Lose My Heart to the Lovely Kitten Princess - Chapter 267
Chapter 267 Is He Gone?
Seeing that Cheng Xiaoxiao was so persistent, Manley had no choice but to obey Cheng Xiaoxiao and tell her to be careful before floating out of the alley.
Not long after Manley left, Cheng Xiaoxiao was almost done with her setup.
Feeling satisfied with the dirty clothes that still reeked of blood and stench that were covering her, Cheng Xiaoxiao felt extremely secure.
The stench and blood stains on the harlot’s clothes were quite horrifying, but compared with the man’s wooden stick, Cheng Xiaoxiao suddenly felt that she could stay in this place for a day or two.
The smell and bloodstain did not bother her because she wanted to be alive!
Cheng Xiaoxiao hid in the bamboo basket, and the man’s footsteps followed closely behind.
The footsteps had already arrived in front of Cheng Xiaoxiao, and the sound of the wooden stick being dragged also stopped.
Cheng Xiaoxiao could even hear the man’s heavy breathing. It felt so close to her as if they were only inches away from each other.
The voice was so clear that it hovered over Cheng Xiaoxiao’s head, and it tugged at her heartstrings over and over again.
Although there were several layers of the harlot’s clothes above her, Cheng Xiaoxiao could still feel the man’s slightly protruding eyes wantonly sizing her up.
Don’t look… I really can’t hold on!
Cheng Xiaoxiao did not breathe much. She held her breath and did not even dare to blink her eyes. She was afraid that the man would pull her out of the basket if she made the tiniest movement.
The man’s glare had not disappeared yet. Cheng Xiaoxiao was on pins and needles, and every minute and second felt so long.
She did not dare to relax at all. She was always worried about whether the man was going to lift the clothes and whether she was caught.
Just as Cheng Xiaoxiao was about to lose her spirit, the scrutinizing gaze above her finally disappeared, and the pressure that had oppressed her so much that she felt suffocated also disappeared. For a moment, there was no sound in the alley.
I-Is he gone?
It shouldn’t be…
Listening carefully to the sounds in the alley, Cheng Xiaoxiao found that the almost audible heavy panting was gone, and the sound of footsteps and wooden sticks could no longer be heard.
Was he still waiting for her outside?
She thought of the story of a homicidal maniac she had seen a long time ago. The homicidal maniac hid in the ceiling of the bathroom and waited all night until the woman in the bathroom came out the next morning. The homicidal maniac said, “I’ve been waiting for you.” Then he raised his knife and cut off the woman’s head…
As the scene appeared in her memory, Cheng Xiaoxiao was scared and froze in the basket.
Did she really have to stay in the basket until dawn?
Would she be beaten to death by the stick as soon as she went out, just like the woman in the horror story?
She had no idea how long she had been staying in the bamboo basket. The spiritual energy in the jade pendant was getting less and less, and Cheng Xiaoxiao became more and more agitated.
The feeling of not knowing when something would happen to her was too terrible. At this point, she wouldn’t mind if that man caught her and took her away. People were always more sensitive to unknown things and would feel more fear.
For Cheng Xiaoxiao, the longer she stayed in the basket, the more suffering she felt. In fact, only a few seconds had passed, but Cheng Xiaoxiao felt that it had been a century. In just a short period of time, Cheng Xiaoxiao, who had been tortured emotionally, could no longer bear it.
The alley was still silent. It was as if everything before was her illusion, and the appearance of the man was just a character she imagined.
Cheng Xiaoxiao tentatively took off the clothes on her head one by one. Every time she took off a piece of clothing, she would stop and carefully listen to the movements outside. Although there were many clothes, Cheng Xiaoxiao was very careful, but it would not take much time to put them all away.
After a while, nothing happened, and the wooden stick did not hit her head. Only then did Cheng Xiaoxiao slowly open her eyes into a small crack.
She looked around the bamboo basket through the small gap in her eyelids and found that there was no suspicious figure. Then she opened her eyes completely.
The alley was really empty!
Cheng Xiaoxiao carefully held the edge of the bamboo basket and climbed out. When she stood on the bluestone road again, she looked around the alley again.
It was better to be safe than sorry. What if she overlooked any corner or spot? What if the man was hiding there?
Cheng Xiaoxiao did not dare to risk it. She wouldn’t mind it on usual days, but this was between life and death! There was a chance that she would die!
After checking several times, Cheng Xiaoxiao finally felt relieved and walked out of the alley. She was like a thief who had stolen something or a frightened little animal.
Almost every two to three steps, Cheng Xiaoxiao would suddenly turn back to look at the depths of the alley behind her. She was afraid that the man with a wooden stick would suddenly appear and smile at her.
She sneaked forward. Not only was she standing on tiptoe, but she walked like an astronaut walking in space. She slowly picked her foot up and gently put it down.
She did not dare to make any noise. She couldn’t risk attracting anyone’s attention and luring the crazy sadist back here…
It was better to just die just now than to waste so much time and effort.
After thinking about it, Cheng Xiaoxiao finally walked to the small alley in such a strange state.
