Spoiled By the Young Master After Reborn In the 80s

Chapter 26: Chapter 25: The Origin of Luo Shu Chapter 26: Chapter 25: The Origin of Luo Shu Three people arrived at the place Luo Shu had described, an expanse of valley surrounded by lush greenery, with towering trees and dense shrubs everywhere.

Luo Shu looked around, “This place is so vast, why don’t we split up to search?” She didn’t know if there was any ginseng here, but if she didn’t separate from them, she wouldn’t be able to take out the ginseng to give to Lu Hanmo.

“No, it’s not safe for you to be alone,” Lu Hanmo immediately spoke up against the idea. How could he let a girl wander alone in such a dangerous place?

Upon hearing this, Luo Shu’s lips curved into a smile, “I’ve been here many times before, there won’t be any issue.” It felt great to be cared for by him!

Lu Hanmo furrowed his brows in thought, then took out a dagger from his waist and handed it to Luo Shu, “Then don’t go too far. If you encounter danger, shout for us loudly.”

“Okay!” Luo Shu nodded with a smile, took the dagger and put it in her pocket. She waved to Lu Hanmo and Mo Shaoze, then headed in a particular direction.

Wang Liying was cooking in the kitchen when she saw Luo Erya enter with a disgruntled expression and became somewhat surprised, “Erya, what’s wrong?” Now that Daya had been taken away by the Wang family, Erya was the only one she could rely on.

Today was the day Daya was to marry Second Fool, but she didn’t want to go; she didn’t want to witness her own daughter marrying a fool.

“I saw Luo Shu, she just passed by the village in a car,” Luo Erya said through clenched teeth, fists tightly balled in anger. How could such a lowly girl have such good fortune?

“What? That girl got into a car? How is that possible?” Wang Liying asked incredulously. Although she had heard from Shi Lanjiao that the Luo family were living quite well now, cars were scarce luxuries; how could that wretched girl afford to ride in one?

“The driver was a man; they were probably headed to the mountains,” Luo Erya guessed. Past Luo Family Village, there were no other settlements, so aside from the mountains, she couldn’t think of where else Luo Shu and her companion might be going. Were they going hunting in the mountains? But weren’t they afraid of the many snakes there?

At this thought, the displeasure on Luo Erya’s face vanished without a trace, “I hope that little bitch Luo Shu gets bitten to death by a venomous snake.” In the past, people from the village had gone to the mountains, but after a few incidents of snakebites leading to death, no one dared to go anymore.

“Erya, are you saying Luo Shu was with a man?” Wang Liying perked up and asked.

“It seemed like two men,” Luo Erya recalled carefully.

Wang Liying spat disdainfully, “That little slut Luo Shu, she’s really just like her shameless mother, learning to seduce men even before she’s married.”

“Mom, what happened? Tell me about it,” Luo Erya urged with interest on hearing this. It was her first time hearing her mother mention Luo Shu’s mother, and it seemed there were some secrets yet unknown.

Wang Liying sneered, “It’s embarrassing to even speak of it; Luo Shu’s mother was already pregnant with another man’s child before she married Luo Jiansen. If Luo Jiansen’s father hadn’t forced Luo Jiansen to marry her, there’s no way he would have wanted that worn-out shoe!” This was something Luo Jiansen had told her after she married him. It was also the reason why Luo Jiansen had always despised Luo Shu’s mother.

Luo Erya’s eyes suddenly brightened, a mix of excitement and thrill in her gaze, “Mom, are you saying that Luo Shu isn’t Luo Jiansen’s biological daughter?” She hadn’t expected Luo Shu to be an illegitimate child.

“Of course not, when Luo Shu’s mother married Luo Jiansen, her belly was already showing. If Luo Gensheng, that old coot, hadn’t been kind-hearted, Luo Shu’s mother would’ve been tormented to death by the villagers long ago.” Wang Liying scoffed mockingly.

“Mom, does Luo Jiansen know who Luo Shu’s real father is?” Luo Erya inquired. She had never regarded Luo Jiansen as her father in her heart, so when Luo Jiansen was absent, she always addressed him by his full name. After all, her mother wouldn’t tell Luo Jiansen.

“Back then, Luo Shu’s mother came down from the city as a supportive household, beautiful and smart, liked by all the men in the village. Luo Jiansen himself didn’t even know who the man who had slept with her was. Therefore, for a long time, Luo Jiansen subjected Luo Shu’s mother to nothing but beatings and scoldings. But then again, who could endure wearing green horns all the time?”

Luo Erya grew more and more excited as she listened, her eyes rolling, a sinister smile creeping over her face, “Mother, I have a way to deal with Luo Shu.” This time she would let Luo Shu taste what true despair was like.

Luo Shu walked towards the woods and, noticing there were many wild vegetables, crouched down to pick them. She planned to gather them for a while before meeting up with Lu Hanmo and the others with the ginseng.

Without realizing, Luo Shu strayed farther and farther away, and by the time she came to her senses, she could no longer see Lu Hanmo and his companions.

With a frown of annoyance, Luo Shu took out her compass, determined her direction, and started walking back the way she had come.

“Rustle, rustle, rustle!” A disturbance came from the shrubs.

Then, Luo Shu saw a huge black wild boar charging out of the shrubbery.

Luo Shu was startled and hastily ran in the direction of Lu Hanmo and the others, “Brother Lu, save me!” She hadn’t yet developed her inner Qi, which made it difficult for her to handle the wild boar.

Lu Hanmo had searched around but hadn’t seen any sign of ginseng. Just as he was about to go deeper into the forest, he heard Luo Shu’s cries for help in the distance.

Without a second thought, Lu Hanmo quickly ran in Luo Shu’s direction.

“Ouch!” In her panic, Luo Shu’s foot slipped, and she fell to the ground, pain lancing through her right foot.

Hearing the sound of the boar’s hooves drawing closer, Luo Shu gritted her teeth, endured the searing pain, got up from the ground, and pulled out the dagger that Lu Hanmo had given her. Now, it was all or nothing.

Seeing Luo Shu standing there waiting, the boar grunted twice through its nose and charged fiercely towards her.

Luo Shu gripped the dagger tightly with both hands, her gaze fixed on the oncoming wild boar, seeking the perfect moment to strike.

Five meters, four meters, three meters… Just as the boar was about to collide with Luo Shu, a large hand wrapped around her waist from behind and quickly pulled her aside.

Once Luo Shu was stable, the figure had already charged like lightning towards the boar, his dagger striking swiftly, fiercely, and accurately into the boar’s neck.

With a piercing squeal from the boar, blood spurted from its neck, and it fell heavily to the ground, trembling and writhing as death approached.

“Are you alright?” Lu Hanmo’s deep, sexy voice, much like that of a cello, sounded in Luo Shu’s ear.

Coming back to her senses, Luo Shu shook her head, “Brother Lu, thank you for saving me again.”

“What happened? That’s a huge wild boar.” Mo Shaoze ran over from a distance, and his eyes lit up as soon as he saw the boar on the ground, quickly walking over to the now lifeless animal. Kicking the boar with his foot, he remarked, “I’ve heard wild boar meat is delicious; this will be quite the treat.”