Chapter 258 Escape
The freezing cold wind blew, like a knife cutting the cheek, making people shrink their necks in pain.

Shen Jiaojiao did not dare to stay on the platform outside. She walked towards the cave and stood at the door looking inside.

The cave was empty and completely different from the previous cave.

She looked back the way she had come, but couldn't find the path.

At first the path was half a meter wide. As she followed Murong Zi forward, the path became narrower and narrower. When she reached this side, there was only enough space for the sole of her foot to support her.

The snow has piled up, so how can you tell it’s a road?
It’s hard for Murong Zi to find such a hiding place.

She sighed and turned back into the cave.

Before she had taken two steps inside, she froze in place, not daring to move for a long time.

There were actually a few fresh footprints on the ground.

Shen Jiaojiao's scalp was tingling and her heart was beating so hard that it almost jumped out of her throat.

Prince Qing’s men have been here!

Realizing this, she turned pale with fear and instinctively turned around to run.

"Miss, go on your own."

Murong Zi's voice came from deep in the cave.

Hearing that Murong Zi was inside, she breathed a sigh of relief. Her whole body felt weak and she could hardly stand. She could only stagger inside.

The cave was very humid and the soil was soft, leaving a footprint wherever you stepped on it.

After careful observation, Shen Jiaojiao found that there was nothing else except messy footprints.

Murong Zi seemed to have guessed that the pursuers would be able to find this cave, so she did not bring her here immediately, but left after a night.

The noise he mentioned yesterday might have come from here.

She thought as she walked inside.

After walking about fifty steps, she stopped when the light from outside could no longer come in. She looked around carefully, looking for a way out.

Except for a hole on the left side that was big enough for two people to enter and exit side by side, there was nothing to be seen around, only smooth walls and wet soil.

She guessed that Murong Zi should be in the cave.

But looking at the dark cave entrance, she didn't dare to walk in alone. She could only look inside and call out to Murong Zi.

"Master Murong, where are you? How should I go next? Can you show me the way?"

The sound traveled far away and was echoed.

Shen Jiaojiao was sure that there must be something else going on inside.

After waiting for a while and getting no reply, she chopped her frozen feet and walked forward shivering.

Whatever happens, it's better than freezing to death.

The cave is very small and there are no signs of human excavation. Shen Jiaojiao guessed that it must have been formed naturally.

The space in the acupuncture points is not too cramped. When a person walks in it, he does not need to bend down or squat, nor does he need to walk sideways.

Even the air is not as bad as I imagined.

She took out a tinder from her bag and used the faint light to illuminate the road ahead.

"The air in the cave is circulating, which means there must be another cave here. As long as I walk in the direction of the air flow, I will definitely find the exit."

She suppressed her fear and continued to move forward.

I don’t know how long it took or how far I walked, but finally a barely perceptible light appeared ahead.

As she got closer, the light became brighter and she could faintly hear the whistling of the wind outside.

Shen Jiaojiao's eyes lit up and she looked up towards the light.

Finally getting out!
She couldn't help but quicken her pace, and when she was less than ten meters away from the exit, someone grabbed her from behind.

"Ah!" She screamed in fear and trembled her arms wildly trying to break free from the shackles.

"it's me."

As soon as Murong Zi finished speaking, she raised her hand to cover her mouth to prevent her from screaming.

Shen Jiaojiao realized that the person behind her was Murong Zi, and she gradually stopped struggling.

"Be careful, I heard someone talking outside, it doesn't look like Mr. Meng is sending someone to look for you." Murong Zi leaned close to her ear and said. Brother?

Wait, there's someone outside?!

Her face turned pale, but she forced herself to calm down and pulled down the man's hand that was covering her mouth.

"Why is there someone outside? Is it Prince Qing's men?" Shen Jiaojiao asked.

The footprints outside the cave indicated that this place was already known to Prince Qing's people.

If the other party waits for the opportunity...

As long as you walk out, you will end up in a dead end.

"They are not people sent by Prince Qing. Those minions outside are not very skilled in martial arts. I should be able to handle them." Murong Zi said.

"You are poisoned, can you really handle it?" Shen Jiaojiao looked worried. Thinking of the other party abandoning her, she couldn't help but ask: "Why did you suddenly leave just now? Why did you let me walk through this cave alone?"

The man chuckled, "I want to see if the young lady is brave enough."

"Are you kidding me? How can you..."

She paused and didn't continue speaking.

There was a faint smell of blood in the air, which seemed to come from behind her.

Almost instantly, she figured out the key.

The poison in Murong Zi was more serious than she had imagined, and she was already vomiting blood.

Maybe the other person didn't want to make her worry, so he left alone to heal his wounds.

"Murong Zi, is there any other exit here?" she asked.

"No, you can only go this way." The man pushed her behind him and said, "Wait for me here. I'll call you out when I'm done."

Shen Jiaojiao quickly grabbed his sleeve and said, "Don't go. You are injured."

"Are you concerned about me?" Murong Zi asked.

There was a hint of tenderness in his deep voice, which startled her and she immediately let go of her hand.

"Don't talk nonsense! I'm just afraid that you'll die out there!"

She explained hurriedly, fearing that the other party would misunderstand her.

The two of them can only be friends, and will only be friends. Her heart is too small to accommodate anyone other than her sworn brother.

"Don't worry, I'm a skilled martial artist. How can those useless people out there be my match? Wait until I've dealt with them, then I'll come in to pick you up."

After saying this, Murong Zi walked away without looking back.

Soon, sounds of fighting were heard outside.

Shen Jiaojiao's heart was in her throat, and she was extremely anxious, but she didn't dare to run out to see the situation - what if the enemy caught her to threaten Murong Zi?
I don't know how long it took, but there was no movement outside.

As Murong Zi had not shown up for a long time, she had a bad feeling in her heart.

Will Murong Zi be in trouble?!

Thinking of this, she ignored the danger outside and ran out quickly.

All I saw was a vast expanse of white; the snowflakes had coated the earth with a layer of white frost.

This white makes the red on the ground particularly dazzling.

There were more than a dozen corpses lying on the ground, bright red and dark black were the only colors in the white.

Shen Jiaojiao was stunned for a moment before she reacted. She walked forward tremblingly, turning over a corpse in black from time to time, for fear of missing the person in purple.

She had never suffered like this.

The biting cold wind cut her exposed skin again and again, her delicate palms turned red from the cold, and her fingertips were scratched and bleeding from excessive force.

In the snow, she couldn't find the person who had always been standing behind her and helping her.

She whimpered and her eyes instantly turned red.

It was her! She was the one who harmed Murong Zi!

Before she could come out of her sad mood, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck.

Her eyes went dark and she fainted.


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