Suddenly, a petite figure emerged from behind the tree. Muttering incantations, she made the black - robed man vanish into thin air in fear.
Watching the black - robed man disappear, Mu Yijie, who had been on high alert, finally relaxed. There was a hint of helplessness on his face.
Yong Shanling stuck out her tongue and dared not look him in the eye. She had promised not to follow, but she was too worried and had come secretly. And now she'd been caught...
She kept her head down, afraid that her Uncle would get angry and quarrel with her again. They had just made up, and she didn't want another fight because of her.
Looking at the shadow on the ground, she had a bad feeling. Just as she was about to turn and run, she was pulled into a warm embrace. The hand that was about to push away stopped. Her wide - open eyes were as endearing as a little white rabbit's.
"Silly girl, you always make me worry. Don't follow secretly from now on..."
Mu Yijie buried his head on her shoulder, like a big dog seeking affection. His tone was full of care and concern.
This made her eyes redden. She hugged him tighter: "Uncle, I'll always be by your side from now on. I won't make you worry anymore. I'm sorry... I didn't listen to you just now."
He seemed to realize that he had just been acting coquettishly with her. For a moment, he didn't know what to do. Finally, blushing, he turned his back to her and coughed lightly.
"Cruise seems to have fainted." Mu Yijie kicked the man lying beside the tree expressionlessly. Sighing at his lack of response.
Yong Shanling squatted in front of Cruise and was about to pat his face to wake him up. But just as her hand touched his face, she was pulled away by a strong force.
Looking at her Uncle with a dark face, she couldn't help but find it funny. The smile on her bright face was like a hand tugging at his heart.
"Hehe, Uncle, are you jealous?"
Caught in the act, he didn't refute: "Yes, I'm jealous. I don't want you to touch him."
Yong Shanling, who had intended to tease him, was at a loss for words when he admitted it so straightforwardly. Maybe she didn't even notice how red her face had become.
Mu Yijie found her rabbit - like look amusing. He let go of her hand and then looked at the unconscious Cruise.
She was so touched by his half - teasing behavior that she stammered: "Ah, um, that, I'll use the teleportation array to send him to our car. Um..."
Mu Yijie didn't care about her stutter. Instead, he seemed to remember something: "Who sent that black - robed man? Was it the people you met last time?"
His words woke the dazed girl up. She frowned in thought: "Cruise just said that someone here kidnapped him. But he's only been here for the first time. How could he have offended anyone here? It might be those people from country M."
"They've even chased us here. Uncle, does that mean our location has been exposed?"
The man seemed to notice something. He walked past her, squatted on the ground, and seemed to be studying something.
Yong Shanling's eyes followed his movement: "I seem to have seen this token on the leader of that group before!"
As soon as Mu Yijie picked up the token, it turned into powder and disappeared into the air. Soon after, a strong wind blew in the forest. The powder transformed into a flock of crows and flew away into the distance.
She seemed to remember something, and a look of worry appeared on her face.
"Not good. It's the black token... They've even used spells on the token. They're definitely not ordinary people. Uncle, let's go quickly. We can't stay here any longer."
Looking at the distressed girl, he rubbed her head to comfort her.
"I'll be here if anything happens. Let's go."
Looking at his smile, the remaining worry in Yong Shanling's heart vanished.
"Okay, I trust you, Uncle!"
As the sky grew darker, after a thunderclap, the rain began to pour down like ink.
Lightning flashed across the sky continuously. Maybe it was the sudden downpour that made the birds in the sky lose their bearings. They began to chirp desperately, looking for shelter.
Soon, the three of them returned to the villa. As soon as the car stopped, Cruise woke up. Confused by the unfamiliar surroundings, he was disoriented.
"Who are you! Where are you taking me?"
Yong Shanling, munching on snacks, rolled her eyes at his silly words.
"Look closely and see who we are. Were you scared silly? This is Uncle's villa. Hurry up and get out of the car."
Hearing her voice, Cruise came to his senses. Looking at Mu Yijie with a touch of gratitude and grievance in his eyes, he looked as if he was about to give himself to him.
Yong Shanling got out of the car. Seeing that the two in the car hadn't gotten out yet, she grew impatient.
Just as she was about to go in and urge them, she saw Cruise's look. She felt that her Uncle was in danger. Immediately, she blocked his sight and glared at him crossly.
"What are you looking at? Hurry up and go in. Do you want to sleep in the car? Humph."
Cruise came back to his senses. Looking at her speechlessly, as if he knew she had misunderstood something, he forced a smile.
"Sorry, I'm straight." Then he quickly got out of the car.
Mu Yijie was happy to see her jealous. So I'm quite important to her.
"Ling..."
Before he could finish, the girl in front of him snorted and walked away without looking back, which made him laugh.
Yong Shanling walked into the living room and found the three people sitting facing each other looking awkward. The atmosphere was extremely tense. Even she, who was usually carefree, noticed. She thought they were just shy with each other.
She walked over and sat down next to Cruise, patting his shoulder and smiling.
"This is my good friend Hou Hua and Li Zhuo. Sister Hua, this is the friend I met in country M."
"O - okay." Cruise replied uncomfortably.
Then the air fell into silence again. Even she didn't know what to do. Fortunately, Uncle came in just in time.
"Ling'er, tell us what happened just now."
With his words, the previously silent atmosphere became lively.
"Cruise, how were you chased?" she asked curiously.
The man looked worried: "As soon as I got off the plane, a group of drivers pulled me into a car. I panicked. It seemed like a force pulled me in. The driver didn't say a word. He ignored me when I told him the address and just drove straight. And I didn't know the way..."
"Then I saw fewer and fewer cars on the road. It was getting dark. I couldn't open the car door, so I called you."
"Right after I finished talking to you, the driver suddenly rushed at me for no reason. I climbed out of the window and was chased all the way into the forest."