Despite whatever doubts Yunyi harbored, she couldn't afford to question Huo Jingrui at this moment.
Yunyi returned to the base of that tree and deftly climbed it. Then, like a monkey, she continued to scale higher and higher under everyone's watchful eyes.
Huo Jingrui watched with mounting concern. I really want to tell her not to go any higher, he thought, but at this crucial juncture, I can't distract her.
After all, the tree was quite a distance from their hiding place. Furthermore, the bow and arrow were made of thorny branches and lacked significant force, so she had to climb as far as possible onto the branches extending in that direction.
Huo Jingrui kept his eyes fixed unwaveringly on Yunyi's every move, terrified she might slip. A surge of intense heat seemed to roil within his heart, and uncontrollable emotions flooded his chest. I just want to complete this mission quickly and have a proper reunion with my little girl, he thought.
