Chapter 16

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Dong Nuan did not move. After waiting for a few breaths, she saw a person walk out of the forest.

The other party was extremely tall. Dong Nuan estimated that he was definitely more than eight feet tall.

Looking at her five and a half feet tall stature…

Comparing the two heights, it was quite tragic. Dong Nuan even thought, ‘Am I at his waist???’

The other party’s footsteps were not heavy, but they were very domineering. Based on Dong Nuan’s experience, although the other party’s body was ordinary, he was definitely a martial arts practitioner and had some kung fu knowledge.

The other party’s footsteps were steady and extremely resounding. Naturally, the first thing she saw was a pair of long legs.

This could not be helped. The height advantage was obvious from the start.

Dong Nuan hurriedly glanced at the other party’s face.

The other party was a burly man who was more than eight feet tall. He was tall, had long legs, and broad eyes. His long and narrow phoenix eyes were looking at Dong Nuan with a cold glint.

Both of their gazes were a little cold. It was a coldness that carried an aura of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood along with it.

However, to him, she was like a little kitten, soft and cold.

Dong Nuan did not realize that she was just a little kitten in the other party’s eyes.

She was still calmly observing the man walking towards her. His facial features were extremely uptight. No, no, no…

This was no longer Zhou Zheng. He was extremely good-looking. His nose bridge was high, and his entire face was outlined. His lips were thin and well-shaped. Moreover, his tan was extremely good. Even if his skin was a little yellowish-brown, it could not taint his handsome features.

If not for the fact that he was not fair enough, his face would be ten thousand times better-looking than Liao Mingkun’s!!!

No, no, no. If the other party’s face was too fair, he might lose his unique sense of beauty.

This was quite good now. It had a wild, unrestrained beauty. He was much better than Liao Mingkun, who looked weak!

Dong Nuan still wanted to trample on this scumbag. Who asked him to be a scumbag?

She only dazed for a moment before she realized who the other party was.

Han Jianglou.

There were two surnames in Xiaowan Village. One was Dong and the other was Liao.

Most of the other names were foreign surnames.

It was said that the Han Jianglou was a distant relative of Dong Jiu’s. His family had suffered a disaster and was destroyed, so he came over.

Because the household registration procedures were complete and there were people who were seeking refuge, the county gave him residence, preventing him from being reduced to a refugee.

However, even if the other party had settled down and become an official citizen, there was no way to give him any land.

It was really…

There was not enough land for the villagers in the village already. It was obvious that they would not give him any land.

Therefore, Han Jianglou had no land. His daily meals were earned by doing long-term or short-term work for Jixiang and Fugui or by running errands in the county city.

He was tall and very strong. Occasionally, when he entered the mountains, he would not walk away empty-handed. In addition, he was diligent. Even though he was boring and did not interact much with the villagers, his reputation was not bad.

Of course, everyone only thought of him as a diligent person and did not think much about him otherwise.

Dong Jiu, whom the man had sought refuge with originally, was already gone. It was said that he died on the battlefield. Of Dong Jiu’s family, only his mother had remained. When she heard that her son was gone, she closed his eyes and left not long after.

In the end, it was Han Jianglou who gave him a funeral and buried him properly.

From the looks of it, the Han Jianglou did not have any family background or relatives to help him. Even if a person was diligent, it would not be easy for him to live completely independently.

Therefore, he had a good reputation, but no girl in Xiaowan Village or even the nearby villages was willing to marry him.

Occasionally, matchmakers would come and introduce widows to him.

Dong Nuan did not expect to meet him here at this time. It was quite surprising.

She looked at the sturdy bundle of firewood on his back. At a quick glance, it looked like weighed more than a hundred catties. However, besides his head being covered in sweat, he seemed to have barely broken a sweat and was not breathing deeply. It could be seen that his stamina was really good.

The bamboo spirit admired such a strong man. He was strong and looked very reliable.

Of course, it was just pure admiration. Dong Nuan was prepared to turn her head away and not say much. The two of them brushed past each other and pretended not to have seen each other.

In any case, they were not familiar with each other, so the man was probably unwilling to speak. Dong Nuan had only stared at him for a short while, but the other party had already pursed his lips several times. It was unknown if he was nervous or uncomfortable.

The village was not particularly strict with boundaries between men and women. Had they not seen that poor girl’s family? She was already sixteen or seventeen years old, but she was still working barefoot in the fields.

In the farmyard, there was not much to pay attention to. It was fine as long as they could eat their fill.

Therefore, it was normal for men and women to greet each other when they met.

However, those who were not familiar with this practice…

It was very awkward. She did not know how to explain it.

Dong Nuan had already turned her head away and stepped forward, but she felt a warmth in her soul.

It was a very warm and gentle aura that suddenly slowly approached her soul and nourished it.

This feeling…

It was just like how it felt when the spirit was injured in a battle and ate medicine. The medicine would nourish his body.

It was very nice and enjoyable.

Because it was too comfortable, Dong Nuan even relaxed her eyes slightly and almost let out a sigh.

However, she quickly realized that something was wrong.

In this world, the spiritual energy was so thin that it was almost nonexistent. It was impossible for there to be enough spiritual energy to nourish her soul. Why did she feel good?

Moreover, since she arrived here yesterday, she had not felt anything abnormal.

No, no, no, no. Before she took that step just now, she did not feel anything unusual!

‘So…’

Realizing that something was wrong, Dong Nuan looked at Han Jianglou suspiciously.

As she looked at him, he also looked at her.

Noticing that Dong Nuan’s gaze was on him, Han Jianglou’s body subconsciously stiffened. After a while, he slowly looked away, too embarrassed to look at her.

However, when she looked away, her slightly furrowed brows did not relax.

Dong Nuan was wondering if the soul nourishment was related to him, so she did not notice his expression.

To verify her thoughts, Dong Nuan took two steps back.

Han Jianglou had been standing there without moving. Dong Nuan took two steps back and pulled the distance between them back to its original position or even slightly further.

After two steps, Dong Nuan realized that the soul-nourishing and comfortable aura was gone!

There was no more!!!

Her pupils constricted slightly. Dong Nuan stepped forward slightly, then stepped back, then stepped forward again.

She could feel the aura again. Then, the aura had disappeared. Then, the aura came again, then disappeared again…

Very good. It was confirmed that the aura that could make her soul feel comfortable was indeed related to Han Jianglou!!!

Dong Nuan’s eyes lit up when she realized this. She was filled with joy.

Han Jianglou, who was in a dilemma, also felt the joy of the little girl floating into the air.

He turned around in confusion. His brows were still tightly knitted together. Coupled with his slightly indifferent expression, he looked a little fierce and like someone to not be trifled with.