A Snake Transmigrated as a Scum A - Chapter 48

Fu Man seemed to sense something and turned around, looking at Li Yingxue who was passing by, and asked, “Did you do something just now?”

The other party coldly said, “No.”

Fu Man: “……”

After visiting the aquarium, the three of them prepared to go to the next attraction—Leeds Village.

After driving for over an hour, they arrived there. At a glance, the lush green grasslands, black tiles, light yellow house walls, and the colorful plants along the road created a bright and peaceful rural atmosphere.

At a glance, it brings joy.

The car is parked in the intersection parking lot.

Fu Man lifted her grandma down from the car and steadily pushed her along the unevenly laid striped blue brick pavement.

Li Yingxue had a coat draped over her arm, wore a pair of sunglasses, had cold red lips, and occasionally took pictures of the scenery with her camera.

Fu Man watched her go from the aquarium to Leeds Village, and her mood clearly lightened a lot. She no longer checked in like it was a task, and the sense of detachment around her faded significantly. She even took photos and appreciated the scenery on her own.

“How about I push Grandma instead?” Li Yingxue turned around and looked at the woman leisurely pushing Grandma along, thinking it didn’t seem fair to always make her do the heavy lifting.

“No need.”

Fu Man declined her kindness. A normal person would be very tired pushing a wheelchair over such a long distance, especially with small slopes. However, because she used spiritual power, it was easy and effortless for her to push it.

Li Yingxue could tell that she wasn’t the least bit tired and probably guessed that she had used some kind of spell to lighten her burden. She said softly, “Thank you.”

Fu Man glanced at her and said, “No need to thank me. Just cover the expenses for these few days.”

She doesn’t have any money.

Li Yingxue had sunglasses perched on her straight nose, and the reflection in the lenses showed Fu Man’s outline. Her red lips curled slightly, “Okay.”

She squatted down and asked, “Grandma, what do you want to eat for lunch?”

Grandma tilted her head and said, “Anything is fine.”

Fu Man: “Why don’t you ask me?”

Li Yingxue: “……”

Li Yingxue: “What do you want to eat?”

Fu Man’s eyes sparkled with a smile: “Anything is fine just like Grandma.”

Li Yingxue closed her eyes tightly, then opened them again and shot her a glare.

She found a place in the village called the treehouse, then she ordered three lunches.

In the afternoon, they go to the pastoral ranch to see how they feed the horses.

“How about going for a ride?” Fu Man saw that there was a horseback riding activity nearby, and it wasn’t too expensive.

Li Yingxue frowned tightly: “…… I won’t. If you want to go, go by yourself.”

Li Yingxue planned to take the armrest of the wheelchair from her hand and let her give it a try.

Fu Man looked at the ranch sign: “It says here that you can take a ride with someone. I’ll go ask.”

“No need.” Li Yingxue watched her back, unsure if she even heard those words.

At this moment, Grandma spoke up: “Yingxue, didn’t you want to ride a horse when you were little?”

Grandma asked again, “Xiao Man, can you ride?”

Fu Man nodded, “It’s okay.”

Grandma decisively made arrangements for them: “Why don’t you take Yingxue for a stroll?”

Li Yingxue crossed her arms and said with a hint of helplessness, “Grandma, please don’t do this.”

Grandma: “What do you mean? You’re fiancees, you’re going to get married sooner or later. What’s wrong with riding a horse together? Are you shy?”

Li Yingxue was speechless.

Fu Man led a horse from the rancher and overheard their conversation, “Who is shy?”

Grandma gave her a look, signaling her to glance at Li Yingxue. Fu Man’s gaze naturally fell on Li Yingxue, but the latter coldly met her eyes, silently telling her that no matter who was shy, it could never be her, Li Yingxue.

Fu Man’s gaze wandered between the old and the young, “Grandma, what will you do?”

Grandma: “I’ll be right here watching you, so don’t worry.”

Fu Man looked at Li Yingxue: “Are you coming or not?”

Li Yingxue noticed that everyone’s attention was focused on her, including the ranch owner. She took a deep breath, slung the camera over her neck, and stepped forward to follow her into the ranch.

The rancher briefly teaches some key points and techniques, as well as some emergency measures.

Fu Man was the first to mount the horse and reached out to Li Yingxue below, “Get on.”

Li Yingxue quietly stared at her palm for a moment, then lifted her eyelids to look at Fu Man’s face. Her red lips were tightly pressed together, seemingly hesitating, but this hesitation lasted only a second or two. In the midst of her chaotic thoughts, her body had already reached out first, placing her hand on Fu Man’s palm, urging her to pull her up.

At the moment she mounted the horse, the faint contact with the woman behind her made Li Yingxue’s eyelashes flutter.

