I didn't think too much and rushed over. I thought that if I wanted to run to the downhill slope, I would have to pass by the pond and cross a large jungle to the fruit tree area, which would be a little late. If something really went wrong, it would be too late for me to save her. Although she was indifferent to me and didn't care about my life or death, I couldn't do that to her.
After all, I promised her that I would save her life before the plane sank. Secondly, she must have chosen to leave because she was angry with me. This is more or less related to me. I can't just stand by and watch no matter what.
Besides, I don’t want to lose her easily without any reason.
If I were to walk the usual way now, I would definitely not be able to catch up. How could I outrun a horse? Therefore, the only way to see her as quickly as possible was to take a shortcut. The shortest distance between two points was a straight line. I would not go in the direction of the mountain road, but in the direction of the straight path. This way, I could reach the top of the mountain wall and go downhill from there, just like the spiders did when they went down the mountain.
However, there are always pros and cons. This is indeed a lot faster, but it is also easy to misjudge the direction. There is also a fatal problem, which is that you may pass by a spider's nest. After all, those wolf spiders come down from the downhill mountain wall, so it is inevitable to pass by it.
But now I have no time to care about these things. If Yunwen makes a mistake, it will be an irreparable mistake!
So, I rode my horse as fast as I could, running towards the bushes. This road was covered with flowers and grass, and trees were blocking the way. There was no path for normal people to walk on. I could only cut through the thorns and look towards the sun. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. It is now afternoon, so it is basically heading towards the west where it sets slowly. Knowing west means knowing east, and knowing north and south means the direction is clear.
I ran no matter how fast or slow I was. I didn't know how far I had run. I didn't have time to make any marks, and I couldn't tell what area I had reached. I just knew that if I ran in the right direction, I would definitely find a way out.
Soon I saw a relatively deserted forest area, and not far ahead was a cliff, which I expected to be the mountain wall next to the downhill slope I had walked before. The soil in this area looked relatively gray, and there was a lot of stinking smell of animal carcasses and mucus on the ground. In front of it was a huge underground tunnel, with densely packed milky white oval transparent substances moving inside.
My scalp tingled. I knew without thinking that those were spider eggs. This must be a spider's nest. The smell of the corpse came from their food. Although I was extremely reluctant, I still bent down and pressed against the ground covered with mucus to listen for any movement in order to be safe.
There were only some sporadic noises below. It was obvious that they were resting and had no intention of hunting. As long as they were not disturbed, nothing would happen.
So, I tried to walk through this section as quietly as possible, walking slowly. Spiders don’t have very good hearing and vision. They sense their prey mainly by sensing the frequency of the spider web’s vibrations through their leg hairs. Last time I went up the mountain, it was because I was in a hurry to save Yunwen that I touched a lot of spider webs they left behind and was surrounded by them, so this time I just had to avoid touching the spider webs...
Before I finished the analysis, I suddenly felt something sticking to my hand. Only when the sun shone over could I see clearly that although the trees here were dry and sparse, each tree was covered with spider webs. What was even more terrifying was that just as I touched the spider web, a huge wolf spider was crawling down from the spider web with a clattering sound, its mouth wide open, revealing its red fangs.
I had planned everything, but I didn't think too much. At the critical moment, I could only use the Golden Sword to cut the spider silk. I thought I could just cut it and run away, but the spider silk was so tough that I couldn't cut it. I impatiently swung the sword and the spider silk broke with a loud bang. However, the impact of this force was not small. I saw the big spider above drop the spider web and green juice burst out of its body.
Not only were the spider webs gone, but even the dead tree with the spider web hanging on it broke in the middle, and the fallen leaves scattered everywhere, some of which flew into the pit. At the same time, my head tightened and my consciousness became hazy. I almost couldn't breathe and died suddenly.
But I managed to adjust myself. After the oxygen in my brain was restored and my body relaxed a little, I continued to move forward, but I couldn't speed up.
After dodging other spider webs, which was comparable to 007's operation of passing through infrared rays, I rushed to the vicinity of the mountain wall. The only downhill slope of this isolated peak was at the bottom, and the place where I was standing was more than seven or eight meters away from it.
However, I saw Yunwen. She was riding on Sanfu's back. The man and the horse dared not move. The horse was frightened and kept stamping its legs and neighing. Yunwen was also thrown off the horse and rolled on the ground, curled up with her head in her hands. On the right side of the downhill was the edge of a cliff. Many gorillas were coming up one after another. They surrounded Yunwen and the horse, beating their chests angrily to show their majesty.
Even though I was seven or eight meters away from the downhill slope, I couldn't just stay there. I saw a spider web that could hang down, so I predicted it and stepped back a few steps. I counted down three, two, one! Then I jumped forward and grabbed the spider web and dropped it. The spider web was hung on a branch on the cliff, and the branch was immediately bent. Since it was a dead tree, it broke with a crackling sound not long after.
Fortunately, the spider web carried me down to two or three meters, and then it broke. The force of my fall was relieved, and I did not fall directly to the ground. In addition, I rolled again to relieve the impact on my legs, so I was not injured and arrived safely.
When I got down there, I immediately rushed to Yunwen and helped her sit up. I raised the Golden Que Sword and aimed it at the surrounding apes. However, I had accidentally abused the power of the Golden Que Sword just now. I used it without using any Qi-storing items, and the Golden Que Sword instantly transformed a huge amount of essence in my body. Now my head was a little dizzy, as if I had just drunk some alcohol.
My eyesight isn’t very good, so I can only rely on my hearing as much as possible!
"Zhou Bo? Didn't you go to deal with that underground monster? Why did you come here, and how did you know I was here?" Yunwen asked in great surprise.
"Joseph has been killed. As for how I knew where you were, do I still need to guess? I came here via a shortcut and predicted where you would go, and found you there. Even though I annoy you and make you feel that life or death is not worth it, it doesn't mean that I treat you the same way. When I heard the news of your departure from Bai Lu and the others, I set off the first time without any delay, all because I promised you that I would keep you alive." I said.
"You don't have to treat me like this, it's not worth it. You should treat your girlfriend, Sister Yingchun, well in this way! It's not that I don't want to care about your life or death, nor do I hate you, but I know I am not qualified to care about you. I am not yours, am I? I shouldn't ruin your marriage with Yingchun. They are right. I do have an engagement, and I should abide by the engagement. I shouldn't violate the code of conduct for a wife and be unclear with you. It's not fair to my fiancé and to Yingchun. You go back and live a good life with Yingchun. My life or death has nothing to do with you from now on." Yunwen looked at me and sobbed.
I had my back to Yunwen and could only hear her talking and crying. After all, I still had to face a group of violent and abnormally behaving gorillas in front of me.
"Maybe they didn't tell you clearly, then I will tell you officially, she is not my girlfriend, the kiss was just a bet, they promised me to fulfill the bet, and they would be nicer to you and me. I wanted us to have a happy reunion and return to a less antagonistic relationship, I wanted to protect you from being bitten by mosquitoes, and also to avenge the foxes, so I kissed you, believe it or not." I said.
She seemed to be thinking about what I said, so she was silent for a while, and I continued: "No matter what you think of me, it doesn't matter now. Listen, now I will irritate these gorillas, and then you ride Sanfu and run down the mountain as fast as possible, the faster the better, hide in the post station, and don't make a sound easily! Wait until the momentum is over before taking any action, do you understand?"