Shen Qiqi grabbed Lu Qing's arm and said, "Let's go together! Do you think I'm made of paper? It's just the back mountain, not a den of dragons and tigers."
Lu Qing looked at her determined eyes, knowing that he could not persuade her, and smiled helplessly, "Okay, but you have to promise me that safety is the most important thing."
Shen Qiqi winked playfully, "As you command, sir!"
The two of them took their tools and quickly headed towards the back mountain.
As soon as we reached the foot of the mountain, the clear sky suddenly changed, dark clouds pressed down, and the wind roared as if it was going to swallow everything.
Raindrops as big as beans fell down on our heads, and in an instant, the sky and the earth turned into a misty curtain of water.
"The weather changes so quickly, faster than turning the pages of a book!" Shen Qiqi couldn't help but complain. She wiped the rain off her face, her vision a little blurry.
Lu Qing gave her a worried look and said, "I shouldn't have let you come."
Shen Qiqi waved her hands nonchalantly, "It's okay, this little rain is nothing, I've experienced many storms!"
The two climbed up the rugged mountain road.
The rain washed the mountain road, making the already difficult road even more muddy and slippery.
Shen Qiqi was not paying attention, her foot slipped, and she fell down uncontrollably.
"Ah!" Shen Qiqi screamed as her knee hit a stone hard, and a piercing pain instantly spread throughout her body.
"Qiqi!" Lu Qing quickly grabbed her hand and stopped her from sliding down.
Shen Qiqi gasped in pain, with beads of sweat oozing from her forehead.
She bit her lip, trying hard not to let tears fall.
Lu Qing anxiously checked her injuries and saw that her pants at the knees had been worn out, revealing the red and swollen wounds inside, and blood was constantly oozing out.
"How is it? Is the injury serious?" Lu Qing's voice was full of worry.
Shen Qiqi shook her head, enduring the pain and said, "It's okay, just a minor injury."
Lu Qing helped her stand up with a distressed look on his face. "Let's find a place to shelter from the rain first."
There were dense woods all around and there was no place to shelter from the rain.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the wind was getting stronger and stronger, as if it was going to blow them off the cliff.
Lu Qing looked around, his brows furrowed.
Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something, his eyes lit up, "Follow me!"
Lu Qing took Shen Qiqi and, relying on his vague memory of the back mountain, took her around in circles, and unexpectedly found a hidden path behind a dense bush.
Although this path was rugged and overgrown with weeds, it was obviously much easier to walk on than the muddy mountain road just now, and it seemed to be closer to where they wanted to go.
"Wow, Lu Qing, you're really capable. You can even find this!" Shen Qiqi's eyes lit up instantly, and the gloom just now was swept away, as if she saw the dawn of victory, "Could this be the legendary 'experienced driver leading the way'?"
Lu Qing was amused by her, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he said gently, "Stop talking nonsense, hold on tight, be careful not to fall again."
The two walked forward firmly along the path.
The rain continued to fall, and it was freezing cold on my body, but the hope in my heart was like a burning flame, dispelling the cold and fatigue.
The mountain wind was howling like a group of angry beasts, and the trees were blown to and fro, making a "woooo" sound.
The rain continued to wash their faces, and their vision gradually became blurred.
"Lu Qing, I feel like I'm lost." Shen Qiqi's voice trembled a little, and an uneasy feeling grew in her heart like a vine.
The surrounding scenery became more and more similar, as if she had entered a maze, making it impossible for her to tell east from west and south from north.
Lu Qing stopped, frowned, looked around, and tried to identify the direction.
The rain blurred his vision and the strong wind disturbed his thoughts. He tried to calm himself down and think of countermeasures.
The air was filled with a damp smell, and a solemn atmosphere spread around the two of them.
"Don't panic, I remember... we should..." Before Lu Qing finished speaking, Shen Qiqi suddenly pulled the corner of his clothes and pointed to a thick tree in front of him, with a hint of surprise and confusion in her tone, "Look there..."
Where Shen Qiqi pointed, on the rough trunk of the tree, there was a not-so-obvious symbol engraved, which looked like a crooked "工" character.
Although this symbol is simple, in Shen Qiqi's eyes it is more dazzling than gold!
She suddenly remembered what Old Liu in the village had said: when going into the mountains to look for the "dragon beard grass" used for sacrifices, one must look for the "工"-shaped tree. The cool and humid place near it is where the dragon beard grass is hiding.
"Great! God has eyes!" Shen Qiqi shouted excitedly, the rain and excitement flowing down her face. She didn't care about the pain in her knees. As if she had discovered a new world, she pulled Lu Qing and ran behind the tree.
"Wuhu~Take off!"
Looking at her lively appearance, Lu Qing's tense nerves relaxed.
He smiled dotingly and let her pull him, but a warm feeling welled up in his heart.
This girl is really an indestructible cockroach.
Along the way, Lu Qing always held Shen Qiqi's hand tightly, fearing that she would fall again.
The mountain road was slippery, so I had to take every step carefully.
In the storm, the two supported and relied on each other, as if they were the only two left in the world.
“Qiqi,” Lu Qing looked at Shen Qiqi’s face wet by the rain and said distressedly, “Fortunately, I have you.”
Shen Qiqi turned her head to look at him, their eyes met, and there was an indescribable emotion flowing in her eyes.
The rain blurred our vision, but made each other's thoughts clear.
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