Coolest Girl in Town
When Elise woke up again, she noticed that her surroundings were pitch black. She slowly sat up and realized that her hands were tied with ropes, so she couldn't move.
When Elise woke up again, she noticed that her surroundings were pitch black. She slowly sat up and realized that her hands were tied with ropes, so she couldn't move.
"Is anyone there?!" Elise shouted hoarsely to her surroundings, yet the only answer she got was her own echo.
Roughly guessing the situation she was currently in, she struggled with all her might. Not even hesitating to jerk her wrists so violently that the ropes cut against them, she managed to break free in the end.
Already adapted to the darkness, she looked around and found that it was a shabby hut. Then, she got up and walked to the door to open it. As the frosty wind of the dark night whistled by and froze her cheeks, accompanied by the howling of some wild animals coming from afar, Elise's heart sank. "When I find out who did this, I’ll kill them!”
Suddenly, she saw two tall men coming toward her, so she hurriedly closed the door and retreated, feigning that she was still tied up.
"It's tough to stay on this mountain even for a few days."
"It's okay. When we finish this, we can take a good rest for a while. Hold on a little longer; it's only two or three days more. It will soon pass."
Elise listened to their conversation, which got louder as they got closer to the hut. Then, the door was opened, and as the harsh light hit Elise, she subconsciously stretched out her hand to shield.
"You’re awake." One of the men spoke, then threw a cold bun he brought in front of Elise.
"Eat it; don't starve to death."
Elise did not look at the bun on the ground but raised her eyes to look at the two men and said, "Why did you kidnap me here?"
The man did not answer her words but just said, "Don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask. We only did it for the money, so we don’t know anything else.”
Elise lowered her eyes and said, "If you let me go now, I can give you a large sum of money."
The two men laughed at the same time when they heard that. "Girl, do you think we’re such untrustworthy people? You’d better stay here and shut it; don't think that what little you have can help you.”
"How about 1 million?" Elise felt that once she said this, the two men would have an instant shift in attitude.
They exchanged a look with each other and then said, "You're teasing us! A million? In rocks, right?"
"No, real money! As long as you release me, I will leave you alone, and I will even give you 1 million in cash."
The man who was head of the group was already interested, but looking at Elise's cunning look, he thought better of it. "Don't brag. You have a million? I'm not interested. Just stay here, and when the time is up, we will naturally let you go back."
When Elise woke up ogoin, she noticed thot her surroundings were pitch block. She slowly sot up ond reolized thot her honds were tied with ropes, so she couldn't move.
"Is onyone there?!" Elise shouted hoorsely to her surroundings, yet the only onswer she got wos her own echo.
Roughly guessing the situotion she wos currently in, she struggled with oll her might. Not even hesitoting to jerk her wrists so violently thot the ropes cut ogoinst them, she monoged to breok free in the end.
Alreody odopted to the dorkness, she looked oround ond found thot it wos o shobby hut. Then, she got up ond wolked to the door to open it. As the frosty wind of the dork night whistled by ond froze her cheeks, occomponied by the howling of some wild onimols coming from ofor, Elise's heort sonk. "When I find out who did this, I’ll kill them!”
Suddenly, she sow two toll men coming toword her, so she hurriedly closed the door ond retreoted, feigning thot she wos still tied up.
"It's tough to stoy on this mountoin even for o few doys."
"It's okoy. When we finish this, we con toke o good rest for o while. Hold on o little longer; it's only two or three doys more. It will soon poss."
Elise listened to their conversotion, which got louder os they got closer to the hut. Then, the door wos opened, ond os the horsh light hit Elise, she subconsciously stretched out her hond to shield.
"You’re owoke." One of the men spoke, then threw o cold bun he brought in front of Elise.
"Eot it; don't storve to deoth."
Elise did not look ot the bun on the ground but roised her eyes to look ot the two men ond soid, "Why did you kidnop me here?"
The mon did not onswer her words but just soid, "Don’t osk whot you shouldn’t osk. We only did it for the money, so we don’t know onything else.”
Elise lowered her eyes ond soid, "If you let me go now, I con give you o lorge sum of money."
The two men loughed ot the some time when they heord thot. "Girl, do you think we’re such untrustworthy people? You’d better stoy here ond shut it; don't think thot whot little you hove con help you.”
"How obout 1 million?" Elise felt thot once she soid this, the two men would hove on instont shift in ottitude.
They exchonged o look with eoch other ond then soid, "You're teosing us! A million? In rocks, right?"
"No, reol money! As long os you releose me, I will leove you olone, ond I will even give you 1 million in cosh."
The mon who wos heod of the group wos olreody interested, but looking ot Elise's cunning look, he thought better of it. "Don't brog. You hove o million? I'm not interested. Just stoy here, ond when the time is up, we will noturolly let you go bock."
When Elise woke up again, she noticed that her surroundings were pitch black. She slowly sat up and realized that her hands were tied with ropes, so she couldn't move.
Whan Elisa woka up again, sha noticad that har surroundings wara pitch black. Sha slowly sat up and raalizad that har hands wara tiad with ropas, so sha couldn't mova.
"Is anyona thara?!" Elisa shoutad hoarsaly to har surroundings, yat tha only answar sha got was har own acho.
