Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 1383 - 1403 The Struggles of The Lamb_1

Chapter 1383: Chapter 1403 The Struggles of The Lamb_1

Shu Zi Feng had been hiding for almost half the day.

She guessed that the others must have left by now, so she struggled to climb out of the mud pit.

But as she climbed out, she was taken aback.

There, sitting cross-legged on a rock not far ahead, was a young man quietly looking at her.

Although he was there in plain sight, she couldn’t sense his presence at all, as if he was just another rock devoid of living breath.

Shu Zi Feng felt a chill run down her spine. Had she been discovered all along?

But if they knew she was there, why hadn’t they pulled her out directly?

Were they toying with her, like a cat with its prey?

No, that wasn’t correct!

The young man before her eyes wasn’t among those chasing her before. The look in his eyes was filled with sympathy and admiration, but not with malevolence.

So who was he?

Just as Shu Zi Feng was about to inquire, the young man spoke," You are very vigilant, but unfortunately, you lack patience. If you could have stayed in this small pit for three or even five days, you might have actually had the chance to escape their pursuit. But now, they’ve found you."

Found her?

Before Shu Zi Feng could respond, a loud laughter echoed from the sky. "Ha, has the little mouse run out of places to hide? Got you!"

Looking up, Shu Zi Feng saw a golden light approaching rapidly from afar. It tore through the forest canopy and hovered in mid-air.

The white-haired elder stared at the muddy Shu Zi Feng and said with a smile, "Little guy, hand over that map and I’ll spare your life. I keep my word."

Shu Zi Feng wiped off some mud from her face subconsciously and turned to look at the rock, only to find that the young man who was there had inexplicably vanished.

A sense of inexplicable sadness surged in Shu Zi Feng’s heart. She faintly felt that the young man just now must not belong with these pursuers and he’s likely even stronger than them.

She clenched her teeth and retorted, "You really think I would believe you?"

The white-haired elder laughed, "Little girl, do you even have the right to bargain? If you don’t hand it over, you’ll surely die. If you do, you might not die. Why not give it a try?"

Shu Zi Feng shrugged, "The map isn’t on me."

The old man’s eyes narrowed, "Then where is it?"

Shu Zi Feng spoke firmly, "In a place known only to my grandfather and me. My grandfather is now dead, so only I know that place..."

The white-haired elder suddenly laughed, "You know? Isn’t that enough? Little girl, maybe you don’t realize that there exists a soul-searching technique in this world that can directly probe your memories. Of course, it’s quite painful, like a stick stirring inside your brain. Upon completion, I can find out where you’ve hidden it. As for you, you’ll probably end up in a state of idiocy, or perhaps die in agonizing pain..."

Shu Zi Feng’s face turned white. Although she was intelligent, and tried her best to keep calm and to find opportunities for survival, she was still only a sixteen-year-old girl.

Shu Zi Feng clenched her teeth and suddenly produced a sheepskin map in her hands.

The eyes of the white-haired elder lit up and he reached out to grab it. However, his hand suddenly froze in place.

As soon as the sheepskin map appeared, Shu Zi Feng clapped her hands together, grinding the map to countless specks of dust that scattered on the ground.

The face of the white-haired elder abruptly darkened, "Little girl, you refuse to drink the wine but you won’t be able to avoid the punishment. Now let’s see just how powerful the soul-searching technique can be."

Shu Zi Feng clenched her fists. In front of these wolf-like pursuers, she resembled a little lamb, defenseless and vulnerable. Her only option was to find a way to temporarily preserve her life.

"I indeed remember the contents of the map, but the soul-searching technique can’t possibly know all my memories, right? What if it fails to find it?"

The white-haired elder furrowed his brows.

Indeed, the soul-searching technique is not omnipotent. After all, human memories are virtually limitless. The soul-searching technique cannot completely understand every memory, only some of the most critical and profound ones and maybe not even fully at that.

If he used the soul-searching technique, the chance of obtaining Shu Zi Feng’s memories about the map is high, since she would have surely taken great pains to memorize it. But what if?

"Little girl, you are quite cunning, what do you propose?"

Shu Zi Feng felt her palms drenched in sweat. She fought to calm her nerves and said in a deep voice, "I just want to survive."

The white-haired elder stared at Shu Zi Feng’s mud-covered face, particularly her stubborn and calm eyes, and suddenly sneered, "Even with your kin dead, you can bargain without flinching. You’re quite a tough one. I heard you are a Sword Spirit Body. With your character, I fear you’d wipe us all out once you grow up?"

"I won’t leave any disaster behind. Besides, when those people arrive, things will get even messier. If I kill you, I get everything myself. Even if I truly fail, I won’t lose anything!"

The white-haired elder reached out to grab Shu Zi Feng, "Little girl, if you are to blame, it would only be your unfortunate fate!"