Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 689 - 687

Chapter 689: Chapter 687

Xiao’er cast a glance at Lin Miaoyan’s figure, retreating up the hill, and shook her head imperceptibly.

Was this a case of refusing to admit defeat until seeing the Yellow River up close, or crying without seeing a coffin?

Why was Shangguan Xuanyi so popular, and bad lovers bloomed everywhere around him?

Even if she wasn’t drop-dead gorgeous herself, she was at least portrayed as the beauty under the moonlight. Why weren’t there any suitors sprouting up for her? Xiao’er touched her own face in response.

Was there something wrong with everyone’s aesthetics around here?

"Yang Mei, what do you think of my looks?"

Yang Mei looked at Xiao’er in surprise, she was wondering why Xiao’er would ask this, but she still answered honestly: "I’ve never seen a woman more beautiful than you."

Well, her aesthetic perspective was quite normal!

"And what do you think, Yang Liu!"

"Miss, you’re a beauty without peer in this world!"

What good insight!

"That’s right! I’ve never seen a woman more beautiful than myself, so why don’t I attract any suitors?" Xiao’er asked, her face full of puzzlement.

Yang Mei and Yang Liu: "..."

Just then, a cold breeze blew past them, making Xiao’er shiver. "Maybe it’s because spring hasn’t arrived yet!"

Yang Liu whispered, "The Sixth Prince is a romance-killer."

With the Sixth Prince around, your potential suitors haven’t even budded before they’re snuffed out.

Upon hearing this, Xiao’er’s eyes lit up!

"Yang Liu, you’re spot on!"

So, it wasn’t that she lacked charm and couldn’t attract any suitors, it was because Shangguan Xuanyi was too cunning and had staked his claim on her early on, showing off their relationship all the time. Who’d dare make a move on her then?

This was why she could no longer enjoy the satisfaction of receiving a ton of love letters or gifts like flowers and chocolates.

"What a big loss!" Exclaimed Xiao’er, indignant.

Those flowers and chocolates were quite expensive, weren’t they! Even if people here don’t usually give flowers and chocolates, there must be someone who’d give her gold and silver jewelry, which was even more valuable!

It was truly a case of regretting a past mistake, a moment’s loss that was irrevocable. There was no hope left...

Yang Liu: "..."

Yang Mei: "..."

With the Sixth Prince as the king of all potential suitors, wouldn’t the rest be the worst? How could she consider this a loss?

Seeing that they were running out of firewood, Xiao’er said: "I’m going to gather some more."

Yang Liu stood up: "Miss, let me go."

"Let’s go together, get the bow and arrow, Yang Mei, you watch the rice."

Yang Mei nodded.

...

Lin Miaoyan didn’t head up the mountain towards Shangguan Xuanyi; she feared her mother would discover her going after the Sixth Prince again.

She deliberately went up the mountain in another direction. After walking for a while, the maid accompanying her said, "Miss, we’re alone now. There’s nobody else here."

Lin Miaoyan felt they had moved far enough: "You two wait here, don’t let anyone pass. I’ll go a little further in."

The two maids didn’t suspect anything and quickly agreed: "Don’t worry, miss! But hurry, there are wild animals on this mountain, it’s dangerous."

"I know." Lin Miaoyan said, but didn’t think much of it.

If a mountain with a main road running across it was infested with wild animals, who would dare to use the road? Wouldn’t the road be supreme?

If anything, she hoped for some kind of danger. If something happened, she might be rescued by the Sixth Prince.

While the two maids focused on preventing anyone from approaching them, Lin Miaoyan cautiously made her way in the direction she remembered Shangguan Xuanyi was at.

She wasn’t sure of the Sixth Prince’s exact location, though.

She vaguely heard the roar of an animal.

Her heart leaped with joy, and she hurriedly ran towards the source of the noise.

When she got closer to the source of the noise, she realized that the scene was not what she had imagined: the Sixth Prince heroically fighting with prey. Instead, a wolf and a wild boar were battling each other.

The boar’s neck was in the grips of the wolf, it was struggling ceaselessly and letting out heartbreaking screams.

She, who had lived a sheltered life in the boudoir, had never seen such a bloody scene before, and she was frightened into running away while screaming.

"Ah! Help! There’s a wolf! Ah..."

With all the noise she was making, it was hard for the wolf not to notice her.

The white wolf dropped the dying boar, shook its fur, and like a king, confidently strutted towards Lin Miaoyan.

Clearly, it didn’t think she had a chance of escaping.

Lin Miaoyan ran forward as fast as she could, not daring to look back.

She didn’t see the tree branch in her path and tripped, falling flat on her face.

She looked back and only saw the wolf with a chilling glow in its eyes. Its white fur and fangs were stained with blood, making it look terrifying.

"Ah! Don’t come over! Help!" Lin Miaoyan screamed in terror as she quickly got up.

But the wolf didn’t heed her words. It pounced on her, biting her trouser leg.

Lin Miaoyan violently kicked out, hitting the wolf in the eyes. The wolf, in pain, released its grip.

The wolf stayed where it was, vigorously rubbing its eyes with its front paw.

Lin Miaoyan quickly got up and started running again.

At this moment, Lin Miaoyan’s two maids finally arrived.

"Miss!" They saw Lin Miaoyan being chased and bitten by a wolf and startled in fear.

"Quick, stop it, kill it!" Lin Miaoyan hurriedly ran towards the two maids when she saw them.

The two maids were shaking with fear at the sight of the bloody wolf. They didn’t dare to step forward, let alone kill it!

They were clearly not capable of such a thing!

As the wolf was getting closer, one of the maids gathered her courage and swiftly picked up a rock and threw it at the wolf.

The stone hit the wolf right in the back, making the wolf even more vicious and charge towards them.

The three of them screamed and quickly ran downhill.

"Help!"

"There’s a wolf, help!"

...

This time, the wolf was chasing the maid who had thrown the stone.

Lin Miaoyan noticed this and ordered while running, "Xia Zhi, draw it away, Dong’er, you and I will run in the other direction." Lin Miaoyan quickly calculated that even if the wolf stopped chasing Xia Zhi, Dong’er could still distract it.

At this moment, Dong’er was more than grateful that it was Xia Zhi who hit the wolf with the stone.

Xia Zhi ran for her life, her sacrifice could save the other two, a trade-off worth taking.

The white wolf, seeming to have remembered something, suddenly stopped when it was about to catch Xia Zhi, then it turned its head and chased after Lin Miaoyan, moving even faster than before!

"Miss, the wolf is coming after us again."

Upon hearing this, Lin Miaoyan looked back, and she was so frightened that she ran even faster: "Did Xia Zhi die? How did the wolf catch up so quickly! Dong’er, you try to stop it first, I’ll go get help."

Upon hearing this, Dong’er turned pale: "Miss, don’t leave me behind!"

Xia Zhi was bitten to death by the wolf so quickly, how could she dare to stop it!

"If you’re not going to stop it, should I? Otherwise, both of us will die here today!"

Just as the wolf caught up to them, Lin Miaoyan paled, pulling Dong’er over to shield herself.

The wolf opened its bloody mouth, its sharp, ice-cold teeth gleaming savagely.

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