Chapter 50 Tu Xiaomao is Lost
In just a few seconds, Tu Yao retreated to a meter away.
As she retreated, Nan Ke's eyes grew colder and colder.
He almost instantly donned a gentle facade again, smiling faintly as if he didn't care: "You're planning to abandon..."
"Don't speak!"
Before I could finish speaking, I was interrupted again.
Nan Ke finally realized something was wrong. Looking over, he saw Tu Yao standing a meter away, her expression more serious than ever before.
She slowly squatted down, feeling around for a few stones at her feet, but her eyes were fixed on what was behind him.
They quickly found a sharp-shaped stone.
The next second, it suddenly came crashing down on him!
Nan Ke kept his eyes open the whole time. The pebble almost grazed his earlobe. With a slight sound, it seemed like something fell down behind him!
Looking at Tu Yao again, she immediately stood up and ran towards him like a blazing flame.
In a few quick steps, I pulled him behind me!
Nan Ke looked down and his eyes immediately sharpened.
A silver-ringed snake, half-conscious from the impact, lay sprawled at his feet, its tail tip twitching slightly, as if it might wake up at any moment.
Before he could make a move, Tu Yao immediately squatted down, decisively pinched the snake's seven-inch spot, and with her other hand, she picked up a stone and smashed it hard against the snake's head!
This completely stunned the snake.
Then, it grabbed the snake by the tail and swung it forcefully into a rushing mountain stream, eventually falling into a deep hole.
The series of actions were swift and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.
Nan Ke wanted to say something, but his throat felt like it was blocked by a howling cold wind, and he couldn't make a sound.
Tu Yao surveyed the surroundings again, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there were no other dangers.
She glanced at her smooth, greasy hands and suddenly felt a sharp chill.
As if finally realizing what was happening, she screamed and jumped up on the spot the next second!
"Aaaaaaah! Help! There's a snake! There's a snake!!!"
Nan Ke watched her quietly, hopping around like a frog.
He felt as if a void had opened up inside him, only to be filled with waves of warmth.
He swallowed hard, and as if suddenly released from his control, he instinctively reached out and pulled her into his arms.
Sensing Tu Yao's instantaneous stiffness, he chuckled almost imperceptibly.
I don't know how much time has passed.
"Tu Xiaomao."
"...I forgive you."
He wasn't abandoned by Tu Yao ten years later; instead, she bravely saved him.
That's it, we're even.
Tu Yao was held firmly by him and could barely move.
As if she hadn't heard clearly, she paused for a moment, then realized what was happening and lowered her head, quickly wiping her eyes.
He muttered, "Forgive what?"
"Forgive me..." Nan Ke said softly, "Forgive me for splashing water on me several times."
Tu Yao snorted: "Then I'll forgive you for asking me so many questions!"
After saying that, she vigorously rubbed him several times until the sticky feeling was gone.
Nan Ke: ...
Tu Yao wriggled out of his arms and said awkwardly, "My clothes were bought for me by Aunt Luo, and I can't bear to wipe them."
Nan Ke let out a long sigh, feeling a mix of helplessness and inexplicable joy: "...Let's wipe it clean."
"No need, I've finished wiping."
Tu Yao put down her basket: "There are many herbs here. Do you recognize them? If so, please help me pick them."
Nan Ke squatted down and picked a wild astragalus plant.
After a moment of silence, he finally asked, "...Are you short of money?"
After saying that, he sighed inwardly. Although they had taken different paths, he still instinctively began to worry about whether she was short of money or having a hard time, just like Tu Chaoxi.
Tu Yao shook her head: "We don't need any more. The herbs are for Wolf Fang's master."
Deep in the mountains grow some herbs that can fetch high prices in the market. In the beginning, Tu Yao relied on these herbs to get through a rather difficult period.
Similarly, she also hoped to help alleviate some of the difficulties faced by Wolf Fang's owner.
Whether she uses it for herself or exchanges it for money as she used to, it can always give him some help, however small, but perhaps necessary.
She explained to Nan Ke, "The owner of Wolf Fang is named Xu Chi. The house I'm living in now belongs to his family. He lives in the mountains now and his health isn't very good."
Nan Ke had watched the previous live stream and knew who Xu Chi was.
A few meters away, Wolf Fang darted out again, stopped immediately upon recognizing the familiar name, and looked at Tu Yao with a puzzled expression.
Tu Yao picked a basket full of herbs, sat down on the ground, propped her head up, and seemed to be thinking about something.
After a while, she sighed and said, "Sigh, I really want to go see him. I wonder if he's staying somewhere nice. The temperature on the mountain is always low, and now it's autumn. I don't know if he's adjusting well."
She had asked Luo's mother before, and Luo's mother said that she had been unable to contact Xu Chi's father for some time.
Luo's mother also said that he definitely wouldn't have come back if he hadn't been driven to desperation.
