Tiger tribe XV
Recently, Jiang Yu had a strange feeling that someone was following them.
He vigilantly looked all around but found nothing.
Jiang Yu frowned and thought for a moment, then lowered his head to talk with Mu. Mu"s speed slowed and he nodded. Then he turned around and jumped behind the nearby shrubbery.
Qiao had been in his animal form running quickly through the forest. It had been going so smoothly. Who would know that he would lose that person just now!
How could he have possibly lost track of that trash?!
Qiao was so angry he almost spit out venom. He looked around for traces of the "waste". Finally, he decided on a possible direction and slithered away.
A few moments later, the two people emerged from the bushes. Jiang Yu looked thoughtfully at the direction Qiao had gone in. His mood soured. He had just thought of something.
"Mu, has your stepdad Aspen questioned you recently?"
Mu nodded his head, his face tense. "He asked me what you were looking for and said he wanted to help."
"Did you tell him?" Jiang Yu was in an extremely bad mood. How could he have forgotten to tell Mu to guard against that cheap stepdad of his?
"I told him that we were looking for the mist gra.s.s. I didn"t tell him about the golden thorn gra.s.s or the other herbs."
Hearing this, Jiang Yu"s expression relaxed into a slightly less worried expression.
"When you are at home, remember to keep your guard up against your stepdad. Don"t tell him what we are doing."
Jiang Yu vaguely remembered that Mu"s dad died because of Aspen"s medicine. This means that Aspen is pretty knowledgeable of herbs. If Aspen were to infer that he"s trying to strengthen Mu"s body from the types of herbs they are looking for, he"s afraid Aspen will also find a way to remove this threat to him.
With this in mind, Jiang Yu suddenly felt extremely worried.
"He"s just being really nosy. Why does he have to know what we"re trying to find?"
"It"s all your fault! How can you be such a good-for-nothing that you can"t even do this right? Now we"ve got people tailing us when we go out! Don"t tell anyone what we"re looking for, do you understand?!"
Although Jiang Yu is a good-natured, polite young man, he feels that only his current bossy att.i.tude will get Mu to obediently accompany him to find herbs. After all, even though Mu"s body is getting better, he shouldn"t get to full of himself.
As it turns out, Jiang Yu was overthinking it.
Mu looked at Jiang Yu for a moment and then faintly said, "He also asked me why my body is much better."
Jiang Yu"s heart jumped, but on the outside, he twisted his face into a sneer. "Are you talking about yourself? You"re just a piece of trash, are you saying that you"ve deluded yourself into thinking that your body is suddenly better?"
Shucks*, why did he tell me that? Logically speaking, he should be absolutely repulsed by the idea of telling me.
(*卧槽 -Wò cáo- is used here. Apparently, this is a position in Chinese chess, and also a stand-in for a swear word. It"s similar to "shucks" or "shoot" in the English language, but has a more negative connotation. Quora has more interesting info right .)
I clearly told the doctor that he absolutely can"t tell Mu that the herbs we"re looking for are actually for him. Could it be that the doctor spilled the beans?
That"s impossible, Uncle is a reliable person.
"I know that the herbs you are looking for are for me. The doctor already told me."
This sentence was like a thunderbolt on a clear day. Jiang Yu was completely shocked.
Wait a moment.
"When did you find out?"
"When I took the medicine for the first time, the doctor told me everything." Mu"s words were very calm, but the red tips of his ears revealed his emotions.
Jiang Yu did not notice it. When he heard Mu"s words, he immediately became angry. Doctor, you disreputable old b.a.s.t.a.r.d! At that time they both agreed that he wouldn"t tell Mu anything about this matter. How could he sell him out so thoroughly in the blink of an eye?
Thankfully, Jiang Yu was still unaware that the doctor also told Mu that Jiang Yu liked him. Otherwise, Jiang Yu wouldn"t just be as angry as he is now. He would probably be angry enough to seriously consider killing the doctor.
"So what, don"t think I"m looking for these herbs for you. I"m just learning medicine from the doctor. You"re just a tool for my experiment!" Jiang Yu was so angry that his nose was twitching.
Mu did not say anything. He just lowered his head, looking wronged.
Jiang Yu looked at his hurt expression, and in his heart, he felt extremely awkward, ashamed and distressed.
He debated for a long time about whether he would say something kind with him when suddenly a thought flashed into his mind. He could not help but face-palm and shout that he was an idiot.
He really got caught up in his acting. Wasn"t the reason he decided to adopt this arrogant persona because he fears Mu will become too prideful when he gets stronger and not cooperate afterward?
Now that Mu knows the truth, why would he keep on pretending when doing so is both unnatural to him and makes Mu hate him?
After thinking about it, Jiang Yu was quite embarra.s.sed. "Just now, I was kind of angry. I didn"t mean it."
