"Heh heh, little sister, we have guests today?"
One of the old men, dressed in a white shirt, wore a wicked grin, his lewd eyes staring unabashedly at Chen Qiuyun from afar.
The other two old men beside him were the same. One held an old-fashioned hunting rifle, and the other had a wood-chopping knife hanging from his waist. Their appearance at this late hour undoubtedly meant they had sinister intentions and ill will.
Wan Yunting, sitting beside Chen Qiuyun, watched the three men push open the small wooden door and enter. He saw their lecherous gazes fixed on Chen Qiuyun and knew they were after her.
Chen Qiuyun raised an eyebrow slightly. She looked at the three old men from Kunshan Village and said to the tallest man among them, "Brother Shan, is there something you need at my place so late at night?"
The old man named Zhang Dashan glanced at Wan Yunting, choosing to ignore him. His lecherous eyes remained fixed on Chen Qiuyun, and he chuckled, "Nothing much. We're going hunting in the back mountain, just passing by to see if you need anything, little sister."
"Right, right..."
The other two old men grinned lewdly, their eyes leering at Chen Qiuyun, unable to suppress their salivation. They were already impatient to pounce.
Chen Qiuyun shook her head slightly. She faced the three old men expressionlessly and said, "Thank you for your kind offer, Brother Shan. I don't have any difficulties here. If you're going hunting, please do so, and be careful."
This statement caused Zhang Dashan and the other two old men to exchange glances. They had come for Chen Qiuyun tonight and were not willing to give up easily. Their gazes immediately shifted to Wan Yunting...
One of the old men holding the hunting rifle turned the muzzle towards Wan Yunting. Zhang Dashan smiled and said, "Little sister, who is this young man to you?"
Chen Qiuyun saw their gun barrels pointed at Wan Yunting beside her, which made her frown. She said, "Brother Shan, he's my younger brother."
Wan Yunting's expression froze. He turned his head and glanced at Chen Qiuyun with interest. He had become her younger brother.
"Oh, so it's our little brother."
Zhang Dashan's old eyes lit up. He immediately stepped forward and patted Wan Yunting's shoulder, laughing, "Come, little brother, let's step aside and talk..."
However, Wan Yunting remained like a mountain. No matter how hard Zhang Dashan tried to pull him up, he couldn't budge Wan Yunting's backside an inch from the chair.
This caused Zhang Dashan's old face to change expression. He looked at Wan Yunting with surprise and saw him smile and say, "Whatever it is, let's talk about it here. There's no need to step aside."
The other two old men exchanged glances, and decided to drop the pretense. The muzzles of their old-fashioned hunting rifles were directly aimed at Wan Yunting. The one with the rifle said sternly, "Little brother, I advise you to get lost quickly. Otherwise, I'm afraid of accidental discharge, and your head might get blown off."
Facing the muzzle of the rifle pointed at his face, Wan Yunting remained as steady as a rock. A calm and playful smile graced his face. He said, "It's still uncertain whether this gun can blow off my head. Why don't you try?"
This remark caused the expressions of Zhang Dashan and the other two old men to change slightly. They could tell this young man was not simple. However, they had their hunting rifles. Even if Wan Yunting was a disciple of the Wuliang Daoist Temple and had martial arts skills, could he be more formidable than a hunting rifle?
"What do you want?"
Chen Qiuyun's expression faltered, and her voice grew colder.
Zhang Dashan looked at Chen Qiuyun's stunningly beautiful face, couldn't help but drool, and chuckled, "Little sister, what else could we brothers be doing here so late at night? Do you really think we came to hunt?"
"Heh heh..."
The old man with the wood-chopping knife hanging from his waist grinned wickedly and said, "Little sister, you live alone in the deep mountains and old forests. It's so unsafe. We brothers are here tonight to discuss with you that from now on, we will take turns accompanying you at night. What do you say?"
Facing these three brazen old men with wicked, lecherous smiles, Chen Qiuyun's expression turned cold. Her phoenix eyes stared coldly at them, and she said in a frigid tone, "You can leave. I won't hold you accountable for tonight."
"Leave?"
Zhang Dashan looked at Chen Qiuyun and revealed his true nature. He chuckled wickedly and said, "Little sister, the three of us brothers came up tonight specifically to have fun with you. You want us to leave? How is that possible..."
