Chapter 265 There Must Be Something Strange in the Cave
The rope that Kong Wange bought was very long, with the end hanging straight down to below the cave entrance. As long as the people inside the cave swung the rope up, she could grab it.
They thought that since everyone was from the Imperial Academy, no one would refuse such a small favor. However, the strange old man shook his head and said, "I'm very busy and don't have time to help you. Besides, I don't deserve to be called a teacher. I'm just someone who looks after the pharmacy in the academy."
Kong Wange: "?"
Her eyes widened: "Senior, even if you're just a pharmacy attendant or a floor sweeper, you can't just stand by and watch someone die! I really can't go on. Just swing the rope up once, it won't take long..."
"Hehe... At my age, every second that passes is one less time to live. You have to plan how you use your time, don't you understand?"
Kong Wange: "..."
She quickly changed her approach and continued her persuasion: "Senior, did you see the powder I used to deal with poisonous snakes? Since you're in charge of the pharmacy, you must be very interested in medicinal herbs, right? If you help me out, I'll tell you the formula for that powder, how about that?"
The eccentric old man said listlessly, "Your powder is quite good, but unfortunately I'm not very interested. Do you have anything else of value?"
You're kidding me!
Kong Wange felt a pang of jealousy.
But one can only accept one's fate; as the saying goes, fortunes change, and no one escapes the wrath of Heaven.
In the blink of an eye, she became the character of Zhao Xiaohe.
Suppressing her anger, Kong Wange patiently asked, "What do you need? Let me see if I have anything."
"I need time, but unfortunately time cannot be traded, alas," the eccentric old man said with a regretful tone.
This old man is so stubborn!
Just as Kong Wange was racking her brains for other solutions, suddenly, a "click" sound came from above.
Her heart skipped a beat.
Immediately following was a gloating voice from below: "Oh dear, the branch is about to break, you're going to die!"
Kong Wange: "..."
"How about this, I'm in a good mood today. If you call me 'handsome guy,' I'll consider helping you out, okay?" The old man's voice came again.
"What?" Kong Wange wondered if she had misheard.
"Not willing?" The old man's tone turned cold: "The branch is about to break. You have three seconds to consider."
"senior……"
Two seconds!
One second!
Kong Wange didn't care about anything else. She closed her eyes and shouted, "Handsome guy, handsome guy, handsome guy!"
"Alright, is this Pinduoduo? Buy one get three free? Why are you yelling so much? Watch carefully, and take this!"
Kong Wange opened her eyes and saw the rope clinging to the cliff face being swung up. She seized the opportunity, grabbed it, and then quickly climbed up with her left hand.
At the same time, with a snap, the branch broke completely.
A cold sweat broke out on her back.
Calming herself down, Kong Wange began to descend the rope.
Before she could take two steps down, the old man inside the cave grew impatient and angrily shouted, "You wild girl, why aren't you climbing up? What are you doing coming down here?"
Kong Wange said helplessly, "Senior, I also want to go up, but I've been hanging on the tree branch for too long, and I don't have the strength to climb up anymore. I can only go down to save energy."
The eccentric old man was still angry and said, "You wild girl, you have no martial ethics. I kindly saved you, but you want to steal my cave."
Kong Wange had gotten used to the old man's strange temper and completely gave up resisting, saying, "Fine, whatever you say."
She's exhausted. Now, even if someone tells her that 1+1 equals 5, she'll give a thumbs up and wholeheartedly agree: Yes, you're absolutely right!
Once down to the cave entrance and her feet were firmly planted on solid ground, Kong Wange slowly exhaled before looking at the people inside the cave.
The old man was nearly 1.8 meters tall, with a handsome face and a trendy style.
He wore a black leather jacket and ripped jeans, and his hair was neatly trimmed. With his face covered, he didn't look like someone in his fifties at first glance, but rather like a young man in his twenties.
What was most surprising was that the strange old man was holding a dying snake in his hand, the very same snake that had attacked her earlier.
Although the snake had temporarily lost its offensive capabilities, it was still a venomous snake, and the fact that the old man was holding it in his hand was truly astonishing.
She had never met such a strange person before.
Is he really just an ordinary medicine manager at the Imperial Academy?
Kong Wange looked the strange old man up and down, suppressing her curiosity, and said, "Senior, thank you for what you just said."
Unexpectedly, the old man flew into a rage upon hearing her address: "You are the senior, your whole family are seniors, calling me senior all the time makes me feel old. The ugly people in the yard call me Old Man Yao, and the good-looking people call me Brother Yao. You can choose."
Kong Wange immediately said, "Hello, Brother Yao!"
The strange old man nodded: "Well, once you're in my cave, you have to follow my rules. Don't wander around. Rest where you are. After ten minutes, hurry up and leave!"
Kong Wange nodded, said nothing more, and sat down cross-legged on the spot.
The eccentric old man went to lie down on a natural stone slab deep inside the cave.
Kong Wange glanced into the cave. Although she was curious about why the strange old man was in the cave, she knew that asking would be pointless, so she simply closed her eyes to rest.
She had just rested for seven or eight minutes when she suddenly heard intermittent voices coming from the top of the cliff.
"Sister Xiaohe, are you sure Kong Wange fell from here?"
"Xiaoxiao, it's true! Look, the rope is still here. Wait, where did she go?"
"The rope is hanging here, but the person is gone. Could they have fallen?" a man's voice said.
"Who cares, Sister Xiaohe? Why don't we put the rope away? What if it really falls and you get blamed?"
Then there was silence. Kong Wange watched as the rope hanging at the cave entrance was pulled up in a few quick movements.
After a flurry of footsteps, the cliff top returned to silence.
Ten minutes later.
The eccentric old man sat up from the stone slab and walked over to urge him, "It's been almost twenty minutes, why haven't you left yet?"
Kong Wange shrugged: "I would like to leave, but I can't."
"Trying to cheat, huh? Climb up the rope..." The old man's words stopped abruptly. He stared wide-eyed in disbelief, his voice suddenly rising as he asked, "Where's the rope?"
Kong Wange: "It was taken away."
The eccentric old man rolled his eyes: "Why didn't you shout? Now that the rope is gone, let's see how you get out of here. You'll just have to wait to starve to death!"
Kong Wange smiled and said, "Sigh, let nature take its course. I'll accept it even if I starve to death."
In fact, during the eight minutes she sat cross-legged with her eyes closed, she thought about a lot of things. This cave was well-ventilated, warm and humid inside, and the soil was very loose. It was a treasure trove.
This strange old man definitely didn't appear here for no reason.
She wanted to stay here and see what this strange old man was up to, which is why she didn't make a sound when Wen Xiaoxiao and her group were pulling up the rope.
In addition, she doesn't need to worry about not being able to get out. This strange old man obviously didn't come down from the top of the cliff, so there must be another exit from this cave.
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