Upon hearing the voice behind her, Wen Li immediately glanced around.

The area was surrounded by main roads, but the slopes on both sides were not too steep, and below were bamboo forests and trees, making it impossible for vehicles to go down, and it was also difficult for this group of people to find them.

Wen Li thought for a moment, then pulled Huo Yinghuai toward the edge of the railing.

The two moved very quickly. By the time Fei Yunjing and the others reached the railing, Wen Li and Huo Yinghuai had already jumped down in a flash, leaving only a blur before disappearing from sight.

Fei Yunjing's heart skipped a beat, and she said angrily, "Go after them! If you catch them, kill them!"

——

whoosh whoosh—

Wen Li and Huo Yinghuai ran at top speed through the dense forest.

Suddenly, Wen Li stopped in her tracks.

Huo Yinghuai's lips were pale, but he clung to the last shred of clarity and asked, "What's wrong?"

Wen Li touched Huo Yinghuai's forehead and said, "We need to go to the hospital right away. If the fever continues, you'll become an idiot."

As Wen Li spoke, she turned her back and patted her back, saying, "Hurry up and come up."

However, after waiting for a long time, there was no weight on my back at all.

Wen Li looked at Huo Yinghuai strangely: "What's wrong? Hurry up and come up."

Huo Yinghuai: "I can still walk."

Wen Li lowered her head and looked at Huo Yinghuai's legs, which were almost unable to stand. She didn't expose his stubbornness, but walked over and carried Huo Yinghuai on her back.

Huo Yinghuai: ...

Regardless, at nearly 1.9 meters tall, he was by no means thin or weak, and he found it hard to imagine that Wen Li could carry him on her back without breaking a sweat.

Huo Yinghuai felt his muddled mind instantly become sharp again. He had been feeling hot on his forehead, but now he even felt a burning sensation all over his body.

Sure enough, Wen Li sensed it too.

She asked worriedly, "What happened? Has it gotten worse?"

Huo Yinghuai's voice was hoarse: "No."

He paused, then looked down at the back of Wen Li's head.

Wen Li's hair was pinned up at the back of her head, and she still had the same hairstyle as at the annual party, only it was a little messy at the moment.

Huo Yinghuai said with a subtle emotion, "Wen Li, put me down. I can walk by myself."

Wen Li carried Huo Yinghuai on her back without pausing for even a moment.

She shook her head: "I'm strong, I can run faster if I carry you."

Every breath Huo Yinghuai exhaled was warm, and Wen Li worried that if they didn't get out of the hospital soon, Huo Yinghuai would really become mentally impaired from the fever.

Seeing that Wen Li wouldn't let him down, Huo Yinghuai's body stiffened.

Wen Li carried him quickly through the dense forest, but the group of Taoists behind them seemed to be very familiar with the forest and followed closely behind.

Half an hour later, Wen Li was slightly out of breath.

Huo Yinghuai's mind became increasingly muddled, and he could sense that his mental state was not good.

Seeing this, Wen Li found a relatively safe place to put Huo Yinghuai on the ground, and then touched Huo Yinghuai's forehead again. She found that Huo Yinghuai's overall temperature was high, but his hands and feet were cold.

In such sub-zero weather, Huo Yinghuai's situation was extremely dangerous.

While Huo Yinghuai was half-conscious, he vaguely saw Wen Li suddenly stand up and quickly take off her down jacket.

Huo Yinghuai regained some composure, his tone unusually anxious: "It's so cold, what will you wear if you take off your clothes and give them to me?"

However, Wen Li's actions left no room for doubt. Huo Yinghuai had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, so she couldn't wear Wen Li's clothes at all. Wen Li simply hung the sleeves of her down jacket around Huo Yinghuai's neck.

The clothes still carried the lingering warmth of pear blossoms, and a faint scent of magnolia lingered around Huo Yinghuai's nose.

He wanted to refuse, but he had such a high fever that he could barely lift his hand.

Wen Li said in a low voice, "Huo Yinghuai, don't worry. The weather was colder in Anxi than here, but I didn't feel cold. Now you need it more than I do. You are my most important friend. You can only survive if you wear this coat."

"Huo Yinghuai, I don't want you to die."

Wen Li's words were sincere.

Huo Yinghuai also held an indispensable place in her life.

Huo Yinghuai couldn't quite describe his feelings at that moment, and could only stare blankly at Wen Li.

Then, Huo Yinghuai smiled slightly and said, "I will try my best to live on."

After saying that, Huo Yinghuai staggered to his feet and said, "If we both survive today, I have something to tell you."

Without thinking much, Wen Li turned her back to Huo Yinghuai again.

Huo Yinghuai looked at Wen Li's sweat-drenched back and said, "I can walk by myself."

Wen Li somewhat disagreed.

Huo Yinghuai: "Wait until I can't walk anymore, then you can carry me on your back."

Wen Li finally agreed, but kept a close eye on Huo Yinghuai's mental state the whole way.

It's unclear whether it was because the medicine Fei Yunjing bought was slow-acting, but Huo Yinghuai's temperature seemed to drop considerably in the latter half of the journey.

As dawn broke, visibility improved considerably.

Both women had numerous wounds, large and small, on their bodies and faces, but after walking for more than two hours, they still hadn't made it out of the dense forest.

Looking at the thin mist rising in the early morning, Wen Li suddenly said, "No wonder we can't get out, it turns out it's a maze!"

Those people probably have many high-quality talismans, so setting up a bewitching array to trap them wouldn't be a problem.

As for Wen Li, she usually carries some talismans with her for emergencies, but that night happened to be the annual party, and her clothes were all prepared by her brothers.

Wen Li had no magical artifacts or talismans on her, and setting up the ground would take time, while drawing talismans in the air would also require a lot of energy. Since there were many of them, Wen Li dared not risk expending her energy.

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