Ch 165: Something’s Wrong

Qin Yun and Ouyang Qian entered the mountains and began to climb the mountain on foot.

Around Peach Blossom Village, these two mountain peaks were considered medium-sized, with lush forests and overgrown weeds.

Because villagers often went into the mountains to gather firewood or collect herbs, and many villagers liked to take shortcuts across the mountains to nearby villages, a small path had long been trodden by everyone in the lush mountains.

Following the path trodden by everyone, it would take at most half an hour to cross these two mountain peaks and reach Da Wan Village.

Although Ouyang Qian looked delicate, she still walked quickly on the rugged mountain path, her long legs moving swiftly and nimbly.

This shows that her footwork is quite good, and also shows that she has rich outdoor experience.

Qin Yun followed closely behind, also walking quickly and easily.

He is a child from a mountain village, and since he was a child, he often went into the mountains around the village to look for wild fruits to eat.

For him, walking mountain paths is like daily routine.

“My two colleagues will arrive at Da Wan Village soon, we must also hurry over to prevent Ji Luosha from escaping.”

Ouyang Qian didn’t stop, nor did she look back.

She continued to say to Qin Yun: “If you can’t keep up with my speed, you can walk slowly behind, but you must stay within my sight, don’t sneak away.”

“Don’t worry, I can keep up with your speed.” Qin Yun’s face wasn’t red, he wasn’t out of breath, and he followed easily.

Ouyang Qian paused slightly, somewhat surprised.

She finally turned her head and glanced at Qin Yun.

She found that Qin Yun was indeed following very easily, without even taking an extra breath.

You must know that crossing rugged mountain paths requires more than just strength, it also requires endurance, especially when moving quickly, endurance is even more important.

However, Qin Yun was able to keep up with her without stopping, and was almost about to cross a mountain peak.

“I didn’t realize your endurance is quite good.”

“We children who grew up in mountain villages have been running in the mountains since we were young. Crossing mountains is commonplace. My highest record was crossing five mountain peaks in one go. These two mountain peaks are nothing to me… You just lead the way, I promise I won’t fall behind.”

“Crossing five mountain peaks in one go? You’re bragging, right?”

“I’m not bragging, I’m telling the truth.” Qin Yun said seriously.

He was indeed not bragging, nor did he mean to show off.

The reason he told the truth was simply to reassure Ouyang Qian that she didn’t need to worry about him falling behind, allowing her to focus all her attention on capturing Ji Luosha.

“Okay, since your endurance is so amazing, let’s double our speed.”

However, Ouyang Qian thought Qin Yun was bragging.

Even she, a specially trained person, found it difficult to cross five mountain peaks in one go. How could a rural young man like Qin Yun do it?

On weekdays, she most disliked people who boasted.

When she encountered people who boasted, besides contempt, she would expose them on the spot.

“Forget it, let’s keep the same speed as before.” After a slight hesitation, Qin Yun shook his head and refused.

“What? Are you afraid I’ll expose your lies?”

“No, I’m worried that your body can’t handle it.”

“During previous training, I ran 10,000 meters with a weight every day. How could I not handle just two mountain peaks?”

“But…”

“Don’t ‘but’ me, don’t you want to clear your suspicion early? Don’t you want to rescue Miss Su and Assistant Fang early?”

“Okay, let’s do it your way.”

Ouyang Qian hit Qin Yun’s weak point.

Currently, his greatest hope was to rescue Su Lina and Assistant Fang as soon as possible.

He only hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement.

“The mountain path just now was on the edge of the village, many people walked it, and the path was easy to walk. The mountain path ahead will be much more secluded and difficult to walk, so don’t be stubborn, if you really can’t hold on, remember to tell me in advance.”

After saying this, Ouyang Qian provocatively glanced at Qin Yun before striding down the mountain with her tight, slender legs.

“A little girl, dares to underestimate me. It seems I should show her some skills.” Qin Yun was a little annoyed by her provocative look, and immediately took a deep breath and ran down the mountain.

As the proverb says, “Going up the mountain is easy, going down is difficult,” especially on a mountain path that had just experienced heavy rain two days ago.

Even Ouyang Qian had to be on high alert.

However, this road condition was still within her control, and it wasn’t too difficult to walk.

After running down two-thirds of the way, looking at the mountain foot ahead, Ouyang Qian felt a little strenuous and had to stop to catch her breath.

She was still very satisfied with her speed and endurance.

“In another ten minutes, I’ll be able to cross the mountain ahead and meet Xiaoyan and Haixia… If I wasn’t carrying Qin Yun, my speed could have been even faster.”

“Anyway, there’s still time, let’s stop and wait for Qin Yun. This muddy mountain path will definitely be a difficult challenge for him.”

Ouyang Qian thought Qin Yun must be having a hard time.

She wiped the sweat from her fair forehead and turned around to see how far Qin Yun had come.

As soon as she turned around, she found Qin Yun already standing five meters away, resting and admiring the scenery.

