Shen Yun was caught off guard by Su Xiaoqi's sudden outburst. The rough curtain of the mule cart slapped his face, and the cart, speeding away, tripped him forward, nearly causing him to fall. He shouted, "Su Xiaoqi…"
Fortunately, Su Yu Ru, standing beside him, quickly reached out and steadied him.
However, in doing so, she twisted her ankle and stumbled into Shen Yun's embrace.
Su Xiaoqi, swayed by the inertia of the suddenly moving mule cart, felt dizzy.
With great effort, she grabbed the doorframe to stabilize herself.
She had truly not expected the cart driver to be so obedient. Realizing this, she shouted for the mule cart to stop and leaned out to call to Shen Yun.
Despite her anger, she couldn't just let Shen Yun walk back.
But as she looked, she happened to see Su Yu Ru falling into Shen Yun's arms.
Excellent, perfectly ambiguous and undeniably dramatic.
Su Xiaoqi narrowed her eyes, bit her lower lip, glanced at the horse-drawn carriage parked nearby, and huffed angrily, "Let's go, Uncle Zhao. It seems someone doesn't need a mule cart."
The driver, Zhao Lao Shi, was true to his name and a bit of a simpleton.
Su Xiaoqi had been renting his mule cart for all her trips to Mianzhou city these past few days.
She paid him each time, so of course, he listened to her.
However, he had now figured out the situation.
This was a spat between a young couple.
The young lady was clearly upset and might regret it later.
He tried to slow the mule cart. Su Xiaoqi saw this and, decisively, pulled out twenty coins, saying, "Speed up. I'll pay you double."
Shen Yun watched as the mule cart bolted, stopped, and then accelerated away again.
He shrugged, with Su Yu Ru still leaning into his embrace.
He gently pushed her away, holding his hands up. His long, slender hands suddenly felt out of place.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, it's all my fault. I only wanted to help you, I didn't expect… Did she misunderstand? Should I drive you back and explain things to her?" Su Yu Ru said, with great understanding, gentleness, and thoughtfulness.
Shen Yun took a step back, creating a safe distance between them, and waved his hands, "It's alright. This is between her and me. I will handle it."
Without a second thought, he started to chase after the cart.
Although Su Xiaoqi appeared approachable and gentle, she had a fiery temper.
She was definitely unhappy just now, or she wouldn't have slapped his face and shown him such displeasure in front of others.
Yet, from beginning to end, he didn't know what he had done wrong.
He couldn't help but feel a little annoyed with Su Xiaoqi for making such a fuss and using this as an excuse.
Su Xiaoqi returned full of provisions. After leaving the city, the mule cart proceeded at a very slow pace.
Su Xiaoqi was lost in thought, her mind occupied with unknown worries.
The moment she knew what was happening, her thoughts turned to the pork.
Then she thought about the wild boar that had previously run headlong to its death in front of her.
She wished, "If only a wild boar would appear now, and die by running into itself like last time."
Su Xiaoqi was too anxious and had forgotten her jinxing ability.
Of course, there was another possibility: after being with Shen Yun,
she hadn't triggered it for so long, she thought the ability had gone dormant.
But when she heard the distinct cries of a wild boar, she panicked.
A wild boar, a wild boar had actually appeared!
She clenched her fists and looked around the mule cart, finding nothing that could be used as a weapon.
"Run, Uncle Zhao! A wild boar is here!" she could only warn Zhao Lao Shi, the driver.
"What? A wild boar? How can there be a wild boar here?" Zhao Lao Shi was instantly stunned.
His hands and feet went numb, and he couldn't even wield the whip to drive the cart.
Su Xiaoqi jumped off the mule cart, telling him to take the goods and run quickly while she led the wild boar away.
As she spoke, the wild boar, with its snout pushing forward and exhaling a foul stench, charged down from the mountain.
It grunted and squealed, its small eyes fixed on Su Xiaoqi, its two sharp tusks clattering, as if considering which part of Su Xiaoqi to impale.
Su Xiaoqi glanced at her surroundings. There were large rocks, as well as tall camphor and banyan trees.
She picked up a large stone and threw it at the wild boar. While it was in a frenzy, she utilized her modern rock-climbing skills and climbed onto the sturdy branches of a banyan tree behind the rocks.
The wild boar reacted and circled below the tree, roaring.
Su Xiaoqi's legs trembled, and she panted heavily. She was grateful that wild boars couldn't climb trees.
She hoped it would circle a few more times, realize it couldn't get her, and then leave.
But that wasn't what happened.
This wild boar seemed to have gained intelligence. It kept circling under the tree, occasionally butting the banyan tree with its hard head.
Su Xiaoqi lost her footing and almost fell off.
Terrified, she quickly clung to the tree trunk like a koala.
Realizing that the stupid wild boar seemed to have awakened its intellect,
it circled the tree Su Xiaoqi was clinging to, bumping it occasionally.
Several times it almost knocked Su Xiaoqi down.
Su Xiaoqi's limbs were going soft from holding on, and she was about to lose her grip.
Suddenly, she heard a whistling sound.
Su Xiaoqi saw an arrow shoot like a meteor, hitting the wild boar's head.
It cried