Chapter 31: The Eccentric Mava (2)

  Tianhu didn't dare ask Mava any more questions, and the two of them quickly walked through the forest.

  After about two hours, Tianhu saw Guo Yinan talking to some villagers in the distance. He hurried over to him, excitedly shouting, "Guo Team Leader!"

  "Ah, Tianhu!" Guo Yinan turned around, even more thrilled, and took a few strides forward to tightly grasp Tianhu's hand. "We were worried about you."

  "Tianhu Team Leader is back!" someone exclaimed.

  "I told you Tianhu Team Leader would be fine," another person said.

  "Tianhu Team Leader must have defeated all the Japanese devils before returning," someone else joked.

  "Tianhu Team Leader, you're too greedy, eating alone and not sharing with us."

  "Tianhu Team Leader is amazing. The Japanese devils finally got a taste of their own medicine."

  "There will be even more bitter pills for them to swallow in the future."

  ...

  Lü Liangwei, Guo Ze, Li Fei, Aihamaide, Mahaiade, and other team members, as well as the villagers, all gathered around Tianhu, asking him questions or discussing his exploits. Everyone's face was filled with joy and excitement. Guo Yinan couldn't even get a chance to talk to Tianhu.

  Mava stood outside the crowd, curiously watching the villagers surround Tianhu, who was being treated like a hero. She felt strange.

  Long Fanglan was the most excited and happy person when Tianhu returned. She also stood outside the crowd, waiting for the people surrounding Tianhu to disperse so she could talk to him. She had many things to say to him.

  Long Fanglan had wanted to find Tianhu and have a good talk with him since they entered the mountain pass. But then the Japanese devils chased them, and Guo Yinan led the villagers away. Tianhu was busy preparing for battle, so she could only quietly follow the crowd. Now that it was safe and Tianhu was back, she really wanted to rush over and hug him, leaning on his broad chest to talk to him. But Tianhu was now Guo Team Leader's favorite, the villagers' savior, and the team members' hero. Everyone wanted to talk to him, so the crowd wouldn't disperse anytime soon.

  Long Fanglan saw Mava while waiting anxiously for the crowd to disperse. Earlier, when Tianhu walked down the mountain road, Long Fanglan had seen him and also noticed a girl by his side.

  Long Fanglan thought that since she was going to wait anyway, she might as well ask this girl some questions. Maybe she knew what had happened to Tianhu during this time.

  Long Fanglan walked over to Mava and gently asked, "Did you come with Tianhu?"

  "That's Tianhu for you," Mava said disdainfully, not even looking at Long Fanglan but instead staring at the crowd surrounding Tianhu. "He's still a sick cat."

  Long Fanglan felt a pang in her heart: What was going on? Had Tianhu offended this girl somehow? Why did she call him a sick cat when everyone else thought he was a hero?

  Long Fanglan's heart was racing with anxiety, but she wanted to know more. She couldn't help asking again, "Did you see Tianhu fight the Japanese devils? Did you bring him back?"

  "I saw him being chased by the devils and almost killing himself," Mava said with a smirk.

  Long Fanglan felt even more uneasy, wondering what had happened between Tianhu and Mava.