Chapter 36 – To Save Someone

Tang Can also recognized the little girl. He hesitated at first before rapidly calming down. Pretending to not see the child, he motioned to Shen Yu, instructing her to hide in the grass. If they were able to dodge the villagers, that would be best. If they weren’t, then he would have to use force to protect himself and Shen Yu. At this point, that was all he could do. Fear and hesitation would only be hindrances right now.

The little girl had also noticed to the two of them. At first, she froze in fear. Shen Yu could see the frightened expression on the child’s face. Surprisingly, the girl didn’t do anything. She continued to cut the grass in front of her like nothing had happened. The only thing that betrayed her emotions was that her speed in harvesting grass increased perceptibly. Her bamboo basket filled very quickly and the pile of grass formed a little mound.

The little girl raised her arm to wipe the sweat on her forehead and settled the basket full of grass on her back. Slowly, she climbed up the steep incline. When she reached the top, she didn’t walk far. Instead, she set the basket down on the ground and started cutting grass in the surrounding area.

Anxiety and nervousness swirled around in Shen Yu. She was afraid that the little girl would betray them to the angry villagers. If the mob caught them, they would be eaten whole! Who knew what a group of infuriated people could do to them?

However, Shen Yu knew that it was futile to be scared in this situation. The only thing she could do is plan and hope for the future. Hopefully she could think of something to do should the people find them.

Tang Can used one hand to grip her hand and the other he placed over her, like a protective wing. Their eyes met briefly as they strained their ears to hear what the villagers were doing.

From the sounds of their footsteps, the angry mob was very close to them. She could hear someone asking the little girl but she couldn’t hear the child replying. A couple of minutes later, the sounds of people arguing appeared and then many footsteps pounded away from them.

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Sorry about late post, I didn’t schedule it correctly last night!