As soon as she finished speaking, she turned around and saw that Wolf Fang had returned behind her at some point and was looking at her with his head tilted to the side.
Tu Yao patted its head.
"You don't need to follow me anymore. Take these herbs back with you."
Wolf Fang still tilted his head to look at her.
Tu Yao: "What's wrong?"
No sooner had it finished speaking than it suddenly bit Tu Yao's clothes and pulled her backward with all its might.
"Why!"
Nan Ke frowned and reached out to pull him away, but Langya suddenly let go and let out two "woof" sounds at him.
He continued to pull Tu Yao along for two more steps before letting go.
This time it ran a couple of steps, grabbed the basket full of herbs, jogged a few meters, and then turned back to signal to Tu Yao.
After a series of actions, Tu Yao's eyes gradually brightened.
Are you inviting me to your house?
Wolf Fang shook its tail vigorously.
Tu Yao asked uncertainly, "Did you get his permission?"
Wolf Fang stopped its tail and seemed to think for a moment.
In a wolfhound's mind, friends can enter each other's territory.
Coincidentally, a few days ago, its owner confirmed that the girl in front of them was their friend.
So it wagged its tail even more excitedly.
Tu Yao was relieved.
"Wait a minute!"
While Tu Yao was happy, she didn't forget Nan Ke and turned to say, "I'll take you back first!"
Seeing her surprised expression, Nan Ke tugged at the corner of his lips, "So happy?"
Of course!
Without hesitation, Tu Yao pulled him down the mountain.
The speed of going downhill was visibly several times faster than the speed of going uphill.
She didn't even bother to pretend; she had an expression that said she couldn't wait to get rid of him.
She stopped when she reached the foot of the mountain.
"This road leads to the village entrance. You should hurry on your way, I'm leaving too! I'll make you the medicine kit when I get back!"
After saying that, he turned and ran away.
Nan Ke: ...
Before Nan Ke could even say goodbye, the man and the dog vanished without a trace.
I suddenly felt a little empty inside.
Chen Shu called right on time, his tone cautiously probing: "How are you? Are you alright?"
Nan Ke closed his eyes and exhaled a breath of resentment that welled up inside him. "Not very good."
Chen Shu was startled.
"She didn't abandon me."
Chen Shu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but the next second he heard him hum:
"In a sense, she abandoned me again."
Statement: ? ? ?
Nan Ke looked back at the deep mountain behind him, slowly walked back, and recounted his journey.
Chen Shu couldn't help but laugh after hearing this. After a while, he sighed and said, "Congratulations, Nan Ke."
Nan Ke was silent for a few seconds, then stubbornly said, "...We are even."
It's even now.
Chen Shu stopped laughing, and suddenly his eyes became a little moist.
Over the past ten years, he had seen the gloomy Nan Ke, the Nan Ke with a gentle facade, and the extremely restless Nan Ke, but he had never seen Nan Ke like this, who was awkward and stubborn.
"If I have the chance, I would really like to meet your sister who has amnesia. Perhaps I can ask her for advice on some topics."
Back in the village, the live stream had already begun.
Seeing that only Nan Ke returned, the viewers in the live chat were puzzled.
[Didn't the director say that his sister went to gather herbs with him? Why is it only the arsonist brother?]
[Arsonist? You guys came up with a nickname pretty quickly. Have you forgotten he plagiarized and committed arson? Does finding out he's an orphan erase all his misdeeds?]
[Ignore it. Learning from Tu Chaoxi's experience, we won't take sides before the academy issues a statement.]
[Speaking of which, it seems like Fang Huo Ge (the arsonist) really likes his sister. He does whatever she asks. Jiang Ye just told me that he even helped her pick sawdust out of her hair yesterday.]
[So far, the known jobs include carrying bricks, burning wheat straw, picking sawdust, gathering herbs, and the arsonist is really something else—setting fires in the city while working as a laborer for his sister in Crane Village. It's heartbreaking.]
[That's good, since both are ways of showing warmth, one in a physical sense and the other in a spiritual sense.]
【Wouldn't the younger sister be the best?!】
Ma Zhiyuan's eyelids twitched as he watched. This live stream was about to collapse. How could they praise Tu Xiaomao like this?
Nan Ke gave a brief explanation and then asked to go back to sleep, much to the director's delight.
After ten years of tension, Nan Ke suddenly felt a bit tired as his mind relaxed.
I fell asleep almost instantly after returning to my small room.
He thought that when Tu Xiaomao came back, he would have to remind her that she still owed him two medicine packets.
I don't know how long I slept, but suddenly I heard Jiang Ye's urgent shouts.
"Junior brother, wake up!"
Nan Ke was drowsy and couldn't open his eyes.
The next second, Jiang Ye said anxiously, "My sister still hasn't come back!"
Nan Ke instantly regained consciousness!
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