Book 5: Chapter 31: She’s a woman

Book 5: Chapter 31: She’s a woman

Who are you? Although Xiao Xia was scared, she felt the other party had no ill intentions. Therefore, she mustered up her courage to speak.

No one responded.

However, those glowing green eyes blinked. Only then did Xiao Xia notice these eyes were a different shade of green compared to the cats. The cats eyes were moss green, filled with cold light and were very demonic. The eyes hiding in the trees were ordinary eyes that reflected the light in the dark. However, they were brighter with a hint of green!

Xiao Xia climbed up, figuring the person hiding in the trees should be human. It wasnt because of the foreign chanting (since that cat had also been able to speak). It was based on the height those eyes were at, as well as the faint breathing in the still night.

Excuse me

Before she could finish speaking, there was a rustling in the bushes. Those eyes flashed and vanished. Xiao Xia couldnt see clearly, but she felt that the weirdo hiding there was about to leave.

Dont go! She cried out, disregarding everything and rushing into the trees.

This was a thicket without any paths. That person walked very quickly. In the darkness, Xiao Xia could only see large swathes of bushes parting before closing up swiftly. She had to use the bloodwood sword as a tool to clear the path. She avoided the plants obstructing her while calling, Please wait a momentyour help is needed.a life is at stake, please helpah.

She missed a branch in front of her, and it sprung back, whipping her across the face. Tears flowed out at the stinging pain but she refused to stop. She desperately pushed ahead. I beg you, wait a moment!

She continued to call out. The person in front seemed to be avoiding her, running faster and faster. The silhouette was gradually becoming blurry. Please, help! Save him! I will agree to anything you askas long as he doesnt die! Stop, at least take your shoe back! Ah.

Xiao Xia fell again. She was in a sorry state and failed to get up after several attempts. The figure before her vanished completely. Even the traces had vanished. She understood the weirdo had already left. Her grief welled up uncontrollably and she burst out crying on the forest floor.

Wan Li had been struck by a very vicious Gu. Ruan Zhan had said only the weirdo in the woods had a way to resolve it. The mountain was so large and it was too difficult to find someone intent on hiding. She had finally managed to run into that person but they had gotten away!

Why was she so useless!? Why couldnt she be of the slightest help?! The world wouldnt benefit whatsoever if someone like her remained alive! It was just a waste of resources! She had managed to ruin a chance for Wan Li to survive! Perhaps it had been the only chance!

She was practically an imbecile! This was all her fault!

She cried and blamed herself. All the fear and unease in her heart was replaced by the feeling of her heart breaking. She didnt pay any attention to her surroundings as she tore up the grass around her and vented the sorrow she had been enduring. She didnt notice the weirdo in the trees had slowly walked over after hiding for a bit.

Wan Lidont die.Wan Li. She stuck her face into the ground, figuring it was better to suffocate herself. Yet at this moment she realized a pair of feet had appeared before her.one foot wore an embroidered shoe while the other was bare!

Without thinking, she grabbed the thin, dirty ankles in front of her. There is no deed more devout than saving a life. Your kindness will definitely be rewarded if you help me! She sobbed. Ill give you anything you want as long as you save him!

Give me my shoe back! A rigid voice came from above her. The voice was androgynous and emotionless. Xiao Xia couldnt even tell if he (or she) had come back to help her or to get the shoe.

She crawled up, not daring to look at the persons face and terrified of being refused. She merely handed the shoe over with both hands respectfully.

That person took the shoe but didnt put it on, merely stroking it tenderly for a while before putting it away.

Since Xiao Xias head was lowered, she happened to see the pair of emaciated hands that looked like chicken claws. The nails were long and the hands were covered in filth, seeming to have been unwashed for who knows how long. They were like the hands of a fiend in a movie, making her shiver involuntarily.

Then, those hands reached over and lightly stroked her face!

Xiao Xia stood frozen despite feeling creeped out. Yet if she moved away, she might appear unfriendly and make this weirdo unwilling to help her. Therefore, she forced herself to endure. The hands caressed her face extremely lightly, almost tenderly.

How glossy and smooth! The person sighed and muttered. How good it is to be young!

Please save my friend! Xiao Xia begged in a trembling voice.

Hes been struck with a death Gu. Unless the caster is killed, he will not survive! That person said faintly.

Who is the caster?

The hand on her face stiffened and the person didnt speak.

