C15

The sky was about to turn dark soon.

After dark, not only would it be harder to find a child, but it was even more likely that I would encounter what had happened to me that day.

Wu Ji took out a small stone from his bag and placed it in my hands, saying that as long as I carry this thing with me, even if I go missing, he would be able to find me quickly.

The rock felt cold to the touch, and when I looked more carefully, I discovered that it was another Death Jade.

The Death Jade was used to seal the vengeful spirit. When I held it in my hand, I felt a bit scared, as I didn't know what was sealed inside the Death Jade.

As if seeing through my concerns, Wu Ji said that this Death Jade was very clean and didn't need to worry, he warned me to keep it close to my body.

Only then did I put it away in my pocket, half believing and half doubting, in case I need it.

An hour later, we had completely entered the legendary area of Xiao Xi Kou where man-eating monsters live.

To prevent himself from getting lost, Lin Shouyi kept marking the tree stalks and rocks along the road.

We only entered Xiao Xi Kou, and even after walking for a good long while, we still could not find any traces or clues.

The other man, Wang Kuisheng, who went with them could be that the child had never entered the Xiao Xi Kou at all, and had instead went around somewhere else.

A six year old child already understood what was going on. Since young, there was no one in the village who didn't know that Xiao Xi Kou couldn't enter.

"I'm afraid. There's still time to go back." Wu Ji swept him a glance, and said coldly.

Lin Shouyi also said, "The footprints are indeed heading in the direction of the Xiao Xi Kou. Even when you were young, you knew that you can't enter here, and didn't sneak in by yourself.

Lin Shouyi and Wang Kuisheng were relatives, but upon hearing this, Wang Kuisheng was unhappy, saying that we looked down on him.

I looked like I had a headache. Before the kid could be found, the two men started fighting.

Wu Ji did not care about the two of them, but frowned and looked deeper into the forest, he did not know what he was looking at.

But when I followed his gaze, there was nothing there but the vague outline of a tree branch.

Then, Wu Ji suddenly shouted: "Shut up!"

Lin Shouyi and Wang Kuisheng who were arguing subconsciously stopped in their tracks and looked at Xiang Wuji.

After that, Wu Ji frowned and asked me with a stern face in a low voice if I heard anything.

I listened, but there was no sound. I shook my head.

Lin Shouyi also said, "Don't be so suspicious, there's no sound.

At this moment, I suddenly understood Wu Ji's problem. "It's summer now, and the woods at night shouldn't be so quiet …"

The moment I finished speaking, Lin Shouyi and Wang Kuisheng's faces stiffened.

"Entering the Xiao Xi Kou is like entering a deathtrap." Wu Ji's voice was low, but in such a pitch black forest, it made people tense up.

But even so, the child had not been found, and we could not go back now, so we had to be more careful and keep searching.

After more than an hour of walking, I began to get tired.

My clothes were already wet from the night dew, and I rubbed my arms coldly, feeling a little regretful that I had followed her into the Xiao Xi Kou.

Wang Kuisheng had also been muttering, saying that the child might have gone out long ago, and might have already gone back home. It's because we don't have a phone signal in the old forest, that's why we can't get in contact with him.

Although he had many reasons, anyone could tell that he was afraid and wanted to return.

Wu Ji and I were too lazy to bother with him, but since Lin Shouyi could not find the child, he was already anxious.

During the argument, we found out that Wang Kuisheng was willing to follow us, not because he was bold enough to not believe in us, but because the village head saw that no one followed us into the forest, so he privately told Wang Kuisheng that if he was willing to follow us and find our child, then he would not need to return the five thousand dollars that he owed us.

After that, when he became anxious, Wang Kuisheng immediately quit his job, and said that it would be worth it to just throw away his life, and not wait for us to stop him, he turned and walked back alone.

I'm worried that he might be lost and in danger, so I wanted Wu Ji to open his mouth to advise me.

But Wu Ji hasn't said anything yet. Lin Shouyi snorted coldly, and said that he had marked his path, as long as he's not an idiot, we won't lose him.

