Jingjing looked up following the sound and thought, Oh no, the old man must have woken up.

Sure enough, at this moment, there was a vague "woo-woo" sound from upstairs, which made Wu Jingjing's heart tighten. She didn't dare to waste any more time and hurriedly ran to the big iron gate.

There was an ordinary iron lock on the door. Jingjing felt a little more at ease in her heart. Regardless of the importance, she just wanted to open the door and escape quickly. She grabbed the cold lock and twisted it a few times.

The harsh "squeaking" sound of the iron locks sounded in the silent night, which was extremely harsh. At the same time, the light in the room on the second floor suddenly turned on. The pale light passed through the thin yellow-striped Doliang curtains, projecting a dazzling light in the center of the yard.

Light grid.

This sudden light scared Wu Jingjing into a cold sweat. She could almost hear the sound of the old lady upstairs pulling on her slippers and touching the keys. Wu Jingjing's breathing suddenly became rapid. She stabilized her trembling arms and held the iron bolt with difficulty.

Pulling it out, there was a loud "crash" and the door opened a crack. The old lady shouted from upstairs: "Who?!"

The lock was opened, and Wu Jingjing had no time to be surprised, so she opened the door and ran out.

The wind outside is so cool and the fresh air in the mountains makes running extremely comfortable and refreshing.

Wu Jingjing didn't know how long she had been running. From the moment she opened the "door to hell" and took the first step out, her mind went blank. The only thought that existed was to run.

She ran desperately, forgetting everything and just wanted to escape from everything there.

She forgot about her injuries and the tattered clothes that barely covered her body. She didn't even know that she had already lost one of her shoes while running.

It wasn't until she left the smell of rotting manure mixed with barking dogs and covered with straw far behind her, until she completely exhausted all her strength and collapsed on the side of the road that led to nowhere, that she finally

He tugged at the corner of his clothes, grinned and laughed loudly.

Wu Jingjing looked at the bright North Star in the sky, and her eyes gradually became moist. She took a deep breath and looked at the empty stretch of road, stood up slowly, and walked eastward.

Her footsteps seemed firm, but in fact she didn't know where she was going. To the east was a familiar city, to the west was an unknown journey. Between familiarity and unfamiliarity, Wu Jingjing chose familiarity without hesitation.

Although there is no home for her there, even though there are people who want to harm her, Wu Jingjing subconsciously thinks that her happiness can only be found there. It is a city with all her memories, and only by returning there can she wait for Xiaoli, which

The only friend who gave her love and friendship, and was even more important than family members in her life.

The cold air of the concrete road spread mercilessly up the soles of her feet, and her footsteps became sad. The tears that had been accumulating for a long time finally broke free from her eyes, creating a beautiful light like a shooting star on her cheeks.

Light?!

Wu Jingjing raised her head suddenly, thinking she was dazzled and quickly raised her hand to wipe her face. Two dazzling light beams hit her eyes. Wu Jingjing covered her stung eyes and stayed in the middle of the road, as a rapid and shrill sound came from her ears.

Sound. The brake discs pressed tightly against the rapidly rotating tires, sparks bursting out on the ground that had been worn out with long black marks.

"ah--"

Wu Jingjing was frightened by the roar of the brakes like a beast, and she didn't remember to continue breathing until the surroundings became quiet again. A gust of cold wind blew by, making people shiver as if death was brushing against them.

Wu Jingjing folded her arms and slowly turned her head to look at the car parked on the side of the road. The car lights were filled with dust and dust, as if countless elves were swimming in the air. The double flashes clicked in a rhythmic manner.

"The sound kept ringing, the black car body shuddered, the door opened and a man walked out.

The man was tall and staggered. He got out of the car and walked towards Wu Jingjing. Wu Jingjing swallowed and subconsciously stepped back.

"Are you okay?" The man spoke first. Seeing that Wu Jingjing seemed timid, he stopped moving forward.

Wu Jingjing shook her head, feeling the man's aggressive eyes wandering over her body, but she couldn't bear to be shy and only hesitated whether to trust the stranger in front of her.

"Are you alone?" The man continued to ask. After speaking, he seemed to be afraid that Wu Jingjing would be too worried, and continued: "I mean, has something happened to you? Don't get me wrong, I'm not a bad person, if you need help

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"I'm going to Dongling. Are you going to Dongling?" Wu Jingjing finally couldn't help it. She had no choice. If she walked along the road like this, regardless of whether it was in the right direction, it would be very easy for the old man and his family to catch up. Besides,

, she was really tired. She was frightened, hungry and cold all day and night. At this time, she ran out of the village barefoot in the middle of the night with scars all over her body, and finally escaped from the tiger's mouth temporarily.

Although he was almost hit and killed in the middle of the road by this careless driver, fortunately, he was not in danger, and it seemed that this person really wanted to help him.

"You - you didn't run away from home, did you?" the man hesitated, looked at the girl's tattered clothes and shook his head.

Wu Jingjing couldn't help but lower her head after hearing this. She was filled with grievances and didn't know how to answer. Suddenly she saw that a large piece of clothing on her chest was torn, and it was completely open, revealing a piece of white snow. There was also a faint trace of dried blood hanging on her plump chest.

Wu Jingjing blushed with embarrassment and hurriedly pulled up the torn corner of her clothes to cover it up. When she looked up, she saw that the man was taking off his clothes.
Chapter completed!