Miss Truth

Ran Yan understood that her current condition was not suitable for moving around, the tree hollow inside would be relatively warm; even if she had passed out due to a lack of strength, she wouldn’t freeze to death.

Ran Yan was just about to crawl in when she suddenly remembered something and abruptly stood up, "Oh no!"

"What is it?" Su Fu turned his head to look at her.

Ran Yan spoke in a somewhat urgent voice, "When I was intercepted by another group of people while being taken away from the residence earlier, Wan Lu was with me. I don’t know if she got captured by Li Ke along with me!"

When Ran Yan had come to, she was in that situation, nerves tightly wound, with no time to think of anything else. Now, relaxing slightly, she suddenly remembered that Wan Lu was not by her side.

"She’s fine," Su Fu said with certainty. Seeing Ran Yan’s still tense expression, he explained, "Before I came here, I went to the Ran residence to confirm whether you really had been taken by Li Ke and saw with my own eyes that Xiao’s guards sent her back."

Ran Yan breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him and bowed down to crawl into the tree hollow.

Outside, Su Fu used snow to camouflage, blocking up the tree hollow, and lastly brushed away any surrounding footprints. The light was very dim, and only after confirming that there were no flaws did he turn to leave.

"Be careful yourself. If something doesn’t feel right, find a way to escape. I will be fine here," Ran Yan said, and fearing that he might still be concerned, she added, "He who knows the times is a wise man; preserving one’s life is of utmost importance."

Su Fu stood on a horizontal branch not far away, gazing at the withered tree, a surge of inexplicable emotion in his eyes; only faint snow light reflected back, and the night dark, he allowed himself to indulge in his truest form.