Chapter 132 Appears Again

The men and horses galloped like the wind, without stopping day or night.

It quietly turned from the official road to a winding path, and then disappeared into the vast wilderness.

Chen He felt as if all the joints in her body were about to be torn apart by this endless running around, and fatigue surged like a tide, almost drowning her.

However, she gritted her teeth and dared not stop or slack off for even a moment.

In the capital, countless pairs of eyes were staring at the Shen Mansion and the Cining Palace.

Every day she delayed increased the risk of being discovered.

But that feeling of being on edge is back again.

Ever since she left the capital a hundred miles away, this feeling has been following her vaguely.

It's not an illusion.

The instinct she gained from struggling to survive in a mass grave in her previous life made her sense of danger more sensitive than that of a hound.

Someone is following her.

Chen He sneered in his heart, but remained expressionless on the surface.

She deliberately made a few circles, made a feint at an abandoned post station, and then changed direction and sneaked into the mountains at night.

But that gaze was like a thorn in my flesh, and I couldn't get rid of it.

That's all.

As long as the other party has no ill intentions, she doesn't bother to care.

The most urgent task is to return to Yanshan.

***

After walking for a few more days, a faint, strange smell with a hint of sweetness began to fill the air.

The outlines of the mountains in the distance were also shrouded in a layer of light purple mist, like a dream.

Yan Hui Mountain, we’ve arrived.

And what stood before her was the first natural chasm—

Lost Forest.

The branches of the trees in the forest were all twisted and distorted in a morbid manner, with their fangs and claws bared.

The lavender miasma flowed slowly through the forest like a veil, tinging everything with an ominous hue.

In her previous life, she had only seen the description of this place on the drawings in the secret report.

Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I realize how dangerous it is, far beyond my imagination.

"Oh."

Chen He chuckled softly, but there was no fear in his eyes, instead a cluster of fire ignited.

She took out the sachet given by Chu Yue from her bosom, tied it tightly around her waist, and poured out a detoxification pill and held it under her tongue.

The cold medicinal power melted away instantly.

She dismounted and took out the soft sword for self-defense from her bag.

“Xiao Jingren, Chen Jiao.”

"Your wealth and glory are buried beneath this purple mist."

"I'll...get it."

As soon as she finished speaking, she didn't hesitate any longer and plunged into the strange purple mist.

***

As soon as we entered the forest, the sweet smell instantly became ten times stronger, making us dizzy and swollen.

Chu Yue's sachet worked, but it could only barely protect the area around her mouth and nose.

The miasma was pervasive, and some strands of it still seeped into her lungs, making her steps begin to feel unsteady.

What's even more terrifying is what's under your feet.

There are countless poisons hidden under the soft rotten leaves.

She saw with her own eyes a colorful poisonous snake poking its head out from the fallen leaves and biting a passing hare into black and purple rotten meat in one bite.

The insect repellent powder she sprinkled along the way only saved her from most of the harassment.

This forest has been affected by the radiation from the purple marrow veins for too long and has long become a kingdom of poison.

Chen He gritted his teeth, held the sword in one hand to push away the vines in front of him, covered his mouth and nose tightly with the other hand, and walked forward one step deep and one step shallow, comparing the route he remembered from his previous life.

Suddenly, a teeth-grinding buzzing sound came from all directions!

Chen He's scalp exploded!

That's no ordinary bee!

Each one is the size of a fist, with a strange metallic purple color all over, and a pair of blood-red compound eyes flashing with murderous light!

Amethyst poisonous bee!

One of the most ferocious poisons recorded in the drawings!

“Damn it!”

Chen He cursed inwardly, no longer caring about saving energy. The soft sword in his hand instantly swung out a sword flower, cutting down several poisonous bees that pounced on him.

But this action seemed to have stirred up a hornet's nest.

There was a loud buzzing sound!

Hundreds and thousands of poisonous bees, a black mass, like a purple dark cloud, rushed towards her frantically!

Insect repellent powders are of no use to them!

No matter how fast the sword light is, it cannot stop the overwhelming number!

“Puff!”

A poisonous bee broke through the sword net, and its needle-like stinger pierced her arm!

A sharp pain came, the wound turned purple in an instant, and half of the body began to feel numb!

Oh no!

The detoxification pills under the tongue cannot suppress this kind of strong poison!

Shen He's vision began to blur and his movements slowed down.

Another poisonous bee took advantage of the opportunity and flew straight towards her face!

She wanted to hide, but her body felt as heavy as if it were filled with lead.

It’s over…

Is she going to die in such an unknown place again after living her life again?

Not reconciled!

She is unwilling to accept it!

At the moment when the poisonous bee's sting was about to pierce her forehead——

A black shadow, carrying a sharp sword light, descended from the sky like a ghost!

“clang!”

The sword light was like a silk thread, instantly weaving an impenetrable net in front of her.

All the poisonous bees that approached were crushed into pieces!

The man held a sword in one hand and stretched out the other hand like lightning, pinched Shen He's chin, and forcefully stuffed a cold pill into her mouth.

The pill melted in his mouth, and a cooling medicinal force that was a hundred times stronger than before instantly rushed into his limbs and bones, suppressing the fierce poison.

A cold, hoarse, yet familiar voice exploded in her ears.

"Hold your breath!"

Chen He suddenly came back to his senses and met a pair of eyes as deep as a cold pond.

And a cold silver mask.

It's him!

The silver-faced man who saved her once at the palace banquet!

Before she could speak, the man grabbed her wrist and growled.

"Follow me!"

He pulled her, his body as fast as lightning, and in this maze forest that Chen He regarded as hopeless, he walked as if it were flat ground!

He could always accurately avoid the poisonous swamps hidden under his feet and bypass the lairs of large beasts, as if this forest was his backyard.

Chen He staggered when he was pulled by him, and his heart was in turmoil.

That lingering feeling of being watched...

It turns out, it was him all along!

Who is he?

Why does he always appear when she is in the most critical moment?

Chen He only felt that his wrist was tightly clamped by an iron clamp.

The force was so great that she couldn't even struggle.

It was this man who took her through this poisonous forest at a rapid speed.

There was not even a hint of hesitation in his steps.

Which vines can provide support? Which rocks hide poisonous scorpions? Which swamps will devour lives?

He knew it all!

This is not a passerby at all, but a person who happened to "do a brave act"!

Chen He's heart sank inch by inch.

The betrayal in her previous life made her unable to trust any sudden kindness.

Especially, this kind of "salvation" that seemed to be tailor-made for her.

“Who the hell are you!”

She used all her strength and shouted sternly.

The man didn't look back, but squeezed out two words from his throat.

"Shut up."

The voice was cold and hoarse, like two pieces of metal rubbing against each other.

But his tone revealed an uncontrollable anxiety and...fear?

Shen He was stunned.

Is it an illusion?

"Let me go!"

She tried to pull her hand free.

The man paused and turned his head suddenly. The deep eyes behind the mask locked onto her.

"Do you want to die here?"

His voice suddenly rose, carrying a hint of rage that she had never heard before!

"I didn't go through all this trouble to come here just to collect your body!"

Shen He was completely stunned.

Follow?

Starting from the capital, that gaze that follows me everywhere...

Is it him?

Before she could figure it out, the man had already grabbed her again and rushed deeper into the woods.

The purple miasma around became thinner and thinner.

After passing through a tangled patch of ancient vines, the view suddenly opens up.

A small waterfall falls from the cliff, forming a clear pool below.

The water in the pond is so clear that you can see the bottom, which is completely out of place in this poisonous forest.

Behind the waterfall, there is a hidden cave half a person's height.