CHAPTER 456: CHAPTER 453: GOING UP THE MOUNTAIN TO LOG (FOURTH UPDATE)

Mu Shuangshuang tugged at Lu Yuanfeng’s sleeve, signaling him not to go over.

After all, at such times, Xing Beichen didn’t want anyone to see him in a sorry state.

Xing Beichen’s bracelet ultimately wasn’t given away.

The secret crush ended without resolution.

Mu Shuangshuang, Lu Yuanfeng, and Fu Xiaonan took him to the carriage, and after he left, Fu Xiaonan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Earlier, she felt that if she hadn’t maintained a shred of sanity, she would have wanted what Xing Beichen offered.

If that really happened, Fu Xiaonan would certainly hate herself.

The rest of the time, the three of them strolled around, and it wasn’t until the carriage came to pick them up in the afternoon that they left!

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In recent days, Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng worked together to plant vegetables on three acres of land, then watered them for two days.

Mu Shuangshuang estimated that it was also time to construct the public restroom.

So the two of them discussed and decided to go to the mountain for lumbering, and maybe hunt some game!

With bows, axes, saws, and ropes prepared, Mu Shuangshuang entered the mountain with Little Black and Lai Mi.

Lu Yuanfeng intended to train Lai Mi as a hunting dog, so Mu Shuangshuang occasionally used police dog training methods to instruct Lai Mi.

After some training, the dog indeed barked when encountering unusual circumstances.

But because of Mu Shuangshuang’s reward system, Lai Mi turned from a slim puppy into a fat ball of flesh.

Additionally, with Lai Mi’s fluffy fur, every time Lai Mi appeared, Mu Shuangshuang felt like she was facing a moving meatball.

Fortunately, this little meatball could still move on its own.

Arriving at the foot of Niuwei Mountain, Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng organized their tools. Mu Shuangshuang wrapped the rope around herself, and Lu Yuanfeng thought the axe was too heavy, so she picked up a saw instead.

During this season, there were still snakes. Remembering the last incident where Lai Mi encountered a snake, Mu Shuangshuang decisively applied some realgar on the two little creatures before they left.

Not hoping for them to catch a big snake, but hoping they wouldn’t get bitten.

"Woof woof~" Lai Mi was excited to return to the forest.

"Hiss hiss~" Little Black was too!

However, the necessary caution was present in the two little animals when they went into the mountains; they became quiet, each occupying a side, seemingly protecting Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng.

The mountain air remained fresh, with lush green trees standing on both sides, and the fragrance of flowers subtly permeating the air.

Underfoot, there were dry branches and decaying trees that crunched with each step.

Sometimes when they came across thicker trees, they also had to use an axe to clear them.

With such progress, Mu Shuangshuang felt tired too.

Their pace was slow, occasionally needing to find detours, but they eventually reached their destination.

The location Lu Yuanfeng chose was further inside Niuwei Mountain, where the trees were older compared to the outside firs. These trees were more suitable for building houses or other uses.

Most importantly, there was more game here, giving Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng more choices.

It wasn’t peak time for animals to appear, so Lu Yuanfeng started chopping trees.

The axe rhythmically struck a nine-inch tree, and Mu Shuangshuang also found a not-too-big tree nearby to saw.

"Shuangshuang, stop when you’re halfway done, leave the rest to me!" Lu Yuanfeng called out.

Mu Shuangshuang understood that he was worried the tree might fall and hurt her.

Mu Shuangshuang nodded heavily.

"Got it, Fengzi, you be careful too!"

As the two were finishing chopping a tree, they suddenly heard cries for help.

The sounds came from not far away.

Just as they wondered whether to go and investigate, Lai Mi, with its chubby body, ran over.

Little Black was sitting on its back, clutching its fur; the two little creatures were probably scared to the point of urinating, letting out painful whimpering.

"What’s wrong?" Mu Shuangshuang picked up Lai Mi.

Lai Mi’s short legs were still flailing in the air, looking both funny and comical.

Little Black clung onto Lai Mi tightly, refusing to let go.

This pair of hard-luck brothers seemed to have encountered something frightening.

Considering the screams they heard earlier, Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng exchanged glances and decided to check it out.

However, Lu Yuanfeng wouldn’t let Mu Shuangshuang go.

"Shuangshuang, wait here, if anything’s wrong, drop everything and run!"

This was something Mu Shuangshuang taught him — when faced with mortality, money and material possessions are insignificant.

This fool was always like this in situations with agreed-on matters; if there’s danger, one person has to take the risk.

Doesn’t he know it makes her worry?

Mu Shuangshuang crouched down, putting Little Black and Lai Mi on the ground, speaking softly.

"Lai Mi, I’m giving you a task now; quickly lead Little Black down the mountain. We won’t go down, don’t come back up!"

After she spoke, Mu Shuangshuang patted Little Black’s backside.

Little Black barked twice and actually ran off with Little Black, bolting away.

"Goodness, this dog is too realistic, it should have shown some reluctance or something, but it just ran!"

Lu Yuanfeng chuckled, but this time, he didn’t leave Mu Shuangshuang behind.

Mu Shuangshuang grabbed the rope in her hand, picked up the axe, and said to Lu Yuanfeng, "Fengzi, I believe you can protect me, I believe I won’t be a burden to you, and I definitely don’t want you to face danger alone."

"Either both of us head down or we both face it together!"

The light in Mu Shuangshuang’s eyes was so intense that even Lu Yuanfeng found it dazzling.

Lu Yuanfeng hesitated for a moment before nodding.

"But stay behind me; if anything’s wrong, run!"

Lu Yuanfeng mentioned escaping twice today, showing his inner tension, otherwise, he wouldn’t be like this.

"Alright!" Mu Shuangshuang nodded in agreement.

They walked towards where the cries for help were coming from, with Lu Yuanfeng intentionally slowing his pace.

He had an intuition that the game they encountered this time wouldn’t be easier to deal with than the last pig, maybe even more challenging.

They walked deeper into the forest, with older, denser trees blocking out the sunlight.

Such environments were actually more terrifying!

Mu Shuangshuang followed behind Lu Yuanfeng, even suppressing her breathing.

Finally reaching the closest point to the sound, Mu Shuangshuang spotted it at a glance. On the opposite side of the bushes, under a large tree, a gray adult wolf stood.

The wolf’s eyes shone with bloodthirsty light, staring intently up the tree.

Upon closer inspection, there were actually two people up the tree.

It was the Huang Brothers, Huang Da and Huang Er.

Previously, they stole Lu Yuanfeng’s game and were forced to return everything, and hadn’t touched his game since. They originally thought these two had left the mountain, but apparently not.

As Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng spotted Huang Da and Huang Er, the two also saw Mu Shuangshuang, especially Huang Er who foolishly shouted towards them.

"Hey, save us..."