Sun Miao'er snatched the lantern from his hand. They were not on the same path. She laughed and said, "It's alright, a lantern is enough. No need to trouble you, Master."
Yes, she didn't respond.
Fu Yuchi's hands were empty as she watched the figure disappear into the night, as if she had never appeared at all.
But in that dark and long road ahead, the image of the girl's voice and smile seemed to linger, impossible to shake off.
The lantern illuminated the road ahead, and the wooden handle seemed to carry a faint, herbal scent that floated in the air, accompanying her for a long time.
Her smile was forced as she left, but it was too dark for her to see her master. She guessed that her master couldn't see her either, and couldn't see how ugly or insincere her refusal was.
It takes half an hour to walk from the medicine hut back to the Sun family home. You have to cross a huge wheat field and walk a long way along a wide river. The lanterns are always lit, and Sun Miao'er feels as if her master is by her side.
"hiss--"
A considerable commotion arose from the woods behind us, as night crows spread their wings and flew across the moonlight in large flocks, a dark mass.
Suddenly, a series of chaotic footsteps sounded behind me, their footsteps making dull thuds on the mud.
This is not the master's footsteps!
Her driver once took her home, and she remembered his footsteps—they were incredibly light, not heavy and cumbersome.
She dared not look back, and could only quicken her pace, because she knew that she could not be so lucky every time to meet a kind person like her master.
However, after walking for a while, she noticed that as she quickened her pace, the footsteps behind her became increasingly hurried.
They've come with ill intentions!
She straightened up alertly and held the lantern higher, hoping to warn those following her.
Finally! At a bend in the road, Sun Miao'er mustered her courage, suddenly stopped, turned around, and shouted, "Stop following me! Get lost!"
In the darkness, Sun Miao'er could vaguely see the man's figure. He was tall and strong, and his head was elongated under the moonlight, which illuminated half of his face.
It's Wu Dali!
"Why is it you?" Sun Miao'er knew he had no good intentions, so she took small steps back, ready to run away at any moment.
Wu Dali smiled coldly and said in a fierce voice, "Why can't it be me? Who do you think it is, that handsome doctor?"
"You've been planning this all along?" Sun Miao'er retorted, it seemed he'd been eyeing her for quite some time.
Wu Dali grinned lewdly, as if he wanted to devour the woman in front of him with greedy eyes. "Otherwise what? With such a lovely girl like you in the village, how can I live in peace?"
"You'd better be sensible," Sun Miao'er said coldly. She knew that there was no one around, and this body's physical strength might not be a match for his.
Wu Dali, pushing his luck, was gradually ignited by those words. "Know what's good for you? Bah! Don't think I don't know what you're thinking, you wretch! How am I not as good as that poor quack doctor? Living in a shabby house is a disservice to you!"
Sun Miao'er didn't want to provoke him, as it wouldn't do her any good, so she softened her tone and said, "Wu Dali, what exactly do you want? Stop beating around the bush with these sarcastic remarks."
"What do I want to do? I want to be your body!" Wu Dali's eyes lit up, and he was almost about to pounce on her.
In the blink of an eye, Sun Miao'er nimbly veered a few inches to the side, skillfully dodging Wu Dali. "Adultery is a crime punishable by law enforcement!"
"You're all alone now, no one will hear your cries for help, and if you die here, no one will even know!" Wu Dali was intrigued by her evasive behavior and didn't care about anything else. This girl had humiliated and insulted him last time, and today he was determined to make her pay for it in blood!
Sun Miao'er wanted to run, but with Wu Dali's bull-like physique, running would be suicide for her, because she wouldn't even be able to escape this wheat field before being caught up, and she might not even have the strength to struggle.
Now she can only hide. She is petite. When Wu Dali pounces on her, Sun Miao'er shakes the lantern in her hand. The lantern light and shadow are intermittent, sometimes bright and sometimes dim. It is easy for Wu Dali to miss. More precisely, he cannot see Sun Miao'er's position.
Sun Miao'er tried it a few times and found it extremely effective. She dodged it several times. The candle in the lantern was burning rapidly, so this trick obviously couldn't last too long.
"You bitch! You're still running!" Wu Dali stopped to catch his breath. Very well, this hunting method was piquing his interest. "You know you can't outrun me, so don't try any tricks. Just submit to me obediently, and I'll let you leave with some dignity!"
"Then I should thank you, right?" Sun Miao'er pulled herself to a safe distance from him again, but it was too short a time. Wu Dali was like a hunter who had locked onto his target, like a general who was confident of victory. The chances of her escaping from him were slim.
Even during the day, she had countless ways to deal with Wu Dali, but now, she could only hide.
She didn't even have a single tool for self-defense.
Wu Dali laughed smugly, "Weren't you going to expose me? Didn't you have something on me? Tell me now! Go ahead and say it!"
He roared, radiating a fierce aura, completely devoid of his usual simple and honest demeanor.
The candle had burned down to a stub, and the lantern's light had dimmed considerably. The previous tactic was no longer effective. Sun Miao'er retreated, knowing she had no choice but to fight to the death.
Sun Miao'er pulled out a small piece of candle from the lantern and threw it forcefully towards Wu Dali.
In an instant, the flames landed on the wheat field, forming a sea of fire. The wheat field burst into flames, and the leaping fire illuminated the surroundings. The smell of burning filled the air, making it hard to breathe.
The fire separated Sun Miao'er and Wu Dali. The fire spread, and Wu Dali was temporarily trapped by the fire, unable to move an inch!
If he takes just one more step forward, the fire will spread to him with the wind.
"Damn it!" Wu Dali cursed, never expecting that this girl would come up with such a desperate, suicidal scheme when she was about to die. "Do you think you can escape?"
Sun Miao'er knew her chance had come, and she had no choice but to run now while Wu Dali was still trapped in the wheat field by the fire.
She took off running, along the path through the wheat field, but the wheat field was too big, and she couldn't even see any houses with lights on. She could only escape by the dim moonlight.
What a damn bad luck! Sun Miao'er cursed inwardly. She never expected to mess with Wu Dali, this troublesome guy. If she had known, she should have been ruthless that day and crippled this beast!
No! If she manages to escape today, she will definitely find a chance to cripple Wu Dali!
"What am I thinking! I can definitely escape!" she cursed herself inwardly, running as fast as she could. The wind was blowing in her face, which should have driven the fire in the opposite direction.
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