"Wipe your eyes," Qi Guze said to her. Xu Yuehuai's eyes were injured, and although the swelling had subsided, she was not completely recovered. So he took the rag and slowly wiped her eyes. In the distance, Wang Ping'an was feeling sorry for himself, cursing and kicking stones to vent his anger. Whenever Xu Yuehuai and Qi Guze stared at him coldly, he would become very obedient.

Xu Yuehua wiped her eyes; the sweet spring water made her feel much better.

Only then did he continue looking outside.

Towering trees fill the valleys, and cuckoos echo through the mountains.

Outside, a day had passed, but here, though it was too dark to bear, it was an unprecedented ordeal for them. Xu Yuehuai's heart raced. "I found animal tracks in this cave."

Strictly speaking, what Xu Yuehuai discovered were the footprints of certain animals and the downy hair on their bodies.

The fur was light golden. Xu Yuehuai pondered for a long time what kind of animal it was but couldn't figure it out. In fact, Qi Guze had noticed it a long time ago, but he was afraid of causing panic, so he didn't say anything.

But because he discovered all of this, Qi Guze became even more vigilant and attentive in the following days, not daring to miss a single sound.

There was nothing there.

“We need to light it.” Qi Guze looked at her.

"Now that we have nothing, what will we use as fuel? How will we keep going?" Xu Yuehuai was extremely frustrated and shook her head in disappointment. Qi Guze reached the edge of the cliff and, in the dark twilight, glanced into the distance. "Let's use our clothes as ropes to tie up the withered branches and leaves on the other side."

"this……"

Wang Ping'an felt this was nothing but a fool's dream.

"How is this possible? Look at the height, and look at the drop! This is no joke!"

But there wasn't a trace of humor on Qi Guze's face. "How can this be a joke? Can you guarantee there aren't any wild beasts here that are active at night? If a wild beast comes, wouldn't we be sitting here waiting to die, becoming their meal?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Ping'an was terrified, feeling cold sweat trickling down the back of his neck.

Wang Ping'an trembled and said in a hoarse voice, "Then what should we do?"

"If you want to survive, you'd better not ask questions, but concentrate on finding a solution. We've been starving all day, and our strength is obviously not as good as it was this morning. If you keep talking nonsense and having wild thoughts, you'll die before we even get to your rescue tomorrow."

"Ah, this!"

Wang Ping'an was terrified.

But I also understand that Qi Guze is right.

As for Xu Yuehuai, she took off her outer clothes.

As Qi Guze suggested, the three men's outer garments were tied together to form a vine.

The vine was quickly prepared, and the dry branches were obtained without much effort.

The dry branches were quickly lit, and the night could be spent properly. Just as the branches were ignited, Xu Yuehuai turned around with a keen sense. With her abnormally accurate sixth sense, she seemed to discover a pair of voyeur eyes in the darkness behind her.

The feeling of being spied on was crystal clear.

"Who is it? Who is it?"

She held up a wooden stick that looked like a torch and searched everywhere.

But there was no one or anything behind him.

Who is it?

Qi Guze had already stood up, holding a sharp stone in his hand, ready to kill the hidden danger at any moment, but there was nothing there. Xu Yuehuai walked into the darkness to take a look, and then smiled, "I was just being paranoid, there's nothing there."

With nothing else to do, Wang Ping'an said, "When I was a child, my family was poor. My parents made straw sandals. I climbed my way up to where I am today step by step. I can use these clothes to make straw ropes."

"You think you have that ability?" Xu Yuehuai asked with a provocative smile.

This laugh perfectly ignited Wang Ping'an's competitive spirit.

Wang Ping'an frowned and said coldly, "You have no idea how I lived through days of hunger and cold back then."

"So, is this your reason, Lord Wang, for your insatiable greed, causing even more poor people to suffer from hunger and cold?"

"this……"

Wang Ping'an remained silent.

Xu Yuehuai chuckled and remained silent.

Wang Ping'an, perhaps to prove his ability, actually managed to untie his clothes with his bare hands. The clothes quickly turned into a tangled mess, and in Xu Yuehuai and Qi Guze's opinion, there was probably no way they could ever be reassembled into a rope.

But Wang Ping'an slowly pulled out one strand at a time and actually started braiding it.

Perhaps it was a pang of conscience, or a sudden realization, but Wang Ping'an seemed to change in that instant. "The court has gone to great lengths to arrest me, Lord Qi. How many men did you bring this time?"

Qi Guze had a sinister expression on his face, as if to say, "Why should I tell you?" But he still spoke up, "The people of Heping County have all been mobilized, and Pei Xuan has probably recruited quite a few soldiers as well."

"Thank you for your help."

I thought Wang Ping'an would say something more, but then he fell silent.

However, Wang Ping'an's hands moved very quickly, and Xu Yuehuai could not underestimate his skill. She also realized that Wang Ping'an's family had indeed made a living from this craft.

By late at night, Wang Ping'an's ropes were ready.

Before dawn, Xu Yuehuai opened her eyes.

She noticed that Qi Guze hadn't rested, or rather, he had already opened his bright, piercing eyes.

"Good morning."

"An." Qi Guze looked at Xu Yuehuai, who had already prepared a wet towel and rag. The towel was made from a sleeve and the water inside was for drinking.

As for the rag, it was used to wipe the face for cleaning. Xu Yuehuai sighed with admiration, "I never expected you to be so meticulous."

"fine."

The man opposite had a strange appearance; the sleeves of his clothes had been removed, making it look like he was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, but the short-sleeved shirt was so long that it almost covered his ankles.

If anyone else wore such bizarre clothes, they would surely be laughed at and become the target of ridicule. But strangely enough, he managed to make this ugly outfit look uniquely beautiful.

It is clear how extraordinary he is.

Xu Yuehuai quickly turned her gaze away. She had just wiped her eyes when she was pleasantly surprised to find that Wang Ping'an, who had been busy for half the night, had actually finished making the rope. He covered his mouth and yawned widely, pointing to the masterpiece in front of him.

"I see, Miss Xu."

"You're really amazing, you've really impressed me. My jaw is about to drop." Xu Yuehuai chuckled, picked up the rope to examine it, and walked to the edge of the cliff.

Just as he was about to drop it, Qi Guze said again, "That thing came again last night."

Qi Guze took out a piece of golden-yellow down.

Upon seeing this, Xu Yuehuai was thrown into a panic. "Why is it happening again? What is this?"

“It’s probably…” Qi Guze lowered his voice, “some kind of mandrill.”