After crossing, I surrounded the capital from the countryside

Along the way, Xu Qingqing and the others moved quickly and quietly through the dense forest. Only a slight "rustling" sound indicated that someone was passing by.

Suddenly, the light from the top of the woods dimmed rapidly. Looking through the gaps, the sky was covered with dark clouds and the leaves made a rustling sound. All this seemed to foreshadow the coming storm.

"Hurry up, it's going to rain!" Xu Qingqing shouted and speeded up.

"We have to find a cave to take shelter from the rain!"

"Yes!"

But the air before the rainstorm seemed to be frozen and so stuffy that it made people breathless.

We have been traveling for most of the day and everyone has basically reached their physical limit and is not in good condition.

But thinking of the coming storm, he gritted his teeth and sped up.

Gradually, the faces of the villagers in Anping Village began to turn pale, sweat broke out on their foreheads, and heavy breathing began to appear.

Sweat soaked their clothes and stuck to their skin, making them feel extremely uncomfortable.

My legs felt heavy as if they were filled with lead, and every step was extremely difficult.

What’s even worse is that the humidity and stuffiness in the air make it difficult to breathe, as if every breath requires all the strength of the body.

Among the group, only Xiao Yuheng and Xu Qingqing were in good condition; even Wang Dahu looked a little tired.

Suddenly, a strong wind blew, causing the leaves to fly in the air and the branches to shake rapidly. Then, raindrops as big as beans began to fall with a "crackling" sound.

Although cushioned by the leaves above, the raindrops hitting my body still hurt.

They hurriedly looked for a place to shelter from the rain, but there was no good place to shelter from the wind and rain in this wilderness.

The rain got heavier and heavier, and soon they were soaked through. The rain flowed down their cheeks, blurring their vision and dampening their mood.

The rainstorm came so suddenly and fiercely that it seemed to drown the entire world under its power.

When the raindrops just fell, Xiao Yuheng reacted quickly and decisively.

Almost at the moment when the raindrops touched the ground, he had already taken off his outer robe and covered the ground to the side. His movements were smooth, as if he had practiced it countless times and had already mastered it.

The outer robe spread out in the air, like a barrier, accurately covering Xu Qingqing.

Xu Qingqing only felt a warm feeling coming over her body, and then the aura of Xiao Yuheng enveloped her.

The next moment, raindrops began to fall densely, hitting the outer robe on his body, making a slight and dull sound.

Xu Qingqing glanced briefly through the gap in his robe at Xiao Yuheng's figure running in the rain. His clothes were now soaked, but the robe he was wearing was still dry.

But before she could feel anything, Xu Qingqing looked at the heavy rain all around her, and then at the rain and fog gradually rising from the depths of the woods, and suddenly felt something was wrong.

Being exposed to the rain for a long time can cause hypothermia!

Time seemed to be particularly long at this moment, the rain soaked their clothes, and the cold began to invade every inch of their skin.

The mountain road was rugged and every step was extremely difficult. They walked along the way trying to find a cave where they could stay, but repeated disappointments made everyone feel confused.

Just when everyone was about to suffer from hypothermia and could hardly walk, someone suddenly shouted, "Look, is there a cave over there?"

Everyone was cheered up when they heard the words, and they all looked in the direction the man pointed.

Sure enough, on the hillside not far away, a dark cave entrance was looming.

Xu Qingqing was delighted and hurriedly called out to everyone: "Everyone, hold on a little longer!"

Braving the heavy rain, the group walked towards the cave with difficulty but full of hope.

They thought they could finally take shelter from the heavy rain and have a little rest.

however……

As soon as they approached the cave, they heard the roar of a tiger coming from the cave, shaking the whole cave as if it was shaking.

This roar was as loud as thunder in everyone's ears. Everyone's faces changed. They knew that the tiger was a ferocious beast. Once it was angered, the consequences would be disastrous.

At this time, everyone was faced with a dilemma. Either leave here and look for another cave, but no one knew when the next cave would appear. What's more, everyone was suffering from hypothermia to varying degrees. If they couldn't find a cave, the consequences would be disastrous.

But if you enter this cave, the tiger inside...

Just when everyone was in a dilemma, Xu Qingqing keenly sensed the intense pain from the tiger's roar coming from the cave.

She gestured to everyone to be quiet, and moved quickly and quietly towards the cave.

Xu Qingqing, with her muscles tensed, approached the cave entrance cautiously and looked inside. In the dim cave, she saw a huge tigress curled up in a corner, with her abdomen bulging high and rising and falling at a certain frequency, obviously giving birth.

Xu Qingqing didn't dare to get close. After all, everyone knew that a tigress should not be provoked, let alone a tigress who was giving birth.

Xu Qingqing was about to leave quietly to avoid disturbing the tigress, but the next second she saw the tigress suddenly rolling on the ground in pain, her roar gradually weakening.

Leaning over to look, as the tigress rolled over, Xu Qingqing could see clearly that her amniotic fluid had broken at some point, but the fetus seemed to be stuck in the birth canal and could not be born smoothly. The place where the tigress had been before was already covered with thick blood.

Seeing the tigress suffering from the pain of childbirth, Xu Qingqing gritted her teeth. Just as she was hesitating whether to help or leave, she suddenly made a deep eye contact with the tigress.

【!!! I knock!!!】

Xu Qingqing was so frightened that her eyes widened. For a moment, she was intimidated by the fierce look of the tigress. She felt numb all over and dared not move.

But the next second, the female general's instinct allowed her to recover quickly.

The tigress stared at Xu Qingqing's figure without blinking, as if assessing her dangerousness.

Seeing that the tigress did not attack, Xu Qingqing did not move casually.

She stood there, watching the tigress grow weaker and weaker, with the fetus still stuck in the middle, unable to move up or down.

If I don't help, there will definitely be two deaths.

Perhaps the tigress also felt Xu Qingqing's kindness, her eyes gradually softened, and gradually revealed a hint of pleading.

Xu Qingqing sighed, "With my current martial arts skills, it should be no problem for me to escape."

After thinking about it, she raised her hands to signal to the tigress that she had no intention of attacking. She slowly took the first step, and when she saw that the tigress did not react, she continued to approach the tigress vigilantly.

Seeing Xu Qingqing observing outside the cave for a long time and suddenly walking into the cave, Wang Dahu couldn't help but take a step forward anxiously.

Xiao Yuheng stopped him and said, "Wait."