Chapter 55: An Unexpected Encounter
On the evening of the fourth day, seeing that the light was getting darker and night was approaching, it was the time for some dangerous demon beasts to come out of their nests to feed. Jiang Chen stopped hurrying, kicked a brown bear out of the cave, and moved in with Miss Gao.
Jiang Chen used a few branches to separate the two of them as a boundary between men and women.
After running around all day, the two of them had no strength to speak, so they ate some dried fruits casually, and then fell asleep.
After a long time, Jiang Chen suddenly woke up, and his ears heard the rustle of footsteps on the blades of grass.
He opened his eyes and got up, leaned down at the entrance of the cave and looked out, and saw several vague figures in the night approaching this way.
Judging by the body shape, it looks like two women.
Jiang Chen was secretly vigilant. Chiyang said that in the Netherworld, hunters are not only hunters, but also robbers. And the woman who hurried in the barren mountains and mountains in the middle of the night must not be an ordinary hunter.
He quietly moved over two branches to cover the entrance to the cave, and leaned over to look out through the gaps in the branches and leaves.
The wind was blowing, the branches and leaves were rustling, and the low conversation of the two women reached his ears.
"It's the first time I've seen a bear that can play dead, it's so cunning......"
"That bear was originally injured, and the demon beast that injured it may be nearby, so we can't be careless."
"Miss, don't worry, since the bear can escape alive, it means that its opponent is not strong."
"It's better to be careful than ......"
Jiang Chen felt that the voices of these two people were a little familiar, and he was about to take a closer look, when he suddenly heard Miss Gao's exclamation from behind: "Where are the branches?" β
"Shhhhhhhhh
In the dark, Miss Gao couldn't see it clearly, and while groping the ground with her hands, she shouted: "Stinky boy, where did you move the branches, did you plot against Miss Ben?" β
"Don't make a sound! There's someone out there! β
After this reminder, not only did Miss Gao be quiet, but the two women outside also stopped and watched the movement here.
After a brief silence, a woman said, "Sorry, I didn't mean to disturb the two of you, so let's leave." β
Jiang Chen finally recognized her identity at this time, it turned out to be Lin Xi, the "Yin God Master" he met when he visited Xue's Mansion a few days ago. Unexpectedly, she also came to the Netherworld Forest.
Before Jiang Chen could respond, Miss Gao behind her had already shouted: "It's you!" Little slut! β
Miss Gao's voice was slightly hoarse, and Lin Xi outside didn't hear it at first, but the familiar title finally recalled her memory: "Huh? It's really a coincidence, I actually met here. β
"Little slut, I'm still hanging out in the middle of the night, and I have nowhere to go! Poor and pitiful! β
"Of course it's not as good as your Miss Gao, someone helped warm the bed in the middle of the night."
"Slut! Do you dare to tarnish my name? β
"Am I not right?"
"Slut with a dirty head! Jiang Chen, you tell her the truth! β
Jiang Chen listened to the two arguing for a long time, and finally understood what kind of "friendship" Lin Xi said about "a little friendship" with Miss Gao.
The two women outside are acquaintancesβ
One is the top of the list of "Qunfang Spectrum", Lin Xi; The other is one of the "Three Thieves of Western Liao" who once beat Jiang Chenyupei's idea, the "Fragrance Thief" Lin Shuixian!
Jiang Chen coughed lightly, removed the branches at the entrance of the cave, stood up and walked out of the cave.
"Miss Lin, we're meeting again."
"It's you!" Lin Shuixian's face was full of consternation, and he nervously took a few steps back, raised his sleeves slightly, and was ready to sway the incense at any time.
On the contrary, Lin Xi's face was as usual: "Congratulations to Jiang Shaoxia, I haven't seen you for a few days, and I have already hugged the beauty, congratulations!" β
The hazy moonlight shone on her, and the coldness was mixed with a faint layer of blood.
This woman ranked No. 1 in "Qunfang Spectrum", even if her clothes were torn and her body was stained with blood, she still did not lose her calm and elegant attitude.
Lin Shuixian, who was also dressed in white, stood next to Lin Xi, and was completely reduced to a foil.
