Feng Guang still harbored some doubts about Nan Ke's claim that she had only had a nightmare. However, after secretly visiting the bamboo forest again and finding no hut or Qin Zhuang there, she seemed forced to believe that she had simply had a nightmare.
At this point, Feng Guang was barely able to protect herself, so what difference would it make even with Qin Zhuang around? She didn't have the ability to care about others, and besides, her relationship with Qin Zhuang wasn't particularly deep.
In the afternoon, Nan Ke took Feng Guang out of the village again. Although Feng Guang followed Nan Ke as before, there was no rope around her neck. Thinking about it... she should be happy about her improved status.
No, she wasn't happy at all.
Worried that her short legs might not be able to keep up, Nan Ke deliberately slowed his pace. He looked down at her slightly, and perhaps after some consideration, he finally had the courage to ask her, "Are you tired?"
"Not tired." Feng Guang quickly replied with those two words. She was overjoyed. Maybe she could escape like this. Apart from excitement and nervousness, she didn't feel tired at all.
Upon hearing her answer, Nan Ke's eyes showed only a hint of disappointment. After a moment, he asked again, "Miss Fengguang, are you tired now?"
"I'm not tired." Feng Guang was focused on the road ahead and didn't notice the hint of expectation in his voice.
After a while, I heard him ask again, "Miss Fengguang... are you feeling tired now?"
“Village Chief…” Feng Guang finally looked up at him, “I’m really not tired, why do you keep asking me this question?”
“Wenxiu said that when a girl gets tired from walking, a man should take the initiative to carry her on his back.” Nan Ke answered this question without hesitation, and you could see the sincerity in his eyes.
Feng Guang was silent for a moment, then she looked away and sighed helplessly.
"Beautiful girl..."
She replied directly, "Don't ask anymore, I'm not tired, and I don't need anyone to carry me."
Nan Ke shut his mouth and gave a forlorn smile. His cautious and apprehensive demeanor made him seem like someone who was often bullied.
In most cases, Feng Guang is not a heartless person, but now she can't help but wonder if this man who is now so cautious in everything he does is the same man who tied her up a few days ago and said he would treat her like a beast of burden.
For the rest of the journey, the two remained silent. About half an hour later, they arrived at a town. Because of her recent glorious "killing" of so many people, which made her a wanted female killer, she couldn't go to crowded places. It wasn't that Nan Ke was worried that she couldn't beat the government officials, but she had heard Wen Xiu say that if there was fighting and killing on a date with a girl, it would be too much of a mood killer.
When they arrived in town, it was already dusk. Nan Ke had deliberately chosen this time. Wen Xiu had also said that the moon rises above the willow branches and people meet after dusk, so that there would be a good mood in such a beautiful setting.
The streets were already lit up, and pedestrians were carrying lanterns. Today was the local lantern festival, which had nothing to do with Wenxiu. He didn't expect that the lantern festival would be right outside the village. Such a good opportunity to cultivate feelings. He wondered if Nanke could seize it.
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