This scholar is a bit cruel

Chapter 270 The Sister-in-Law's Fear

The room was completely silent.

The girl, her face covered by the blanket, was shy, but she still obediently stretched out her other snow-white little foot.

Luo Zijun held it in her hand and gently rubbed it a few times.

It was already dark outside the window.

Luo Zijun released her hand, covered the girl on the bed with the quilt, and said, "Miss Yang, it's getting late. You should rest well. After I get back, I'll discuss it with my master and then come to visit you again."

Having said that, he was about to take his leave with Bai Qingtong.

Yang Wenfang hurriedly peeked out from under the covers, her voice trembling with fear as she pleaded, "Young Master Luo, Qing Tong, could you stay with me a little longer?"

Bai Qingtong looked at her, about to agree, when Luo Zijun asked, "Is Miss Yang very scared?"

With a sob in her voice, Yang Wenfang said tremblingly, "These past few days, I... I've been having nightmares every night, it's so terrifying..."

"Oh?"

Luo Zijun's eyes flashed, and she asked, "Miss Yang, do you remember what nightmare you had?"

Yang Wenfang's eyes were filled with fear, and her body trembled as she said, "Blood... there's blood everywhere... there's a monster..."

"What kind of monster?"

Luo Zijun asked.

Yang Wenfang shook her head, trembling: "I...I forgot..."

Luo Zijun didn't press further. She glanced out the window and said, "Alright, we'll stay with you a little longer."

The two sat in the room for a while longer.

Bai Qingtong sat by the bed, holding Yang Wenfang's hand and gently comforting her.

Around 9 PM, the two bid farewell and left.

By this time, night had fallen.

The courtyard was pitch black.

In the night sky, there were only a few dim stars.

Luo Zijun and Bai Qingtong left the courtyard, helped close the gate, and continued walking towards the outside of the mansion.

The entire Yang residence was silent.

At this moment, Bai Qingtong finally couldn't help but ask, "Brother-in-law, what exactly did you figure out?"

Luo Zijun glanced around, her expression turning serious. She said in a low voice, "Uncle Yang and Aunt Lan said that Miss Yang has been lying in bed these past few days and hasn't gone out. However, I just noticed that there are some things under her fingernails, and there are some thin calluses that have just formed on the soles of her feet. Obviously, she has been going out frequently lately, and she's been going barefoot."

Bai Qingtong was stunned, her face full of astonishment: "You mean, Uncle Yang, Aunt Lan, and Wenfang, they're all lying to us? Why?"

Looking at the darkness ahead, Luo Zijun said, "It's not necessarily that they're lying."

Upon hearing this, Bai Qingtong was even more puzzled.

Luo Zijun looked at her, her dark pupils as deep as the night, and her words startled her: "Perhaps, Miss Yang goes out secretly every night, and no one knows, including herself."

Bai Qingtong opened her mouth, and her face suddenly turned pale.

Suddenly, she realized the night wind was a bit chilly and the surroundings were somewhat eerie. She quickly moved closer to him, pressed herself against him, and said in a trembling voice, "Brother-in-law, you...you're scaring me..."

Luo Zijun stopped talking, turned around, and looked at the dark and quiet courtyard.

Bai Qingtong also turned her head to look, her body trembled, and she pressed herself even closer to him, saying, "Brother-in-law, why does Wenfang sneak out barefoot every night?"

Luo Zijun shrugged, as if joking, "Maybe he was hungry at night and sneaked out to eat something."

Bai Qingtong was stunned.

"Gah-"

Just then, a night bird suddenly flew overhead and made a strange cry.

Bai Qingtong was startled and exclaimed, "Ah!" She hurriedly rushed into his arms and hugged him tightly.

Luo Zijun was speechless: "If you're scared, you should go home. It's only Hai Shi (9-11 PM) now, and the night is still long."

Bai Qingtong immediately shook her head, still holding him tightly: "I don't... with my brother-in-law here, I... I'm not afraid."

Luo Zijun felt a little uncomfortable being held by her soft body, and smelled the unique fragrance of a young girl on her. Looking at her delicate face upturned so close to his and her watery eyes, his heart couldn't help but race, and he quickly said, "Let go..."

"No, it's because my brother-in-law deliberately scared them..."

Bai Qingtong still held him tightly, refusing to let go.

Luo Zijun coughed and said, "Men and women shouldn't touch each other, especially since we're brother-in-law and sister-in-law. You're acting like this..."

"But a brother-in-law should protect his sister-in-law!"

Bai Qingtong immediately interrupted him, her face flushed, and glared at him, saying, "In your brother-in-law's heart, which is more important, the rules or your sister-in-law's safety?"

Luo Zijun was about to speak,
Luo Zijun: "..."

Bai Qingtong was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized what was happening. She hurriedly let go of his arms, stepped back from his embrace, and looked up at him with a flushed face.

"Um... the moon is really round tonight."

Luo Zijun looked up at the night sky.

However, the night sky was pitch black, the stars were dim, and the moon had long since hidden behind the clouds and disappeared from sight.

Where is the moon?

Bai Qingtong also looked up and helped change the subject.

Luo Zijun gazed at the night sky and said, "It is in my eyes and in my heart. Although others cannot see it, it has always been there."

Bai Qingtong looked at him and asked, "Who is the moon that brother-in-law is talking about? Is it your senior sister who is as beautiful as the moon?"

Luo Zijun withdrew her gaze and said, "The moon I'm referring to isn't a person, but a kind of light."

