Chapter 23
"Well, then I'll reluctantly take you for a swim!" Xia En's face flushed, his eyes flickering. Chu Huaiqin's laughter kept flashing through his mind, making him feel a little dizzy. And then there was that time he claimed to be clever. Thinking of this, Xia En's heartbeat quickened again. He coughed twice as a cover-up and continued, "But you'll have to carry your own luggage."
Everyone: ...
Live broadcast room: ...
"Pfft, please tell me Xia Entang is joking."
"No, I think he's serious."
"Xia Entropy is toxic, right? Is he really the founder of Qing Entropy Technology? With his IQ, he can't even get into Peking University, let alone Peking University Jade Bird."
"Am I the only one who thinks his mind is in a knot after meeting Chu Huaiqin?"
"Well, Chu Huaiqin is about to be cleared of all charges, and Xia En is about to be completely blackened."
"Hahaha, I have a hunch that this year I might just have to rely on Xia Entropy's jokes to get through the New Year."
Xia Entropy's reaction left the audience in the livestream both amused and frustrated. Some even checked SkyEye to see if they had made a mistake. How could such a person be the founder of one of the top three tech companies? It was a complete insult to their intelligence. However, to their dismay, the results revealed that Xia Entropy was indeed the legal representative and founder of Qing Entropy Technology.
"I think I have the potential to be the richest man."
This was the comment from the livestream. The people present also looked at Xia Entropy as if he were an idiot. However, despite their expressions, no one said anything out loud. Instead, a few turned their heads and chuckled.
Chu Huaiqin withdrew his smile and fixed his gaze on Xia En. He didn't look away until Xia En turned his head away helplessly. Then he withdrew his gaze and said, "You can swim, but others can't."
"But you..."
"Let's make a raft!"
Chu Huaiqin interrupted Xia En and said that there were mountains above the mountain lake and water below, which was the best way.
"I can do this."
The little monk raised his hand first, threw his luggage on the ground, picked up a stick and drew on the ground, drawing a pattern in the shape of a bamboo raft, which looked quite simple.
Live broadcast room: "The little monk is a brick, he can be moved wherever he is needed."
After deciding how to cross the lake, the next thing to think about is what to eat tonight.
The lake was large, so there must be plenty of fish. Feng Shan, Bingxiang, and Xia En were good swimmers, so they sharpened some branches and stood by the lake to warm up before diving in to spear fish. The young monk led An Shunan and Lin Yongfu in search of bamboo for a raft, while Chu Huaiqin, Su Huaichen, and Su Chenfei searched for edibles on land.
My sister was catching shrimps in a shallow ditch by the lake. The tiny shrimps were jumping around in the water. She dug a mud hole on the shore, put some water in it, and put the shrimps in it. From time to time, she could see small fish the size of a fingertip, and there were quite a few in a handful. My sister was chasing the fish very enthusiastically, and the live broadcast room was filled with cheering comments.
"The tiger was checked and found to be safe and has been released back to its original location."
The sound of the drone spread to everyone, and Su Huaichen was the first to worry: "Will the drone come here?"
"I don't know whether the tiger will come or not, but I know the wild boar is coming." Chu Huaiqin said.
"Ah, wild boar? Where?" Su Huaichen looked around. The bushes were dense in the dense forest. Apart from the sunlight, trees, and the rustling sound of the wind, nothing else could be seen.
"I seem to hear a sound too," Su Feichen's face changed a little, and he took two steps back, his voice a little panicked, "It must be the pig's sound!"
"Then we have pork to eat." Su Huaichen's eyes lit up and he stuffed the hatchet into Chu Huaiqin's hand. "It's up to you."
Chu Huaiqin wiped his sweat, leaned on his crutches and looked at Su Huaichen with a smile, "Do you think I killed the pig, or the pig pushed me?"
Su Huaichen was stunned, then he remembered Chu Huaiqin's problem, "Then..."
“…Oh, oh…”
“…Oh, oh…”
"Well, I think I heard it too."
Su Huaichen moved his throat and listened carefully. The sound of pigs squealing and running was getting closer and closer. The three of them looked at each other and their faces changed. It seemed that there was more than one pig.
The drone flew high, offering a wide field of view. The livestreamer saw the wild boars appear before Chu Huaiqin and the others. It was two adult wild boars fighting. Unlike domestic pigs, wild boars have thick skin and flesh, tough hair, and tusks. Their two-meter-long bodies are incredibly powerful, and their tempers are notorious. Even tigers wouldn't dare mess with an adult wild boar.
At this time, the two wild boars were already covered in blood and were attacking each other like crazy. All the vegetation and shrubs were destroyed in the places they passed by. When they hit the trees, they could break half-grown trees. The deafening "woooo" sound could be heard of the anger of the two wild boars. If they encountered Chu Huaiqin and the other two at this time, they would either die or be injured.
"Ahhh, I saw it too, my dear brother, Mr. Su, run!"
"My Chenchen, run quickly, it's coming."
