Chapter 102 Midnight in the Reed Marsh
"Luo Xi, Luo Xi, I think Uncle Da You's suggestion is great. My home is too far from here, and it's inconvenient for you to take me back and forth."
Yang Xiaofeng has spent the last few days with the Lin family and found that they are quite to his liking. He was also tempted by Lin Dayou's words.
The main reason is that when he goes back home, he'll be alone, which is quiet and a little scary. It's better to be here with more people and it's more lively.
"After we take you home, we need to come back so we can review our lessons. Plus, you've seen my family's situation, and I'm worried you might not be able to adapt." Lin Luoxi still wanted to take Yang Xiaofeng home.
Her family lived in a dilapidated house, so she didn't feel anything was wrong, but she always felt awkward letting guests stay overnight.
"Wenqian, Wenqian, please put in a good word for me. It's so late, and it's inconvenient for you to travel back and forth. Besides, my grandfather is coming back tomorrow. He can come directly here then, and I won't have to travel all this way by myself..."
Yang Xiaofeng had made up his mind to stay overnight at the Lin family's house.
Seeing that it wasn't working with Lin Luoxi, she quickly turned to Lin Wenqian for help.
"No way." Xie Hanchuan saw Yang Xiaofeng acting like a mangy dog, trying to stay at Lin Luoxi's house, and his alarm bells immediately went off. He was the first to stand up and object.
“How about this, I’ll come along too. I’ve been hunting for years and I know the roads here quite well. We’ll take you back, so you don’t have to be afraid.”
Xie Hanchuan blocked Yang Xiaofeng's escape route, preventing Yang Xiaofeng from finding any other way out.
"Are you scared?" Lin Luoxi grasped the key point in Xie Hanchuan's words and stared intently at Yang Xiaofeng as she asked.
"How could I be afraid?" Yang Xiaofeng, whose thoughts had been exposed by Lin Luoxi, retorted as quickly as possible, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
"Since you're not afraid, let's go!" Lin Luoxi was determined to take Yang Xiaofeng home today.
Having said all that, in order to prove he wasn't afraid, Yang Xiaofeng had no choice but to abandon his idea of staying overnight at Lin Luoxi's house and walk home with Lin Luoxi, Lin Wenqian, and Xie Hanchuan.
Wutong Village and Yangjiazhai are separated by a large reed marsh. In summer, the calls of bamboo partridges can be heard from the reed marsh.
The call of the bamboo partridge sounds like a baby crying, and with the wind blowing hard at night, the reeds sway in the wind, creating a somewhat eerie scene.
Even the bravest person would be so frightened by this patch of reeds that they would run away as fast as they could.
"Sister Luo Xi, I already told you I'd stay at your place for one night. Look how dark it is around here, it's so scary!" Yang Xiaofeng followed behind Lin Luo Xi and Lin Wenqian, but his eyes couldn't help but wander around, looking at the swaying reeds, clearly lacking confidence.
Just looking around, the reeds rustled softly in the evening breeze.
The bamboo partridges made sounds like babies, which gave Yang Xiaofeng goosebumps all over his body.
"Hmph, what's there to be afraid of?" In modern times, Lin Luoxi had spent a period of time facing corpses in order to study human acupoints, so this kind of small scene was nothing new to her.
"Who said I was scared? I was just worried that you'd be crying and screaming when you got back." It was a matter of pride for a man, so Yang Xiaofeng stubbornly admitted he was scared, gritting his teeth and saying he wasn't.
"Hmph, your mouth is the toughest thing on your body." If it weren't for the fact that the other party was Master Yang's grandson, Lin Luoxi would have definitely taken Lin Wenqian and Xie Hanchuan and run away first, leaving him alone here to see if he would be scared.
"Hey, hey, watch your image, you're still a young lady." Yang Xiaofeng was red-faced and his neck was thick from Lin Luoxi's words. If it weren't for the darkness, he probably would have been ridiculed by Lin Luoxi.
Out of respect for Doctor Yang, Lin Luoxi didn't say anything more and silently walked forward.
Xie Hanchun remained silent the entire way. When he saw Lin Ruoxi and Yang Xiaofeng bickering, his pupils were deep and unfathomable, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
Lin Wenqian had never walked this road at night before. Now, all he could hear were those terrifying sounds. He was trembling with fear, and goosebumps rose all over his body.
If Lin Luoxi hadn't been there, he would have screamed and run across the reeds.
The group walked silently along the village path covered by reeds, which was not short. The reed leaves rustled against each other, making a sound that masked their footsteps.
"There's a sound!" Lin Ruoxi heard the sound coming from within the reeds, and her expression instantly turned strange.
Unexpectedly, this chilling and frightening reed marshland was actually a place where people were having affairs.
"What's that sound? I didn't hear anything!" Yang Xiaofeng's voice trembled with fear when he heard Lin Luoxi say there was a sound.
Lin Luoxi looked speechlessly at Yang Xiaofeng, whose voice was trembling with fear. This boy probably only grew taller, but not braver. He was terrified by the slightest sound.
She just said there was a sound, but it wasn't a creepy sound.
"Yes! There is definitely a sound." Xie Hanchuan had been hunting in the mountains since he was a child, so his hearing was naturally much better than that of ordinary people.
When Lin Luoxi said there was a sound, he held his breath and listened carefully, and he could hear some rustling, soft moaning sounds.
He suddenly felt uneasy. Luckily, the moonlight wasn't very bright tonight, otherwise Lin Luoxi would have noticed that Xie Hanchuan's face was completely red.
Lin Wenqian was even more exaggerated than Yang Xiaofeng. When he heard Lin Luoxi say there was a sound, he was so frightened that he immediately hid behind Lin Luoxi, looking around warily and fearfully.
"Let's go!" Lin Luoxi had no interest in listening to the wild mandarin ducks stealing food, so she pulled Lin Wenqian and wanted to leave this reed marshland as soon as possible.
"Sister Luo Xi, the people inside seem to be talking about you." Xie Hanchuan was about to follow Lin Luo Xi when he heard a conversation mentioning Lin Luo Xi.
"Oh?" Lin Luoxi stopped, tilted her head, and squinted at the place where the wild mandarin ducks were.
The fact that they would talk about her while doing that kind of thing means that the other person either hates her to the core or wants to scheme against her.
"Hmph, the existence of this reed marsh has frightened too many people. Since no one is going to remove it, I'll start." A dangerous smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
"It should be fine. This reed bed isn't connected to those mountains, and it grows along the river, so it won't cause any damage." Xie Hanchuan understood what Lin Luoxi meant as soon as he heard her say this, and immediately analyzed it for her.
"You're wrong, I wouldn't dare burn such a large area." After saying that, Lin Luoxi pulled out several sickles from somewhere.
"Little sister, where did you get these sickles from?" Lin Luoxi asked curiously as she pulled out the sickles as if by magic.
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