Jiang Yimian paused, then nodded, and said simply, "I see. Then we can only wait for the magistrate."
She wasn't too disappointed; she just wanted to see if she could get any news about Jiang's father and Jiang Qingyuan.
Upon hearing this, Lu Cijian felt his heart skip a beat. Staring at Jiang Yimian's lowered head, he suddenly said, "We'll definitely find out about Uncle Jiang and my brother soon, so don't worry."
Mianmian must be worried about Jiang's father and elder brother; he can't stop them because of his own reasons.
Jiang Yimian was taken aback, then looked at the serious-looking person beside her with amusement, and asked curiously, "Are you so sure?"
The boy simply nodded heavily, his expression more serious than ever before.
Jiang Yimian suddenly smiled, thinking that the person in front of her was comforting her, and looked at the other person and said softly, "Why are you in a bad mood?"
Everything was fine at first, but he boldly called her Mianmian and even hooked his hand in hers.
Lu Cijian didn't speak, but turned his head away. There was a conflict in his beautiful eyes, as well as something indescribable.
He really wanted Mianmian to know why he was angry, but he was also afraid that she would be unhappy if she knew.
Jiang Yimian was somewhat helpless, and pretended to be angry, saying, "Fine, don't tell me then."
With that, he turned to leave.
Lu Cijian suddenly became anxious, reached out and grabbed her hand, and said in a low voice, "I'm just a little unhappy, don't be angry."
The boy lowered his eyes, his gaze filled with helplessness and grievance. For the first time, a look of bewilderment appeared on his handsome face, devoid of his usual indifference.
Jiang Yimian glanced at the large, well-defined hand covering her own, raised an eyebrow, and met those beautiful peach blossom eyes, but her gaze was drawn to the red beauty mark at the corner of the eye.
She reached out and touched the beauty mark under her eye. The moment their skin touched, she could clearly feel Lu Cijian stiffen for a moment, but he didn't pull away, letting her stroke the beauty mark.
Jiang Yimian chuckled as she watched the boy's ears gradually turn red. "Now you know how to be shy. I wonder who was it that hooked my hand earlier?"
Lu Cijian froze, her already reddened ear tips turning even redder, and her neck also turned slightly red.
That was a subconscious reaction. He felt depressed when he heard that someone from Huichuntang was coming, and the word "mianmian" just slipped out. The other person unconsciously flirted with him as they passed by.
They left seemingly nonchalantly, but in reality, they fled in disarray.
If he hadn't remembered that the account book had been put away, he would never have gone back, nor would he have heard the words, "those who fled the famine with us."
Lu Cijian sighed softly, reaching out to grab the hand that was persistently causing trouble near his eye, and said with displeasure, "So I was just someone who fled the famine with you. Did you and the young master of the Lin family say the same thing?"
As soon as she spoke, Jiang Yimian could clearly feel the hand on her wrist tighten, and the gaze fixed on her became even more intense.
She paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Then how do you suggest I introduce you?"
She thought the person in front of her was troubled by something, but little did she know that it was because of her words that he was in a bad mood.
Lu Cijian stared at the person in front of him without speaking. His thin lips parted, and after a long while, as if he had made up his mind, he said in a deep, clear voice, "I want to..."
However, before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a curious voice.
"Sister Mian, Brother Cijian, what are you doing?" Gousheng and Wang Xiaohei looked on curiously from a distance, their eyes full of doubt.
Jiang Yimian was taken aback, quickly putting some distance between herself and Lu Cijian. She glanced at the darkening sky and calmly asked, "What are you doing here?"
Gou Sheng immediately began to complain, saying anxiously, "Sister Yi Mian, Mimi is injured and won't let us get close. You should go back and check on her."
As soon as they returned to the small depression, Mimi ran back with injuries, several bloody wounds on her body, which looked quite frightening.
They wanted to bandage Mimi, but Mimi wouldn't let them touch her.
Wang Xiaohei quickly added, "I don't know what hurt it, but it looks like some kind of ferocious beast."
Jiang Yimian frowned, and without saying anything more, she hurriedly walked towards the small depression.
Lu Cijian and the others quickly followed.
As soon as Jiang Yimian got home, she could smell a strong stench of blood. Everyone else breathed a sigh of relief when they saw her return.
Mimi, who had been nestled in the straw shed, happily ran towards her, nuzzling her with her fluffy head, and then nuzzling Lu Cijian beside her, as if she were happy, or perhaps seeking comfort.
Jiang Yimian frowned and reached out to touch the wound on Mimi's abdomen.
Mimi immediately let out a howl and twisted her body to prevent her from touching her.
Jiang Yimian sighed and reached out to rub Mimi's fluffy forehead, saying irritably, "You're never home, but you know to come back when you're injured."
Ever since Mimi grew into a large, ferocious beast, she runs wildly in the mountains all day long, and you can't see her during the day except when she comes back at night.
She wasn't too worried about Mimi at first. After all, such a big king of the forest shouldn't be able to hurt anything. Plus, after last year's wildfire, many wild animals should have gone to deeper forests.
Who would have thought that he would be so badly injured today?
She touched the wound and could clearly feel that it was very long, but she didn't know what had caused it.
With a helpless sigh, Jiang Yimian went inside and took out some alcohol for cleaning wounds and some wound medicine from her spatial storage. She then had Lu Cijian pin Mimi to the ground.
When her abdomen was exposed, everyone gasped.
A large wound was visible on Mimi's abdomen, extending from her belly to her forelegs. A large chunk of flesh had been torn away, leaving a bloody and horrifying sight.
Zhao Xing'er and Wang Fengqin quickly covered the eyes of the three children who were curiously watching from the side.
Old Liu, holding up a torch, grimaced and said, "What hurt Mimi? It's such a big wound."
Liu Dayong shuddered as he looked at the wound and said, "It looks like it was torn by something. There are probably wild animals like Mimi on this mountain, and quite a few of them."
Everyone was momentarily alarmed.
Having lived here for almost a year, aside from encountering two injured wild boars and Mimi, they hadn't encountered any wild animals and subconsciously forgot about the dangers in the mountains.
They still acknowledged Mimi's fighting prowess; the fact that Mimi was so badly injured meant that there was more than one beast that attacked her.
Seeing that everyone was frightened, Jiang Yimian quickly treated Mimi's wounds while saying, "Don't worry, it's not as dangerous as you think. Mimi must have run to other mountains and encountered a pack of wild animals. These mountains are still safe."
Besides, Mimi is also very capable.
It's so badly injured; those who attacked it won't fare any better and won't dare show up again for a while. You can stay put in the small depression.
However, it's always good to be careful; she'll still go check out the nearby hills tomorrow.
If there really is a pack of wild beasts, it would be safer to wipe them out while they are injured.
It's never a good thing if you end up in a small depression or a village.
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