Gu Nian naturally had no objections to staying outside for a little longer.
With both baskets filled to the brim, young Gu Nian was assigned to stay behind to watch over the goods.
Meanwhile, Sanhu took Little Hu and headed toward the grove by the riverbank.
In ancient times, the scenery wasn’t just beautiful; most places were undeveloped, featuring not only undulating mountains but also vast expanses of dense forests.
Gu Nian found a rock to sit on, and as she looked at the two wild pheasant eggs in her hand, she held them and placed them under the hen nesting in her space.
She waited a while, but there was no sign of Sanhu and Little Hu returning.
Just as she intended to stand up and look around, she turned her head and saw a large wild boar leisurely approaching her.
Startled, Gu Nian froze, and the wild boar, noticing her presence, was also caught off guard on the spot.
Human and boar, staring at each other, one scared, the other dumbfounded.
The wild boar merely wanted a drink of water and hadn’t expected to encounter a human child!
The next moment, the wild boar seemed to become agitated and charged toward Gu Nian.
"Help!" Gu Nian shouted desperately as she swiftly dodged aside.
The wild boar whooshed past her, the stones kicked up pelting her painfully.
Not daring to linger, Gu Nian got up and fled.
The wild boar, missing its first attack, turned and charged at her again.
As the wild boar was about to attack Gu Nian, she had already prepared herself. As long as she wasn’t fatally struck, she would be able to accept the boar into her space.
Suddenly, a dark figure appeared behind Gu Nian, swinging a long sword, and the wild boar toppled over without time to grunt.
Gu Nian turned and saw the blood gushing from the wild boar’s neck.
Simultaneously shocked and relieved.
Oh my, that was close, she nearly lost her life.
"Thank you for saving me," Gu Nian looked up to see who her savior was, surprised to find a familiar face.
Gu Nian was momentarily stunned, blurting out, "How come it’s you?"
After she spoke, she quickly covered her mouth, feeling even more flustered inside.
Earlier in town, she found this person buying things perplexing, and now he’s here in the woods.
Gu Nian suspected she was right; this couldn’t be a mere coincidence, he must be here because of her.
"Big brother, thank you for saving me. Aren’t you supposed to be in town? Why are you suddenly here?" Gu Nian feigned innocence, pulling on Wuming’s sleeve, her eyes full of admiration.
Gu Nian’s closeness made Wuming uncomfortable.
He quickly stepped forward a few paces, putting some distance between them.
Untouched by anyone, he finally felt at ease.
"There’s no more danger here; it would be wise for you to be more careful alone. I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll be going now." With that, Wuming used Qinggong and disappeared right in front of Gu Nian.
In reality, his heart was not as calm as he appeared to be.
The Princely Heir had ordered him to secretly follow Gu Nian to see if there was anything unusual about her, ideally finding out the source of the peaches she sold that time.
However, not only had he discovered nothing, but he had also revealed himself.
Gu Nian didn’t know about Wuming’s dilemma, only watching the direction he left, lost in thought.
She hadn’t been lucky at all.
Those peaches from the last time had indeed been exposed.
This person must have been secretly watching her all along.
Fortunately, whenever she took fish from or put eggs into her space, she did so hidden from view. Judging by his attitude, he shouldn’t have noticed anything unusual.
Looks like she’ll need to be even more cautious in the future.