Little Fool

Liu Xiaolan's voice could be heard on the mountain.

"Little fool, look at these mushrooms. Although they look very similar to each other, one is fine and the other one will poison you if you try to eat it. Even if it doesn't kill you, it can also cause hallucinations, so you need to know which ones to pick…"

Mu Yuchen had a look of grief on his face. "My name is Mu Yuchen, not a little fool…"

"Alright, alright, little fool. Anyway, since it's hard to remember, just pick up the mushrooms that I gave you already. Don't pick ones that are red, and be careful with the white ones as well, as most of them are not eatable…"

"I know, I know, my lady…" Mu Yuchen sighed. He just picked a wrong mushroom once and now his lady keeps calling him a little fool.

Earlier that day, once Liu Xiaolan was done with eating breakfast, she had a talk with Mu Yuchen and asked him some basic question.

After knowing that he doesn't remember anything other than his name, and looking at his pitiful eyes, Liu Xiaolan somehow got swayed and allowed him to stay. After all, she's all alone here anyway, and while he might be a little fool, at least he's not weak and can help her out.

While Mu Yuchen was indeed injured, it wasn't fatal or even serious. Most of his injuries were shallow, and aside from that his body was just a little bruised. If not for the fact that some of the poison was still a little active in his body, he would be stronger than a bull.

Right now, Liu Xiaolan decided to strike the iron while it's still hot and took him to the mountains to pick mushrooms.

Thinking about it, Mu Yuchen was really unhappy. He didn't have a chance to pick mushrooms before, so of course he wouldn't know which ones are good and which ones he shouldn't touch.

But Liu Xiaolan didn't tell him anything, and once he took a wrong mushroom she laughed at him and called him a little fool, as if picking mushrooms was something anyone could do…

Well, Mu Yuchen didn't know that in modern times most people know how to pick mushrooms, or at least which ones are fine to be eaten. Somehow, because Mu Yuchen reminds her a star she saw in modern times, she keeps forgetting he's an ancient person, so that's why she didn't tell him which mushrooms are good beforehand.

As for calling him a little fool? Well, it's his fault anyway. Not knowing anything and always showing that pitiful look, if that doesn't make him a little fool, than what does?

Liu Xiaolan looked at him and said, "Alright, let's quickly pick up more mushrooms. We need to go back before midday or I won't be able to catch a ride with uncle Zuo.."

"Without his ox cart, I can't go to the city and sell them. If we just leave them to lie down inside the house, they'll just go bad. Won't it be a big waste, little fool?"

Mu Yuchen could only continue to kneel down and pick more mushrooms inside his sack, but his black face clearly showed he still wasn't happy about how she addressed him.

Thanks to some advice from Liu Xiaolan, and also seeing examples of good mushrooms, his picking speed was much faster than previously.

Once their sack was almost half full, he suddenly turned his attention towards a bush, his eyes sharpened.

"Lady, come back quickly. Something is coming…" Before finishing his sentence, he took Liu Xiaolan's hand and dragged her backwards to escape.

Liu Xiaolan was a little confused, but at the same time a slight blush could be seen on her face. Good thing Mu Yuchen was concerned about other things and didn't notice her reddish look.

Mu Yuchen felt a little resistance from Liu Xiaoyan and simply picked her up before running again, this time with a higher speed. At the same time he didn't forget to take away the sack with mushrooms.

"Put me down, little fool, quickly. Just what are you doing, what if someone saw us…" Liu Xiaolan tried to get out of his arms, but with her strength she could only continue to hold him as he princess carried her back.

Mu Yuchen looked down and saw her red face. A slight smile appeared on his face as he said, "Lady doesn't need to worry. Wolves are scary, but we escaped before he could even see us, he shouldn't be able to find us so quickly. We just need to make sure not to accidentally run into his pack…"

"Wolves? Do you mean there were wolves behind us?" Liu Xiaolan gasped.

As she said it, Mu Yuchen looked backwards and slowed down seeing that it was safe and they weren't chased. "Yes, now my Lady can see that I'm really worth taking with herself. I'm not a little fool, I'm smart and can hear sound from far away, so I can keep the lady safe even if we encounter danger, just like now…"

Liu Xiaolan looked at him with a complicated gaze.

"Lady, I'm really useful. I'm strong and can help you do things, just don't abandon me, please?" Mu Yuchen looked at her with his pitful eyes.

"Alright, little fool, who said anything about abandoning you…" Liu Xiaolan sighed, thinking about his origins. A handsome man, strong and his senses are much more sensitive than a normal humans. If she said that he's an ordinary peasant she herself wouldn't believe it.

But thinking about it, she just let it go. As long as he stays by her side as her simple little fool, it's fine, she doesn't need to bother herself with thinking about his identity.

"Little fool, let's just give up picking mushrooms and go home. We already picked more than I had last time, it should be enough for today…"