The Hidden Heiress Is a Secret Big Shot

Chapter 257: Chapter 257: Is this the feeling of heartthrob? Chapter 257: Chapter 257: Is this the feeling of heartthrob? The old horse felt pleased.

Watching the young lady and her suitor walk hand in hand, he beamed with joy.

This kind of deep mountain forest was perfect for nurturing feelings!

If a poisonous snake accidentally jumped out, and the young lady swiftly took it out, wouldn’t the suitor be captivated by her?

If a wild bear appeared, and she effortlessly cut it down, a beauty saving a hero, wouldn’t the suitor be inseparable from her from then on?

Or if a wild boar ran rampant and she casually roasted it, the suitor would be head over heels for her for sure!

The old horse always knew Qingwu’s skills well.

For an ordinary person, such a steep slope might be insurmountable, but their young lady could climb it with her bare hands at five years old.

It was just this good-looking suitor who thought their young lady was a weak girl who couldn’t even truss a chicken!

Seeing the young lady and her suitor return this time, with hardly any difference from last time, the old horse grew anxious for them!

With Miss Qingwu around, finding the whereabouts of the third young master shouldn’t be a problem.

If Qingwu knew what the old horse was thinking, she might ask if his mouth was blessed with magic.

Pei Jue took Qingwu’s hand, shielding her behind him, his eyes vigilantly watching the grass not far away.

A rustling sound came, and at the edge of the grass, traces of a snake crawling could be vaguely seen.

“Be careful!”

Here in the mountains surrounding the small village, there were many snakes.

Not far from them, a small snake with a triangular head flicked its tongue in their direction, its vertical eyes ominous!

“It’s fine, I’ll handle it.”

Qingwu meant to say she had brought realgar and many other pre-prepared powders with her.

Living in the small village for so many years, she was well aware of what may appear here and could easily handle it.

When she was young and the family was poor, Qingwu would sneak up to find venomous snakes to sell and support the household.

But Pei Jue interrupted her, blocking her firmly behind him and pulling out a Swiss Army knife from his pocket.

“I’m here, don’t need you to act!”

He, Pei Jue, would not need his fiancée to face venomous snakes alone while he stood by and watched!

“You… then be careful.”

“Be good, just wait for me for a moment!”

The venomous snake flicked its tongue, rapidly closing in, and in a flash, the man’s hand swiftly pinched the snake’s vital point, the knife piercing its head, pinning the snake dead to the ground!

His movements were swift and graceful, muscles taut, as the snake’s tail wrapped around Pei Jue’s wrist and gradually lost its breath.

“All done. Want to keep it? Perhaps take it to Uncle Ma to make some snake wine on our way down?”

“No need, Uncle Ma already has enough snake wine.”

Qingwu shook her head, her gaze at Pei Jue now carried a slightly different emotion.

In such a situation, he was able to unhesitatingly protect her from the front.

He even considered if the people around her might need this snake, was he considerate or… was it just for her?

Pei Jue didn’t notice Qingwu’s gaze, quickly disposing of the snake from his hand, drawing out his knife, holding Qingwu’s hand to continue forward.

The Qian Family’s house was somewhat dilapidated, and soon Qingwu located it.

Pushing open the courtyard door, Qingwu immediately smelled a strong scent of blood!

Following the scent, she soon spotted Shen Shushan and Chu Yuheng lying unconscious inside the house.

After several calls without any response, she thankfully confirmed their pulses were normal and found no injuries, realizing they had merely inhaled too much ether and passed out.

Qingwu breathed a slight sigh of relief, thankful that they were okay.

“Xiao Wu, come and look at this.”

Outside the courtyard, Pei Jue squatted in front of a vegetable patch, waving Qingwu over.

Assured that Shen Shushan and Chu Yuheng were fine, Qingwu went over to Pei Jue’s side, following his gaze.

All the chickens and ducks in the vegetable patch were dead, amid large patches of blood, lay a badly injured and unconscious man!

“Qian Duo? So, my third brother and Yuheng’s situation indeed had something to do with him.”

Seeing Qingwu wanting to step into the vegetable patch, Pei Jue pulled her hand, softly saying, “I’ll handle it, don’t dirty your hands.”

His tone seemed justified, stepping into the patch without hesitation, checking Qian Duo’s breath and pulse before looking up, “He’s alive.”

Qingwu raised her eyebrows slightly.

“Thank you.”

How did Pei Jue know she wanted to know about Qian Duo’s vital signs?

He and she indeed seemed to always be in sync; she didn’t need to speak, and Pei Jue could sense her needs right away.

Pei Jue, in no hurry to leave, focused his cold gaze on the unconscious Qian Duo, hints of enthusiasm in his eyes that Qingwu couldn’t comprehend!

Even crouchingly, his tall figure was striking, and the sight of a barely alive man and an entire courtyard of bird carcasses was oddly jarring.

Qingwu had to ask aloud.

“Pei Jue? What’s gotten into you?”

Pei Jue’s voice was a bit hoarse, “Xiao Wu, I’m actually… a bit envious of this person.”

Envious of whom? Qian Duo?

Pei Jue, a favored child of fate, why would he envy a petty troublemaker from a small village?

Pei Jue dusted off his hands as he stood, stepping towards Qingwu against the light.

“He has known you since childhood and grown up with you. Although it might not be well-intentioned, I thought of the time you were childhood sweethearts and felt tiny pangs of jealousy!”

Qingwu had never heard such candid words before!

Pei Jue halted a few steps away from Qingwu, saying, “I have blood on me, afraid to stain you, keep some distance.”

She too had blood, having checked Shen Shushan and Chu Yuheng’s conditions earlier, her hands were smeared with the blood inside.

Qingwu stepped forward, “It’s fine.”

A layer of light fell on Pei Jue’s face, and his gaze at Qingwu shone with an incredible gentleness.

With the village sunlight behind him and casting shadows around them, it was as if he encompassed her in his realm!

His Adam’s apple bobbed, adding a dash of allure.

His voice was enticing yet hoarse, “Xiao Wu, I like you very much.”

“If I had known you when young, maybe I’d be hanging around your doorstep every day.”

Qingwu gazed at Pei Jue, “But Elder Pei said you had a girlfriend in the past.”

Pei Jue was momentarily stunned, panic flashing in his eyes!

“Rumors, I never had a girlfriend… You, are my first love.”

Elder Pei, who knows what he was thinking, spreading such rumors in front of Qingwu!

If his fiancée got scared away, what was his grandpa going to do then!

Seeing Pei Jue fumble to explain but refraining from approaching because of the blood on his hands made Qingwu chuckle.

“Kidding, Elder Pei said your dating history is blank.”

Pei Jue said she was his first love.

To Qingwu, she still didn’t know how she truly felt about Pei Jue!

Now seeing him so close, she wasn’t averse, but instead, when his intense gaze was upon her, Qingwu felt her heart pounding fast…

Could this feeling… be first love?