In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 1370 - 6 It’s Too Late to Regret! (6)

Chapter 1370: Chapter 6 It’s Too Late to Regret! (6)

Miss Hanmei’s heart trembled fiercely!

Only by pinching her palm hard could she avoid crying out.

That look from Su Ke just now, that look... if it weren’t for the same familiar face, Miss Hanmei wouldn’t believe that the warm and elegant Master Su could have such a ruthless expression.

Miss Hanmei returned to the Inn where she was staying, dispirited and distraught. She sat alone in the house for a long time before sighing and cautiously writing a short note, rolling it up, and catching the courier pigeon in the cage to stuff the roll into an empty bamboo tube, before she finally let the pigeon fly.

She knew in her heart that she was destined to let down her master!

Such a person, to make him take an interest in her?

She guessed only the sovereign might entertain such thoughts, but unfortunately, the other party was definitely not someone easily fooled. Thinking about the punishment after failing her mission, Miss Hanmei shivered uncontrollably!

"Miss, you should think of a solution quickly."

Her maidservant stood silently behind her, her face pale, "Miss, you failed to win the title of top courtesan last time, which already angered our master. He gave you a chance to redeem yourself, but if you fail again this time, I fear, I fear..."

Miss Hanmei shifted slightly.

"I have my plans; you may leave! I want to rest for a while."

The maidservant lingered for a long while before she bowed and left, "Miss, your servant is just outside. If you need anything, just call."

After saying this, she tactfully closed the door behind her.

"Damn it!"

Miss Hanmei grabbed the window shades, her fingers taut with protruding veins, the hand holding the shades trembling.

Did she not know?

This damn girl was sent by the master to spy on her!

Speaking nicely to her face, the girl might betray her at any moment.

But how was she to overcome this current obstacle?

Before Miss Hanmei could come up with a plan, a few days later, she received news from her master that Su Ke had gone into the mountains again—and right after meeting her!

Yet such a thing hadn’t aroused her suspicion at all!

To confront her about this, the person who came to contact her immediately slapped her twice.

"This is to teach you a lesson! Next time if you continue to publicly comply but privately oppose, don’t blame our master for being ruthless!"

After threatening her and boasting for quite some time, he eventually left after extorting her.

Miss Hanmei slowly climbed up from the floor, wiping the blood trickling from the corner of her mouth and suppressing the chill in her eyes as she clenched her teeth. At that moment, the little maidservant rushed in.

"Miss, are you all right? What should we do now? Should we go to Deicide Mountain?"

Looking at the detestable face before her, Miss Hanmei forcibly swallowed her murderous impulse and blandly told her to fetch water, "How can I go out to meet someone looking like this? Bring warm water; I need to wash and rinse."

Regardless of Miss Hanmei’s burning rage, by the time she exited the house, two hours had passed.

Her destination was Shuanghekou, not far from Luoyan Village.

She was following the trail left by Su Ke, but alas, Su Ke had seemingly vanished without a trace. She tirelessly searched the areas Su Ke had traveled, yet she couldn’t find him anywhere.

Su Ke felt utterly cursed!

Perhaps his achievement of first place in high school had exhausted all his good luck for this lifetime. Ever since he returned to his hometown, nothing had gone smoothly!

This time, he had found several hunters familiar with the interior of Deicide Mountain and had carefully selected a batch of elite guards to head to Deicide Mountain.

The terrain of Deicide Mountain was complicated, and this venture seemed even more difficult than the previous one. The first time, they had entered the mountain from behind Luoyan Village and proceeded through a well-known swamp. After walking for four days and nights, they had completely lost their way, and many had fallen prey to wild beasts.

This time, he straightforwardly started from the base of Luoshan Village. Compared to getting lost after four days and nights during the first attempt, they lost sight of their goal after just one day this time.

The only improvement over the first expedition was that there were, temporarily, no casualties—a small fortune amid the misfortune!

"Su Ke, considering where we are now, what should we do?"

Xue Qian collapsed on the ground, not caring about the dirtiness, his exhausted body screaming for rest: "Last time, we followed the stream and eventually escaped Deicide Mountain. Now, we’ve entered again but can’t even find a water source. Aren’t we going to die of thirst?"

Currently, it was Mid-Autumn, and water was originally not scarce in the mountains. Moreover, when they had set off, everyone had brought enough defensive items, but had carried less food and water. Without a water source, whether they could get out of the mountains was uncertain, let alone how many days they could hold on without water.

"If there’s no water, let everyone pick more fruits to at least moisten their throats."

Su Ke absentmindedly responded and then turned to instruct Little Shitou beside him, "Go, call that old huntsman over."

The old huntsman, surnamed Wang, Hunter Wang, had lost an eye to a Black Bear in his early years. Although he had narrowly escaped with his life and even gained a bear, he had since refused to hunt in the mountains. This time, Su Ke’s men had found him, desperately pleading, threatening, and bribing him to lead the way in Deicide Mountain.

When called over by Su Ke, if Su Ke said nothing, Hunter Wang would protect his aged face and stand still without speaking.

"Old Wang, could you tell us what we should do now?"

"What to do?"

Hunter Wang’s remaining eye gleamed with a ghostly blue light, making his shriveled eye socket seem like a black hole: "Lord Su, I’ve said it before. Everything must be done as I instructed. I had clearly warned you to be careful not to make any mistakes. Yet, every time something happens, you all run around in a panic. No one else is to blame!"

Su Ke was rendered speechless.

It was not surprising that everyone had been scared into retreating before.

According to Hunter Wang, the last time he had entered the mountain was several years ago. On a route that had been safe for over a decade, there were now three hornet nests, each as large as a three-story building; countless smaller nests were scattered under the canyon.

Facing giant pythons, black bears, and jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards, no one minded confronting them. But faced with such large beehives, with hornets each bigger than a thumb and in such vast numbers, who wouldn’t feel terrified?

After some discussion, everyone agreed to take a detour.

Unfortunately, this detour had led them down into a ditch. When they realized they were lost and tried to backtrack, they couldn’t find their original path at all!

Now, even regret was too late!