Chapter 20: Rage
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he seemed to hear the girl's scream. Fu Jingyou's heart tightened and he suddenly ran towards the direction of the sound, "Lu..."
Standing on the channel under the scorching sun, Fu Jingyou was panting like a cow. The scene in front of him made him dazed. He called out Lu Miao's name halfway and then stopped.
There were no mountain people, and there was no such thing as someone kidnapping Lu Miao as a wife...
The stream reflects the sunlight, as if it has melted into countless broken stars.
The girl stood in the water with her trouser legs lifted up by her hands, as if she had found some treasure. Her two smooth white legs stomped the water excitedly, and when her bright face looked at him, her free hand was waving excitedly.
Bai Yingying's wrist was shaking so much that it hurt my eyes.
"Fu Xiaoliu, hurry up! Come here!"
The crisp voice brought Fu Jingyou back to his senses. He came back to his senses from his daze. The previous worry and tension were gone, and an inexplicable anger swept over him.
Fu Jingyou strode down the slope and into the water. Without saying anything, he grabbed Lu Miao's wrist and led her to the shore. "Do you know what you are doing?"
Lu Miao staggered and failed to hold on to his trouser legs, causing them to fall into the water.
As she was being led to the shore, she stumbled and didn't pay attention to where she was stepping. She accidentally stepped on the wet mud, slipped and fell heavily to the ground.
His knees were numb and painful, and his palms were burning with pain from the rough gravel. Lu Miao's eyes instantly turned red.
The previous joy was gone, and Lu Miao's anger suddenly ignited. He pushed Fu Jingyou away and asked, "What are you doing!"
Fu Jingyou pulled her up from the ground and asked coldly:
"Who told you to leave my sight so suddenly?!"
“What’s it to you?”
Lu Miao was so angry that he couldn't break free from the grip with his right hand. He curled his left hand into a fist and hit Fu Jingyou hard, "Let me go! I don't want you to care about me!"
Fu Jingyou looks thin, but in fact he has been working hard for many years and his muscles are very solid. Lu Miao doesn't know whether those punches hurt him, but her own hands are hurting a lot.
He had been working and being bitten by ants this morning, and he had just fallen down. Adding to what happened in front of him, Lu Miao was really about to be mad to death.
She held back her tears and took two deep breaths, but the next second she couldn't hold it back anymore. Her eyes turned red, and her hands, which had been struggling and resisting, slowly drooped. She stood there and cried.
Fu Jingyou was stunned for a moment, and the hand that was holding Lu Miao's wrist seemed to be burned, and he quickly loosened his grip and withdrew, "You, don't cry!"
Fu Jingyou was at a loss. He reflected on his impatience just now, but Lu Miao's crying really made him not know what to do.
Fu Jingyou opened his thin lips and silently picked up the shoes and socks that Lu Miao had left aside.
He didn't want to scare Lu Miao, so he didn't tell the truth about the mountain people just now.
But right now, it seems that only telling the truth can calm this girl's anger and grievance...
Putting the shoes and socks neatly in front of Lu Miao, Fu Jingyou said in a hoarse and low voice:
"If you encounter mountain people... the roads in the mountains are rugged and dangerous, and you won't be able to get out."
Lu Miao's stubborn little face froze in a daze, tears hanging from the corners of her eyes, threatening to fall. She looked at Fu Jingyou in astonishment, her tongue tied and stammering:
"Y-You mean, mountain people...!"
Lu Miao's words were incoherent, but even though Fu Jingyou's words were concise and one-sided, she understood the meaning.
Although society has cracked down on missing children and adult women in later generations, news about missing children and adult women will occasionally enter the public eye from any corner or channel.
Where did all those children and women go?
One possibility is that someone takes away their organs and they disappear from the world.
And the other answer seems to be hidden deep in the treacherous mountains...
Things that cannot be completely avoided in later generations, if we encounter them in this era, the consequences will be unimaginable!
Lu Miao felt a chill and suddenly understood why Fu Jingyou was so angry just now.
Resistance turned into dependence. Lu Miao nervously pulled Fu Jingyou's clothes. She not only hit Fu Jingyou with her fist, but also scratched his face.
Looking at the three obvious red marks on Fu Jingyou's face, Lu Miao felt a little helpless and self-blaming, "I, I didn't know it just now. You should have told me earlier."
"Put your shoes on quickly."
Fu Jingyou squatted down and patted her calf, and finally softened his tone, "Go back and work hard, I'll take you to a cool place to eat later."
Lu Miao bit his lower lip and curled his toes in embarrassment.
She placed her fair hands on Fu Jingyou's shoulders, shook them, and gently lifted one of her feet and stepped on Fu Jingyou's knees.
“…”
Fu Jingyou stood there in a daze, not moving for a long time.
Lu Miao staggered and couldn't stand steadily. He grabbed the clothes on his shoulders to avoid falling. "Aren't you going to put on my shoes for me?"
“…”
Fu Jingyou was silent again, but after a while, he slowly exhaled, brushed off the gravel on Lu Miao's feet, and asked, "Do you still want to wear socks?"
"Of course!"
Lu Miao pouted. She had tried wearing cloth shoes without socks, but after sweating, they became slippery and uncomfortable. She didn't like it.
Fu Jingyou followed his instructions and put socks on her and then put her shoes on.
When he put on the second shoe, Lu Miao looked at Fu Jingyou's hair and suddenly shouted:
"Fu Jingyou."
"Um."
After several contacts, Fu Jingyou had some understanding of her.
She usually called him "Fu Xiaoliu", and it seemed that she would only call him by his full name seriously when she was seriously emphasizing or seeking answers.
Come to think of it, he was a little curious about what the eldest lady wanted to emphasize.
Or, is there any problem that needs urgent solution?
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Lu Miao's soft and sweet voice, and asked very seriously:
"Will you protect me?"
Fu Jingyou replied without hesitation:
"certainly."
Then he added, "I brought you out intact, and I will bring you back intact."
Lu Miao curled his lips, not very satisfied with the answer. "If you hadn't brought me out, and I encountered mountain people or was in danger, you would have left me alone?"
"Don't say such unlucky words."
Lu Miao's feet swayed back and forth, refusing to cooperate with him in putting on shoes. "No, you answer me first!"
Fu Jingyou patted her instep lightly, neither too hard nor too lightly, forced her to put on her shoes and socks, and then stood up and left.
Lu Miao stomped her feet, coquettish and arrogant: "Fu Jingyou!"
Fu Jingyou exhaled and turned to look at her helplessly, "If I had seen it, I wouldn't have left you alone."
Lu Miao's fair face showed a hint of smug smile, "Really?"
As if he felt that what he said was not quite right, Fu Jingyou turned his head and added unnecessary details:
"No one who sees this kind of thing will stand idly by."
Lu Miao thought: That may not be the case.
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