The little crybaby in the group, the young master is a softie

After Su Yang woke up from hunger, he turned his head and saw Qiu Gu squatting in the grass not far away, teasing a grasshopper with a broken leg with a piece of grass. His eyes were focused as if he was doing something important.

He shouted angrily, "Hey! You little bastard, is there anything to eat in this forest? If you keep starving, I'll die here!"

Without looking back, Qiu Gu pinched the grass stem with his fingertips and gently pried off the grasshopper's leg. "Yes, there are poisonous mushrooms, wild berries, and snakes..."

Su Yang frowned. He finally understood that trying to talk to this lunatic nicely was a waste of time. He stood up, holding onto a tree, and moved deeper into the woods.

He hadn't taken two steps when he heard light footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw Qiu Gu following him three meters away, his hands stuffed in his hoodie pockets, like a shadow that couldn't be shaken off.

"Why are you following me?"

"Wherever you go, I go." Qiu Gu said as a matter of course, "There are thorny vines ahead that will scratch your face."

Su Yang sneered and ignored her.

Sure enough, not long after walking, a dense patch of thorny vines appeared in front of us. The sharp thorns on the vines flashed coldly, blocking the road tightly.

He was just worrying about it when the prisoner behind him came forward, took out a folding knife from his pocket, and chopped a path through it in just a few strokes. His movements were quick and decisive.

"Let's go." Qiu Gu stepped aside.

Su Yang didn't say thank you, but just walked through the passage. He continued walking forward, and Qiu Gu still followed behind him, not far away, not close, like a silent shadow.

After walking for about an hour, Su Yang stopped under an old tree. On the tree hung some red wild fruits, like small apples, which made him salivate. He stood on tiptoe to reach for them, but was far from reaching them. The pain in his ankle prevented him from jumping up.

"Can't reach it?" Qiu Gu's voice sounded behind him.

Without looking back, Su Yang picked up a stone from the ground and tried to smash the fruit down. As soon as he raised his hand, his wrist was grabbed.

"This fruit is not ripe and is very astringent."

She let go of her hand and leaped up the tree like a nimble monkey, her movements incredibly nimble. The branches creaked under her feet, but she remained steady as if on flat ground. She reached out and plucked the largest, reddest fruit and threw it to Su Yang.

"This is ripe."

Su Yang caught the fruit; it was heavy, with a bit of fuzz still on the skin. He hesitated and didn't eat it right away. Who knew if this madman would pick a poisonous one to trick him?

Qiu Gu jumped down from the tree, brushed the dust off his hands, picked up a fruit, wiped it on his clothes, and took a big bite. "It's not poisonous. If I poison you to death, no one will accompany me."

Seeing her chewing with such relish, Su Yang's guard dropped a little. He wiped the fruit clean and took a tentative bite. The sweet and sour juice instantly filled his mouth, with a slightly wild fragrance, which quenched his thirst better than any fruit he had ever eaten.

Su Yang sat on the ground, eating fruit while observing his surroundings. This forest was larger than he had imagined, with forks in the road everywhere. It was a good thing he didn't get lost, let alone find the exit.

He glanced at the prisoner's skeleton leaning against the tree and suddenly felt it was a bit absurd. The people who were fighting for life and death a few days ago were now sharing wild fruits in the wilderness as if they were on a picnic together.

"Hey, how long are you planning to keep me trapped?"

"Until I get tired of watching it."

"Are you tired of watching it?"

"I'm tired of seeing you..." She paused, then turned her head. The sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves and fell on her face. It was clearly the face of a young girl, but her eyes were as cold as ice. "I'll throw you to the wolves."

"Bah! Let's see who will die first!"

After finishing the fruit, Su Yang stood up and continued walking forward. No matter what, he couldn't just sit there and wait for death. Qiu Gu still followed him.

The two walked one after the other in the silent forest. There were only the sounds of footsteps and the rustling of leaves in the wind. Occasionally, a bird would be startled and fly away, breaking the eerie silence.

Su Yang didn't know that when Qiu Gu looked at him from behind, besides the cold scrutiny, there was occasionally a hint of incomprehensible, almost curious inquiry, as if he was observing an interesting toy that could move by itself.

By the time the sun reached his head, Su Yang's lips were dry and chapped. The wild fruits in the desolate forest were sweet and juicy, but the more he ate, the thirstier he became. He dragged his swollen and aching ankle, following the faint sound of water. The sound of his footsteps was like a shadow clinging to the soles of his shoes, always following him three meters away.

