There was no place nearby to shelter from the rain.
In the end, they found so trees nearby.
The trees in the forest, though lush and leafy,
were no match for such a heavy rain, which was rare to see.
The rain pounded the leaves, making a loud rustling sound.
Ten people had to share several trees.
Basically, it took two people standing under a huge tree to barely keep dry.
Lu Yinxing was originally with Xia Ye.
But halfway through, Wen Quan took her arm.
Then the two of them sheltered from the rain together.
Over on Xia Ye’s side,
Lin Zhi had already found a tree and was waving to Xia Ye.
Xia Ye seed not to notice and went directly to the nearest tree,
under which stood Guo Kaiti.
Guo Kaiti was sowhat surprised.
For the first ti, she stood under a tree with a guy to shelter from the rain.
Seeing Lin Zhi standing quietly under a tree alone,
next to her huge suitcase.
Lin Zhi’s silhouette appeared very desolate and lonely.
Guo Kaiti was also very surprised.
Why would Xia Ye rather stand with her than go to Lin Zhi?
To know, just a mont ago, Yao Xiaoqiang wanted to stand next to Lin Zhi, sheltering under one tree, but Lin Zhi refused.
The position beside Lin Zhi was clearly reserved for Xia Ye.
How could Xia Ye not know, being so smart?
Or did the two of them have a falling out?
Lu Yinxing also took note of all this.
But according to Lu Yinxing’s understanding, this was normal.
Xia Ye was never one to play by the rules.
Xia Ye didn’t want to go over, just because it was closer here.
However, Lu Yinxing sighed inwardly.
No matter how smart the guy is, when it cos to love, he’s still just a straight man.
He simply has no idea what girls are thinking.
Guo Kaiti, standing beside Xia Ye, was very excited.
Now, she couldn’t care less about many things.
Previously, she had confessed to Xia Ye and was rejected.
But Guo Kaiti didn’t hold any grudge in her heart.
Because it was sothing she expected.
But not confessing would feel like betraying herself.
Guo Kaiti said, "Student Xia, it’s an honor to shelter from the rain with you."
Xia Ye seed to glance at her, looking down.
Guo Kaiti’s face instantly turned red.
What was she saying?
Why was she so nervous just because this guy was standing beside her?
Guo Kaiti said, "Although it’s a bit awkward, I still want to say, I bless you. I know I an nothing in your eyes, maybe you don’t even rember my na. But all along, you’ve been my idol. Actually, I’m not sure myself, you’re so smart, like a boy standing on a pedestal, glowing all over, just like you said, dummies like us can’t reach you. But I still look up to you. Now you have a girlfriend, and although it makes a bit sad, as long as you’re happy, I’ll still wish you well."
Guo Kaiti said a whole lot, with emotion, from the heart.
But Xia Ye, standing next to her, was silent.
The heavy rain around them had turned into curtains of rain.
Guo Kaiti was straightforward.
She spoke her mind freely.
In fact, at that mont, she really felt that way.
She didn’t expect that after saying so much, Xia Ye showed no reaction, as if she was talking to herself.
Guo Kaiti finally felt a bit awkwardness spreading in the air.
She didn’t even dare to look into Xia Ye’s eyes.
It seed she had really said too much.
But anyway, having said it out loud made her feel better.
"Guo Kaiti."
The person beside her suddenly called her na.
Guo Kaiti was stunned.
She could hardly believe her ears.
Guo Kaiti turned her head.
Found Xia Ye’s gaze falling right on her.
Although he still had that usual indifferent expression.
But his eyes were serious.
Xia Ye opened his mouth and said, "I apologize for calling you a fool before. I hope you don’t take it seriously."
Guo Kaiti once again couldn’t believe her ears.
How long ago had that been?
Although she was indeed sad for a while then, she hadn’t dwelled on it.
But now, Xia Ye actually apologized to her.
And he could clearly call out her na.
Guo Kaiti’s heart was racing as if it would leap out of her chest.
Her mind was a complete blank.
More importantly, Xia Ye’s eyes rested right on her.
This boy looked like he stepped out of a comic.
His eyes were deep, like a piece of obsidian.
Inside them were stars and the vast sea beneath the night sky, making one’s heart skip a beat.
Guo Kaiti stood there, stunned for a few seconds.
Then she quickly said, blushing, "It’s okay, really, it’s okay. I forgot about that a long ti ago."
