Chapter 39
The difficulty on rainy days is greater than imagined. The rain blocks the view, the rock wall is slippery and difficult to walk on, and non-slip shoes cannot completely avoid the problem. At this time, it requires a lot of physical fitness and arm strength. Lin Zhinan felt a little overwhelmed after climbing only about 20 meters.
"Come on, take your time. There's no rush. Look at me, don't look down." Chu Huaiqin, who was about a meter taller than Lin Zhinan, was standing to his right, waiting for her to come up slowly. "Find a good foothold. Holding onto the protruding rocks is easier than grabbing onto the rope."
"Hmm!" Lin Zhinan muttered, slowly moving upwards according to Chu Huaiqin's instructions. Xia Entang remained to Lin Zhinan's left, like Chu Huaiqin, with a rope tied around his waist. He planted his feet on the ledge, his hands clutching the rocks, and leaned sideways to watch Chu Huaiqin's instruction. The rain pelted down relentlessly, but Xia Entang stood still, his face stern as he stared at Chu Huaiqin, as if ready to kick him at any moment.
"I'll never understand Xia Entang's feelings towards Chu Huaiqin."
"Pfft, it's just that my face stinks!"
Xia Entang was not in a hurry, but the little monk was very anxious and shouted that Xia Entang was blocking the passage.
"You go up first!" Chu Huaiqin turned sideways and said to Xia En, "Don't waste your energy here."
Xia En didn't say anything and turned his head to look elsewhere.
"I'm a little hungry, why don't you go upstairs and find something to eat first?"
"Okay, you, be safe."
After he finished speaking, Xia Entang turned around and, like a monkey, grabbed onto small trees and protruding rocks as nimbly as if they were on flat ground. Lin Zhinan was stunned. Chu Huaiqin was also surprised by Xia Entang's skill. Seeing that his steps were steady and there was no problem, Chu Huaiqin turned his gaze back to Lin Zhinan.
Seeing how powerful Xia Entang was, Lin Zhinan regained some confidence and continued to move up little by little with the help of the rock wall.
Lin Zhinan felt that her hands were about to break. The rain was hitting her face and she could no longer feel it. Xia En had already arrived and threw down the rope. The little monk climbed up in a few seconds with the rope. She was still halfway up.
"Brother," Lin Zhinan's voice was a little hoarse. She stuck out her tongue and licked her lips. The rain moistened her dry mouth and refreshed her spirits a lot, but she was very tired. "Brother, how far is it?"
"You've already climbed halfway, hold on a little longer."
"good."
"Don't look down, look at me."
"Um!"
Lin Zhinan bent her fingers, feeling a sharp pain, and her head felt dizzy. However, when she met Chu Huaiqin's encouraging gaze, she swallowed back the thought of giving up. She carefully stepped on the rock wall and continued to climb...
"Brother, how far is it?"
"We're almost there, hold on."
"Come on, sister! You're almost overtaking Su Huaichen. Look, that guy came up faster than you and is still hanging in the middle!"
Su Huaichen finally found a protruding spot and hugged a tree to rest: ...
"Pfft, every ten meters or so, Actor Su finds a spot to sit and won't move. Give him another hour, and I doubt he'll still be hanging around here."
"Chenchen has worked hard. His fever just subsided today, and he has been showering for almost half an hour. He will definitely have a fever again after going upstairs."
"Alas, what a rubbish production team."
"Don't curse in front of others, don't be like other fans, remember, this is survival in the wilderness, don't pass the handle to others."
"That Tong Tao, he got away with it. He actually dared to frame Chenchen. I felt something was wrong when I saw that trending search yesterday. If it weren't for the comparison video made by the night owl UP host, Chenchen would have really taken the blame."
"He has the guts to frame someone, but he doesn't dare to climb the mountain. Look at him hiding down there. Is he giving up the competition?"
The audience in the live broadcast room showed no mercy to Tong Tao. When Su Huaichen became a hot topic yesterday, he was scolded all night long. This morning, the video of him being slapped in the face came out, but not a single one of those haters came out to apologize.
The rain was still falling, and there were four people hanging on the cliff. The little monk was cheering for his sister and then stepping on Su Huaichen. Chu Huaiqin was guiding his sister to climb up, and he turned around from time to time to guide Su Huaichen.
The young monk occasionally joined in the instructions:
"Sister, look at me. I stepped here, lifted myself up, and came up. It was so fast and easy."
"Sister, look at me. I put my hands here, put my heels upside down, and came up. Isn't it very simple?"
"Sister, look at me, like this..."
"Little monk, these are not suitable for my sister. You go up first!" Chu Huaiqin rubbed his eyebrows, asking him not to make trouble. The little monk had lived in the mountains since he was a child, and all he learned were wild methods. In addition, he had martial arts skills, so it was so easy and effortless. It was simply not something that ordinary people could learn. People like Lin Zhinan, who were physically weak and inexperienced, could only learn it step by step.
"Not suitable?" The little monk touched his head, a little disappointed, "Then I will continue to cheer for you, sister, come on, you are almost overtaking Su Huaichen."
Su Huaichen: ...
Time was getting longer and longer, and the four of them finally slowly approached the top of the cliff. At this time, Lin Zhinan's face was extremely pale, and Chu Huaiqin almost asked her to give up, but Lin Zhinan never said the words of giving up. He could only accompany her to climb up little by little.
"Brother, are we there yet?" "Just a few steps."
