No Salvation

"I– I was…" Rui Shuren squeezed her eyes shut, her expression pained. "I was nearby. There were several villagers in the area, and Auntie Jiahu was also looking for you. They didn't seem to be in their right mind…"

"So you decided to knock me out and dragged me away?" Song Zhuyu asked with thick incredulity in his tone. 

He couldn't even begin to guess what was running in her mind. If she wanted to save him, why must she resort to violence? Couldn't she simply warn him instead of going through all the trouble to bring him here while concealing him from everyone else along the way? Besides, he was almost twice her size and weight! How had such a slender girl managed to drag him all the way here??