a moment of silence.

The man then said, "He brought you here? Heh, that's right, he brought you here."

"If he can bring you here, he can bring you back."

Then he added, "Look at this desolate place, there's nothing here, just barren mountains and wilderness. Are you going to spend the rest of your life here?"

Jiang Xi looked at him: "What do you want to say?"

The man didn't speak again, and Jiang Xi felt that the few minutes had been an eternity before he finally spoke again.

"Anyway, just stay here and relax. I'll be able to take you back soon."

"Oh, not going back to your cave, but going home."

"Go home?" Jiang Xi's heart pounded when she heard this.

Impossible, how could he be so kind?

Jiang Xi recalled what he had just said. Did he think that Yan Zheng's death would allow her to return? Her expression changed: "You're murdering someone! You're a madman!"

The man ignored her words; no matter what she said or asked, he acted as if he hadn't heard her.

Jiang Xi also tried to escape, but in the end, the man tied her hands behind her back with rattan.

Perhaps still not reassured, they changed the dressing on her forehead again. Jiang Xi resisted strongly. She had long suspected that there was something wrong with the medicine. Every time it was applied, she would feel drowsy not long afterward. Even if she was slow to realize it, she should have figured it out by now.

The man's physical strength ultimately prevailed, and Jiang Xi fell into a deep sleep again after her dressing was changed.

In her dream, she floated up and down, always hearing the sound of a storm. She seemed to be lying in a snowdrift, and she saw Yan Zheng walking towards her, embracing her, and warming her heart with his palm.

Then suddenly they were in the jungle, with the screams of a brown bear and Yan Zheng's panting in their ears. Jiang Xi saw him pinned down by the brown bear, his face, arms and legs covered in blood.

It felt like she'd been hit on the head. Jiang Xi watched helplessly as Yan Zheng was flung off the cliff by the bear.

She desperately tried to reach out and pull him up, but he kept falling deeper and deeper. Jiang Xi's tears fell: No, don't leave me.

**

Another night passed, and the sky began to lighten with the first light of dawn.

Yan Zheng lost his footing and stumbled, almost falling into the sinkhole next to him.