Now that she was on this man's back, the eerie sound of the running water in the valley and the cries of the wild animals didn't scare her as much anymore.
All she could hear now was the soft sound of the man's breaths. She could feel his heartbeat through his back touching her chest.
Like that, time passed by.
"Yun Xiao! Yun Xiao—!"
The maiden raised her head as she heard the frantic voice of her older brother. The man also stopped walking.
They could hear the sound of rustling branches up ahead.
It was definitely the sound of her brother frantically coming down the mountain as he searched for her.
"I think he's looking for you."
As he spoke, the man slowly crouched down and let the maiden get off.
"If you wait here a bit, some help will be coming, so I'll be taking my leave as I have some business to attend to."
As he began to turn around, the maiden quickly called out to him.
"Wait..."
