Chapter 502: Repaying Kindness with Revenge 2 (Pei Yi: =??????????)
Chapter 502: Repaying Kindness with Revenge 2 (Pei Yi: =??????????)
Lin Yinhu's heart-wrenching cry was continuous and melodious, echoing among the mountains and forests, startling the birds that lived there and causing them to flap their wings and fly high. The cry was also heard clearly by the people who were searching and rescuing.
At some point, countless sparks had quietly appeared on the mountainside and spread throughout the forest.
"Brother Hu, where are you, little brat? Come back to me." Lanhua's worried roar, responding to the boy's cry, rang out in the forest.
Immediately afterwards, countless voices rose and fell and intertwined together.
"The child is found, found."
"Hurry, hurry, go to where the crying is coming from, and don't disturb the wild animals in the mountains."
"..."
The silent forest suddenly became noisy, and then the sound of gongs rang out from the foot of the mountain, one after another, announcing the end of the search.
Pei Yi listened to the faint sound coming from the bottom of the mountain and could not help but stand still and look down the mountain from a distance. He then turned around and looked at the young man who was walking forward with his head down, and asked, "Brother Shannai, what does this sound mean? Have you found Brother Tiger?"
Jiang Shannai also stopped walking. He turned around and smiled, "Master Pei, this is the old man in the village making sure the people on the mountain are safe. If you raise the torch and shake it a few times, he will know that we are safe."
After saying that, Jiang Shannai raised the torch in his hand high above his head without hesitation, and shook it vigorously left and right twice to verify his words.
"is it?"
Pei Yi looked at the young man's actions, his eyes flashing, a smile on his face, and he also moved the torch.
In an instant, the dim environment around them became a little brighter, reflecting the different expressions of the two people.
Jiang Shannai lowered his eyes and stared at the boy's increasingly pale face, and continued to explain: "Mr. Pei lives in Yanjing, so he naturally doesn't know about this."
"At night, the wild animals in the mountains come out to hunt for food. It is the most dangerous time. If we want to find someone in the mountains, we must make a big noise to scare away the wild animals. This will be safer."
Although Pei Yi had never heard of this statement, he still nodded and praised: "This is a good idea."
"Not all of us have a powerful weapon. If we want to stay alive, we naturally have to think of more ways." Jiang Shannai sighed slightly and said with emotion.
Then, Jiang Shannai changed the subject: "Mr. Pei, I see that you don't look well. Do you want to rest for a while before going on the road? Brother Hu is really a nobody, causing so many people to worry."
Pei Yi panted, shook his head slightly to refuse, and then smiled bitterly: "It's okay, it's just that the mountain road is difficult to walk on, and I'm a little tired. Brother Shannai, don't worry about me, let's go find Brother Hu."
Jiang Shannai looked at him for a moment in the firelight, then said no more and turned to walk upwards. However, he seemed to be quite worried about the young man behind him and would turn his head to observe him from time to time.
Pei Yi seemed unaware and continued to follow his footsteps, occasionally calling out "Brother Hu".
I don’t know how long it took, but the trees on the winding mountain road became increasingly dense, making the mountain forest look gloomy under the moon.
The young man listened to the boy's increasingly heavy breathing, and finally stopped again, turning sideways to stare at the boy's already pale face.
Pei Yi was already holding onto a tree trunk at this moment, and he seemed to have no strength to climb the mountain at all. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and glanced at the trees around him. There was also a dead silence in his ears. He asked, "Brother Shannai, this should be the hinterland of the mountain, right?"
Jiang Shannai nodded: "I didn't expect that Master Pei didn't live in the mountains, I also saw it."
He walked down slowly, came to the side of the young man, and said meaningfully: "Mr. Pei, please take a rest here. If Ah Shi saw you like this, she would be distressed again."
Then, he looked around and continued, "These past few days, I and a few hunters have been clearing out wild animals around here, so it's no problem. I'll go check around to see if Tiger Brother is here, and I'll be back soon."
