Crossing Over to Yamada Love

"What? Miss Xue doesn't want to come in? Don't forget what you said at Youran Residence. If you really don't want to, then forget it. I'll pick them myself and go back. But you..."

Upon hearing Mo Lan's words, Xue Man'er steeled her heart and suddenly knelt down.

Having already taken ninety-nine steps, she figured one more tremor wouldn't make a difference. She knelt on the ground and crawled inside, imitating Mo Lan.

The maids and servants behind Xue Man'er had no choice but to follow. In fact, they were already complaining bitterly. When had they ever suffered such hardship? Let alone their young lady. They felt sorry for her.

Granny Bai and Xia Yu followed. They had done this kind of thing before and didn't find it difficult.

The two guards did not go in but stayed at the exit.

Xue Man'er picked out mushrooms as soon as she saw them and threw them into the basket. She didn't care whether they were real or not; she was just thinking about how to fill the basket so she could go home as soon as possible.

It was such a miserable experience in there. Not only was it exhausting and uncomfortable to lie there, but it was also incredibly hot. Her clothes were completely soaked, and her face was covered in sweat, which she couldn't even wipe away.

Not to mention, she was so busy picking mushrooms that she forgot to fan herself, and her hands were soon covered in mosquito bites that were incredibly itchy.

Mo Lan looked at Xue Man'er and found it amusing. She knew that Xue Man'er must be feeling terrible, just like when she first went up the mountain. At that time, she was fully armed by her mother-in-law and still felt terrible. Let alone the delicate Xue Man'er.

"This must be unpleasant for you, right?" Mo Lan asked Xue Man'er.

"What do you mean, sister? I don't understand." Xue Man'er pretended not to understand Mo Lan's words.

“Hehe, Miss Xue is so intelligent, how could she not understand what I mean? Since Miss Xue is going to pretend, then let me be clearer. If you want to enter the Xue family and become my husband’s concubine, you need my approval, but I will not allow it. If you force your way into the Xue family, you will have to live like this every day. Miss Xue, are you willing to live like this every day?” Mo Lan spoke frankly with her.

“If my sister lives this way, why can’t I? I think this kind of life is great,” Xue Man’er said stubbornly, refusing to admit defeat.

"Very good?" Mo Lan chuckled. "Since Miss Xue thinks it's good, then let's continue."

Mo Lan said casually, "I used to go up the mountain often. Back then, my family was poor. I wanted to gather things to sell for money, but I was afraid to go up the mountain alone. What was I afraid of?"

Going deeper in, you'll be afraid of tigers, leopards, and black bears. You don't know what a black bear is, do you? It's a bear. Bears are strong and often like to come down from the mountains and wreak havoc on crops. But don't worry, if you encounter a black bear, just lie down and play dead.

That beast doesn't eat dead people. There's an old man named Ma in the village next door. When he met the bear, he lay down and pretended to be dead. The bear sniffed him, licked him with its tongue, and left.

Old Man Ma survived, but his face was ruined. The black bear's tongue was covered in thorns; if it licked a person, they would be in serious trouble. Even now, the children in their village are still terrified of him.

"If Miss Xue were to have a bite of that, tsk tsk." Mo Lan startled Xue Man'er. She had heard this story from someone, and it was true, but she had long forgotten the old man's surname and just gave him a random one.

Xue Man'er felt a chill in her heart. She felt a cool sensation on her face, which was somewhat uncomfortable, but she still stubbornly said, "Sister is not bad-looking either. If you are not afraid, then I am not afraid either."

"Not afraid? If you're not afraid, why are you stuttering?" Mo Lan chuckled inwardly, then continued, "That's true, what's there to be afraid of? We're not afraid."

Actually, I wasn't afraid of these things back then. What I feared most was snakes. They're everywhere; one could crawl out of the grass at any time. Just thinking about it sends chills down my spine. Those soft, cool things, and they're venomous. If you got bitten, and you weren't lucky, you'd be dead.

After hearing what Mo Lan said, Xue Man'er hurriedly looked down. Fortunately, there was nothing there, but why did she feel like something was moving in the grass? Could it be a snake? Could a snake come out at any time? She began to panic.

"You wouldn't believe it, but every year people in the villages around here get bitten by snakes, though not many die. It's funny, there's a family here that makes tofu. One day, the woman of the family went to the mill to make tofu from soybeans."

She saw a dark thing on the wall and thought it was a rope. It wasn't very bright, so she didn't look closely. She just reached out and grabbed it, trying to take the rope down.

It turned out that the thing wasn't a rope at all, but a mound of earth. The mound of earth was startled by her, flicked its tail, and hurriedly darted forward.

The woman in the house was so frightened that she screamed and collapsed on the spot. Luckily, the snake didn't bite her, or she would have been finished. You wouldn't believe it, by the time her husband came out to check, she had wet herself in fear and didn't dare go into the mill for months, unable to speak properly.

"Actually, not to mention her, even I was awakened in the middle of the night after hearing about it, fearing that the snake had entered the house. Imagine if someone you don't get along with caught a snake and put it on the other person's bed, and when she lifted the covers at night, a snake crawled out. How would that feel?" Mo Lan asked Xue Man'er.

