Not long after, screams echoed through the valley again. This time, two people fell together.
"What's going on now?!" Lu Baohong was clearly agitated.
The person walking in front of and behind the two who fell recalled, "Ma Liujiao slipped and bumped into Old Dog, neither of them could stand steady and they both fell down."
Old Dog was the other person holding a knife to Xu Hengyan's neck.
Xu Hengyan knew it.
Being protected like this felt incredibly strange and heartwarming.
Seeing him look back, Xie Jiang clutched her chest and whimpered, "Oh, it's so scary, I'm so scared to death. Is Lu Baohong sick? What a terrible road he chose!"
Xu Hengyan: "..."
The king of beasts should roar through the mountains, changing the colors of heaven and earth.
What was with the whimpering.
She was the only one being dramatic.
The death warrior following behind Xie Jiang said, "There are no abnormalities on my end."
Did this Xie person whimpering here count?
Their whimpering made them uneasy and almost jump down themselves.
Lu Baohong didn't believe it!
But he had no proof!
He could only shout instructions to his subordinates to stay alert one by one!
Don't fall for the tricks of that bastard surnamed Xie!
By the time they descended the plank road, a sliver of morning sun finally appeared in the sky.
Besides the initial three, two more of Lu Baohong's subordinates died successively.
There was no evidence to prove that Xie Jiang had anything to do with it.
The deceased were not even adjacent to Xie Jiang, and there were people between them. Lu Baohong racked his brains but couldn't figure out how Xie Jiang managed it.
Therefore, he couldn't forcefully blame Xie Jiang.
Even when this bastard came down the plank road and passed by him, he arrogantly rolled his eyes at him.
"Choosing such a broken road, who are you playing with? Do you want to walk it again? I already said your subordinates have clumsy feet."
Lu Baohong's face was darker than the bottom of a pot. "Blindfold them!"
He didn't care about a few subordinates dying; he only cared about how they died!
He knew that bastard surnamed Xie was extremely sinister!
Xu Hengyan took the black cloth from the guard and blindfolded Xie Jiang himself. Xie Jiang yawned while leaning into his embrace.
"Tired? Want me to carry you?"
She had only slept a little last night and was still recovering, so it was natural to feel sleepy.
Xu Hengyan tied the black cloth and tidied her stray hairs.
Xie Jiang said, "How can you carry me if you're also blindfolded? What if we both break our bones?"
Xu Hengyan took another black cloth and blindfolded himself. "I'll be careful, it'll be fine."
Xie Jiang yawned again. "No, no, just hold my hand and walk."
Lu Baohong let out a fierce grunt, which echoed for a long time in the valley.
Pah!
Shameless!
Xie Jiang turned towards Lu Baohong, tilting her chin upwards, "Lu Baohong, your ancestor is tired. Don't dawdle. What's the point of going around in circles?"
Lu Baohong's face was extremely gloomy and unpleasant. "Do you know where I'm taking you?"
Xie Jiang said, "No."
Lu Baohong's suspicion grew. "Then how do you know I'm taking a detour?"
Xie Jiang couldn't be bothered to criticize his intelligence. "This broken plank road has been abandoned for a long time. If it's not a detour, why would you take it? Use your brain more."
Lu Baohong was as stubborn as a cooked duck's mouth. "Why can't we take this plank road if it's not a detour! Can't we just find an abandoned village to stay in?"
If the village was abandoned, the road would naturally be abandoned too.
Xie Jiang sighed meaningfully again. "If you find an abandoned village, won't we know when we get there?"
Lu Baohong pondered for a moment. It seemed to be the case, and he might have overdone it.
Lu Baohong glared angrily at his subordinates one by one.
Were they all dead? Why didn't anyone remind him!
His subordinates lowered their heads, not daring to make a sound. Brain work was not within their scope of work; they were used to obeying orders.
Second Young Master suddenly changed his route, and they all thought Second Young Master had a plan. Who knew it was just a spur-of-the-moment decision?
Lu Baohong walked ahead with a dark expression and said nothing more.
He also stopped trying to be clever.
Because they had deliberately taken this detour on the plank road, they had already completely deviated from their original route.
To get back on the original route, other than returning the way they came, they would have to take an even bigger detour.
Wouldn't returning the way they came make them the laughingstock of Xu Hengyan and Xie Jiang?
Especially that bastard Xie Jiang!
He would definitely be laughing wildly while pointing at his nose and mocking him!
How could Lu Baohong tolerate that!
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his sudden whim was a sign of a broken mind.
Why take a detour!
Even if Xu Hengyan and Xie Jiang remembered the route, how could the two of them escape?
Moreover, both of them were blindfolded. The terrain in the mountains was so complex, he was thinking too highly of these two!
It was Xu Hengyan's great reputation that put too much psychological pressure on him!
And his eagerness to kill Xie Jiang!
Why the rush!
Xie Jiang had already fallen into his trap; she was bound to die sooner or later! What was wrong with letting her live a few more days!
~
The sun finally came out.
He could see faint light even through the black cloth.
Xu Hengyan held Xie Jiang's hand, taking steady steps.
His other hand held a tree trunk, the other end of which was held by a leading guard.
"Young Master Xu, the road ahead is very narrow, with stone walls on both sides."
The guard would remind him from time to time.
This would improve efficiency somewhat, otherwise, they might walk until dark.
Then Xu Hengyan would turn back and specifically remind Xie Jiang.
Having walked in the mountains for a whole morning without food or drink, Xie Jiang was so tired that she hung directly on Xu Hengyan's arm.
Xu Hengyan picked her up and carried her.
As they entered the gap between the two stone walls, Xu Hengyan raised his hand to measure the width, finding it barely wide enough for one person to pass.
Xu Hengyan told her to grip tightly with her legs and curl up on his back, so as not to bump into anything accidentally.
Xie Jiang obediently did as she was told.
Xu Hengyan protected Xie Jiang well, and after passing through the long, narrow gap, he didn't let Xie Jiang get hit even once.
Then, carrying Xie Jiang on his back, he climbed a winding stone staircase, just as narrow as the previous gap.
Xu Hengyan, like a jade tree in the forest, didn't seem particularly imposing.
His eyes were still blindfolded, and he couldn't see the path ahead, but he took every step with great steadiness.
Xie Jiang, however, felt very at ease, even letting out a comfortable sigh before slowly falling asleep.
Xu Hengyan's footsteps became even more steady and firm.
In a daze, Xie Jiang knew they had passed through a spacious natural cave.
After exiting the cave, she heard someone shout from a distance.
She also heard the noisy voices of several people.
Xu Hengyan stood still with her on his back and waited for a while.
Xie Jiang subconsciously thought, they had finally arrived.
The people here didn't seem to welcome Lu Baohong and his group.
But no matter where it was, there were always different voices.
Either one side suppressed the other, or the other side suppressed this one.
Not long after, Xu Hengyan stepped onto a suspension bridge with her on his back.
She knew it was a long suspension bridge, and she remembered the cool breeze that brushed past her cheeks as they crossed it.