Judging from his calm appearance and the lack of sweat on his forehead, he seemed to have been resting for a while.

Could it be that Qin Yun arrived here at the same time as her?

How is that possible?

Her speed had increased to more than double her usual speed, how could Qin Yun possibly arrive at the same time as her? Moreover, silently, she didn’t even hear a sound.

Ouyang Qian’s mouth dropped open in disbelief, staring at Qin Yun, forgetting to speak.

“Chief Ouyang, what’s wrong? Why is your face so pale? Did the snake venom on your arm flare up?” Qin Yun frowned and asked anxiously.

He needed Ouyang Qian’s information to find Ji Luosha’s whereabouts and rescue Su Lina and Assistant Fang.

Therefore, he didn’t want Ouyang Qian to have any accidents.

“You… when did you get here?” Ouyang Qian didn’t answer the question, but asked in disbelief instead.

“I arrived with you!” Qin Yun answered truthfully.

“What? You arrived with me?” Ouyang Qian couldn’t believe it, but the fact was right before her eyes, she couldn’t question it.

Qin Yun’s face wasn’t red, he wasn’t out of breath, and he was still leisurely admiring the scenery around him.

These were enough to show that he did indeed arrive here with Ouyang Qian, and he walked very easily.

“I didn’t expect your mountain-walking skills to be so amazing.” At this moment, Ouyang Qian finally believed that Qin Yun hadn’t been bragging before, and that what he said was true.

But she believed that Qin Yun’s skills must have something to do with his upbringing.

“I understand, just like he said before, those children who grew up in rural areas have been running around in the mountains since they were young, so their mountain-walking skills are naturally amazing.”

Understanding this, Ouyang Qian’s complexion finally returned to normal.

Qin Yun also answered her with the same reason: “Children in the mountains have been running in the mountains since they were sensible, so their mountain-walking skills are naturally better than ordinary people.”

Seeing Ouyang Qian’s surprised face, Qin Yun’s previous displeasure at being underestimated also subsided somewhat.

“Sure enough.” Ouyang Qian muttered to herself, then said, “In that case, let’s not rest, let’s hurry and continue on our way, my two colleagues may have already arrived.”

“No.” Qin Yun shook his head.

“Aren’t your mountain-walking skills very amazing? Why can’t we continue on our way?” Ouyang Qian looked at him questioningly.

“I’m fine, of course, but you shouldn’t continue.”

“If I hadn’t waited for you just now, I would have already reached the foot of the mountain.”

Being underestimated by Qin Yun, Ouyang Qian rolled her eyes, somewhat unhappy.

“I know your mountain-walking skills are also very good, but your arm was bitten by a snake, and your face is getting paler and paler. If you continue on your way, I’m afraid the snake venom in your arm will invade your internal organs.”

“It won’t, I’ve taken a Zhili Pill, the snake venom has been suppressed, it’s impossible to invade my internal organs.”

Ouyang Qian believed that although the Zhili Pill couldn’t detoxify, it could definitely suppress the snake venom.

Qin Yun hadn’t carefully observed the Zhili Pill and didn’t understand its specific effects. Seeing Ouyang Qian so confident, he didn’t dwell on the matter, but he still didn’t agree to continue on their way. Instead, he pointed to the forest ahead and said:

“Chief Ouyang, don’t you find something wrong with the forest ahead?”

“Something wrong?”

Just now, Ouyang Qian was surprised by Qin Yun’s speed, and she hadn’t reached Da Wan Village yet, so she hadn’t carefully observed the surrounding environment.

After hearing this, she carefully looked at the forest ahead.

“The forest ahead is indeed very quiet.”

“Yes, this forest is too quiet, it’s abnormal.”

“Don’t make a fuss, the reason the forest is so quiet is because the weather is muggy, and it’s going to rain heavily soon. The animals in the forest are hiding in advance.”

Ouyang Qian quickly gave an explanation.

Before Qin Yun could speak, she calmly waved her hand and continued to walk down the mountain.

“Ji Luosha could escape at any time, we must hurry to Da Wan Village and meet my two colleagues. Don’t hesitate, keep up.”

Qin Yun opened his mouth, wanting to persuade her a few more times, but Ouyang Qian’s descent was very fast, and in a few steps she ran more than ten meters away.

He could only helplessly close his mouth and follow.

As soon as they reached the foot of the mountain, Ouyang Qian suddenly went limp, and her whole body collapsed into the weeds beside the road.

“Ouch!”

She cried out in pain, her face showing intense pain. The arm that had been bitten by the snake was drooping, and her left hand was pressed tightly against her chest below her right shoulder.

It seemed that because the pain was unbearable, large beads of sweat poured from her forehead, dripping down her hair.

Qin Yun saw at a glance that her snake venom had flared up and invaded her body.

“No good, Chief Ouyang’s snake venom has begun to invade her chest cavity. If measures aren’t taken immediately, it won’t be long before she dies like Aunt Yanhong, her whole body turning black.”

Qin Yun’s expression changed, and he hurried forward to treat Ouyang Qian.

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