At this time, Xia Entang was already at Lin Zhinan's position, ready to catch her. The difference was only one meter. She just needed to hold on a little longer. The live broadcast room was also cheering for her. At first, everyone thought it was easy for Bingxiang and Xia Entang to climb up, so they were not worried. It was not until they saw the speed of Su Huaichen and Lin Zhinan that they realized that for ordinary people without rock climbing experience, a height of two hundred meters would be difficult to endure.
As time went on, everyone began to worry about the two of them.
"arrive."
Chu Huaiqin spoke, and Lin Zhinan, who had been crawling with his head down, looked up to see Xia Entang's stinky face and the warmth of his hand on his wrist. Lin Zhinan sniffed, suppressing the urge to cry. With Xia Entang's help, he climbed up bit by bit. As soon as he touched the ground, he collapsed instantly, and the doctor who had been arranged rushed forward to examine him.
Chu Huaiqin judged that Lin Zhinan's problem should not be serious, he was just exhausted. He turned to look at Su Huaichen, who came earlier than them and was still dawdling. He saw that his face was terribly pale and even his lips were trembling.
Chu Huaiqin fastened the rope, slid down a few meters to be parallel to Su Huaichen, and asked worriedly, "Are you okay?"
"Huaiqin, why are you floating? No, I, I seem to see two of you..."
Before he could finish his words, Su Huaichen suddenly let go. The accident happened so quickly that everyone instinctively screamed. They watched Su Huaichen slide down. Their minds went blank for a moment. Instantly, Chu Huaiqin and the staff acted almost simultaneously. Chu Huaiqin suddenly relaxed his grip and slid down. Using some unknown technique, he flew towards Su Huaichen, spun around, and instantly grabbed him by the waist. When everyone looked closely, he was standing on the rocks, holding him in his arms.
At this time, the latter also tightened the safety rope, but Chu Huaiqin's movements were too fast, and no one could tell whether Su Huaichen stopped falling because Chu Huaiqin grabbed his waist or because the staff tightened the safety rope.
"I want to see the replay."
"Oh my god, that's amazing! Chu Huaiqin's moves just now were incredible. Does he know martial arts?"
"Qinggong?"
"No, Chu Huaiqin should have relaxed his hands, slid down instantly, and used the force of the stone wall to jump to Su Huaichen's side. Then there happened to be a protruding stone there, and he just happened to catch Su Huaichen and stand firm. I think..."
"So many coincidences. If it weren't for the 'bar' at the end, I would have believed you."
"But isn't it just a coincidence? You want to tell me, does Chu Huaiqin really know Qinggong? Wake up, it's the 21st century now."
"What's so strange about this? Haven't you seen the Shaolin Temple's water flying performance? People can cross the river with the help of a mat, but he can't even fly with the help of a stone. It's only one meter. I can long jump two meters!"
"I can jump more than ten meters when I jump from a building. How can this be the same?"
“Ahhh, I don’t care, Allen Chu was so handsome just now.”
Although there was an argument in the live broadcast room, most people were thankful. Su Huaichen's actions just now did scare a lot of people, and the argument helped them get rid of their fear.
"Can you still hold on?" Chu Huaiqin held the person in one hand and pulled the rope with the other, so he couldn't touch him to check his condition.
Su Huaichen closed his eyes and leaned against Chu Huaiqin's arms. His consciousness was a little fuzzy, but he knew what was happening. His trembling hands and feet felt safe because of Chu Huaiqin's body temperature. When the sun was out, he touched Chu Huaiqin's hand, and it was obviously cold. Unexpectedly, the heavy rain caused his body temperature to rise.
"What are you doing? Come up quickly." Xia En was furious when he saw Su Huaichen leaning in Chu Huaiqin's arms. This guy didn't move at all. Was he taking advantage of her?
"Are you all okay?" A drone flew over, and it was Director Huang's voice, "Su Huaichen, do you want to go down and rest, or give up?"
"Can you still hold on?" Seeing that Su Huaichen didn't answer, Chu Huaiqin turned his head to see if he was still conscious.
"Oh, I finally climbed up here, I don't want to give up." Su Huaichen opened his eyes. His fever had almost subsided today, but he had used up all his energy at the beginning because he wanted to mess with Tong Tao. But he didn't regret it. Thinking of Tong Tao's appearance, his body instantly gained strength. "Huaiqin, I have no strength left. Let Xia Enhang lift me up!"
Xia En, who was above them: ..., I don’t want to at all.
Chu Huaiqin thought for a moment, then looked up and shouted to Xia En, "Put down a rope."
"I understand." Xia Entang responded reluctantly, but he quickly pulled up the other rope, cut it and tied it to a big tree on the cliff, and let the other end down.
Chu Huaiqin tied the rope around Su Huaichen's waist, wrapped it around the safety belt, and pulled it. After confirming it was safe, he said to Xia Entang and the little monk, "Pull slowly."
"And you," Chu Huaiqin turned to Su Huaichen and said, "Although we're not far from the top now, you can't relax. When they're pulling us up, you have to be careful not to hit the cliff."
"Okay, don't worry!" Su Huaichen raised his head. The rain splashed on his face, making him more awake. He turned his gaze to Xia En and the little monk, "Come on!"
Seeing that Su Huaichen was able to stand firmly, Chu Huaiqin let go of his hand and climbed up the cliff wall himself. With the support from above, Su Huaichen only needed to keep his footing steady and did not need to climb hard at all. However, the little monk and Xia Enla above were blushing and angry.
This person is too heavy.
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