Xu Ran's hands were shaking with joy, but he didn't retreat and instead followed Bao Tong into the dark forest.

  "Qing Yao...... Qing......" Bao Tong's loud call, a still clear female voice, echoed in the mountains and forests, brought back by the prolonged echo, with a sense of eeriness.

  Xu Ran hastily stepped forward, covering Bao Tong's mouth: "My aunt, I beg of you, don't shout anymore. If we attract that thing, forget about finding Qing Yao, even the two of us will be dragged in together."

  Thinking of the thing his flashlight had shone on, Xu Ran felt a chill run all over his body.

  Lin Qingyao tilted her head to listen, as if someone was calling out to her. After dealing with the snake-skinned monster, Lin Qingyao became fearless and shouted loudly: "Is that Baotong?"

  Lin Qingyao's voice was very ethereal, with a hint of otherworldly charm and strong penetration power, Bao Tong heard it immediately.

  Bao Tong shook off Xu Ran's hand and said angrily: "You coward! Did you hear that? That was Qing Yao calling us again."

  "Bao Tong? Xu Ran?" Lin Qingyao searched for the source of the voice that had just sounded.

  "We're over here!"

  Along with the rustling of the grass and trees, Lin Qingyao emerged from a nearby thicket.

  Bao Tong saw this calm woman, her nose sour, stepped forward, and suddenly hugged Lin Qingyao. She was really worried that Lin Qingyao would disappear like this! Xu Ran's cowardly words... although she didn't believe them with her mouth, but in her heart, she also believed a little.

  Bao Tong's heart still feared that Lin Qingyao would be caught by that strange creature.

  Now that Lin Qingyao is back, Bao Tong's heart has finally calmed down.

  Xu Ran looked at Lin Qingyao and said: "Qingyao, did you see that monster?" His voice was trembling with great fear.

  Nowadays, thinking of the snake-skin monster, Lin Qingyao is not afraid at all. The unknown is what's scary, she has come to understand that the snake-skin monster was just an impatient cultivator who consumed a python's inner dan but failed to fully refine it, ultimately cultivating into a form that's neither human nor demon.

  Lin Qingyao's face was filled with anger as she spoke: "What snake skin monster! That was clearly just a little thief wearing a mask! I reckon he had his eye on the belongings of these campers and made up his mind... I chased after him just now, but unfortunately didn't catch up." Lin Qingyao deliberated for a moment, and still decided to tell a benevolent lie. Otherwise, with Xu Ran's level of fright, she was afraid it would leave a lifelong shadow.

  Furthermore, if Bao Tong were to ask her how she knew what the snake skin monster was, how would she explain it?

  Xu Ran hesitated and asked: "Qing Yao, is what you said true?"

  Lin Qingyao nodded with a face full of anger, as if she was really furious at that little thief.

  Xu Ran's heart slightly calmed down, and he slowly let out a breath.

  Bao Tong frowned and scolded Lin Qingyao: "Even if it's a thief, you're chasing alone, how unsafe is that?"

  Lin Qingyao smiled and said: "Isn't this just a momentary madness of mine..."

  This matter has passed, but Xu Ran said that he didn't want to stay in the mountain anymore. Unexpectedly, Bao Tong also agreed with Xu Ran's view. Lin Qingyao naturally had no opinion, her purpose for this trip had been achieved, and whether she returned or not was meaningless.

  When Lin Qingyao drove back, she found a car parked at the entrance of Liu Hutong, which blocked the narrow road and made it impossible for her to drive in. Lin Qingyao muttered to herself, this Range Rover looks very familiar...

  Just then, the car door suddenly opened and a man jumped down from above, stumbling and staggering. The man's hair was disheveled and he wore a floral shirt, now spreading his arms to block Lin Qingyao's car.

  "Qingyao! Qingyao! Qingyao!" The man shouted loudly.

  Lin Qingyao only then took a closer look, and the person who had stopped the car was actually Shao Jingming. Shao Jingming no longer had his usual playful and arrogant demeanor, his chin hair was no longer short, with thick black eye circles, his face filled with despair and fatigue.

  Lin Qingyao had a decent impression of Shao Jingming, so she opened the car door and got out, furrowing her brow as she looked at him and asked: "What's wrong with you?" Shao Jingming had lost a lot of weight and looked pale.

  Shao Jingming saw Lin Qingyao and felt a sense of closeness that was even more intimate than meeting his own ancestors! He stretched out both hands, about to grab hold of Lin Qingyao.

  Just then, Bao Tong, who had just gotten off the car, was unhappy. He stretched out his hand and pulled Lin Qingyao behind him, then stood in front of Lin Qingyao, facing Shao Jingming with a cold hum, saying disdainfully: "Isn't this Young Master Shao? How come you're showing up here with such behavior? Are you playing the trick of turning into a frog?"

  Shao Jingming saw Bao Tong, and his heart let out a mournful cry. Why was this little jinx also here? He had seen her at the Ye family's auction last time, and he had always been that kind of wealthy young master who would hit on any beautiful woman he saw. Seeing Bao Tong's stunning looks and exquisite makeup, he thought about going over to flirt with her...

  Who would have thought that he was actually tricked by Ye Bao Tong into a rest room, don't get me wrong, nothing happened between them, but he almost fell into the hands of a woman with a **love number! And Ye Bao Tong actually threw him to the crazy woman from the Meng family because he hit on her!

  Luckily he escaped quickly, otherwise his innocence would not be preserved! He loves to play and look at beautiful women, but he has never done that kind of thing. It's strange to say that this Shao Jingming is also a weirdo.

  Shao Jingming didn't want to provoke Bao Tong, but his own life could only be saved by Lin Qingyao, so Shao Jingming pretended not to see Bao Tong and said to Lin Qingyao: "Qingyao, you have to help me this time."

  Lin Qingya was stunned, help him? What's the connection here, this poor and white self, what can help a young master who drives a Range Rover all over the sky?

  "Kid, I'm telling you, don't try to use your pitiful tricks here, Qingyao won't fall for it!" Bao Tong thought that Shao Jingming had taken a liking to Lin Qingyao, which was why he came to pretend to be pitiful and deceive Lin Qingyao's emotions.

  Because of Zhao Zhang, Bao Tong had always been extremely disgusted with these flirtatious young masters. At this moment, seeing Shao Jingming seemingly having designs on Lin Qingyao, Bao Tong's heart was even more indignant.

  Shao Jingming looked at Bao Tong with a sorrowful face and said, "Ye big sister, I really need Qingyao's help, please show mercy."

  Lin Qingyao saw that Shao Jingming's expression was not fake, and secondly, she and Shao Jingming were also considered half friends. So she pulled Bao Tong and said to him: "Just let him finish speaking."

  Lin Qingyao had spoken up, so Bao Tong could only warningly glare at Shao Jingming before stepping aside from in front of Lin Qingyao.