Phew!
Cheng Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief.
There was no one at the entrance of the alley. It seemed that the person really left. Well, from the looks of it, Cheng Xiaoxiao got through this thrilling game.
Wait a minute!
What was that!
Cheng Xiaoxiao stared in horror at a black shadow leaning against the broken chair at the entrance of the alley. She was still on tiptoe, but she did not feel any sourness in her legs.
Should she go over? Probably not…
But, she had to! That was the only way for her to leave this alley. If she didn’t go over, she could only continue to waste time here.
Charge!
She must regain her composure and run as fast as she could just like what she did earlier.
All she had to do was charge past that person, turn right, and run toward the brothel street. It was very simple!
Cheng Xiaoxiao had even rehearsed the route in her head. This time, she must succeed.
So? Let’s go?
No one could catch up to me as long as she ran fast enough! Just go now!
Cheng Xiaoxiao put her feet down, stretched and relaxed her ankles for a while, and even shook her hands like the athletes on the field track.
Three, two, one, go!
She silently started the countdown for herself in her mind. The minute she came to the word “go”, she rushed towards the alley.
Surprisingly, Cheng Xiaoxiao was pretty brave. When she ran past the black shadow lying on the ground, she turned her head to look at the black shadow without stopping.
Because of her action, she could clearly see that the black shadow was not the terrifying man from before, but an old woman with gray hair and a hunched back.
It was an old woman.
Damn! She gave me a fright!
Wait. An old woman?
Cheng Xiaoxiao slowed down. She had almost run past the old woman, but because she slowed down, the old woman reached out and grabbed Cheng Xiaoxiao’s ankle.
Cheng Xiaoxiao was shocked and hurriedly stopped.
Cheng Xiaoxiao was sure that if she continued to run forward, she would drag the old woman along the ground with her.
It was quite harsh for the old woman. Thankfully, Cheng Xiaoxiao reacted fast enough and stopped.
When she stopped, the old woman opened her eyes and looked up at Cheng Xiaoxiao with her hollow eyes.
“Uh… e-excuse me, may I help you?”
Cheng Xiaoxiao did not dare to look at the old woman. She lowered her head to look at the pair of old hands that were still holding her ankle.
This was a pair of old hands that had experienced much hardship. Her hands were covered with dark spots unique to the elderly, and they were also covered with wrinkles.
Moreover, at a glance, Cheng Xiaoxiao could tell that the old woman had done quite a lot of rough work. The joints of each finger were thicker than the other parts of the finger, and there were thick layers of rough calluses all over her palms.
Cheng Xiaoxiao tried to move her feet to free her foot out of the old woman’s hands. However, her tiny movement made the old woman clench her hands tighter. A sharp pain came from her ankle, and Cheng Xiaoxiao grimaced a little.
The old woman sized Cheng Xiaoxiao up while lying on the ground without saying anything. It was as if she wanted to see something from Cheng Xiaoxiao.
Her eyes revealed a trace of shrewdness. Under such a tentative gaze, Cheng Xiaoxiao braced herself and asked, “Granny, why are you here so late at night?”
Cheng Xiaoxiao sounded soft and gentle like a sweet little girl, but actually, she was roaring in her mind.
What the hell was this?
Why did a strange old woman appear here? Her behavior was strange and absurd!
Also, why did she stop?!
Oh goodness, now the old woman gripped her ankle, and she couldn’t leave!
By the way, the old woman was unusually strong, so much so that Cheng Xiaoxiao could not break free from her grip.
The most terrifying thing was that she did not know what the old woman was trying to do!
It wasn’t a scam, was it?!
Or was she abandoned by her family, and now she wanted to find someone to support her?
There was a reason why Cheng Xiaoxiao’s imagination ran wild. An old woman appeared out of nowhere in such a gloomy alley in the middle of the night. Anyone who saw her would be puzzled and skeptical.
Moreover, she had just been chased by that horrifying sadist, and she was suspicious of everything.
Fortunately, just as Cheng Xiaoxiao stared at the old woman’s hand with a complicated expression and was thinking about whether to squat down and forcibly take it off her ankle, the old woman, who had been silently looking up at Cheng Xiaoxiao, finally took the initiative to let go.
Then, the old woman held the ground with her hands and slowly stood up.
Weirdly enough, when the old woman was holding her ankle earlier, Cheng Xiaoxiao wanted to escape. But now that the old woman let go of her and slowly stood up from the ground, Cheng Xiaoxiao wanted to stop here and wait for her.
Not only that, but when Cheng Xiaoxiao saw that the old woman couldn’t get up after several attempts, her first reaction was to go forward and help her.
She was indeed out of her mind!
There must be something wrong with her rationality now! She was in a foreign place that was full of Hu people and had just met a crazy sadist, but now, she wanted to help a stranger.
She didn’t even know if the old woman was a good or evil person.
However, there should be no problem since she was an old woman who even had difficulty getting up.
Despite her hesitation, Cheng Xiaoxiao moved forward as if her body was out of her mind’s control and she instinctively went to support the old woman.
