The End Times as a Song

Chapter 51 Cold Words

Within the boundary

Dense Forest Direction

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, Liluo, be gentle...!"

"Serves you right, it hurts so much...!"

Tu Shanyan sat on a large rock, with Li Luo behind him, bandaging his chest wound. Li Luo wiped the sweat from her brow with the back of her hand, looked at Tu Shanyan's wound, and sighed with heartache before continuing to bandage him. Tu Shanyan, instead of showing any appreciation for her efforts, stood by, complaining and yelling. Hearing his wailing, Li Luo felt a pang of guilt, and though she was outwardly tough, she gently scolded him a few times.

"If Huanhuan were here, it wouldn't hurt so much...!"

Tu Shanyan, however, inadvertently brought up his beloved. This remark clearly wounded Li Luo deeply.

"..."

Li Luo remained silent. Who wouldn't be hurt after hearing their beloved's words? Holding back a surge of resentment, Li Luo deliberately pulled hard, squeezing Tu Shan Yan's chest until he could barely breathe, turning him into a tiny purple figure.

Before Tu Shanyan could react, he stared at Li Luo in astonishment, unable to utter a single word. Li Luo, still not satisfied, seized the opportunity and suddenly lunged down, biting Tu Shanyan hard on the shoulder. Tu Shanyan howled in pain, yelling at Li Luo.

"Liluo, it hurts! What are you doing? Let go! It hurts...!"

Tu Shanyan shouted at Li Luo.

"You know it will hurt...?"

Li Luo loosened her teeth with satisfaction, stood up, and gave Tu Shan Yan a lecture.

"What's wrong with you? Why did you suddenly bite me...?"

"I like……!"

"You like to bite people, what kind of fetish is that? Who would dare marry you in the future...?"

"I like biting people, so what? Take it or leave it. If you don't want to marry me, I won't marry you either."

"Whoever marries me will be unlucky. How could you bear to eat a wounded person like me...?"

"Say that again, and I'll bite you to death!"

Li Luo crossed her arms over her chest and deliberately drew out her threat to Tu Shan Yan.

"..."

Upon hearing Li Luo's threat, Tu Shan Yan covered the bite mark with one hand and his mouth with the other. It hurt too much; he dared not utter another word. Li Luo turned away with satisfaction, clapping her hands. Seeing Li Luo turn away, Tu Shan Yan relaxed again.

"If Huanhuan were here, that would be great...!"

As luck would have it, Tu Shanyan brought up Huan Ruge again. Li Luo was even angrier now and turned to Tu Shanyan to say...

"Then go find her!"

"You...! You're utterly unreasonable...!"

"That's just how I am, so what? What's it to you?"

"snort……!"

Tu Shanyan turned away angrily.

"snort……!"

Li Luo turned away angrily.

Tu Shanyan and Li Luo were at an impasse again, neither paying attention to the other. The moment Tu Shanyan turned around, he saw a man sneaking around in the shadows of the bushes. Tu Shanyan got up and followed him, then looked down to confirm that someone was there before shouting for him to stop.

"Who is it? Show yourself...!"

Huang Yunlan walked out awkwardly. He had witnessed everything that had just happened, and although he hadn't wanted to disturb Li Luo and Tu Shanyan, the shrewd Tu Shanyan had discovered him anyway, leaving him no choice but to reveal himself. Huang Yunlan gave an awkward bow.

"Brother Tushan, we meet again...!"

"It's you! Huang Yunlan! What are you doing here? Didn't you leave early? Why did you come back to spy on us?"

"Peeping! No, no, nothing like that. I am Huang Yunlan, the young master of the Huang family. I would never do something like peeping. Brother Tushan, you jest. I'm so sorry...! I've disturbed you both...! You don't need to pay me any attention, I didn't see anything, please continue, continue...!"

"What is that young master of the Huang family doing hiding in the bushes?"

Li Luo came over and pressed for an answer.

"Young Master Li Luo, we meet again...!"

Huang Yunlan gave Li Luo a simple bow.

"Li Luo, don't interrupt. Huang Yunlan, continue... continue what? Explain yourself first. What mischief are you up to here, sneaking around like this?"

Tu Shanyan interrupted Li Luo and turned to continue questioning Huang Yunlan.

"Brother Tushan, what are you saying? What bad things could I, Huang Yunlan, the young master of the Huang family, do? What happened just now was purely coincidental, a coincidence. Don't misunderstand."

Huang Yunlan quickly explained by revealing his identity.

"Coincidence, misunderstanding, I don't think so."

Tu Shanyan folded his hands in front of his chest and asked Huang Yunlan a question with a hidden meaning.

"Fine, since you're Miss Huan's friend, I'll tell you the truth! I came back to see Miss Huan...!"

"Looking for my Huanhuan...? What do you want?"

"Take her away from here...!"

"Get out of here...! Do you know how to get out of this hellhole?"

"Hmm...! I don't know."

"Too late...! Huanhuan was already kidnapped by that brat Lin Yin, and I can't find her now. This godforsaken place, although the scenery is beautiful, is very eerie. It feels like it can devour a person's scent and hide their smell at any moment."

"What...? What did you say...? Miss Huan was taken away by Lin Yin? Then why didn't you stop him...?"

“What can I do? It’s not that I don’t want to look, it’s that I can’t. I miss my Huanhuan too. I wonder how she is now? Smell for yourself, is there still Huanhuan’s scent in the air? There’s not a trace of her. Even if I were a fox, I couldn’t track her down.”

"Brother Tushan, you are the heir of the Tushan clan. Tracking techniques are a unique skill of your Tushan clan. Don't you know them...?"

"Huang Yunlan, what did you say? What do you mean I can't? Didn't you understand? I said it's not that I can't track, it's that this place can hide human scent. Is there something wrong with your rat clan's sense of smell...? Smell around yourself first, is Huanhuan's scent still there?"

Tu Shanyan suddenly became anxious and refuted Huang Yunlan. After listening to Tu Shanyan's words, Huang Yunlan pondered for a moment. He sniffed the air and, just as Tu Shanyan said, there was indeed no trace of Huan Ruge's scent.

"How did they manage that...? They even managed to hide a person's scent. No wonder! Since even Brother Tushan couldn't find Miss Huan, this place is indeed strange."

"This place is really strange...! There are only a few places to walk around, either by the lake or in the dense forest, it doesn't seem like a maze at all...!"

"Huang Yunlan, how can you be so sure it's not a maze?"

“I just wandered around here for a bit, and something felt off. But my gut feeling tells me this is definitely not a maze.”

"Intuition? Huang Yunlan! Are you kidding me?"

"Brother Tushan, listen to me! I'm not joking with you. Come with me, and I'll show you. Then you'll understand what I'm talking about."

Huang Yunlan walked towards a locust tree in the dense forest. He looked at a small white flower for a long time. Tu Shanyan also went in and asked Huang Yunlan curiously.