Chapter 739: Pretend Not to Know
Editor: Henyee Translations

Shao Qingyuan nodded. “Qin Wenzheng asked me about some things in the mountains. This time, Dai Wenhuo asked me to bring him into the mountains. Perhaps there’s something in the mountains we don’t know.”

Gu Yundong gritted his teeth. “Qin Wenzheng is in cahoots with Dai Wenhuo. This goddamn guy promised not to drag us into his mess. As expected, he didn’t do it.”

“I guess there’s no other way.” Shao Qingyuan felt that no matter if it was Qin Wenzheng or Dai Wenhuo, they were doing their best to not let them get involved in these matters.

But there were some things that could not be avoided.

Gu Yundong snorted and did not say anything.

Qin Wenzheng and Dai Wenhuo were both the emperor’s men. What they wanted to do was naturally what the current emperor wanted to do.

Gu Yundong thought that the emperor was a wise ruler and had done her favors.

If she could help without implicating herself, she would help.

Shao Qingyuan looked at her unhappy expression and smiled. She said that she wanted to draw a line, but with her current relationship with Qin Wenzheng, how could she draw a line?

She treated Qin Wenzheng as a friend, so she naturally wouldn’t stand by and do nothing.

Since he had said so, Gu Yundong continued to pretend that she did not know Dai Wenhuo’s motive.

The next day, they continued walking. Shao Qingyuan was familiar with the roads in the mountains.

He knew that Dai Wenhuo might be looking for something, so he deliberately avoided the traces of those large beasts.

On the fifth day after they entered the mountains, Shao Qingyuan discovered traces of a bear.

He led his men in the opposite direction. However, since Dai Wenhuo was looking for something, he naturally paid special attention to all kinds of traces.

He also saw the footprints of the bears, but at the same time, he also saw traces similar to humans entering and leaving.

Delight appeared on Dai Wenhuo’s face, but he did not want to implicate Shao Qingyuan, especially with Gu Yundong around.

Therefore, he continued to walk forward and asked Dai Zhong to investigate.

Dai Zhong used the excuse of hunting rabbits to run away.

Gu Yundong and Shao Qingyuan did not expose him, but they slowed down.

Before noon, they stopped to eat.

Gu Yundong no longer had any rice. She did not bring much. There was still some dried meat and some wild vegetable soup.

Just as she was scooping a bowl of soup for each of them, a banging sound suddenly came from not far away.

The few of them quickly stood up and picked up their weapons.

Gu Yundong could only pour away the wild vegetable soup. He stuffed the hot pot into the oil bag and put it in his backpack. At the same time, she stored it in her spatial storage.

Soon, the sound got closer and closer. After a while, Dai Zhong ran over in a sorry state.

As he ran, he turned around and said, “Run.”

“What happened?”

“Pythons, two pythons are coming this way.”

Two?

The few of them quickly packed up and prepared to leave.

However, the two pythons moved very quickly and arrived in front of him in a short while.

Moreover, they looked very agile. They instantly wrapped around a big tree at the side and swooped towards them with their mouths wide open.

Gu Yundong quickly jumped up and dodged to the side. The crossbow in her hand shot out with a whoosh.

At the same time, Shao Qingyuan aimed his bow at the same python.

Dai Wenhuo and the other two dealt with the other one, but he was very surprised. “At this time, the pythons should be hibernating.” Even if they weren’t hibernating, they shouldn’t be so agile.