Chapter 45 That Forest is Dangerous (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Lu Ting ran very fast, and Xu Qingmo almost couldn't catch up with him.

About half an hour later, Xu Qingmo arrived at a martyrs' cemetery, where deceased soldiers who had made contributions to the country are buried.

Xu Qingmo was filled with awe.

"Waaah..." A faint sobbing sound came from the Martyrs' Park. Xu Qingmo followed the sound and saw Lu Ting kneeling in front of a grave with red eyes from crying.

"Mom and Dad, why did you leave me? Do you know how much I miss you? Why did you leave me all alone? Why?" Lu Ting kept asking, but no one answered him with a single word.

He knew all of this in his heart, but after being wronged, he still wanted to come and find them.

Even just talking to someone can make me feel much better.

Xu Qingmo stood silently to the side, neither speaking nor moving.

Quiet companionship is more powerful than many skillful words.

This is the experience summarized by Xu Qingmo.

After a while, Lu Ting finally stopped crying and turned to look at Xu Qingmo beside him.

"Why did you follow me? Do you know that wolves, snakes, and even wild boars occasionally appear around here?" Lu Ting deliberately tried to scare her.

He had never actually seen any of these things; he had only heard the adults in the family compound mention them.

Try to prevent children from coming alone.

"I just arrived here, how would I know about these things?" Xu Qingmo said helplessly.

Lu Ting said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Qingmo. I was so upset just now that I came over without thinking about you."

"I don't want to hear any apologies. Let's go back first." Xu Qingmo remained calm.

Lu Ting nodded. "Let's go."

Lu Ting was worried that Xu Qingmo was scared, so he walked ahead of her, his feet making a creaking sound on the ground, which was especially jarring in the quiet environment.

"Qingmo, don't be afraid. If we encounter any wolves or anything, I'll hold them off. You run first." Lu Ting showed a strong sense of responsibility.

Xu Qingmo remained calm and asked curiously, "Are you afraid of wild wolves?"

"Of course I'm scared. It can bite off a child's arm in one bite. Even an adult without combat experience would be bitten if they encountered a wolf." Lu Ting said very seriously.

Xu Qingmo responded with an "oh," surprised that the wolf was so powerful.

But she thought it was just average, not much better than the big yellow dog in the village.

Suddenly, a wild rabbit hopped past them. Xu Qingmo quickly picked up a branch and threw it. The branch pierced through the rabbit's belly and stuck directly into the tree.

Lu Ting stared in shock, his eyes wide.

He rubbed his eyes and looked again. The rabbit was still pinned to the tree, its four legs still thrashing in the air.

He had only seen such a powerful move in movies.

"Qingmo, how are you so amazing?" Lu Ting thought he was dreaming, so he pinched his thigh until tears welled up in his eyes from the pain.

It's safe to say this isn't a dream, and his sister is incredibly amazing.

"Stop talking, quickly take the rabbit down, let's go back."

"Great, great, great! We can eat rabbit today, that's wonderful." Lu Ting seemed to remember something and hid the rabbit behind his back. "Qingmo, don't you think the rabbit is pitiful?"

"I'm even more pitiful when I'm hungry," Xu Qingmo replied casually.

Lu Ting felt that his younger sister was very special.

A wild rabbit was brought to the residential compound before, and several little girls cried because they felt sorry for the rabbit.

They said bunnies are so cute, how could you eat them?

As a result, once the meat was served, their chopsticks never left the bowl containing the rabbit meat.

The two walked out of the woods and encountered no wild animals except for rabbits.

Lu Ting's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, gradually settled down.

He took Xu Qingmo's hand and said, "Qingmo, thank you for coming to find me."

Xu Qingmo struggled a couple of times, but Lu Ting held on even tighter, so she had no choice but to let him lead her.

"I went with them because I was afraid my parents would worry. Don't be too touched," Xu Qingmo said earnestly.

Lu Ting still grinned foolishly, "Qingmo, you're so rude."

"You did something awful, and now you're criticizing me for saying something rude?" Xu Qingmo glared at him and reminded him, "Don't call me 'Qingmo-meimei' in private anymore, I don't like it."

“But you are my sister, so it’s not wrong of me to call you that.”

"You can call me by my name, you don't have to add 'little sister' to it. You've already made me sound too young." Xu Qingmo pouted.

She had never been called "little sister" before because she didn't like it.

She likes to become stronger and stronger, making many people fear her and dare not easily provoke her.

But now, after meeting Wang Jing, she is willing to be a child being taken care of by her mother. When Wang Jing treats her like a child, she goes from feeling uncomfortable to adapting.

But she is not willing to make changes or concessions to just anyone.

For example, Lu Ting now.

Lu Ting released Xu Qingmo's hand and looked at her nervously, "Don't you like me?"

"Hmm, I don't like it."

"I knew I wasn't likable, sob sob sob..."

Xu Qingmo, “…”

Xu Qingmo, "Can you please stop crying? You've been crying for ages, and there are still tears coming out?"

Xu Qingmo saw large tears slide down Lu Ting's cheeks.

That's really impressive.

Xu Qingmo sighed inwardly.

Annoyed by his crying, she had no choice but to temporarily compromise, "Alright, alright, stop crying. From now on, you can continue calling me 'little sister,' okay?"

When Wang Jing came over, she happened to see Xu Qingmo comforting a crying Lu Ting.

Upon hearing that Xu Qingmo and Lu Ting had run into the depths of the woods together, Shen Jiang immediately reported to his superiors and left to find the child.

Upon seeing Lu Ting crying uncontrollably, Shen Jiang's heart tightened. In his memory, Lu Ting was not a child who cried easily.

Why are you crying like this? Could it be that you've been attacked by wolves in the woods?

Shen Jiang quickened his pace and stepped forward, anxiously looking at the two children.

Everything was fine; in fact, Lu Ting was even holding an injured rabbit in his hand.

"You went hunting in the woods?" Shen Jiang asked Lu Ting with a serious face. "I told you before that the woods are dangerous and there are wild animals. You are young, and if you encounter them, you won't be able to escape."

Lu Ting shook his head. "We're fine. We didn't encounter any wolves. Uncle Shen, you don't need to worry. I've protected my sister very well."

When talking about his younger sister, Lu Ting glanced at Xu Qingmo to make sure she didn't show any disgust before calling her that.

"You're not allowed to go to that grove anymore, and you're definitely not allowed to catch wild rabbits. It's very dangerous. If you really want to eat meat, I'll have Wang Jing go to the county town to buy some." Shen Jiang was still worried.

Wang Jing chimed in, "Don't worry too much, Momo can protect Lu Ting."

Shen Jiang was taken aback. "Why are you joining in the fun? Momo is only five years old. If she really encounters a wild wolf, she can't even protect herself. How could she possibly protect others?"

Xu Qingmo: "I can!"