In the live broadcast room, two wild boars were getting closer and closer to Chu Huaiqin and the others, screaming in fear. Chu Huaiqin and the other two also heard the sound getting closer and closer, and looked at each other.
"run."
As soon as Chu Huaiqin uttered this word, Su Huaichen and Su Feichen immediately turned around and ran out.
Chu Huaiqin took out his crutch and stretched out his hand to Erkang: Me, what about me?
The two men had already disappeared. Chu Huaiqin wiped the sweat off his face, threw away his crutches, and ran.
Chu Huaiqin suffers from sun sickness. Being in direct sunlight for too long increases his fatigue, something he can't control. But his spirit is resilient, so even if Chu Huaiqin staggers as he runs and seems about to collapse, he still grits his teeth and keeps running. His efforts, however, are childish in the eyes of the crowd in the livestream room. While others run one meter, he might only take a small step.
The speed was slow, but visually it was fast, because Chu Huaiqin was running all the time. But when you looked closely at his feet, the live broadcast room was going crazy.
"Fuck, what kind of running style is this? Is Chu Huaiqin kidding me? Brother, measure the distance between your steps. Is it ten centimeters? Is it? You're almost stepping on your front foot with your back foot."
"Ahh, I'm more worried about him falling. He's shaking like a leaf."
"Brother, brother, I beg you, pick up the crutches, let's walk step by step, it's faster than you can run."
"Here it comes, here it comes, the wild boar is coming, I'm about to cry, what's wrong with Chu Huaiqin? Emperor Su, come back and save me."
"Why do I feel like he's been in the same place all the time? Brother, if you want to be funny, let's move on to the next day. Run quickly, I'm so worried, the wild boar is coming."
"Ahhh, no, I'm having a heart attack, help!"
The wild boar was getting closer and closer to Chu Huaiqin. The sounds of fighting and snoring seemed to be right next to his ears. Chu Huaiqin was panting heavily, and sweat was soaking his chest like water. He thought, why not stop running? I'm so tired...
"Damn it, Huaiqin, why are you still standing there?"
Su Huaichen and Su Feichen, who had run away, came back. Seeing that Chu Huaiqin had hardly moved, even Actor Su couldn't help but swear.
"Hurry!" Su Feichen looked anxious. He heard the sound of the wild boar and looked around in panic. He pulled Chu Huaiqin to run, but he almost pulled him down because of too much force. Fortunately, Su Huaichen next to him supported him, "Don't pull him, he can't run fast, let's support him and walk."
"Are you kidding? If we walk with support, will the wild boar wait for us?" Su Feichen stared at Su Huaichen as if he were a madman and couldn't help but roar. They had already run for a distance, and when they looked back, Chu Huaiqin didn't catch up. Su Huaichen immediately ran back, and he had to go back too.
"No, no need, I..." Chu Huaiqin gasped for breath and wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Su Huaichen, "Save your energy and don't talk, I won't abandon you."
“Ouch!”
“Ah, here it comes!”
There was a loud shout in the live broadcast room.
Su Huaichen and Su Feichen suddenly turned around and saw two wild boars rushing towards them with blood all over their necks. They screamed immediately and instinctively grabbed one arm of Chu Huaiqin and ran.
The three of them were about the same height, so it wasn't difficult to carry each other and run. Plus, Chu Huaiqin was moving his feet, so the running was smooth. They ran wildly across vegetation and bushes.
They were running, and the wild boar was running too, biting and roaring all the way, with blood all over the ground. It was a horrifying sight.
"Oh my God, run, run, we're about to catch up."
"Chu Huaiqin, that bastard, his reputation as a spoiled brat really lives up to his reputation. He's really holding us back!"
"My brother, this, this was an accident, he didn't want it to happen."
"He didn't mean to, but he killed someone. Why are you fans trying to clean it up? Su Feichen is an athlete. If he gets hurt, it's all over."
"Exactly. He clearly fell down the mountain on his own, but he insisted on framing our team, causing him to be scolded. His withdrawal from the competition must be because of him."
"Chu Huaiqin is really holding us back. He can't even run. This burden has cost two lives."
"That's right, if you knew your situation, don't go out. It's not good to catch shrimps in the ditch with Lin Zhinan."
The atmosphere in the live broadcast room suddenly changed, and many people began to accuse and attack Chu Huaiqin. His fans have always been notoriously weak in fighting power, and they were scolded back after a few rebuttals. For a while, the entire screen was filled with barrages of comments scolding Chu Huaiqin.
"When Chu Huaiqin was fishing in the stream, your idols didn't eat it! When he was flying bananas, your idols didn't eat it! Let's not talk about the distant things, let's talk about the nearby things. Yesterday, the food they found on the road, your idols didn't eat it. Have some shame, who are you calling such harsh names to!"
"When Chu Huaiqin was killing snakes, catching leopards and attracting tigers, why didn't you say that others were dragging their feet? That's really great. You kept silent when you were useful, but wanted to abandon people when something unexpected happened, right? And Chu Huaiqin's fans, can you be tougher? Your brother is not that bad, fight back!"
