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Xi Jiu Er's trembling steps were repeated like this, and her entire body had already been frozen stiff by the cold wind. It was as if all her limbs and bones were frozen into blocks of ice, and one could even hear the "creaking" sounds of her bones as she walked on the stone steps.

She lowered her head and focused all her attention on her feet, afraid that her frozen feet would suddenly be affected.

It was a good thing that the two of them saw a faint light in the darkness not long after. They did not need to guess to guess that it was their destination.

He did not feel too cold even though he was clad in white. After all, he had been trained and raised in an extreme environment since he was young. When winter came, he would lie down in the snow, and that kind of cold was not just a little bit less than the temperature in the cave right now.

Seeing the light in front of his eyes piercing through the darkness and shining in, Xi Jiu Er's heart was filled with joy.

Xi Jiu Er's entire body was almost stiff, and when she crossed the last step, she almost lost her balance and fell to the ground. Luckily the guard beside her caught her by the sleeve with her sharp eyes, and only then was he able to stabilize her.

The first thing that came out of the cave was a warm breath of spring. Xi Jiu Er stood steadily at the cave entrance to recuperate for a while, then raised her foot and walked out of the cave.

Surrounded by towering trees, there was a magnificent waterfall not far away. It cascaded down three thousand feet, splashing up crystal clear fragments of jade. It was like lightning, thunder, or the galloping of millions of war horses. The scene could be said to be magnificent.

Xi Jiu Er gently pushed the guard aside and casually found a huge rock to sit on. Her warm eyes caressed her entire body, dispersing the cold.

"Miss, please rest here. This subordinate will look for traces of the King," the guard instructed Xi Jiu Er.

Xi Jiu Er was greedy for the warm sunlight, but at the same time, she was also exhausted. She felt sleepy, so after hearing the guards ask him for permission, he nodded, and started to doze off.

Xi Jiu Er was curious as to how the assistant minister of the Military Department managed to connect that secret room to the deep mountains, but he was worried about another matter.

Was this Mu Qiu Shui deliberately mystifying himself, or was he forced to hide deep in the mountains? Could it be that Feng Qing Cheng already knew about him appearing at Wind Nation?

Xi Jiu Er hurriedly "pei pei" three times, while lightly patting her own mouth, in her heart, she was praying that the heavens did not joke with him like this.

After consoling himself and hypnotizing himself for a while, Xi Jiu Er started to realize that there was something unusual about this deep mountain. Normally, there would be birds chirping and insects chirping deep inside the mountain, however, she had only been here for half an hour now, so other than the sounds of Liu Shui hitting the huge rocks that came from the waterfall in front of her, there were almost no other sounds that could be heard.

Xi Jiu Er leaned her body forward, and leaned to the side, trying to hear the small sounds in the air. However, it was useless, because other than the sounds of the waterfall, there was only the sound of her own breathing.

This place didn't seem like an ordinary mountain forest. It was a peaceful place, but filled with a mysterious and desolate feeling.

Xi Jiu Er subconsciously called out the servant's name. In the empty forest, her voice was transmitted from far away, the echo in the empty mountain seemed so lonely, and also so obvious.

Just when Xi Jiu Er was hesitating about whether to return along the same route as before, and think of ways to escape from the Office of the Assistant Minister of War, the current situation did not seem to be too optimistic. Mu Qiu Shui had sent guards to bring her over, but they had not revealed her appearance at all.

Just as Xi Jiu Er was in a daze, a figure suddenly came out from the boulder behind him. Just as Xi Jiu Er was in a daze, a rough and powerful hand covered her mouth, and pulled her tightly into her embrace, hiding behind the boulder.

Xi Jiu Er's eyes were wide opened, she did not believe that she would be subdued by others like that. She initially wanted to twist her body to struggle, but she realised that her heavy and weak body could no longer be as nimble and nimble as before, she could not help but feel frustrated.

Before Xi Jiu Er could twist it around, she heard a soft sound coming from the grass, followed by a large movement to pluck the grass, and the sound of vigorous footsteps. Xi Jiu Er was startled, and then stopped struggling, staring at the stone as though she could see through the stone.

The footsteps got closer and closer, but the voice suddenly stopped. Just when Xi Jiu Er thought that the other party had left, a deep male voice sounded out, "Go look behind this rock."

The sound was very close, so close that it seemed to be right beside his ear. Xi Jiu Er was a little flustered, and the body trapped in the person's embrace behind him subconsciously stopped moving, and the sound of rapid breathing came from the back of his neck. A gust of moist heat sprayed onto his ear, like a small worm crawling and moving, and it was itchy to the point of being uncomfortable.

It was only then that she realized that she was being held in someone's embrace and wanted to continue struggling. Unexpectedly, a pleasant man's voice came from beside her, "Don't move, if you are discovered later, both of us will die very miserably."

Hearing this, Xi Jiu Er subconsciously stopped moving. Such a pleasant voice made her want to turn her head to see who the owner of the voice was, but she didn't expect the owner of the voice to slap her head back.

"Don't move, I'm afraid we'll fall down soon."

Anger could be heard in the man's voice as he subconsciously pursed his lips and stuck his head close to the stone.

Soon after, the sound of footsteps could be heard again, coming from the quiet forest. Then, another stranger spoke in a childish voice, "Reporting to General, behind this boulder is a 100,000 foot high cliff. It is impossible for there to be any thieves hiding here."

After the man finished speaking, no one continued talking, they only heard the sound of steady and orderly footsteps. Xi Jiu Er's ear was tightly pressed against the stone, listening to the footsteps that were gradually getting further and further away, and then he heaved a sigh of relief.

"Don't move, I'll think of a way to send you up now." Xi Jiu Er's four limbs were bound so tightly that they felt numb, she wanted to move her limbs a bit, but once again, a pleasant man's voice came into his ears.

Xi Jiu Er pressed her face against the stone and rolled her eyes towards the stone. She stealthily turned her head to glance behind her, and instantly, her face underwent a myriad of changes.

Xi Jiu Er pressed her face against the stone with all her might. Her body was bound by someone else and she had no choice but to hope that the person behind him was thin enough so that she would have a place to leave her big belly.