Long Xiaofan: "What's wrong?"

The bulging arms were on either side of Qi Qi, and two strong hands were supporting his legs, unconsciously rubbing them.

The contrast between his bronze skin and Qi Qi's was striking, as was his physique. When Qi Qi was carried on his back, his body was supported like that of a child.

Qi Qi deliberately tried to scare him: "It's so deserted here. I've heard there are wolves, wild boars, and bears. Are you scared?"

Long Xiaofan: "I don't know, but don't be afraid, Qiqi, your brother is here."

Qiqi punched him: "Brother? You idiot, who's your brother? You're just trying to make yourself look good."

Long Xiaofan said, "You called me 'brother' last time, so you can't go back on your word."

Qi Qi hummed, tilted his head and leaned against him, feeling the warmth of his body and the rhythm of his walking. Sleepiness came over him, and he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Long Xiaofan was in a very good mood, his eyes casually glancing over the animal tracks left in the forest.

There are indeed wild animals here; if the young master gets frightened...

...

The two wandered around for a while, from noon when the sun was at its strongest to three or four in the afternoon, and sure enough, they got lost.

Qi Qi had already dismounted from Long Xiaofan's back. With no one around, the air temperature continued to drop, and the sky gradually darkened. He kicked Long Xiaofan and asked, "Where is this? Is it a temple?"

Long Xiaofan replied honestly, "The temple is on the mountaintop."

Qi Qi then insisted on going on an adventure and asked him to lead the way quickly.

As they walked, they started complaining again: "I can't even find the way. What's the point of having you here? My legs are killing me."

Long Xiaofan reached out and pulled him: "Then how about I carry you on my back?"

Qi Qi angrily slapped his hand away: "Don't you know why my legs are sore? I told you not to be so disobedient, why are you so annoying?"

Long Xiaofan grinned foolishly, showing his big teeth: "Qiqi's legs are so soft..."

Qiqi: "...I'll chop off your hands and then you'll know how soft they are."

For lunch, they ate bread and some dried meat that Qi Qi had his assistant buy. He said it was air-shipped from somewhere, very chewy, and slightly spicy. Qi Qi ate half a pack, Long Xiaofan ate a whole pack, plus some snacks.

After walking for a while and then resting, when I was exhausted and sleepy, I finally made it to night.

Qi Qi put on his coat and, with Long Xiaofan holding his hand, quickly walked upwards. His watch showed only seven or eight o'clock, but the sky had already darkened, thanks to dark clouds that had drifted in from who-knows-when.

"It's about to rain, and it'll be too late to go back now. It'll be faster for us to go up the mountain and find a temple."

Long Xiaofan pointed seriously to the temple that was faintly visible on the small hill above his head.

This temple is actually quite large.

A light rain began to fall.

The sky darkened completely in an instant, and they could only walk by using flashlights to light their way. Long Xiaofan frowned and gripped Qi Qi's arm tightly as they hurried up.

He never considered the possibility of rain. Rain would make it easy to catch a cold, and what's the point of being romantic then?

Upon receiving the system's notification, Qi Qi immediately slipped and sat down on the ground. Before he could even sit down, someone grabbed his waist and pulled him straight. Long Xiaofan pretended to carry him on his back, but Qi Qi refused, saying, "No need, let's walk faster."

Unable to cry, I simply spent two points to buy a wild boar guide.

The next second, Qi Qi exclaimed, "Wild boar! Pig pig pig!"

He pulled Long Xiaofan up and ran towards the tree in front of them. Long Xiaofang didn't react for a moment, but his attention was drawn to his panicked little face. He actually climbed up the crooked old tree with him.

The old tree was easy to climb, with branches of suitable height and density. Qi Qi had a one-time tree-climbing skill that he bought with points, and he climbed up the tree like a monkey. Long Xiaofan followed closely behind, nimbly on his hands and feet. The two climbed about five or six meters and stopped on a thick branch.

The wild boar under the tree was quite large, with sharp tusks. For some reason, it circled around the tree twice more.

Long Xiaofan was clearly unconcerned about his and Qi Qi's current situation. He was still looking at Qi Qi, whose wet hair lay flat against his face, making his face appear even smaller. His face, flushed and fair after exercising, was more exquisite than a doll sold in a shopping mall.

He suddenly lowered his head and licked away a few raindrops from Qi Qi's eyelashes.

Qi Qi mentally prepared herself, gently pushed him, and suddenly her voice trembled with tears as she said, "It's all your fault! If you weren't so useless, we would have arrived long ago. Aren't you a local? You can't even walk properly!"

"I don't care, I want to go back now, I'm so cold..."

Qi Qi nudged him: "You need to think of something quickly! I don't want to stay here overnight. The rain is getting heavier. You need to find a way out!"

The crying tone wasn't very realistic; it was a bit fake, obviously fake crying, without any acting skills whatsoever.

But Long Xiaofan believed it to be true, and his breathing became heavier. He even thought that Qi Qi's blushing face and the way he pushed him was because he was being coquettish, because his sticky voice was soft and endearing.

There's also a kind of sadistic beauty to it; it makes you want to bully it.

What normal man could resist such a beauty? Long Xiaofan felt like he was about to explode.

His gaze deepened, and he wrapped one arm around Qi Qi's waist while using the other to hug the tree, moving down the tree with the help of his strong legs.

Qi Qi couldn't even fake a cry anymore; he froze completely.

At a height of five or six meters, he couldn't see behind him; he was only held tightly in Long Xiaofan's arms, pressed against the tree, feeling the descent.

This action was extremely dangerous, putting immense strain on the muscles and core strength of the entire body. Moreover, he was holding an adult man, and Qi Qi could only imagine that they were about to fall at any moment.

He pressed tightly against Long Xiaofan's taut muscles; the man's waist was also taut, and their breaths were almost touching.

Qi Qi cursed Long Xiaofan in his heart while thinking, "Don't fall, don't fall," and didn't dare to move an inch.

[Damn it, why did he lift me down too!]

I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid...

[If I fall down later, do you have any pain-relieving pills?]

How can he be so strong?

Until it lands.

Qi Qi was still somewhat taken aback when he saw the bloodstains on the inside of Long Xiaofan's arm.

Long Xiaofan took the backpack off the tree branch, bent down and carried Qi Qi on his back, almost running as he carried him towards the temple.

Amidst the increasingly loud rain and the blurring rain curtain, Qi Qi heard Long Xiaofan say, "Qi Qi, don't be afraid. I know I was wrong. Please forgive me, okay? I promise I'll never let you be afraid again."

Qi Qi had to admit that he felt a little embarrassed for a moment.

Actually, Long Aotian isn't a bad person.

Before I could finish praising her, my thigh was rubbed twice.

Qi Qi: [...]

The system's electronic voice seemed to carry a hint of amusement: "Clearly, he's not exactly a saint either."

Qi Qi shouted, "You stupid idiot, it's all your fault! I'm not forgiving you!"

[Damn it, he wasn't scared at all; the integrity is gone!]

Long Xiaofan: "Huh? What did I do wrong again?"

Qi Qi fell silent.

Long Aotian is a lecherous old man.