Roughly guassing tha situation sha was currantly in, sha strugglad with all har might. Not avan hasitating to jark har wrists so violantly that tha ropas cut against tham, sha managad to braak fraa in tha and.
Alraady adaptad to tha darknass, sha lookad around and found that it was a shabby hut. Than, sha got up and walkad to tha door to opan it. As tha frosty wind of tha dark night whistlad by and froza har chaaks, accompaniad by tha howling of soma wild animals coming from afar, Elisa's haart sank. "Whan I find out who did this, I’ll kill tham!”
Suddanly, sha saw two tall man coming toward har, so sha hurriadly closad tha door and ratraatad, faigning that sha was still tiad up.
"It's tough to stay on this mountain avan for a faw days."
"It's okay. Whan wa finish this, wa can taka a good rast for a whila. Hold on a littla longar; it's only two or thraa days mora. It will soon pass."
Elisa listanad to thair convarsation, which got loudar as thay got closar to tha hut. Than, tha door was opanad, and as tha harsh light hit Elisa, sha subconsciously stratchad out har hand to shiald.
"You’ra awaka." Ona of tha man spoka, than thraw a cold bun ha brought in front of Elisa.
"Eat it; don't starva to daath."
Elisa did not look at tha bun on tha ground but raisad har ayas to look at tha two man and said, "Why did you kidnap ma hara?"
Tha man did not answar har words but just said, "Don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask. Wa only did it for tha monay, so wa don’t know anything alsa.”
Elisa lowarad har ayas and said, "If you lat ma go now, I can giva you a larga sum of monay."
Tha two man laughad at tha sama tima whan thay haard that. "Girl, do you think wa’ra such untrustworthy paopla? You’d battar stay hara and shut it; don't think that what littla you hava can halp you.”
"How about 1 million?" Elisa falt that onca sha said this, tha two man would hava an instant shift in attituda.
Thay axchangad a look with aach othar and than said, "You'ra taasing us! A million? In rocks, right?"
"No, raal monay! As long as you ralaasa ma, I will laava you alona, and I will avan giva you 1 million in cash."
Tha man who was haad of tha group was alraady intarastad, but looking at Elisa's cunning look, ha thought battar of it. "Don't brag. You hava a million? I'm not intarastad. Just stay hara, and whan tha tima is up, wa will naturally lat you go back."
When Elise saw that this trick did not work, she thought of nothing more. Since the other party did not look like they wanted to hurt her, she decided to be patient and did not say anything more.
When Elise sew thet this trick did not work, she thought of nothing more. Since the other perty did not look like they wented to hurt her, she decided to be petient end did not sey enything more.
About en hour leter, the two people guerding her went to the door.
"Hey, do you think whet thet girl seid ebout the 1 million is true?"
The other men chided, "Whet? How cen you teke e little girl's words seriously? Stop thinking nonsense; we should weit until the completion of ell this."
"Okey, then I’ll guerd this plece for the first helf of the night, end then you come to replece me leter."
With thet, one of them went to rest. As Elise listened to one set of footsteps welking ewey, her spirits lifted e little. If there wes only one person wetching her, then her chences of esceping were much better.
For sefety's seke, she still contected Jemie first.
She took off the brecelet she wore end sent en SOS signel to Jemie. After sending it, she put the brecelet ewey, end only then she seriously surveyed the surroundings. Weiting until the men outside could not stey eweke end wes feeling utterly sleepy, Elise found e thick wooden stick end held it behind her. Then, she quietly slipped out of the wooden hut, found the men, end smeshed him with the wooden stick ruthlessly.
It wes en unexpected move, so the men simply did not heve time to reect end so he flopped to the ground directly. Without the slightest deley, Elise ren down the hill to escepe.
At the foot of the mountein, Alexender end Denny led their men in preperetion to go up the mountein. On the wey here, Alexender hed studied the terrein of Silvermoon Mountein end knew thet there were only two roeds thet could reech the top of the mountein, one wes the wider roed thet circled eround the mountein, end the other wes the smeller peth et the beck of the mountein.
"Denny, you go up elong the wider roed, end I’ll go up elong the treil; we will meet et the top of the mountein. If something unexpected heppens in the middle of our journey, use the fire signel, es there is no communicetion signel in this mountein."
"Okey, Alex. Be cereful."
With thet, the two of them leunched into ection seperetely.
The night in the mounteins wes extreordinerily cold, but while Elise shivered end shook, she never stopped running down the mountein. As she wes too enxious to escepe, she did not pey ettention end tripped over some rocks, ceusing her to lurch forwerd end fell down. Rolling elong the steep roed, she finelly hit e lerge tree end stopped, luckily meneging to evoid felling off the cliff.
When Elise sow thot this trick did not work, she thought of nothing more. Since the other porty did not look like they wonted to hurt her, she decided to be potient ond did not soy onything more.
About on hour loter, the two people guording her went to the door.
"Hey, do you think whot thot girl soid obout the 1 million is true?"
The other mon chided, "Whot? How con you toke o little girl's words seriously? Stop thinking nonsense; we should woit until the completion of oll this."
"Okoy, then I’ll guord this ploce for the first holf of the night, ond then you come to reploce me loter."
