Bai Yueyao felt a little flustered. She wanted to hide quickly so that the villagers wouldn't see her.

On second thought, wouldn't this be like protesting too much? It would only make her seem like she had something to hide.

Besides, she had already hidden the wild boar leg, so what was she afraid of?

Bai Yueyao took a deep breath and greeted the villagers with a smile:

"Aunties and grandmas, you're going up the mountain to gather wild produce too! There's plenty of wild produce further up!"

The aunties and grandmas who were walking and chatting looked at Bai Yueyao as if she were crazy when they heard her words.

Has this educated youth taken the wrong medicine today? Usually, when he sees them, he's all haughty and acts like he's pointing his nose at them. Why is he actually greeting them today?

Bai Yueyao walked along, greeting people as she went. Although everyone thought she was quite ill, no one stopped her, and she made it to the entrance of the mountain smoothly.

And just like that, they unexpectedly ran into Zhong Wanwan, who was lying on two tattered sacks!

…………

Zhong Wanwan chased after Bai Yueyao too late in the morning. By the time she arrived at the back mountain, Bai Yueyao was nowhere to be seen.

Originally, Zhong Wanwan wanted to go into the mountains to look for her. She remembered that Bai Yueyao had gotten lost in the hazelnut forest the first time she went into the mountains, and Zhong Wanwan planned to go to the hazelnut forest to look for her.

On second thought, she realized something was amiss. She had already picked all the hazelnuts, so Bai Yueyao couldn't possibly have lingered in the hazelnut grove. Therefore, if she went there, she would most likely be disappointed.

As for where Bai Yueyao will go next, the current trajectory is different from the original book, so she has no way of knowing!

The mountain is so big, it would be too much trouble to find someone like this, like looking for a needle in a haystack!

It would be better for her to stay at the foot of the mountain. After all, there's only one way in and out of the back mountain, and Bai Yueyao can't fly out anyway. She'll have to come out sooner or later!

Fearing that standing and waiting would be too tiring, Zhong Wanwan deliberately used a basket on her back as a cover, pretending to take something out of it, but actually she was just pulling out two large sacks from her spatial storage.

A thick layer of leaves was laid underneath, and the burlap sack was covered on top. Zhong Wanwan then lay down leisurely on it.

Zhong Wanwan waited and waited, but Bai Yueyao didn't come down the mountain. She was so sleepy that she kept yawning and propping her head up with her hands.

Just then, Zhong Wanwan heard Bai Yueyao greeting someone in the distance. She was wide awake and opened her eyes wide. Sure enough, she saw Bai Yueyao carrying a basket on her back not far away.

The main character finally arrived, and Zhong Wanwan quickly sat up and threw the two burlap sacks into her basket.

She straightened up, stretched, and then looked Bai Yueyao up and down in her basket.

Bai Yueyao was already feeling guilty, and being stared at by Zhong Wanwan made her even more guilty. Her mind went blank as she greeted Zhong Wanwan:

"Why is Zhong Zhiqing still sleeping on the mountain? It's so chilly out there, he should go back to sleep, lest he catch a cold!"

Zhong Wanwan shook her head inwardly. Something was wrong, very wrong. Bai Yueyao actually cared about her?

This is simply a fantasy! The sun can't rise from the west, it has to come out from the middle!

There must be something wrong with her, or she was just dozing off and hallucinating!

Zhong Wanwan remained calm and followed Bai Yueyao's lead, saying:

"Bai Zhiqing really knows how to care about people. With the autumn wind blowing like this, it's easy to catch a cold!"

"Perfect timing, I've finished packing, let's go back with Bai Zhiqing!"

Bai Yueyao wanted to slap herself twice. Why did she have to speak so quickly and even care about this plague god? Wasn't she just asking for trouble?

Fearing that if she walked with Zhong Wanwan, Zhong Wanwan might notice something, Bai Yueyao gave a dry laugh and said:

"Actually, it's not that cold up in the mountains. I was just mistaken. Why don't you lie down for a while longer, Zhong Zhiqing? I see you're sleeping quite comfortably here!"

How could Zhong Wanwan possibly give up this opportunity to work together? She shook her head solemnly and said:

"No matter how comfortable that is, it can't compare to the comfort of the kang (heated brick bed) at home. I don't have many other virtues, but I listen to advice..."

As they were talking, Zhong Wanwan watched Bai Yueyao back away little by little. She stepped forward and continued:

"Bai Zhiqing, how come you can't tell the front from the back? Come this way, let's go back quickly!"