After all, the distance from their village is not particularly far. Even if it is dark and they walk slowly, they can reach there in less than two hours.

?But after she had followed Song Qing for a while, she found that Song Qing's pace was getting slower and slower.

Although Ruyi had some doubts in her heart, she never asked.

She thought that Song Qing was walking slower and slower simply because he couldn't see the road clearly at night, so he walked more carefully.

?Afterwards, it was not until Ruyi accidentally bumped into Song Qian's back that she realized that Song Qing, who was walking in front of her, seemed to be a little abnormal.

"Sister Song Qing, what's wrong? Why did you stop?"

?As soon as Ruyi's words came out, Song Qing, who had come to his senses, covered her mouth with his hand.

"Shh, don't talk."

Then, Song Qing extinguished the torch in his hand, and then pulled Ruyi to hide in the bushes nearby.

Ruyi was startled by Song Qing's actions.

Fortunately, at that moment, her body followed Song Qing's words and hid behind the jungle, motionless.

At this time, the forest was completely dark. Ruyi could not see Song Qing's expression clearly, and didn't know why she suddenly pulled her to hide behind the tree.

Just when Ruyi's heart was beating fast, she suddenly heard someone talking not far away.

"Gousheng, it's all your fault for drinking and making things late. It's already so dark now. We will definitely be punished if we go back."

"I said you're just a coward and afraid of the dark. Do we have to go back through the main gate openly? Today I'll take you over the back wall. Don't worry, you won't get caught."

The two men's voices became louder and louder, and they seemed to be walking towards the direction where Ruyi and the others were hiding.

Hearing the voice, Ruyi frowned, not understanding why Song Qing wanted to pull her away to hide.

She originally thought that Song Qing pulled her to hide behind the tree because he discovered some dangerous situation like a wild beast, so he was looking for a secluded place to hide.

But Song Qing didn't expect that the people he wanted to avoid were two living people.

Why is Song Qing hiding from people so late at night?

In the forest at night, shouldn’t the wild beasts be more frightening?

If she were in his place, if she met someone in the dense forest so late at night, she would definitely go up to greet him. Maybe they could even team up and take care of each other in this dark dense forest.

The moment Ruyi was thinking, the two people had already walked onto the path in front of them.

At this time, Ruyi was getting more and more nervous, even so nervous that she wanted to go to the toilet.

But Song Qing beside her kept his hands pressed tightly on her shoulders, making Ruyi unable to move at all.

Then they hid behind the big tree and watched the two men walk past along the path.

After the two men walked away, Song Qing's tense body finally relaxed, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing her like that, Ruyi finally asked, "Sister Song Qing, it's late at night. If you meet someone, shouldn't you go with them? Why did you pull me and hide?"

Hearing Ruyi's doubts, Song Qing silently lit the torch in his hand and explained to Ruyi as they walked.

"Those two people just now are from Guiyun Village. The people in that village don't get along with ours. If we meet, it will definitely be a tough battle. We two women are definitely no match for them now, so we'd better hide for a while."

Hearing that Song Qing's tone was a little strange, Ruyi looked at her and saw that the expression on Song Qing's face became more and more gloomy.

At this time, she had completely understood Song Qing's thoughts.

The hill where Guiyun Village was located was not far from their Chengtian Village. As a result, the two villages had conflicts of interest, and the relationship between the two sides was incompatible.

Ruyi rarely left the village on weekdays, so she only heard about the people from Guiyun Village and did not really feel the threat that Guiyun Village posed to their Chengtian Village.

But now she and Song Qing were in the woods late at night and met people from Guiyun Village, which made Ruyi feel that danger was around them.

According to the rumors she had heard, if the people from the two villages met, there would definitely be another big battle.

Fortunately, Song Qing heard the voices of the two people early in the morning and determined that they were from Guiyun Village. Then he pulled her to hide behind a tree nearby, avoiding a head-on conflict with the people from Guiyun Village.

At this time, Song Qing's pace became faster and faster, and Ruyi followed her jogging all the way. It seemed that the two of them also wanted to return to the village as soon as possible so that they could be safe.

However, just after Song Qing and Ruyi ran a short distance quickly, they suddenly bumped into someone after turning a corner. Song Qing was instantly knocked to the side, and the torch in his hand fell to the ground.

Fortunately, Ruyi, who was following behind her, stopped in time and did not fall directly on Song Qing.

When Ruyi helped Song Qing up from the ground and looked forward, she found that there were two men blocking their way. The two men were holding torches and looking at Song Qing and Ruyi who had just gotten up from the ground with smiles on their faces.

"That's what I was saying. I clearly saw signs of torches in the woods just now, but how come the person disappeared in the blink of an eye? It turns out he was waiting here."

The man who was speaking had a face full of flesh, and the beard on his chin looked like it had not been washed for a long time and had become wispy.

The man next to her was skinny and had a shifty look on his face.

"Brother Huzi is indeed the leader. Even though he was drunk, his mind was still so clear. He even knew to lead me back to intercept them. I didn't expect that he actually intercepted two beautiful girls."

The thin man's eyes kept rolling around on Song Qing and Ruyi, and he kept licking his mouth with his tongue. Ruyi felt sick when she saw him.

These two people were the ones that Song Qing had pulled her away from before.

Originally, Song Qing and the others thought that the two men walked away from them, and after a while, they would be able to avoid their sight.

However, they didn't expect that the two men had already seen through Song Qing and the others' actions. After passing their route, they ambushed them at the bend. When Song Qing and the others came over, they were caught by the two men.

Song Qing picked up the torch on the ground, put it in front of himself and Ruyi, and spoke seriously to the two of them.

"I know you two are Gousheng and Yitiao from Guiyun Village. I advise you to get out of the way and not to clash with the people from Chengtian Village."

Song Qing spoke very seriously, but the two people opposite him were laughing.