"There's water ahead." She suddenly spoke, her voice a little brighter than usual.

Su Yang followed her gaze and saw a puddle of green water, surrounded by clumps of reeds, the surface of the water shimmering with tiny shimmers of light. He walked over quickly and was about to scoop up some water to drink when he was grabbed by the arm.

"There are leeches in there." She squatted down, broke off a hollow reed, and stuck it into the water to stir it. Immediately, several dark brown insects floated to the surface. "Use this to suck them out."

Su Yang's stomach tightened as he watched the leeches wriggling. His fingertips trembled as he took the reed. He held the reed in his mouth and took two sips. The clear water flowed down his throat, carrying a slight earthy smell, but it was more comfortable than anything else.

Qiugu imitated him and absorbed water. The side of his face under the brim of his hat was tanned by the sun and turned a light pink. He actually looked a bit like a girl.

After drinking the water, the two continued to walk deeper into the forest. Su Yang gradually realized that Qiu Gu seemed to know the forest very well. He could always avoid poisonous vines and bottomless swamps, and even knew which tree had the sweetest wild fruit.

Come to think of it, she had said before that she liked this place very much, and even though this forest was huge, she had already known it thoroughly.

In the evening, dark clouds rolled across the sky, and it looked like it was going to rain. Su Yang's mouth twitched wildly. This damn illusion was quite convincing, even the weather forecast was included.

If he knew who the owner of this broken illusion was, he would definitely skin this guy alive! He's just too bored to do his job and bring this harmful thing here!

"Ah sneeze——!"

The Demon Lord Di Yin of the Shura Clan far away in the Demon Realm sneezed in his sleep, rubbed his nose and muttered, "Who is praising me again?"

Su Yang turned a corner and found a cave under the rock wall. The entrance of the cave was covered by vines. It was pitch black inside and his depth was unknown.

"Wait! There's something inside." Qiu Gu stared at the entrance of the cave like an alert cat.

Just as Su Yang was about to ask what was going on, a gray hare suddenly jumped out of the cave, dashed past his feet like an arrow, and disappeared into the grass. He breathed a sigh of relief, "It's just a rabbit, what's the big deal?"

Walking into the cave, I surveyed it in the last bit of daylight. It wasn't deep, only about ten meters. There was some hay piled in the corner, as if it had been tended by some animal. "It's pretty clean," he kicked at the hay. "You sleep outside, I'll sleep inside."

Qiugu didn't say anything, but followed him in, sat down on the haystack, took out a glass marble from his pocket, and turned it around in his hand.

The sound of raindrops rustled against the vines at the entrance. The cave was silent, and the only sounds were the sounds of each other's breathing and the soft clatter of marbles.

After an unknown amount of time, Su Yang was about to fall asleep when he was suddenly awakened by a low howl.

“Woo—ah—”

A sound came from outside the cave, like a dog's barking, but even more brutal and ferocious than a dog's. Su Yang instantly woke up, picked up the stone beside him, and looked toward the cave entrance warily.

Qiu Gu also stood up. She walked to the entrance of the cave, pushed aside the vines and looked out. Her back was tense.

"It's a wolf. More than one."

Just as he finished speaking, a few more howlings were heard outside the cave, one after another, and it sounded like there were at least five or six of them.

"I'll wipe it! What should I do?"

Without turning around, Qiu Gu picked up a stick as thick as his arm and broke off the branches with a quick and decisive motion. "Hide inside and don't come out."

"Are you crazy?" Su Yang lowered his voice, "With so many wolves, you'll just die if you go out!"

Prisoner finally turned around to look at him, a strange smile on his face: "Seeking death? They are the ones who should be worried."

Heavy footsteps could be heard outside the cave, accompanied by heavy breathing. A large gray wolf appeared at the entrance, its green eyes staring into the cave, saliva dripping from the corners of its mouth, and sharp fangs exposed.

"Get out of here!" Su Yang picked up a stone and threw it at him. Now that he was outside just now, he rushed in directly after being provoked!

At this moment, the prisoner's bones moved.

She rushed forward like a dark shadow, sweeping the wooden stick in her hand and hitting the wolf's waist accurately.

"Crack——!"

With a crisp sound, the wolf let out a shrill howl and was knocked flying. It hit the rock wall, twitched twice, and then stopped moving.

Su Yang was stunned. The wolf weighed at least 70 or 80 kilograms, and she actually killed it with just one stick?

This unscientific!