Chapter 21 The Big Bad Wolf Who Lured the Little White Rabbit

Yun Si quickly turned her head to look, but still couldn't make out the dark figure.

"Master!"

Lan Xin and Lu Yu were terrified and tugged at her sleeve, saying, "There can't be ghosts here, can there? Mistress, let's go quickly, I don't want to be eaten by ghosts!"

"..."

Yun Si wanted to say, ghosts don't eat people.

She was a ghost for five years, and she never ate a human.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

She's so timid. If I'd known, she would have preferred to come alone.

"It should be just ahead. Let's walk a little further."

The two of them clung to Yun Si's arms and walked forward, trembling.

There was a dead end ahead, and it seemed there was nowhere to go.

Yun Si recalled every detail of the topographical map in her mind and was very certain that the person her third uncle was talking about was near this row of earthen houses.

However, the exact location cannot be determined.

But as far as the eye can see, the only habitable places here are these mud houses. If they are not here, either the topographic map is wrong, or the family has already moved away.

Yun Si searched through these earthen houses twice more, but still couldn't find any trace of anyone living there.

As darkness fell, Lan Xin and Lu Yu grew increasingly frightened, so Yun Si decided to go back first and find another opportunity to ask her third uncle.

This trip was a complete waste of time.

The three of them, master and servant, walked toward the carriage. As the sky darkened, the earthen houses on both sides appeared even more eerie, and they had a feeling that some kind of monster might suddenly break out.

Lan Xin and Lu Yu were on tenterhooks the whole way, their nerves on edge, while Yun Si, on the other hand, remained calm, with no fear in her eyes.

As they approached the carriage, Lanxin and Lu Yu relaxed slightly, and Lanxin quickened her pace, rushing towards the carriage.

It was as if they would be safe once they got into the carriage.

She was just two steps away from getting into the carriage.

Suddenly, Lansing felt a sharp gust of wind, and Lu Yu screamed in terror, "Ah!"

Yun Si only felt a black shadow flash before her eyes, and something darted past, pouncing clearly towards Lan Xin.

At this moment, Lan Xin was some distance away from Yun Si and Lu Yu. The black shadow was too fast and appeared so suddenly that no one had time to react.

Lu Yu screamed in fright.

Yun Si's mind reacted quickly, but unfortunately her hand speed couldn't keep up.

As the silver needle in his hand shot towards the shadowy figure, the figure nimbly dodged it and quickly fled.

They rushed into a mud house next door.

"Lansing!"

Yun Si quickly went over and helped Lan Xin, who was pale with fright and slumped on the ground, to her feet. She checked her over to see if she had any injuries.

"It's alright, it's alright."

Yun Si breathed a sigh of relief upon confirming that Lansing was not injured.

Her gaze followed the direction the dark figure had fled, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes.

The dark figure looked somewhat frightening, but it didn't actually harm Lansing.

“Master.”

Lan Xin was truly terrified, and she hugged Yun Si, wailing, "You scared me to death!"

"It's alright, don't be afraid."

Yun Si hugged Lan Xin and gently patted her back to comfort her.

Lu Yu was also quite frightened and went forward to hug them.

The master didn't mention it when they went out this time, and they didn't even think about bringing guards with them. At the very least, they could bring a coachman.

If there had been a man there, they wouldn't have been so frightened.

"Master, let's hurry up and leave. If that monster comes out again, we might not be so lucky," Lu Yu reminded him with lingering fear.

Yun Si nodded, helped Lan Xin, whose legs were weak, to her feet, and gently patted the dirt off her body.

"Lansing, what did that shadow do to you when it pounced on you?"

Yun Si let Lan Xin and Lu Yu get into the carriage first, her mind still preoccupied with what the dark figure had intended to do when it suddenly rushed over and pounced on Lan Xin.

Lansing was not injured, which means the shadowy figure had no intention of harming anyone.

Moreover, the direction from which the shadowy figure emerged was clearly closer to her and Lu Yu, yet the shadowy figure chose a longer route, heading directly towards Lan Xin.

Could it be that there's something about Lansing that the shadowy figure is interested in?

"What did you do?"

Lan Xin's face was still full of terror. When he heard Yun Si's question, his mind went blank. He had no idea what he had done when the black shadow pounced on him.

"I don't know, this servant doesn't know."

"Don't be afraid, think about it carefully."

"It seems...it seems to have touched me."

Lanxin recalled what had just happened and subconsciously touched her abdomen, only to find that the two packets of peach blossom pastries she was carrying were gone.

"My lady, the peach blossom pastries I brought are all gone."

Upon hearing this, Yun Si immediately understood.

"Don't be afraid. He's probably just hungry. He smelled the peach blossom pastry on you and that's why he suddenly rushed out to snatch the food. He's not a monster or a demon."

Yun Si comforted the two, but couldn't help looking back at the mud house where the shadowy figure was.

For some reason, she felt a strange emotion when this dark figure appeared.

"You stay in the car."

Yun Si turned around, determined to find out the truth.

She had a feeling that if she left today, she might regret it when she got back and would keep thinking about it.

"Master, where are you going?"

Seeing Yun Si walk towards the earthen house next to her, Lu Yu and Lan Xin were terrified. Although they were extremely scared, they did not hesitate at all and immediately jumped off the carriage to follow Yun Si.

