At this moment, she was indeed completely exhausted, her limbs were weak, and she could only let herself be surrounded by the fishy smell, watching helplessly as the wild boar's tusks grew larger and larger in front of her, her mind blank.
"Close your eyes!"
Su Hong instinctively closed her eyes tightly, and the next second, she felt a warm liquid pour down from her head, covering her eyes completely.
She stood there blankly, not reacting, when she heard a 'bang' and the ground beneath her shook several times.
Su Hong grabbed at herself haphazardly, finally managing to sit up. Before she could even wipe her eyes clean, she heard two screams of wild boars coming from ahead, followed by another tremor.
She stopped moving, listened carefully, and found that the whimpering sounds had stopped and the surroundings were quiet. She couldn't help but make a bold guess: could it be that someone had knocked down the wild boar?
Is anyone there?
After running for half a day, Su Hong was so out of breath that her lungs were about to burst. She was still unable to see and her voice was weak and trembling.
He simply flicked his hand, tossed the broadsword under the tree, and strode over.
"It's alright now, can you get up?"
"Jian Zhiqing?"
Su Hong never expected that the first person to come up would be this most unfamiliar educated youth.
She had heard about the simple feat from the villagers and the old educated youth, but since she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she didn't really believe it. Who knew she would be given the opportunity to witness it so soon?
Thinking about it, he became even busier, but with blood all over his face and hands, the more he wiped, the messier it got. In the end, he simply handed over a handkerchief, and only then was he able to wipe his eyes clean.
Looking at the motionless wild boar beside her and the large figure not far away, Su Hong was overwhelmed with sorrow, and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Su Hong, Su Hong, where are you?"
"Shujuan, I'm here,"
Another person stumbled out of the woods, his eyes filled with anxiety. Upon seeing Su Hong, he immediately looked her up and down.
How are you? Are you hurt?
Su Hong was still upset, and seeing her, her grievances welled up again. She hugged her and started crying, and Wei Shujuan patiently comforted her.
"It's alright, it's alright. Go back and get some rest later."
"And you, you saw a wild boar and instead of climbing a tree, you lingered under it. It's not like you can't climb trees."
Su Hong suddenly sat up, raised her sleeve to wipe her face, and her face, which had just been washed clean by tears, was instantly covered in tears again. She didn't care about that now; anger surged to her head, and she gritted her teeth.
"Tang Cui, I had already climbed up, but it was Tang Cui who pulled me down. I fell and tripped, and when I tried to climb back up, it was too late. So I could only run forward as fast as I could."
If it weren't for Jian Zhiqing,
Su Hong also remembered the voice that had reminded her to close her eyes earlier; that was Jian Dan.
Even now, seeing the fangs loom large before her eyes still makes Su Hong shudder involuntarily.
"If Jian Zhiqing hadn't arrived in time, I would have been in the belly of a wild boar by now."
Wei Shujuan was so angry that she kept cursing.
"This shameless, heartless woman! How dare she? This is murder!"
Jian Dan never expected that there would actually be such a fool. She hadn't had much contact with the people over there, and her impression of Tang Cui was even more pitiful, except that sometimes she would suddenly say something that was quite annoying.
Normally, a major mistake would probably be overlooked, but when it comes to a life, I reckon neither the educated youth nor the village would take it lightly.
After all, this is the first time. Who can guarantee there won't be a second or third time? This is a hidden danger, a ticking time bomb in your life. Who wants to have someone like this by their side?
If you say something that offends her, who knows what she might do?
Su Hong also calmed down.
"Yes, I usually let her say some strange things without arguing with her, but I absolutely cannot tolerate this. If I tolerate it this time, who knows if she might take my life next time?"
"I'll go find the village chief when I get back. If he doesn't resolve this, I'll go to the commune to call the police. I refuse to believe there's no place to seek justice here."
Hearing that wild boars were coming down the mountain, Liu Weimin was startled. He immediately organized the men in the village, who grabbed various weapons and rushed to meet them.
"Where's the wild boar? Where's the wild boar?"
Jian Zhiqing, where's the wild boar?
Anxious, knowing Jian Dan had arrived, all eyes were on her. Seeing she was alright, the villagers finally looked around.
"Holy crap! Is that...that...that a wild boar?"
Liu Weimin was heartbroken; the mere mention of wild boars made him feel half-dead.
He followed along, stumbling and trembling, his legs still shaking. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Jian Dan standing there unharmed. Just as he was about to say something, he turned his head and saw Su Hong covered in blood. His heart jumped into his throat again.
What happened?
I was so scared that my voice cracked.
"I was exhausted from being chased by the wild boar."
Su Hong quickly helped Wei Shujuan to her feet, sniffed,
"Village chief, I'm fine, my legs are just a little weak."
With his arms swinging up and down like that, Liu Weimin was so angry his lips trembled, and he didn't know what to say.
"You guys, you guys are really something! Don't you know your own limitations? Why did you go and mess with that thing?"
They circled around in circles for a while before realizing there were only two people there.
"Where are the others?"
When this topic came up, Su Hong and Wei Shujuan had a lot to say.
"Village chief, they're alright, they've all climbed up the trees."
Su Hong was about to climb up too, but Tang Cui mischievously pulled her down from below. Climbing back up wouldn't be fast enough, so she had to run, which is why the wild boar chased her so far.
Su Hong's eyes flashed with hatred.
"Village chief, I want to report Tang Cui for murdering someone."
The villagers were shocked.
"What? You were already up the tree and we're still going to pull you down?"
"How could this female educated youth be so cruel?"
Liu Weimin was the same.
Are you serious? Or just saying it out of anger?
Su Hong was so angry that she threw all reason to the back of her mind.
He immediately raised his hand.
"If I tell even one lie, may I be struck by lightning, encounter wolves every time I go up the mountain, be childless and die a horrible death!"
The slogans of "breaking superstition and eliminating the Four Olds" were loudly proclaimed, but people in rural areas still held such matters in great awe.
Upon hearing this, almost all the villagers present believed it immediately. They were simple-minded; if someone dared to say something like "may your family line end," then it must be true.
Not to mention them, even Liu Weimin, while outwardly scolding them to be careful with their words, secretly believed half of it.
Putting everything else aside, they've lived to such an old age, while these kids in their twenties are still so immature in their speech and actions. They can tell a lot about their character, whether it's genuine or fake, even if they don't say it at a glance.
In addition, since everyone's behavior is under the watchful eyes of the villagers, even if they are not worldly-wise, they are very perceptive. They can easily spot who is honest and hardworking and who is lazy and shirking their duties.
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