The woman carefully climbed up the hillside and arrived at the entrance to the back mountain, peering inside with a look of nervousness on her face, as if hesitating over whether or not she should take the risk to enter.
After all, she had almost lost her life there last ti.
The person approaching was none other than Li Erniu’s wife, Hu Qiaoling.
Today, Hu Qiaoling was dressed in loose velvet pants and a green striped short-sleeved pullover, giving off a slightly demure vibe.
"Hoo."
Suddenly, she felt sothing behind her and instinctively turned to look, but before she could clearly see what it was, she was tackled to the ground.
"Ahhh..ahhh..ahhh..."
She scread frantically, her jade hands clawing wildly.
"Don’t yell, it’s ."
The one who had pounced on her was Zhang Xiaoshan.
"Hmm?"
Recognizing the familiar voice, Hu Qiaoling’s resistance lessened, and she also opened her tightly closed eyes.
"It’s you, good person..."
Upon seeing Zhang Xiaoshan, Hu Qiaoling’s fear dissipated completely.
Good person was what she called Zhang Xiaoshan.
"Hehe, you’re so easily scared."
Zhang Xiaoshan released Hu Qiaoling, sat up, and teased her.
Hu Qiaoling said shyly.
"Who, who made you hide and scare , I thought you were a wild beast."
"What are you doing here? Haven’t I told you already that there’s no escape from here?"
"Hmm, hmm..."
"I ca to take a look around."
Hu Qiaoling hesitated for a mont and gave Zhang Xiaoshan a rather unconvincing answer.
"Looking around? You’re not being honest. What are you sneakily looking for here? Forget it, if you don’t want to say, then fine, I’m leaving."
Zhang Xiaoshan planned to leave.
"Hey, good person, don’t go, are you, are you mad at ?"
Hu Qiaoling grabbed Zhang Xiaoshan’s arm, looking sowhat fearful.
"Then tell honestly why you sneaked here alone."
Hu Qiaoling ventured.
"I can tell you, but you can’t get mad."
"Okay, tell ."
Hu Qiaoling, as if she had done sothing that left her feeling guilty, didn’t dare to look at Zhang Xiaoshan and said with a trembling voice.
"I, I think you lied to . You never intended to take away. So I wanted to find my own way out."
"Ah?"
"Why would you say that?" Zhang Xiaoshan was a bit puzzled.
Hu Qiaoling suddenly lifted her head, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Zhang Xiaoshan.
"Zhang Ercai’s wife must have been sent away by you, right?"
That clear, innocent look in her eyes left Zhang Xiaoshan sowhat at a loss for words.
"How, how could that be possible? Wasn’t everything at Zhang Ercai’s house cleared up? I’m innocent." Zhang Xiaoshan denied guiltily.
Hu Qiaoling continued.
"Even if you don’t admit it, I am still sure it was you who did it."
"Why?" Zhang Xiaoshan didn’t understand.
Hu Qiaoling said.
"Because you’re a good person. In the village, only you would do such a thing."
Zhang Xiaoshan laughed.
Being a good person is also a reason?
"Then why did you co here, haven’t I told you it’s very dangerous?"
"I, I thought maybe you took that woman away through the back mountain. There might be so secret path or trail here. I wanted to try my luck."
Hu Qiaoling lowered her head in sha, like a child who had done sothing wrong.
"Heh, you could have just asked instead of sneaking here at such great risk."
"Moreover, since you are sure that I was the one who took the woman away, you could have threatened to take you away, or you could have reported to the village chief."
"Don’t you hate for lying to you?"
"No, no, no, no."
Hu Qiaoling’s head shook frantically like a rattle-drum as she said in a fluster.
"I, maybe, maybe soone else gave you more benefits. I, I can’t offer that much. You, I’ve slept with you, but you also saved my life. You are my savior. Whether you choose to take away or not, I will never report you."
"You, you’re a good person."
After speaking, Hu Qiaoling lowered her head and wept.
"Sorry, I shouldn’t have doubted you. But, but I really want to go ho, wuwu..."
Hearing Hu Qiaoling’s words, seeing her sobbing and frail figure, Zhang Xiaoshan felt deeply moved.
Her reaction to the sa issue was completely different from that of Tao Qian.
"Don’t cry, since I promised to take you away, of course, I’ll keep my word."
"Really?"
Hu Qiaoling looked up, excitedly grabbing Zhang Xiaoshan’s arm.
Compared to Tao Qian’s scheming and selfishness, Hu Qiaoling seed extrely naive and innocent.
That was the impression Zhang Xiaoshan had when he first t her, and it beca even more apparent now.
His resolve to take Hu Qiaoling away strengthened.
"Of course. You guessed right, that woman was indeed taken away by . She has already left White Dragon Village, but not through the back mountain..."
Zhang Xiaoshan told Hu Qiaoling what had happened.
Hu Qiaoling’s expression imdiately beca one of disappointnt.
"Swimming? I, I can’t swim..."
"But thank you for telling all this, thank you for trusting . Rest assured, I won’t let anyone else know."
Hu Qiaoling promised Zhang Xiaoshan earnestly.
"Of course, if I didn’t trust you, I wouldn’t have told you all this. But there really isn’t any secret passage through this back mountain, and you should stop coming here. I’ll think of so other way to get you out, anyway, what I say definitely counts."
With the promise obtained, Hu Qiaoling bead with joy, and her gaze toward Zhang Xiaoshan beca misty.
"Mm, I’ll wait for you."
"Then you should hurry back."
Zhang Xiaoshan urged Hu Qiaoling to leave.
But Hu Qiaoling knelt down in front of him, her hands grasping Zhang Xiaoshan’s waist and began to pull down his waistband.
"You, what are you doing?"
Zhang Xiaoshan was startled.
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