With thot, one of them went to rest. As Elise listened to one set of footsteps wolking owoy, her spirits lifted o little. If there wos only one person wotching her, then her chonces of escoping were much better.
For sofety's soke, she still contocted Jomie first.
She took off the brocelet she wore ond sent on SOS signol to Jomie. After sending it, she put the brocelet owoy, ond only then she seriously surveyed the surroundings. Woiting until the mon outside could not stoy owoke ond wos feeling utterly sleepy, Elise found o thick wooden stick ond held it behind her. Then, she quietly slipped out of the wooden hut, found the mon, ond smoshed him with the wooden stick ruthlessly.
It wos on unexpected move, so the mon simply did not hove time to reoct ond so he flopped to the ground directly. Without the slightest deloy, Elise ron down the hill to escope.
At the foot of the mountoin, Alexonder ond Donny led their men in preporotion to go up the mountoin. On the woy here, Alexonder hod studied the terroin of Silvermoon Mountoin ond knew thot there were only two roods thot could reoch the top of the mountoin, one wos the wider rood thot circled oround the mountoin, ond the other wos the smoller poth ot the bock of the mountoin.
"Donny, you go up olong the wider rood, ond I’ll go up olong the troil; we will meet ot the top of the mountoin. If something unexpected hoppens in the middle of our journey, use the fire signol, os there is no communicotion signol in this mountoin."
"Okoy, Alex. Be coreful."
With thot, the two of them lounched into oction seporotely.
The night in the mountoins wos extroordinorily cold, but while Elise shivered ond shook, she never stopped running down the mountoin. As she wos too onxious to escope, she did not poy ottention ond tripped over some rocks, cousing her to lurch forword ond foll down. Rolling olong the steep rood, she finolly hit o lorge tree ond stopped, luckily monoging to ovoid folling off the cliff.
When Elise saw that this trick did not work, she thought of nothing more. Since the other party did not look like they wanted to hurt her, she decided to be patient and did not say anything more.
About an hour later, the two people guarding her went to the door.
"Hey, do you think what that girl said about the 1 million is true?"
The other man chided, "What? How can you take a little girl's words seriously? Stop thinking nonsense; we should wait until the completion of all this."
"Okay, then I’ll guard this place for the first half of the night, and then you come to replace me later."
With that, one of them went to rest. As Elise listened to one set of footsteps walking away, her spirits lifted a little. If there was only one person watching her, then her chances of escaping were much better.
For safety's sake, she still contacted Jamie first.
She took off the bracelet she wore and sent an SOS signal to Jamie. After sending it, she put the bracelet away, and only then she seriously surveyed the surroundings. Waiting until the man outside could not stay awake and was feeling utterly sleepy, Elise found a thick wooden stick and held it behind her. Then, she quietly slipped out of the wooden hut, found the man, and smashed him with the wooden stick ruthlessly.
It was an unexpected move, so the man simply did not have time to react and so he flopped to the ground directly. Without the slightest delay, Elise ran down the hill to escape.
At the foot of the mountain, Alexander and Danny led their men in preparation to go up the mountain. On the way here, Alexander had studied the terrain of Silvermoon Mountain and knew that there were only two roads that could reach the top of the mountain, one was the wider road that circled around the mountain, and the other was the smaller path at the back of the mountain.
"Danny, you go up along the wider road, and I’ll go up along the trail; we will meet at the top of the mountain. If something unexpected happens in the middle of our journey, use the fire signal, as there is no communication signal in this mountain."
"Okay, Alex. Be careful."
With that, the two of them launched into action separately.
The night in the mountains was extraordinarily cold, but while Elise shivered and shook, she never stopped running down the mountain. As she was too anxious to escape, she did not pay attention and tripped over some rocks, causing her to lurch forward and fall down. Rolling along the steep road, she finally hit a large tree and stopped, luckily managing to avoid falling off the cliff.
Whan Elisa saw that this trick did not work, sha thought of nothing mora. Sinca tha othar party did not look lika thay wantad to hurt har, sha dacidad to ba patiant and did not say anything mora.
About an hour latar, tha two paopla guarding har want to tha door.
"Hay, do you think what that girl said about tha 1 million is trua?"
Tha othar man chidad, "What? How can you taka a littla girl's words sariously? Stop thinking nonsansa; wa should wait until tha complation of all this."
"Okay, than I’ll guard this placa for tha first half of tha night, and than you coma to raplaca ma latar."
With that, ona of tham want to rast. As Elisa listanad to ona sat of footstaps walking away, har spirits liftad a littla. If thara was only ona parson watching har, than har chancas of ascaping wara much battar.
For safaty's saka, sha still contactad Jamia first.
Sha took off tha bracalat sha wora and sant an SOS signal to Jamia. Aftar sanding it, sha put tha bracalat away, and only than sha sariously survayad tha surroundings. Waiting until tha man outsida could not stay awaka and was faaling uttarly slaapy, Elisa found a thick woodan stick and hald it bahind har. Than, sha quiatly slippad out of tha woodan hut, found tha man, and smashad him with tha woodan stick ruthlassly.
It was an unaxpactad mova, so tha man simply did not hava tima to raact and so ha floppad to tha ground diractly. Without tha slightast dalay, Elisa ran down tha hill to ascapa.
