She Holds the World After Being Reborn-Chapter 328 - 327: Captured, A Storm is Brewing

The youth trudged on foot with the girl on his back.

Yan Lingzhen saw dense sweat beads forming on Black Charcoal’s forehead, merging into tiny streams that flowed down his chin and soaked into his hemp garment.

In just an afternoon, he had lost a noticeable amount of weight.

They didn’t dare to stop and kept moving along the mountain path, afraid that Officer Li might catch up.

"Let’s stop and rest a while," Yan Lingzhen finally couldn’t help but say to Black Charcoal.

Black Charcoal glanced at the dim path behind them, barely hearing dogs barking: "We can’t stop, usually at this time I would have already crossed the mountain, but now we’ve covered less than half of the distance, and we’re still near Stone Village. I’m worried someone might catch up."

"You carrying me naturally makes it hard to move, how about you put me down, take this, and go find a pharmacy under the sign with a double cross, then bring someone back to find me," she proposed.

Yan Lingzhen gestured for Black Charcoal to turn around, lifting his clothes, she bit her finger and drew her unique symbol on the fabric, a Buddha’s hand with only four fingers.

This was her distinct mark, which the clerks at Tongren Hall would recognize immediately.

Yan Lingzhen had her plan; Black Charcoal could move faster and more swiftly alone, and now that the sky had darkened, she could hide in a dense patch of grass, which should not pose a big problem.

"That won’t do, I can’t leave you here alone. This whole situation is my fault; if I hadn’t called Granny Wang over to change clothes, this wouldn’t have happened."

Black Charcoal shook his head, gritting his teeth, he lifted Yan Lingzhen onto his back again.

"This way, neither of us can escape. Did you hear the dogs barking?" Yan Lingzhen pushed Black Charcoal to stand up: "I’ve already signed in blood, get a move on. Are you a man or what! Stop dithering!"

Pushed by her, Black Charcoal stumbled and fell to the ground.

Rising, his eyes shone startlingly bright in the black night.

"...I’ll carry you ahead to hide, the grass is denser there."

Seeing Black Charcoal finally agree to let her down, Yan Lingzhen sighed with relief. Getting to that place, Black Charcoal clumsily covered her with branches and leaves, repeatedly admonishing, "You must wait for me to come back! You must!"

Yan Lingzhen nodded: "Don’t worry, just hurry and find someone to come save me."

Black Charcoal was still anxious, but he had no choice; with Yan Lingzhen with him, they wouldn’t be able to cross the mountain by dawn.

"You must wait for me!"

Black Charcoal said again as he left.

Yan Lingzhen waved at him: "Go, hurry up."

Without saying more, Black Charcoal took steps three at a time and disappeared into the night.

Yan Lingzhen crouched uncomfortably in the bushes, soon her body was bitten by numerous insects, the weather was hot, and she felt sticky all over. She had not suffered like this in many years.

Before she could stretch her numb limbs, she heard a rush of footsteps heading towards her.

Yan Lingzhen held her breath.

"These two little rabbits run really fast!"

The voice was very familiar to Yan Lingzhen; it was Officer Li.

"What shall we do? If she really is a girl from Township Manor, you’ve made a big mess this time, and not even your superior can save you!" Another sneering voice said.

Officer Li, who was mocked, was in a very bad mood.

"She won’t escape. We’re surrounded by mountains, and I asked Old Lady Wang, that boy Black Charcoal pulled her out of the riverbank, didn’t see anyone else around."

"But don’t all these big family girls have Hidden Guards with them?"

"Old Lady Wang stripped her of her jewelry and clothes; if there were any Hidden Guards, that old woman would’ve died a hundred times by now." Officer Li snorted coldly: "A bunch of fools, get out of my way, don’t delay me from catching these two rabbits tonight. No matter which big family’s daughter she is, she’ll be in my palm, ready to be crushed!"

Yan Lingzhen dared not breathe a word.

She had guessed correctly after all.

The way Officer Li looked at her today, he had no intention of letting her go.

Given her background, if Officer Li dared to do this to her, what choice would ordinary girls from common families have if he took a fancy to them?

Thinking of this, Yan Lingzhen’s eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Go, bring the dog over," Officer Li shouted. "The dog was barking fiercest right here, it must be nearby, spread out and search!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Lingzhen felt a chill down her spine.

Charcoal had just gone out not long ago, and if they really spread out to search, these adults would quickly find Charcoal’s trail, and then they would truly be at their mercy.

She couldn’t let that happen.

Yan Lingzhen placed her hand on her waist, she had been making poison all the way here, but these drugs were not much different from the ones she prepared today to deal with Wang Suying, they looked scary, but would be harmless after a while.

But she had no other choice right now.

She had to bluff for as long as she could.

This poison could only be used on Officer Li, she had to think carefully about how to use it.

The dog’s barking became even more frenzied, its large mouth drooling, it obviously fed on meat regularly, with stocky limbs, and even its strong muscles were visible.

"That’s right, it’s around here, see the dog’s reactions, everyone, search carefully for me!"

This was the dog Officer Li had raised from a young puppy, he was very familiar with its habits. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

Yan Lingzhen knew she could no longer hide, otherwise, by the time the dog got close to her, if it went mad and bit her, that would really be a loss too great to recover from.

So she deliberately made a slight noise when Officer Li approached.

Officer Li immediately stretched out his sturdy hand, grabbed her by the neck, and dragged her out of the bushes, throwing her at his feet.

"Good job, you sly little girl, hiding here indeed!"

"Woof woof woof!" The big dog, upon seeing Yan Lingzhen, lunged forward like mad, frightening her into hastily backing away.

The person holding the dog’s leash couldn’t control it, and the mad dog, with its gaping jaws, lunged at Yan Lingzhen.

"Ah—!" She screamed in fright and blocked her face with her arms.

Officer Li was quick to grab the dog by the thick flesh of its neck. "I thought you were tough, but it turned out you were scared like this by a dog."

The mad dog huffed at Yan Lingzhen, spraying foul breath.

Yan Lingzhen couldn’t help it and turned her head to throw up.

Now Officer Li was really pleased, "As expected from a young lady of a great household, so delicate, someone, grab her and bring her back."

This Golden Red Feather had made him a clean ten thousand taels.

Such tender young skin, in a few more years, would surely be a nation-toppling beauty, worth at least several thousand taels.

Officer Li walked ahead, leading the way.

After vomiting, Yan Lingzhen was hoisted onto a strong man’s shoulder, hanging upside down, bobbing with each step, as if lifeless.

...

Under the moonlight, on the rooftop of the pavilion.

A woman all in black listened to the report from her subordinate, her face, cold as ice, now carried an even stronger murderous aura.

"Stormy Building, hear the order! Deploy immediately for a night raid on Stone Village! We must find the Sixth Miss!"