Chapter 353 The Tigress Appears

The carriage soon arrived at the foot of the mountain, but there was no way to drive into the mountain because there was only a small path into the mountain, so they could only walk in. Moreover, the mountain was continuous and it was not suitable for driving a horse.

An Yan signaled Yan Qingqiu to take everything with him, and then signaled Mei Die to walk with her.

Meidie looked up and saw only towering trees, with occasional fallen leaves and some unknown small flowers. There were also many wild flowers blooming on the road.

The weather is good today. The sun shines through the gaps between the leaves, and the crisp chirping of birds can be heard, making people feel refreshed.

"This tree must be hundreds of years old. Look how thick it is." Meidie pointed to a huge tree that was so tall that it almost reached the sky.

An Yan raised her eyes to look and said, "I think there should be one."

"Green mountains and clear waters are indeed nourishing. I don't even want to go out. It feels so relaxing." Yan Qingqiu said with a chuckle, pointing to the stream ahead and said, "Hey, let's go there."

"You look like you're here for a trip." An Yan teased him.

Yan Qingqiu said, "You have to keep a good mood." He stepped onto the rocks at the edge of the stream to look at the water and said, "It's so clear. It must be spring water from the mountains."

"I don't think it's anything special. Why did the man in white robe say it was so scary?" Mei Die said as she looked around. She found a bunch of flowers not far away and said, "Hey, An Yan, look at that flower. It's so beautiful. It's purple."

An Yan also looked over at her and said, "It's Violet."

"It's so beautiful. It's a pity that I can't take it with me, otherwise I would pick some and take them back."

"Why pick that? We have plenty over there, as much as you want." Yan Qingqiu didn't care, and then came to An Yan and asked, "Are you thirsty? The water over there is drinkable, it's very sweet."

"I'm not thirsty. It's more important for us to get on the road early. Let's go forward and don't separate." An Yan said as he motioned Mei Die to come over.

Mei Die walked closely beside An Yan, saying, "After passing this mountain, we will reach our destination. We encountered many strange things and people along the way."

"If we get there sooner, we can go back and save Li Rongsen." Yan Qingqiu became more excited when he thought of this.

An Yan also put in twelve times more effort.

At first, there was only occasional light fog in the mountains, which was not disturbing. However, the further we walked in, the thicker the fog became, and we could hardly see the two people in front and behind us.

Yan Qingqiu said, "An Yan, give me your hand. I'll hold yours so we don't get separated."

But he didn't hear An Yan's response, which made him a little anxious, and he shouted again: "An Yan, are you there, give me your hand!" After he finished speaking, he reached out to grab something with both hands.

And he actually caught her, so he felt a little relieved. He said, "An Yan, why don't you say anything?" Then he felt something was wrong, because he found that her hands were very rough. Although An Yan often did rough and heavy work, her hands were smooth and could not have as many calluses as this hand. He immediately said, "You are not An Yan!"

"Come with me." This was the voice of a strange woman.

Yan Qingqiu naturally refused. He tried to shake off the hand, but it held him tightly and dragged him in one direction. He heard her say, "Come on, I'll take you out. You can't get out by yourself."

"Who are you?" Yan Qingqiu asked.

"I am from this mountain. You are lucky to have met me today, otherwise you would have died here." The woman smiled softly.

This made Yan Qingqiu even more uneasy. He struggled hard and prepared to escape, but he had lost some energy and blood in the previous fight with Bai Yucheng, so he was not as flexible as before. There was also thick fog in front of his eyes. He felt someone hit him hard on the back of his head, and then he lost consciousness and fainted.

On the other side, An Yan and Mei Die were looking for Yan Qingqiu.

Meidie said, "It's really strange. He was here just now, but he disappeared in the blink of an eye."

"There's something strange about this mountain. We have to find him." An Yan was a little anxious because she knew that Yan Qingqiu was not in good health and might not be able to escape. Moreover, she also noticed that there was fog around them.

And this fog is not ordinary fog, it is actually a kind of medicinal gas, which is specially used to confuse people.

Meidie tightly grasped An Yan's arm and said, "An Yan, look, the fog is getting thicker."

An Yan had already taken out the medicine from her bag. She took one herself and handed one to Mei Die, saying to her, "Take this. This way, no matter what happens, nothing can harm our lives."

"Where did Yan Qingqiu go? Maybe he was trapped in the fog." Mei Die said.

An Yan used her energy to try to disperse the fog, but found that the fog quickly gathered together again and formed a thick wall, making it almost impossible to see the things around her.

Even though Meidie was right next to him, he could only see her face vaguely.

Meidie picked up a few butterflies and prepared to let them go out to find a way out. Unfortunately, the butterflies fell to the ground again as soon as they came out. She couldn't help but sigh, "Oh no, this place is not good. We need to leave here quickly."

"We must find Yan Qingqiu before we can leave here." An Yan was thinking of how to deal with the fog.

Meidie said, "Didn't the man in white robe say there was a tigress in this mountain? Maybe this is her plan."

Everyone is afraid of the tigress. No one has ever dared to come here because everyone knows that once you go there is no way back, so no one dares to take the risk.

Yan Qingqiu felt pain all over his body. He was thrown heavily into a yard. There was no fog here. There was a two-story building, a few fields, and some clothes racks. It seemed that someone lived here all year round.

In front of me was a peasant woman in plain clothes. She was pretty good-looking, but she looked rather fierce, so she must be someone not to be trifled with.

Yan Qingqiu subconsciously thought of what the white-robed man had said, and immediately asked her, "Who are you? Are you the tigress of this mountain?"

"Tigress?" The woman was startled at first, then burst into laughter and said, "That's what people outside call me. It's a unique name, and I quite like it."

"Why did you bring me here?" Yan Qingqiu became alert and tried to stand up, but found that he was poisoned. He subconsciously thought that the fog just now was poison, which made him feel weak.

The woman lowered her eyes and chuckled, then went to Yan Qingqiu and squatted down to look at him, looking him up and down countless times.

This made Yan Qingqiu feel a little creepy. Although he knew that he was handsome, he couldn't let others look at him like this. It was as if he was seen through inside and out. What's more, he couldn't move at the moment, so he couldn't lose his innocence.

"What are you thinking about?" the woman asked Yan Qingqiu, because she saw disgust on his face.

Yan Qingqiu said, "I'm warning you. I have two friends. If you dare to do anything bad to me, they won't let you go."

"Don't worry, they can't find this place. I will lead them out. I just need to keep you here so that you don't cause any other trouble." The woman giggled.

Yan Qingqiu was anxious and asked, "What do you mean? Why did you keep me here?"

"Stay with me." The woman threw a coquettish glance at Yan Qingqiu.

Yan Qingqiu felt that he was almost killed on the spot. Fortunately, he was also a man who had seen the world. He wondered in his heart that this tigress might have taken a fancy to him and wanted to keep him as a male tiger.

(End of this chapter)