Chapter 9

Lu Yujiao turned pale and hid herself immediately.

This was also what Lu Jingze taught her. If someone came, she should hide in the secluded bushes.

The grass behind the house was specially modified by Lu Jingze. If you are not a professional, you will never discover the mystery behind it.

Lu Yujiao squatted in the grass until her legs were sore. She didn’t hear any movement and no one came.

She breathed a sigh of relief. Could it be that the bell was accidentally touched by a large wild beast?

I think so.

She and Lu Jingze stayed here for several days, and the bell only rang twice.

Could it be that someone came just as he left?

It seems to be a false alarm.

Lu Yujiao patted her chest, supported her legs with her hands, and was about to stand up.

Suddenly, her whole body tensed up.

It’s not a false alarm.

Someone standing behind her chuckled.

“Don’t hide. I know you’re hiding in the bushes. Come out.”

No matter how unwilling Lu Yujiao was to admit it, she could no longer continue to deceive herself because she was discovered.

She closed her eyes resignedly and slowly stood up from the grass.

When I turned my head, I saw a man about the same age as Lu Jingze smiling.

“Lu Yujiao, why are you hiding here? Don’t you know that your uncle and aunt are almost turning the whole village upside down in order to find you?”

“It’s you.” Lu Yujiao took a step back, wondering who this burly man was.

He is also from the village, his name is Lin Gaolang.

Lu Yujiao remembered him because he had gone to the army to recruit soldiers with Lu Jingze and the others.

But he was not selected because of a very funny reason: he had flat feet.

When the villagers talked about this, they all felt it was a pity.

You know, Lin Gaolang has very good physical fitness. He is strong, sturdy, tall and mighty. He is the only young man in the entire commune who can compare with Lu Jingze.

But he could only watch Lu Jingze and the others join the army with regret and envy.

In the past few years in the village, although Lu Yujiao saw Lin Gaolang every day, she had never dealt with him.

Because he had a bad reputation, some people said that he peeped at girls taking a bath, and some people said that he had an affair with the widow at the village entrance.

Lu Yujiao was afraid that he would miss her, so she stayed away from him.

At this moment, they were alone in the deep mountains and old forests, and no one could help them. Lu Gaolang kept laughing, and Lu Yujiao felt a chill on her spine.

“What do you want to do?” Lu Yujiao took two steps back and looked at him warily.

Lin Gaolang joked, “You used to hide when you saw me, but where are you going to run to now?”

Lu Yujiao bit her lip and looked at him unyieldingly, “I won’t run, but if you take a step forward, you will definitely regret it.”

She secretly clutched the military folding knife that Lu Jingze had left for her in the pocket of her cotton-padded jacket.

Having nothing to do these days, Lu Jingze taught her some self-defense techniques.

Lu Yujiao stared at Lin Gaolang with her bright almond-shaped eyes.

As long as he dared to move, she would stab him.

In this deep forest, if you kill him and bury him, no one will know!

Lu Yujiao is like a kitten with its fur standing on end, with its claws hidden in its pockets, ready to scratch someone at any time. She is pretty and cute without realizing it.

She didn’t expect that Lin Gaolang didn’t do anything out of line, but instead laughed at her so hard that he fell backwards.

“You are worthy of being the person that my brother Lu wants to protect. How come I didn’t notice it before? You are quite interesting.”

Lu Yujiao was stunned for a moment, “Brother Lu?”

“Lu Jingze is my sworn brother.” Lin Gaolang suppressed his smile and said seriously, “He is a serious and old-fashioned person. I never thought that he would do such a thing as keeping a mistress in his mansion.”

“Especially…” He paused, his tone complicated, “especially hiding you.”

Lu Yujiao blushed and straightened her waist, “What’s wrong with me?”

Lin Gaolang made a “tsk” sound, which was hard to describe, but he just smiled maliciously, “Nothing serious, Brother Lu is very lucky and has a strong life.”

After saying that, he sat down at the door and said, “Okay, don’t worry. Brother Lu asked me to come here today. He was worried about you staying here alone, so he asked me to protect you.”

Lu Yujiao was stunned for a moment, and couldn’t help but pursed her lips, “He is still so considerate.”

“That’s right, my brother Lu. He’s rough in every way except being considerate. He’s more considerate than you women.” Lin Gaolang raised his head recklessly, causing Lu Yujiao to turn away her slightly blushing face, wanting to spit at him.

All men are like Lin Gaolang, rogues, scoundrels and shameless.

His mind is full of those things, and his words are the same, which is disgusting.

At this moment, Lu Yujiao thought of Lu Jingze’s serious look and his aloofness from women. He was still the best.

However, she also really wanted to see what he looked like when he was desperate to seek.

…

“What are you thinking about?”

Lin Gaolang leaned closer and snapped his fingers, startling Lu Yujiao.

She didn’t want to have any contact with this man, but she did feel more at ease with him guarding outside the cabin.

“Then you stay here, I’ll go in first.”

Lu Yujiao walked into the cabin, closed the door, and heard Lin Gaolang muttering outside about her cruelty.

It’s so cold, lock him outside.

Lu Yujiao didn’t care about him.

Before, she wanted Lu Jingze to go into the house to rest but he refused. He had been busy outside all day and was sweating, so he didn’t feel cold anymore.

If sleeping outside in winter would not freeze to death, Lu Jingze probably wouldn’t even want to come in at night.

Lu Yujiao glanced outside again secretly. Lin Gaolang was not working, but was dozing off instead. Neither of them had eaten but no one mentioned it.

Compared to this, Lu Yujiao felt that Lu Jingze was better.

He never let her go hungry.

…

Lu Yujiao took out two dry biscuits from the grain barrel and ate them.

She ate it quietly without sharing any with Lin Gaolang.

Firstly, I don’t like him, and secondly, it doesn’t matter if I starve him for a meal.

She really couldn’t understand how Lu Jingze could have such a good brother like Lin Gaolang. Their personalities were completely opposite.

Lin Gaolang yawned repeatedly, “Brother Lu said he would be back before dark, so that should be about the time.”

Lu Yujiao heard it in the room, but ignored him.

Otherwise he would find an opportunity to say something funny again.

Suddenly, the bell rang again.

Lu Yujiao tensed up all over and leaned over to look out through the crack in the door.

Lin Gaolang stood at the doorway, scratching his head. “What the hell is this? Why is it still making noise?”

“Someone’s coming.” Lu Yujiao told him through the door, “Go and stop them quickly.”

“Don’t be afraid. Isn’t this what Brother Lu asked me to do? Don’t worry.” Lin Gaolang patted his chest and assured him. He walked towards the woods with his hands in his pockets.

Lu Yujiao always felt that he was unreliable, and her heart was always tense, as she pricked up her ears to listen to the noise outside the house.

There were only the sounds of birdsong and the cold wind howling in the silence.

At this moment, a sharp and piercing shout was suddenly heard –

“What? This mountain is yours? Why won’t you let me in?”

“What if that little vixen is hiding in here?”