In order to survive, she forced herself to have a happy ending with the yandere villain.

To get a better look, she crouched down, picked it up, looked it over, and confirmed that it was the wooden carving she had lost.

In the morning, angered by Xie Ze's words, she ran out of the Xie residence, and the wooden carving had already disappeared.

She suspected it had fallen to the ground in the Xie residence, but considering that the wooden carving was originally a pair and the other one was in Xie Ze's possession, she decided to just let it go.

Anyway, it's impossible for them now.

She had no need to keep the wooden carving of the wild goose.

But now, this wooden carving has actually returned to her side.

Qiao Wanwan suddenly thought of someone's face, and her heart leaped with joy. She gripped the goose in her hand tightly, hurriedly got up, and ran out of the cave.

Looking out at the forest, there wasn't a single living person in sight.

Qiao Wanwan wanted to try calling that person out.

She put her hands to her lips and shouted outside:

"Xie Ze, did you save me? I know you're here. Come out quickly."

But it was completely silent outside, not even the chirping of insects. Where could anyone be coming from?

Qiao Wanwan was unwilling to give up, and she shouted again:

"Xie Ze, stop hiding. Come out. I know you must have some reason for hiding from me, right? Come out now."

"Can you come out and talk to me? I can understand you."

Qiao Wanwan called for a long time until her mouth was dry, but she still couldn't get anyone to come out.

Qiao Wanwan's eyes darkened slightly, her heart filled with dejection, and her nose stung a little, slowly turning red. She stopped speaking, no longer intending to shout.

No matter how much you call, the other person won't come out.

Perhaps he has already left, or perhaps I am overthinking things.

The person who saves her might not even be him!

The wood carving might just be a coincidence; she simply didn't know where she had put it.

I'd better hurry up and get ready to go find Chunxia.

She quickly composed herself and put out the fire.

They left the cave carrying the clothes of the kind person.

She walked along a small path for a long time, but still couldn't reach the end.

Moreover, she didn't have a map and had no idea where she was.

Qiao Wanwan sat on a fallen tree trunk, wiping the sweat from her forehead as she rested.

"We've been walking for so long, and there's not a soul in sight. I was even thinking of asking where we are."

She suspected that this place was already quite far from Anqi City.

Because the surrounding trees and environment are completely different from those near Anqi City, it feels more like the road back to Luan Town.

Qiao Wanwan sighed dejectedly.

"Sigh! Ancient times are so inconvenient. You can't even find someone without a phone or cell phone. There are no maps either! You can only wander around blindly."

"There's not a soul in sight. What are we going to do when we get hungry?"

Even if she had money, she couldn't buy anything to eat; it was truly a pitiful sight.

However, it's good that there's no one around. At least when there's no one around, you don't have to worry about the dangers of people's hearts.

Walking on the main road, you generally won't encounter any large wild animals, so it's relatively safe.

"Never mind, let's keep going and deal with hunger later."

After talking to herself all by herself, she had to be strong and cheer herself up.

Keep going! Persistence leads to victory.

Whether it was God who heard her words or not, she hadn't walked more than a few steps.

On the way, she saw a child sitting by the roadside with his back to her.

Qiao Wanwan was overjoyed and almost cried tears of joy.

Finally someone is here.

Qiao Wanwan approached to say hello, but saw a girl with two buns in her hair wiping her eyes and crying.

"Waaaah, brother."

"!"

The voice sounded somewhat familiar to Qiao Wanwan.

"Little girl, why are you crying? Where are your father and mother? Why are you here all alone?"

"... "

Upon hearing Qiao Wanwan's voice, the little girl immediately stopped speaking, her body trembling.

Qiao Wanwan thought the other person had misunderstood her as a bad person, so she quickly waved her hand to explain:

"Don't be afraid, little one, I'm not a bad person. I just saw you crying and came over to ask what was wrong..."

Before Qiao Wanwan could finish speaking, the other person called out to her first.

"Beautiful sister."

"??"

Until the little girl wiped away her tears and turned around.

Qiao Wanwan opened her eyes slightly and realized that the little girl's face looked very familiar.

Her appearance was a perfect match for the younger sister among the two siblings who had begged for candied hawthorns that we had met before.

The little girl had grown quite a bit in height and appearance by this time.

"Are you the little girl I met on the street?"

"Hmm, I didn't expect my sister to still remember me."

The little girl nodded affirmatively, having forgotten that she had just been crying, and happily showed off her missing teeth.

Qiao Wanwan was also pleased. She squatted down and looked at her, asking in confusion:

"Then why are you here all alone? Where is your brother? Why are you crying here?"

"... "

When the important point was mentioned, the little girl's happy smile immediately turned down.

Those red eyes started to become watery again.

Qiao Wanwan was flustered and quickly assured her.

"Don't cry, don't cry, tell your sister, your sister will help you."

"Ah."

The little girl sniffed, began to clutch her ankle, and said with a wronged expression:

"Because I was playing, I secretly ran away with a group of friends. They took me to the outskirts. I tripped on the road. My foot couldn't move and it hurt a lot. My friends ignored me and ran away. They left me here alone and said they would let me be carried away by wolves. I was very scared, and my brother didn't know where I was. So I can only cry here. My brother must be very worried about me at home. I feel very sorry for my brother."

"This is outrageous! Those kids are inhuman! But thankfully, you've met me now. Otherwise, if you'd run into human traffickers, you'd be in real trouble. Don't play with them anymore. When you get back, make sure to explain things to your brother clearly so he doesn't worry, okay?"

"Okay, Xiaoxiao understands."

Qiao Wanwan turned her back to the child, then turned her head and said to her:

"Come on, climb onto your sister's back, and I'll take you home."

"Okay, thank you sister."

"You're welcome."

...

On the main road, there was only a small, seemingly frail woman carrying a dusty little girl on her back.

The little girl hugged the woman's neck tightly, buried her head in the pretty woman's hair, and forgot her pain by smelling the comforting scent.

While leading the way with her sister, she didn't forget to share her happy stories, making herself giggle.

Children are very innocent, and their chatter isn't annoying at all.

The little girl was very light, and Qiao Wanwan carried her without much difficulty.

Soon, following the child's directions, they finally found the town they had visited before.

After passing through layers of narrow alleys, we arrived at the child's home.

There was only this one house around, and it was dilapidated.

Needless to say, the roof tiles that used to shelter from the wind and rain were already dilapidated and could turn into a waterfall after a rain.

Aside from the lack of severe cobwebs inside the house, the doors and windows were also covered with objects, barely preventing drafts.

"Is this your home?"

"Yes, sister, brother said our house used to be very beautiful, just like the neighbor's."

The little girl spoke innocently, pointing to the row of houses next door.

"... "

Although Qiao Wanwan knew they were begging for a living, she didn't expect that their place was so poor that it couldn't even provide shelter from the rain.

She pursed her red lips and said with a smile:

"Let's go inside first, so your brother won't worry."

"Uh-huh."