Xiao Yuxi sucked in a deep breath, and she turned pale. "Second Brother, stay there first. We will... run!"

With that, she grabbed the stunned girl and pulled her to run away with her. She gasped, "Let’s... run first!"

The two were so nervous that they didn’t watch where they were going. "Eek!"

They almost ran straight into the raging bear mother! They quickly braked themselves and turned around, taking off running again like their lives depended on it.

The girl also finally recovered from her shocked state. Xiao Yuxi found out that the older girl was even faster than her. She kept dragging her forward, almost making her trip over the fallen branches several times.

After a while, the mother bear’s roars finally quieted down, and they both collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.

Xiao Yuxi was so tired that she just wanted to pass out. Alas, she still had to stay awake and save her second brother.

"I hope... the mother bear didn’t jump on inside... and, and accompany my brother there," Xiao Yuxi struggled to speak amidst her heavy breathing.

The girl didn’t respond to her. She was quiet, already closing her eyes as she gathered herself into a sitting position, leaning against the rockery behind her.

However, the moment Xiao Yuxi stood up, she pulled her back down, shaking her head. "Wait here for a while. The mother bear should have found its cub now. We don’t want to encounter it on our way back."

Upon thinking for a while, she still added, "Your brother most likely will still be safe seeing that the mother bear didn’t jump inside before."

She didn’t tell Xiao Yuxi the truth that the mother bear was so big it probably wouldn’t be able to fit in the hole’s opening. It would only make the younger girl become more worried.

Xiao Yuxi nodded, collapsing to the ground again. "Elder sister, I have never seen you before. Are you from one of the villages on the other side of the mountain?"

"Yes." The girl nodded.

She didn’t seem to be the type to talk much, and Xiao Yuxi became the one leading the conversation with her straightforward personality.

"Oh, really?" She scratched the back of her head. "This area is quite dangerous. What are you doing here? Look, it’s getting dark soon."

The girl pursed her lips and didn’t answer, merely shaking her head.

Xiao Yuxi immediately understood that it was probably involving some personal matter, so she also didn’t insist. "How about your name? Can you tell me? Don’t worry, I am a good person. Although my second brother also looks fierce and scary... like an ox..."

She coughed and hurriedly stopped herself. Compared to Xiao Yuyan, she had less vocabulary when it came to describing things. She only remembered the time when her youngest sister had mentioned Xiao Fenghao resembled an ox.

"I mean... he is definitely more handsome than an ox... but his strength, he is as good as one. Well, you understand what I mean." Xiao Yuxi sighed, having decided to learn from her grandfather and little aunt more seriously.

"He is also a good person!" Xiao Yuxi said rather enthusiastically.

It was thanks to this girl that she was saved, and it wouldn’t be long before they rescued her second brother too.

"Shen Yaojin," the girl muttered softly.

Xiao Yuxi’s chattering definitely lessened the tense atmosphere, and Shen Yaojin also had a good impression of her.

Upon hearing that, Xiao Yuxi smiled, and she also introduced herself. "Elder sister, my name is Xiao Yuxi. I am from Hejia Village. My brother’s name is Xiao Fenghao."

They chatted with each other for half an hour. Now, the sky had turned a lot darker.

Shen Yaojin got up from the ground, stretching out her arm for Xiao Yuxi to take. "Come on, we should go and help your brother now."

Xiao Yuxi nodded. She took Shen Yaojin’s hand, steadied herself as she got up from the ground, and scanned the surroundings. "Let’s go before it turns completely dark."

Both the girls headed back to the direction where Xiao Fenghao was still trapped in. They took quick steps, but was also cautious of their surroundings.

Fortunately, the mother bear had a gigantic body, and it would be easy to spot it in case it appeared nearby.

"Elder sister, shhh," Xiao Yuxi was the first to notice the mother bear.

They both hid behind a tree and peeked at it. The mother bear appeared to have calmed down; it wad cradling its cub on its lap. They subconsciously heaved a sigh of relief.

Seeing that the mother bear was still busy taking care of its cub, they guessed that it wouldn’t pay too much attention to the surroundings, so they quickly started to move again.

"Be quiet, don’t make too much noise," Shen Yaojin warned.

Xiao Yuxi nodded seriously. The girls took careful footsteps for a certain distance until they were far enough from the mother bear.

They both were relieved, and then they started increasing their pace. In no time, they finally arrived at the destination. Xiao Yuxi poked her head to peek at her brother inside the underground place.

"Second Brother, are you still there? Talk to me! You are still alive, right?" Xiao Yuxi asked anxiously.

Xiao Fenghao twitched his mouth. "Xi’er, hurry up!"

The girl’s eyew lit up and she turned to Shen Yaojin. "Sister Yaojin, please!"

The older girl nodded, and she grabbed the rope she had tied to a tree. "Yuxi, grab the rope behind me, let’s start pulling."

"Second Brother, I and Sister Yaojin are going to pull the rope soon. Get ready!" Xiao Yuxi shouted to Xiao Fenghao.

After that, she ran to the spot behind Shen Yaojin and grabbed the rope. The two girls were extremely exhausted from all the running, but they were still trying very hard to pull Xiao Fenghao.

Alas, Xiao Fenghao was taller and definitely weighed a lot more compared to Xiao Yuxi.

The two girls tried for a while before they went to rest. Xiao Yuxi crawled to stare down at her second brother, sighing in worry. "Second Brother, what if we can’t pull you out?"