Chapter 263 Leaving the Mountain
The man fell less than ten feet away from Lin Hao. His hawk-like eyes on his twisted face stared straight at her, which was frightening.
Lin Hao looked past him and smiled brightly at the young man running towards him.
In a few moments, Qi Shuo came close, bent down and helped her up.
"Ah Hao——" He suppressed his excitement and shouted these two words, his voice trembling.
Lin Hao raised the corners of his mouth high: "I'm fine. Ah Shuo, you came at the right time."
"Are you injured anywhere?"
"No, I'm just thirsty and hungry, and I don't have much strength." Lin Hao's smile suddenly froze, "Are you injured?"
It was early winter, and Qi Shuo was wearing a dark blue quilted silk shirt, which was covered with scratches and dark red bloodstains.
Qi Shuo glanced at it casually and said with a smile: "This blood is not mine. I encountered a lone wolf last night and it splashed on me when I killed it."
Lin Hao heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this: "That's good——"
Before he could finish his words, Qi Shuo took her and moved her to the side. At the same time, he blocked the longbow in his left hand. The sleeve arrow that was flying silently was knocked in the opposite direction and pierced the man's neck.
The man was holding on for a breath, and he immediately spat out a mouthful of blood and became completely motionless.
Qi Shuo walked over, his dark blue boots stopped in front of the man, and he looked at the man who had no breath with a cold look in his eyes: "I was planning to keep you for a few days."
When he shot the arrow, he deliberately missed it by an inch. He wanted to keep the man alive so that he could ask if he had any accomplices, but he was naturally on guard against the man's dying struggle.
"A Shuo, what's going on outside?"
The man was dead, so Lin Hao felt at ease to ask about what was happening outside.
"Yesterday, I learned that something had happened to you. I discussed with the old lady that they should hold their troops for now. I brought three guards into the mountains and spread out to search for you."
Lin Hao was surprised: "You guys stayed overnight in the mountains?"
At this time of year, the prey decreases, and wild beasts such as wolves, tigers and leopards become more ferocious. There are dangers everywhere in the deep mountains at night.
"Don't worry, they can protect themselves."
Lin Hao glared at him and said, "I think it's too dangerous for you to rush into the mountains."
"How else can I find you?" The young man looked at her with a gentle smile on his lips.
Lin Hao's heart was as sweet as honey when she heard this, and she smiled widely: "Yes, thank goodness you came to see me."
After surviving the disaster, she met her lover, and her luck seemed to be good after her rebirth.
"Oh well, did this villain kidnap two more people?"
Lin Hao was stunned: "How do you know?"
Since Ah Shuo went into the mountains yesterday and never came out again, he shouldn't have known about the kidnapping of Zhu Jiayu and Chi Caiyun.
"How do you think I found you?" Qi Shuo glanced at the man on the ground and said with a smile, "I followed him here."
As he spoke, he handed something over.
Lin Hao was surprised and delighted: "My dagger?"
"I found this dagger in the bushes, so I carefully searched the area and found the cave. When I entered, I saw that it was empty, with three ropes scattered on the ground. I guessed that this villain had kidnapped someone else besides you. I left the cave and planned to continue looking for you, but I didn't expect to run into this person first, so I just quietly followed him."
Wuyin Mountain was too vast. Rather than searching aimlessly, following the kidnapper would undoubtedly increase the chances of finding the kidnapper. Even if they couldn't find him, at least they had the villain under their noses, preventing him from harming Lin Hao, who had escaped.
"No wonder this arrow was so timely." Lin Hao looked at Qi Shuo with bright eyes, like stars in the sky.
Suddenly a shout was heard: "Ah Hao——"
Miss Lin Er, whose heart was pounding, smiled faintly and looked over.
Zhu Jiayu ran over with her skirt lifted up and hugged Lin Hao tightly: "That's great, I thought you were caught by that villain..."
After that, I couldn't help crying, but they were tears of joy after being saved.
Lin Hao had calmed down a lot after talking with Qi Shuo for a while. He patted Zhu Jiayu and asked, "Ayu, is Miss Chi with you?"
Zhu Jiayu stopped crying and wiped the tears from her eyes. "No... When I heard you remind me, my mind went blank and I just ran. Then I fell and calmed down, so I came back to find you."
At this point, Zhu Jiayu's tears fell even harder: "I thought, if something happens to you, even if I escape from that villain, I won't be able to survive, so it's better for me to be with you..."
Lin Hao raised his sleeve to wipe Zhu Jiayu's tears and comforted her softly, "Everything is fine."
Qi Shuo standing aside had a subtle look on his face.
This girl who will be with Ah Hao through thick and thin seems to be from the Yichun Earl's Mansion, right?
"Let's go find Miss Chi."
Zhu Jiayu nodded, and then she felt embarrassed for crying like this in front of Qi Shuo. She blushed and bowed and thanked him.
"Wait a moment." Qi Shuo gestured for the two to turn their backs.
Lin Hao guessed Qi Shuo's plan, but Zhu Jiayu didn't know. She pricked up her ears and listened, and seemed to hear the sound of cloth tearing.
Could it be that Prince Jing was stripping the villain's clothes? When this bold guess arose, Zhu Jiayu almost turned back.
After a while, a sharp and long whistle sounded, startling the nearby birds and making them fly away.
"Let's go. If the guards who followed me into the mountains are not too far away, they will come over when they hear the whistle and take the body away."
Zhu Jiayu couldn't help but glance at the corpse on the ground, not daring to look too closely, and her eyes fell on the gentle and elegant face of Prince Jing.
Well, she must have heard it wrong.
The three of them rushed to their previous hiding place. When they got there, they couldn't tell the direction Chi Caiyun was running in. Lin Hao simply put his hand to his lips and shouted, "Miss Chi——"
The clear and long sound spread, startling a pair of hares and making them run away quickly.
"I'll do it." Zhu Jiayu took a deep breath and shouted loudly, "Miss Chi——"
Lin Hao was stunned for a moment.
Zhu Jiayu blushed: "I didn't expect the sound to be so loud..."
"I'm here--" Chi Caiyun stood up and waved vigorously.
The place where she was was actually not far from the hiding place.
"I couldn't run any further. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't outrun that villain. So I just gave up and hid here."
"Then didn't you see us coming over just now?" Zhu Jiayu asked quickly.
Now it was Chi Caiyun's turn to blush: "I had my face buried in my knees the whole time, not daring to look anywhere. I only dared to stand up when I heard your voices."
Lin Hao and Zhu Jiayu looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
This is what Miss Chi would do.
"Was it this hero who saved us?" Chi Caiyun looked at Qi Shuo with curiosity.
"This is Prince Jing, my fiancé." Lin Hao introduced him generously.
Qi Shuo raised the corner of his lips slightly: "Let's go to the thief first."
Chi Caiyun walked behind and quietly asked Zhu Jiayu: "Where is the villain?"
"He was shot to death by Prince Jing's arrow."
Chi Caiyun hissed and whispered, "I really can't tell."
Several people returned to the place where the man died, and soon two guards arrived.
After Qi Shuo gave some instructions, he distributed the dry food and water he brought with him to Lin Hao and the other two, and then headed out of the mountain after they recovered their strength.
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