She's skilled in medicine, martial arts, and even understands animal language—the abandoned dau

Chapter 362 Escaping Demon Island

After bandaging Zhi Mo's wound, Shen Man carefully examined Chu Zhi Yi's injuries. Fortunately, there was nothing serious, only a few abrasions on his legs and arms.

Shen Man gently applied medicine to his wounds, her movements tender, her eyes filled with heartache.

Her fingers inadvertently touched Chu Zhiyi's skin. In that instant, it felt as if an electric current had passed through her. Shen Man's heart trembled violently, and her fingertips trembled slightly.

She lowered her eyes, not daring to look directly into Chu Zhiyi's eyes, but she couldn't help but secretly raise her eyes, wanting to see his expression.

Looking at the focused Shen Man, Chu Zhiyi felt as if a kitten was gently scratching his heart, causing an indescribable itch.

After a long time, Shen Man had grown even more beautiful and charming. Her long eyelashes were like the wings of a butterfly, and every flutter touched his heart with perfect precision.

His gaze was fixed on Shen Man's face, unwilling to look away for a moment, wanting to deeply engrave her image in his heart.

He watched as she bit her lower lip slightly with nervousness, and the bright red color of her lips made his heart race. A thought of pulling her into his arms and never letting her fall into danger again grew wildly in his heart.

However, he did not lose his mind and knew that this was not the right time for him to express his feelings to her or to reminisce with her.

This critical situation forced him to suppress his overwhelming emotions.

Taking advantage of Shen Man's inattention, he quietly reached out and gently touched her hair, as if silently expressing his longing and concern.

After treating his last wound, Shen Man straightened up and rubbed her aching back. Just then, she heard Zhi Mo, who was on guard nearby, shout to them, "Oh no! More Japanese are coming!"

Chu Zhiyi frowned, quickly picked up his weapon, and prepared to fight again.

Shen Man's expression was solemn. She looked around and found that the surrounding terrain was unfavorable to them. The forest was too dense, which was not conducive to the harpy eagle's flight and maneuvering.

The three of them had just gone through a fierce battle and were all exhausted.

"We can't fight here head-on; we need to find a way to move," Shen Man said in a low voice.

Zhi Mo struggled to his feet. Despite the excruciating pain from his wounds, he said firmly, "Your Highness, I can still fight. I cannot be a burden to you."

Shen Man shook her head. "Your injuries haven't healed yet, and you're having trouble moving around. We can't abandon you."

She turned to look at the harpy eagle, and an idea came to her.

"Horned Eagle, fly up to a high place first and observe the surrounding terrain to see if there's a suitable place for us to hide," Shen Man said to the horned eagle.

The harpy eagle seemed to understand her words, flapped its wings and flew high, circling in the sky a few times before calling out a few times in one direction.

"It seems it has found its way. Let's follow it."

Shen Man helped Zhi Mo up, and together with Chu Zhiyi, they headed in the direction indicated by the horned eagle.

Along the way, they carefully evaded the Japanese search and made their way forward with difficulty, using the cover of the woods.

With each step, Zhi Mo's wounds felt like they were being torn apart, but he gritted his teeth and forced himself not to make a sound.

Finally, they arrived at the foot of a mountain wall, where the harpy eagle was perched beside a cave entrance.

Shen Man was overjoyed; it seemed this was the hiding place the harpy eagle had found for them.

The three entered the cave and found that the space inside was not large, but it was enough for them to take temporary shelter.

Shen Man let Zhi Mo rest against the cave wall, while she and Chu Zhiyi set up some simple defensive traps near the cave entrance to prevent the Japanese from chasing after them.

Just as the trap was set, shouts from the Japanese came from outside the cave; they seemed to have discovered the cave.

Shen Man and Chu Zhiyi exchanged a glance, gripped their weapons tightly, and prepared for the upcoming battle.

The footsteps of the Japanese soldiers grew closer and closer. Suddenly, a scream rang out. It turned out that some of the Japanese soldiers had triggered a trap they had set.

Seeing this, the other Japanese became even more cautious, and they carefully approached the cave entrance.

Shen Man took a deep breath and pulled out the last grenade from her bundle; it was their last trump card.

She knew that while using the grenade would temporarily repel the Japanese, it would also expose their location and attract more enemies.

But at this moment, they had no other choice.

Just as the Japanese were about to reach the cave entrance, Shen Man threw the grenade with all her might.

"Boom!" A loud explosion rang out as a grenade detonated amidst the Japanese troops, filling the air with smoke.

Taking this opportunity, Shen Man and Chu Zhiyi helped Zhi Mo up and walked deeper into the cave.

The cave winds and twists, and the further you go in, the darker it gets.

They groped their way forward, and after walking for an unknown amount of time, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared ahead. Shen Man was overjoyed and quickened her pace.

When they emerged from the cave, they found themselves on a beach with many messy footprints scattered on the sand. At the end of the footprints, a large ship was quietly moored not far away, its hull gently swaying with the waves. However, the conspicuous Japanese flag on the sail instantly tightened their nerves, which had just relaxed.

Shen Man stared at the ship warily, her eyes full of vigilance: "This is a Japanese ship, why is it stopped here?"

Chu Zhiyi gripped his weapon tightly and said in a deep voice, "Let's go over quietly and see if there's any chance of a breakthrough."

Zhi Mo nodded slightly, enduring the pain from his wound, and followed behind them.

The three approached the boat cautiously and observed for a long time, but did not find a single person.

Shen Man's doubts deepened. She and Chu Zhiyi exchanged a glance and decided to board the ship to find out what was going on.

Upon boarding, they found the ship indeed empty, but the cabin was filled with supplies and fresh water, seemingly to resupply the Japanese on the island.

A hint of surprise flashed in Shen Man's eyes: "These supplies are so important to us. With them, we'll have no problem returning to Rongzhou safely."

Chu Zhiyi frowned and said cautiously, "This is too strange. Why would the Japanese leave their ships and supplies here for nothing?"

Zhi Mo inspected the ship from the side and said, "Your Highness, Doctor Ding, the ship is intact and the anchor has not been lowered. It seems that they encountered an emergency and disembarked as soon as they arrived here."

Shen Man looked at Mosuo Island, pondered for a moment, and said, "Let's sail away now. We can't leave so many supplies to those Japanese pirates."

We must hurry back and bring people over; many of our compatriots are still being held captive in the stone houses on the island!

"Man'er, are you saying there are still our people on the island?" Chu Zhiyi asked in surprise, clearly unaware of this.

"That's right. Those Japanese pirates injected them with blood-altering drugs, intending to take them to Ohon Province to improve the short, ugly, and unsightly bloodline of the Japanese. By the way, did you know that if they capture you and bring you back, they'll offer a reward of ten thousand taels of gold?"