"I won’t tell you; that doesn’t mean I can’t stop you." Yang Ruxin gave a mysterious smile and pointed at the pheasants and hares in his basket. "Take a good look at how these things died."
Gu Yao glanced at Yang Ruxin, then examined the game and immediately gasped in shock. "Was there a large predator?" The prey had mostly been killed by having their necks bitten through.
"Exactly." Yang Ruxin nodded vigorously, her face alight with excitement. "Didn’t you also hear the tiger’s roar and the wolf’s howl? To be precise, I witnessed a battle that shook the heavens." As she spoke, she affected an enigmatic expression, blinking her eyes, and gesticulating in the air, "A bear as big as the Boss, and a white tiger as big as the Boss, were fighting. It was like the ground was shaking, the mountain quaking, and the sky changing color..."
The corner of Gu Yao’s mouth twitched. He thought to himself, isn’t there a limit to exaggeration?
Yang Ruxin knew she was exaggerating and chuckled, "Heihei. Anyway, it was like two fairies fighting. Then these little fellows were caught in the crossfire, and of course, the flowers and grass suffered as well... In the end, the black bear was almost there, but was bitten to death by the tiger, which was also injured and ran away..." She paused, "The pity is, there were quite a few that were slapped and thrown to their deaths by the bear’s paw, but I didn’t dare pick them up..."
"You... you’re lucky to be alive..." Gu Yao frowned as if he could squish a fly, wondering how she could stumble upon such an event. Should he say she was too unlucky or too lucky?
"They were probably fighting over territory and didn’t even notice me. I just hid in a tree." Yang Ruxin laughed dryly, "Besides, I have a tough life; I usually don’t die so easily." The statement was indeed true. In her previous life, she had fallen down a water channel and managed to come back to a thousand years earlier. This wasn’t just toughness; it was exceptional toughness. Even King Yama didn’t want to take her, so it’s likely she wouldn’t die easily in this life either.
"Alright then." Gu Yao found himself amused yet unable to continue the conversation.
"Not only do I have a tough life, I also have a good one..." Yang Ruxin waved her hand, "I stopped you because I wanted to tell you that these dead creatures are just a bit of what’s there; they’re barely enough for a decent meal. The black bear is just up ahead, not far from here. It was injured and ran about wildly; I followed it, hoping it would tumble down the mountain, but it died before it could come down... That guy must be worth more than these pheasants and hares, right?"
"I think from now on you should be called ’Yang the Bold.’" Gu Yao’s eyes nearly popped out. How many experienced hunters would dare to hunt a black bear? And this girl had actually followed a crazed black bear? What kind of reaction was suitable for him at this moment?
"You know I need silver. I watched the bear breathing its last and couldn’t bear to leave it. But although the bear is dead, I still can’t move it..." Yang Ruxin sighed, then suddenly widened her eyes, looking at Gu Yao with great expectation. She even took a step closer, nearly grabbing his hand, "I was about to give up, but now that I see you’ve come, I feel like the silver is in reach..."
Gu Yao shrank back a little. Was she planning to take a bite out of him or what?
"Little Yaozi..." Yang Ruxin called out in a drawn-out tone.
Gu Yao immediately shuddered, "Yang Ruxin, if you want me to do something, just say it. With you looking like that... it... it gives me the creeps..."