Chapter 47

Qin Feng, who was being remembered by his brothers, was now carrying Princess Zhao Hua, struggling to make his way through the dense jungle. Two days had passed, and Princess Zhao Hua was finally able to perform some simple movements. Her limbs were gradually regaining sensation and mobility, and she could support herself for a short distance, but it was clear that she still needed time to navigate under such harsh conditions. Therefore, during their escape, Qin Feng continued to carry her on his back. The only difference was that he no longer needed to tie her to his back with ropes like a sack of grain.

After several days of intimate contact, the shyness and discomfort of the young man and woman had faded. The caregiver and the cared-for seemed to have adapted to their close and intimate interactions. After all, even the most private matters were now handled by the man in front of her. What was there to be shy about?

At this moment, Princess Zhao Hua, Min Ruoxi, was lying on Qin Feng's back, her hands clasped around his neck, and her slender legs wrapped around his waist to help reduce the difficulty of his movement. His hands were still responsible for clearing the thorny bushes and tall grass in front of him, and occasionally dealing with wild animals that were startled and launched sudden attacks. For example, just now, a small snake suddenly shot up from the ground to attack Qin Feng, but it was now flying off somewhere after being flicked by Qin Feng's finger.

Qin Feng dared not use his knife casually. Any action to kill wild animals or cut down trees and thorny bushes could leave traces for the trackers. Even the excrement of the two people over the past two days was carefully buried by Qin Feng, and he covered it with animal droppings.

Min Ruoxi had become quiet, no longer the curious baby she was at first. Qin Feng's actions on this journey made the former Grand Master of the Great Chu's Hall of Heroes, who once claimed to know everything about the world, feel extremely unconfident. Now she thought that if the so-called experts and masters in the Hall of Heroes were to track Qin Feng, they would have been long gone. If their positions were reversed, it wouldn't take long for those people to be exposed in front of Qin Feng.

"What's wrong?" She noticed that Qin Feng had suddenly stopped, standing in front of a tree, staring at it as if it had a particularly beautiful flower on its trunk.

Qin Feng's hand gently touched the tree trunk, "Do you see it? There's a pattern here."

Staring at Qin Feng's hand, Min Ruoxi exclaimed, "You're right, I didn't notice it until you pointed it out. The pattern is carved so skillfully, following the tree's grain, it looks almost natural."

"It's definitely not natural," Qin Feng said decisively. "Today, this is the fifth time I've seen it. One could be natural, two could be coincidental, but several times in a row can only mean it's a form of communication or a marker."

On the tree in front of them, a wild grass was carved. The carver did not damage the trunk, following the tree's grain with slight alterations. It was hard to notice without careful observation.

"What does it mean?" Min Ruoxi became tense.

"These marks were carved in the past two days, as can be determined from the marks on the tree. I thought we had lost Deng Pu, but it seems he has new help, and they are experts in tracking. They might already be ahead of us," Qin Feng gritted his teeth. "Our movements have been slow these past few days."

Min Ruoxi's face turned slightly red. She understood Qin Feng's meaning. At the beginning, it was her discomfort and sulking that significantly slowed their progress. But could she be blamed? A young, innocent girl had no privacy in front of a rough soldier. Anyone would be unhappy, let alone a princess of a country.

"What do we do now?"

"They left a mark, which means there are more to come." Qin Feng took a deep breath. "We need to kill them. Otherwise, we will eventually be found. If Deng Pu catches up, we're finished."

"If I can recover my strength in time, together we can stand a chance against Deng Pu." Min Ruoxi looked at her hands in frustration. She was truly as weak as a chicken.

"Don't rush it. Since you're regaining sensation, that's a good sign. Maybe in the next moment or tomorrow, you'll wake up and be back to normal. Don't be anxious; it might only make things worse." Thinking about this, Qin Feng felt a bit guilty. He always thought that Min Ruoxi's condition was related to the medicine he gave her. It must be the interaction of two drugs that caused this. He never imagined that his well-intentioned act would backfire.

Qin Feng said no more. He circled the tree and found a pit about two meters deep. He jumped in to check it, then climbed out and looked at Min Ruoxi. "Your Highness, you need to take a nap."

"What do you mean?" Min Ruoxi was taken aback. Before she could react, Qin Feng reached out and pressed a point on her body. She trembled, looking at Qin Feng in disbelief as her body slowly went limp. Carrying Min Ruoxi down into the pit, he gently leaned her against the wall, then gathered a pile of dry leaves and dumped them into the pit, quickly covering it up. He did some more camouflage, looking it over and nodding in satisfaction.

The camouflage was not perfect and had obvious flaws, but this was not due to Qin Feng's carelessness; it was intentional. Now, this pit was his bait.

Ten steps away from the bait, Qin Feng began to camouflage himself. In a short time, a living person disappeared, and the forest looked as if no one had ever been there.

Qin Feng merged with a patch of thorny bushes. These skills were learned in the daredevil camp, where such people were never in short supply. Whether killers, bandits, thieves, or psychopaths, the daredevil camp had them all. These people were either madmen or geniuses. As Qin Feng, he was always eager to learn, and these skills were not difficult for him to master.

Deng Pu wanted a living Princess Zhao Hua, so Qin Feng boldly used her as bait. A princess of a country was always a valuable asset to any force.

After setting everything up, all that was left was to wait. Qin Feng believed that more people would arrive, and he might learn something from them.

He closed his eyes, no longer relying on his vision but opening his mind to feel everything in the forest. Slowly, he entered a wondrous state. Although his eyes were closed, everything in the forest seemed to unfold before him, every blade of grass, every tree, every insect, and every ant, vivid and lifelike.

A small deer hopped over and stopped right in front of him, urinating boldly before shaking its short tail and bounding away. A wild rabbit cautiously emerged from the tall grass, looked around, and then jumped and disappeared into the grass. A snake slithered over the leaves covering the pit where Min Ruoxi was buried and then disappeared into the distance.

At this moment, all sounds were so clear.

After an unknown amount of time, his heart skipped a beat as two black-masked figures appeared in his perception.

They're here!