Chapter 36: The Crime of Gender 36
Upon hearing that exclamation, Qin Shuangshuang’s heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Fang Yaoyao’s arrow hit someone? Such bad luck—Fang Yaoyao had only shot two arrows today. The first almost hit herself, and who knows if the second hit someone.
The three hurried into the forest. Fang Yaoyao was so frightened she was almost in tears, her voice quivering as she said, "I’ll never shoot an arrow again!"
The three quickly entered the woods. Luckily, the worst-case scenario didn’t happen. Fang Yaoyao’s arrow hadn’t hit anyone but had landed in the bushes. Not far from the arrow, sitting on the ground, was the Eldest Lady, who had been scared out of her wits by the sudden arrow from the sky.
When the Eldest Lady saw Qin Shuangshuang, she got up and threw herself into Qin Shuangshuang’s arms, sobbing. She had already been scared when she got lost in the mountains and was nearly hit by the arrow. Unlike Qin Shuangshuang, she didn’t have the mental fortitude and was utterly terrified!
Qin Shuangshuang comforted the Eldest Lady for a long time before she stopped crying. After being questioned by Qin Shuangshuang, the Eldest Lady stammered out the reason she appeared there.
It turned out that after Qin Shuangshuang entered the mountains today, she was so excited to meet Fang Zhongyi that she forgot to go home. Usually, Qin Shuangshuang would leave the mountains within half a day, and today, as time passed without her returning, Mrs. Bai and the Eldest Lady started to worry.
Mrs. Bai, being an adult, managed to stay calm, as sometimes Qin Shuangshuang would come back late when she had a good harvest. However, the Eldest Lady couldn’t sit still; she was so worried she daringly sneaked out into the mountains alone!
The Eldest Lady had never been in the mountains before. She got lost shortly after entering and wandered further away, becoming increasingly frightened, when suddenly, a stray arrow scared her stiff!