After Mu had heard this, he bowed his head suddenly. Jiang Yu didn"t know why, but he felt that Mu seemed a little fl.u.s.tered and helpless.
Jiang Yu was quite puzzled. Obviously, I said something nice. What is he doing?
That fl.u.s.tered look only lasted for a second. In the blink of an eye, Mu raised his head, showing a calm, shy smile. "I know, thank you for helping me for so long."
The smile was blindingly bright. Unlike his past gloomy expressions, Mu"s current expression was like the heavenly radiance of sunlight. Jiang"s heartbeat skipped a beat.
When Mu smiles he looks beautiful, thought Jiang Yu dazedly. Only after a long time did he slowly realize that he had been staring blankly at Mu for quite a while now, and his face became a little red.
"In the future, do not talk about your physical condition with either of your fathers. Before your body completely recovers, it is best not to talk to anyone in the tribe about this." Jiang Yu said, looking solemn. "I don"t think that Aspen has your best interests at heart. Don"t believe anything he tells you."
"Although a lot of people talk about others behind their backs, I really feel he has some malicious intent toward you. Before you completely recover, do not reveal to him that we"re looking for things that will improve your body. You absolutely have to remember this!"
Jiang Yu was also very distressed. Aspen is a purely sinister villain, yet he can"t tell Mu directly that his father was killed by Aspen.
If he said so, first of all, Mu wouldn"t believe it. Secondly, how could he explain how he knew this matter?
"I know, in the future, I"ll pretend to be just like I was in the past. Don"t worry about it." Mu couldn"t stop smiling. His smile was like a switch had been turned on and now couldn"t be turned off.
It looked so cute that Jiang Yu"s heart jumped fiercely again.
d.a.m.n it! His body has already changed into that of a child, don"t tell him that even his mentality has changed?
No, this current feeling must be a kind of avuncular love for Mu, the kind in which one dotes on children, it must be! Jiang Yu fiercely suggested to himself.
"Afterwards, I"m going to talk to the doctor about keeping secrets," said Jiang Yu, clenching his teeth. The rest of what he said was forced out from between his teeth in a voice that made one tremble with fear. "This time I will make sure that he won"t breathe another word about this, you can rest a.s.sured!"
Mu nodded his head, his eyes smiling.
Fortunately, Jiang Yu was not aware of it. If he realized that he was being laughed at by a child, he would flip out.
"Since we"ve got that sorted out, let"s continue to search for the mist gra.s.s."
Before his words had settled, the white tiger under Jiang Yu had already started to run.
"Qiao, did you follow them today? How was it? What are they looking for?" Aspen immediately asked when he saw Qiao coming back. There was an almost undetectable trace of anxiousness in his voice.
Qiao, who was already a bit embarra.s.sed, had on an ugly expression. He was still for a long time before he whispered, "I lost them."
Aspen"s face suddenly changed. "What did you say? You lost them?"
Qiao"s face was full of humiliation, but he still braced himself and confessed, "That"s true, just a while ago when I first started following them everything went smoothly. I didn"t know what happened afterward. After I pa.s.sed a patch of bushes I couldn"t find any trace of them anymore."
"Could it be that Mu"s speed is too fast?" Aspen asked cautiously.
"How could that be? How could he be faster than me?! He"s a good-for-nothing loser, it"s just that today he was lucky. He happened to pa.s.s over some bushes, and disappeared when I wasn"t paying attention!" Qiao"s heart was full of hatred. How could that good-for-nothing beat him?!
Aspen absentmindedly nodded.
Qiao looked at his dad"s clearly unbelieving appearance and felt panicky. "I will go again tomorrow! This time I"ll definitely find out what they"re up to. Just watch me, Dad!" Qiao did not bother to look at his dad"s expression but immediately rushed back to his room.
Aspen, who had stayed where he was, looked gloomy. So it wasn"t an illusion that Mu"s body had improved. Then Ah Yu, that stupid female, might have really gotten the golden thorn gra.s.s.
At that time, when the doctor asked him to find the golden thorn gra.s.s, he enthusiastically agreed. However, he obviously could not allow the doctor to obtain the golden thorn gra.s.s to treat Mu"s body.
So he very simply stepped on the golden thorn cub that wanted to cuddle with him. The shrill cry awakened the usually docile golden thorn beast, and it made to attack him in its anger.
He let out a shout the moment the golden thorn beast stood up, and as expected, Bo came in right on time.
He fended it off.
When he had collapsed in Bo"s embrace, he didn"t forget express his fake regret about the golden thorn gra.s.s. Whenever he thought of the stupid doctor"s remorseful expression, Aspen couldn"t help but sneer.
Sure enough, the doctor never mentioned this matter again.
But now, there"s someone who is willing to find this herb for Mu?
In Aspen"s cold opinion, since you can"t be satisfied with the way things are now, don"t blame me for grinding you to dust under my feet.