The sun had risen in the east of the sky, bringing light to the once dim world.
Gun had fainted on the stone - paved ground. Shen Jianyi was worried that his wound might worsen, so she had no choice but to drag him forcefully.
She couldn't say much. One second she had asked Gun if he could walk on his own, and the next second he fainted.
She had no other option but to put Gun on her back and drag him forward. Every step was extremely difficult.
What she didn't know was that the man under the mask showed a smug smile, as if everything he had done just now was on purpose.
If Shen Jianyi knew this, she would surely throw him here without hesitation and even ignore him forever.
After all, her temper was no joke.
After a long - time struggle, the two finally reached the entrance of the village. Looking at the simple introduction at the village entrance, Shen Jianyi gasped slightly.
There was a huge boulder there with "Li's Village" carved on it. Shen Jianyi felt parched at the moment. It was a miracle that she wasn't exhausted after such a long journey.
The heart of the man behind her was beating irregularly, and his breathing was uneven. Shen Jianyi turned her head and looked at the white mask. At that moment, she really had an impulse to take it off.
However, she didn't like taking advantage of someone in a difficult situation. If she really wanted to see Gun's appearance, she would have to rely on her own real ability. Sneaking around like this didn't count.
In the end, Shen Jianyi retracted her hand, and the man breathed a sigh of relief.
Just then, a passing villager saw the two of them.
The villager was carrying a pickaxe on his back. He stared at them in confusion, as if he had seen something rare.
After a moment, the old man scratched the beard on his chin to make sure he wasn't seeing things, and then he asked, "You're not from around here, are you?"
It was quite strange. This mountain cliff seemed like a dividing line. People on the cliff lived a colorful urban life, while those at the foot of the cliff lived a poor and simple life.
In her opinion, it was a very peculiar sight. The development of the city hadn't driven the development of the village.
As a result, the city developed faster and faster, while the village seemed to stay at its original state forever.
Shen Jianyi had some wounds on her body and was also wearing a mask. No matter how you looked at it, she didn't seem like a good person. She thought the villager would run away as far as possible, but unexpectedly, instead of running, he came closer to inquire.
"Little girl, what happened to you two?"
Shen Jianyi looked up and took off the mask on her face. It was a basic respect for others.
Her voice at this moment wasn't as cold as before. It was full of tenderness and warmth. "Uncle, we fell from up there. My friend is injured. Could you please save him?"
After hearing this, the old man looked up at the cliff in disbelief. Falling from such a high place and still being safe, even standing in front of him calmly talking, these two people must not be ordinary.
His family had always told him not to meddle in other people's business, but how could he just stand by and watch now?
"Okay..." The old man put the pickaxe on the ground and then helped Shen Jianyi lift the man onto his own back.
Shen Jianyi was a bit worried. She thought the old man might not be strong enough, and considering his age, carrying Gun might cause him to hurt his back.
She opened her mouth to stop him. "Uncle, let me do it. I'm worried about you --"
Before she could finish her sentence, she saw the old man carry the man on his back effortlessly and then look back at the pickaxe on the ground.
"Little girl, help me carry that pickaxe. It's very important. Don't lose it."
Shen Jianyi quickly picked up the pickaxe and obediently followed behind him.
The old man talked about the history of the village as they walked. Shen Jianyi listened absent - mindedly. It wasn't that the old man's story was uninteresting, but her mind was elsewhere.
She was constantly thinking about the relationship between Xu Wenji and Zhou Ze. She even came up with a very bold speculation, that is -- maybe all the Xu Wenji were just disguises, and the real Zhou Ze was the disguised Xu Wenji.
...
At this moment.
Zhou Ze was standing on the cliff, looking down. He wasn't sure if the two were okay.
Then, he turned around and said seriously to the bounty hunters in front of him, "Your mission isn't completed yet. I'm not sure if they're dead or alive. I want to see them either alive or dead."
It was easy to guess that he just wanted to know if the two were still alive.
In his impression, a smart person like Shen Jianyi couldn't possibly be killed by a fall. If that was the case, he had overestimated her all these years.
Seeing that the bounty hunters were about to take a detour down the cliff, Zhou Ze noticed that the woman in front of him remained motionless.
"Why aren't you going?" Zhou Ze looked down at her haughtily, just like looking at a domestic animal.
For him, these bounty hunters were just people who did things for money, so there was no need to be polite to them.
Hong Xiu frowned tightly. "Why did you push them down?"
"Do I need to explain this to you?" A hint of cruelty flashed across Zhou Ze's eyes, and his attitude was extremely bad. "If I hadn't arrived in time, would you have let them go?"
From the very beginning, he could tell that Hong Xiu's mind wasn't on this task.
Zhou Ze already knew what this woman was thinking. Seeing her body pause slightly, looking rather unyielding.
He didn't indulge her but told the truth.
"I know what you're thinking. Don't you just want to fight them one - on - one?" Zhou Ze said seriously, "But have you ever thought that maybe they don't even take you seriously? Although you're ranked third, your strength is only half of Red Fox's."
Hearing this, Hong Xiu clenched her fists. Just as she was about to punch the boy in the face, her wrist was caught by him.
"Hong Xiu, recognize your own strength sooner. Don't let your arrogance ruin you." That was all Zhou Ze could remind her. Whether she could wake up or not depended entirely on her own awareness.
After saying that, Zhou Ze pretended as if nothing had happened and slowly left.
The place that was just crowded was now left with only Hong Xiu. Zhou Ze's words kept lingering in her mind, causing her great pain.
Over the years, Hong Xiu had been working hard, but she still couldn't catch up with Red Fox.
She sighed. Her phone vibrated. She took it out and saw a message from Zhou Sang in the research lab.
Zhou Sang: [All the people in the research lab have been dispatched to hunt down Shen Jianyi and retrieve the chip!]