Alas, what a wretched fate, Ye Shikai sighed. While camping and rock climbing, we stumbled upon such a mishap, now trapped in this damned place. Dongfang Lian's whereabouts are unknown, and I have no idea how she's faring.

Add some salt and ginger slices. In the cold rain, this bowl of ginger soup feels especially warm. Being able to enjoy a bowl of ginger soup in a place like this is already a luxury. In the past, at most in such times, there'd only be bottled water, not even hot water.

"Qingqing, first drink this bowl of ginger soup." Ye Shikai carefully handed the cup into the tent. It wasn't long before Su Ziqing handed the cup back out.

"Alright, next, you should just get some good rest." Ye Shikai said softly. Her fever isn't too bad right now; keeping warm and drinking some ginger soup, a night's rest should suffice.

Ye Shikai took out his phone only to find there was no signal. Though this was a forest, it wasn't too far from the camping area; there shouldn't be no signal.

"This is really bizarre." Ye Shikai put away his phone. Never mind, the people above should have already started searching for them. There's enough food in the storage ring to last the two of them a year, and various outdoor equipment is all there. With Ye Shikai's care, Su Ziqing should recover from her illness soon.

The rain outside continued heavily. Ye Shikai didn't want to waste this time; he wanted to search for Dongfang Lian. However, with Su Ziqing still ill here, he couldn't leave. Gritting his teeth, he decided to first take care of Su Ziqing. After all, family is family, and one doesn't become a good Samaritan randomly. If something happened to Su Ziqing, Su Qingyu would probably hate him.

During his spare time, Ye Shikai also set up a tent for himself, laid down a blanket, placed a sleeping bag, and waited inside for the rain to stop.

.....................

"Brother-in-law, how long did I sleep?" Su Ziqing crawled out of the tent, just in time to see Ye Shikai "cooking" nearby. Looking up, the rain had stopped, but the sky was pitch black, you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

"Five hours. How do you feel, any better?" Ye Shikai looked at his watch and handed Su Ziqing a flashlight. Thankfully, they had portable lighting devices; otherwise, it would be even more troublesome.

"Mm, much better." Su Ziqing's complexion improved considerably, allowing Ye Shikai to breathe a sigh of relief. Zi Yun's elixirs were truly effective; before, he had given Su Ziqing one, which quickly reduced the fever. The forest below was wet because of the rain, with no dry wood or grass. Ye Shikai had to use solid alcohol to ignite, but was mainly boiling ginger soup, unable to fry dishes, they could only eat self-heating meals.

"That's good. Earlier, your condition was terrible, I was worried." Ye Shikai handed the food and ginger soup laid on a small board over to Su Ziqing.

"Brother-in-law, where did you get all these things?" Su Ziqing curiously pointed at the items.

"That's a secret." Ye Shikai said mysteriously, "Hurry up and eat. Mrs. Dongfang's footsteps are unknown, I worry she might be in danger. I plan to head out and search for her later."

"Brother-in-law, I want to go too." Su Ziqing said determinedly. Ye Shikai hesitated, thinking, keeping Su Ziqing by his side is better than leaving her alone in this eerie and terrifying forest.

"But your health..."

"I'm fine, fully recovered now." Su Ziqing said firmly. She ate a lot during that meal, and after that rock-climbing fall, her demeanor seemed to have subtly changed. Indeed, if it wasn't for Ye Shikai, she might genuinely have died.

"Alright then, be careful later." Ye Shikai nodded and handed her a climbing ax for self-defense.

"Mrs. Dongfang, can you hear us?" The two shone flashlights while searching for Dongfang Lian in the forest. Ye Shikai analyzed that, considering it was raining at the time, if Dongfang Lian left on her own, she'd likely look for shelter from the rain, such as a cave.

"Mrs. Dongfang."

"Mrs. Dongfang."

Two hours later.

"Brother-in-law, why can't we find Mrs. Dongfang, surely she hasn't..." Su Ziqing, lacking strength, squatted exhaustedly, and considering her recent recovery, Ye Shikai took a break with her.

"Don't think so much, Mrs. Dongfang will surely be alright." Ye Shikai consoled her.

Rustle rustle.

At this moment, suddenly there was a rustling of leaves around the forest. Su Ziqing, scared, hid behind Ye Shikai. Both of them stared intently at the bushes, and suddenly, a small dark shadow flashed by; it was just a scampering squirrel.

"So it was only a squirrel." Su Ziqing breathed a sigh of relief and emerged from behind Ye Shikai, wanting to touch the squirrel.

Rustle rustle.

"Qingqing, back off!" Ye Shikai shouted loudly, rushing forward. Just when Su Ziqing was about to touch the squirrel, several beams of white light shot out from the side...

"Water element." Ye Shikai channeled Inner Strength, forming an ice wall around Su Ziqing with the water element. Now both of them saw clearly that several arrows had all been blocked by the ice wall. Su Ziqing's face turned pale, and she collapsed directly to the ground in fright.

"Run!" Ye Shikai grabbed Su Ziqing, pulling her close.

There was an ambush.

Metallic swords were instantly gripped in hands, and suddenly, over twenty black-clad, masked men burst out from the surroundings, their blades gleaming ominously in the moonlight, sending chills down one's spine.

"Who are you people?" Ye Shikai tightly gripped his sword in his right hand, staring intently at these people.

"Kill both of them." One person voiced hoarsely, and the rest immediately charged forward. Ye Shikai couldn't think more, as he thrust his sword into one person's chest.

"Qingqing, close your eyes." Ye Shikai shouted loudly.

"Netherworld King Spell—Shadow Clone." Ye Shikai activated the Main God Skill, instantly causing over a dozen identical Ye Shikais to appear behind the black-clad men, surrounding them in turn.

"What? How could this be?"

"Attack." Both sides erupted into a melee; in the dark forest, sparks flew from weapon clashes everywhere.

"Brat, hurry up and run!" At this time, the voice of the Sword Soul resounded in his mind.

"Nonsense, I know that." Ye Shikai took several rapid strides, instantly creating distance, but because he was carrying Su Ziqing, he couldn't move at full speed; her body couldn't endure such a fast pace.

Now with Ye Shikai's avatars holding off the black-clad men, he needed to leave this place quickly. No doubt, this was all premeditated by someone; otherwise, there would be no ambush in such a place. Damn, how I wish I could connect with the outside world. Now Ye Shikai, carrying Su Ziqing, could only run away.

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