As he spoke, Zhang Dashan's old hand reached out to touch Chen Qiuyun's charming and alluring face. Wan Yunting, sitting beside her, narrowed his eyes, but the old man with the hunting rifle nudged the muzzle towards his face, signaling that if he dared to move, he would shoot him.
But in the next second, Chen Qiuyun looked up. Her captivating phoenix eyes suddenly glared at Zhang Dashan. Zhang Dashan's pupils visibly constricted, his outstretched hand froze mid-air, and his entire body stiffened.
This scene surprised Wan Yunting, who was sitting beside her. He turned and looked at Chen Qiuyun with astonishment, knowing she had used her charm technique to deter Zhang Dashan.
"Brother Shan?"
The old man holding the hunting rifle saw that Zhang Dashan was acting strangely. The old man with the wood-chopping knife also stepped forward doubtfully and tugged at Zhang Dashan. As a result, Zhang Dashan fell backward rigidly.
"Dashan..."
The two old men became flustered and pushed the fallen Zhang Dashan, not understanding why he had suddenly collapsed.
"You... what did you do to Brother Shan?"
The old man with the hunting rifle glared, shifting the muzzle away from Wan Yunting and pointing it at Chen Qiuyun. He said angrily, "Wake Brother Shan up quickly, or I'll shoot..."
However, Chen Qiuyun's phoenix eyes glanced at this old man again. He couldn't even finish the last two words. His whole body trembled, and he also fell backward with a thud, dropping the hunting rifle.
"Old Lin..."
Seeing this, the other old man cried out and went to check on Old Lin. He, like Zhang Dashan, fainted without any warning.
"You... what exactly did you do to them?"
The remaining old man was filled with panic. His eyes, filled with fear, looked at Chen Qiuyun, whose expression was cold and whose phoenix eyes seemed strange. The lust in his heart had completely vanished, replaced by panic and fear. He didn't know what this woman had done to Dashan and Old Lin.
"Sister Qiuyun, your charm technique is truly magical. You almost got me too."
Wan Yunting, sitting beside her, turned to look at Chen Qiuyun. With the captivating charm technique she had just displayed, let alone these ordinary people, even a powerful martial artist in the Danjing realm would likely be affected.
Chen Qiuyun was born with a naturally alluring disposition. Even with a cold expression, she was incredibly alluring to men. Her eyes were captivating. She ignored what the man beside her said and coldly told the old man, "You can leave. Don't come here again."
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Dashan and Old Lin, who were lying on the ground, suddenly woke up. They looked at Chen Qiuyun in front of them with terrified eyes and cried out, "Witch! She's a witch..."
"Let's go..."
In an instant, the three old men scrambled to their feet, not even bothering with the hunting rifle on the ground, and fled outside the wooden door of the courtyard in a panic...
"Heh heh, a witch..."
Wan Yunting stood up, picked up the hunting rifle from the ground, and turned to Chen Qiuyun with a smile. "Sister Qiuyun, congratulations on getting the nickname 'witch'."
Chen Qiuyun sighed slightly and glared at Wan Yunting with her phoenix eyes. This made his heart tremble, and he waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "Sister Qiuyun, don't look at me like that. I can't stand it..."
Chen Qiuyun rolled her phoenix eyes slightly before saying, "Those three have been bothering me recently, but tonight they were a bit bolder."
Wan Yunting played with the old-fashioned hunting rifle in his hand and smiled, "They were just overly bold and lustful. But I'll have Zi Hang go to the local police station later and have them deal with those three old perverts."
Chen Qiuyun stood up. She didn't really take those three old perverts, Zhang Dashan, seriously, as she could handle them herself.
Wan Yunting hadn't intervened immediately because he wanted to see if Chen Qiuyun, after practicing her charm technique for so long, could handle ordinary people. But it seemed he had been worrying unnecessarily.
After that, Wan Yunting continued to stay at Chen Qiuyun's place. In this deep mountain and old forest, apart from the three old perverts who came to harass her that night, they didn't see anyone else.
Wan Yunting would wake up punctually every morning and go to the mountain forest behind the wooden house, sitting on a rock to practice his cultivation. Chen Qiuyun would also wake up every day, the first thing she did was prepare breakfast, and then while tending to the vegetables in the garden, she would also start clearing land in an open area outside, preparing to plant other crops...