Xue Man'er felt a chill run down her spine, and her body began to tremble. Did Mo Lan mean to put a snake in her bed? No! She didn't want to!

"Sister, please stop talking about this. Let's not talk about this anymore," Xue Man'er still refused to change her mind.

Mo Lan smiled at her and said, "That's true. Why would I say these things to Miss Xue? It's impossible that Miss Xue would encounter a snake by sheer bad luck."

"Huh? This mushroom looks good." Mo Lan said as she picked the mushroom. She had finally found it!

"Yes, these mushrooms are really beautiful, much better than the ones I picked. Sister is really amazing." Xue Man'er complimented Mo Lan.

Mo Lan glanced behind her while holding the mushroom. Xue Man'er's maid, servant, and Granny Bai were all following behind, but they weren't getting too close. It seemed that Granny Bai and Xia Yu were blocking their way and preventing them from getting too close.

"Not only does it look good, it tastes good too! Miss Xue, would you like to try some?" Mo Lan handed the mushrooms to Xue Man'er.

“Sister, are you joking? This is raw, how can you eat it?” Xue Man’er refused.

Mo Lan chuckled and said, "You've called me 'sister' for so long, I can't let you call me that for nothing. I have to give you something. Consider this mushroom a gift from me. Eat it, and I'll let you in."

Xue Man'er looked at Mo Lan. Although Mo Lan was smiling at the end, her eyes turned cold. Why? Was there something wrong with the mushroom?

"Sister, don't make things difficult for your sister, I won't eat it." Xue Man'er reached out and knocked the mushroom out of Mo Lan's hand.

"Not going to eat? Pick it up for me." Mo Lan's voice also turned cold.

"So what if I don't pick it up?" Xue Man'er retorted forcefully.

"Not going to pick it up?" Mo Lan asked, but then smiled at Xue Man'er. As she smiled, she grabbed Xue Man'er's collar and pressed her head down.

"If Miss Xue refuses to pick it up, then I'll let Miss Xue's face get intimate with the ground for a while. I wonder what will happen to our beautiful Miss Xue's face then? Will she still be able to bewitch people?" Mo Lan's words startled Xue Man'er.

Did she want to ruin her looks? No! Her face couldn't be ruined; it was her most valuable asset.

"Mom, Qiuyu. Help me!" Xue Man'er cried out.

"Don't waste your energy, they can't get here and can't save you." Mo Lan sneered. With Granny Bai and her companion there, why would she let them come over?

"Let go of our young lady! Ah, ah!" the old woman and Qiu Yu shouted, but screams of pain came out of their mouths, clearly indicating that they had been punished.

Mo Lan tightened her grip, bringing Xue Man'er's face even closer to the ground. She was about to touch the grass; if this continued, her face would be badly pierced.

Without thinking, Xue Man'er hurriedly said, "I'll pick it up, sister, I'll pick it up."

Mo Lan watched as she picked up the mushroom from the ground and said, "Eat it for me, and I'll let you go."

Xue Man'er held the mushroom. She was now under Mo Lan's control and had no choice but to obey Mo Lan's orders. But how could she be willing to eat it? Regardless of whether it was dirty or raw, Mo Lan insisted that she eat it. This mushroom must be bad, and she dared not eat it.

"Why does my sister insist that I eat this?" Xue Man'er asked the question that had been on her mind.

"Want to know? Okay, I'll tell you." Mo Lan wasn't afraid of what she could do, and continued, "There are many kinds of mushrooms. The ones I picked are all delicious and non-toxic. Mushrooms with bright and beautiful colors like these are poisonous. The brighter the color, the more toxic they are. If you eat those, you'll usually get diarrhea for a few days or even faint."

"And this kind, I guarantee you won't see the sun tomorrow after eating it." Mo Lan finished speaking and smiled.

Xue Man'er felt that Mo Lan's laughter was like a vengeful ghost, so scary. She must be scaring herself.

"Sister, if something happens to me, you won't be able to escape responsibility either," Xue Man'er said, trying to remain calm.

“Miss Xue is mistaken. Miss Xue only took a bite of the mushroom because it looked pretty, and that’s how she died from poisoning. What does that have to do with me?” Mo Lan replied casually.

"Miss, please don't eat it! I heard from a wise man that some mushrooms are indeed poisonous. You mustn't eat them!" the old woman cried out.

"Mother Bai, she's too noisy," Mo Lan said to Granny Bai.

Without saying a word, Granny Bai forcefully slashed the old woman's neck, and the old woman immediately fainted and fell silent.

Xue Man'er couldn't hear the old woman's voice and was terrified. Were the mushrooms really poisonous? Was Mo Lan trying to kill her? What she said wasn't unreasonable. When the time came, she could just say that she had accidentally eaten the mushrooms, and no one could do anything about it.

Xue Lingfeng and the old Marquis are currently riding high, and no one will bother them for no reason. Is she going to die here for nothing? No! She doesn't want to die. She's still young, and she has many good days ahead of her. She doesn't want to die.

"Do you want to eat it or not?" Mo Lan asked Xue Man'er. Xue Man'er shook her head in horror; she absolutely refused to eat it.