Chapter 148
147, Persuasion (1 more)
Xie Zhinuan, upon hearing this, was already shocked to the point of staring with eyes wide open and mouth agape.
She looked at Li Hengyi with astonishment.
“…”
In her impression, this young master Li was a person difficult to get close to, and besides, his status was obvious to everyone.
After hesitating for a long time, Xie Zhinuan finally said, “This doesn’t seem appropriate, I’ll be bringing a grey wolf, Routuan, and we’ll have Dahuang too. Shaniu’s martial arts are not bad, we won’t go deep into the mountains, so there shouldn’t be any big problems!”
Li Hengyi was not upset when he was rejected.
He simply said indifferently, “It seems you still don’t quite understand the mountains. When you have time, you can ask a villager to come and consult with you. Moreover, in the deep mountains, trees lushly block the view, and standing under a large tree, you seem so insignificant as if you don’t exist, unable to distinguish east from south or north from west. The chances of walking out of the mountains are slim!”
Having said so much at once, Li Hengyi felt a tickle in his throat and added, “Moreover, when you enter the mountains searching for something, you’ll likely go to places no one has been before. If no one has been there, it means there are no paths, and you will have to blaze your own trail…”
Li Hengyi looked at Xie Zhinuan seriously.
In the deep mountains, two women, even accompanied by a wolf, a dog, and a mule, would stand no chance of resisting or escaping from ferocious wild animals, such as lions and tigers.
“Miss Xie, entering the mountains is not for fun. Consider this, I have experience in wilderness survival and so do my men. If you are willing, you can tell me what you’re looking for, and I can have people search for it on your behalf,” said Li Hengyi thoughtfully.
He hoped Xie Zhinuan would carefully consider his suggestion.
The deep, old forests are as perilous as deserts, not only filled with fierce beasts but also hunters’ traps. Without experience, rashly entering the mountains is undoubtedly akin to courting death.
Upon hearing this, Xie Zhinuan also fell silent.
The mountains are rife with wild beasts, and many are ferocious. Indeed, carelessly entering the mountains is fraught with danger.
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“But still…” Xie Zhinuan started to speak but then hesitated.“Do you feel that our acquaintance is not enough, that it would be too troublesome?” asked Li Hengyi.
Xie Zhinuan nodded.
It was indeed too much trouble.
She wanted to say that she did not plan to go deep into the mountains, but if, just in case they could not find Jiji Grass on the outskirts, they would ultimately have to venture deeper.
Li Hengyi looked at Xie Zhinuan and gave a helpless smile, “I thought that we were already friends and neighbors, that mutual assistance was expected. But it seems to Miss Xie, our friendship is so shallow!”
Part self-statement, part complaint.
Upon hearing this, Xie Zhinuan suddenly had the illusion that she was acting like a heartless woman.
In the end, she could only awkwardly say, “Then I’ll give it some thought!”
This “give it some thought” included Xie Zhinuan’s intention to ask the villagers for more information about which areas of the mountain had fierce beasts and which were safer.
She knew nothing about the mountains and was not so conceited as to immediately take Shaniu into them.
Li Hengyi nodded his head.
He was well-read in sage literature, and although he sat there, closer to Xie Zhinuan, and could smell the Leng Zhuxiang scent on her, bringing an unusual peace to his being, the reputation of a lady was more important than life itself.
It was inappropriate for him to stay for too long, so he stood up to take his leave, “Then Miss Xie, think it over carefully. Once you’ve made up your mind, we can talk in detail. I’ll take my leave now!”
“I’ll see you out, young master Li!”
Xie Zhinuan saw the guest out and watched Li Hengyi depart.
She raised her hand to her chin and gently rubbed it a few times.
She turned her head to look at the three punished animals, which looked back at her with a woeful gaze.
Ultimately, they were her pampered pets, and Xie Zhinuan felt sorry for them too. She huffed and said sternly but with an underlying gentleness, “I’ll let it go this time, but if there’s a next time, I will not be so lenient. Come down now!”
Chapter 149