Chapter 21: Disturbing Someone's Ancestral Grave
The firelight at the cave entrance cast long, thin shadows of several tall figures.
Juchiro's face flickered in and out of the firelight, his expression more unsightly than if he had swallowed a fly.
Yun Yang's eyelids were only slightly lifted, revealing Fu Xiaoting's clearly defined jawline.
Where is she? Who is she? How did she end up in Fu Xiaoting's arms?
Oh right, she's asleep.
Before falling asleep, Fu Xiaoting covered her with his suit jacket.
What happened after I fell asleep?
How did they end up hugging?
Yun Yang immediately closed her eyes tightly.
Play dead!
As long as she doesn't wake up, Giulio won't be able to settle accounts with her!
"Sir, you've been frightened."
Jukiro's voice trembled slightly despite its respect, probably because he was shocked by what he saw.
Yun Yang could feel that the suit jacket covering her body had been gently taken away.
Immediately afterwards, she heard Fu Xiaoting's thoughts flooding her mind.
[Holy crap, that scared me to death! I thought an assassin had arrived!]
Sigh, the world is a giant makeshift operation, and Brother Kei and his men are no exception; it took them so long to find me!
Yun Yang: "..."
Xiaoting, is it possible that this team is yours?
As Yun Yang was complaining, she suddenly felt her body lighten and was picked up.
A sudden dizziness.
Then, her back pressed against the cold stretcher.
I felt like a rag doll, being jostled along a rugged mountain road.
The jolting was so bad it felt like her internal organs were about to shift.
Play dead, and keep playing dead until the very end!
In her dazed state, she heard Giulio giving instructions to his men.
"The gentleman is fine, just a minor injury. It's that woman..."
Giulio paused, his tone filled with disdain.
"Quiet, come and watch her."
Yun Yang was completely speechless.
Should we let Anjing watch over her?
Are they afraid she won't die fast enough?
I don't know how long the stretcher was bounced around, but it finally stopped.
Yunyang figured they had reached a safe place before she slowly woke up.
He rubbed his eyes and sat up from the stretcher with a blank look on his face.
Not far away, Fu Xiaoting was sitting in a tattered wheelchair.
One of the wheels of the wheelchair fell off, and Giukiro squatted on the ground, struggling to tie it back on with his tie.
Fu Xiaoting's devastatingly handsome face now bears the same signature scar again.
Yun Yang's gaze met his for a moment.
Fu Xiaoting's inner thoughts suddenly rang out without warning.
[Ahhh, I'm still alive!]
[Thank goodness, he's not dead!]
Good cooks, like good men, are not readily available in the market; they can't just die out like that!
Yun Yang's lips twitched.
No wonder Xiaoting was so kind to her.
Alright, a cook it is.
A cook is better than no cook at all.
In Xiaoyuan, being worthless means dying quickly.
"You're awake."
A quiet, cold voice drifted over my ear.
Yun Yang didn't speak, but just glanced at her indifferently.
An Jing didn't seem to care and continued speaking on her own, her eyes carrying a hint of unreadable probing.
“I know you’re not very strong; you can’t even change a water bottle normally.”
"How did you and your husband manage to hide in that cave?"
Yun Yang turned her head to the other side and responded with silence.
This person must have had some kind of brain wrinkle-removing injection.
Quietly, he wouldn't give up. He lowered his voice again and whispered mysteriously in her ear.
"Have you noticed that the scar on your face seems to be in a different location than before?"
Yun Yang was truly impressed.
Rule number one for working people: Never be curious about your boss's secrets.
It's like you unexpectedly bump into your boss and Xiao Si shopping outside, and the boss says that Xiao Si is his sister.
Are you going to dig deeper and ask the boss how many "good sisters" he has?
Do you think your life is too long, or do you feel the boss's knife isn't sharp enough?
I really can't understand how An Jing, with her IQ, has managed to survive in Xiaoyuan until now.
Yun Yang took a deep breath and her gaze fell on the black thermos cup that An Jing was holding.
That was Fu Xiaoting's personal water cup.
She had a sudden inspiration, pointed in Fu Xiaoting's direction, and said to An Jing.
"The gentleman must be thirsty. Go and bring him some water."
This trick really worked.
An Jing's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she immediately grabbed her thermos and ran towards Fu Xiaoting.
