Jiang Yimian and Lu Cijian exchanged a glance, then gripped their weapons tightly, their eyes fixed on the approaching figure.
The woman behind her covered her mouth tremblingly, afraid that she would let out even the slightest sound.
Jiang Yimian looked at those people and felt that they were a bit troublesome. There were quite a few people on the other side, and they were all martial arts practitioners. Although they would not be stopped by these people, the woman behind them was powerless and it would be difficult to escape with her.
In addition, another group of people mentioned by those people may return at any time. At that time, it will be even more difficult for them to leave. We must act quickly and decisively.
Just as he was taking out a packet of poison powder from his spatial storage, he heard a shout from not far away, "Come quick, Brother Qi is injured."
Upon hearing this, those who had been staring intently at the hiding place of Jiang Yimian and her companions rushed towards the source of the voice, their faces filled with surprise, clearly not expecting that the other party would be injured.
The person who was about to approach the bushes quickly turned around and followed the others away.
Once the voices outside had faded into the distance, Jiang Yimian led the woman and Lu Cijian to a temporarily safe place.
The woman was clearly terrified by what had just happened; she was trembling all over. She was still wearing the same clothes as yesterday, their original color covered by mud, and there seemed to be some light bloodstains.
The woman looked listless and her face was extremely pale, even more so than yesterday.
Jiang Yimian said softly, "It's alright, you don't need to be afraid. You were on this mountain yesterday, do you know what happened here?"
The woman glanced nervously at the two of them, then quickly lowered her head and nodded slightly.
Because of the heavy rain last night, and because Jiang Yimian gave her food, she didn't go out to look for anything. She covered the cave entrance early and prepared to go to sleep.
Unexpectedly, just as Tiger was put to sleep, the weeds covering the cave were swept away by a man covered in blood.
She was so frightened that she was about to scream, but the man quickly covered her mouth. He was also quite surprised to see that there was not only an unconscious man in the cave, but also a child.
But now he has nowhere to escape, and if he continues to entangle with those people, both he and Wei Jinghai will die.
After a long silence, the man finally said, "There are people chasing me outside. I'll distract them. You protect the people behind me. They absolutely cannot find us, understand?"
The woman didn't speak; all she could hear was the sound of the rain outside, and nothing else.
She wasn't sure if what the person in front of her was true, nor did she know who these two people were; she just felt her legs go weak.
The man was getting anxious. His body, already covered in blood, was now trembling slightly, whether from the cold or from excessive blood loss and weakness, it was hard to tell.
She saw that the man's chest and back were covered in blood, which was truly frightening.
The man put the person on his back into the cave, and then instructed the woman, "Don't come out. No matter what happens outside, don't come out, and don't make any noise."
After saying that, the man picked up the weeds on the ground and covered the cave with them. He also picked up a lot of dry branches from the ground next to him until the cave was completely covered before leaving.
"I initially thought the man was talking nonsense, but soon the rain stopped, and I could clearly hear all the noise outside and the sounds of swords clashing."
I was so scared and anxious inside the cave, but I didn't go out because of the man's reminder.
I don't know how long I waited, but the sounds gradually disappeared, and I finally breathed a sigh of relief.
I didn't sleep all night and didn't dare go out, afraid that those people hadn't left yet.
I just wanted to come out and see if the man was still on the mountain, but I didn't expect those people to still be there, so I instinctively made a sound.
The woman spoke while trembling, clearly terrified.
If the girl in front of them hadn't been quick enough to cover her mouth, they would have definitely been discovered by those people.
The sounds of fighting I heard last night still seem to echo in my ears. Those people were so powerful; if I had found them, I would have killed them all.
Lu Cijian quickly asked, "And then, where are the people that person left behind?"
If he wasn't sure before whether those people were looking for Wei Jinghai, then after hearing what they said, he knew that Wei Jinghai was still alive.
At least it hasn't fallen into the hands of those people yet.
The woman looked at the person in front of her and stammered, "Still, still in the cave."
Jiang Yimian breathed a sigh of relief and said gently, "Don't worry, we're not bad people. We don't know where those people have gone now, and they might come back up the mountain. You take us to the cave, and I'll protect you and take you into the city."
I thought finding Wei Jinghai might be difficult, but I never expected it to be right here on this mountain.
They need to get the people to a safe place quickly, otherwise, once those people realize what's happening, none of them will be able to escape.
Upon hearing this, the woman was so frightened that she waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "No, I won't go into the city. The people at the yamen won't let us in. We'll die. I won't go."
In the past, when floods occurred, they did consider going to the city, but the result was either being violently driven away or being directly killed by government soldiers.
She barely escaped with her life during the flood, and she absolutely cannot go and die.
Although the woman's words were filled with panic, they were also very serious, clearly indicating that she had witnessed those horrific scenes firsthand.
Jiang Yimian quickly assured him, "Don't worry, I guarantee the government won't touch you. Just come into the city with us. Rather than waiting to die on this mountain, come into the city with us."
Lu Cijian also said, "I am an imperial censor. No one in the yamen dares to touch you. You take us to the cave, and I guarantee that all of you will be unharmed."
The woman hesitated for a few moments before glancing at the person in front of her. Then she thought of how Tiger had been terribly frightened the night before and had started to have a fever. If she didn't find a doctor to take a look at him soon, he might not make it through the night.
After thinking about all this, she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll trust you this once."
Rather than waiting to die on the mountain, I might as well trust these two people in front of me this once.
She didn't believe that the person who gave her food and medicine yesterday could be a bad person.
The two followed the woman through a grove of trees, and after walking for almost half an hour, the woman pointed to a spot not far away and said, "It's right there."
Jiang Yimian looked in the direction the woman pointed and then noticed that there were some deliberately piled-up dead branches in the area covered by weeds.
If you don't look carefully, you'll just subconsciously ignore it.
The place was indeed secluded, and given that it was dark and slippery last night, plus it was raining heavily, those people had already been through a lot and their attention was focused on the man who had escaped, so it was normal that they didn't notice him.
Just as the woman cleared away the dry branches at the entrance of the cave, a voice rang out from inside the cave.
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