169 I am a kind person (2/2)
Not only did he not rest, he also didn't know that she needed a rest. He just kept going forward without empathizing with others.
”I am not walking anymore…”
After walking for a distance, Xu Qianqian was too tired to walk. She felt the grievances growing in her as she threw the backpack violently onto the floor. Then, she sank her bottom onto it and refused to move.
If she were to continue, she reckoned she would fall flat on the ground.
”What are you doing? Don't you want to find the medicinal herb to treat your father's illness?” He asked while looking at Xu Qianqian who sat there refusing to move.
Mo Wen had no choice but to walk back.
”Hmph!”
Xu Qianqian turned her head to the side aggressively while tears started to roll down her cheeks silently.
”I told you that I would piggyback you, and we would get to that mountain in no time. But you insist that it is improper for a man to touch a woman and disallow me to piggyback you – what else can I do?” Mo Wen opened his arms and said with a speechless expression.
Still cry! He was totally speechless. Allowing him to piggyback her to go up the mountain with Qinggong, would be totally effortless and would have let them get to the destination earlier. It would be a win-win situation, but she was reluctant and would rather climb on her own, so what else could he do?
”Don't you know how to take care of others and stop for a rest? Can you compare a girl's physical strength to a boy's?
Xu Qianqian wiped off her tears and glared at Mo Wen angrily.
”You wanted a rest? You could have said so. How would I know if you didn't say anything? You could have said so but you didn't,” Mo Wen said with an innocent look.
Xu Qianqian gnashed her teeth and glared at Mo Wen, wishing that she could smash the backpack that was under her bottom onto his face.
He still dares to say it…
Didn't he have eyes to see that she was at the verge of burning out? He obviously knew that she was too exhausted to move anymore, and yet he continuously hastened her.
”Have you rested enough?”
Mo Wen had a strand of grass in his mouth while leaning on the wall of the cliff. After waiting for half an hour, he opened his eyes to look at Xu Qianqian and asked this.
”No!”
Xu Qianqian snorted softly, turned her head to the side, and retorted angrily at Mo Wen on purpose.
”You are not going? I am going. You can continue to rest then.”
Mo Wen raised his brows, turned around, and continued walking. After a few flashes of his figure, he disappeared from the mountain trail.
Before Xu Qianqian could react, she realized that Mo Wen was nowhere to be found.
”Hey…”
She stood up immediately, put her backpack on her back, and rushed up the mountain. After chasing for a distance, she still didn't find Mo Wen.
”Bastard… scoundrel… bad egg…”
Xu Qianqian was so angry that her tears started rolling down her pale face. Could that scoundrel have really abandoned her in this wild desolated mountainous area?
After chasing for a distance, Xu Qianqian still didn't find Mo Wen and finally panicked.
Tears pitter-pattered onto the floor uncontrollably; he abandoned her alone in the middle of the mountain.
Furthermore, the map was in Mo Wen's hands. It was also impossible for her to find the medicinal herb.
”What is there to cry? I told you to go, but you refused.”
Out of the blue, a voice came from behind her. Xu Qianqian was so shocked that she nearly jumped out of her skin. She turned around abruptly to realize that Mo Wen was standing behind her. She crouched down suddenly and started crying loudly.
Mo Wen's lips twitched. Lunatic…! She cried when she couldn't find him, but she cried even louder when she did.
”Are you going?” Mo Wen rolled his eyes and asked.
Now, the sun was setting in the west, and if they continued to dawdle, they wouldn't get to the summit before nightfall.
Xu Qianqian wiped away her tears silently, stood up, and followed behind Mo Wen. However, a little hand gripped onto Mo Wen's sleeve, seemingly fearful that he would disappear the next moment.
”Grip onto this.”
Mo Wen pulled a rattan off the wall and handed one end to Xu Qianqian to grip onto while holding the other end in his own hand. Then, he pulled Xu Qianqian up the mountain like pulling a dog.
Xu Qianqian snorted softly. How fortunate that this guy still knew how to take care of others.
The curtain of darkness draped the sky with twinkling lights, emitting their gentle glow. Tonight's moonlight was bright with a big, round moon like a clock that was hung on the wall which could be reached any time.
Mo Wen and Xu Qianqian had finally reached the summit. Upon arriving at their destination, Xu Qianqian slumped onto the floor. Although Mo Wen was pulling her, she was still completely exhausted at the end.
Mo Wen fished out the map and compared the location cautiously, then he walked around the summit. Eventually, he discovered a cliff at a spot on the northern side which seemed to be a dangerous spot that was absolutely impossible to get to.
He furrowed his brows, as this spot was definitely the location indicated in the map. Could the Blood Mushroom be growing on the precipitous walls of the cliff?
Mo Wen looked at the bottom of the cliff. It was completely pitch-dark with no visibility of the bottom and should be two to three thousand feet deep.
Though he could see in the dark, it was really difficult to find medicinal herbs in the night.
Ah!
A scream broke the silence of the night and seemed to be particularly eerie in the night. The sound resonated far and wide and continuously echoed in the air.
Mo Wen raised his brows. It was Xu Qianqian's voice. What was she doing?
In a flash, he ran towards the direction of Xu Qianqian.
Footnote:
[1] Lei Feng was characterized as a selfless and modest person devoted to the Communist Party, Mao Zedong, and the people of China. In 1963, he became the subject of a nationwide posthumous propaganda campaign, ”Follow the examples of Comrade Lei Feng.” (Source: Wikipedia)