The wind was strong, making the bamboo forest rustle. The sky had darkened at some point, as if it were about to snow. The dark clouds made people feel inexplicably depressed. Bai Nuo fled forward, her mouth and nose aching from the wind, and she was showing signs of exhaustion.
As she ran, she closed her mouth, which had been open from running, and slowly adjusted her breathing. She didn't dare to stop and kept running with all her might.
As long as we can get out of this narrow path, that's all that matters.
She didn't want to die here.
Why is this road so long?
Even if she were to die, she shouldn't die on such a narrow path. If she died here, no one would collect her body, and Hu Mingmei wouldn't know where to find her.
Hu Mingmei's wife died before they were even married. How unlucky he is!
She was unlucky too!
Why did she insist on following Manager He herself? Why didn't she bring Xia Donglai or Lu Ying with her?
"Little girl!" Bai Nuo suddenly felt the hairs on the back of her neck stand up. All her thoughts vanished without a trace, leaving only a feeling of tension. She was startled and quickened her pace, but suddenly a cold wind swept past her ears, brushing against her second ear. At the same time, Bai Nuo felt a cold glint in her eye and heard a cold voice.
She knew that someone was still chasing her, and had already caught up with her, still using a cat-and-mouse approach—the others were the mice, and she was the cat.
Bai Nuo knew what the situation was like, but she didn't dare to stop at all. She pretended not to know and ran out with all her might—the main road was just ahead.
When they reached the main road, Bai Nuo finally saw who was chasing her—a middle-aged man, dressed in gray, with an ordinary face and a cold expression, looking at her as if she were a dead person.
She knew she had encountered an assassin.
Manager He, who exactly are you? How come you have an assassin by your side?
Bai Nuo gave a bitter laugh to himself; he had really messed up in a ditch.
"Is something the matter, Uncle?" Bai Nuo forced herself to calm down, pretending not to know what was going on, and asked the person in front of her, backing away step by step until she reached the path.
Perhaps this middle-aged man was a lively and cheerful person, or perhaps he had been a hitman for too long and was a little bored, or more likely he wanted to tease a dying man. The gray-clad hitman actually nodded seriously, "Yes, I want your life, give it to me!"
Bai Nuo "......
"Uncle, please have mercy on me. I'm just passing by. Why are you making things difficult for me?" Bai Nuo said with a wry smile, bending over and supporting himself on his knees, panting heavily. But he was too tired, so he simply squatted down and stood up after a while.
"..." The gray-clad assassin did not answer Bai Nuo.
Bai Nuo said, "Fine, fine, you can kill me if you want, but I have a grandmother in her sixties or seventies who has difficulty moving around, and a nine-year-old brother at home. When I left, they were waiting for me to come home for dinner. I won't go back this time. I have to write a letter back to explain, otherwise they will worry about me!"
"How do I know if you wrote back to inform on me?" The gray-clad assassin—also known as White Tiger who had chased after him—did not believe Bai Nuo.
Bai Nuo shrugged. "Whatever. But if I come out and don't go back or leave any news, they'll definitely know something happened to me. Before I came out today, many people knew I went to Duobaoxuan across the street and met Manager He. Now that I've suddenly disappeared, do you think they'll think I was killed by Manager He and then cause trouble for him, and then trace it back to your master?"
Baihu paused for a moment, seemingly considering the possibility of Bai Nuo saying that, but he only paused for a moment before quickly regaining his expressionless look. Bai Nuo had been watching Baihu the whole time, so he naturally noticed that fleeting expression on his face.
She continued, "Your master came here so quietly, he must have something important to do, right? It's such a pity that I failed at the last minute and was exposed. I just wanted to write a letter. A letter in exchange for your master's great cause, it's a good deal."
"You don't have paper and pen, how are you going to write?" Baihu looked Bai Nuo up and down and said with certainty.
"I'll need your cooperation for a moment!" Bai Nuo said calmly. "Uncle, come here for a second!"
Baihu frowned at Bai Nuo, "Aren't you afraid of me?"
Bai Nuo seemed indifferent. "I'm scared, but I know I'm about to die, so I'm not that scared anymore. Come on, do me a favor and let me fulfill a wish."
Seeing the sincerity in her voice and the sadness in her eyes, Baihu thought for a moment, then walked over and asked coldly, "How can I help you?"
"Just let me go!" Bai Nuo suddenly said, flicking his hand. Bai Hu was startled and instinctively raised his hand, but he felt a drop of water fly into his eyes, which immediately became burning hot.
His eyes closed immediately.
"You bitch, you ambushed me!" Baihu roared in fury. Although his eyes were closed, he drew the sword in his hand and thrust it forward. Bai Nuo hurriedly dodged, but fortunately, Baihu suddenly lost her sight and panicked, so the sword only grazed her clothes and did not hurt her.
She had just noticed that although the area had been turned into a path, the surrounding plants had not been completely cleared away. Among them was a plant called Buddha's Hand Guanyin, which was swaying in the wind. While talking to the White Tiger, she took the opportunity to squat down and plucked off a leaf from the Buddha's Hand Guanyin, then slowly rubbed it open.
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