Chapter 37: I'm here, what use do I need you for?
Following the system's guidance, he came to a cave, picked up some dry firewood to make a fire, and then took off his wet clothes to dry them.
Tang Xiaoyun sat by the fire to dry his clothes while looking around the environment inside the cave.
The cave is not big, but it is probably big enough to accommodate four or five people.
"Gurgle~"
The sound of hunger echoed in the silent cave, seeming particularly ethereal.
"I'm so hungry. It's been two days since I last had a full meal."
He touched his shriveled stomach and lay down on his side weakly. It was dark outside and this was a deserted place. It was too dangerous to go out at night.
"Hey, go to sleep. You won't be hungry if you sleep."
As soon as he closed his eyes, a system reminder came to his mind: [Host, a living creature is detected approaching.]
"Could it be that Xiong Biao and the others are here?"
Tang Xiaoyun sat up vigilantly, groped his way to the entrance of the cave and squatted down, picking up a large stone on the ground and getting ready.
[System, can you see how many people are on the other side? ]
If Xiong Biao was alone, he might have a chance of winning by taking the enemy by surprise, but if too many people came, he would not be sure of winning.
After searching the system, it said, "Hmm...it seems there's only one person on the other side."
[Okay, then I'll just hit him on the head. Shouldn't be difficult.]
He thought to himself as he weighed the stone in his hand. It was not too heavy.
As long as he takes the opponent by surprise and strikes when he is not prepared, he can win with one strike.
As the footsteps got closer, Tang Xiaoyun saw a shadow elongated by the moonlight appear at the entrance of the cave.
The next second, a man in a black robe, covered in blood and holding a sword, stumbled in.
The moment the other party showed up, Tang Xiaoyun raised the stone in his hands high with both hands and threw it at the other party with a loud roar.
When the stone was 0.01 minutes away from the other car, it braked in time with a "click".
He stared at the other person blankly for several seconds. He saw that the man had sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, and his eyes were as deep as a ghost. Even though they were stained with blood, it was difficult to hide the determination and fatigue in them.
Under the high nose bridge, the thin lips were slightly pale, revealing a bit of weakness.
The messy black hair stuck to his cheeks, forming a sharp contrast with his pale skin. He was clearly not a rough guy like Xiong Biao.
Tang Xiaoyun laughed awkwardly twice and said, "Hehe, I thought it was a big bear coming, hehe..."
After saying that, he threw away the stone, walked to the fire, sat down and said to the man, "This cave is unowned. If you don't mind, please sit down and warm yourself by the fire."
"Thank you very much."
The man in black robe thanked him and sat cross-legged opposite Tang Xiaoyun. He then placed his hands on his knees and began to practice qigong to heal his injuries.
Tang Xiaoyun looked at the man in black robe. There was blood on his face. Although he couldn't see the black robe clearly, he could smell the blood.
[He looks pretty badly injured. I wonder if he was being hunted by his enemies, which is why he fled to such a deserted place.]
Tang Xiaoyun withdrew his gaze, and his original sleepiness disappeared because of this person's arrival.
The man in black robe raised his eyes and looked at him. He was only wearing a pair of shorts, with his smooth skin exposed. Seeing that he was intact, he was obviously relieved: Fortunately, he was not injured.
It's just that clothes...
He glanced at the tattered clothes hanging on the makeshift baking rack made of branches and frowned.
He had clearly heard Fat Tiger say that he had given him a set of sect uniforms, so how come it had turned into such tattered stuff now?
Tang Xiaoyun leaned against the stone wall, his originally bronze skin turning pale due to hunger.
He rubbed his rumbling stomach and thought to himself, "I'm so hungry. Why isn't it morning yet?"
Upon hearing this, the system comforted him: [Why don’t you go to sleep? You won’t be hungry when you sleep.]
Tang Xiaoyun pouted and said, "I was thinking, there's one more person here. What if he tries to do something bad and I fall asleep? I'll be a piece of cake."
Having said that, it would be really difficult for him to get through it by relying on his own willpower.
System: [I'll help you watch him. If I see any signs, I'll wake you up immediately.]
[Okay, I'll take a nap first.]
After saying that, Tang Xiaoyun closed his eyes and tried to fall asleep.
You know what, I didn’t feel hungry after falling asleep.
I don’t know how much time passed, but the moonlight outside slowly shifted and shone on the top of the cave.
At this time, the man in black robe had also finished his exercise. He slowly opened his eyes and looked at Tang Xiaoyun, then picked up a small stone on the ground, placed it between his middle finger and thumb, and then flicked it towards Tang Xiaoyun with a little force.
However, Tang Xiaoyun, who was already dating Zhou Gong, could not be woken up by a small stone. At most, he turned over and continued to sleep.
The system that was monitoring Tang Xiaoyun's every move outside saw this and muttered in surprise: "What does this person want to do?"
Seeing that Tang Xiaoyun showed no signs of waking up, the man in black robes finally said, "System, come out."
The system in the brain:? ?
This voice...why does it sound so familiar?
"I don't want to say it again."
system:! ! !
Oh no, it’s the boss!
The next second, the system quickly flew out of Tang Xiaoyun's body and knelt directly in front of the man in black robe.
[Big, big boss?]
"It's me." Tan Tai Lie replied.
After receiving the definitive answer, the system was visibly panicked, stuttering a bit: [But, but… your appearance…]
"It's just a disguise." He paused, then continued, "Let me ask you, what happened during the days he was on the run? Tell me in detail."
How could the system dare to hide anything from the big devil, so it told Tan Tai Lie about Tang Xiaoyun's escape route during this period, as well as the people he met and what he did, in detail, for fear of missing a single thing.
After listening to this, it was hard to tell whether Tan Tai Lie was happy or angry. He knew that Tang Xiaoyun had not done anything too outrageous. Apart from exchanging clothes with the beggar, which made him a little concerned, there was nothing else.
"Okay, go back and turn off your phone. I didn't tell you not to come out again." Tan Tai Lie waved his hand and said lightly.
「Oh, alright……」
The system took two steps with its short legs before suddenly stopping. It turned around and asked uncertainly: [Shut down?]
"That's right, I'm here, what use do I have for you?"
system:……
Isn't it just a tool?
But the boss has spoken, what else can it do?
He returned to Tang Xiaoyun's body, turned off the phone silently and started drawing circles.
Tan Tai Lie stood up and slowly walked over to sit beside Tang Xiaoyun. He reached out and gently stroked the hair on his forehead, muttering softly, "Fool, you had to run out here to suffer. You've lost weight."
He sighed helplessly, took off his black robe and covered himself with it, then stood up and walked out of the cave.
No words were spoken that night.
Tang Xiaoyun curled up on the ground and slept all night. When he opened his eyes, the man in black robe had disappeared.
"Hmm? Gone?"
He stretched his arms and then discovered the black robe covering him.
"Isn't this the clothes of that stupid guy? The clothes are here, but the guy is gone?"
He stood up and walked to the cave entrance and looked outside, but did not see the man in black robe.
So he called the system: "System, when did that person leave last night?"
“…”
When he got no response, he called out again: "System? Old Six? What a rip-off?"
Still no response.
"Could it be that this guy has turned off his phone again?"
Guessed it right!
"You're really unreliable at critical moments."
He muttered to himself as he walked back into the cave, added more dry wood to the dying fire, and finally reached out to touch his clothes. After being baked all night, they were finally dry.
"Even though it's torn, at least it can cover my shame." He muttered to himself as he put on his clothes.
At this time, a figure appeared at the entrance of the cave.
"Are you awake?"
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