"Xinxin," Gu Qingheng grasped Yang Ruxin’s hand, his eyes filled with poorly concealed distress. He couldn’t believe that during such a difficult time, he was unable to accompany her. He...
"You take good care of our home and look after my family. That’s more useful than being by my side," Yang Ruxin said, lowering her head to kiss the corner of Gu Qingheng’s mouth, "Wait for me to return."
Gu Qingheng wanted to say to wait a moment, for he had already sent out a message and soon someone would arrive to accompany her into the mountains. But he also knew that Xun Hui had been taken into the forest, and any delay would only increase the danger. In the end, he could only nod, "I’ll wait for your return."
"It seems like Xinxin didn’t take anything with her..." The Feng Family suddenly exclaimed after Yang Ruxin had left, "She should at least take some food..."
"Dabai and Xiaobai are in the mountains; she won’t be in any trouble..." Gu Qingheng seemed to be reassuring everyone, but she knew that, more than anything else, he was reassuring himself.
Just then, a cry of an eagle suddenly came from the backyard, followed by a large figure soaring into the sky. After circling overhead, it flew away.
"Xiaohei has also gone to accompany her. Don’t worry, she’ll be alright..." Gu Qingheng let out a breath. His girl was an extraordinary woman; she would definitely be fine.
The winter forest, and especially the forest at night, was not easy to traverse. Much of the snow had not melted, and the paths were slippery. The way into the mountains was not the same as the one used by the locals for collecting firewood, which made it even more difficult.
Nevertheless, the slippery paths made it easier to leave footprints.
Xiaohei had kept up, but the dense woods meant this large creature with a wingspan of over two meters could not fly. Flying at treetop level would not serve the purpose of protecting her. Moreover, as it wasn’t an owl, its activities at night were limited, so it just clumsily followed behind.
Suddenly, a sky ruler resorted to walking on hard ground without using wings. It looked very odd, but at that moment, Yang Ruxin was in no mood for laughter.
Following the tracks for most of the night, she found herself stopped by a cliff. The cliff wasn’t very high, but below she could hear the sound of rushing water, which seemed quite swift.
"How come the tracks suddenly disappear?" Yang Ruxin frowned, holding up a torch and looking around, but she found that the footprints led to the edge of the cliff and stopped.
She wanted Xiaolun to come out and help find the way, but for some reason, that little creature had been sleeping since yesterday and wouldn’t wake up even when called.
What should I do?
As Yang Ruxin stood undecided whether to go left or right, a wolf howl seemed to come from afar. Her eyes brightened, and she quickly stuck the torch into the ground beside her. Then she cupped her hands to her mouth and made a high-pitched howl.
The howl travelled far through the forest night.
However, as soon as her howl sounded, the noises in the forest suddenly fell silent.
After a long time, Yang Ruxin sighed. Neither Dabai nor Xiaobai was likely nearby; otherwise, they would have responded to her call. Well, it seemed she had to rely on herself.
But just then, the previously ceased howl sounded again, each cry closer than the last.
"Xiaobai..." Yang Ruxin recognized the voice and couldn’t help but shout out loud.
Not long after, a flash of lightning streaked through the night, but this lightning abruptly stopped in front of Yang Ruxin, rose up on its hind legs and placed its front paws on her shoulders. Following closely were two wolf subordinates, one black and one white.