After practicing, Wan Yunting would also help her clear the land. So, for the past few days, he had been helping Chen Qiuyun clear land and plant crops. Occasionally, they would also go into the mountain forest to gather dried goods. These dried goods were not for them to eat themselves.
After Chen Qiuyun dried these goods, whenever Li Zihang came to deliver daily necessities, she would have him take these dried goods out to sell for money...
Although Wan Yunting really wanted her to not have to go into the mountains to gather dried goods to sell for money, Chen Qiuyun enjoyed the process, so he didn't say anything more...
And tonight, after Wan Yunting and Chen Qiuyun finished dinner, they washed themselves and as usual, brewed a cup of tea, and sat on the long chair by the wooden house door, looking up at the night sky. The stars were dotted, and a crescent moon cast a hazy moonlight, draping a layer of clothing over the dark mountain forest...
Chen Qiuyun, dressed in a white robe, had washed her hair tonight. Her wet hair was being played with by her hand. Her expressionless face, coupled with her innate allure, made Wan Yunting's heart skip a beat.
"When are you leaving?"
Chen Qiuyun, holding a dry towel to wipe her hair, asked with her head down.
Wan Yunting, holding tea and shirtless, gazed at the night sky. He heard the calls of owls from the mountain forest from time to time, as well as the chirping of insects. He smiled and said, "Suddenly, I really want to stay here with you forever and not leave..."
Chen Qiuyun's actions paused. She slightly turned her head and glanced at him with her phoenix eyes, but said nothing, continuing to wipe her hair...
Wan Yunting chuckled to himself, took a sip of tea, and said, "Of course, that's impossible. In a few more days, I'll go back and then go into the mountains alone to enter seclusion and practice for a while."
Chen Qiuyun continued to wipe her hair with her head down and asked, "Is there anything you need me to do?"
Wan Yunting turned his head to look at her and smiled, "Why don't you go into the mountains and enter seclusion with me to practice?"
Chen Qiuyun nodded and agreed without hesitation, "Okay, when do we leave? You can come pick me up then."
Wan Yunting smiled and continued to gaze at the night sky, enjoying the current state of isolation and the peace without worries. Suddenly, he chuckled and said, "I suddenly understand why you chose to live here alone. Without the troubles of the secular world, it can indeed greatly improve a person's state of mind."
Chen Qiuyun, after wiping her hair, brushed her bangs aside. Her stunningly beautiful face turned, and her phoenix eyes glanced sideways at Wan Yunting, saying, "Everything will get better slowly."
Wan Yunting turned back and looked at her phoenix eyes, knowing she was comforting him. He nodded and smiled.
They continued to sit outside, gazing peacefully at the starry sky, lost in thought. However, suddenly, from the pitch-black mountain forest behind them, a sudden scream rang out: "Roar..."
The abrupt cry startled the birds and beasts in the dark mountain forest and made Wan Yunting and Chen Qiuyun stand up in surprise, asking, "What was that sound?"
Chen Qiuyun frowned and said, "It sounds like a bear!"
"A bear?"
Wan Yunting was shocked. There were indeed black bears in the depths of the Kunlun Mountains. The previous Lei Laohu had died by the mouth of a black bear. But hearing this bear's scream now still made Wan Yunting and Chen Qiuyun uneasy.
At the same time, judging by the sound, it could be determined to be about a kilometer or so away. The bear was screaming, which meant that the bear in the mountains might have encountered a natural enemy. Otherwise, it would not have let out such a tragic and continuous roar...
The tragic scream lasted for a minute, and finally, the bear's roar stopped. It was unknown what kind of fierce beast it had encountered to make a bear let out such a tragic scream, which made even Wan Yunting uneasy. He thought about going to see with Chen Qiuyun tomorrow morning...
"Strange, why do I feel a familiar aura?"
However, Wan Yunting subtly raised an eyebrow, his gaze fixed on the depths of the pitch-black mountain forest behind him. A very strange yet strong feeling inexplicably arose in his heart. That familiar aura made his heart beat faster. If it weren't for the middle of the night, and for safety reasons, he would have loved to rush into the mountain forest right now to see what kind of fierce beast it was that could make a bear let out such a fierce, screaming roar...