Chapter 508 The Ind Adventure
After getting the call, Demi and Tasha stealthily led their men to the wharf. When they looked up,
they could see a small ind nearby. It had lush forests and daunting looking mountains. The sun
was high, and the wind whistled through the trees.
Tasha took out a bank card and threw it to the boatman. "Hey, this is your reward for the
information. Get us to the ind, and there''ll be more."
"Go there? You''re crazy." The boatman put the card into his pocket and shook his head.
Tasha saw a glint of fear in the boatman''s eyes and asked curiously, "Why?"
"If we go there, we might not make it back. The ind is guarded by the elks—C Ind''s guardian
beasts. I heard Princess Nina went there when she was little. She got lost, but an elk guided her
out. I don''t think we''ll be that lucky.
Some went there out of curiosity, but they didn''te back. Want my advice? Stay away. I won''t lie
—you pay well. But money''s no good if you''re trapped there."
Demi didn''t believe what the boatman said. "That''s just superstition. It''s a deserted ind. It might
scare cowards, but we know what we''re doing. I need two boats. We''ll get there ourselves."
"Yes, ma''am."
Boats were tied to the dock, water pping against their hulls. The men went and untied the boats,
and then they got in one after another.
The boatman stood there, shaking his head and sighing. He watched the two boatsunch and get
closer and closer to the uninhabited ind.
As soon as he turned to leave, he ran into a tall man. "Who are you?" he asked.
"I''d like to rent a boat. Do you have any avable?" Noah handed him a bank card, never setting
down his briefcase.
"Going to the ind too? What is it about that ce today?" The boatman took the bank card from
his hand and waved his hand. "You use one of the boats. I won''t take you there. Just be careful.
People went there, and weren''t able toe back."
"Thank you." The boatman showed him the basic controls, and soon Noah was underway.
As soon as Noah got off the ne, he heard people grumbling. He asked what the problem was,
and found that Van and Don were taken away. Leon had shut down the airport, rerouting all flights
coming or going.
Noah had been figuring this out, connecting the dots where he could. He sat in the car and did
some people watching. His efforts paid off. He saw Demi, Vicente''s assistant, get in the car with a
group of people. One of the women looked familiar.
It was the suspicious-looking waitress from the cinema. Noah thought she was a spy who had
fooled Demi, so he followed her.
Noah took a picture of the ind from the boat and sent a message to Vicente.
The wharf was not far from the ind, a little more than 10 minutes away. The wind whipped his
clothes and hair, and he felt the need to straighten his clothes and hair when he came ashore.
Noah raised his head and looked at the towering trees. The branches and leaves covered each
other, forming a canopy. He took out his machete and cleared a path through the tall grass, insects
and birds chirping at him. A dense forest like this got almost no sunlight. It was dark and cold there,
and more than a little frightening.
A cold, quiet environment like this was nothing to Noah, but Cali''s scalp tingled.
She summoned up all her courage to step into the grass carefully. She didn''t know if she would
miss the next step or slip. Every nerve was on high alert.
Although she was scared herself, she had tofort Van and Don.
"Van, Don, don''t be afraid. The bad guys can''t find this ce, and even if they could, they wouldn''t
dare toe here. You''re all right." Cali''s voice trembled, her eyes wide open. She remained
vignt, ready for anything.
"Princess Nina told me that she''de here every year on her birthday, She''d watch the stars with
the elks. It''s not scary at all. You''ll get to see fireflies flitting around." On the way, Cali had been
trying to recall the stories Nina told her about the ind.
She kept moving on. "Where''s the meadow? And theke? And the giant tree? Why can''t I find any
of them?"
Cali was so anxious tears welled in her eyes. The light in the forest was getting dimmer and
dimmer. It would be dark soon, and she still couldn''t find where Nina used to hang out.
There would be no way she''d find it in the dark.
And running into snakes, leopards, tigers, or bears could be a problem.
The more Cali thought about it, the more scared she became. Tears streamed down her face, but
she forced herself not to cry. She could only try her best to sniff and move forward.
She didn''t know how long she had been walking. Suddenly, she heard something rustling in the
grass.
Cali''s face was deathly pale. She thought she was going to die on the ind. It didn''t matter if she
were dead. But what about Van and Don?
She regretteding here. She should have hidden somewhere else. But she wasn''t thinking
clearly. The wharf was close to where she got out of the taxi. She remembered Nina told her about
the ind, so she fled there.
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She didn''t know what to do now. ''Are we going to be eaten by animals instead of getting caught by
Demi and her people?''
Cali wanted to run away, but she couldn''t move her legs. She gritted her teeth and closed her eyes.
"Err..." Don''s voice came from behind her. Cali suddenly opened her eyes and could finally move.
Don tugged on her hair and babbled again.
A beautiful elk appeared in front of them, standing under a tree, looking at them. It was majestic.
The people on C Ind regarded an elk as a lucky sign. When Cali looked at it, she saw a ray of
hope. Her tears, which she had tried hard to stop, fell again.
Van and Don waved their little hands. One pulled Cali''s hair, the other patted her face.
Cali immediately came to her senses.
Was this the elk that had once guided Nina out of the forest? The one she raised afterwards?
She didn''t raise it herself, but she had someone else check on it regrly.
The elk looked at them for a while, and then started to walk away. Cali hurried to follow it.
She followed the elk all the way, turning where it did. When she stopped, she felt that she had
stepped into a magical, sunlit world. The sun shone on theke, revealing sparkling ripples. The
lake was not very wide, and an old tree stood where the meadow and water met.
Under the treey two elks, one big and one small. It looked like they were asleep.
The elk that led Cali walked to the tree and bowed its head. The sleeping elks woke up and the
family of three stood there and stared at Cali.
Cali''s tense nerves finally rxed. The little elk ran over happily.
Van and Don burst intoughter. So did Cali.
"Now that we know where we are, let''s get you to your grandparents." Holding Van in her arms and
with Don on her back, Cali walked past theke. "Princess Nina said that there''s a way out past the
big tree across theke. From there we can get to Scher Mountain."
As she spoke, Cali came to the intersection. There was a long staircase, and at the end of the stairs
was a small dock. On the dock, there was a cruise ship with the logo of the royal family on it. A
soldier stood on deck.
Cali could see the Scher Mountain from the deck.
When the soldier saw her, he came up to catch her.
Cali was relieved. She knew that he was one of the soldiers guarding Scher Mountain. No matter
how powerful Jett was, he was unable to nt his people in the army.
By now, the woman was exhausted. "These are Princess Nina''s children. They need to get to Scher
Mountain, not to Nangong family''s castle."
Her missionpleted, Cali fainted, falling to the deck and surrendering to sleep.