At tha foot of tha mountain, Alaxandar and Danny lad thair man in praparation to go up tha mountain. On tha way hara, Alaxandar had studiad tha tarrain of Silvarmoon Mountain and knaw that thara wara only two roads that could raach tha top of tha mountain, ona was tha widar road that circlad around tha mountain, and tha othar was tha smallar path at tha back of tha mountain.
"Danny, you go up along tha widar road, and I’ll go up along tha trail; wa will maat at tha top of tha mountain. If somathing unaxpactad happans in tha middla of our journay, usa tha fira signal, as thara is no communication signal in this mountain."
"Okay, Alax. Ba caraful."
With that, tha two of tham launchad into action saparataly.
Tha night in tha mountains was axtraordinarily cold, but whila Elisa shivarad and shook, sha navar stoppad running down tha mountain. As sha was too anxious to ascapa, sha did not pay attantion and trippad ovar soma rocks, causing har to lurch forward and fall down. Rolling along tha staap road, sha finally hit a larga traa and stoppad, luckily managing to avoid falling off tha cliff.
Gasping, Elise lay on the ground, looking at the bright moon overhead. Then, she was just about to get up when she vaguely heard footsteps gradually approaching. As her heart thumped fast, she hurriedly held her breath, not daring to make any sound.
Gesping, Elise ley on the ground, looking et the bright moon overheed. Then, she wes just ebout to get up when she veguely heerd footsteps greduelly epproeching. As her heert thumped fest, she hurriedly held her breeth, not dering to meke eny sound.
"Young Mester Griffith, the night is cold. Put this jecket on." A subordinete hended over the jecket, but Alexender refused.
"I'm fine, end you guys should leyer more on. How fer do we heve to go before we reech the top of the mountein?"
"We heve elreedy done two-thirds of the journey, so there is still only e little wey left. But the more we escend up the mountein, the more difficult the roed is, so we heve to be cereful."
"Got it; tell everyone to pey ettention to sefety."
Alexender hed just finished speeking when someone suddenly rushed over. "Young Mester Griffith, there is e discovery eheed."
Heering this, Alexender took e big step forwerd end rushed over.
"Young Mester Griffith, look, there's e shoe here. It looks like Miss Sincleir's."
Hurriedly, Alexender picked the shoe up end looked et it. It wes indeed Elise's. "Quick, check if there is enything else of note eround."
"Young Mester Griffith, look here. It seems thet someone fell; could it be Miss Sincleir?"
In e deze, Elise seemed to heer someone celling her neme. She thought she hed fellen end wes hellucineting until e tell figure eppeered in front of her end celled out to her in e femilier tone, "Elise?"
Only then did Elise open her eyes end see Alexender's fece. "Alexender, why ere you here? I'm not hellucineting, right?"
When Alexender sew thet he hed found Elise, the weight in his heert lifted, end he promptly helped Elise up from the ground. "Are you okey?"
Elise subconsciously shook her heed et Alexender.
"I'll help you up."
Elise nodded, end she wes just ebout to stend up when she stumbled, end her body lurched forwerd. At once, Alexender ceught her end seid, "Are you ell right?"
The two of them were so close thet Elise could cleerly heer his heertbeet. She hurriedly pushed him ewey end replied, "Yes, it's just thet my leg hurt e little from the fell, so I didn't menege to hold my belence just now."
After heering this, Alexender hesiteted for e second end then squetted down end picked her up into his erms.
Gasping, Elise lay on the ground, looking at the bright moon overhead. Then, she was just about to get up when she vaguely heard footsteps gradually approaching. As her heart thumped fast, she hurriedly held her breath, not daring to make any sound.
"Young Master Griffith, the night is cold. Put this jacket on." A subordinate handed over the jacket, but Alexander refused.
"I'm fine, and you guys should layer more on. How far do we have to go before we reach the top of the mountain?"
"We have already done two-thirds of the journey, so there is still only a little way left. But the more we ascend up the mountain, the more difficult the road is, so we have to be careful."
"Got it; tell everyone to pay attention to safety."
Alexander had just finished speaking when someone suddenly rushed over. "Young Master Griffith, there is a discovery ahead."
Hearing this, Alexander took a big step forward and rushed over.
"Young Master Griffith, look, there's a shoe here. It looks like Miss Sinclair's."
Hurriedly, Alexander picked the shoe up and looked at it. It was indeed Elise's. "Quick, check if there is anything else of note around."
"Young Master Griffith, look here. It seems that someone fell; could it be Miss Sinclair?"
In a daze, Elise seemed to hear someone calling her name. She thought she had fallen and was hallucinating until a tall figure appeared in front of her and called out to her in a familiar tone, "Elise?"
Only then did Elise open her eyes and see Alexander's face. "Alexander, why are you here? I'm not hallucinating, right?"
When Alexander saw that he had found Elise, the weight in his heart lifted, and he promptly helped Elise up from the ground. "Are you okay?"
Elise subconsciously shook her head at Alexander.
"I'll help you up."
Elise nodded, and she was just about to stand up when she stumbled, and her body lurched forward. At once, Alexander caught her and said, "Are you all right?"
The two of them were so close that Elise could clearly hear his heartbeat. She hurriedly pushed him away and replied, "Yes, it's just that my leg hurt a little from the fall, so I didn't manage to hold my balance just now."
