In the pitch-black forest, the moon shone with a bluish-white light, illuminating everything. The calls of nightingales, cicadas, frogs, and other small animals became clearer and clearer in my ears...

Hua Shi staggered to his feet, and in the dim light, he bent down and hurriedly picked up the loquats scattered on the ground.

The basket fell to the ground, and the yellow loquats were all over the ground. She didn't want to waste them, and she felt a little anxious when she heard the voice calling her name.

She had been unconscious in the forest for who knows how long. When Li returned home and couldn't find her, she probably brought a lot of villagers into the mountains to look for her...

Suddenly, Hua Shi opened her eyes and saw a green and yellow snake lying less than a meter away from her. The snake's head seemed to have been twisted into a ball by something strange, as if it was dead...

Hua Shi didn't dare to act rashly, but a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

How dangerous it was to be in the deep mountains and forests at night. She was still feeling lucky that she had been unconscious for so long that she hadn't been eaten by any venomous snakes or beasts...

Hua Shi tried a few times and only breathed a sigh of relief when he was sure that the snake was dead. Suddenly, he saw several sets of messy footprints of wild animals on the wet grass, and his face turned pale with fright.

My mind was in a mess, but I couldn't help but think of the black cat that jumped out of the Hua family's courtyard yesterday evening with a poisonous snake in its mouth...

Black cats, snakes, footprints of wild animals...

…

"I'm here! Milk! I'm here!"

Hua Shi walked on the moonlight, following the memory of the day, and ran quickly along the forest path.

In the empty dense forest, my own voice mixed with the cries of small animals was a bit creepy.

The noisy voices of people calling her name just now could no longer be heard.

I don’t know if it was because he searched for a long time but couldn’t find it, so he gave up and went back.

Hua Shi ran on the small mountain path like a headless fly for a while, and the back of his head began to feel dizzy due to the intense running.

The sturdy black cat in her arms was heavy and slippery. Hua Shi ran all the way with it in her arms, and she could no longer hold it.

She had originally not wanted to care about the black cat, but she saw the dead snake not far from her and the messy footprints everywhere. The black cat seemed to be injured again, lying on the ground dying.

It's not hard to guess that the black cat had been guarding her and saving her when she fainted...

Hua Shi looked blankly at the dark mountain road ahead. After crossing an area, he saw that the trees in this forest were thick and tall, and their huge treetops densely blocked the faint light of the moon.

Hua Shi didn't dare to move forward. The forest was pitch black and she didn't have a lamp. She was afraid that there might be some poisonous snake or ferocious beast hiding in it.

There was no more voice calling her name. Hua Shi put the basket and the black cat in her arms on the ground, wiped her hands, and climbed up the thick tree...

Fortunately, although the tree is tall and strong, it has many extended trunks and branches.

When it blooms, it will climb trees, panting to the highest point, and push aside the dense leaves to see clearly where it is.

Suddenly, a light from a weak torch not far away caught her attention. Hua Shi's eyes lit up and she shouted towards the direction of the torch, "I'm here!!!"

Hua Shi dared to guarantee that this was the loudest and clearest voice she had ever spoken.

The sleepy night birds in the woods were startled by her and flew away into the night sky with cooing sounds.

Hua Shi remembered the location of the torch and was afraid that the person holding the torch didn't hear it, so he quickly slid down from the tree, picked up the things on the ground, and ran towards the direction of the torch.

“Hoo, hoo, hoo…”

Hua Shi could only hear his own panting in his ears.

After running for a while, Hua Shixin still couldn't find the light of the torch. He was about to die. Suddenly, a low and slow voice sounded.

"Is it... the eldest daughter of the Hua family?"

“Woof…Woof!!”

Hua Shi was stunned for a second and looked in the direction of the sound.

A tall and strong man, with his eyebrows and eyes hidden in the darkness, looked a bit cold. He walked over in three or two steps with a big yellow dog at his side.

Hua Shi was stunned for a second, then responded in surprise, "It's me!"

The man came closer, and Hua Shi could see his face clearly. His eyebrows were cold and he was very tall, probably over 1.9 meters. She had to look up to see his face.

The big yellow dog wagged its tail and kept circling around the flowers, sticking out its tongue and breathing heavily, as if it was a little excited.

The man kicked the dog at his feet with his calf. The dog whimpered, then gradually quieted down, knowing that its owner wanted it to be quiet, but its tail continued to wag.

The man ignored the big yellow dog and glanced at Hua Shi with a frown. His eyes fell on the basket of loquats in her arms. He understood what was going on and couldn't help but hide a hint of impatience in his eyes. He said, "Let's go. Everyone in the village is looking for you. I'll take you down the mountain first."

He spoke very quickly, and apart from a slight hoarseness, no emotion could be heard in his voice.

Hua Shi nodded again, not caring about his slightly cold and impatient attitude, and followed him obediently.

Two people and a dog walked one in front and one behind on a dark forest path.

Hua Shi lowered her head. The mountain path was dark and the moon seemed to be hidden in the clouds. She could not see the road clearly and walked stumblingly.

The man in front had long legs and a wide stride, walking a bit fast. Hua Shi followed him with difficulty and asked, "Um...Brother? What's your name?"

The forest was silent, with only the rustling of the wind through the treetops, and the chirping of cicadas and birds seemed to have disappeared...

Just when Hua Shi thought he wouldn't respond, the man uttered a few words in a slow and low voice.

"Thank you Mingchi."

"Ah? Oh, my name is Hua Shi." Hua Shi responded awkwardly.

"I know." Xie Mingchi said.

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