After rebirth, my wife just wants to be a widow

Perhaps due to excessive blood loss, Lu Yan fell asleep again not long after he woke up.

Shen Ruoyan did not disturb him, and moved in and out from the mountains to move a lot of useful things. She planned to have another good night's rest, and maybe Lu Yan would be able to recover tomorrow.

However, something unexpected happened in the middle of the night that day.

The forest was unusually quiet at night. Shen Ruoyan was not sleeping very deeply, but she suddenly woke up when she heard several discordant noises.

Walking to the entrance of the cave, Shen Ruoyan saw a patch of light at the foot of the mountain through the gaps between the branches and leaves, which looked particularly dazzling in the darkness.

That's the light of the torch.

Oops, the pursuers are coming!

Shen Ruoyan hurriedly walked back to Lu Yan and found that his body was hot and he had obviously developed a high fever. She was even more anxious and patted his cheek to wake him up: "Lu Yan, wake up! Wake up! It's okay! The pursuers are coming."

The boy's closed eyes moved.

Shen Ruoyan saw the shaking eyes under Lu Yan's eyelids and knew that he was trying to open his eyes, but his physical condition simply did not allow it.

Shen Ruoyan ran to the entrance of the cave again and found that the people at the bottom of the mountain had dispersed and were beginning to search the mountain. If she didn't leave at this time, they would probably find them soon. But now that Lu Yan was unconscious, what should she do?

Time will not stop passing because of prayer. Shen Ruoyan thought for a moment and made a decision immediately.

She walked back to Lu Yan and put out the fire in the cave, and suddenly the entire cave fell into darkness again.

Although she couldn't see anything, Shen Ruoyan still found Lu Yan's location accurately.

The young man's body was hot, and Shen Ruoyan whispered in Lu Yan's ear: "I don't want to die with you, at least one of us must survive!"

After saying that, he took out the fire stick and dagger from his body, and walked out quickly as if running away.

Walking outside, the light spots at the bottom of the mountain have gradually moved closer to this side.

Shen Ruoyan moved some rocks to block the entrance of the cave. After looking at it, she still felt uneasy, so she found a lot of branches to block the entrance of the cave tightly.

What she just said in Lu Yan's ear sounded like she was planning to abandon Lu Yan and escape alone. In fact, Shen Ruoyan's real idea was to use herself as bait to lure away the pursuers.

Yes, both of them couldn't die here, and Shen Ruoyan hoped that the one who survived would be Lu Yan.

Tonight the moon is hidden behind thick clouds, revealing only a hazy shadow.

Due to the obstruction of sight, the mountain road at night was very difficult to walk, but fortunately, Shen Ruoyan ran back and forth several times during the day and was very familiar with the surrounding terrain.

Based on the direction in which the leaves were swaying, Shen Ruoyan quickly judged the direction of the wind tonight and found that the wind was not blowing towards the entrance of the cave. She relaxed and chose a mountain road against the wind and walked out.

Facing the night wind, Shen Ruoyan carefully walked through the woods, stopping and observing the surrounding environment, trying to buy Lu Yan a little more time.

"You guys go over there and take a look! It is said that the two thieves are very cunning. They have to carefully check the ground and trees and not miss any inch!" A man's shout reached Shen Ruoyan's ears.

She hurriedly hid in the low bushes beside her, not even daring to take a breath.

"What do you think the little thief stole from Mr. Xue's house? The county magistrate actually asked us to come to a place like this in the middle of the night to help him arrest people?"

"Who knows! But I have a distant cousin who works at Mr. Xue's house. It is said that the house is decorated like a palace and is so beautiful that it can blind you."

"Come on, your cousin is a eunuch. Has he ever been in the palace? It's like a palace, so just brag."

"Then tell me, why is Mr. Xue's house being stolen and why is there such a big fight? It is said that the state capital has sent people here."

"Maybe he has money to burn. Poor people like us, if the master opens his mouth, we will break our legs. If we have to help him catch someone in such a cold weather, he must be lying in bed and hugging the beauty and be happy!"

The few people who were sent over were chatting while walking towards Shen Ruoyan's direction.

Fortunately, they didn't seem to take it too seriously. They casually knocked the surrounding weeds a few times with their sticks and left the area.

After they walked away, Shen Ruoyan stood up from the bushes, observed, and confirmed that there were no new pursuers around.

Using a dagger to cut down a few dry branches, Shen Ruoyan took out a fire stick and lit the branches, then quickly threw them into the bushes, and the fire gradually spread.

She just chose a direction against the wind, because this way, even if the forest was completely burned, the smoke would not penetrate into the cave where Lu Yan was.

After igniting the first pile of trees, Shen Ruoyan followed the same pattern, and soon she ignited a large area of ​​forest. The blazing fire attracted the attention of the pursuers. Everyone stopped searching. Some shouted to put out the fire quickly, while others jumped out. Just run and take the opportunity to escape.

"Look, there is someone there!" A leader saw a slender figure in the firelight, "It seems to be a woman!"

"Hurry, catch up! If you catch her, you'll get 1 taels of silver!" The others who were following him shouted excitedly when they heard that they had found the target, and rushed over together.

Shen Ruoyan secretly said something bad, picked up her legs and ran forward desperately. However, she was no match for others, and she was caught up not long after.

"Don't come here!" Shen Ruoyan pulled out the dagger, held it in front of her, and shouted to several people.

Those people stopped, but they were not frightened by the dagger in her hand.

Although the girl in front of her is a little embarrassed, she can't hide her peerless elegance. Her big black eyes seem to be talking, her jade skin is as beautiful as snow, her cherry mouth is small, and her exquisite figure looks even more charming under the firelight. .

They didn't expect that the thief they were chasing would turn out to be such a stunning figure in the world, and they couldn't help but have evil thoughts.

The leader licked his lips and showed a sinister smile.

No wonder Mr. Xue would take out so much silver and take the person back. If it were him, he would be willing to exchange it for gold and silver.

"Beauty, come here quickly and let me pamper you."

"Yes, put the dagger down quickly. If it hurts you, my brothers will be very distressed."

Several people pressed forward step by step, but Shen Ruoyan turned the dagger and put the blade on her neck. She had long planned to die here, but she didn't want to sit back and wait for death.

The girl looked at them nervously, and her bewildered look inspired a few people to become possessive.

Shen Ruoyan pretended to compromise and asked, "If I really want to serve you, can you let me go?"