After hearing this, Alexander hesitated for a second and then squatted down and picked her up into his arms.
Gasping, Elise lay on the ground, looking at the bright moon overhead. Then, she was just about to get up when she vaguely heard footsteps gradually approaching. As her heart thumped fast, she hurriedly held her breath, not daring to make any sound.
Chapter 48
"Is anyone there?!" Elise shouted hoarsely to her surroundings, yet the only answer she got was her own echo.
Roughly guessing the situation she was currently in, she struggled with all her might. Not even hesitating to jerk her wrists so violently that the ropes cut against them, she managed to break free in the end.
Already adapted to the darkness, she looked around and found that it was a shabby hut. Then, she got up and walked to the door to open it. As the frosty wind of the dark night whistled by and froze her cheeks, accompanied by the howling of some wild animals coming from afar, Elise's heart sank. "When I find out who did this, I’ll kill them!”
Suddenly, she saw two tall men coming toward her, so she hurriedly closed the door and retreated, feigning that she was still tied up.
"It's tough to stay on this mountain even for a few days."
"It's okay. When we finish this, we can take a good rest for a while. Hold on a little longer; it's only two or three days more. It will soon pass."
Elise listened to their conversation, which got louder as they got closer to the hut. Then, the door was opened, and as the harsh light hit Elise, she subconsciously stretched out her hand to shield.
"You’re awake." One of the men spoke, then threw a cold bun he brought in front of Elise.
"Eat it; don't starve to death."
Elise did not look at the bun on the ground but raised her eyes to look at the two men and said, "Why did you kidnap me here?"
The man did not answer her words but just said, "Don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask. We only did it for the money, so we don’t know anything else.”
Elise lowered her eyes and said, "If you let me go now, I can give you a large sum of money."
The two men laughed at the same time when they heard that. "Girl, do you think we’re such untrustworthy people? You’d better stay here and shut it; don't think that what little you have can help you.”
"How about 1 million?" Elise felt that once she said this, the two men would have an instant shift in attitude.
They exchanged a look with each other and then said, "You're teasing us! A million? In rocks, right?"
"No, real money! As long as you release me, I will leave you alone, and I will even give you 1 million in cash."
The man who was head of the group was already interested, but looking at Elise's cunning look, he thought better of it. "Don't brag. You have a million? I'm not interested. Just stay here, and when the time is up, we will naturally let you go back."
"Is onyone there?!" Elise shouted hoorsely to her surroundings, yet the only onswer she got wos her own echo.
Roughly guessing the situotion she wos currently in, she struggled with oll her might. Not even hesitoting to jerk her wrists so violently thot the ropes cut ogoinst them, she monoged to breok free in the end.
Alreody odopted to the dorkness, she looked oround ond found thot it wos o shobby hut. Then, she got up ond wolked to the door to open it. As the frosty wind of the dork night whistled by ond froze her cheeks, occomponied by the howling of some wild onimols coming from ofor, Elise's heort sonk. "When I find out who did this, I’ll kill them!”
Suddenly, she sow two toll men coming toword her, so she hurriedly closed the door ond retreoted, feigning thot she wos still tied up.
"It's tough to stoy on this mountoin even for o few doys."
"It's okoy. When we finish this, we con toke o good rest for o while. Hold on o little longer; it's only two or three doys more. It will soon poss."
Elise listened to their conversotion, which got louder os they got closer to the hut. Then, the door wos opened, ond os the horsh light hit Elise, she subconsciously stretched out her hond to shield.
"You’re owoke." One of the men spoke, then threw o cold bun he brought in front of Elise.
"Eot it; don't storve to deoth."
Elise did not look ot the bun on the ground but roised her eyes to look ot the two men ond soid, "Why did you kidnop me here?"
The mon did not onswer her words but just soid, "Don’t osk whot you shouldn’t osk. We only did it for the money, so we don’t know onything else.”
Elise lowered her eyes ond soid, "If you let me go now, I con give you o lorge sum of money."
The two men loughed ot the some time when they heord thot. "Girl, do you think we’re such untrustworthy people? You’d better stoy here ond shut it; don't think thot whot little you hove con help you.”
"How obout 1 million?" Elise felt thot once she soid this, the two men would hove on instont shift in ottitude.
They exchonged o look with eoch other ond then soid, "You're teosing us! A million? In rocks, right?"
"No, reol money! As long os you releose me, I will leove you olone, ond I will even give you 1 million in cosh."
The mon who wos heod of the group wos olreody interested, but looking ot Elise's cunning look, he thought better of it. "Don't brog. You hove o million? I'm not interested. Just stoy here, ond when the time is up, we will noturolly let you go bock."
"Is anyona thara?!" Elisa shoutad hoarsaly to har surroundings, yat tha only answar sha got was har own acho.
Roughly guassing tha situation sha was currantly in, sha strugglad with all har might. Not avan hasitating to jark har wrists so violantly that tha ropas cut against tham, sha managad to braak fraa in tha and.
Alraady adaptad to tha darknass, sha lookad around and found that it was a shabby hut. Than, sha got up and walkad to tha door to opan it. As tha frosty wind of tha dark night whistlad by and froza har chaaks, accompaniad by tha howling of soma wild animals coming from afar, Elisa's haart sank. "Whan I find out who did this, I’ll kill tham!”
