Chapter 46 - Chapter 47 (1/2)

The forest was so dark that it seemed like it was endless. Xu Xu leaned against a boulder while gasping desperately for air. At the same time, she observed the man and woman opposite her out of the corner of her eyes.

Brother Lu's leg had been injured by one of the many traps laid around the area. She had accidentally stepped onto a trap due to the fact that her attention was on Xu Xu, and her leg instantly became a bloody mess.

With just one of them injured, their traveling speed was greatly reduced. Moreover, Xu Xu wanted to escape, but she knew she would not be able to.

Brother Lu was sat on a tree stump with a tense look on her face from the pain while Po squatted in front of her and lifted her foot to bind it up with a bandage that he carried with him.

"Po, take her and leave. I'll stay here." Brother Lu suddenly said.

Xu Xu was slightly stunned, but she heard Po reply, "No."

Brother Lu kept quiet for a moment and answered, "My blood will lead the police to us sooner or later."

Po suddenly stood up, grabbed her chin and looked at her closely. After a while, he let go of her and shook his head. "We'll go together."

My brother did not say anything, but she had a determined look on her face.

However, the two of them were indeed a very powerful couple. After a long night of running, they actually managed to escape from all the traps that had been laid out for them, and before long, they neared the border of Laos.

By now, the sun was rising to reveal a mist-covered valley ahead of them. At the end of the valley, there was a powerful river, which was right before the border to Laos.

Po turned around and looked at Xu Xu. "I'll let you go after we reach the border."

Xu Xu was surprised, and Brother Lu frowned. "You want to keep this troublemaker alive?"

Po shot a glance at her and tacitly agreed to with her statement.

"She will definitely give information to the police officers if you let her live, so how far will we be able to go then?"

"I'll knock her out and throw her by the riverside."

Brother Lu wanted to continue the argument, but Po looked at Xu Xu coldly with his eagle-like gaze and said in a determined tone, "She's more qualified to live in this world than many other people."

Xu Xu and Brother Lu did not say anything.

The stream of the river was flowing rapidly as the sun rose from behind the distant mountains. The bright sunlight illuminated the valley, whilst the river shimmered beautifully as it reflected the light.

Po stood in front with his gaze was fixed on currents, trying to find the best spot to cross the river.

Xu Xu's hands were tied behind her back with ropes and she was beyond exhausted at this point. She looked at the flowing water and tried to suppress the faint restlessness in her heart because she knew that Ji Bai must be somewhere nearby. She needed to wait for him - surviving would be her greatest victory.

She was gasping slightly and was just about to forcibly take a piece of paper from her pocket when she felt a strange pressure in her heart, so she turned her head.

Brother Lu looked at her silently and slowly raised her gun. Since Po's back was facing the two of them, he did not notice that Brother Lu was now aiming a gun at Xu Xu.

Xu Xu looked down the black muzzle of the gun and her mind instantly went blank. Then, she felt her body stiffening up involuntarily as her palms started to sweat.

'Ji Bai, I can no longer wait for you.' She thought internally.

Ji Bai had split up with the special police officers and was continuing his search along the valley. The closer they got to the border, the more danger Xu Xu was in. Thus, everyone separated to expand their search radius. They moved with even more urgency and used the walkie-talkie to communicate with one another.

Ji Bai tried to maintain a calm and alert state of mind by not thinking about any possibilities. Even so, a part of him was worrying as he dreaded what could be.

Through a small clearing in the woods, Ji Bai spotted a rapidly flowing river. He quickly ducked through the woods and ran his gaze along the riverbank. Suddenly, his entire body stiffened up.

He saw someone wading ankle-deep through the water and another person standing behind him whilst pointing a gun at a third, petite and familiar figure.

The surrounding was spacious and quiet, such that only the sound of the river flowing nearby could be heard. Ji Bai looked at this scene and felt his heart crumbling rapidly as the person pulled the hammer of the gun to prepare to take the shot.

His beloved woman was being forced into a corner and was about to die right in front of his eyes.

A painful anger filled his chest and he quickly pulled out his gun and fired a single bullet with a loud, "Bang!"

Just as Brother Lu was about to pull the trigger, she suddenly heard a sharp noise and her shoulder went numb. Then, she felt a piercing pain and dropped the pistol in her hand right into the shallow water below.

Xu Xu's entire body stiffened up, then she turned around and ran. Nonetheless, Po's reactions were faster, and in a split second, he grabbed her and restrained her tightly under his arm with a gun pointed at her head.

Ji Bai quickly approached them with a gun in his hand.

As he neared them, Xu Xu's appearance gradually got clearer. Her short hair was in a mess and her clothes had been all cut up by thorns. Her face was slightly pale, but there was still a stubborn and tenacious look in her dark eyes, and the moment she saw him, those same eyes were filled with uncontrollable emotions.

The look on Ji Bai's face gradually became sullener as he aimed his gun at Po who was dozens of meters away from him with no emotion on his face.

Both parties faced off against each other.

Xu Xu felt as though a lifetime had passed since she had last seen Ji Bai.

She was on the verge of death, and for the first time, she had felt chills all over her body from being so helpless. Her brain went blank and all she could hear was the sound of wind whistling in her ears as well as the sound of her heart thumping rapidly in her chest.

But now, when she looked into his eyes again, she felt a gush of warmth washing over her body and wrapping around her uneasy heart...

Her breath gradually steadied as she lifted her gaze to look at the three people in front of her.

What was she panicking? Ji Bai had arrived with the army soon to follow; Po and Brother Lu were the ones who should be panicking.

At this moment, Po ferociously snarled, "Put down the gun, or I will kill her." He slyly propped Xu Xu up to block his vital parts.

Brother Lu threatened him from the side too. "Ji Bai, you're a sharpshooter, but Po's skills are no worse than yours."

Ji Bai did not move his gun.

The sun started to get blinding as the current tickled their ankles. The four of them stood there in absolute silence while observing each other.