Aren't you afraid?

Seeing them follow, Yun Si asked with amusement, "Why did you come if you're scared?"

"No matter how scared I am, I can't let you face the danger alone, my lord."

"That's right. We servants may be a little timid, but if we are really in danger, we will risk our lives to protect our master's safety."

Yun Si believed what the two said.

He was moved inside, but remained calm on the surface.

"Don't worry, there will be no danger."

After speaking, the three of them, master and servants, slowly walked into the gate of the earthen house.

There were no windows in the room, and with the sky outside getting darker, it was impossible to see what was going on inside.

"Lu Yu, tinderbox."

Soon, the tinderbox was lit.

The dim light allowed them to make out the general shape of the earthen house.

It was very simple, almost completely bare, with nothing at all.

Yun Si heard a slight noise and looked toward the corner of the room. There was a dark mass that was vaguely moving.

The dark figure was huddled in the corner, wolfing down the peach blossom pastry that it had snatched from Lanxin.

Seeing this, Lan Xin and Lu Yu still fearfully clung to Yun Si's sleeves.

Do you have any other food on you?

Yun Si asked in a low voice.

Lansing shook his head.

Lu Yu patted himself down and pulled out two pieces of maltose candy: "Will this work?"

"Can."

Yun Si took the malt candy and cautiously walked towards the dark figure.

Lan Xin and Lu Yu grabbed her together, so scared they were almost crying, and frantically shook their heads at her.

"Can't!"

"We can't go!"

Yun Si forcefully pried their hands apart and said sternly, "Stay where you are, don't move, and don't follow us."

After saying that, she continued to approach the shadowy figure.

The shadowy figure was engrossed in eating peach blossom pastries, seemingly unaware that someone had entered the earthen house and was slowly approaching her.

She stopped moving when Yun Si walked up to her side, but she didn't run away or look up. She just moved her body further in, as if she was worried that Yun Si would steal her food.

Yun Si couldn't help but laugh when she saw her action.

"Don't worry, I won't fight you for it."

Yun Si squatted down, took out two pieces of malt candy, and waved them beside her: "Because I have something even more delicious here, do you want some?"

Sure enough, that sentence caught her attention.

She slowly turned around and looked up.

Yun Si saw a face whose features were completely obscured.

His face was covered in black grime, so dirty that only his big, dark eyes and snow-white teeth were visible.

His hair was disheveled and tangled in clumps. Only upon close inspection could one vaguely discern that his clothes were not originally black, but were so dirty that their original color was no longer visible.

However, it is certain that she is a girl.

When Yun Si looked at her, she was also staring at Yun Si.

His dark eyes were filled with curiosity about Yun Si, and also seemed to carry a hint of confusion.

Yun Si handed her the malt candy, and she kept staring at Yun Si, as if she were on guard, or as if she was thinking about something.

"I'm giving this to you, don't you want it?" Yun Si asked softly.

The girl stared at her for a while before reaching out to take the candy from her hand.

Yun Si then asked, "What's your name?"

The girl lowered her head and put the candy in her mouth.

It's unclear whether she didn't hear Yun Si's words, didn't understand them, or simply didn't want to talk to her; in any case, she showed no intention of replying.

Is he mute?

A thought suddenly flashed through Yun Si's mind.

This girl has incredible speed and explosive power; she might also possess other unexpected skills.

Yun Si immediately decided to take her back to wash her clean before making any other plans.

"My family has lots and lots of delicious food, do you want to come back with me?"

Upon hearing that there was so much delicious food, the girl looked up at Yun Si again.

However, this time, what Yun Si saw made her so calm and bold that she took two steps back in fright.

The girl's eyes...

Did she see it wrong?

Yun Si looked again and found that it was still the same as before, without any changes.

You might be seeing things.

Behind them, Lan Xin and Lu Yu widened their eyes in shock upon hearing Yun Si's words.

What did the master say?

Is she going to take that dirty little monster back to the palace?

The two exchanged a glance, both feeling that their master's actions were becoming increasingly perplexing.

Over here, Yun Si didn't get a response from the girl, so he continued to act like a big bad wolf trying to lure a little white rabbit, throwing out all sorts of delicious food names, determined to take her home.

"Did you understand? You only get one chance. If you don't come with me, you might never get to eat so much good food again."

After saying this last sentence, Yun Si got up and walked out. She gave Lan Xin and Lu Yu a wink, and the two of them went ahead first, with her following behind.

She didn't look back until she left the mud house.

The girl did not follow.

Yun Si was a little disappointed.

Lansing and Lu Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

The thought of bringing that little monster back to the palace terrified them.

The three of them boarded the carriage.

Yun Si looked outside again, but still couldn't see the girl.

It seems he didn't want to go back with her.

"Let's go."

Lu Yu was driving outside.

The carriage quickly drove away.

Neither of them noticed that after the carriage had traveled some distance, a small, dark figure, like a swift wolf cub, rushed towards the carriage and crawled under it.

Back at Prince Xiao's residence, the moonlight was hazy.

As soon as Yun Si stepped off the carriage, she saw a figure standing in front of the gate of the Prince's mansion.

That person was actually...