But just as he finished speaking, we suddenly heard a miserable scream that sounded like Wang Kuisheng's scream!

Without a second word, Wu Ji and I immediately ran towards the direction of the voice.

But when we chased after him, all we saw was the broken branches, and the messy struggling marks around us, but we didn't see Wang Kuisheng.

Wang Kuisheng and we had only been separated for less than five minutes, and we had already met with trouble.

The scream should have come from him, but after that there was no movement, as if someone had grabbed him by the throat.

"This deep mountains and forests, there must be beasts! Wang Kuisheng must have been dragged away by them!" Lin Shouyi's voice was firm, but his hands were trembling slightly.

Wu Ji looked at the traces around him. "The tracks broke right here, so …"

As he said that, he looked up at the trees around him. What he meant was, no matter what that thing was, it was probably dragging Wang Kuisheng up the tree.

Lin Shouyi immediately retorted, saying that Wu Ji's guess was completely nonsense. Wang Kuisheng was around 1.8 meters tall, had a weight of almost 300 kilograms, and was a healthy man without any disability at all.

In such a short period of time, it was impossible for a wild beast to drag a man who weighed over two hundred pounds and was constantly resisting to the top of such a tall tree!

I also think what Lin Shouyi said is reasonable, but he did not notice one thing, Wu Ji never said from the beginning till the end, that the one who dragged Wang Kuisheng away was a wild beast!

Wu Ji coldly pulled at the corner of his mouth as well. "I never said it was a wild beast."

At the same time, we shone our light onto the trees around us, looking for clues. Lin Shouyi suddenly shouted.

"Blood!"

We looked in the direction of his finger and saw a liquid running down a tree.

"Found it!" Wu Ji rushed over like an arrow.

The old tree's crown was about four to five meters wide, and the trunk was at least seven to eight meters high.

Lin Shouyi and I ran over, and saw Wu Ji run up the tree with his bare hands.

Even when the situation was urgent, I couldn't help but cheer him on.

"Did you find anything?" I asked, standing under the tree.

After Wu Ji climbed up the tree, his entire body was hidden within the crown and we couldn't see anything from below.

Just as I said that, Wu Ji shouted at us: "We've found him!"

Lin Shouyi and I were shocked for a moment. Actually, all of these were conjectures, but no one would have thought that they would actually find Wang Kuisheng at such a high tree.

Wang Kuisheng was injured and in a coma. We don't know when the thing that pulled him up the tree will return, so we have to hurry up and do it.

Wu Ji used the rope that he brought along to tie Wang Kuisheng up. On the other side, he wrapped it around a thick branch, slowly moving it downwards.

Looking at Wang Kuisheng's big body swaying downwards, I was afraid that Wu Ji would fall down if he couldn't grab hold of the rope.

But I was worried that it would be unnecessary, so Wu Ji brought Wang Kuisheng down from the tree steadily, then agilely walked down.

Looking at his skill reminded me of the qinggong in a costume play.

Wu Ji said that there was nothing up there, and did not know why Wang Kuisheng was dragged up there. But no matter what, he could not stay here for long, it was more important to save the person first.

Wang Kuisheng's entire body was covered in blood, the wounds and cuts on his body were large and small with more than ten wounds, with the largest amount of blood flowing out from his thigh, it was unknown whether or not his arteries were injured, and looking at the amount of blood flowing down the tree, he was afraid that he would lose blood and die very soon.

We will take the materials on the spot, we will first bandage them briefly, and at the same time discuss how to return to the village immediately, if not we will end Wang Kuisheng's life.

Lin Shouyi was unwilling to accept that he had not found the child yet, but Wang Kuisheng's experience had made him afraid, so he had no choice but to agree to return to the village with him.

Wu Ji used a few wooden sticks and our coats, and carried the unconscious Wang Kuisheng on a stretcher. The three of us quickly went back the way we came from.

I don't know if it was my imagination.

I feel like I have a pair of eyes watching us from some dark corner...