"Shout, shout, shout! What's wrong with you? Xia Ning went into the mountains. Wait until she comes out before you look for her!"
Bai Yueyao said urgently, her voice cracking:
"Going into the mountains? When? No, how did she go into the mountains? I haven't heard her mention it."
Just as Li Jing was about to continue criticizing her, she saw Bai Yueyao's face light up with joy, and she hurriedly left.
Bai Yueyao assumed that Xia Ning had also inquired in advance about the hunting team's arrival time in the mountains and was waiting for them at the entrance!
She ran home happily and said to Tang Zixuan and Tang Zihao:
"Let's hurry to the mountain pass, Xia Ning is waiting for us there!"
The three of them ran to the entrance of the mountain, but there wasn't a soul in sight. Tang Zixuan questioned Bai Yueyao:
"Where's Xia Ning? Didn't you say she was waiting for us at the entrance to the mountain?"
Bai Yueyao felt uneasy, sensing that things weren't going as she had expected. Still unwilling to give up, she spoke to those around her:
"Xia Ning, Xia Ning, where are you hiding? This is not the time for jokes. If we delay any longer, we won't be able to catch up with the hunting party!"
Bai Yueyao desperately hoped that Xia Ning was joking with them and was hiding behind some tree, waiting to scare them!
Tang Zixuan shouted angrily:
"Did you even talk to Xia Ning beforehand? There's no one around here! Besides, Xia Ning isn't the type to joke around like that when it comes to important matters!"
Bai Yueyao naturally knew this, but she was still unwilling to give up. She didn't call out Xia Ning, and said dejectedly:
"I explained it to her very clearly, but who knew Xia Ning would go crazy and go into the mountains so early in the morning!"
After Bai Yueyao had done so much, where did Tang Zixuan find any trust in her? He wondered:
"Stop trying to shift the blame to others. Xia Ning isn't the type to go back on her word. It's definitely because you didn't explain things clearly to her at all!"
Bai Yueyao was now speechless, but she couldn't bear to give up. She gritted her teeth and said:
"I reckon Xia Ning found out when the hunting team would be heading into the mountains and went with them! If we hurry, we might be able to catch up with her!"
Tang Zixuan highly agreed with these words, and he nodded and said:
"Okay, let's hurry up, we'll definitely catch up with Xia Ning!"
Tang Zihao, however, hesitated and said:
"Can we manage? The three of us haven't even prepared any food. If we don't find Xia Ning, we'll starve to death in the mountains!"
Tang Zixuan said with exasperation:
"How could she not catch up? No matter how capable she is, she's still a woman. How fast can she walk?"
"Stop talking nonsense, just listen to my instructions!"
Tang Zihao was also furious. Why should he listen to these two's arrangements? Did they really think this was still home, where everyone had to fawn over him, Young Master Tang?
Besides, if he could have made proper arrangements, why would he have ended up in such a sorry state after being at the farm for so long?
How dare he shamelessly beg me to do what he says? If he actually did, wouldn't he end up being sent to shovel manure too?
At this moment, Tang Zihao was perfectly clear-headed, and he resigned himself to his fate, saying:
"If you two are willing to go into the mountains, then go ahead. I'm not going to waste my time with your nonsense. I'm going back to catch up on my sleep!"
Tang Zixuan was so angry she wanted to kick Tang Zihao. Was sleeping more important, or pursuing Xia Ning? How could he not understand priorities? He was truly hopeless!
Bai Yueyao advised Tang Zihao:
"Zihao, don't be childish. That's meat! So much meat, don't you want to eat it?"
Tang Zihao remained unmoved and said:
"Hehe, the wild animals in the mountains think the same way; they see you as meat too..."
"It was because you two said that Xia Ning would also be going into the mountains with us, and that she had homemade guns, that I agreed to come!"
"We have nothing now. You want me to go into the mountains with you? Are you asking me to hunt for wild game, or to become your casualties? Whoever wants to go can go, I'm not going!"
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