"Sir, would you like some water?"
At this moment, Fu Xiaoting was watching the bodyguards who were trying to lift him and his wheelchair up the steep slope, but repeatedly failed, and he was mentally ranting.
【Tch, trash, all of them trash!】
Aren't bodyguards in movies supposed to be able to climb cliffs using only their tongues and a third leg?
He was feeling annoyed when Anjing handed him a water glass.
Without a second thought, Fu Xiaoting took it, unscrewed the cap, and gulped down a large mouthful.
The next second.
"puff--"
A mouthful of hot water gushed out.
Fu Xiaoting's face turned green.
【Hot hot hot hot hot hot!】
Are you trying to scald me to death?!
[This woman is facing certain death.]
Anjing was so frightened by his reaction that she fell to her knees with a thud.
"Sir, spare me! Sir, spare me! I didn't know the water was so hot!"
Just then, a bird that appeared out of nowhere flew down from the sky in a circle.
With a "thud".
A white bird dropping landed precisely on Anjing's head.
The air froze instantly.
Yun Yang stared in shock, her mouth agape. She looked at Fu Xiaoting, then at An Jing, whose head was covered in bird droppings.
Who can tell the difference between Xiaoting and Yonghe Palace now?
Does saying "when death is imminent" really mean that you'll be covered in shit?
Is his mouth blessed or is it a turtle from a wishing well?
Yun Yang was still in shock when she met An Jing's resentful gaze.
That look in his eyes was like a poisoned knife, as if he wanted to stab several holes in her.
Yun Yang felt wronged.
I swear to God!
Stupidity is contagious. She just wanted to keep Anjing away from her, but little did she know that the thermos contained boiling water!
She won't take the blame for this!
It will take some time before helicopter rescue arrives.
Jujiro grew increasingly annoyed with Yunyang and tossed her an empty bag.
Go find something to eat.
In this desolate wilderness, even the grass roots are withered and yellow. Where can we find food?
Isn't this deliberately making things difficult for her?
Yun Yang secretly glanced at Fu Xiaoting.
We've been through thick and thin together...
Fu Xiaoting glanced at her casually.
Go, Pikachu, I'm hungry too!
Yun Yang: "..."
Sure enough, the capitalists give out rewards only to make the cattle and horses work harder.
I'll go.
We should find them some poisonous mushrooms.
Her surname isn't Yang.
Yunyang took the bag and walked into the woods.
There's always a way out.
Deep in the woods, she discovered a new grave.
The tombstone was inscribed with words she could understand.
The male homeowner's name is Guo Zao, and the female homeowner's name is Qu Shi.
One lived to the age of 98, the other to 99.
The grave was covered with various offerings: apples, pastries, roast chicken... and even an unopened bottle of wine.
Judging by how fresh it looks, it's probably the family that held a funeral yesterday while setting off firecrackers.
Yun Yang's eyes lit up instantly.
He bowed three times to the tombstone, muttering incantations.
"Grandpa and Grandma, I'm sorry, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. I'll take your offerings with me."
"Don't worry, I didn't take it for nothing."
As Yun Yang spoke, she deftly packed all the offerings into bags.
“If you run out of food down there, go find a man surnamed Ju. He’s my boss’s father. He was buried yesterday. You should be able to run into him on your way to the underworld.”
After looting the offerings, Yunyang walked back satisfied.
She thought she was a genius.
Back at camp, everyone was stunned by what was in her bag.
"Where did you get so much food?" Gukiro looked at her suspiciously.
Yun Yang puffed out her chest and said with a proud look on her face.
"I not only found food, but I also found a way down the mountain!"
She pointed south and said with certainty.
"Go around that way, there's a village. After we finish eating, we can go to the village, and maybe we can even borrow a car to drive back!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the surroundings fell into a deathly silence.
Everyone looked at her as if she were an idiot.
Gukiro's face turned extremely grim.
"To the south is the Guo family's territory."
“The Guo family and we are mortal enemies. Let alone borrowing a car, if we touch a single tree or blade of grass on their territory, it could trigger a fierce gunfight.”
The apple in Yunyang's hand fell to the ground with a "thud".
She swallowed hard, her voice trembling.
"What if... what if we disturb the offerings in front of someone's ancestral grave?"
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