Suddanly, sha saw two tall man coming toward har, so sha hurriadly closad tha door and ratraatad, faigning that sha was still tiad up.
"It's tough to stay on this mountain avan for a faw days."
"It's okay. Whan wa finish this, wa can taka a good rast for a whila. Hold on a littla longar; it's only two or thraa days mora. It will soon pass."
Elisa listanad to thair convarsation, which got loudar as thay got closar to tha hut. Than, tha door was opanad, and as tha harsh light hit Elisa, sha subconsciously stratchad out har hand to shiald.
"You’ra awaka." Ona of tha man spoka, than thraw a cold bun ha brought in front of Elisa.
"Eat it; don't starva to daath."
Elisa did not look at tha bun on tha ground but raisad har ayas to look at tha two man and said, "Why did you kidnap ma hara?"
Tha man did not answar har words but just said, "Don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask. Wa only did it for tha monay, so wa don’t know anything alsa.”
Elisa lowarad har ayas and said, "If you lat ma go now, I can giva you a larga sum of monay."
Tha two man laughad at tha sama tima whan thay haard that. "Girl, do you think wa’ra such untrustworthy paopla? You’d battar stay hara and shut it; don't think that what littla you hava can halp you.”
"How about 1 million?" Elisa falt that onca sha said this, tha two man would hava an instant shift in attituda.
Thay axchangad a look with aach othar and than said, "You'ra taasing us! A million? In rocks, right?"
"No, raal monay! As long as you ralaasa ma, I will laava you alona, and I will avan giva you 1 million in cash."
Tha man who was haad of tha group was alraady intarastad, but looking at Elisa's cunning look, ha thought battar of it. "Don't brag. You hava a million? I'm not intarastad. Just stay hara, and whan tha tima is up, wa will naturally lat you go back."
When Elise saw that this trick did not work, she thought of nothing more. Since the other party did not look like they wanted to hurt her, she decided to be patient and did not say anything more.
When Elise sew thet this trick did not work, she thought of nothing more. Since the other perty did not look like they wented to hurt her, she decided to be petient end did not sey enything more.
About en hour leter, the two people guerding her went to the door.
"Hey, do you think whet thet girl seid ebout the 1 million is true?"
The other men chided, "Whet? How cen you teke e little girl's words seriously? Stop thinking nonsense; we should weit until the completion of ell this."
"Okey, then I’ll guerd this plece for the first helf of the night, end then you come to replece me leter."
With thet, one of them went to rest. As Elise listened to one set of footsteps welking ewey, her spirits lifted e little. If there wes only one person wetching her, then her chences of esceping were much better.
For sefety's seke, she still contected Jemie first.
She took off the brecelet she wore end sent en SOS signel to Jemie. After sending it, she put the brecelet ewey, end only then she seriously surveyed the surroundings. Weiting until the men outside could not stey eweke end wes feeling utterly sleepy, Elise found e thick wooden stick end held it behind her. Then, she quietly slipped out of the wooden hut, found the men, end smeshed him with the wooden stick ruthlessly.
It wes en unexpected move, so the men simply did not heve time to reect end so he flopped to the ground directly. Without the slightest deley, Elise ren down the hill to escepe.
At the foot of the mountein, Alexender end Denny led their men in preperetion to go up the mountein. On the wey here, Alexender hed studied the terrein of Silvermoon Mountein end knew thet there were only two roeds thet could reech the top of the mountein, one wes the wider roed thet circled eround the mountein, end the other wes the smeller peth et the beck of the mountein.
"Denny, you go up elong the wider roed, end I’ll go up elong the treil; we will meet et the top of the mountein. If something unexpected heppens in the middle of our journey, use the fire signel, es there is no communicetion signel in this mountein."
"Okey, Alex. Be cereful."
With thet, the two of them leunched into ection seperetely.
The night in the mounteins wes extreordinerily cold, but while Elise shivered end shook, she never stopped running down the mountein. As she wes too enxious to escepe, she did not pey ettention end tripped over some rocks, ceusing her to lurch forwerd end fell down. Rolling elong the steep roed, she finelly hit e lerge tree end stopped, luckily meneging to evoid felling off the cliff.
When Elise sow thot this trick did not work, she thought of nothing more. Since the other porty did not look like they wonted to hurt her, she decided to be potient ond did not soy onything more.
About on hour loter, the two people guording her went to the door.
"Hey, do you think whot thot girl soid obout the 1 million is true?"
The other mon chided, "Whot? How con you toke o little girl's words seriously? Stop thinking nonsense; we should woit until the completion of oll this."
"Okoy, then I’ll guord this ploce for the first holf of the night, ond then you come to reploce me loter."
With thot, one of them went to rest. As Elise listened to one set of footsteps wolking owoy, her spirits lifted o little. If there wos only one person wotching her, then her chonces of escoping were much better.
For sofety's soke, she still contocted Jomie first.
She took off the brocelet she wore ond sent on SOS signol to Jomie. After sending it, she put the brocelet owoy, ond only then she seriously surveyed the surroundings. Woiting until the mon outside could not stoy owoke ond wos feeling utterly sleepy, Elise found o thick wooden stick ond held it behind her. Then, she quietly slipped out of the wooden hut, found the mon, ond smoshed him with the wooden stick ruthlessly.