Bai Qingtong then asked, "Then who is your brother-in-law's light? Is it your brother-in-law's radiant senior sister?"

"Quiet, don't talk."

Luo Zijun decided not to speak to her anymore. She walked to a large tree in a corner and looked at the quiet courtyard.

Bai Qingtong followed, her gaze also falling in that direction. The night grew increasingly dark.

Soon, it was the third watch of the night.

In the night sky, a silver moon peeked out from behind the dark clouds, like a cold eye secretly watching them.

"Meow--"

Just then, a black wildcat leaped onto the roof, letting out a meow. Its emerald green eyes gleamed eerily in the dim moonlight.

"Brother-in-law, I..."

"Shh..."

Just as Bai Qingtong was about to speak, Luo Zijun stopped her, his gaze fixed on the small courtyard in front of him.

However, after a long while, nothing unusual happened.

Bai Qingtong finally couldn't hold back any longer and said shyly, "Brother-in-law, I...I need to...relieve myself..."

Luo Zijun remained silent and said, "Go."

Bai Qingtong glanced at the surrounding darkness, reached out and tugged at his sleeve, saying, "I...I dare not..."

She used to be quite brave, but tonight she was genuinely terrified.

The atmosphere, combined with what my brother-in-law had just said, was too eerie.

Luo Zijun looked ahead and said, "Then squat down here to relieve yourself. I won't look at you."

"..."

Bai Qingtong was stunned for a moment, her face turning red. After hesitating for a while, she could only take a few steps back and stop in the flower bushes at the corner of the wall, saying, "Brother-in-law, don't turn your head."

Luo Zijun said, "Mm."

Although Bai Qingtong was shy, she couldn't hold back any longer. After glancing at him a few more times, she had no choice but to loosen her belt and squat down with a blush on her face.

However, due to excessive nervousness and shyness, he was unable to urinate for a long time.

"Meow--"

Just then, the black cat on the roof suddenly meowed again, then lowered its head, its emerald green eyes looking down at the small courtyard below.

"Zi-"

Just then, Luo Zijun suddenly heard a sound coming from the flower bushes behind her.

Bai Qingtong immediately covered her face and lowered her head tightly.

"Squeak..."

Just then, the wooden door of the small courtyard in front of them suddenly opened slowly.

Then, a figure slowly walked out of the door and appeared in the moonlight outside.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Yang Wenfang, who was completely naked and not wearing any clothes!
At this moment, Yang Wenfang's eyes were vacant and her face was blank. She stood at the door for a while, then suddenly turned around and walked towards the road on the left.

Bai Qingtong, who was crouching among the flowers, was stunned when she saw this scene.

Luo Zijun turned her head, put her finger to her lips to signal her not to make any sound, and then quietly followed her.

Bai Qingtong also hurriedly got up, put on her clothes, and followed behind.

As Luo Zijun was following, a soft, cold little hand suddenly reached out from behind him and grabbed him tightly, seemingly trembling.

Luo Zijun turned her head and saw that her sister-in-law's face had turned pale with fright.

Luo Zijun deliberately leaned close to her ear and whispered, "You just peed, and you touched me without washing your hands?"

Bai Qingtong was stunned for a moment, then immediately glared at him, and suddenly grabbed his wrist tightly with her other hand, looking like she was determined to touch him.

The two continued to follow behind.

Yang Wenfang, with a blank expression, continued walking barefoot towards the garden behind the house.

"Meow--"

Just then, the stray cat that had been standing on the roof suddenly jumped onto the wall next to her and looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Hearing the call, Yang Wenfang suddenly stopped, looked up, and stared at the stray cat.

The stray cat tilted its head, stared at her a few more times, then looked away and prepared to leave.

But at that moment, with a "whoosh," Yang Wenfang suddenly rushed over, then leaped up and grabbed the wild cat that had suddenly jumped up in fright!
The stray cat couldn't escape; she grabbed it by the neck.

"Woo——"

The wild cat struggled in terror.

Yang Wenfang landed on the ground, glanced down, and then suddenly lowered her head and began to tear and swallow the food in large bites.

The wildcat screamed in agony, but its throat was being choked, and it could only let out hoarse, short whimpers. Soon, its body was torn open, and it died instantly!
"Ka... Ka..."

Yang Wenfang stood naked in the corner, her long hair disheveled, holding the corpse of a wild cat in her arms, eating with blood all over her mouth, the bones crunching as she chewed.

Bai Qingtong stared at the horrifying scene, her eyes wide with shock, her face turning deathly pale.

Luo Zijun led her to hide in the shadows of a corner, held her trembling body in his arms, and gently stroked her hair on the back of her head, silently comforting her.

He was afraid that the girl would cry out.

This scene was terrifying, not only to her but also to him, who had seen ghosts and monsters before.

A frail young girl who had been bedridden for many days suddenly went out naked in the middle of the night, then jumped several meters high and swallowed a stray cat whole!
And he was also her childhood friend.

In this situation, how could she not be shocked and terrified?

Soon, Yang Wenfang finished eating the wildcat's entire carcass. Then, she licked her fingers clean, still wanting more, until all the blood was gone before continuing on her way.

She walked towards the back gate of the mansion, seemingly preparing to leave.

At this moment, Luo Zijun finally understood what was left under the girl's fingernails, and also why there was a thin layer of calluses on the soles of her feet.

Of course, I also learned why she wasn't hungry at all even after not eating or drinking for several days.

Because every night, she would quietly go out alone to find food.

(End of this chapter)