Chapter 6 The Witch Boy 5

Qi Chen almost lost his balance and fell when Xu Qiuqiu got so close. His mind was in turmoil, and it took him a long time to calm his racing heart. He realized that he couldn't let his mind wander anymore and that the most important thing was to get the girl in red out of the house as soon as possible.

So Qi Chen used his lightness skill to move even faster.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Qi Chen led Xu Qiuqiu out of the bamboo forest maze.

Qi Chen gently put Xu Qiuqiu down.

Xu Qiuqiu looked around. Although she had escaped the maze, she still didn't know the way out of the Valley of the Holy Healer. "003, can you provide the route out of the Valley of the Holy Healer?"

"Sure, host. We don't have mazes or other difficult routes, but we do have simpler routes like the one leading out of the valley!"

003 replied, and suddenly it was filled with pride. It finally saw that it was of some use and could help its host.

"That's good." Xu Qiuqiu was relieved.

"Girl, are you feeling better now?" Qi Chen asked with some concern, looking at Xu Qiuqiu who had suddenly stopped speaking.

"It's alright, it's all better now. Thank you for saving me, young master..." Xu Qiuqiu immediately snapped out of her daze upon hearing his words and looked at him with gratitude in her eyes.

Moreover, she had only faked the fall, so she decided to say goodbye to him, "Young master, I'm going home now. I will always remember your great kindness."

Qiuqiu… that name lingered in his mind.

Qi Chen felt inexplicably sad. Would they ever see each other again after she left? He asked, "Miss Qiuqiu, where is your home?"

When Xu Qiuqiu heard him call her name, she didn't understand why his voice sounded so pleasant and familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere before, which made her ears itch.

When asked where she lived, she hesitated. How could she say she was a member of the Hehuan Sect? People would definitely have a prejudice against the Hehuan Sect.

"At the Fuhuan Inn in Kaiyang City." Anyway, this inn belongs to the Hehuan Sect, so it shouldn't be a problem for her to say it like this, right? This makes her seem like a respectable woman, doesn't it?

"Young master, farewell." Without waiting for Qi Chen to speak, she turned and left.

She walked incredibly fast, as if afraid that Qi Chen would notice something was wrong and realize that she had just lied to him.

Qi Chen stood there watching Xu Qiuqiu's legs suddenly become nimble. He didn't notice anything amiss, but he felt a strong regret that he hadn't told her his name yet...

Xu Qiuqiu quickly walked to the entrance of the Valley of the Holy Doctors, following the route given by 003. She was immediately stunned. There were several people guarding the entrance with knives.

She quickly found a big tree and hid behind the trunk.

She miscalculated! She was too young. How could she just walk into and leave the door of a martial arts novelist like that? What should she do? If this continues, the male lead might come to the cabin to find her today. If she is locked up again, or even more so, how will she escape?

"003, why didn't you tell me there were guards here?" She should have just kept coaxing Qi Chen to take her out.

"I'm sorry, host, I don't know either..." 003 felt wronged. It had never read similar novels before, and it really didn't understand. "Why don't you continue to ask the second male lead for help, host?"

"..." She had just lied to him, and now she was going back to him. Wouldn't he become suspicious? And how would she know where the second male lead was? Did she expect him to be waiting for her there?

Xu Qiuqiu felt she was in a dead end. She decided to find a safe place first and then think of a way out. She took a step back but stepped on a tree branch on the ground.

With a sharp "crack," the guards with knives were alerted, and two men dressed in white cautiously walked toward the direction of the sound.

Xu Qiuqiu felt a chill run through her body and her heart raced. Was she really that unlucky?

Just as her legs went weak, a warm hand covered her mouth, and another hand wrapped around her waist. She felt the warmth of the body, and the person holding her suddenly became light, carrying her away from the spot using light-footed skills.

She panicked even more. Could this be the male lead? But she noticed the familiar herbal scent and the slightly uncomfortable silver ornaments in his arms, which seemed to be the same Qi Chen from before.

She was completely trapped in his arms and couldn't move. He flew incredibly fast, and she could only feel the wind whistling against her face and the intense heat of his body in her arms.

She didn't know how much time had passed when she was put down; she was still a little dizzy.

Qi Chen put her down and then gentlemanly let go of her hand, saying, "Miss Qiuqiu, I apologize for the offense, it happened so suddenly."

Her face flushed again after she finished speaking.

Xu Qiuqiu felt dizzy and her legs were a little weak. She almost couldn't stand up while holding her head. Qi Chen quickly steadied her hand when he saw this.

"Thank you..." Xu Qiuqiu steadied herself and quickly expressed her gratitude.

Qi Chen held her fingertips, which were burning hot. Seeing that Xu Qiuqiu seemed to be feeling a little better, he immediately let go of her hand, his fingers unconsciously rubbing together, as if he was somewhat reluctant to have just touched her.

"Why did you suddenly come here?" Xu Qiuqiu didn't understand why he appeared so timely.

“Miss Qiuqiu, you left in such a hurry that I didn’t have time to tell you that there are guards at the entrance of the Holy Medicine Valley, and you can’t leave easily without a token. I was worried about you, so I followed you…” Qi Chen’s face grew even hotter as he spoke, sounding a bit like a man with ill intentions who was stalking a respectable woman.

He was just worried about her...

I hope Miss Qiuqiu won't mind?

But he never dared to look her in the eye.

"003, why does he seem to have no suspicion about me at all?" Xu Qiuqiu looked at the somewhat embarrassed boy in front of her.

“Host, that’s great! We can continue to ask him for help to get out.” 003 said happily.

"This isn't right. He's so innocent, I can't bear to hurt him..." She felt a little guilty. She had wanted to run away quickly because she was afraid Qi Chen would realize she was lying, even though what she said was only half true.

But who would immediately trust a stranger? She was afraid that he would come to his senses and cause a commotion, attracting the male lead's attention, so she hurriedly left as soon as she came out. But now, judging from his appearance, he didn't seem to have any suspicions at all.

“Host, you didn’t lie to him. You are indeed under house arrest, and you only asked him for a favor. You can make it up to him after you get out.” 003 reassured Xu Qiuqiu.

“You’re right!” Xu Qiuqiu immediately perked up, and her gaze towards Qi Chen softened again.

"Thank you, young master. If you hadn't come, I'm afraid I would have been dragged back to that terrible place..." Xu Qiuqiu said in a low voice.

“Miss Qiuqiu, my name is Qi Chen, you can call me by my name…” After saying that, his ears turned red again, but he felt a little happy inside, because she knew his name.