Upon hearing this, Lin Cuiying's expression turned serious once again.
She didn't know who the people were, or whether they were friends or foes.
But now she no longer has the strength to deal with new enemies.
"System, what should we do?" Lin Cuiying asked.
"Host, you should find a place to hide first," the goofball said. "I'll go see who it is."
"Okay." Lin Cuiying nodded and forced herself to walk to the bushes nearby to hide.
Lin Cuiying had just hidden in the bushes when she heard footsteps outside.
Her heart began to race; she wondered who it was.
"Host, don't be afraid." The silly voice rang in my mind. "I can see clearly now. They are a few villagers. They must have come to the mountains to dig for wild vegetables."
Hearing this, Lin Cuiying felt relieved.
Back inside the cave, An Yunzhou saw that Lin Cuiying was pale and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
"It's nothing," Lin Cuiying shook her head. "I'll rest for a bit."
She had just inhaled a small amount of sleeping powder, and she felt a little dizzy and her chest felt tight.
She needs to get some rest.
Seeing this, An Yunzhou stopped bothering her and just watched her quietly.
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Cuiying slowly woke up.
She felt much better and her head wasn't as dizzy anymore.
She sat up, looked around, and found An Yunzhou sitting to her side.
"You're awake?" An Yunzhou smiled when he saw her wake up. "How are you feeling?"
"Much better."
An Yunzhou breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that you're alright."
Then he talked about what was happening outside: "Several villagers passed by and spotted those men in black. Some of them have already reported it to the authorities."
Upon hearing this, Lin Cuiying's heart stirred slightly, and an idea popped into her head.
Why did no one ever think of having An Yunzhou reported the incident to the authorities when she was being chased?
Could there be some other hidden story behind this?
Lin Cuiying decided to test An Yunzhou.
She pretended to be relaxed and said with a smile, "When the government officials arrive in a while, you can tell them about your situation and let them help you catch those who are chasing you."
As Lin Cuiying spoke, she observed An Yunzhou's expression.
Sure enough, upon hearing her words, An Yunzhou's expression changed slightly, and a complex emotion flashed in his eyes.
“This matter… is somewhat complicated.” An Yunzhou hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, “Actually, I don’t want to alarm the authorities.”
"Why?" Lin Cuiying pressed. "Do you know who sent those people? Or do you have some kind of reason?"
An Yunzhou was silent for a while before slowly saying, "Cuiying, there are some things I can't tell you right now. But please believe me, I'm not deliberately hiding anything. It's just that this matter involves too many things, and I don't want to involve you."
Upon hearing this, Lin Cuiying became even more certain of her guess.
An Yunzhou is definitely hiding something from her!
However, since they were just strangers who had met, she didn't press them for more information.
“Alright, since you don’t want to talk about it, I won’t force you,” Lin Cuiying said. “However, you have to promise me that you won’t implicate me or my family.”
"Don't worry, I won't implicate you or your family," An Yunzhou said earnestly.
Lin Cuiying nodded, indicating that she believed him.
An Yunzhou didn't want to alert the authorities, so they couldn't stay in the cave any longer.
When the government officials arrive, they will definitely discover this cave.
However, the villagers were still outside the cave, which put Lin Cuiying in a difficult position.
If you can't figure it out yourself, you might as well let the system come up with a solution.
The goofball said, "Host, how about we use the same method as before, release some sleeping gas?"
Lin Cuiying: "..."
This idiot, he's always trying to use sleeping gas.
If they release sleeping gas on the villagers, the government officials will definitely investigate when they arrive.
"No, we can't use sleeping powder," Lin Cuiying said. "You need to think of another way."
"Then... how about we leave from behind the cave?" Doubi came up with another idea. "I just looked and there's a path behind the cave that leads to the other side of the mountain."
Lin Cuiying couldn't help but complain, "There's a path behind the cave, why didn't you say so earlier? And what's with all this talk about using sleeping gas?"
"I just remembered," the goofball said a little embarrassed. "Host, let's go quickly."
"good."
Lin Cuiying stood up and came to An Yunzhou. "We need to leave here quickly."
"Now?" An Yunzhou was somewhat surprised. "But the government officials will be here soon. If we leave now, won't they find out?"
“Let’s leave from behind the cave. There’s a path there that leads to the back of the mountain.”
An Yunzhou was relieved. "Okay, let's go quickly."
Lin Cuiying, who was walking ahead, turned to look at An Yunzhou and asked, "Are you able to walk now?"
"I'm much better now, thanks to the medicine you gave me."
"Host, everything the system produces is top-notch!" the silly guy said, quite pleased with himself.
Lin Cuiying ignored it, only telling An Yunzhou to be careful.
The two quickly arrived at the back of the cave and indeed saw a path.
The path looked a bit rugged, but it was passable.
Lin Cuiying turned to look at An Yunzhou, "There's a path here, let's go this way."
An Yunzhou nodded and followed Lin Cuiying to the back of the cave.
A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes when he saw the path in front of him.
He hadn't expected that there was a path behind the cave.
However, he didn't think much of it and just followed Lin Cuiying forward.
The two walked carefully along the path.
Lin Cuiying walked ahead, carefully observing the movements ahead.
An Yunzhou followed behind her, cautiously observing their surroundings.
Fortunately, the path wasn't long, and the two soon emerged from the cave.
Once they reached the back of the mountain, the two breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Cuiying looked behind the mountain; it seemed unfamiliar.
She opened the map and saw that she was quite far from home.
Then they asked the system if it had come up with a solution.
"What method?" Doubi asked in a slightly whistling voice, sounding surprised.
Lin Cuiying was speechless.
She took a deep breath to calm herself down.
"You idiot, I'm asking you to come up with a way to get An Yunzhou to live in the Wu family's place," Lin Cuiying said, enunciating each word clearly.
The goofball finally realized, "Oh, oh, let me think..."
After a while, Doubi said, "Host, why don't you just say that you rescued him on the mountain? That way, you can bring An Yunzhou back to the Wu family in a legitimate way."
After going around in circles, it all came down to being direct. Lin Cuiying thought about it and realized that this was the only way.
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