The mountain road was muddy and covered with moss and stones. Hua Tingjue had never walked on such a bad road in his two lifetimes. His shoes were covered with thick mud, which was a torture for him, a noble young master with a mysophobia.

He thought out of the blue, and continued to climb the mountain with his stick. He would find Jiang Nan first. If his shoes were dirty, he could just throw them away. If the mother couldn't find the child, it would be over.

"Which households have students?"

"Two of the five households along the road up the mountain have it. There's one here and one here. There's one to the north at the intersection, three more to the south, and one at the top." The bodyguard considerately took out the circled map.

"Okay, I see."

Hua Tingjue didn't complain of being tired, but just kept walking with his head down. He took a look at the photos they had taken before and immediately rejected these ones.

Tsk.

It’s not that he discriminates against people based on their appearance, or that he looks at people with tinted glasses. The main reason is that... these people really don’t look like Jiang Nan, you can’t tell from any perspective.

“So only the ones at the top?”

"Uh-huh."

When they reached the fork in the road, Hua Tingjue clapped his hands and made a decision. He said, "Let's split up! Meet here in an hour."

"Yes."

So Hua Tingjue took a bodyguard and walked towards Jiang Ruonan and Grandma Nie.

……

There was not much firewood left at home. Jiang Ruonan looked at the sky. She had checked the weather forecast before coming back. It would not rain or snow today. She had to save the last batch of firewood this year for the winter.

She went to look at the firewood at Granny Nie's house next door, thinking of asking her if she needed any. Granny Nie came out with chicken feed and saw her holding a knife and asked, "Ruonan, where are you going?"

Jiang Ruonan: "Grandma, I'm going to the top of the mountain to pick up some firewood. Do you have enough firewood for your family?"

Granny Nie: "That's enough. Last time I asked my old man to pick up some. It's enough for this year."

Seeing this, Jiang Ruonan didn't waste any more time, "Okay, I'll go first."

"Okay, be careful."

Grandma Nie's dog Da Huang suddenly ran to Jiang Ruonan's side. Jiang Ruonan touched its head. Grandma Nie saw the intimate scene between the man and the dog and suggested, "Ruonan, you can take Da Huang with you. You can also feel more at ease."

"Okay, thank you, grandma."

……

Jiang Ruonan only brought a machete, some ropes for tying firewood, and a pair of tattered and patched gray gloves. She wore army green rubber shoes for anti-slip and a gray plaid cotton coat.

Fortunately, she was tall with slender limbs, and this incongruous outfit actually gave her a sense of beauty as she walked in the dense forest.

Especially with a big yellow dog, she looks like the heroine in ancient pastoral literature.

She walked to the place where she usually chopped firewood. Although there were still green trees in winter, some of them had already withered. She drew the machete from her waist, raised her hand and chopped steadily on the tree trunk as thick as her fist.

……

Hua Tingjue continued walking with his bodyguard, but halfway through the journey the bodyguard suddenly said anxiously, "Third Master, I have a stomachache."

Hua Tingjue: “…”

"You...you don't have to have a stomachache at this time, as you didn't have any pain earlier or later?"

The bodyguard was embarrassed and aggrieved, "Third Master, this is not something I can control."

Seeing that he was about to lose control, Hua Tingjue waved his hands in disdain and said, "Hurry up, hurry up, go ahead." The expression on his face showed that he was afraid that he would do something to himself.

The bodyguard walked towards the bushes, while Hua Tingjue was pulling weeds out of boredom, but he still stayed a little far away because it smelled a bit smelly.

After waiting for a long time, no one came.

He jumped up and looked around, and seemed to catch a glimpse of human habitation, with white-gray smoke rising up. He realized that he seemed to be almost there.

After pondering for a moment, he decided to act.

It’s not far anyway, just wait for the bodyguard to come over.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his idea was a good one. Hua Tingjue picked up his bag and walked towards the house. However, all roads lead to Jiang Ruonan's house, so he chose a road based on his feeling.

After walking for a long time, he seemed to hear some sound.

Bang!Bang!Bang!

