The atmosphere had been suffocating the entire journey, the scorching gaze from behind making Su Yan's walking stiff.
Neither dared to speak nor touch the other, fearing that the tightly wound string would snap and ignite a thunderbolt from heaven to spark fire on earth.
Finally, as though they had traversed an entire century, they reached the foot of the mountain.
The carriage that had brought them still sat by the roadside. Su Yan called out in bewilderment,
"Master Mo Chen left the carriage behind."
She ran over and lifted the curtain to see that there was no one inside. Mo Chen's belongings had been taken, apart from a few important items.
Just as Su Yan was about to turn around, she was suddenly pushed from behind. She stumbled and fell onto the soft carpet inside the carriage.
Then she felt the heaviness of a body on top of her as Chu Yuxiao pressed down from behind.
In that instant, a wild beast in each of their hearts burst free from its cage.