"I'm so angry! From today on, I declare that I'm a fan of Chu Huaiqin. Come on, I'll kill you. It's so late now, and you're just talking nonsense here without even thinking about how they're going to get out of danger. How shameless!"
Someone in the livestream finally couldn't help but speak up, joining Chu Huaiqin's fans in cursing. The livestream was abuzz with anxiety and clamor, and the situation on the scene also became dangerous. Although the three of them were about the same height, Chu Huaiqin, due to his martial arts training, had a thin layer of solid muscle covering his body. Although it didn't look exaggerated, he was quite heavy. Add to that the mountain path, which was covered with shrubs and vines, and the three of them nearly fell several times. Slowly, their speed slowed down. The two wild boars seemed to have entered the final battle, their screams rising louder and louder as they charged forward...
Seeing the two wild boars about to hit them several times, the audience in the live broadcast room screamed repeatedly. Su Huaichen was almost crying with fear, and Su Feichen was so scared that his hands and feet were cold.
"Let me go." Chu Huaiqin said weakly. He struggled but failed to break free. "You run first."
"Kai, what a joke, let's go together," Su Huaichen gasped. Although he was afraid, it was impossible for him to let go of Chu Huaiqin. "They can run away. As long as they kill each other, we don't have to run."
“Woo!”
The screams echoed throughout the dense forest, and the three people trembled in fear. Su Feichen turned around and his eyes widened in an instant.
One wild boar had been bitten to death by another and was lying on the ground trembling with its neck bleeding, while the other one, with bloodshot eyes, was rushing towards them.
"Come on, it's too late, ah!"
Su Feichen tripped over a vine, dragging Chu Huaiqin and Su Huaichen with him to the ground. Before he could react, the wild boar's furious roar was already close at hand. Only one of its fangs remained bared, and blood was oozing from the other tusk. It pounced on the three of them like a beast from hell...
"ah!"
Su Feichen turned around and instinctively covered his head with his arms in fear, while Su Huaichen was also so frightened that he stood still, staring blankly...
Live broadcast room: "Hide quickly!"
“Ouch!”
Everything happened in a flash. When everyone thought that the wild boar would hurt three people, Chu Huaiqin turned around and kicked the head of the angry wild boar away. Since he had less strength lying on his side, this action could only buy Chu Huaiqin time to get up. When the wild boar turned its head to attack them again, Chu Huaiqin clenched his fist and smashed it down, knocking the wild boar's head to one side and causing it to stagger two steps.
The wild boar screamed in pain and rushed towards Chu Huaiqin angrily. Chu Huaiqin hugged Su Huaichen and rolled over to avoid the wild boar's attack.
"ah!"
“Woo!”
Two screams rang out at the same time. Everyone looked closely and saw that the wild boar hit the tree with all its strength and fell down. It was already injured and blood was flowing out instantly. Its mouth and neck were all covered with blood. It was a shocking sight.
"Dead, finally dead, crying loudly, so scary."
"There was so much blood. His skull was cracked. What a narrow escape!"
"I just heard Chu Huaiqin screaming, what happened?"
"What's wrong with you?" Su Huaichen stared at the wild boar for a while, and found that it was not moving. He quickly turned around and asked Chu Huaiqin about the situation.
"Waist, waist..."
"What's wrong with your waist?"
Seeing Chu Huaiqin holding his waist, Su Huaichen quickly pulled him up and looked down. He saw something as big as a basin stuck under Chu Huaiqin's waist. It was a pumpkin.
"Huaiqin! We have pumpkin to eat tonight."
"I'm not happy at all." Chu Huaiqin sniffed. The pain in his waist and the back of his hand made him shed tears. He turned his hand over and saw that the back of his hand was shockingly red.
"What happened?" Su Huaichen was shocked. Chu Huaiqin's hand looked as if it had just been pulled out of boiling water. "Does it hurt? Is the bone broken? What about your waist? Is there something wrong with it?"
"It's okay, I'm in pretty good shape, you can't hurt me," Chu Huaiqin wiped his tears and sighed softly, "I'm sorry."
Su Huaichen: ...
Live broadcast room: ...
Chu Huaiqin supported his waist and stood up. Seeing Su Feichen still sitting on the ground, he asked, "Feichen, are you hurt?"
"It's okay," Su Feichen was still a little dazed by the life-or-death moment. Chu Huaiqin called out, and he responded, "Luckily you kicked the wild boar."
"Yeah, that's a good kick. We can even eat pork!" Su Huaichen looked at the two pigs and licked his lips. He wanted to eat the meat. "Can I eat it?"
Su Huaichen turned to look at the drone. Director Huang, frightened out of his wits, sat down and spoke to the three men via the drone, "Although wild boars are protected species, they're killing each other. It's not illegal, but don't eat them."
"Well, one was killed by its own kind, and the other died by hitting a tree. We certainly didn't violate any rules," Chu Huaiqin argued, then said seriously to the livestreamer, "But everyone should know that hunting is wrong. We should love animals, okay?"
The live broadcast room thought: There is nothing wrong with it.
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