Chapter 84 (1/2)

A couple of guards somehow spot her running into the forest, ”Where are you going?”

Mo Qi Qi's heart jumps up in shock. Without turning around, she nervously replies them, ”I need to pee really badly….”

Since there is quite a distance between them, the guards do not recognize her and simply leaves her be.

Mo Qi Qi quickly runs deeper into the forest.

After she has run for a while, she pats her chest in relief, ”How dangerous! Lucky they didn't discover me! Hehe, who would have thought that my escape would run this smoothly? If I continue running tonight, they will never catch up to me!” She takes off the guard's uniform but keeps the man's clothings on her. She begins walking around, hoping she can leave this forest by tonight.

The sky very quickly turns dark. It had been grey throughout the day, and now, even at night, the sky seems to be filled with rain clouds. Not long later, rain begins pouring down.

Mo Qi Qi covers her head before looking at the sky in resentment, ”Please do not toy with me like this, G.o.d! It wasn't easy for me to run away, and now this…. Do you want me to die?”

She looks around. Since the sun has set, she cannot see her surrounding clearly. She wonders if there are people living in this forest. If she cannot find a place to stay for the night, she is going to get sick for sure!

Mo Qi Qi runs towards a tree to take cover and not long later, ”Ah!”

By the time she regains her bearing, she discovers that she is inside a large pit. There are leaves and branches under the pit. This must be an animal trap set by hunters!

She wants to cry. Never mind the rain, she actually fell into a pit! Why is she so unlucky? What if another animal also falls into this pit? Wouldn't she become a feast then? No, she must climb her way up!

Easier said than done! The pit is pretty deep and the rain makes everything slippery. After failing a couple of times, she sits on the ground mournfully, ”Wuwu, don't tell me I will die here tonight?”

The camp on the other hand, is in a furore.

Mo Qi Qi was already gone by the time Ban Xiang returns. She looks for her around the camp, but cannot find her. She then thought that Mo Qi Qi has gone to the surrounding shrubbery to pick herbs, but she is also nowhere to be found over there. When it starts raining, Ban Xiang grows worried and report everything to Jun Qian Che.

When Jun Qian Che hears her, his heartbeat picks up. ”Zhen never gave her the permission to pick herbs! What are you standing there for? Hurry and dispatch people to look for her!” he angrily says.

Guards and soldiers begin searching for Mo Qi Qi.

Jun Qian Che feels very uneasy sitting inside the tent, he picks up an umbrella and joins the search party.

The forest is soon full of the sound of people calling for her: ”Your Ladyship—-”

Everyone braves the heavy rain to look for Mo Qi Qi, including Jun Qian Che, ”Mo Qi Qi——”

Mo Qi Qi, on the other hand, stares at the sky in tears. Droplets of rain slaps her in the face. She quickly wipes them and gets up, trying to climb up once again. No matter what, she cannot just sit here and wait for her death.

She tries to climb up for a couple more times. When she fails again, she helplessly begins shouting for help, ”Help! Help! Anyone out there?” She hopes that someone will pa.s.s this place and save her. If she had known this would happen, she would not have run tonight.

”Your Ladyship! Your Ladyship—-” the sound of people calling for her is swallowed by the sound of the rain.

Jun Qian Che ignores his ident.i.ty and continues looking for her, ”Mo Qi Qi———-”

Mo Qi Qi can pick up the sound of people calling for her. Her heart is filled with delight, ”Someone is looking for me? s.h.i.t, Jun Qian Che must have found out that I am gone. He must have sent people to chase after me. No, I must not let them find me!” But, after thinking about it, she did not tell anyone that she wanted to run. If they discover her, she can simply tell them that she has been looking for herbs for the 7th w.a.n.g and accidentally fell into an animal trap. She will only get scolded by Jun Qian Che at most, he will not kill her. it is more important to escape this pit. If water starts pooling inside the pit, wouldn't she drown to death?

With that in mind, she jumps up and yells, ”Help! I am here!”

Jun Qian Che's hearing is very good. He stops in his steps, trying to hear better. The rain is too noisy for him to pinpoint to source of her voice accurately.

”Help! Help! I am here!” that voice can be heard again.

Jun Qian Che quickly moves closer to the source of that voice.

”Help! Help me!” that voice is becoming clearer to his ears. That is indeed Mo Qi Qi's voice.

Jun Qian Che's heart begins to relax as a relieved smile can be seen on his face. He quickly makes his move towards that voice.

”Help! Help!” Seems like Mo Qi Qi has gotten tired. Her voice has turned soft.

By then, Jun Qian Che has gotten really close to the pit that he can hear her voice clearly despite the rain. As he makes his way closer to the pit, a flash of silver pa.s.s by him. He stops in his steps.

He is well-practised in martial arts and has been on the battlefield before, so he is especially sensitive to hidden weapons. He narrows his eyes as he tries to sense any kind of movement from his surrounding. Although the sound of raindrops. .h.i.tting the dead leaves is very loud, he can sense a different kind of movement underneath the rain; someone is here.

If his guess is right, he is currently surrounded by a.s.sa.s.sins. He is all by himself right now, the a.s.sa.s.sins must be planning to take this chance to attack him while he is without his guards.

Mo Qi Qi is just in front, he must not let them know that she is there lest they try to hurt her. She is not in grave danger as of now, the most important thing is to lead the a.s.sa.s.sins away from her before saving her.