C74 (1/2)

75.

Slowly, it was time to announce the winner.

As he ate, Chu Ming noticed that Dugu Xian`er's face was extremely unsightly to behold. Her legs slowed down and beads of sweat started to appear on her forehead. He felt pity for her.

When Dugu Xian`er saw Chu Ming turn his head to look at her, she knew that she must have been too slow. She said, ”Look at what I'm doing. I can still walk.”

Chu Ming reached out his hand and rubbed her head, saying, ”You idiot, if you can't leave then you can't, we can still rest.”

”You're talking about delaying the trip, and you want to leave me behind …” ”Me.” Dugu Xian`er felt a bit wronged and said, ”So …”

When Chu Ming heard this, he bitterly smiled and said, ”I was just joking around, why do you always take it seriously?”

”You!” Dugu Xian`er glared fiercely at him and said, ”Are you lying to me again?”

Without a word, Chu Ming crouched down and said, ”Come up.”

”What for?” When Dugu Xian`er saw Chu Ming squatting down, she became puzzled.

”I'll carry you.” Chu Ming looked up at her and said, ”Hurry up.”

When Dugu Xian`er heard this, she was stunned for a moment before blushing. ”You …”

”You what you?” Chu Ming said, ”Do you still want me to carry you?”

”Pervert.”

”Then carry it.” Chu Ming turned around and said, ”Climb up.”

Dugu Xian`er looked at Chu Ming's bent body, her face red as she climbed up and said, ”You …” Aren't you tired? ”

Chu Ming carried Dugu Xian`er on his back and immediately stood up. As he slowly walked, he said, ”I'm not some Miss Qian Jin, I'm just a boorish man who can carry Miss Qian Jin. How could I be tired after taking so many steps?”

”Why do I feel like you're scolding me?”

”You're thinking too much.” Chu Ming steadied Dugu Xian`er and said, ”I was just saying that I'm just a reckless person who made Miss Jin angry.”

”How am I angry?” Dugu Xian`er buried her head into Chu Ming's back, her hands tightly wrapped around his neck as she mumbled, ”And you're not … Not something... ”Reckless man, this is …”

”Huh?” Chu Ming asked, ”What did you say?”

”No!” Dugu Xian`er replied immediately.

When Chu Ming heard this, he didn't ask any further and only felt that this girl was getting weirder and weirder.

After carrying Dugu Xian`er on his back for a while, they arrived at a small village at the foot of a hill. The sight of this village astonished the two. He saw that there were about thirty houses in the village, which were very simple and crude, almost made of straw and bamboo. There were a few kids chasing after them on the open space, and some houses even had white smoke coming out of them.

Dugu Xian`er was overjoyed, ”Are we out of this mountain?”

Chu Ming looked around and said, ”What you're thinking of is beautiful. I've seen that the surrounding area is basically a mountain forest. I'm afraid we'll have to walk for a while.”

When Dugu Xian`er heard this, she felt a bit dejected and said, ”Then let's enter the village and ask them for some food. I'm hungry.”

”Is young miss Qian Jin going to beg for food?” Chu Ming laughed, ”It's very rare.”

”You!” Dugu Xian`er patted Chu Ming on the shoulder and said, ”You, I pity you because I'm tired. I'm afraid you'll starve!”

Chu Ming was stunned, then he smiled and said, ”The young miss really knows how to care about people. Alright, we will enter the village. No matter what, we have to ask where we are and how we're going out.”

Dugu Xian`er smiled and wrapped her arms around Chu Ming's neck again, ”Then let's go.”

Chu Ming said, ”You're holding me too tightly, I can't even breathe!”

Hearing that, Dugu Xian`er immediately let go of his hand and asked: ”Are you tired? How about I go for a walk? ”

”Come on, if you walk, I'll be sleeping when you get to the village.”

Dugu Xian`er didn't argue with him this time, she just stuck close to Chu Ming's back after letting Chu Ming explain.

Chu Ming steadied her back and jumped down. He stood on a rock several times before he arrived at the open space on the right side of the village. When the children saw Chu Ming fall from the sky, they were shocked and ran back to the house not too far away. This also shocked Chu Ming and Dugu Xian`er, were they really that scary?

Chu Ming took a few steps forward, and then the sound of footsteps came from the thatched cottages. Not long later, a few adult men holding hoes and sickles rushed out. They all had tall and sturdy bodies, and looked at the two of them with a furious expression.

Chu Ming was extremely confused and quickly said, ”We are just pedestrians who have lost our way. We want to beg for something to eat, so we have no ill intentions.”