Guo Kaiti said, feeling very embarrassed, "And you don’t need to apologize, you’re right. I am a fool. You’re a genius, and of course, geniuses don’t like to play with fools like ."
Xia Ye said, "You’re not fools, it’s just that your fields of brilliance differ. You will eventually find a field in which you excel and beco a genius in your own right."
Xia Ye turned his head away.
Guo Kaiti stared at this boy’s incredibly handso profile.
For the first ti, soone had said words like these to her.
Even calling those of them at the bottom of the class geniuses.
It’s impossible not to care when people call you a fool.
They had always been in the class ridiculed as the last rankers for their poor grades.
They had beco used to and even immune to such voices.
But today, this genius was saying such warm words.
Speaking so, Guo Kaiti’s heart was deeply moved.
She had already made up her mind to find her own field.
At this mont, Guo Kaiti felt most envious of Lin Zhi.
Lin Zhi must have saved the galaxy in her past life to stand beside such an outstanding boy.
Those like her could only ever look up to his back.
The rain gradually stopped.
Everyone’s vision also gradually cleared.
The ground beca wet.
Small ditches with collected water were everywhere.
But the air beca exceptionally fresh.
After the rain, Mai Xiaoqi gathered everyone.
Mai Xiaoqi said, "We need to pick up the pace. It’s getting late. Let’s eat a little sothing for lunch and hurry on. If we don’t reach our destination, we won’t know where to sleep tonight."
Their itinerary was closely planned.
Tonight, they must find a plain to pitch tents,
or they wouldn’t be able to sleep.
According to the plan, they should cross the mountains by tomorrow and reach Devil’s Bay.
Now, they were still in Devil Forest.
They still had to climb a mountain in the afternoon.
Everyone beca alert.
Earlier, the driver had warned them not to stay in the mountains overnight as there were wolves.
Even though Mai Xiaoqi said it was just to scare away backpackers,
their plan was still to cross the mountain before night and camp on the mountain.
They would catch the sunrise in the morning.
Then head to Devil Forest, and see the teor shower at night.
Their itinerary was packed tight.
So everyone ate a little dry food.
And started off again imdiately.
Based on the original schedule, they wouldn’t make it in ti.
After sunset, they couldn’t climb the mountain; it was too dangerous.
So now they had to quickly get out of Devil Forest.
Then climb the peak and camp on the broad ground at the top.
Finally, advised by Mai Xiaoqi, they decided to take a shortcut.
Their original plan was to follow the Lvshui River.
Following the Lvshui River would lead them through the mountain forest.
However, this was the safest route, but it was not actually the shortest.
Mai Xiaoqi found the shortest route on the map.
She mapped out the route.
But if they took this route, there was a problem; they would have to cross the Lvshui River.
The Lvshui River is not actually wide; it’s only about ten ters from this side to the other.
It is said that it was originally a small stream.
The water is not very deep either.
But a rain had just fallen, and now the water level has risen due to the accumulation of water from the mountaintop.
So the current is particularly swift.
If soone falls in, they might be swept away instantly.
Moreover, there is no man-made bridge above the water.
But this is an ancient forest.
Many trees have fallen after dying and lie across the water.
Every few ters, there is such a fallen dead tree.
They have ford natural tree bridges.
To save ti, everyone agreed to Mai Xiaoqi’s suggestion.
They planned to find a suitable tree and walk across it.
After walking about a few dozen ters, they found a tree.
This tree seed to be an old tree struck by lightning,
approximately one ter in diater.
It looked strong and secure.
More importantly, its branches were lush.
It ford a natural protective barrier.
When walking on it, there were places for the hands to hold on to.
Wu Wei quickly went across.
Then he waved to everyone from the opposite bank: "Co quickly, it’s very safe."
Seeing that Wu Wei had already gone over, everyone else followed suit.
Wu ngng was the second to cross.
Next were Mai Xiaoqi and Zhou Ying.
Lu Yinxing and Wen Quan walked one after the other.
Actually, it wasn’t difficult for people to go across; the main challenge was carrying luggage.
So suitcases were particularly heavy, making the walk more strenuous.
However, Wen Quan directly took Lu Yinxing’s luggage.
Xia Ye walked ahead of them both.
Yao Xiaoqiang, walking in front of Lin Zhi, said, "Lin Zhi, I’ll carry your luggage."
Lin Zhi’s luggage was the heaviest and largest among them all.
