“He brought you here, without him, Addisyn wouldn’t have had a chance to get close to you,” Patrick’s expression was filled with dissatisfaction. If it weren’t for Dax, there wouldn’t be so much trouble now.
“He was also deceived by Addisyn.”
Jane looked around and saw that Addisyn had been arrested. She knew she had to tell Dax the truth.
“Now he suddenly disappeared, could it be related to Addisyn?” Jane questioned as a sharp pain shot through her shoulder causing her body to tremble.
“Ouch…”
Patrick realized something was wrong and quickly pulled down Jane’s shirt revealing bruising on her smooth skin.
Patrick frowned with concern in his eyes. “I’ll go find her now.” He couldn’t believe Isabella would hurt Jane like this. She kidnapped Jane before but Patrick didn’t have time to go after her then. Now she came knocking at their door instead.
“This is not the time for that,” Jane shook her head but Isabella needed punishment for what she did.
Seeing that something wasn’t right with Jane’s injury, Patrick took a deep breath and sat next to her again picking up the first aid kit and gently wiping away at the wound on her back.
Although it still hurt a bit, Jane could feel how gentle Patrick’s movements were.
Patrick picked up a cotton swab and dipped it in some iodine solution, gently applying it to Jane’s back.
Soon, Jane took a deep breath, and the medicine was applied.
Patrick’s movements were so gentle, indicating that he had learned how to control his strength beforehand.
Thinking of this, Jane smiled at Patrick.
“Officer, we are missing someone here. Could you please come with us to find him?”
Jane stood up and spoke the local dialect to the nearby police officer.
Dax’s disappearance was not a small matter, and they had to find him as soon as possible.
The police officers were surprised that Jane spoke the language so well.
They nodded and said, “Don’t worry, we will definitely help find him.”
Soon, several people went up the mountain together, searching for Dax’s whereabouts.
On the halfway point of the mountain, Dax suddenly realized that people around him were dispersing.
Not only Patrick and the others were gone, even the tourists who had climbed up together had disappeared.
The mountain wind blew in his ears, causing Dax to feel a sense of unease.
He looked around, but there was still no one in sight.
As he climbed higher, the mountain became steeper. He looked at the endless mountain road ahead and fell into contemplation.
He didn’t know what had happened down the mountain. If he had known, he wouldn’t have been in such a hurry.
Dax stomped his foot, and the next second, a few pebbles fell beneath his feet.
He swallowed his saliva, realizing that he couldn’t climb up anymore, nor could he go back.
For a moment, Dax found himself in a predicament.
He found a place to sit down, took out a bottle of mineral water from his backpack, and drank it in big gulps.
Now, the image of Addisyn still lingered in his mind.
With her delicate body, he wasn’t sure if she could handle climbing such a steep mountain.
Lost in thought, he had already finished half of the bottle.
He wanted to descend the mountain, but he had already climbed this far. Going back like this was hard to accept.
He looked up at the mountaintop. Usually, there were some houses on the mountain where people lived. He thought of going up to see if there was anyone there.
With this idea in mind, Dax bravely continued climbing up.
After resting for a while, his stamina had recovered a lot. Now, it wasn’t too difficult for him to climb.
By evening, Dax faintly felt that his vision was getting darker. The mountain was too steep, and after climbing all day, his body couldn’t take it anymore.
The sky grew darker, and Dax swallowed his saliva.
He didn’t know what might be on the mountain at night, and now he was all alone. He was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to handle it.
But soon, his fear became a reality. As soon as Dax turned around, he saw a snake approaching him.
Instinctively, Dax took a few steps backward, but he was still on the mountainside, clearly with no space to retreat.
Seeing the snake getting closer, Dax picked up a few stones from the ground and threw them at the snake.
But this action didn’t make the snake retreat. Instead, it angered it.
Just as the snake was about to attack Dax, a stone hit it hard.
Soon, the snake couldn’t move, and the person took an iron rod and hit it relentlessly. The snake immediately met its demise.
Dax let out a sigh of relief and looked at the sturdy man in front of him, quickly expressing his thanks.
“Thank you so much.”
The man shook his head, indicating there was no need to thank him, and then looked around Dax.
“Just you?”
“Yes.”
Dax nodded, “I got separated from them, so I had no choice but to come here.”
“Follow me.”
The man waved his hand towards Dax, who immediately thanked him and followed.
Soon, the man led Dax to a cave halfway up the mountain where a family was living.
Dax expressed his gratitude to the family, and fortunately, they were kind-hearted enough to let him stay for the night.
Luckily, Dax had left marks along the way for Patrick and the others, so he wasn’t worried about them not being able to find him.
And so, Dax spent the night with the family in the mountain.
On the other side, Patrick and Jane.
They had searched for Dax all afternoon, following his footprints as they climbed up the mountain. Thankfully, they found Dax’s marks along the way and didn’t get lost on the mountain.
As the sky gradually darkened, the police had prepared tents in advance and found a relatively flat area to spend the night.
The next day, just as dawn was breaking, they set off again, embarking on the search for Dax.
On a hillside, they found the marks left by Dax.
Upon reaching this point, they noticed that Dax had changed direction and was no longer blindly moving forward. Instead, he had taken a detour in another direction.
Following the marks, they reached the house where Dax was staying.
The police officer knocked on the door, and the woman of the house came out to open it.
The police explained their purpose, and soon they all went inside.
At that moment, Dax was still helping the male homeowner chop firewood, although he wasn’t very skilled and took a long time to cut a piece.
Seeing Jane and the others arrive, he immediately went to greet them.
“Finally, you’ve arrived.”
Dax tearfully recounted his experiences and then pointed to the people next to him, saying, “Luckily, I met them last night, otherwise I might have been eaten by wild animals or venomous snakes.”