She didn't say anything, but just lowered her head and nodded after taking the pancake, as if to say thank you.
"Haha, Old Shen, don't throw things over there like that. Be careful not to scare the little beggar." A man at the back said, glanced at the little beggar and laughed.
Hearing this, Shen Shiqi, who had originally looked away, looked back again. Seeing that the little beggar had his head down and was not saying anything but just nodding continuously, he could not help but raise his eyebrows. When he was about to speak, he heard the old beggar's voice with joy and gratitude.
"Thank you very much, gentlemen. My granddaughter is a mute and timid. I would like to thank you on her behalf." said the old beggar.
Mute? Yue Er's body froze, but she didn't say much. She just huddled beside the old beggar with her head lowered, holding the two pancakes tightly in her hands.
"Okay, it's not a big deal. By the way, did you meet a little girl about five years old? She was wearing a pink dress and looked very cute and quirky." Shen Shiqi asked.
"Yes, the little girl gave me a gold coin." The old beggar said, taking out the gold coin that Yue'er gave him last night and spreading it out in his palm.
Seeing this, Shen Shiqi's eyes lit up, and they looked at each other and laughed: "I told you! That little girl has no other way to go except this road. I guess she just wants to go back to the city."
"Old beggar, how long has that little girl been gone?" asked another person.
"I met her yesterday. I and my granddaughter rested in the woods last night. I don't know where the little girl is now." The old beggar said, shaking his head.
"Let's go! Let's speed up. I think we can still catch up." Shen Shiqi said with a smile, driving the contracted beast forward.
Several people rode on beasts, stirring up a cloud of dust on the mountain path. Only after they left and disappeared from sight did Yue'er raise her head, let out a light breath, and patted her chest lightly with one hand.
“That was a close call.”
She gasped, looked at the old beggar, handed him a piece of the cake in her hand, and said with a smile: "Old beggar, you have a good reaction ability! Here."
The old beggar glanced at her and said, "Keep it for yourself!" Then he stood up with a crutch in one hand and said, "Those people are not ordinary casual cultivators. How did you provoke them?"
"You don't know, those guys are just bored and just looking for trouble." Yue Er glared and said helplessly, "I didn't provoke them, they provoked me, they kept following me, it's so annoying, I even pretended to be a beggar, and they kept chasing me, I don't know what they want to do."
"Then why are you still going forward? Aren't you afraid of meeting them?" asked the old beggar.
"I have to go forward, because I want to go to the city ahead." She laughed and said, "They can't recognize me. Didn't they recognize me just now? But I guess I can't go with you anymore. If you are not in a hurry to go to the city by yourself, just walk slowly. I am in a hurry to go back!"
As she spoke, her figure flashed several meters away and she waved at him: "Goodbye, old beggar. If I meet you again next time, I will treat you to a big meal." Her voice gradually became smaller and her figure gradually went away.