Megan stood up with Zhang Zian's help. She didn't know where she could settle down, but since her mother told her to trust this Chinese man, she chose to trust him. Besides, her brain was about to explode, and she couldn't think any further.
After putting on the blanket, she warmed up a little, and only then did she notice the elfins next to her.
"Ah!"
She was even more frightened than when she saw Farley. She screamed and retreated until she bumped into Zhang Zian.
"What's wrong? What are you afraid of? "
He asked as he supported her, but he didn't see anything scary.
"Cat … Cat …"
She pointed at Fina, Xinghai, Old Time Tea, Vladimir, and Snowy Lionet.
"What's wrong with the cats?" he asked again.
Megan calmed herself down and realized that these cats were different from the evil and strange cats she'd met before. These cats looked very normal, just like the usual cute and obedient cats.
"No … Nothing …" She looked back in shock, worried that her scream would attract the attention of the bad guys, and urged, "Let's leave this place first."
Zhang Zian left the backpack where it was for the time being, and helped her back the way they'd come. Although most of her weight was on him, her skinny body wasn't much heavier than the backpack.
She looked back every three steps, afraid that the bad guys would catch up to them from behind. In fact, her worry was completely unnecessary. The executioners would never think that anyone could survive being thrown into the sea.
They turned a corner, and the rocky headland disappeared behind them. Only then did she relax a little.
"These cats, dogs, monkeys, parrots … and owls, did you bring them all?"
She asked curiously and in surprise. Her nervousness hadn't disappeared yet.
She knew that some people would bring their pets, mainly dogs, when hiking in the forest. They could relieve boredom and act as guards, but she had never heard of someone hiking with so many pets …
"Not all of them. Some of them were picked up in the forest, like the owl. Its wings were injured, and it couldn't find food on its own, so I took care of it for a while. Now that its injuries have healed, it can fly away at any time," he explained. He explained, "As for the other pets … I didn't feel safe leaving them at home, so I brought them along."
She knew that there were some people who loved pets so much that they couldn't leave them for even a moment. Perhaps he was one of those people … At the very least, someone who loved pets and kept so many of them couldn't be a bad person.
However, he thought of the strange and evil cats he met in the devil's den. Who raised those cats?
After walking the same road once, Zhang Zian had gained experience. He could avoid bad roads and take shortcuts, so it didn't take long for him to return to the barren village.
Facio was afraid that the pack of wolves would scare Megan, so before she regained consciousness, he let them search for food on their own. After that, they would follow the scent and find their way here.
Megan was even more surprised when she saw the deserted village hidden in the depths of the forest. These houses were very well hidden, and it was hard to imagine that someone would just happen to stumble upon this place while hiking in the forest.
Zhang Zian didn't explain much. He helped her to the only intact house, took out the key from under the rock, and helped her into the second bedroom. He let her sit on the bed.
There were still some clothes left behind by the owner of the house in the bedroom. Although the size was definitely not right, at least it was better than her wet, coarse clothes, which didn't cover her body at all.
He found some clothes for her, then left the room and closed the bedroom door so that she could change her clothes on her own.
After a while, she shouted from inside the room, indicating that she had changed. Zhang Zian entered the room again and saw that not only had she changed her clothes, but her whole body was curled up under the blanket.
He had planned to ask her some questions, but seeing her like this, he let her rest for a while. He went out to collect firewood to boil water, then used the tea bag he brought to make a pot of hot tea and brought it to her bedroom.
Compared to eating and sleeping in the wild in the forest, the elfins preferred comfortable rooms and were happy to be at ease.
"Thank you."
Megan pushed herself up from the bed and sat up. She forced herself to stay awake and took the hot tea.
"Be careful, it's hot."
Zhang Zian pulled a chair and sat beside the bed, holding a cup of tea for himself.
"I really don't know how to thank you. I owe you so much." She smiled bitterly and sipped the hot tea. Her body warmed up from the inside out.
"You're welcome. Anyone in a situation like that would help."
Zhang Zian waited for her to finish drinking the tea, then took the cup and asked, "Megan, can you tell me in detail what happened after you entered the Mahogany Forest?"
Thinking about what happened a few days ago, Megan still had lingering fears. She didn't want to think about it, but she knew that running away wouldn't solve the problem.
She used to be an optimistic and cheerful girl who loved outdoor activities and making friends. Her friends liked her too.
If she couldn't overcome herself and face those unbearable memories bravely, then that once optimistic and cheerful girl would already be dead. She would forever be sleeping at the bottom of the sea, and the only one left alive would be a walking corpse by the name of Megan Miller.
She held the blanket tightly in her hands and bit her lip. "When we first entered the Mahogany Forest, everything was normal …"
After arriving at the Mahogany Forest, Megan enjoyed her solo journey. Every day, she shared what she was doing with her mother and friends, earning their admiration.
She knew that her phone wouldn't have a signal after entering the forest, so she told her mother in advance and rushed into the forest excitedly.
Megan didn't walk on foot. She rode a light off-road bike, and most of her supplies were placed on the luggage rack. She was relaxed.
She wore a helmet with a GoPro sports camera attached to it. She recorded everything she saw and heard from a first-person perspective. When she walked out of the forest, it would definitely be an eye-opening experience for her mother and friends.
As she walked, she encountered a herd of deer in the forest. The deer saw her and started to run away. In order to take some interesting shots for her friends, she chased them on her bike for a while and unknowingly deviated from her original route.
Megan wasn't afraid. She had a compass, a map, and a lot of outdoor travel experience. Soon, she found the right direction.
However, just as she was trying to return to her original route, she saw the slaughterhouse.
She also saw the electric fence warning, but out of curiosity, she stayed for a while longer. Then, she saw someone being forcibly detained and kidnapped.
The education she had received since she was young had taught her that her first reaction was to call the police. The slaughterhouse had a good signal, so she called the police without hesitation. That was when the nightmare began …
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