America: I came here to study, not to show mercy.

Chapter 58 Reasons
Faced with Li Xiaoen's cautious expression, Su Feier was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly.

"It's okay if you don't have the courage yourself, but it's funny to persuade others to follow you."

Seeing that Sufeil was also taken away, several boys suddenly became unhappy and couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks.

Li Xiaoen paused and turned his head to meet Sufeier's gaze.

"Actually, I don't know if there's any danger. It's up to you to decide whether to go or stay."

Li Xiaoen whispered, not stopping his steps.

The safe and stable life he enjoyed at Princeton University during this period gave him the illusion that the country had an open environment and peaceful and friendly interpersonal relationships. Now, in this wilderness, he has finally come to his senses.

According to his previous thinking, the top students of Princeton would never do such brainless and reckless behavior. Now he didn't know whether it was due to the environment or they got into the university through other connections, but now they did it.

For such people, being entangled for even one more second is irresponsible to their own life safety.

Li Xiaoen's silence made Su Feier stunned for a moment, and she turned back angrily.

"Back off, you creeps!"

She cursed, turned around, grabbed Li Xiaoen's arm, and suddenly quickened her pace.

Li Xiaoen was stunned for a moment, and looked at the girl next to him, but didn't react for a moment.

Forget it, escaping is more important.

"spit……"

A young man gritted his teeth and spat, then turned to look behind him and glanced sideways at his companions, "Which of you are too cowardly to leave? You'd better leave now."

……

The sound of birds startling the forest came from behind. Before Li Xiaoen could react, a deep voice came into his ears from afar.

"Stop! Stand still, now!"

boom……

A loud gunshot was heard from behind him, startling countless birds in the forest. The forest was filled with rustling and noisy sounds, which made people feel uneasy.

Li Xiaoen and the other man shrank their necks in fear. They could no longer pretend not to hear, so they raised their hands and slowly turned around.

About fifty meters away, in the direction that the boy in front pointed, there was a middle-aged man in work clothes standing with a hunting rifle in his hand, the black muzzle pointing towards him.

What is the effective shooting range of a hunting rifle? If I quickly hide behind a cover now, what are the chances of staying safe?

Now take out the Ruyi props. Not to mention that using it will completely expose the system, it takes time to recite the spell. Will the other party shoot in an emergency when they see him make any unknown movements?
Li Xiaoen's mind was racing, but he really didn't dare to take any chances, so he took a deep breath and slowly walked over when the man waved.

After glancing at the open space in the distance, the middle-aged man hurriedly took several people hostage and walked several hundred meters deeper into the forest until he stopped in a relatively flat place.

Li Xiaoen took a deep breath after glancing impatiently at the few boys who were trembling in fear at the gunpoint of their male companions.

"Please believe us, we are just trying to collect firewood for tonight's picnic. Everyone is scattered everywhere, and we came in this direction just by chance."

Quite smart, he can even answer questions quickly?

The middle-aged man raised his eyebrows, looked back and forth at Li Xiaoen and Su Feier, and then looked at the other boys whose faces were almost pale with fright. There was indeed no sign of the other people he had seen before.

He kept the gun pointed at Li Xiaoen, "Please give me a reason to believe you."

"..."

Unconsciously glancing at the black muzzle of the gun, Li Xiaoen pondered for a moment and sorted out his words, "If you don't believe me, you can walk back a little distance. There's some firewood we've collected there."

"Not enough." The middle-aged man shook his head.

Li Xiaoen was silent for a long time this time, then he looked up at the middle-aged man: "Or should I say, what is my identity?"

"Humph?"

The middle-aged man snorted doubtfully and slowly narrowed his eyes.

"I'm just an international student from China. The only thing I want to do in this country is to complete my studies, enjoy the scenery, and then leave and return home. There's no need to do something so dangerous."

Li Xiaoen said slowly, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the man gradually relax his brows.

He had estimated the direction the two poachers had left, and he still met them even if he walked in the opposite direction. They were resting not far from the open space. All of this was just to avoid their detection and tracking, but he didn't expect that he would actually run into those jinxes.

The only thing left to prove now is that they did not stalk intentionally and will not report it later.

"You have no reason, do they?"

The middle-aged man nodded seriously and turned his gaze to the other boys standing beside him.

"We...we can't either, none of us can!"

Several boys shook their heads vigorously and cried out in panic.

Seeing the miserable appearance of the few people who had come over for inspection earlier, the man couldn't help but sneer and shook his head.

They are poachers, but they are only doing it to support their families. If they are reported for poaching, they will be imprisoned for a few years. If they really kill someone to silence him, the other party will have scattered companions, and they will not be able to clear themselves of suspicion. If they are not caught, they will have to hide and flee everywhere. If they are caught, they will be sentenced to life imprisonment or even the death penalty.

All they did just now was to scare a few students so that they would not report it, and now it seems to have worked.

These boys were frightened and did not dare to report it. The calm Chinese student looked smart and did not need to get into the trouble of reporting him. Besides, the beautiful girl next to him looked more docile than his wife and would probably not cause trouble for her boyfriend.

His eyes moved back and forth between several students, the middle-aged man thought to himself and winked at his companions.

The two men nodded to each other and were about to put down their hunting rifles when suddenly a figure jumped out from the bushes beside them and pounced on the middle-aged man.

The figure was slender, covered with mottled and fine hair, with erect ears and a short tail, resembling a large wild cat. At this moment, it was hanging itself on the man's clothes with its claws, and opening its sharp mouth to bite the man's gun-holding arm.

It's a lynx!
Li Xiaoen's heart trembled, and he suddenly looked up behind them to where the two poachers put down their belongings. Another lynx of similar size overturned the iron cage, and inside it were several lynx cubs.

Looking at the man who was holding a gun and was about to go up to help with his bare hands, Li Xiaoen frowned and signaled Su Feier and several other bewildered boys to take the opportunity to retreat and leave.

Bang...bang...bang...

As several gunshots were heard behind them, several people who had walked dozens of meters away turned back in fright, only to find that the original lynxes had disappeared, and the man who was attacked was rushing into the forest again with a gun in his hand.

"Are they going to chase the lynx again?"

A boy asked in a trembling voice. No one answered, but everyone turned their eyes to Li Xiaoen.

"What are you wasting your time on?"

Li Xiaoen glanced at them helplessly and quickened his pace. "Let's go back to the open space first and reunite with the other students. We'll ensure their safety first!"

"Yeah, right, right..."

Several boys nodded in agreement.

Just as the open space reappeared at the end of the field of vision and everyone's tense nerves finally relaxed, a figure suddenly jumped out from the bushes at their feet.

(End of this chapter)