The Spirited Daughter-in-law and the Mountain Man
Chapter 1621 See Who is Ruthless

Chapter 1621: 1621 See Who is Ruthless

Fu Chou took a bite of the dry flatbread in his hand, "Master, do you need me to go into the woods and hunt some live prey?"

"No need. The flatbread is fine, make do with it." Su Qingyue shook her head.

The fire burned brighter and brighter. The night was cold, but with the roaring fire, it wasn’t that cold.

"Make two big fires." Su Qingyue instructed calmly.

Although Fu Chou didn’t understand his master’s intention, he followed the order.

The two of them sat quietly by the fire.

After Su Qingyue finished eating the food, she sat cross-legged, gathered her Zhenqi, and began to cultivate her internal strength.

Fu Chou also began his training.

For martial artists, cultivating inner strength not only enhances martial arts skills but also relieves fatigue.

He originally worried that in case they ended up spending the night in the wasteland, while he could bear it, the master would suffer. He wanted to bring bedding, but the master said it wasn’t necessary. So, he did not prepare it.

In the middle of the night, Su Qingyue moved one of the fires more than a meter aside, spread the thin firewood twigs they had gathered on the ground that had been warmed by the fire, flattened it out, and lay down on top of it.

She said, "Move the other fire aside as well, and lay the twigs on the ground that was previously burnt."

Fu Chou followed her instructions, lay on the ’bed’ made of thin firewood twigs, the ground still emitting hot steam, and with the fire burning beside him, it didn’t feel cold in the middle of the night. "Master, you are truly smart to think of this way of warming the ground."

She did not explain; she had read about this method in modern books about hunters. Even her second brother used to do this when he went hunting in the mountains.

It’s just that Fu Chou, not being from a farmer’s family, didn’t know about it.

The two sleeping arrangements were three or four meters apart. Su Qingyue, with her eyes closed, seemed to have fallen asleep.

By the moonlight, Fu Chou turned to her direction and looked at ’his’ ordinary face. Who would have thought that beneath the human skin mask was the exceedingly beautiful face of a young woman?

He didn’t even dare to breathe heavily, lest the master find out he was spying.

At some point, the moon hid behind the clouds, and eerie sounds of wolves and other unknown creatures came from the Ghost Forest.

An ordinary person would tremble with fear.

But the two people sleeping by the fire remained unmoved.

Xiao Yuchuan stood on a branch at the edge of the Ghost Forest, gazing down at the man and woman sleeping by the fire.

His gaze grew deeper and deeper.

His fist clenched tightly.

Fu Chou seemed to sense an angry look, sat up abruptly, and looked towards the Ghost Forest, "Master, someone!"

The forest was dark, and apart from the sound of the night wind rustling the branches, no one could be seen hiding among the thick foliage.

Su Qingyue didn’t even bother to move, "Go back to sleep."

"But..."

"There’s no killing intent." Meaning, the other party did not intend to take her life.

Fu Chou frowned but lay back down, though he kept his guard up.

He knew that the person in the dark was Xiao Yuchuan. Evidently, his master knew this too.

That man... might have been following them for more than just a day.

Why doesn’t he show himself?

And the master, why does she pretend not to know?

He could not reveal this.

Hungry wolves in the mountain, smelling human scent, approached the edge of the forest, aiming to find food. Without a blink, Xiao Yuchuan shot a few hidden weapons, killing the starving wolves before they could even howl.

The two by the fire slept soundly, while Xiao Yuchuan stood among the branches all night.

The night wind blew his clothing, making him look like a grim reaper stalking his prey in the dark, terrifying and sinister.

A shallow smile appeared on his face, "Wife, let’s see if your heart is as ruthless as mine."