HLnovel Chapter 769 Grown Up!
Chapter 769 Grown Up!
"what--"
Someone was bitten and cried out unexpectedly.
"Damn it, where did this snake come from!"
"Holy crap, there's one here too!"
The group realized what was happening and immediately drew their knives, hacking recklessly at the ground around them.
The man responsible for holding Uncle Zhou hostage was also bitten by the snake. In pain, he pushed Uncle Zhou away and kicked the snake at his feet.
Uncle Zhou was also stunned, never expecting to encounter so many snakes in the mountains in the dead of night.
Even though he was an experienced hunter, he couldn't help but feel afraid at this moment and instinctively dodged to the side.
In the chaos, a hand suddenly reached out, grabbed Uncle Zhou, and ran away.
But soon, the group of people who were entangled by the snake realized that Uncle Zhou had already run away. "He's gone! Chase after him!"
Ignoring the snake that suddenly appeared under their feet, the group immediately chased after Uncle Zhou in the direction he had run.
However, due to the late hour and complex terrain, the group chased after them for half a day without seeing a single person or even a ghost. Instead, they disturbed the wolves, whose sinister eyes were fixed on them from the shadows.
One of them angrily cursed, "This is unbelievable! A hunter escaped from our grasp! How are we going to explain this to our master when we get back!"
"Never mind, let's go back and report to our master first, lest we get separated later!" another person said.
The two walked away, grumbling and cursing.
About fifteen minutes later, when there was no more movement around, Lu Yangyang nimbly climbed out of the trap and then dropped the vines to pull Uncle Zhou up as well.
"Thank you so much for saving my life, chivalrous man!" Uncle Zhou quickly clasped his hands in thanks before he had a chance to look at his benefactor.
He was so focused on escaping that he didn't even have time to see what his rescuer looked like.
When he could finally see the other person's face clearly in the moonlight, Uncle Zhou was stunned. "You, you..."
Seeing his surprised and uncertain look, Lu Yangyang finally spoke up: "Uncle Zhou, it's me!"
"Yangyang! Is it really you? It's actually you?" Uncle Zhou looked at the person in front of him in disbelief. Lu Yangyang was dressed in men's clothing and had also made some makeup, but her energetic features had not changed. However, she had really grown up and changed a lot.
Lu Yangyang used to be very thin, and you could almost see her bones when she raised her arms. Now, she's not only grown almost a head taller, but her cheeks have also become fuller, and the side of her face that was previously injured and ulcerated has even healed.
Despite the inappropriateness of the occasion, Uncle Zhou couldn't help but tear up. He placed his hands on Lu Yangyang's shoulders and looked her over carefully, saying, "You've grown up, you've grown up!"
He picked her up from these mountains back then. She was so small and light that she didn't even weigh as much as a bow when he carried her. Now she has grown into a beautiful young woman.
Uncle Zhou knew Lu Yangyang's abilities, so he wasn't curious about how Lu Yangyang had saved him. What he was curious about was why Lu Yangyang was here. He even asked with concern, "What happened? Didn't you say you were going back to a noble family in the capital? Why are you back? Did you suffer some injustice?"
Seeing the familiar faces, Lu Yangyang's eyes welled up with tears. She quickly grabbed Uncle Zhou's arm and said, "Uncle Zhou, it's not safe here. Let me take you away first, and we can talk as we go."
Uncle Zhou nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, those people didn't come with good intentions. They didn't look like bandits. I wonder what they're doing at Qingyuan Mountain?"
Lu Yangyang led him towards where Huo Lin and his men were stationed. "Uncle Zhou, how did they capture you?"
Uncle Zhou was still shaken: "I figured there would be a lot of people in the city looking for wild game tomorrow, so I set a trap two or three days in advance. I came early tonight to keep watch and see what I could get. But instead of getting anything, I ran into a group of people. The leader was really creepy, and I didn't dare look at him for long. Then they caught me. A few of them took me with them and told me to lead the way to find them a place to stay in the mountains. It couldn't be too far, so I had no choice but to follow them this way."
Just as Lu Yangyang had guessed, He Jingze and his group encountered Uncle Zhou, who was hunting in the mountains. They had him taken hostage, and a group of people followed Uncle Zhou to find a place to stay. So, they really didn't plan to make a move immediately.
However, given this unexpected turn of events, Lu Yangyang is unsure whether the other party might suddenly change their plans.