Chapter 315 - 95 Zhuang Sheng
"Congratulations on successfully rescuing someone so quickly. You’d better hurry and leave—they’re coming back," said the kind soul, warning her.
Gu Xiaoxi gave him a sweet smile, "Don’t worry, they won’t catch me."
Meanwhile, Chen Zimo had just reached the big tree where Gu Xiaoxi had stopped earlier. He suddenly turned to look back at their ambush spot, only to see Gu Xiaoxi standing there, waving her handkerchief and proclaiming victory to them.
Seeing this, their faces collectively darkened. She had feigned an attack elsewhere and tricked them all.
By the time they rushed back, Gu Xiaoxi had already slipped into the thicket with Xiao Xiao, leaving behind only the rescued hostage.
Qin Zhong frowned, his expression grim, "Such a cunning woman; she had been lying in wait here all along, enduring patiently."
Chen Zimo turned back to look at the tree Gu Xiaoxi had been in—if one stood at the top, they could see their ambush site clearly. It was their oversight; they had intended to set an ambush but ended up being outwitted instead.
"Let’s chase them!" It was too late for anything else now.
Gu Xiaoxi sprinted away, ultimately succeeding in shaking off her pursuers.
In a patch of woods, she lay on the ground, catching her breath in big gulps along with Xiao Xiao.