Even After My Death
Chapter 153 - 125: A Monkey with a Sense of Justice (Two in One)_2

Chapter 153: Chapter 125: A Monkey with a Sense of Justice (Two in One)_2

[Yes, I didn’t expect Mu Mingxuan to actually recognize them, these are indeed the monkeys on Emei Mountain.]

[These monkeys are very curious, so they were attracted to Huo Miao’s voice just now.]

[Moreover, they have particularly bad tempers and strong vindictiveness, and they are also social animals. Being caught like this is nothing; if we don’t leave now, once that little monkey brings back reinforcements, these guests are done for...]

Huo Miao, enduring the pain on her face, admitted her mistake to Mu Mingxuan with a sense of grievance, "I’m sorry, Brother Mingxuan, I didn’t know... I was just so hungry and so angry that I threw a stone at it."

"It’s okay," Mu Mingxuan shook his head, "Let’s go back and apply some medicine first."

Huo Miao was also very concerned about the wound on her face and quickly nodded in agreement.

After such an incident, Jian Tiantian and Huo Ziheng gave up on picking wild vegetables and the four of them returned to the stream.

By chance, the chicken soup that Jiang Ning was cooking was just ready. She served a bowl for Qi Xingzhou, took one for herself, and then handed the soup ladle to Nong Chun, letting him serve himself.

A whole pot of chicken soup was more than enough for three people.

The chicken soup cooked with firewood was especially delicious, not to mention that Jiang Ning had just added Ji-zong mushrooms she had picked to it.

The three of them sat on the ground holding their bowls, bowed their heads, and enjoyed the meal wholeheartedly, but when Huo Ziheng and his companions smelled the air, they couldn’t help but swallow their saliva in secret.

Huo Ziheng turned his head to look at Jiang Ning’s back, his hands clenched into fists by his side, his expression somewhat restrained.

Jian Tiantian took the wild vegetables to the stream to wash.

Mu Mingxuan and Huo Miao had too many scratches on their faces, and they did not have enough medicine left. Huo Miao said anxiously, "Brother, check Ling Bo’s backpack; he has medicine in there."

Huo Ziheng was also worried about their injuries. He found Ling Bo’s hiking backpack, unzipped it, and began to search.

Fortunately, Ling Bo didn’t carry many things, so Huo Ziheng quickly found the medicine for treating external wounds.

When Jian Tiantian returned after washing the vegetables, she happened to see Huo Ziheng rummaging through Ling Bo’s backpack, and she frowned, her expression subtly disapproving, but she said nothing.

Jian Tiantian approached Huo Miao and asked, "What about those bird eggs from before? Shall we cook bird egg and vegetable soup for lunch?"

The bird eggs were in Huo Miao’s pocket. She gritted her teeth and said, "My face is like this, and you still only think about drinking bird egg and vegetable soup?"

Jian Tiantian: "...",

What else could she do, hold her in her arms and comfort her?

Jian Tiantian remained silent, not making a sound.

A flicker of remorse crossed the depths of Huo Miao’s eyes; she looked up and said with a hint of guilt, "Second brother, I’m sorry. You gave me those bird eggs, and I put them in my pocket. Just now, that monkey was climbing all over me and crushed the bird eggs."

"Ah..." Huo Ziheng felt a bit of a pity but quickly started comforting Huo Miao, "It’s alright, it’s alright, the wild vegetables we’ve just picked are enough for us."

Jian Tiantian, hearing Huo Miao’s words, felt somewhat angry.

Her gaze subconsciously shifted to Huo Miao’s pocket; the pocket was clean, without a trace of egg liquid.

Huo Miao was simply lying through her teeth!

She wanted to hog those few bird eggs all to herself!

Jian Tiantian felt like she was about to explode with anger, she couldn’t believe that Huo Ziheng and the others couldn’t see through it, but Huo Ziheng and his group were clearly siding with Huo Miao.

Jian Tiantian turned away, holding back her frustration, and continued with her tasks at hand.

[Huo Miao really has no shame, her pockets are clean as a whistle, obviously, everyone can tell she’s lying!]

[Poor Tian Tian, compared to Huo Miao, she’s like a maid, having to do everything herself]

[Damn this capitalism!]

Jiang Ning was unaware of the incidents occurring with Huo Miao and the others, she was comfortably sitting cross-legged on the grass, holding a bowl, and savoring the delicious chicken soup.

Qi Xingzhou, even while eating, stuck close to Jiang Ning. Despite being such a germaphobe, he now sat on the grass without a hint of distaste on his face, and seeing how much Jiang Ning enjoyed chicken, he transferred the big chicken thigh from his bowl to hers.

Jiang Ning, looking at the extra chicken thigh in her bowl, reached out to return it, but Qi Xingzhou stopped her.

Qi Xingzhou leaned close to Jiang Ning, his gaze fell upon Huo Miao and Mu Mingxuan, and he whispered in her ear, "They’ve been caught by monkeys."

His warm breath brushed against her sensitive ear, Jiang Ning’s long eyelashes fluttered, and she instinctively followed Qi Xingzhou’s gaze.

Jiang Ning’s vision was good; even from a distance, she could see the red patches on Huo Miao’s and Mu Mingxuan’s faces.

Jiang Ning narrowed her eyes slightly, watched for a while, and then looked away.

She asked curiously, "How did you know?"

Qi Xingzhou had been with her the entire time while she was cooking the chicken soup, even when Jiang Ning was digging for wild ginger, Qi Xingzhou had squatted beside her like a curious baby, completely without any interaction with the other guests. Could it be that he guessed it from the injuries on their faces?

That would be too amazing.

With such a distance between them, she couldn’t clearly make out the wounds on Huo Miao’s and Mu Mingxuan’s faces.

Qi Xingzhou said earnestly, "I heard the little monkeys, they told me."

Though he didn’t speak very loudly, his words were still overheard by Nong Chun, who was sitting on the other side.

Nong Chun couldn’t help but look up from his bamboo bowl at Qi Xingzhou, his expression somewhat indescribable.

He realized that Sister Jiang’s friend behaved somewhat oddly.

How could he say such a thing without batting an eye, not even a three-year-old would believe it.

Nong Chun internally scoffed, little did he know, the next second he would hear Jiang Ning’s supportive remark, "Well caught! Just like a monkey full of justice!"

"Quick, quick, quick, let’s eat before the chicken gets cold."

Qi Xingzhou’s eyes shone brightly as he nodded vigorously.