Chapter 2482 - Side Story; Nameless Nie 15 (2/2)

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After filling their stomachs, Nameless Nie told Taoist Devotee and Spray of Flowers to head home first.

Nameless Nie got a lot of intelligence from them.

Including how Zhao Yechao was sending many experts to ambush him and Ling Miao and how he also possessed firearms.

Nameless Nie instructed Taoist Devotee to go back and take care of the firearms first.

In the woods:

Nameless Nie caught Ling Miao, who fell down from a tree, and seized the opportunity to carry her in his arms.

“Release… me!” A light blush crept over Ling Miao’s cheeks.

“Okay.” Nameless Nie reflexively let go, and Ling Miao crashed onto the ground with a bang.

“You!” Ling Miao’s face was as black as the bottom of a pan.

“What? I told you not to go on that tree to pick the fruit, but you wouldn’t listen. So you fell, no?” Nameless Nie shrugged.

Ling Miao ignored Nameless Nie in the end and worriedly sat down at the base of the tree. “Are those two people trustworthy?”

“If they weren’t trustworthy, I wouldn’t have let them go back,” Nameless Nie replied aloofly, his smile fading.

Nameless Nie paused briefly. “Nameless Nie is the killer of your father. Since Old Ling asked us to do this task, we must accomplish it.”

“But I’m worried…” Ling Miao knitted her brows.

“No need to worry.” Nameless Nie looked at her and gently grasped both of her hands. “I’m here.”

Ling Miao shuddered and reflexively pulled back her hands.

Nameless Nie pursed his lips. “What is this? You held my hand every day when you were young! How come you can hold it, but I can’t?”

Ling Miao exasperatedly glanced at him and was quiet for a moment before stretching her hand out. “Here.”

Nameless Nie was just mouthing off and didn’t expect Ling Miao to really extend her hand. The tips of his ears reddened inexplicably as he slowly reached out and gently clasped the girl’s soft hands…