Chapter 82 Conquest
Chu Qiao dived into the sea.
She tried hard to open her eyes. The seaweed in the sea was even more spectacular than what she saw on the surface. It almost formed a huge net. Any creature that entered the net would have no chance of escaping.
Chu Qiao's right foot was tightly entangled by the seaweed.
She turned around and tore at the seaweed, trying to free herself. However, the seaweed was tougher than she had imagined and could not be untied without tools.
Chu Qiao returned to the surface of the sea, but a few strands of her hair were tangled with seaweed, preventing her from raising her head.
These seaweeds are moving. If she lets them drag her and tear her apart, she will die sooner or later. Chu Qiao pulled her hair out without hesitation.
He gasped for breath and said seriously, "It's worse than I thought. My feet are entangled in seaweed. I'll use a knife to cut the seaweed in a moment. I'll also need a knife to clear a path ahead so we can pass."
Chu Qiao first tied up her loose hair tightly. In the camera, the corners of her eyes were raised, like an actress preparing to perform, which was a bit funny.
But at this time, no netizen could laugh.
After solving the worry about his hair, Chu Qiao took out a rope and tied the knife tightly to his hand to prevent it from slipping.
After doing all this, Chu Qiao dived down. The seaweed on his feet was as thick as his fingers. Chu Qiao easily cut it off, but just as he cut it off, a dark seaweed quietly approached the hand holding the knife.
Chu Qiao's eyes lit up, he turned his wrist, and cut the seaweed with his backhand.
She didn't dare stay any longer and quickly surfaced and swam to the surface of the sea.
Chu Qiao continued to breaststroke forward, and along the way, either his hands or his feet were trapped.
Netizens in the live broadcast room were all cheering for Chu Qiao, and Li Pan and Chen Ao were no exception.
What made Chen Ao even more anxious was that in the distant view captured by the drone, there was no ship waiting next to the island.
Chen Ao called his assistant Xiao Liang, his face full of anger.
"Where's the pick-up ship? Why can't we see it?"
Liang Wenyuan lowered his head and whispered, "They said there's seaweed on the sea today, so they don't dare go over there."
Chen Ao suddenly slammed the table, and the documents on the table jumped up and fell back with a snap.
"People are almost across, but the boat can't get through?"
Liang Wenyuan: "They say there's a possibility of the ship being destroyed and people being killed. So..."
Chen Ao was furious at the moment, but he knew that his assistant was right.
Chen Ao held her forehead and rubbed her temples. She suddenly stood up and said, "Where's the helicopter? The helicopter will go directly to the island to pick us up."
Liang Wenyuan: "Mr. Chen, applying to use a helicopter is a privilege only available to platinum anchors..."
Chen Ao narrowed his eyes and said in an unquestionable tone, "Arrange it immediately and bring the doctor directly."
Liang Wenyuan didn't dare to say anything more and immediately left the office.
After exploration, Chu Qiao on the screen has mastered the strength and tricks of cutting seaweed, and soon he has moved to the edge of the seaweed.
This gave netizens hope.
"Master Chu is so awesome, he's about to come out."
"When it comes to surviving in the wilderness, I only recognize Chu Qiao."
"Master Chu 666."
"Chen Ao gifted Chu Qiao a rocket—it's coming soon."
However, amid the praise from netizens, Chu Qiao slowed down.
Chu Qiao's knife broke after the previous chop, and after repeated friction, it was now a little blunt.
Now she needed to rub back and forth very hard to break a piece of seaweed.
There were still more than two hours left before the scheduled time. Chu Qiao looked towards the live broadcast room and could see from the blue screen that he was not far from the edge of the seaweed.
Chen Ao clearly saw that Chu Qiao's cheeks were dark red, his lips were purple, and his hands were constantly moving, but it seemed to be of no use.
"Master Chu, come on."
"Just a little bit away from removing this seaweed."
Chu Qiao suddenly took off the knife and gave up cutting seaweed.
She suddenly took a deep breath, exerted force on her arm muscles, fell backwards, pressed the seaweed net with both hands, and with a somersault, pulled her lower body out of the seaweed and jumped out of this green cage.
"Oh my god, Master Chu finally came out."
"Free, free."
"Master Chu, swim faster, we're not far from the island."
However, things were not as simple as everyone thought. Chu Qiao suddenly floated motionless on the sea.
Chu Qiao felt a sudden sharp pain in his heart at this moment.
Although her body was in pain, her mind was calmer. Chu Qiao relaxed herself and lay on the sea relying on the buoyancy.
As far as Chu Qiao could remember, she had no heart problems. On the contrary, although her body was not strong, it was very healthy and free of any disease.
In a moment, she thought of a possibility.
Chu Qiao slowly raised her right leg and glanced downward. She slowly rolled up her trouser leg and saw that the wound from the snake bite was blue and black.
The netizens in the live broadcast room could see it more clearly than Chu Qiao on the screen.
Suddenly, barrages of comments flew out like snowflakes.
"What's going on? Isn't he poisoned?"
"Why is it black?"
"Will he die?"
"The one above, shut up."
Everyone was upset at the moment and didn't want to hear anything ominous.
Chu Qiao's face turned from blue to white. She didn't expect that the snake venom could not take effect overnight, making her mistakenly believe that she was not poisoned.
Chu Qiao put down her legs and frowned. No matter what, she had to get ashore first.
Enduring the severe pain in his heart, Chu Qiao tried his best to keep his trembling lips closed.
After resting for a while, Chu Qiao slowly said, "I was careless."
She forced a smile.
This smile made netizens in the live broadcast room even more worried.
Chu Qiao continued, "Let's get ashore first. Although he was poisoned, the amount should be very small, otherwise he wouldn't have waited until now to be released."
"Oh, right, there's a line in a poem: 'A hundred battles in the yellow sand wear out my golden armor, and I won't return until I've conquered Loulan.' Conquest is the eternal theme of wilderness survival. Never fear danger and challenge."
After saying this, Chu Qiao slid his arms, and his swimming style was far less graceful and beautiful than before.
Although the posture was awkward, netizens in the live broadcast room still felt that every slide of the arm seemed to convey a kind of power.
Chen Ao became more and more worried as he watched. He picked up the phone and asked the hospital for Lu Zhan's phone number.
When Lu Zhan received the call, an operation had just ended. One of the neurosurgeons had taken leave in the past two days, and everyone's workload had doubled.
Lu Zhan was no exception. He didn't even have time to eat.
Chen Ao's sudden call made Lu Zhan instinctively realize that something had happened.
Someone of Chen Ao's level would only talk to the dean, so why would he contact him, a director?
Lu Zhan didn't waste any words and asked directly: "Mr. Chen, what happened?"
Chen Ao said in a serious voice, "Doctor Lu, the dean said you are Chu Qiao's responsible doctor. Chu Qiao is now poisoned. According to her preliminary diagnosis, it is a venom called the split-cheeked sea snake."
Lu Zhan: "How long has the poisoning lasted?"
Chen Ao: "About 12 hours."
Lu Zhan's brain suddenly went "boom", as if there was a short circuit for a moment.
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