Chapter 57: Ambiguity (Part 3)
Madam Cui stood up immediately and said, "I'll go with you. We must find Zhiluo as soon as possible."
Old Madam Cui blamed herself very much.
The more I thought about it, the more scared I became. If Old Mrs. Zhao could be bitten by a poisonous snake, what would happen if Zhiluo got bitten in the middle of the night?
Bah, bah, bah, how could she think that.
Her daughter Zhiluo must be fine and nothing will happen to her.
Cui Hejin looked at his mother who was in a trance and said softly, "Mom, you stay at home. I'll go to the back mountain. If Zhiluo comes home, she will be worried if she doesn't see anyone."
The forest was too dense, and Cui Hejin was worried that if he took one of the paths into the mountains to look for someone, Jiang Zhiluo would come back from the other side.
Even so, Cui Hejin still had to go find someone.
Madam Cui said worriedly, "It's so late, and the forest is so dense, how can we find him?"
Cui Hejin lit an oil lamp, carried it and walked out of the house, whispering, "Mom, there are some things that must be done."
Before Mrs. Cui could say anything else, Cui Hejin had already walked towards the forest.
There is a road that everyone has walked on on the outskirts of the forest, forming a small path. After following this path into the depths of the forest, it becomes dense.
Fortunately, it rained a few days ago, and there was still moisture in the mountains and forests, and the soil on the surface was a little soft, so Cui Hejin could identify one of the footprints.
He walked forward step by step following the footprints.
I don’t know how long I walked, but the night was getting darker and darker.
Cui Hejin also came to a cliff halfway up the mountain.
There were no footprints to be found here at all. Looking at the surrounding environment, Cui Hejin's face changed.
"Zhiluo..."
"Zhiluo, are you there?"
"Zhiluo..."
A sound like that of a guqin slowly rang out in the silent night.
If you listen carefully, you can hear a tone of worry in his voice.
Jiang Zhiluo was picking medicinal herbs behind a rock halfway up the mountain.
This key medicinal ingredient is hidden on the edge of a cliff. It is difficult to pick, and must be picked with the roots to avoid damaging it.
When she heard the clear and pleasant voice coming from the night, she thought it was an illusion.
She had never thought that her name being called out by someone, with a low, mellow and slightly hoarse tone, could be so pleasant to the ear, as if it could easily touch people's heartstrings.
Jiang Zhiluo originally thought it was an illusion, but after listening to a few sentences, she felt something was wrong.
She stood up slowly, and then saw Cui Hejin standing behind a big rock with a lantern.
He was dressed in a black robe, almost blending into the night.
He held a dim oil lamp in his hand, which seemed to shroud his entire body in a lingering color.
At this time, the fragmented moonlight shone through the mottled leaves into the mountains and forests, and also onto him.
He is like the pale moon in the sky, or a phantom demon in the night, with a strange and beautiful feeling.
Jiang Zhiluo's heart skipped a beat uncontrollably.
She even thought she was hallucinating.
"Cui...Cui Hejin?"
Jiang Zhiluo couldn't believe that she saw Cui Hejin here. Could it be that some monster really turned into such a beautiful monster and came here to bewitch people?
At this moment, even at a very short distance, Jiang Zhiluo could almost see the breathtaking brightness at the corners of his narrow eyes.
Especially when his picturesque eyes looked at her quietly, there seemed to be a bewitching dark color in them.
Cui Hejin saw that Jiang Zhiluo was fine and confirmed that it was her, so he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
But before she could completely breathe a sigh of relief, a snake jumped out from under the cliff and attacked Jiang Zhiluo directly.
"careful!"
Cui Hejin's face changed, and with a flick of his finger, a tiny blade pierced the snake's vital point.
"ah!"
Just now, Jiang Zhiluo was slightly distracted while looking at Cui Hejin and did not notice the danger.
But she instinctively felt something and reflexively avoided it.
But she forgot that there was a cliff behind her. She just stepped back and bent down, and she stepped on empty air.
Just when she was about to fall, Cui Hejin jumped over, lay directly on the edge of the cliff, and grabbed her wrist.
"you……"
Jiang Zhiluo stared blankly. It could be said that everything in front of her was beyond her imagination.
So much so that Jiang Zhiluo was still in a daze.
Cui Hejin just thought she was scared.
His face turned pale, and he pulled Jiang Zhiluo up with all his strength, whispering, "Don't be afraid!"
These two simple words bring a special tenderness in the quiet night.
His voice was so clean and gentle, like a feather gently scratching her heart.
Jiang Zhiluo took advantage of the night and saw that Cui Hejin's face was a little pale. She also tried hard to step on the cliff and push upwards.
When Cui Hejin pulled Jiang Zhiluo up, she fell backwards due to inertia.
Jiang Zhiluo accidentally twisted her foot just now, so she couldn't step steadily.
Because Cui Hejin was protecting Jiang Zhiluo, when he retreated, Jiang Zhiluo fell directly into his arms.
Cui Hejin groaned, but still protected Jiang Zhiluo and prevented her from falling to the ground. Instead, Cui Hejin fell to the ground, and his back seemed to hit something, but he endured it and didn't make a sound.
Jiang Zhiluo's nostrils were filled with a clean and refreshing scent, with a faint fragrance, which was very seductive.
She knew that this was Cui Hejin's aura.
Jiang Zhiluo came to her senses and hurriedly stood up and said, "I, I didn't mean to do that!"
Oh my God, would Cui Hejin think that she did it on purpose?
God knows her foot just twisted because she stepped on the cliff, and it hurts so much now.
"That was really an accident just now!"
Given Cui Hejin's personality, Jiang Zhiluo felt that he must mind a lot.
Seeing Jiang Zhiluo's bewildered look, Cui Hejin said softly, "It's okay."
Jiang Zhiluo felt that Cui Hejin might not want to have overly close contact with her, otherwise his face seemed to have become even paler.
But she was still worried about him, and whispered, "Are you okay? Otherwise, let me help you up first."
Jiang Zhiluo reached out her hand tentatively, thinking, maybe he wouldn't know how to use it.
Unexpectedly, Cui Hejin reached out and grabbed her hand, then stood up from the ground.
A cool and warm touch was transmitted directly to the palm of her hand.
It also brings a tingling feeling like an electric shock.
When Cui Hejin stood up, Jiang Zhiluo hurriedly tried to pull her hand back, as if she had been electrocuted.
Fortunately, Cui Hejin withdrew his hand after standing up.
Jiang Zhiluo blinked and looked at Cui Hejin, feeling that he was different tonight than usual.
Jiang Zhiluo suddenly said, "Are you the male demon in this forest?"
After hearing these words, Cui Hejin looked down at Jiang Zhiluo. There seemed to be a dark vortex in his eyes, as if it wanted to swallow her up.
After a while, he smiled lazily, then looked at her with a half-smile and said, "What do you think?"
As he spoke, Cui Hejin slowly straightened his clothes, still looking as noble and elegant as ever.
Jiang Zhiluo was even more confused. Cui Hejin always looked cold and distant, and he never smiled.
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