Chapter 43: Nan Nan Might End Up Without A Master Or A Mister From Now On
When Mo Ziyuan arrived at Willow Forest Village, he didn’t enter from the village entrance but took a detour into the mountain. Although this place was remote and the local customs were quite fierce, with less strict separation between men and women compared to the Capital City, it was still improper for a single man like him to openly go to a young lady’s home; the young lady would surely face gossip.
At this time, Lin Xin was taking Lin Nan for a stroll in the forest. Although Lin Nan didn’t fully understand what the previous incident was about, he knew that his favorite Master and Mister had angered his Older Sister.
In Lin Nan’s small heart, although Master and Mister were both very important people, they were nothing compared to his Older Sister, so he was only a little sad when they were driven away at first, and then he wholeheartedly worried about his Older Sister.
“Sis, from now on Nan Nan doesn’t want Master or Mister anymore. Sis, don’t be angry.” Lin Nan, held in his sister’s arms with his arms around her neck, comforted her softly.
“Sister isn’t angry.” Lin Xin replied perfunctorily.
Actually, she didn’t know if the discomfort stuck in her chest should be called anger. She had already gotten used to being straightforward in the apocalypse; if there was something, she said it directly, and if she could do it, she wouldn’t hide it or act coy on purpose. But they had used Lin Nan, which in her view was especially unforgivable, even contemptible.
“Sis, Nan Nan will be good from now on and always listen to Sister. You’ll still like Nan Nan, right!” The child somewhat understood that Sister had agreed to let Master be his Master and Mister be his Mister because she liked him. Now that Sister was angry at them and had driven them all away, would she start hating him because of them?
“Of course, Sister likes Nan Nan the most.” Lin Xin noticed his unease and pinched his little nose. “Nan Nan might not have a Master in the future, nor a Mister. Will you be unhappy?”
Lin Nan hesitated for a moment and shook his head. “They angered Sister, so they’re bad people. Nan Nan doesn’t like them or want them anymore either.”
“Silly boy!” Lin Xin was still very happy with his brainless protectiveness. “Come on, Sis will take you for a stroll in the deep mountain to see if we can find some fresh things.”
“Mm-hmm, no matter where Sister goes, Nan Nan will follow Sister.”
“Good, from now on no matter where Sister goes, she’ll bring Nan Nan along.”
The siblings walked toward the deep mountain while talking. As they left, Lin Xin’s gaze vaguely glanced at the place to the left behind her, then she quirked the corner of her mouth and kept walking without stopping.
After their figures disappeared into the jungle, Mo Ziyuan emerged from behind a Big Tree not far away. Looking in the direction they left, he pursed his lips, lifted his foot, and followed.
Deep in the dense forest, a tiger roar suddenly rang out, startling Lin Nan who was poking at a fuzzy caterpillar with a small branch. He dropped the branch in his hand and pounced into Lin Xin’s arms nearby. “Sis, I’m scared.”
“It’s okay, don’t be afraid. It should be your Big Cat fighting with something. It’s angry, so it roared.” Lin Xin immediately recognized that the sound just now was Big Tiger’s roar.
“Ah?” Lin Nan opened his little mouth in surprise. “Are those bad dogs again?”
Before Lin Xin could answer, another bear roar came, revealing the tiger’s opponent this time.
But Lin Nan didn’t recognize it; it was only after Lin Xin told him it was a bear’s sound that he knew.
“This Big Cat, I’ve told it to be smarter and stop provoking other animals all the time. Why doesn’t it listen? Sis, should we go help?”
Lin Xin looked helplessly at Lin Nan. He hadn’t been with Meng Yichen for long, but he’d already learned to speak in such roundabout ways. If he stayed a couple more days, he’d probably go to heaven.
“Nan Nan, think carefully. What if we’re no match for that bear either? Then it’s not helping, but delivering food. Your little tender body probably wouldn’t even be enough for one bite.” Lin Xin picked up Lin Nan, tossed him up a bit, and teased.
“Bears are that powerful? Even Sister can’t handle it?” Lin Nan asked, blinking his big eyes.
Lin Xin was stunned. In her Younger Brother’s eyes, had she already become invincible under heaven?
Fine, since he’d said it so sincerely, it wouldn’t hurt to go take a look. Anyway, neither the tiger nor the bear could do anything to her.
Just as she was about to step toward the direction of the sound, a tall figure walked out from behind a Big Tree not far away. “Young Lady, no!”
Lin Xin narrowed her eyes and looked over.
Wow, this young man was really good-looking: sword brows and starry eyes, clear jawline, straight nose bridge, perfect lip shape—every part hit her aesthetic perfectly.
Looking more closely, hmm, the same tall posture, the same resolute gaze. He should be with that previous group, though his muscles weren’t exaggerated and there was no leaking murderous aura from him.
Her expression cooled.
“Who are you? Why have you been following us?”
“Young Lady, don’t misunderstand. My name is Mo Ziyuan. I came specifically to find you. To avoid suspicion, I planned to enter the village through the forest, but I unexpectedly ran into you here.” Mo Ziyuan said the words he’d thought up along the way.
“Find me? What for?” Lin Xin played dumb despite knowing.
“Previously, a few of my friends came to find you, but it ended unpleasantly. First, let me apologize on their behalf. When I return, I’ll have them come apologize to you.”
“There’s nothing to apologize for. I’ll take this incident as a lesson. Now my Younger Brother wants to go see his friends. Please move aside.” With that, she held Lin Nan and tried to go around Mo Ziyuan.
“No, there’s a tiger and a bear ahead. It’s too dangerous; you can’t go.” Mo Ziyuan took another step to the side, still blocking them.
“Not go? Aren’t you trying to find that tiger with the injured hind leg? What if it gets eaten by the bear if we don’t go?” Lin Xin’s tone was thick with sarcasm.
“If getting that tiger requires the Young Lady to take risks, then I’d rather wait for the next opportunity.” Mo Ziyuan replied seriously.
“You’re better at talking than your companions. But my affairs are none of your business. As long as you and your companions don’t set your sights on Nan Nan again, I’ll thank you. Now, move.” After saying that, Lin Xin ignored Mo Ziyuan’s expression and directly held Lin Nan as she ran around him toward the direction of the sounds.
While they were talking, a few more beast roars came. They might already be seriously injured now; if that pack of wolves appeared at this time, Big Tiger might really be in grave danger.
“What a waste. At least I nurtured it with my supernatural ability, yet it can’t even beat a bear. It’s really losing face for me.” Lin Xin grumbled inwardly as she ran.
A hint of helplessness tinted Mo Ziyuan’s deep eyes. With her attitude so firm, he now had a headache about how to convince her to give him the things. Looking at the receding figure, he gritted his molars hard, exhaled deeply, and still lifted his leg to follow.
Lin Xin used her supernatural ability and quickly located the tiger and the others through feedback from the trees and grass.
Approaching, wow, she’d wronged it after all. Its opponents were actually two adult Brown Bears, and one of them already had half its head smashed, clearly not surviving.
But it itself was also badly injured: its hind leg was covered in blood, there were three gashes on its butt deep to the bone, affecting its mobility.
Now the two were facing off: the bear had lost one eye, and half its body was drenched in blood.
