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Gu Linxi was silent for a moment before she accepted it. She wasn't in the mood to eat, but she still needed to find Xie Siqiang to maintain her stamina. When the fruit took a bite, it felt sour and astringent, almost to the point that it couldn't be eaten at all. Gu Linxi didn't want to eat the second mouthful ever since she had taken one bite.

Seeing Gu Linxi's expression, Li TienNiu also plucked one and gave it a try before throwing the fruit away. This really was rather unpalatable. Perhaps Xie Siqian had also found this and given it a try before giving up, instead, he went to another place to continue his search. As expected, there was a bitten fruit lying on the ground.

Seeing Li TienNiu squat down and pick up something, Gu Linxi also came over to see what was going on. Her guess was the same as Li TienNiu's. In other words, the path they were currently traveling on was the right one. Xie Siqian had passed through here and then gone to another place.

"Let's go, continue searching." Li Tienu stood up, continuing to determine the possible direction Xie Si could take, and then observed to see if there were any traces of people passing by.

Gu Linxi finished eating the sour and astringent fruit, then she picked another fruit from the tree and continued to chew on it for a while. Normally, she wouldn't eat this kind of thing, but this was a special time. Gu Linxi's actions had also surprised Li TienNiu, but he didn't say anything.

While they continued to call out Xie Siqiang's name on the mountain, Gu Linxi also didn't know how long she had been following Li TienNiu in search of him. Right now, it was already night. Gu Linxi's line of sight had many limitations. Sometimes, she wouldn't be able to clearly see the road beneath her feet, and it would even be easy for her to step on empty space. If it wasn't for Li TienNiu holding Gu Linxi back, she would have already rolled down the mountain.

Gu Linxi's expression turned increasingly unsightly. After walking for so long and still not being able to find Xie Siqiang, she began to worry that they might have missed out on Xie Siqian.

"Don't worry, he'll be fine." Li TienNiu once again pulled Gu Lingxi, who had almost stumbled onto the ground, and comforted him.

Nodding his head, Gu Linxi's worry didn't lessen because of Li TienNiu's words. He had already been gone for so long, and had been calling out Xie Siqiang's name the entire time. Xie Siqiang, on the other hand, hadn't responded at all. How could anyone be at ease with such a situation?

Li Tieniu wanted to say something, but he hesitated. Unless Xie Siqiang appeared in front of them right now, no matter what he said, Gu Linxi wouldn't be able to relax.

At that moment, a light breeze blew. Li TienNiu's keen senses told him that there was a scent of blood in the air. He had a bad premonition as well. He turned his head to look at Gu Linxi, who seemed to not have noticed the scent in the air.

Li TienNiu frowned and lowered his voice, "There's a bloody smell in the air."

"Where?"

Gu Linxi's complexion immediately turned somewhat pale, and her legs began to weaken a bit as she forced herself not to collapse. Her heart was beating rapidly. If there was the smell of blood, then whose blood was it? This strong premonition could not be ignored. Even though she hadn't seen it, quite a few speculations had already flashed through her mind.

"This way." Li TienNiu furrowed his brows and pulled Gu Linxi's hand, only to discover that Gu Linxi's entire body had seemingly become limp.

"I'm fine, let's go." This kind of limp and lifeless state only lasted for a short period of time. Gu Linxi definitely wouldn't allow her body to fall off the chain at this moment. She had to personally witness it for herself in order to feel at ease …

In the darkness of the night, Gu Linxi's vision was far inferior to Li TienNiu's. However, the more they walked forward, the more they could smell a scent, and that was the smell of blood that Li TienNiu was talking about.

Before Gu Linxi had even seen the scene on the ground, Li TienNiu had already seen it very clearly. Without batting an eyelid, he pulled Gu Linxi closer. In his eyes, all he could see was Xie Siqiang lying on the grass, not knowing if he was dead or alive. There was also a large pool of blood nearby, and the corpse of a tiger was nearby as well.

Not only did Li Tieniu see all of this, he also saw that Xie Siqian's left hand was already gone. It was obvious that this was a very intense fight. This time, he was somewhat impressed by Xie Si Yu. Even in such a situation, he was still able to think of a way to isolate his voice. He was afraid that Gu Lin Xi would run over to him after hearing the sound. Otherwise, the sound of this man and this tiger wouldn't have been so inaudible.

The tiger's roar wasn't loud. If it wasn't for Xie Si Er who had thought of a way to isolate him, Gu Lin Xi would have definitely known about it.

At that time, Xie Siqiang probably wouldn't have been able to think too much about it. All he could think about was how to prevent Gu Linxi from finding him, because that would be suicide. However, if he thought about it too much, he knew that Gu Linxi wouldn't be able to survive in this place by himself. If he hadn't looked for Gu Linxi, he wouldn't have been able to do it.

It was really rather dark here. Gu Linxi could only faintly see what was in front. However, she couldn't tell what it was.

"Wait a moment." Li TienNiu found some dead branches and rotten leaves nearby and made a clearing. He happened to have a match on his body and lit up these things.

Instantly, the surroundings lit up. The place that Li Tienu had found was just around the corner from where Xie Siqiang was. Therefore, when the flames had appeared, Gu Linxi had seen Xie Siqiang quietly lying there. She had vaguely sensed something when Li Tiefeng was searching for branches. Now that she saw it with her own eyes, her heart suddenly ached.

"Think, think." Gu Linxi rushed over to Xie Siqiang's side and helped him up. At this moment, she also discovered that Xie Si Er's left hand had disappeared. Tears fell down uncontrollably, and Gu Lin Xi held onto Xie Si Er's head, wailing in pain. She didn't dare to go and check her breathing, she didn't dare.

As if he had heard Gu Linxi's voice or felt her embrace, Xie Siqiang opened his eyes with some difficulty. His face, which had lost so much blood, was the color of white paper, and his lips were bloodless.

"You're here. Go back, go back to that place. It's safer there, Little Xi. " He already had no way to bring Gu Linxi away. This mountain was so dangerous, what would he do if Gu Linxi also encountered a tiger? The best way is to go back to that place, where it's safer. Xie Siqian's mind was in a state of chaos. He couldn't seem to remember that Gu Linxi's true identity was much greater than his. Even if she died, it would only be a rebirth.

Perhaps it wasn't because he was in a state of chaos, but he just didn't want to see Gu Linxi die again, especially when it was filled with pain.

Gu Linxi was crying so hard that she couldn't speak a single word. She angrily held onto Xie Sisi as her heart was filled with regret. Why did she want to implicate Xie Siniang like this? Without her, nothing would have happened to her.