Only when she sensed soft, gentle breathing coming from ahead did Liu Qing turn around and tiptoe towards Lin Feng at the door. Her movements were so slow, almost like a slow-motion replay, as if she were afraid of making a sound and waking the sleeping man.
"Boss, she's already asleep," Liu Qing whispered, her eyes brimming with excitement that made her want to scream.
After a day of hunting monsters, he would usually be fast asleep by this time, but today he was as energetic as the horde of beasts outside, seemingly stimulated by the chaos. And it wasn't just him; for the entire team, tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.
"Hmm," Lin Feng responded, having been keeping a close eye on the changes in the beast tide.
"Boss..." Liu Qing couldn't help but mutter, "This forest is teeming with monsters. How did she, a young lady, manage to get in? If she hadn't met us, she probably wouldn't have been able to get out!"
Lin Feng's expression darkened, and he couldn't help but glance back into the cave. It was too dark inside to see the people inside, but in his mind, an image of an unparalleled beauty automatically appeared—such a face…
"What else could it be?" he scoffed, a hint of malice flashing in his eyes. "She's all alone, without a single servant by her side. It must be those shameless scoundrels who want to take advantage of her."
Liu Qing's eyes widened in shock. "You mean she was kidnapped?!" She couldn't help but blurt out a curse, her voice rising instantly, "Damn it..."
Before he could finish speaking, his brothers, who had been sitting quietly beside him, suddenly rushed forward and covered his mouth. Even Wang Xiao, who had almost lost an arm, cast a reproachful glance at him and gestured for him to be quiet!
Liu Qing then realized what was happening and nervously looked into the cave. Only after confirming that the person inside was still fast asleep and hadn't been awakened did he breathe a sigh of relief. Under the murderous gazes of his brothers who had risked their lives for him, he weakly made a shushing gesture, and everyone released his grip.
"She...she couldn't have really been abducted to the border town, could she?" Liu Qing's voice was so low it was almost a whisper, her eyes filled with pity as she looked into the cave. "He's a woman, what kind of bastard would do such a thing? Aren't they afraid of divine punishment?" And her family, how did they protect her? They actually let her be abducted to this place, and into the forest.
Lin Feng's gaze deepened, as if he had thought of something. "It's all driven by profit." As long as there's enough benefit, there's nothing they won't do.
Liu Qing felt even more distressed, and even the others fell silent, their eyes filled with pity as they frequently turned to look into the cave.
"Damn it! If I find out who did this, I'll cut him into a hundred or eighty pieces!" Recalling how sensible and well-behaved she was just now, how she didn't make a fuss and even insisted on giving the bed to the injured person, he felt even more heartbroken. Such a good girl, do those traffickers have the hearts of dogs? How could they bear to treat her like this!
"Boss, what do we do next?" the man next to him couldn't help but ask in a low voice. "Should we go back into the city?" If this girl was really trafficked to the border town, the people who trafficked her might still be in the city right now.
"We'll definitely go into the city," Liu Qing said, his brows furrowed. "There's a protective array in the city, so it'll be safer if the beast tide rises again. However, since we're not taking her to the merchant guild, we'll have to send her directly to the city lord's mansion."
The group nodded. The city lords of each city were all cultivators, and they would probably try to find a way to send her back to her hometown.
Liu Qing felt relieved and didn't ask any more questions.
Lin Feng glanced into the cave and subconsciously touched his shoulder. An hour ago, there was a potentially fatal wound there, but now it had almost completely healed, and even the scar was almost gone.
Logically speaking, a woman carrying such a high-level spiritual medicine should be carefully protected by a prominent family. If a girl from such a family were to go missing, it should at least cause a stir, if not become the talk of the world. However, they had not heard a word about it before.
Suddenly, he remembered how quickly she had carried him. He had been too surprised to examine it closely, but now, thinking about it, she couldn't possibly be an ordinary woman… no, even an ordinary person couldn't have done that. Was she really just a pitiful woman who had been trafficked to the border town? For the first time, Lin Feng began to doubt his own judgment.
He glanced deeply into the cave, then turned back to see his brothers staring intently inside, occasionally letting out silly grins, showing no signs of sleepiness whatsoever. His expression immediately froze.
Forget it, no matter what strange things she might do, she is a woman after all, and she even saved his life. He will make sure she gets home safely no matter what.
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The group hid in the cave for two whole days. They only emerged when the commotion outside gradually subsided. After getting to know them, Youyou learned they were a professional monster-hunting team of seven, and they had taken on a monster-hunting mission. The leader was the one who had saved her, named Lin Feng.
The forest they were in was called the Demon Abyss, teeming with demonic beasts and extremely dangerous; most people dared not approach it. Legend had it that the depths of the forest connected to the Demon Realm, and even cultivators dared not easily venture there.
That's right, this world actually has immortals and demons, and I've heard there are cultivators and quite a few sects. However, they rarely interact with mortals, and we've only heard of them; we don't know where they are or how to join.
"Miss You, have some water first!" Liu Qing wiped the water bag in his hand repeatedly before handing it over with a warm smile. "It doesn't matter if you can't remember the past, we will definitely take you out."
"Thank you." Youyou accepted the handbag with a grateful smile. Since she couldn't explain her background, she had to resort to her go-to amnesia trope. Fortunately, these people didn't seem to suspect a thing, acting as if they would believe whatever she said unconditionally.
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