Chapter 34 (2/2)
“Wait until night. I will make you some tasty food.”
Lin Xun rubbed her little head and went inside the room.
Shia Zhi frowned, seemingly she did not like to be treated like a kid. She stood there thinking, and finally decided not to make a fuss about it.
As a matter of fact, Shia Zhi was quite different from other 5 or 6-year old children. She was quiet and reticent, yet she possessed extraordinary intelligence and astonishing learning ability.
In just a few days, she had been able to understand every word Lin Xun said to her, even to speak some simple words and sentences, such as “is it eatable”, “I am still hungry”, “I want to eat more”, “do you have more food”, “this tastes good”…
Every word came out of her mouth was related to food, no wonder Lin Xun had seen her as a beautiful foodie.
……
At dusk, the village head Shiao Tianren walked into Lin Xun’s cottage.
He was in a hurry, so he cut to the chase when he saw Lin Xun, “Things are all set. We can leave tomorrow morning.”
Lin Xun smiled, “Good. I did not expect you to get ready so soon.”
A few days ago, he and Shian Tianren had analyzed the current situation in Feiyun and decided to transfer all the villagers to a safer place before Lian Rufeng and other guardians returned in case things went out of control and endangered the innocent villagers.
Even though both of them had not figured out what Lian Rufeng was plotting exactly, they knew for sure it was not something good.
“Haha, thanks to the disaster occurred in the mountains, we have stored enough salted meat to sustain our living while we are hiding outside.”
Shiao Tianren laughed.
Lin Xun laughed too. He said, “Uncle Shiao, that’s settled then. Tomorrow, you take other villagers to hide in the abandoned mine tunnel. After I settle things with Lian Rufeng, we’ll have nothing to worry about any more.”
Shiao Tianren nodded and then opened his mouth with a serious expression, “Lin Xun, the thing you are planning is very dangerous. Do not risk your life for it. If you fail, we are fine to accept it. Do you really think Lian Rufeng is bold enough to kill us all? Where there is life, there is hope.”
Lin Xun answered, “Uncle Shiao, if I lose, other villagers may have the chance to live, but that’s not the case for you and me. We have to win.”
His eyes looked clear and placid, and his voice sounded decisive.
How could Shiao Tianren not be aware of the stakes? Lian Rufeng had run out of his patience towards him long ago, so he certainly would not let him live if he had the chance.
As for Lin Xun, after the death of Lu Ting and Qian Qi, either he killed Lian Rufeng or the other way around.
At the thought of this, Shiao Tianren looked worried, “Are you well-prepared?”
Lin Xun nodded, “I only have one last thing to do.”
Shiao Tianren patted on Lin Xun’s shouder, “Then you take care. If you lose, run away immediately. Run to the Three Thousand Mountains, where even Lian Rufeng couldn’t find you. Remember, don’t lose your life for us in the end.”
Lin Xun felt warm in his heart. He grinned, “Rest assured, Uncle Shiao. I know fairly well what I’m doing.”
Shiao Tianren stared at Lin Xun for a while, and then turned away.
When he stepped out of the gate, he reminded again, “Nothing is more important than being alive. Don’t forget it.”
His old voice drifted away in the dusk.
Lin Xun smiled at it and went inside the room. Uncle Shiao was right. He must stay alive. If he died, he would never have the chance to revenge.
He had understood it a long time ago.
The next morning, the villagers took their belongings and left Feiyun under the lead of Shiao Tianren.
They were no spiritual practitioners, and they were powerless in front of Lian Rufeng and the guardians. If they insisted to stay in the village, they would only encumber Lin Xun.
Lin Xun watched them leaving. He returned to the empty village until they went afar. The look on his face was as calm as usual.
The autumn wind was bleak. Dark cloud covered the sky unknowingly, foreboding a storm was coming.
Lian Rufeng and the guardians were not back yet, but he knew they would soon.
“Are you going to fight?”
When he went back to his cottage, he saw Shia Zhi was waiting for him.
“Hmm.” Lin Xun grunted. He knew it was impossible to lie to such a clever girl.
“Let me help you.”
She looked up, revealing her beautiful face covered by the hat. Her crescent-liked eyes were as clear as black diamonds, looking serious and earnest.