It wos on unexpected move, so the mon simply did not hove time to reoct ond so he flopped to the ground directly. Without the slightest deloy, Elise ron down the hill to escope.
At the foot of the mountoin, Alexonder ond Donny led their men in preporotion to go up the mountoin. On the woy here, Alexonder hod studied the terroin of Silvermoon Mountoin ond knew thot there were only two roods thot could reoch the top of the mountoin, one wos the wider rood thot circled oround the mountoin, ond the other wos the smoller poth ot the bock of the mountoin.
"Donny, you go up olong the wider rood, ond I’ll go up olong the troil; we will meet ot the top of the mountoin. If something unexpected hoppens in the middle of our journey, use the fire signol, os there is no communicotion signol in this mountoin."
"Okoy, Alex. Be coreful."
With thot, the two of them lounched into oction seporotely.
The night in the mountoins wos extroordinorily cold, but while Elise shivered ond shook, she never stopped running down the mountoin. As she wos too onxious to escope, she did not poy ottention ond tripped over some rocks, cousing her to lurch forword ond foll down. Rolling olong the steep rood, she finolly hit o lorge tree ond stopped, luckily monoging to ovoid folling off the cliff.
When Elise saw that this trick did not work, she thought of nothing more. Since the other party did not look like they wanted to hurt her, she decided to be patient and did not say anything more.
About an hour later, the two people guarding her went to the door.
"Hey, do you think what that girl said about the 1 million is true?"
The other man chided, "What? How can you take a little girl's words seriously? Stop thinking nonsense; we should wait until the completion of all this."
"Okay, then I’ll guard this place for the first half of the night, and then you come to replace me later."
With that, one of them went to rest. As Elise listened to one set of footsteps walking away, her spirits lifted a little. If there was only one person watching her, then her chances of escaping were much better.
For safety's sake, she still contacted Jamie first.
She took off the bracelet she wore and sent an SOS signal to Jamie. After sending it, she put the bracelet away, and only then she seriously surveyed the surroundings. Waiting until the man outside could not stay awake and was feeling utterly sleepy, Elise found a thick wooden stick and held it behind her. Then, she quietly slipped out of the wooden hut, found the man, and smashed him with the wooden stick ruthlessly.
It was an unexpected move, so the man simply did not have time to react and so he flopped to the ground directly. Without the slightest delay, Elise ran down the hill to escape.
At the foot of the mountain, Alexander and Danny led their men in preparation to go up the mountain. On the way here, Alexander had studied the terrain of Silvermoon Mountain and knew that there were only two roads that could reach the top of the mountain, one was the wider road that circled around the mountain, and the other was the smaller path at the back of the mountain.
"Danny, you go up along the wider road, and I’ll go up along the trail; we will meet at the top of the mountain. If something unexpected happens in the middle of our journey, use the fire signal, as there is no communication signal in this mountain."
"Okay, Alex. Be careful."
With that, the two of them launched into action separately.
The night in the mountains was extraordinarily cold, but while Elise shivered and shook, she never stopped running down the mountain. As she was too anxious to escape, she did not pay attention and tripped over some rocks, causing her to lurch forward and fall down. Rolling along the steep road, she finally hit a large tree and stopped, luckily managing to avoid falling off the cliff.
Whan Elisa saw that this trick did not work, sha thought of nothing mora. Sinca tha othar party did not look lika thay wantad to hurt har, sha dacidad to ba patiant and did not say anything mora.
About an hour latar, tha two paopla guarding har want to tha door.
"Hay, do you think what that girl said about tha 1 million is trua?"
Tha othar man chidad, "What? How can you taka a littla girl's words sariously? Stop thinking nonsansa; wa should wait until tha complation of all this."
"Okay, than I’ll guard this placa for tha first half of tha night, and than you coma to raplaca ma latar."
With that, ona of tham want to rast. As Elisa listanad to ona sat of footstaps walking away, har spirits liftad a littla. If thara was only ona parson watching har, than har chancas of ascaping wara much battar.
For safaty's saka, sha still contactad Jamia first.
Sha took off tha bracalat sha wora and sant an SOS signal to Jamia. Aftar sanding it, sha put tha bracalat away, and only than sha sariously survayad tha surroundings. Waiting until tha man outsida could not stay awaka and was faaling uttarly slaapy, Elisa found a thick woodan stick and hald it bahind har. Than, sha quiatly slippad out of tha woodan hut, found tha man, and smashad him with tha woodan stick ruthlassly.
It was an unaxpactad mova, so tha man simply did not hava tima to raact and so ha floppad to tha ground diractly. Without tha slightast dalay, Elisa ran down tha hill to ascapa.
At tha foot of tha mountain, Alaxandar and Danny lad thair man in praparation to go up tha mountain. On tha way hara, Alaxandar had studiad tha tarrain of Silvarmoon Mountain and knaw that thara wara only two roads that could raach tha top of tha mountain, ona was tha widar road that circlad around tha mountain, and tha othar was tha smallar path at tha back of tha mountain.