Hitting again and again.

"Someone?"

He was unfamiliar with the place and did not dare to act rashly, so he tried to walk to the other side. However, he stepped on empty air after less than ten minutes.

"Ouch!!!"

All that was heard was a wailing cry in the air in the forest, and the birds flapped their wings and flew away in all directions.

That's right, Hua Tingjue stepped on a trap set by someone else, and fell heavily into the hole with his feet up in the air and his buttocks facing the ground.

"What the hell?" He held his coccyx, cried out in pain, and stood up on the ground. He looked at his palms covered in mud, then raised his head to look at the sky.

Well, he has become a frog in a well.

The distant howl reached Jiang Ruonan's ears. She stopped holding the machete, frowned slightly, and tightened her knuckles around the handle, but then she changed her mind and concentrated on her work.

She doesn't have time for those things.

……

Hua Tingjue leaned against the cave and couldn't help crying: "Wuwuwu, Yuyu, it's over, Daddy is sorry for you, it seems like I was reborn in vain..."

There was no cell phone signal and the bodyguards didn't come over.

"Oooooooh, what should I do?"

"I don't want to die here."

"Oh my God, you're not going to play this on me, are you?"

"I didn't ask for a cheat code system when I was reborn. Why is this rebirth just a trial card? It's not fair! It's so unfair!"

While he still had strength, Hua Tingjue desperately called for help: "Help! Help, is there anyone here?"

He shouted for a long time but no one came. However, there seemed to be some movement from above. He looked up and saw a dog panting? !

"It's a dog!" He rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

Where there is a dog there must be a person!

Dahuang also stared at him curiously and barked twice.

Hua Tingjue clasped his hands together and pleaded hopefully, "Hey, Brother Gou, it's useless for you to come here, go call your master, please, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda."

He held his hand like a trumpet and shouted at the top of his voice: "You will be rewarded for your kindness!"

Dahuang listened to his chatter, tilted his head and looked left and right, observed for a long time with his bright eyes, then turned and left.

Hua Tingjue: “…”

……

Dahuang ran back to Jiang Ruonan and kept moving around, rubbing left and right, looking very restless.

Jiang Ruonan stopped bundling firewood and asked it gently, "What's wrong? Are you hungry?" Then she bent down, half squatted, and touched its head apologetically, "I'm sorry, I didn't bring any food today. Can I cook two eggs and steamed buns for you when I get home?"

Da Huang continued to bite her trouser leg relentlessly and kept dragging her towards Hua Tingjue.

"What?" Jiang Ruonan had no choice but to follow Dahuang with her things in her hands. When she got closer and saw the collapsed soil, she understood.

It looks like someone accidentally fell in.

But she didn't want to care about it from the bottom of her heart.

Dahuang was jumping up and down. Hua Tingjue looked up suddenly when he heard the sound. When he caught a glimpse of yellow out of the corner of his eye, his heart sank.

He had a bitter face and sounded very disappointed, "Brother Gou, why are you still the only one here? Is there no one else?" Hua Tingjue was extremely sad and lowered his head, looking at the ground in sorrow and despair, "What should I do? Please get some help."

Seeing that he ignored it, Da Huang suddenly yelled: "Woof woof woof!"

Hua Tingjue, heartbroken, had no intention of paying attention to Da Huang anymore, but when he looked up again, he met a pair of dark and cold pupils.

?

Is anyone here?!

He jumped up excitedly and waved his hands, speaking incoherently, "Hello, hello, I am a human, I am here... Can you save me?"

In fact, Jiang Ruonan really doesn't want to meddle in other people's business. She can't even take care of herself, so how can she have so much kindness to leave for others?

But Huang couldn't resist and had to step forward to take a look.

She also didn't expect that the person who fell into the trap was not one of them, because he was wearing clean and handsome clothes, and his face was the most beautiful she had ever seen, with deep eyebrows, a high nose bridge, and bright eyes.

In one word, exquisite.

When their eyes met, she was lost in thought for the first time.

Jiang Ruonan came back to her senses and said coldly: "Why should I save you?"

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