RPAGF Chapter 192 Rescued
Chapter 192 Rescued
Shen Lin and Ye Feng's shouts suddenly stopped, and then Shen Lin excitedly blurted out:
"Lord Lin... Lord Lin? Thank goodness, you're alright! Wait a moment, we'll figure out a way to pull you up..."
However, as soon as she finished speaking, she heard again the sound of a sharp object scraping against the stone wall below, along with Lin Shu's muffled groan.
On the cliff face, Lin Shu held Ji Wan's hand with one hand and gripped the hilt of a sword deeply embedded in the cliff face with the other.
There was a deep scratch on the top of the long sword, and there was a charred area around the scratch, which must have been from when they scratched a long distance on the cliff face, causing sparks to fly from the friction between the sword and the rock.
Ji Wan watched as Lin Shu pressed her elbow, the one gripping the sword hilt, against the stone wall to steady herself. Now, that elbow was worn and trembling, and Ji Wan felt a surge of emotion.
"Lin Shu, thank you so much! You're truly my best friend! I'm entrusting my little brother to you from now on!"
Her voice trembled slightly, revealing that she was very frightened.
After saying that, seeing that Lin Shu still wouldn't let go, Ji Wan started to pry Lin Shu's hand off hers, clearly not wanting to be a burden to her.
Lin Shu's body, which was already supported by only one hand, began to sway with Ji Wan's movements, and the sword stuck in the stone wall slowly began to slide out. Lin Shu gritted her teeth: "Don't move."
Ji Wan: "Lin Shu, let me go! You still..."
Before he could finish speaking, a rope made of human clothing tied together was lowered down from above. Judging from the style of the clothing, it was clear that it belonged to the bandits from before.
"There's hope!" Ji Wan's eyes lit up with excitement.
Sure enough, Shen Lin's voice came from above: "Lin Shu, grab the rope, we'll pull you up."
"Hmm." Lin Shu's expression remained solemn.
The cliff top already protruded a bit, so when the rope was lowered, it was still a certain distance away from them.
Lin Shu looked up at the long sword that had slid out most of the way, then looked down at the pool at the bottom of the cliff, where the reflection of the dissipated mist was dazzling!
Thinking of this, Lin Shu suddenly lowered her head and inexplicably said to Ji Wan below in a cold voice, "Go to the Wushuang Pavilion in the Southern Li Imperial City and hire someone to find me!"
The voice wasn't quiet, and Shen Lin and the other person on the cliff edge naturally heard it. However, before they could ask anything, they felt the rope in their hands suddenly sink, followed by Ji Wan's exclamation:
"Ah...!!! Lin Shu!!!"
It turned out that just before the sword slid off the rock wall, Lin Shu used the momentum to throw Ji Wan onto the rope made of clothes, while she herself fell backwards to the bottom of the cliff.
Shen Lin and Ye Feng, while pulling Ji Wan tightly, anxiously asked, "What happened! What happened to Lin Shu?..."
Behind them, the bandits who had helped earlier were also naked, but they seemed to realize that someone had really died, and no one dared to speak.
Suddenly, the ropes binding them loosened, and the group collapsed onto each other like a human pyramid. Ignoring the howling bandits behind them, Shen Lin and her companion scrambled to the edge of the cliff, only then realizing—
Lin Shu was nowhere to be seen. Ji Wan was also falling rapidly, her mouth agape, shouting:
"Ugh...! I'm so unlucky!"
"Ji Wan!!!"
Ye Feng reached out to grab down, but the pebbles on the cliff edge rolled down with her movement. Fortunately, Shen Lin pulled her back, otherwise there would probably be another one at the bottom of the cliff!
Seeing Ye Feng crying, Shen Lin felt helpless. She knew her old partner's personality: outwardly brave, but actually the most indecisive when faced with a real problem. So she couldn't help but slap her on the head:
"What are you crying for? Where is your dignity as a woman? Get up! Didn't Lin Shu say she would hire someone from Wushuang Pavilion to find her? Lin Shu is smart; she dared to say that, so she must know nothing will happen..."
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng quickly and nimbly got up, wiped away his tears, patted the dust off his black clothes, and turned to look fiercely at the bandits in front of him.
The bandits, all of whom were naked from the waist up, shrank back when they saw Ye Feng and hid behind Zhu Laoba.
Whether from the cold or something else, Zhu Laoba suddenly shivered despite the sweltering heat. He crossed his arms over his chest to cover himself, and as he backed away, he said:
"What...what are you going to do? I...I'm telling you, murder is a crime..."
Ye Feng didn't answer, but a 'wicked' smile appeared on his face...
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Lin Shu's side.
After she threw Ji Wan up, she fell down herself. She was right; there was indeed a pool of water at the bottom of the cliff.
However, even though she had made ample preparations beforehand, the sudden impact of falling into the water still made her dizzy and lightheaded.
Lin Shu gulped down several mouthfuls of water before she recovered. Then, she used her strong willpower to force herself not to faint for the time being, and tried to get ashore first.
To her surprise, just as she surfaced, something else fell down, and the powerful splash of water completely knocked her unconscious.
Four hours later.
It got completely dark.
The forest was quiet, with the occasional chirping of insects and the rustling of snakes, insects, rodents and ants crawling around.
In a clearing in the woods, a bonfire slowly rose, the burning firewood crackling and popping. Beside the fire lay a stunningly beautiful woman in a blue outfit, her expression serene, her face deathly pale…
Suddenly, the woman abruptly opened her tightly closed eyes, a chill flashing within them. She grabbed the green snake that had crawled onto her chest, and the snake's tail immediately coiled around her wrist, twisting and turning until it went still...
Lin Shu threw the snake away in disgust, then reached into her clothes and, finding no handkerchief, could only frown and tear off a piece of her garment to gently wipe her fingers.
After wiping her fingers clean, she finally had the energy to look around at her surroundings.
This place should be the forest at the bottom of the cliff. She was all alone here. Her clothes were dry. It was pitch black all around, except for a fire burning.
The abrasions on her wrists were smeared with a layer of bright green sap, and beneath her lay a familiar blue robe, with a layer of soft leaves spread out beneath it...
Lin Shu wondered to herself: Someone saved me? Who could it be?
Just then, Lin Shu suddenly sensed something approaching. The footsteps were very light, but the surrounding tree branches seemed to tremble violently from being scraped by its massive body, making a 'gurgling' sound...
Is this—a feline? A tiger?
Lin Shu's eyes sharpened, and just as he was about to make a move, another rustling sound came from the bushes beside him. Then, he let out a warning roar, like that of a wild beast, at the thing that had approached earlier.
Before long, Lin Shu sensed that the animal that had been slowly approaching seemed to have moved away.
But what comes next is unclear – is it a human or a beast? If it's a human, all will be well; but if it's a wild animal, given my current physical condition, I'm afraid things are going to get bad!
Fortunately, the owner of the voice seemed to have no ill intentions, and it disappeared in a short while...
In the middle of the night, Lin Shu's body couldn't hold on any longer, and she didn't even know how she finally fell asleep!
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