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Chapter 382 Sticky and Seamless Cooperation

After winding and turning, Jiang Hanying looked at the cave that suddenly appeared in front of her. It was truly well hidden!
Li Chengxiao stepped forward and kicked away the stone used to conceal the entrance to the cave, then grabbed Jiang Hanying's wrist and tried to go inside.

Jiang Hanying looked at his practiced movements and said, "This cave..."

“This is where the Que family stayed when they explored the mountain. There’s a marker in the corner of the cave entrance,” Li Chengxiao said, pointing to a spot at the cave entrance that looked like it was formed naturally, but upon closer inspection, you could see it was an ancient version of the character ‘阙’. “There should still be some daily necessities and firewood inside. Just stay here quietly, and I’ll take you out after I’ve dealt with the rest of the people.”

He originally planned to take a safe route, using the special environment and terrain to take care of those who were tracking him one by one. Although it would take some time, it would be less strenuous and safer for him given his current injury.

But now, the plan is clearly not feasible. He needs to deal with the remaining people as soon as possible and take the one in front of him out for medical treatment!
Jiang Hanying, who was following him inside, stopped abruptly upon hearing this. "No, I'll go with you."

Li Chengxiao almost laughed out of anger, "You have a fever and you didn't know?"

Jiang Hanying's eyes were clear: "Really?"

Li Chengxiao turned on the light that Jiang Hanying had taken from Zhou Tong, and the instant light made both of them squint.

As Jiang Hanying noticed the simple bandage on the side of his neck, Li Chengxiao finally saw Jiang Hanying's appearance clearly.

When he grabbed Jiang Hanying's wrist earlier, he felt the skin under his hand was incredibly hot. Now, with the light shining on her face, he saw that her face was as red as a cloth, even the corners of her eyes were red, and her lips were dry and cracked. Yet, she seemed completely unaware of it and managed to find her way here from the hotel!

He couldn't help but bend down and bump the man's forehead. "How about this? Can you feel how hot your forehead is?"

"Ouch, that feels so good!"

Jiang Hanying's previously suffocating emotions were suddenly doused with a bucket of cool water, and she subconsciously sighed, reaching out to hook her cheap master's neck for another blow.

Caught off guard, Li Chengxiao actually succeeded. The moment their foreheads collided, he gasped in pain and simply picked up the feverish man, who was almost delirious, and quickly walked into the cave.

The cave that the Que family marked must be the most suitable place to live and recuperate in the surrounding area.

There should be usable or even drinkable water inside.

Sure enough, after turning a corner, the sound of dripping water could be heard.

A small skylight was opened at the top of the cave, through which faint moonlight shone down.

Li Chengxiao placed the person in his arms on a simple wooden bed against the stone wall, and then struggled to pull the arm off his neck before he could rub his forehead, which was still sore from the impact.

He put the lamp aside, then took out a dusty bowl from the stone niche next to the wooden bed. Following the sound of dripping water, he walked further in and came to a small pool of water that had been dripping over time. He simply washed the bowl, scooped out a bowl of cool water, and returned the way he came.

When he returned, he saw that the person he had put on the bed had rolled to the very back of the bed while he went to get water, and now wished he could stick his whole body to the cold stone wall.

I must say, they're quite good at finding places to cool off.

He put down the bowl, went over, and tried to pull it off, but couldn't get it off at all.

He even got a hard slap on the back of his hand, as if to say, "If you pull me again, I'll get angry," which was definitely not the time to use him to cool things down.

Li Chengxiao had no choice but to let her continue to press against the wall, resigned to his fate as he went to the makeshift stove on the other side to light a fire and boil water.

After boiling the water and letting it cool slightly, we took it back to the stone wall. There, we found that the person had moved to another stone wall and continued pasting.

I'm guessing that the stone wall from before has been warmed up.

"Here, drink some water."

Upon hearing that there was water, Jiang Hanying couldn't help but swallow her throat, which felt like it was on fire. She leaned her head closer and swallowed as soon as her mouth touched the rim of the bowl. Li Chengxiao cooperated by tilting the bowl and trying to keep her from choking. Soon, the whole bowl of water was finished.

"How are you feeling? Are you feeling better?"

"Ah."

"Then you can rest here for a while. I'll be right back."

Upon hearing his words, Jiang Hanying paused in her act of pressing herself against the stone wall, then immediately sat up and was about to jump off the bed, shouting, "Together!" Li Chengxiao: "..."

This still doesn't make sense!

"I'll deal with the rest of them and then come back to take you down the mountain."

"Really? I don't believe it!" Jiang Hanying pushed away his hands that were trying to stop her and got to the ground, blurting out, "Don't even think about leaving me again."

"What...?" While Li Chengxiao was still in a daze, Jiang Hanying had already walked straight towards the cave entrance she had just entered from.

It has to be said that applying the cool stone wall for a while, along with that big bowl of water, did have an effect.

She feels capable again now.

Even the monkey, who had been quietly keeping a low profile since seeing Li Chengxiao, couldn't help but let out a shout.

Although it is currently a weakling, thanks to its innate animal instincts, it can sense that someone is already looking in this direction.

Stop arguing about who should step forward, let's finish this quickly!
Li Chengxiao's attention wasn't really on this little monkey until he heard it make a sound, at which point he gave it a glance.

The moment he saw those somewhat human-like eyes, he almost immediately understood the message the other person wanted to convey. After a moment of stunned silence, he quickly quickened his pace and walked ahead of Jiang Hanying.

Since we can't stop people, we might as well block the way in front.

If you want to hurt Jiang Hanying, you'll have to get past him first.

The monkey, once again abandoned by the two without hesitation: "..."

It's really too difficult!

They had only walked a short distance from the cave entrance when their blurry figures became visible in the thick fog.

There's no need to say a word; anyone who shows up here is an enemy.

Upon first contact, they immediately unleashed ruthless killing blows.

Jiang Hanying was a step too slow this time, mainly because seeing her still lively cheap owner made her tense nerves relax a bit, and the fever also made her mind a little slow.

But acting on instinct, even with a fever, they didn't hesitate at all. The two of them worked together and knocked the person who came over unconscious in less than two minutes.

Thinking of the breakout and counterattack when they were surrounded, and the seamless cooperation just now, and more importantly, he knew very well that the person in front of him had been running a fever since they first met, and that his moves were almost all subconscious and without any thought, Li Chengxiao looked at him with a complicated expression, "If you really want to come together, then stick close to me."

These words were clearly much more effective than simply telling people to go back to their caves and wait. Jiang Hanying nodded without hesitation upon hearing this.

Li Chengxiao simply led her through the thick fog, turning the tables on the remaining people who were still searching for him and taking them down one by one.

If their good teamwork the first time could be attributed to coincidence, then every time they fought afterward, they were like each other's arms, requiring no much thought at all, as if they had fought together countless times before...

Li Chengxiao even began to doubt his own memory.

As the responses coming back through the communication channel dwindled, a voice that had been silent until now finally calmly gave the order: "Withdraw."

Jiang Hanying was still holding Zhou Tong's communicator. When she saw the light on it flash, she listened carefully and heard the words, "Li Zhi?"

"Snapped!"

The other end hung up immediately.

Jiang Hanying: "..."

She took the initiative to greet me, so isn't that a bit impolite?