Gu Xiaoxi listened to the footsteps of Li Jing and Yang Jian, following them along the way. She passed the hill where the No. 5 expert was located, decisively killed No. 5, and then followed them to their headquarters.
Three hours later, at 10 p.m., Li Jing and Yang Jian arrived at a valley.
From a distance, they saw Zhao Zilong standing at the entrance, the man’s military uniform exuding overbearing presence, his silhouette as imposing as a mountain. Bathed in moonlight, his demeanor was cool and detached.
"Captain Zhao!" Li Jing strode forward and reported, "We haven’t detected Gu Xiaoxi following us on the way."
Zhao Zilong, however, looked up in the direction of the woods, scoffed, "Just because you didn’t discover her doesn’t mean she didn’t come."
"Did she really ?" Li Jing’s eyes widened in disbelief, her expression freezing. She hadn’t noticed at all.
Zhao Zilong nodded slightly, confidently gazing into the distance.
Gu Xiaoxi was listening from a far-off position, a trace of realization dawning on her. It seemed Zhao Zilong had accurately guessed her intentions, hence his certainty that she would follow.
Gu Xiaoxi smiled lightly, her lips curving up. She hadn’t expected him to understand her so well. This opponent was indeed not ordinary.
Gu Xiaoxi sat on a large rock to rest, just listening to their movements from afar without approaching.
On the mountain path not far away, Zhao Zilong stared into the dark woods, his tone stern, "Gu Xiaoxi, will you come out yourself, or shall I force you out?"
Gu Xiaoxi leaned back on the rock, legs crossed, a stalk of foxtail grass in her mouth, looking up at the star-filled sky in leisure.
She wouldn’t be so foolish as to be flushed out by his few words.
Behind Zhao Zilong there was certainly an ambush, and although her ears could not hear that far, she had not lost her mind.
Her goal was to find their headquarters, to eavesdrop on their secret covert activities, and not actually to confront Zhao Zilong.
Someone who could achieve second place in the foreign reconnaissance soldiers competition, his leadership abilities were naturally not to be underestimated. As for the few she had taken out, they were probably too arrogant and conceited within this group.
"Gu Xiaoxi!" Zhao Zilong called out her name while walking into the deeper mountains.
Gu Xiaoxi furrowed her brow, distinctly feeling that Zhao Zilong was getting closer and closer to her.
If she stayed lying on the rock, leaving would definitely attract Zhao Zilong’s attention. But if she didn’t leave, and he got closer and closer, if he found her...
Would the two of them really face off then? The consequences...
In fact, facing Zhao Zilong, she couldn’t see how deep or shallow he was...
Gu Xiaoxi held her breath and continued to lie on the rock without speaking, hoping he hadn’t truly found her and was just bluffing.
The sound of leaves rubbing fiercely against each other grew nearer, almost heading straight in her direction.
Without hesitation, Gu Xiaoxi leapt from the rock and immediately climbed up a large tree.
She moved as swiftly as a leopard. Just as she had climbed onto a branch, in the dim moonlight,
she saw Zhao Zilong already standing on the rock she had lain on.
Gu Xiaoxi looked down from her high vantage point at Zhao Zilong below.
Zhao Zilong, with his head raised, though at a disadvantage in the terrain below, was undiminished in his imposing manner.
Standing there, calm and composed, his expression gentle, he smirked at Gu Xiaoxi from afar, his voice even huskier and more enchanting than through the earpiece, "I didn’t expect you’d actually be sleeping here."
Gu Xiaoxi narrowed her eyes, a sharp glint passing through them, and then she sat on the branch and smirked wickedly, "I didn’t expect you could find me."
Indeed, his ability to accurately locate her meant his Inner Strength was naturally not inferior to hers; this man was somewhat interesting.