Chapter 148: Chapter 148: Cold, Hungry, and Very Scared_1


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    Ruan Tianling had been walking for ten or so minutes, but he had yet to see Jian Yufei.


    He halted his steps and began to tread back the way he came.


    Perhaps she had noticed his presence and was hiding somewhere.


    The man turned off his flashlight, silently making his way uphill.


    As he went along, he suddenly heard a noise ahead, faint yet noticeable.


    It sounded like a woman’s cry.


    However, each gust of mountain wind seemed to fracture the sobbing, turning it into fragmented echoes, unclear to the listener.


    Once Jian Yufei had run out of the villa, she threw caution to the wind and began to sprint downhill. Wearing just one high-heeled shoe, she found her steps unsteady and was prone to tripping.


    She decided to remove her other shoe, choosing to run barefoot.


    Jian Yufei felt cold and hungry, and she was afraid.


    Her prior fall had twisted her ankle and grazed her knee.


    Every now and then, she felt a burning pain on the soles of her feet. With a limp and a hobble, she hobbled along, tears rolling down her cheeks.


    She was in this state all because of Ruan Tianling.


    Why had he dragged her up to this creepy, deserted mountain after a large meal? What would she do if she encountered danger here?


    She wiped her tears and took a deep breath, mentally encouraging herself.


    What was there to fear? She’d already died once; the heavens wouldn’t take her life away so easily. If her life was meant to end so quickly, she wouldn’t have been reborn at all.


    Comforting herself with these thoughts, Jian Yufei felt much better, less miserable and less afraid.


    Suddenly, she saw Ruan Tianling’s car parked ahead.


    Startled, she quickly hid and observed his behaviour silently. Strangely, after watching for a few minutes, there were no movements from the car at all.


    It appeared to be empty.


    Mustering her courage, she walked over to take a closer look, and indeed, there was no one inside. The path in front of the car was blocked by a large rock, which seemed to have prevented the vehicle from advancing.