The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 719 - 713 Huo Li Followed

Chapter 719: Chapter 713 Huo Li Followed

They thought too much. There were many manors and farmhouses around the lake, not just Miss Du’s Green Willow Manor. Since they weren’t acquainted, there was simply no need for explanations.

Wait, the person standing at the bow didn’t seem unfamiliar, somewhat recognizable.

Gu Youyou thought for a moment but couldn’t remember who he was.

However, her memory was usually excellent, so she was certain she had seen this person before, without a doubt.

"Jin Zijin, what’s with this disguise?" The person standing at the bow asked with a smile, glancing at Gu Youyou before quickly looking away.

Jin Zijin pulled Gu Youyou behind him, using his tall stature to shield her thoroughly.

"Huo Li, your tracking skills have improved." Jin Zijin said coldly.

The man called Huo Li just laughed and said, "You’re mistaken, I just came here to pick some lotus seeds to honor my teacher who is fond of them from this place. It’s quite a coincidence to run into you here, haha..."

"Is that so?" Jin Zijin said icily, "What a coincidence indeed. My teacher also likes the lotus seeds from here. So, let’s each pick our own lotus pods, goodbye."

Having said that, Jin Zijin protected Gu Youyou and began paddling the oars once again.

Huo Li did not pursue further, just watched the boat gradually disappear, chuckling lowly, "No matter where you run, don’t think you can escape with her from the palm of our hands."

Gu Youyou’s heart pounded fiercely. She remembered.

That man was the one who was standing opposite Jin Zijin and receiving the incense on the day of the Dragon Head Festival in February.

At that time, she was completely focused on the chill in her body and on Jin Zijin himself, and had only glanced briefly at the person receiving the incense on the other side.

"What does it mean for them to be pursuing us here?"

A still shaken Gu Youyou said.

Jin Zijin said, "It’s nothing, just a coincidence."

A coincidence?

Gu Youyou was no fool.

"A coincidence that he has followed us for so long?"

Jin Zijin replied with an easy smile, "Probably just curious, following us to take a look."

Gu Youyou: "..." Keep making things up, but she didn’t believe it.

Upon returning to the manor, they were greeted by Lin Qianqing holding a bowl of hot soy milk.

She saw Gu Youyou and asked with a smile, "Where have you been, cousin? I was just about to drink this bowl of soy milk before coming to look for you."

Gu Youyou, holding the lotus pods in her hands, said, "Picked some lotus seeds." She struggled to muster a relaxed smile and said, "Let’s go, drink the soy milk you’ve made yourself."

Lin Qianqing started to smile and said, "We also made tofu."

"Great, the tofu beauty." Gu Youyou looped her arm through hers.

...

Jin Zijin looked solemn and gave Yue Rujing, who was plucking chicken feathers, a sign with his eyes. He immediately dropped the half-plucked chicken, brushed the feathers off his hands, and followed Jin Zijin.

Xie Qinyun wasn’t pleased and called out loudly, "Hey, at least finish the job before you go, who’s going to pluck this chicken now?"

Whoever wants to pluck it, let them! Not only did the Princely Heir agree to become a bodyguard, but he had to pluck chicken feathers too?

Yue Rujing scampered after Jin Zijin to the fields, laughing, "I thought you and Gu Youyou, deeply immersed in love among lotus flowers, would at least not return until lunchtime, but you came back so soon."

Jin Zijin looked serious, not in the mood for jokes, and simply said, "Huo Li came. We encountered him on the lake."

"What?" Yue Rujing stumbled, "Huo Li? That pest followed us here?"

"Hmm!" Jin Zijin nodded.

"This relentless tracker, with such a vast lotus field, still manages to find us," Yue Rujing said irritably, "We shouldn’t have let him off so easily last time. At the very least, we should have beaten him so badly he couldn’t leave the bed for three lunar cycles."