"This, I..." Yang Qian hesitated. In fact, she wasn't quite sure either. After learning this news from Jiang Lihao, the two of them had rushed here without delay.
Before they could say much, Jiang Lihao came over.
"You didn't catch them?" Yang Qian asked in surprise, looking at Jiang Lihao who came back alone.
Jiang Lihao shook his head seriously. "I let them go. Listen to me. We have to leave here quickly. It's very dangerous."
"Huh?" Gu Sisi was just about to ask for details.
Suddenly, there were many footsteps around. Judging from the number, it was definitely not just the three men from before.
"What's going on?" Before Yang Qian could finish her sentence, Jiang Lihao grabbed one of each of them and ran.
Jiang Lihao led the two of them. Originally, he wanted to leave the small woods, but was stopped by Gu Sisi. She shook her head. "There must be a lot of people living outside. We don't know if they're friend or foe, but they're definitely in the same group as those three men."
The meaning was obvious. They were definitely enemies. Moreover, if they were exposed in an open area, the chances of being caught would be higher when facing so many people.
Without delay, Jiang Lihao changed direction and ran to the side.
They managed to escape one group of footsteps, but the footsteps of another group were getting clearer.
All three of them looked nervous. It seemed that there were more people coming than they had imagined.
Just as the footsteps were getting closer, Yang Qian spotted a place. She jumped hard and landed under the lush tree roots. No one would have thought that there was an open space there. This grotto was very hidden, with overgrown weeds outside.
The three of them held their breath. Only after they heard the footsteps fade away did they heave a sigh of relief.
Gu Sisi rubbed her foot, which had turned blue from the jump.
The other two weren't injured.
Yang Qian looked guilty and worried. "It's all my fault. It was too sudden. I didn't say anything in advance."
Gu Sisi shook her head and smiled helplessly. "How could I blame you? If it weren't for you, we would have been discovered long ago."
"But I..." Yang Qian still looked apologetic.
"Don't think too much." Gu Sisi interrupted her and then looked at Jiang Lihao, frowning. "How did you know I was here?"
Since Yang Qian didn't know, it must have been Jiang Lihao who brought the person here.
In fact, Gu Sisi was wrong about this. Just when Jiang Lihao found out, Yang Qian was by his side, so she insisted on coming with him.
But that wasn't important.
"It was Xin'er. Xin'er told me you were in danger." Jiang Lihao sank into memories.
"Who's Xin'er?" Yang Qian was a bit confused. "One of your many women or your subordinate?"
"..." Jiang Lihao's face darkened. "No, she's Huo Cheng's younger sister, Huo Xin."
After hearing the name, Gu Sisi felt full of guilt. "I took advantage of her. She must think now that it was really stupid of her to be nice to me before."
"How could that be?" Yang Qian looked nervous, not understanding why Sister Sisi would think so.
Jiang Lihao shook his head. "She told me the whole story. It's true that because you ran away, she's now under house arrest."
"I knew I did something bad." Gu Sisi lowered her head.
"What are you talking about!" Yang Qian slapped Jiang Lihao's chest. How could he comfort someone like that?
Jiang Lihao grabbed the hand that had been causing trouble in front of him and threw it aside, then continued. "But she said she's very worried about you now, so she asked me to come and find you quickly. You were really in great danger this time."
"What happened?" Gu Sisi frowned in confusion. Did they think the Valley of Death was too dangerous?
"Someone from the Huo family has started to act. This time, their target is to..." Jiang Lihao made a throat - cutting gesture, scaring the other two women pale.
Yang Qian stammered. "It can't be! This is a society ruled by law. How could they be so bold?"
She couldn't believe it at all. She thought what Jiang Lihao said was really terrifying.
If Gu Sisi hadn't stayed in the Huo family for that period of time, she wouldn't have believed it either. But now, she completely believed it.
"The unwritten rule of the Huo family is that they can't act within the family. After they found out you ran away, besides Huo Xin being under house arrest, the others are all itching to take action." Jiang Lihao tightened his face, looking extremely serious.
The atmosphere on - site was extremely gloomy. Finally, Gu Sisi broke the silence.
"You shouldn't have come. It's too dangerous."
They didn't have to get involved at all. It had nothing to do with them. The other side's power was so strong that Gu Sisi had no confidence at all.
Just then, the footsteps sounded above their heads again.
The three of them held their breath again. After waiting for a long time, the people left again.
"You guys should just leave and stop worrying about me. If this goes on, all three of us will definitely be caught by these people."
It wasn't that Gu Sisi was being pessimistic, but there were really too many people on the other side, and there was simply no place to escape here. She was the thorn in the other side's eye, but they weren't. As long as they weren't with her, they would definitely be safe.
"What are you thinking! Sister Sisi, how could we abandon you and leave?" Yang Qian held Gu Sisi's hand, quite dissatisfied.
What did she take them for? Were they the kind of people who were afraid of death?
"Don't worry. We came this time to take you away safely." Jiang Lihao on the side spoke, his words unusually calm.
Although it was very dangerous outside, after hearing this, Gu Sisi inexplicably relaxed.
In a difficult situation, it felt really good not to face it alone.
"We can't stay here for long like this, can we?" Gu Sisi suddenly thought of this problem.
The other two looked calm. After a long silence, they suddenly smiled.
They both took out some dry rations from their bodies. Yang Qian laughed. "Haha, I thought of this problem a long time ago. Thinking that such a remote place might have no food, I bought these a while ago. I didn't expect they'd come in handy."
Jiang Lihao wasn't as optimistic as Yang Qian. He looked at all the food they took out, estimated it, and said to Gu Sisi, "But this is only enough for the three of us for three days."
"That's enough. I don't believe those people will stay here forever."
Just as Yang Qian finished speaking.
Jiang Lihao suddenly heard a faint sound of footsteps. He quickly covered Yang Qian's mouth, afraid that her loud voice would be discovered.
"We've searched every corner around here. We haven't found a single person. Could they have run out?" one person whispered.
"Who cares! The boss said we won't retreat until we find the person. Send a group of people to search outside too. We can't miss this place." Another voice, like that of a leader, said.
"But this place is so big?"
"Search it over and over again! Search every corner!"
These words were like a thunderbolt, reaching the ears of the three people below.
This was bad. They glanced at each other. Yang Qian, who had been extremely optimistic before, now had the light in her eyes dim.
Finally, the people slowly walked away.
"I can eat less. Then we can last longer." Yang Qian said weakly.
These words were like adding insult to injury. The expressions of the other two weren't good.
"It's not necessary..." Gu Sisi was just about to say something.
Jiang Lihao interrupted her. He raised his eyebrows. "Don't worry. Leave it to me."