The Snail Princess and Her Benefactor

Chapter 172 Deliberate avoidance

The four adults in the yard took the big buns that Huo Linger handed to them and started eating with heavy hearts.

But Huo Linger acted as if nothing had happened. She picked up the bun and took a bite, praising it non-stop.

"Mm! So delicious... The buns my godfather made today are so delicious..."

Even Maomao, who was busy among the bamboo shoots, noticed that something was wrong with Huo Ling'er.

He stopped his busy bear mouth, staggered over to Huo Ling'er, and rubbed her with his little black nose.

Huo Linger thought Maomao was asking him for a bun, so he took a bun and handed it to him.

"Don't worry, don't worry... Maomao, I'll give it to you right away. Try the buns that godfather made today. They're really delicious... Eat two more."

The little girl, who had been lying on Yang Shilin's shoulder, also jumped onto Maomao's big head out of curiosity, and looked at Huo Linger with her little head.

Huo Linger handed a small piece of bun in her hand to Xiaowo's mouth.

"What's the matter! Do you want to eat too, little nest? This is for you."

Maomao carefully took the bun that Ling'er handed to him.

Even the little squirrel Xiaowo didn't dare to refuse and stretched out his little paws to take the small piece that Huo Ling'er gave him.

Hua Chao knew that the two little guys were worried about Huo Linger and noticed that something was wrong with his condition.

But I don’t know what’s going on.

Gently pat Maomao’s big head.

"It's okay, Maomao, you and Xiaowo can go play. Huo Ling'er will come and play with you after dinner."

Maomao seemed to understand and staggered back to its pile of bamboo shoots.

He sat down and picked up a bamboo shoot, but did not chew it in big bites.

It just kept turning it over and over in its big bear paw, with its obsidian bear eyes.

But he stared at Huo Ling'er closely, as if he wanted to see through her.

Xiao Wo lay quietly beside Maomao, not jumping up and down, just looking at Huo Ling'er quietly.

Soon breakfast was finished and the four adults sat at a small square table in the yard.

Looking at Huo Linger laughing and playing with Maomao and Xiaowo.

The warm spring breeze blows on the willow branches, which look so soft and beautiful in the breeze.

The warm sun shone on Hua Chao's body, and she felt warm all over, but her heart was as cold as ice and she could not feel any warmth at all.

Ling Mi lowered her voice and spoke quietly.

"Why do I feel like something is wrong with this child's condition this morning?"

"I also feel that something is wrong. He deliberately avoids everything about his sister and her mother."

Hua Chao rested his chin on one hand and replied calmly.

"Poor child, he was pretending to be asleep on purpose. He heard the tragic news last night. He couldn't accept it, so after waking up this morning, he deliberately avoided the news that was hard for him to accept."

"But holding it in like this is not a solution. We must let him cry and vent. Otherwise, big problems will arise sooner or later."

Yang Shilin nodded heavily.

"Master is right. Hua Chao and Ling Mi, you two must pay attention to Huo Ling'er's every move in the next few days."

"I want to go to Mengbao Town to investigate the situation today. If possible, we should leave Xilong Village as soon as possible. After all, Wang Batian's family is very powerful, and I am afraid that his affairs will bring us a lot of trouble."

Master Zhou tapped the square table lightly with his fingers, his brows furrowed.

"This is indeed a headache. If possible, the three of you should take Huo Ling'er and leave here as soon as possible."

"Those people are demons who kill without blinking an eye. If you alert the imperial court, you won't be able to escape even if you have wings."

Hua Chao looked at Master Zhou in disbelief.

"We didn't kill him. It was Wang Batian who tricked us into his mansion and used evil spirits to harm us. He ended up shooting himself in the foot. His own servants lost their composure and a stampede occurred, crushing him to death."

"It is wrong for the officials in the court to pin the blame on us without investigating the facts."

Master Zhou shook his head gently and said helplessly.

"If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext. Those officials who eat people without leaving any bones, as long as they give enough money, they can accuse the poor of any crime."

Ling Mi Qi clenched her fists and slammed one of her pink fists heavily on the square table.

"It's totally unjust. Wang Batian killed his wife and children, and no one did anything. I want to see how many soldiers will come to die."

Hua Chao gently patted Ling Mi's hand, telling her not to be so excited.

This is the mortal world, and it has its own survival rules.

Although I couldn't understand what was happening, since Master Zhou said so, I would just do as he said.

"Ling Mi, we just need to do what Master Zhou said. Only by escaping from here can we give Huo Ling'er a safe environment."

"It was our fault last time that we hesitated and didn't leave here resolutely. That's why Wang Batian took advantage of the opportunity and killed my sister and Hua Nu."

"No matter what, this time, we will not let this happen again."

Upon hearing this, Yang Shilin immediately stood up and brushed off the dust on his body.

"Then I'll take my leave now and try to go as early as possible. If everything goes well, we'll leave here tomorrow morning."

He bowed and turned away.

When Huo Linger saw Yang Shilin leaving, she chased after him, grabbed the corner of his clothes, and asked reluctantly.

"Godfather, where are you going? Can you take Huo Ling'er with you?"

Yang Shilin squatted down and looked directly into Huo Linger's eyes.

"Huo Ling'er, be good. You and your godmother can play at home for a while. Godfather will go to the mountains to hunt some rabbits for you. I'll make you fried rabbit meat and bamboo shoots tonight, okay?"

Huo Linger clapped her hands and said happily.

"Great! Great... We have rabbit meat to eat tonight..."

Yang Shilin no longer hesitated, stood up and walked out of the courtyard and left quickly.

"I'll go home and take a look too. He didn't come back last night. The old lady must be waiting anxiously at home. I'll come to see Huo Ling'er tomorrow morning."

Master Zhou packed his bag and left the courtyard.

This time, Huo Linger did not go home with her grandfather as usual.

Instead, she obediently helped grandpa pack his things, and followed Hua Chao and Ling Mi to send grandpa to the small intersection.

I kept watching my grandfather's figure disappear at the end of the small road.

But Hua Chao and Ling Mi didn’t see it, and just watched their grandfather’s back getting farther and farther away.

Huo Linger's eyes were filled with endless reluctance and concern.

The bright tears were in those beautiful phoenix eyes, but she held them back and did not shed them.

The corners of his lips slightly raised, and he forced a smile that made people feel distressed.

The pair of small fists were clenched tightly, and were shaking slightly due to excessive force.

The tiny joints are pale in color.

The moment Grandpa disappeared at the end of the path, Huo Linger's beautiful almond-shaped eyes suddenly flashed.

A barely perceptible glimmer of fire suddenly flared up in his eyes, then disappeared into his tear-filled eyes.