Jiang Chen noticed that at Lin Xi's feet, her shadow was cast between the gaps in the branches and leaves, although it was dim, it was very real. This shows that she is not in a "yin god" state, but a real physical body.
"Jiang Chen, you speak!" Miss Gao pushed him from behind.
Jiang Chen didn't want to get involved in the quarrel between the two of them, but it was about Miss Gao's reputation, so he had to explain a few words: "Miss Lin misunderstood, we are not ...... as you think."
Lin Xi only said it casually, but when his eyes swept over Miss Gao's messy clothes, he muttered in his heart.
Lin Shuixian on the side sneered: "Look at the two of you, three watches in the middle of the night, lonely men and widows, disheveled, hard to say nothing, who believes it!" β
Although she was still a little afraid of Jiang Chen, she thought that now that she had hugged a big thick leg and had the support of the eldest lady of the Lin family behind her, it was time to raise her eyebrows.
Miss Gao said angrily: "Cheap minion, there is no place for you to speak here!" β
"Who are you scolding minions?"
"Who else could it be? Speak, masters, get out of here and gnaw on the bones! β
Although Miss Gao's image is a little sloppy and embarrassed, her innate arrogant temperament, coupled with her natural contemptuous expression, successfully made Lin Shuixian angry enough.
However, Lin Xi waved his hand at this time, making Lin Shuixian hold back his words, not to mention the fire in his heart.
"Now is not the time to argue." Lin Xi said, "It's very dangerous in the forest, since we have met together, we should abandon our previous suspicions and help each other in the same boat." β
"The little slut has a nice word......"
"As a sign of goodwill, I can give you a portion of your rations and water bags first."
"Rations?" Miss Gao's eyes fell on the few burdens that Lin Shuixian was carrying, revealing an expression of interest, "Hmph, since you begged me so lowly, Miss Ben will forgive you with compassion." What rations are there, hurry up and take them out! β
In the past few days, she has been hungry and full with Jiang Chen, relying on dried fruits to survive, and when Miss Gao heard what she was eating, her eyes were glowing green.
Although Lin Shuixian was quite dissatisfied, at Lin Xi's request, he still took out the little dry food and dried meat they had left, and gave a part to Jiang Chen and Miss Gao, and the two sides shook hands and made peace, temporarily becoming companions.
While eating dry food, the two sides briefly exchanged messages.
Jiang Chen only learned at this time that Lin Xi really came for the temple.
She originally gathered a lot of people on this trip, all of them were shrewd and capable hunters, but they were unfavorable, encountered a swarm of poisonous bees, half of the hunters were reduced to the lunch of poisonous bees, and were attacked by ghost lizards on the way to escape, breaking three companions, and the remaining few people were also separated halfway, only she and Lin Shuixian ran out, which can be described as a heavy loss.
When Lin Xi heard the news of Chiyang's death in battle, he was also very sorry and comforted Jiang Chen a few words.
Both teams have suffered painful defeats, and they can be regarded as sympathetic, and the distance has been shortened a lot.
Miss Gao filled her stomach, and her eyelids began to fight, shouting that she wanted to sleep.
There were no more than four people in the cave, so Jiang Chen asked the three women to go into the cave to rest and stay outside to keep vigil.
"I'm tired of Jiang Shaoxia." Lin Xi bowed lightly, burrowed into the cave, and felt a warmth surging up his body, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Jiang Chenmu sent them in, covered the entrance of the cave with a tree branch, and then sat down with his back against the rock wall, ready to close his eyes and recuperate.
After two breaths, his eyelids suddenly jumped, and he felt as if a pair of eyes were examining him.
This was a hint of the alchemist's natural spiritual sense, and he immediately opened his eyes and looked intently behind the grass two feet away, and saw a blurry figure behind the tree.
The man was hiding in the dark, his figure almost fused with the shadow of the tree, if it weren't for the throbbing in Jiang Chen's heart, it would have been easy to ignore the past.
Jiang Chen's cold hair stood on end, and he subconsciously held the dagger in his sleeve.
He didn't feel the breath of the living, just ...... Ghostly.
Was that person there all along, or did it come out of nowhere?
In this kind of place, such a silent and strange figure made Jiang Chen's vigilance rise to the highest level!