On the other side.

Mu Shiyu nervously held Jiang Xian'er's hand as they ran, occasionally glancing back at her.

"Father, have they caught up?" Finally stopping, Mu Shiyu bent over, panting, and looked at Mu Shanhai beside her.

Mu Shanhai shook his head: "I don't know. We can only slowly look for a way down the mountain and then try to find a way to contact them."

Before them lay a mountain forest. The three had no idea where they were, and they had no compass with them.

Deep in the jungle, for a moment I was completely disoriented.

"Will Xiao and the others be alright? There are so many people on the other side. I wish I could contact my father." Jiang Xian'er poked her little hands, looking anxiously in the direction Luo Chen and the others had been.

Immediately, Jiang Xian'er felt a heat coming from her head.

Looking up, I saw Mu Shiyu with her hand on her head.

Mu Shiyu smiled and comforted him, "It's okay, trust him, he'll definitely find a way."

That's what he said, but a trace of worry still appeared on his face.

"Don't worry, they'll definitely find a way to escape. Don't be too concerned about them. Xiao and Qi Tianlong aren't easy to catch," Mu Shanhai said with a smile, reassuring the two girls.

At this point, they were unable to offer any assistance.

They could only wait for Luo Chen to come looking for them, but Mu Shanhai was unsure of which way to go.

"The gunshots are no longer audible. We must be quite far apart now. Let's rest for a while; we're tired too." Mu Shanhai looked around at the tall trees and dense grass.

I was still thinking of finding some food to replenish my energy.

"Don't worry, things will get better." Mu Shiyu found a half-exposed stone embedded in the soil and gestured for Jiang Xian'er to sit down as well.

Jiang Xian'er nodded and looked in the direction they had come from; she had no better solution.

A sense of worry and dissatisfaction with his own performance also arose in his heart.

"Be careful, I'm going to look around for food. Be careful, I won't go too far," Mu Shanhai warned before heading into the bushes beside him.

"What's wrong? Are you still worried?" Mu Shiyu nodded to Mu Shanhai, then turned to look at Jiang Xian'er and noticed that she looked a little pale.

Jiang Xian'er sat on the rock, feeling as if everything that had just happened and last night was a dream.

It wasn't that she was disappointed, but compared to when she was in the small town, Jiang Xian'er had a clearer understanding of the world.

She used to find stories about mercenaries fascinating and exciting, describing their lives as living on the edge of death, but she could also experience many things she had never encountered before.

As more and more stories unfold, Jiang Xian'er keeps thinking about leaving the small town and becoming the savior of this world.

She dreamed of becoming the king of mercenaries—no, the mother of mercenaries.

However, when faced with the harsh reality, Jiang Xian'er did not find everything so beautiful. Beneath the beauty lay bloodshed, death, and a hail of bullets.

This had a huge impact on her understanding of the world, and it continued to spread in the heart of this chuunibyou (delusional) girl.

She felt very confused, but didn't know how to deal with it.

It's like she wanted to become a battlefield mercenary medic, but she only knew some basic bandaging techniques, and she hadn't specifically studied anything more difficult.

"I don't know, it's just not what I imagined. I didn't know death was so terrifying. It's like when that stinky woman slapped me, it was like she woke me up instantly. Back in the small town, no one ever dared to treat me like that." Jiang Xian'er's blank expression made her think of someone when she said this. Besides that guy, she also dared to hit me.

"Actually, it's nothing. Reality is very different from what we imagine. Maybe the world is not as simple as we think. But after you've experienced all of this, you'll realize that it's really nothing."

Mu Shiyu always carried a calm and gentle temperament, yet she was incredibly strong, and she seemed indifferent to everything.

"When you've always lived in one place, when you step out of your little world, the initial impact will naturally be huge, just like when I first experienced it. Just like Lao Tie and his friends, they seem to have become accustomed to these things simply because they've been doing them all along. But for us, when we rush into this world, we only have two choices: either be assimilated or be abandoned."

Mu Shiyu gazed into Jiang Xian'er's large eyes, a slight smile playing on her lips as she slowly explained.

Hearing Mu Shiyu's words, Jiang Xian'er lowered her head sadly.

She then raised her head, opened her eyes, and pointed at Mu Shiyu with joy, saying, "I understand. What I need to do now is to keep learning and constantly hone myself. Only in this way can I become the savior of the world."

Seeing Jiang Xian'er's joyful expression, it seemed she had discovered some secret to life.

Mu Shiyu revealed her white teeth and smiled faintly, like a spring breeze, which was breathtaking.

"It seems like what you said makes sense, so don't be too sad. Besides, you're very brave!" Mu Shiyu said at the end, her tone very serious.

She still remembers the scene where Jiang Xian'er stood in front of her.

Mu Shiyu didn't understand Jiang Xian'er; they had only known each other for a few days. However, the feeling of having gone through life and death together was somewhat different.

It's like she said so much, but in the end, it was Jiang Xian'er who figured it out herself.

Even though she has just gone through a life-or-death chase, she is still a woman who wants to save the world.

Do you think she's stupid?

It is indeed quite silly, but after the trials of time, how many people can still hold onto their childhood dreams?

Jiang Xian'er has not yet completely escaped the threat of death.

Whoosh!

The sound of rustling grass came from behind.

Mu Shiyu's expression turned serious. She grabbed Jiang Xian'er's hand and headed deeper into the jungle.

But the voices behind me seemed to be getting more and more urgent.

"Shiyu, what's wrong?" Mu Shanhai, who was holding a few wild fruits, happened to see Mu Shiyu and Mu Shiyu running and quickly asked.

“Someone is catching up from behind, but we don’t know who it is,” Mu Shiyu said coldly and quickly.

Mu Shanhai gripped his gun tightly, handed the wild berries to the two men, and said sternly, "Get behind me, you two go first."

Just then, a figure suddenly darted out from the bushes.

Startled, Mu Shanhai raised his pistol before he could even see the figure clearly.

"It's me, Shan Hai, it's me." Qi Tianlong, covered in sweat, said hurriedly to the three people in front of him.

"Tianlong, you scared me to death." Mu Shanhai felt a cold sweat break out all over his body.

"By the way, what brings you here? Where are the others?"