When he turned around to put away the easel, Shu Miao immediately hurried to the intersection leading down the mountain.
This time she learned her lesson and didn't look down. She stared at her toes the whole time.
After walking down a few steps and making sure she wasn't seriously affected, her tense nerves finally relaxed.
He glanced at the heavy straw raincoat and bamboo hat in his hands and hesitated a little.
It was neither raining nor windy at the moment, so there was no chance of catching a cold from the rain.
We have to hurry down the mountain soon. It will definitely be hot after exercising, and wearing such a thick raincoat, I will definitely sweat.
Just then, footsteps were heard behind me.
A clear and broad-minded laugh sounded, "I thought you would leave first."
Shu Miao was worried that his newly adapted mentality would be disrupted, so he didn't look back the whole time, but stepped aside.
"It's all because of you that you're so slow in packing things."
Zhou Yang raised his hand to check the time and raised his eyebrows, "Two minutes is considered slow?"
"Hurry up, stop wasting time, and go ahead." Shu Miao didn't want to argue with him about this trivial matter. His whole mind was focused on getting down the mountain quickly.
He took one look at the girl's timid movements, completely losing her previous boldness, and smiled knowingly.
He walked ahead confidently, but kept an eye on her slightly nervous steps, ready to help her at any time.
You know what, the way down the mountain was fast, but Shu Miao felt nervous the whole time.
Fortunately, as the sky grew darker and darker, and the steep height lost its original color, her heart gradually calmed down.
At the same time, a more troublesome problem arises: the road is a little unclear.
Fortunately, we were already halfway down the mountain, so we didn't have to worry about stepping on empty air and falling.
It was not until the two of them walked into the forest one after the other that the already dim and mottled moonlight was weakened again.
"Baji"
The sound of their feet stepping into the mud made them both stop subconsciously.
Zhou Yang frowned, pulled out his foot, and shook it uncomfortably.
It was at this time that Shu Miao remembered that the man was wearing leather shoes, not the long rain boots specially worn for climbing mountains.
Judging from the loud noise just now and the sound coming now, it is obvious that his shoes must be wet.
There were a lot of rocks on the mountain just now, so there was no such problem. Now she couldn't pretend not to know.
"Okay, let me lead the way." As she said this, she took two steps towards the direction of the noise.
I grabbed his clothes in the dark and tried to pull him back.
Grab and slide...
Shu Miao: No?
What the hell is this?
No wonder he dared to go up the mountain wearing such a nice coat, it turns out it was designed for this!
Zhou Yang was stunned for a moment, but was soon amused by her actions. He grabbed the hand that was tickling his lower back.
The moment he held her slightly cool fingertips, his breathing stopped.
Then he immediately let go of her arm and spoke first.
"If you didn't mean any harm, I would have suspected that you were planning to attack me." He pretended to smile and joked to cover up his strangeness.
The incident just now lasted only a moment, and Shu Miao didn't think it was a big deal. After all, she had just caught the wrong person.
Just like this...
"Are we standing in the wrong place?"
Hearing this, Zhou Yang let go of his hand and groped to grab her other arm.
Hearing the rustling sound, he immediately reached out and grabbed his rain gear.
"Let me get the things, you just lead the way in front."
"It's okay. This stuff is not heavy for me. Your easel..."
Before she could finish her words, the thing in her hand was snatched away by someone.
“Eh!?”
"Please lead the way. I'm a little cold." He grabbed her arm and deliberately changed the subject.
Your hands are much warmer than mine, how can they be cold?
Although she was complaining in her heart, she said nothing in the end.
So she dragged the pendant with her and struggled forward in the forest under the faint moonlight.
It was easier to walk in areas with lots of fallen leaves and dead grass, but the closer to the village the mountains and forests were, the more they were turned into rows of plantations.
In this way, with fewer weeds, the road will naturally become more difficult to walk on.
Especially when going downhill and climbing over bumps, the slippery stair path made even Shu Miao, who was used to strolling in the mountains, sweat.
Zhou Yang, hidden in the darkness, was free from the constraints of the day. The corners of his lips curled up, and his eyes followed her figure boldly.
Shu Miao, who wished he could keep his eyes and ears open, was so focused on how to avoid slipping that he didn't notice these things.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly along the way.
When they reached the hilltop closest to the village, Shu Miao heaved a sigh of relief and took the initiative to speak, trying to relieve his tense mood.
"You've seen the road conditions on this mountain. We'll have to wait at least two or three days before we can start digging for Gastrodia elata."
"Of course the guest should follow the host's lead..." But he didn't even utter these words.
Shu Miao slid down and landed heavily on his butt.
"Be careful!" Zhou Yang subconsciously grabbed her tightly, leaned forward and stepped on the wet mud with the same precision.
The combined gravity of the two vehicles caused them to slide down the mountain at an extremely fast speed.
“Ahhhh—”
At such a fast speed, coupled with being held tightly by someone, she couldn't even hold on to the tree beside her. She collapsed and screamed helplessly.
"Zhou Yang, you're going to die!"
Zhou Yang pursed his lips. At this moment, his mind was extremely clear, and the situation on the hillside flashed through his mind quickly.
The next moment, regardless of her struggle, he pressed her head tightly in his arms.
With a "bang", the two of them accurately crashed into the big tree at the corner.
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