Chapter 387: Chapter 387: Born Under an Ominous Star, Carrying a Curse
After Ji Hanyu picked out all the thorns from Bai Haoxue’s hand, he applied the herbs she had gathered to her hand.
Bai Haoxue: "..."
"Ji Hanyu, I still need to make fish soup, you know? How am I supposed to make fish soup like this?"
"Make what fish soup? Just sit here and wait. Once the rain stops, we’ll leave."
"But... but I’m hungry!"
Bai Haoxue looked pitifully at her own stomach, her big eyes blinking as she glanced at Ji Hanyu.
There was a bit of acting pitiful, but she was indeed hungry.
"You..." Ji Hanyu was speechless.
"Alright, alright, what’s so tiring about making fish? It’s no big deal." Bai Haoxue got up to go to the stove and started cleaning the fish, "These fish caught from mountain streams are the most delicious. I assure you, they’re so good you’ll want more."
Ji Hanyu snorted coldly and went to the stove to light the fire.
...
Lin Zhan was leading a group of people following a little kid.
Ever since the kid had said, "Rescue them, they’re not dead," he hadn’t uttered another word.
Had Lin Zhan not heard him speak before, he might have thought the kid was mute.
"Hey... kid, where are you taking us? If you’re playing a prank, I’ll beat you up."
The mountain path was extremely difficult to navigate, and Lin Zhan was already panting heavily. In contrast, the kid didn’t even look flushed or short of breath.
The kid ignored him and just kept climbing.
Lin Zhan was exasperated but followed him anyway.
It was bizarre how he inexplicably trusted this kid could find the Boss and the Boss’s wife.
Lin Zhan picked up his pace to catch up with the boy, softened his tone, and tried to be polite, "Hey, kid, are you tired? Do you want me to carry you for a while?"
The boy glanced at Lin Zhan, signaling him to look at his own sweaty face.
Lin Zhan: "..."
This was embarrassing, his stamina couldn’t even compare to that of a little kid.
The rain continued, but it didn’t hinder their progress. Wearing raincoats, they kept trudging through the mountain forest.
Lin Zhan seemed to have picked a fight with the kid. The more the kid didn’t speak, the more Lin Zhan kept bombarding him with questions.
"Hey, kid, what’s your name?"
"Kid, why are you alone in that cave?"
"Kid, where are your parents? You’ve been with us for a whole day and night, how come no one’s looking for you?"
"Kid, are you a local? Why do the residents here seem unfamiliar with you?"
"Hey... kiddo, say something, I know you’re not mute."
"Special Assistant Lin, forget it, this kid’s like that. You won’t get anything out of asking." It was a local resident who volunteered to go up the mountain to find Ji Hanyu.
Since he was familiar with the mountain paths, Lin Zhan brought him along.
"Do you know anything about this kid?"
"Not much, only that he was adopted by an old man, who’s kind of an eccentric herbalist. They, grandfather and grandson, have always lived in the mountains and aren’t close to us."
Since most of the residents live at the foot of the mountain, that area is basically a settlement. The only ones truly residing in the mountains are the old man and this kid.
The resident whispered to Lin Zhan, "They say he was born unlucky, cursed even. He was an abandoned baby left in the deep mountains, and he was raised by wolves for a while. Everyone calls him the Wolf Child!"