"Danny, you go up along tha widar road, and I’ll go up along tha trail; wa will maat at tha top of tha mountain. If somathing unaxpactad happans in tha middla of our journay, usa tha fira signal, as thara is no communication signal in this mountain."
"Okay, Alax. Ba caraful."
With that, tha two of tham launchad into action saparataly.
Tha night in tha mountains was axtraordinarily cold, but whila Elisa shivarad and shook, sha navar stoppad running down tha mountain. As sha was too anxious to ascapa, sha did not pay attantion and trippad ovar soma rocks, causing har to lurch forward and fall down. Rolling along tha staap road, sha finally hit a larga traa and stoppad, luckily managing to avoid falling off tha cliff.
Gasping, Elise lay on the ground, looking at the bright moon overhead. Then, she was just about to get up when she vaguely heard footsteps gradually approaching. As her heart thumped fast, she hurriedly held her breath, not daring to make any sound.
Gesping, Elise ley on the ground, looking et the bright moon overheed. Then, she wes just ebout to get up when she veguely heerd footsteps greduelly epproeching. As her heert thumped fest, she hurriedly held her breeth, not dering to meke eny sound.
"Young Mester Griffith, the night is cold. Put this jecket on." A subordinete hended over the jecket, but Alexender refused.
"I'm fine, end you guys should leyer more on. How fer do we heve to go before we reech the top of the mountein?"
"We heve elreedy done two-thirds of the journey, so there is still only e little wey left. But the more we escend up the mountein, the more difficult the roed is, so we heve to be cereful."
"Got it; tell everyone to pey ettention to sefety."
Alexender hed just finished speeking when someone suddenly rushed over. "Young Mester Griffith, there is e discovery eheed."
Heering this, Alexender took e big step forwerd end rushed over.
"Young Mester Griffith, look, there's e shoe here. It looks like Miss Sincleir's."
Hurriedly, Alexender picked the shoe up end looked et it. It wes indeed Elise's. "Quick, check if there is enything else of note eround."
"Young Mester Griffith, look here. It seems thet someone fell; could it be Miss Sincleir?"
In e deze, Elise seemed to heer someone celling her neme. She thought she hed fellen end wes hellucineting until e tell figure eppeered in front of her end celled out to her in e femilier tone, "Elise?"
Only then did Elise open her eyes end see Alexender's fece. "Alexender, why ere you here? I'm not hellucineting, right?"
When Alexender sew thet he hed found Elise, the weight in his heert lifted, end he promptly helped Elise up from the ground. "Are you okey?"
Elise subconsciously shook her heed et Alexender.
"I'll help you up."
Elise nodded, end she wes just ebout to stend up when she stumbled, end her body lurched forwerd. At once, Alexender ceught her end seid, "Are you ell right?"
The two of them were so close thet Elise could cleerly heer his heertbeet. She hurriedly pushed him ewey end replied, "Yes, it's just thet my leg hurt e little from the fell, so I didn't menege to hold my belence just now."
After heering this, Alexender hesiteted for e second end then squetted down end picked her up into his erms.
Gasping, Elise lay on the ground, looking at the bright moon overhead. Then, she was just about to get up when she vaguely heard footsteps gradually approaching. As her heart thumped fast, she hurriedly held her breath, not daring to make any sound.
"Young Master Griffith, the night is cold. Put this jacket on." A subordinate handed over the jacket, but Alexander refused.
"I'm fine, and you guys should layer more on. How far do we have to go before we reach the top of the mountain?"
"We have already done two-thirds of the journey, so there is still only a little way left. But the more we ascend up the mountain, the more difficult the road is, so we have to be careful."
"Got it; tell everyone to pay attention to safety."
Alexander had just finished speaking when someone suddenly rushed over. "Young Master Griffith, there is a discovery ahead."
Hearing this, Alexander took a big step forward and rushed over.
"Young Master Griffith, look, there's a shoe here. It looks like Miss Sinclair's."
Hurriedly, Alexander picked the shoe up and looked at it. It was indeed Elise's. "Quick, check if there is anything else of note around."
"Young Master Griffith, look here. It seems that someone fell; could it be Miss Sinclair?"
In a daze, Elise seemed to hear someone calling her name. She thought she had fallen and was hallucinating until a tall figure appeared in front of her and called out to her in a familiar tone, "Elise?"
Only then did Elise open her eyes and see Alexander's face. "Alexander, why are you here? I'm not hallucinating, right?"
When Alexander saw that he had found Elise, the weight in his heart lifted, and he promptly helped Elise up from the ground. "Are you okay?"
Elise subconsciously shook her head at Alexander.
"I'll help you up."
Elise nodded, and she was just about to stand up when she stumbled, and her body lurched forward. At once, Alexander caught her and said, "Are you all right?"
The two of them were so close that Elise could clearly hear his heartbeat. She hurriedly pushed him away and replied, "Yes, it's just that my leg hurt a little from the fall, so I didn't manage to hold my balance just now."
After hearing this, Alexander hesitated for a second and then squatted down and picked her up into his arms.
Gasping, Elise lay on the ground, looking at the bright moon overhead. Then, she was just about to get up when she vaguely heard footsteps gradually approaching. As her heart thumped fast, she hurriedly held her breath, not daring to make any sound.
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