After saying this, he left the young man behind and walked away, about to disappear into the darkness.
Just at this moment, a chuckle came from behind him.
Pei Yi stared at the young man's receding figure, with irony in his eyes, and reminded him: "Brother Shannai, although it is dark, I still remember the way here clearly."
Jiang Shannai paused, and the boy's mocking voice rang in his ears again, "Brother Shannai, why don't you throw me further away."
The young man's pupils shrank, and he turned sideways, staring at the boy who was speaking. Shock flashed in his eyes, and a wry smile appeared on his face as he explained: "Mr. Pei, you misunderstood, I..."
However, he was interrupted by Pei Yi before he finished speaking: "But this place is not bad either. There seems to be a leopard nearby. If you make some noise before you leave, I might be killed by the beast."
As these words came out, Jiang Shannai's originally sunny face became unusually gloomy, and the hands at his sides clenched into fists, and then loosened.
Then, he forced a wry smile on his face and said in an almost self-deprecating tone: "Last time, Mr. Lin told me that you can sense danger, and now it seems to be true."
At this moment, Pei Yi no longer looked exhausted. He straightened his body and fixed his eyes on the young man, his eyes revealing deep doubt and confusion.
"My cousin told you before that I had experienced life and death several times, so I would naturally think more about it. But I still don't understand. I have no grudges against Brother Shan Nai, and I even helped him. Why did you want to harm me and even went to the trouble of putting drugs in Lin Yishi's tonic soup."
Jiang Shannai's face became increasingly darker under the light of the torch. He pursed his lips tightly and stared at the young man from a distance without saying a word.
After a long time, he finally showed a bitter smile and broke the silence, saying: "Master Pei, although you and I have no grudges, I can't afford to gamble. Ah Shi and I have been childhood sweethearts, and we are obviously going to get married soon, but she often cares about you, and even her family looks at you differently, and curses me to die on the mountain because of you."
By the end of his words, the young man's eyes were already bloodshot and his tone became indignant. It was obvious that he was very resentful about everything he had experienced.
Pei Yi's brows knitted together, his face full of helplessness: "It's because of such a ridiculous reason, but if you look closely, it has nothing to do with me."
"How can there be no connection? That day when Ah Shi met the wild boar, she went to the mountain to entertain you." The young man punched the tree trunk beside him as if to vent his anger.
"It was obviously you who caused the incident, but you took on the title of hero for saving her and enjoyed her care."
Faced with such unreasonable accusations, Pei Yi was speechless. Somehow, Lin Yuzan's evaluation of him popped up in his mind: Born to bring bad luck...
I showed kindness twice in a row, but the result I got was ingratitude every time, and each time it was inexplicable.
Pei Yi rubbed his brows and threw those four words out of his mind. "So you noticed that someone was harming Tiger Brother, but you chose to sit back and do nothing, and took this opportunity to lure me into the mountain and get rid of me?"
Jiang Shannai's face showed a trace of panic, and then it became ferocious and terrifying: "Mr. Pei, things have come to this point, I have no choice. Who asked you to appear in front of Ah Shi? Just like I said just now, if you want to survive, you naturally have to think of more ways."
Having said this, he no longer hesitated and quickly disappeared into the mountains and forests, leaving the young man standing there all alone.
But in a moment, Pei Yi keenly sensed the dangerous and cold gaze falling on him. He side-glanced towards the grass nest not far away. With the faint moonlight, he could vaguely see a pair of eyes emitting a faint green light, staring at him eagerly.
He sighed self-deprecatingly: "It seems that I am really not suitable for saving people."
Then, he raised his head and looked through the layers of branches and leaves in the direction where Jiang Shannai had just disappeared. Behind him, a black shadow was chasing him.
His brows relaxed slightly, and he muttered to himself, "That's good. I don't have to worry about whether to save this person's life or not."
As these words fell, a black shadow jumped out from the grass nest and pounced on his back...
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