You must know who it is, right? Tell me! I will repay you. Anything you want. I beg you!

Hes very powerfulvery powerfulvery powerful.

Wait.darling! A mans voice suddenly rang out behind her. The voice was weak and seemed to be far away. Yet at the same time, an incredibly soft hand touched her back. She cried out and almost fell.

Scram! She shouted. She ignored what was happening behind her and made a few turns, continuing to run.

She didnt know where she was running to. Perhaps the invisible person was treating her as prey and driving her towards some set location. Even if she was just a lamb to the slaughter, she wouldnt obediently enter the slaughterhouse!

Therefore, she changed up directions frequently and did her best to mess things up despite not knowing where she was going.

There were no sounds of footsteps behind her. Only the rustling. This made Xiao Xia feel it wasnt a person running after her, but more like a snake or some other slithering creature. That soft hand also kept probing her back and waist, making her scream while running. She narrowly avoided being tangled up or caught by the hair each time.

Why wasnt it dawn yet?

Xiao Xia thought worriedly. She had run out of the dense forest at some point and reached a trodden footpath. The thing behind her pursued closely, making her unable to pause and think. She merely fled along the path. Although she knew she couldnt shake him off, her pursuer seemed to be slower out in the open. The creepy rustling was also gone. Now there were only footprints in the dirt following her!

She almost collapsed from weariness. Her heart beat in her chest like a drum. The sky was only faintly turning brighter. This meant dawn was still some time away. As for her, she couldnt hold on much longer!

At this time, she saw a level space in front of her.

The place had fewer trees and was more spacious. Xiao Xia ran over without thinking. Yet as she burst into the clearing, she noticed it was actually a graveyard. There were burial mounds everywhere with gravestones. Some graves only had a wooden post sticking out. Under the faintly lit sky, they seemed like shadows, watching her silently.

The feeling of being surrounded made her stop and want to leave immediately. However, the footprints appeared behind her once again, forcing her to move forward. Her heart was filled with despair. Did she fail to escape that invisible hand despite all the twists and turns? Did she still get driven into the slaughterhouse?

She looped around a grave in a panic and hid behind a large tree, catching her breath. She snuck a glance and saw those weird footprints remain in place nearby, seeming to have lost track of her. She shrunk back behind the tree, hoping to hide a little longer.

She calmed her breath and slowly moved back, moved back some more

Behind her, a gust of cold air blew over and suddenly a hand grabbed her shoulder!

She involuntarily screamed. Because she whirled around too quickly, she fell back onto the grave next to her. There was a worn piece of wood sticking out from it. There were several words written upon it, but they were blurred and illegible.

A shabbily-dressed person stood by the tree facing away from her.

Yet when had he appeared? There hadnt been anyone there earlier! And if he was facing away from Xiao Xia, how did he touch her shoulder? No one would be in the graveyard an hour before dawn! Unless he was

Xiao Xia was tired and afraid, almost unable to move. She remained sitting there. That person also remained unmoving. Xiao Xia could now see he seemed to be an old man. However, his head was lowered and he didnt turn around. From Xiao Xias angle, he almost seemed to be headless. He was very, very skinny. His ankles were bare yet his feet couldnt be seen. This was because they were actually buried in the ground!

There! He suddenly spoke.

Xiao Xia sucked in a breath and shrunk back, ending up closer to the grave. She suddenly realized that she was huddled against that persons front door!

Go that way! He spoke again, pointing to the left.

Only then did Xiao Xia understand. He was pointing out the way for her. But why?

Hurry! He spoke again, using his other hand to point right.

Xiao Xia looked to the right. Her startled cry had given away her location. The footprints were coming over.

With no time to hesitate, she forced herself up and ran to the left. After running a dozen or so meters, the sounds of pursuit suddenly ceased.

She turned around in surprise. The footsteps had stopped in place not far from her. They circled around on the spot for a while, clearly unreconciled. Yet they still didnt come over in the end!

He didnt dare come over here! She just needed to walk back a little further and wait for the day to come. Then, everything would be over!

Thinking of this, Xiao Xia kept her eyes on the footprints, afraid of being ambushed. She slowly retreated, yet before she had taken a few steps she felt something give underfoot. She fell into a deep pit.

The pain and shock made her cry out. Then, when she looked around she almost passed out in fear!

She realized she was lying on a cluster of extremely beautiful flowers. Not far from her, there was a coffin. A rotted corpse was sitting up and looking at her!