mtl008 Chapter 274 The Little Nun 2
Chapter 274 The Little Nun 2
Over the next five days, rain fell intermittently in every part of the mountains and forests. The pursuers on the mountain also scattered their men to every possible hiding place in the mountains and forests, trying to find the two people hiding.
The investigation only came to an end when they finally found the cliff.
Ling Yi hid in a dense tree, her petite figure hidden by the trunk. During the days of hide-and-seek, the others never noticed that there was another person in the mountains.
However, the extra person isn't having an easy time either.
The original owner was an infant who was abandoned in the wilderness and picked up by Master Jing'an. When she arrived at the nunnery, she couldn't even cry. It was a miracle that she was able to survive by being fed rice porridge by Master Jing'an, but that did not change the fact that she had been in poor health since childhood.
Otherwise, her master and fellow apprentices wouldn't be able to dig in the fields while she could easily gather firewood on the mountain.
Now, five days later, her already fragile body is riddled with holes from the ravages of the jungle.
If Ling Yi hadn't chewed a few mountain herbs, she might already be dead in this forest.
At that moment, she felt her breath was hot, and everything in front of her was doubled.
In this situation, her focus is heightened to the extreme, and her analytical abilities are fully unleashed.
She could sense from the direction the birds were flying in the forest that only half of the pursuers who were saying they were retreating had turned to look for the two men at the foot of the cliff, while the rest remained on the only way down the mountain, waiting to catch them like fish in a jar.
Ling Yi pursed her burning lips, silently cursed, and leaned against the tree, quietly waiting for time to pass.
These past few days, she dared not and could not light a fire, and could only eat fruit to fill her stomach. She felt like she was starving, and if those people did not leave soon, she was afraid she would die in front of them.
Fortunately, two days later, the pursuers who went down the cliff seemed to have discovered something and called away the remaining people who stayed behind.
Ling Yi let out a deep breath, feeling as if she had escaped from a deadly situation.
She walked downhill through the dense grass, shrubs, and thick fallen leaves, trying to avoid giving her pursuers the chance to turn around and track her down.
When she finally escaped the mountain, walked through the village at the foot of the mountain, and arrived at the Jingci Nunnery standing quietly, she had almost lost all her strength.
She staggered two steps to the gate of Jingci Nunnery and knocked on it: "Master, junior sister, I'm back! Open the door quickly!"
She thought her voice was very loud, but in reality it was as small as a cat's.
She called out countless times, but no one came to pick her up. Her remaining strength was completely exhausted, and she collapsed in front of the nunnery, her eyes closed, whether asleep or unconscious.
When the warm sunlight shone on her eyelids again, Lingyi rubbed her eyes and sat up in a daze in front of Jingci Nunnery.
No way, how come I'm still in front of the temple after I woke up?
Even if the master didn't hear her voice, he still had to come out to work in the fields.
If she saw what she looked like, how could she not take her back?
Ling Yi vaguely recalled the original ending of Jingci Nunnery, and shuddered, instantly waking up.
No way!
She knocked on the door again, this time easily opening the wooden door.
Yesterday, did she not even have the strength to push open a wooden door?
With a bitter smile, Ling Yi pushed open the door and walked towards the quiet nunnery.
The tree is still the same tree, and even the fish in the large tank in the yard are still swimming leisurely.
What about Keren?
Can anyone tell her why, after only a few days away, there's not a single person left in her sect?
Fortunately, there was no notification of mission failure, which allowed Ling Yi to rationally understand that her sect members were simply missing, not dead.
Pushing open each tightly closed door, Ling Yi could clearly see signs of luggage being packed.
After checking all the rooms, when they arrived at the Buddhist hall, Ling Yi finally saw the paper that was pressed on a blue stone paperweight.
“Lingyi, we have been searching for you for five days without success. We were shocked to hear that the Southern Army has come to harass the town. With the help of the righteous army, we have temporarily left the nunnery.”
The familiar handwriting on the paper, written by Master Jing'an, calmed Ling Yi down once again. At least she still had time to write, reducing the worst-case scenario once more.
"If you are fortunate enough to return, and the war has not yet ended, please seek us out at the righteous army's camp. If..."
The second option was left blank; Master Jing'an hadn't written anything, but Ling Yi knew what she wanted to say.
If you unfortunately perish, we will perform a ritual for you when we return to the temple.
In this world rife with bandits and chaotic armies, a little girl who has been missing for so long is practically a death sentence. Master Jing'an leaving this note is simply to keep something as a memento.
Ling Yi was both amused and exasperated: "But Master, I'm really alive!"
She gazed at the image of Guanyin and murmured to herself, "What kind of situation is this?!"
Where is the master in this large-scale family reunion variety show?
But Master, where exactly is the rebel army?
Where can I find you?!
Ling Yi banged her head on the table twice, then followed her memory to the kitchen, only to find it completely empty; even a mouse would cry out if it came.
"Oh no, am I going to starve to death?"
Her vision blurred, and Ling Yi leaned against the wall to walk to the small vegetable patch in the yard. She picked up handfuls of the bok choy seedlings that her master had planted and stuffed them directly into her mouth.
Fortunately, precious farmyard manure can only be used on precious staple foods, otherwise she really wouldn't dare to eat like this now!
After eating half a row of cabbage sprouts, Lingyi finally felt less sluggish and had the strength to walk a few steps.
She pushed open the gate of the nunnery and walked towards her family's farmland.
There were only young seedlings there; to think that you could find anything to eat was simply wishful thinking.
But Lingyi wasn't going to find food; she was going to find the villagers who farmed the same fields as them.
She should ask them which direction the masters and the others went, so she can catch up.
If she wasn't with her sect, Ling Yi was afraid that she would happily type "GG" and leave this world while she was sleeping soundly.
At this time of day, everyone would be working hard in the fields, but today Lingyi had been walking for a long time and still couldn't find anyone in the fields.
Her heart skipped a beat, and a bad feeling rose within her.
That rebel army, did they move everyone away?
Can I really be that unlucky...?
Ling Yi, who has been exceptionally unlucky since she came into this world, suspects that an invisible world consciousness is targeting her.
Fortunately, this targeting is not too thorough.
When Lingyi's legs were about to give way, she finally spotted an elderly couple working in the fields.
The moment she saw the figure, Ling Yi plopped down on the ground, supporting herself with her hands and baring her teeth as she laughed heartily.
Heaven didn't forsake her!
Her undisguised movements finally caught the attention of the elderly couple!
"who!"
The old man spoke cautiously, then came over carrying a hoe.