So everyone was worried for her.
But no one volunteered to help.
Because everyone knew that Yao Xiaoqiang would definitely step up.
Yao Xiaoqiang’s affection for Lin Zhi was no secret.
He already idolized her as a goddess back in school,
and on this sumr camp trip, he took extra care of Lin Zhi along the way.
However, Lin Zhi didn’t seem to appreciate it much.
She even seed a little resistant to Yao Xiaoqiang’s attentiveness.
In fact, everyone could understand.
Lin Zhi’s boyfriend is Xia Ye.
Xia Ye was right there beside them.
But Yao Xiaoqiang was always acting like a boyfriend towards Lin Zhi, leaving Xia Ye nowhere in contrast.
So even felt that Xia Ye’s cold deanor throughout the trip was because of Yao Xiaoqiang.
Because Yao Xiaoqiang was too attentive, Xia Ye got jealous.
He was also sowhat cold towards Lin Zhi.
To be honest, even the way a genius gets jealous is different from others.
Anyway, Lin Zhi refused Yao Xiaoqiang’s help, carrying her luggage alone while struggling over the log.
Xia Ye’s gaze didn’t stop on her even for a mont.
Yao Xiaoqiang quickly made it across.
But Lin Zhi got stuck in the middle of the tree.
The reason was still that her suitcase was too heavy.
It was stuck in the intertwined branches, unable to move.
Guo Kaiti, who followed Lin Zhi,
when she saw Lin Zhi get stuck, wanted to go help.
So, she went ahead to help carry the suitcase with her.
With Guo Kaiti’s help, Lin Zhi finally pulled the suitcase out from the stuck branches.
The two of them carried the suitcase together, one in front and one behind, and proceeded.
But after walking a little while,
there was a sudden scream as Guo Kaiti’s foot slipped, and she tumbled.
Fortunately, she was still holding onto Lin Zhi’s suitcase.
She was suspended mid-air,
with only one hand gripping the suitcase handle.
Lin Zhi was nearly dragged down.
But she fortunately grabbed hold of a nearby tree trunk with her other hand.
In this way, Guo Kaiti was almost hanging in mid-air.
Below was the tumultuous flow of water.
Everyone on the shore was frightened.
No one expected such an accident.
Several people stepped back onto the log, intending to help.
However, when Yao Xiaoqiang was the first to approach, there was a cracking sound from a branch.
It turned out the tree, struck by lightning, had a part that was hollow.
It couldn’t bear much more weight.
Advancing might break the tree in two,
putting everyone on it in danger.
Yao Xiaoqiang had no choice but to retreat.
Now it was all up to the two on the other side.
Everyone was anxious.
Lu Yinxing’s heart was in his throat.
But Lu Yinxing seed to think of sothing.
No matter what, it was best to be prepared.
Lu Yinxing took Wen Quan away with him.
On the other side, Lin Zhi was still holding the suitcase.
The two were at a standstill.
Mai Xiaoqi was extrely anxious.
She could only shout from the shore: "Katie, hold on, don’t let go! Lin Zhi, pull harder, quickly pull Katie up!"
Guo Kaiti, suspended mid-air, had no foothold.
Now it was all up to Lin Zhi.
Lin Zhi looked like she was frail.
She pulled hard on the suitcase with one hand, gripping the trunk with the other.
Her fingers were already turning white.
Lin Zhi said, "Hold on, I’ll pull you up."
Lin Zhi exerted force, and Guo Kaiti’s body slowly moved upward.
Just as Guo Kaiti was about to step up,
in the next second, Guo Kaiti fell into the water.
In fact, no one was surprised by this outco.
It was, after all, the weight of a person plus a suitcase.
Lin Zhi could only use one arm with effort.
Lin Zhi scread.
But Guo Kaiti had already fallen into the water.
At this mont, the tree was relieved of one person’s weight.
Yao Xiaoqiang quickly went and pulled Lin Zhi to the opposite shore.
Lin Zhi was trembling violently: "I’m sorry, I tried my best. What do we do now?"
anwhile, after falling into the water, Guo Kaiti was rapidly carried downstream by the current.
Everyone followed the stream.
At this ti, no one noticed that Wen Quan and Lu Yinxing were not among the group.
After walking a short distance,
they stopped.
Because Guo Kaiti had already been pulled out of the water by Wen Quan and Lu Yinxing.
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