When Xie Ying, Chen Jing and others came out, they saw Wu Sheng smiling and chatting with Ning Ji, as if he wanted to travel with him.

Xie Ying's face turned ugly, thinking to herself that Wu Sheng was really a fence-sitter, two-faced!

He said before that he would stand together with Taiyi Sect, but now he turns around and makes friends with Ning Ji!

But Ning Ji ignored him and did not comment on the matter of his companions.

Wu Sheng seemed unconcerned with Ning Ji's attitude. He waited by the side with Li Huiyun and their horses. Seeing Xie Ying and the others emerge, he said, "Miss Xie, Junior Brother Chen, in this critical moment, I hope you will all put aside your past grudges and work together to overcome this hardship. Only then will we be able to rescue our trapped fellow disciples and seek redress from the authorities."

He stepped forward to smooth things over and ease the atmosphere.

Xie Ying snorted coldly and said nothing, but there was a look of contempt on her face and she didn't give him much face.

Chen Jing responded, "Yes."

So, everyone got on their horses.

At this time, Guo Yi was still unconscious, so Liu Xi took him with him and they rode on the same horse.

Xie Ying brought her master's wife Xie Meng, and Chen Jing brought her master Hu Qing. The group looked quite embarrassed.

After they got on the horses, they saw Ning Ji coming out of the house holding Si He. The two of them brought a lot of things with them, and both sides of the horses' backs were full of things.

Si He was wearing a cloak and a wide hat covering her head, making it impossible to see her face. She looked very sick.

Xie Ying couldn't help but think of the scene she saw in the cave in the back mountain. The woman's eyes were red, like a fairy.

I heard from people in the Bai Shi Sect that she was caught by the Imperial Master while on the run and was fed an unknown drug. She probably became like this because of the drug.

Thinking that her master and aunt had also been fed medicine, Xie Ying felt a chill in her heart.

Ning Ji carried Si He onto the horse with gentle and careful movements, but when he looked up at everyone, his eyes were cold and stern, as if he wanted to keep strangers away.

Chen Jing watched quietly, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

Ning Ji said nothing, held Si He in his arms and sat down, then rode away on his horse.

"Let's go." Wu Sheng said, and followed Li Huiyun.

Chen Jing and Xie Ying could only follow them temporarily. After all, they had nowhere else to go. They were all wanted by the government anyway, so if they encountered the officials, they would have someone to share the burden with.

Ning Ji didn't care about their following, as everyone had their own plans.

A group of people rode their horses on the mountain road, and the ride was bumpy.

Ning Jiyin was carrying Si He, so his horse speed was not very fast, but it was still difficult for Xie Ying and Chen Jing to follow. After all, the person they were carrying seemed to be unconscious, which was much more difficult than carrying a conscious person.

Wu Sheng and Li Huiyun were fine. Both of them had no burden and felt relaxed. They even complained that Ning Ji was walking too slowly.

They walked along the mountain paths, over mountains and across hills, and did not dare to take the main road outside, so the journey was quite difficult.

An hour later, they arrived at a dense forest. At the foot of the mountain, there was an empty, simple hut, which was used as a temporary resting place by hunters who came into the mountains to hunt.

Ning Ji stopped his horse in front of the thatched cottage, looked around, and then dismounted to check the condition of the cottage.

The hut had not been lived in for a long time, and there was a layer of dust on the bed and table, but the things were still new and could be lived in after some cleaning.

When they saw Ning Ji was planning to settle down here, they couldn't help but frown and looked around.

Although this place is secluded, hiding in the mountains is not a solution. There is no food to eat and no medicine to heal the wounds. The only places to rest are that shabby hut and some small caves at the foot of the mountain. Are we going to let them live in the caves?

But if they didn't leave, what could they do? Should they keep going?

Judging from the terrain, as long as we cross the two mountains on the east side, we will reach the official road leading to Lingcheng. The distance is not far. What is Ning Ji's intention of stopping here?

After hesitating for a while, the group had no choice but to stay. They found a nearby cave to rest, so they could just see what was happening in the hut.

Wu Sheng and Li Huiyun were fine, after all, they were not injured, but the people from Taiyi Sect were not in good condition.

The hasty journey aggravated the injuries of Guo Yi and the others, and the wounds that had been bandaged before started bleeding again.

Xie Ying, Chen Jing and Liu Xi had no choice but to help them into the cave and treat their wounds again.

Liu Xi himself was also seriously injured, and he only managed to hold on and not fall down. If he had fallen, then they would not have had to move forward. He was relieved that they could stop and rest now.

Xie Ying and Chen Jing were also very tired. After stopping their horses, they were busy cleaning up and helping to treat the wounds, and they never stopped.

Compared to their busy lives, Si He seemed much more relaxed.

She sat under a big tree in front of the thatched cottage, quietly watching Ning Ji busy in and out.

Now, it has become a habit for Ning Ji to take care of her. She doesn't have to do the cooking on weekdays, let alone the cleaning work.

He really took good care of her, like holding her in the palm of his hand.

Chen Jing and Xie Ying, who were not far away, occasionally glanced over here. When they saw Ning Ji taking such good care of a girl, they couldn't help but feel a little surprised. After all, Ning Ji was a very cold person in normal times, and was rather indifferent to people and things.

They had never imagined that he would be so gentle, careful and considerate when taking care of others.

Especially when Ning Ji held the kettle and fed Si He water, it was as if she had no hands.

Xie Ying's eyes were complicated. She had to admit that a gentle and considerate man was very attractive. Although he was ugly, treacherous, and had a bad character, and even had a grudge against the Taiyi Sect, he was wholeheartedly and sincerely good to the woman he loved.

Ning Ji took good care of Si He and then went to the nearby stream to fetch water and boil some medicine for her. Although her condition had improved, she still needed to continue taking some medicine to stabilize her condition.

Si He sat obediently under the tree. Mo Mo crawled out from her wrist and quietly slipped into the grass beside her.

She let it play. Although it was young and small, it was actually not a worry at all. It was sensible and well-behaved. Now it would even summon its friends to guard it. She had never seen such a spiritual little animal.

At this time, a bird's cry was heard, and the sound was a bit tragic. Si He looked in the direction of the sound and found that it was the people from the Hongyun Sect who hunted a bird.

The bird was quite fat. It fell to the ground with a bang and died on the spot.

The long arrow hit the bird's neck, blood flowed out, and the fallen leaves on the ground were stained with a small patch of blood red.

She looked away, but met Wu Sheng's scrutinizing gaze.

Others also looked at her one after another, because she had been covering her face before, but now that the hood of her cloak was lowered, they could see her beautiful face clearly.

She was a beautiful girl, as I knew from the portrait on the wanted poster, but I was still amazed when I saw her in person.

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