The rancher led the horse to the edge of the fence, opened the gate, and let them in.

Fu Man reached over Li Yingxue’s shoulder to pull the reins, as if holding her in her arms, and inhaled the pleasant scent of her hair.

“Li Yingxue, don’t you think Grandma always misunderstands us?”

“What misunderstanding?”

“Misunderstood that we would get married in the future.”

After saying that, when there was still no response, Fu Man couldn’t help but call her name: “Li Yingxue?”

Li Yingxue looked at the moving horse ears and said: “I haven’t explained it to her yet, so it’s normal for Grandma to misunderstand. Can I trouble you with one thing?”

Fu Man: “What’s the matter?”

Li Yingxue: “When you leave, can you help Grandma erase her memories of you?”

She is afraid that the original “Fu Man” will come back. If Grandma can’t tell the difference and treats her as the original, placing hopes on that scumbag, the final result will only be that both she and Grandma will suffer.

Fu Man was curious: “Why?”

Li Yingxue picked up the camera and took a shot of the distant grassland and highlands, saying, “Just think of it as being for Grandma’s sake.”

Fu Man listened to the sound of the clicking shutter, and watched her take pictures and said, “Okay, I promise you.”

The horse trotted lightly, and the afternoon sun from the west cast a golden glow on half of their bodies.

Not knowing how far she had run, Fu Man turned back to look at the ranch, which suddenly appeared very small in her view.

On the highland are the round, barren mountains with little vegetation. Only halfway up the mountain can you find sparse patches of grass. The vegetation becomes denser as you move down towards the foot of the mountain. A winding path filled with white rock fragments leads through the saddle of the highland.

The horse stands at the foot of the mountain, grazing in the dense grass, not moving.

Li Yingxue filmed this expansive highland landscape, “…… Is this what the highland where you live looks like?”

Fu Man didn’t catch her train of thought for a moment: “Where?”

“Holy Spirit… Continent.” Li Yingxue pronounced this unfamiliar place name with difficulty; to her, it felt distant and out of reach.

Fu Man generously shared with her, “I live in a valley called Moon Lake Realm, not on a highland like this.”

“The vegetation here is too sparse, while the Moon Lake Realm is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with tall forests rising high. Most importantly, in the center, there is a crescent-shaped lake, rich in spiritual power, making it suitable for rest and recuperation.”

“Are all the creatures living in there snakes?”

“Mm.”

“Has anyone… like people ever gone in there?”

“None.”

“Li Yingxue, why are you asking about this?” Fu Man suddenly reacted. Miss Li was usually aloof and too lazy to bother with people, let alone take the initiative to ask so many questions.

“Just a bit curious.” Li Yingxue’s voice turned cold again.

Fu Man didn’t delve into it any further, fiddling with the reins to prepare the horse to head back. “If there’s a chance, I’ll take you to see it.”

Li Yingxue habitually looked through the photos after taking them and coldly said, “Liar.”

Fu Man raised an eyebrow: “When did I ever lie to you?”

Li Yingxue’s mind flashed through the earlier hypothesis, passed over that talisman, and she sneered coldly, “I’m not talking about you.”

When Fu Man heard this, she really thought it wasn’t about her, “I didn’t lie to you, it’s getting dark, let’s go back.”

Fu Man rode the horse back to the ranch, and Grandma smiled as she watched the two of them return from the porch of the wooden house.

“Had a fight? Why do you look so sour?”

Fu Man: “No, not at all?”

Li Yingxue brushed past Fu Man, and because she was walking too fast, her clothes seemed to be about to hit Fu Man.

Fu Man is a bit confused.

“Grandma, you misunderstood.” Li Yingxue stepped forward to explain.

Grandma shot her a glance: “Really?”

Li Yingxue sighed, “Really.”

The two pushed Grandma away from the ranch, and before they could reach the car, they were caught in a sudden rain.

The pedestrians were seeking shelter from the rain, and they found a small inn in the village where they planned to stay for the night.

Fu Man pushed her grandma to the cramped front desk, which was manned by a foreigner. Fu Man patted the raindrops off her clothes and heard Li Yingxue communicating with the foreigner. After a short while, they booked a room.

“Let’s go.” After paying, Li Yingxue turned around and signaled Fu Man to follow.

The room had a very authentic Bohemian style. After settling Grandma in, Li Yingxue brought a blanket and covered Grandma’s legs to keep her warm.

After finishing these tasks, she planned to go back to the car to get some clean clothes. Fu Man said to her, “I’ll go with you.”

“Okay.”

They asked the innkeeper for two umbrellas, but unfortunately, only one was left. With no other choice, they had to share the umbrella and go out together.

Their short boots stepping on the rain-splashed blue brick road, they walked shoulder to shoulder.

Walk the same path again.