Reincarnated as an Energy with a System

Chapter 1713  Chased

Were there spirits following this woman? Was that who she was running away from so much so that she had fallen unconscious at the end of it?

What did it mean for him that the spirit was following her? Why was she running away in the first place?

ʼIt doesnʼt matter right now,ʼ Ning thought. He turned to look at the men who were running away with the woman. He would think about it later.

”If there is a spirit, we cannot be found,” Matthew said. ”Have you thought about that?”

”I will find a way somehow,” Ning said. ”Do you really want to give up such an amazing opportunity?”

The man turned to look at the woman and shook his head. ”No, I guess I donʼt. I need my men healed.”

Ning nodded. They arrived back at the came and Ning prepared a place for her in the cart where she could sleep peacefully.

Once she was properly laid down, he began checking her for injuries. The woman wore something similar to what she had worn back when he saw her. Soft white trousers with an almost pajama-like dress above. She didnʼt even have anything to keep her safe from the wind.

ʼHow suddenly did she have to leave?ʼ Ning wondered. Was the person who chased her perhaps the nobleman she had kicked out of her house? Ning worried that the man was the reason she didnʼt even have time to put on some proper clothes before leaving.

He sighed and shook his head before checking her for wounds. Other than a few scratches to her heel from running in her tight shoes, there was nothing else wrong with her at all.

”Sheʼs completely fine,” Ning said. ”Sheʼs not wounded anywhere I can see. Sheʼs not sick either. I think sheʼs just tired from running.”

He wondered if she had healed herself and that was why she wasnʼt wounded.

Matthew nodded. ”I will go keep watch to see if someone comes,” he said. The soldiers began going through the bushes to the side, pulling out thick wooden sticks they were using as weapons.

The leader himself went along with his soldiers to stay in the stakeout this time around.

”Shara, we might need to cook some food for her. You should make preparations so we can begin cooking the moment she wakes up,” Ning said.

Shara nodded and left to make preparations.

It took a while for the woman to wake up. By the time she did, it was already late afternoon. In just 2 more hours, they would lose all sunlight.

She woke up with a slight stir before suddenly getting up with alertness. He looked around in the cart, seeing nothing but the horses.

”Finally, youʼre awake.”

She turned around in a hurry and saw Ning sitting at the edge of the cart beside her. ”You bastards!” She lunged at him immediately, but Ning grabbed her hand and twisted her around before slamming her down on the cart, pinning her arms against her chest.

”Calm down. Iʼm not your enemy,” Ning said, waiting for her to acknowledge it.

The woman breathed heavily for a while before she blinked for a while. ”You… youʼre the guy I healed,” she said.

”Looks like youʼve regained your sanity,” Ning said, letting go of her. ”How are you feeling? Are you still tired?”

The woman frowned as she looked outside of the cart, seeing the thick foliage of the forest. ”Where am I? Where have you brought me?”

”Uhh, I donʼt remember what this forest is called. Itʼs the one in the mountains. You ran this way, remember?” he said.

The womanʼs eyes moved around trying to remember. She looked at him sharply next. ”Are you one of them?” she asked.

”You will have to explain who ʼthemʼ is before I answer,” Ning said.

”The empireʼs army,” she said.

Ningʼs eyes narrowed. ”You were running away from an army?” he asked. ”Itʼs surprising that you managed to escape them all alone.”

The womanʼs eyes slowly widened. ”I… I didnʼt escape them,” she said. ”They are still behind me.”

Ning paused for a second. ”They are still following you?” he asked.

The woman nodded. ”They let their spirit follow me while I tire myself. They should be coming any time now. How long was I asleep for?”

”About 5 or 6 hours,” Ning said, feeling worried. ”Are you sure they are empireʼs soldiers?”

”They are,” the woman said. ”They found me and—”

She stopped, turning to look at Ning. ”Tell me who you are first. I cannot trust you else.”

”Do you remember me saying something about killing a noble?” he asked.

The woman stopped to think for a moment before nodding. ”I do remember that. What of it?” she asked.

”That man was not just any noble, but an Earl in charge of an entire Batallion. I killed a high-ranking soldier of the empire,” Ning said. ”I hope that is enough information for now.”

The woman accepted his words. Whether he was telling the truth or not was another matter entirely. For now, she had to trust in him.

”We need to leave now,” she said. ”This must be your cart. We need to run away or they will catch up to us at any moment now.”

”Too late,” a voice said from the side and the leader arrived next to the cart. He looked at the woman for a moment and then turned toward Ning. ”Soldiers incoming. A group of 2 dozen or so.”

The woman looked at Matthew, confused for a moment as to who he was, but the words he spoke took precedence. The soldiers were here.

”We need to run now,” the woman said. ”I left my horse a long distance away. Do you guys have horses?”

The leader grimaced a little. ”What do we do?” he asked. ”She is right about running.”

”We can do that,” Ning said as a mysterious look appeared on his face. ”Or… we can stay behind and fight them all.”