780: Chapter 778: Let Explain 780: Chapter 778: Let Explain After preparing the fishing line, Chen Yang got up, found a branch nearby, and started digging the soil.
The crack in the rocks was too narrow, making it impossible to reach a hand inside to grab anything directly.
So, he ca up with a plan to dig out the soil beneath the crack and then pull it out directly.
Chen Yang held the branch and kept digging, his eyes fixed intently on the thing’s leaves and branches, vigilant against it slipping away right under his nose.
He continued digging for about ten minutes or so.
At first, the thing remained motionless, as if it had always been rooted there.
But as Chen Yang dug closer and closer, it finally began to stir.
Its leaves and flower crown swayed back and forth, as if blown by a breeze.
But there wasn’t any wind in the crevice, so where was this movent coming from?
Noticing the movent, Chen Yang’s alertness imdiately heightened.
He was ready to drop the branch at any mont and grab the thing directly, as he could sense that it wouldn’t stay put for much longer and was about to run.
Just as he thought of this and readied himself—
The thing indeed jumped out of the soil and quickly bolted for freedom.
Chen Yang, already prepared and with reflexes not inferior to its speed, dropped the branch the instant it moved.
As it reached the edge of the crevice, Chen Yang’s hand shot out, grasping it firmly in his palm.
“It really is a ginseng!”
When Chen Yang got a closer look at it in his hands, he confird that underneath the flower crown was indeed a ginseng root.
But unlike ordinary ginseng, its roots were tightly clustered together.
The cluster ford four distinct limbs, resembling two arms and two legs.
It was unlike other ginseng roots, which, although sowhat humanoid in form, typically had roots and fibers sprawling randomly!
Chen Yang hesitated for a second while holding it, but then his other hand quickly reacted, picking up the rope he had prepared earlier and tying up its leaves and branches.
When he first grabbed it, he could feel it resist with so force.
But after tying it up, it imdiately beca obedient.
Now it looked no different from an ordinary ginseng root.
Looking at the ginseng in his hand, Chen Yang felt deeply conflicted.
By all accounts, catching sothing like this should be a stroke of great fortune.
Chen Yang should have been thrilled and excited.
But instead, he felt more astonished and puzzled.
After all, he had never imagined he’d encounter sothing like this.
“Could this be one of those legendary, spirit-awakened beings?”
Countless questions buzzed in Chen Yang’s mind, but he had no idea who to ask about the nature and purpose of this thing.
Holding the magical ginseng king, he stood there pondering for over ten minutes without making any sense of it.
“Forget it.
Anyway, it’s obviously sothing valuable.
As for its uses, I can study it slowly later, or perhaps find an opportunity to ask Old Man Wang.”
Chen Yang was not soone who liked to dwell too much on things.
If he couldn’t figure it out, he simply chose not to think about it.
After all, there was no way this ginseng could be a disaster, right?
On the contrary, it was very likely to be sothing extraordinary.
Chen Yang casually tucked the tied-up magical ginseng king into the inner pocket of his jacket.
The ginseng wasn’t very large, about twenty centiters in size, so his jacket pocket could completely conceal it.
After securing it, Chen Yang began retracing his steps, relying on his mory to return.
On the way here, Chen Yang had been entirely focused on chasing the magical ginseng king and hadn’t paid much attention to how far he’d gone.
Fortunately, he still rembered parts of the route, so getting back shouldn’t be a problem.
Following his mory, Chen Yang retraced his path for about two hours before finally reaching the stream.
Seeing the stream, Chen Yang couldn’t help but shake his head and let out a sigh.
“That thing really was fast.
In just ten to twenty minutes, it led across three mountain ridges and over ten miles of trails.”
With a sigh, Chen Yang was even more convinced of the magical ginseng king’s extraordinary nature.
But it was already late, and there were problems waiting for him at the camp.
He didn’t dwell on it further and followed the stream back to the camp.
As expected, just as he anticipated, Wang Qingyue had indeed noticed him, and she was standing outside the camp, waiting to confront him.
When Chen Yang erged from the forest, he saw Wang Qingyue standing outside the wooden hut with a dark expression, waiting for him.
Although it wasn’t intentional, Chen Yang still felt awkward, as he had indeed seen Wang Qingyue.
Naturally, he felt embarrassed.
As he approached Wang Qingyue, he prepared to explain.
“Qingyue, listen to .
I didn’t an to—”
But before he could finish, the furious Wang Qingyue shouted, “You pervert!” and attacked.
With a whip-like kick, she aid directly at Chen Yang’s waist.
Though she might not look physically imposing, Wang Qingyue had trained before.
The force and speed of her move were nothing to scoff at.
If Chen Yang just stood there and took the hit, it would definitely hurt.
Chen Yang reacted instantly, retreating several steps to dodge.
“Qingyue, listen to !
It’s not what you think—I didn’t an to peek at you!” Chen Yang tried to explain while dodging her attacks.
But as soon as the words left his mouth, he regretted them.
Saying that now would only add fuel to the fire!
Hearing his words, Wang Qingyue’s expression beca even more livid, and her face turned a shade of crimson, a mix of fury and embarrassnt.
“You… you’ll pay for this!”
Overco by embarrassnt and anger, Wang Qingyue threw another punch at him.
In this situation, Chen Yang had no other choice but to keep dodging.
“Qingyue, you’ve really got it wrong.
I didn’t an anything by it.
Just listen to my explanation for a mont, will you?” Chen Yang kept retreating and dodging while trying to reason with her.
But Wang Qingyue was too infuriated, solely focused on teaching Chen Yang a lesson.
She had no patience to hear him out.
She chased after him, throwing punches and kicks, but none of her attacks landed on Chen Yang due to his superior speed and reflexes.
After chasing him for more than half an hour, she finally ran out of energy.
Hands on her knees, she gasped for breath.
Despite being exhausted, her eyes still glared daggers at Chen Yang, as if she wanted to devour him.
Standing not far away, Chen Yang could only smile wryly.
“Qingyue, have you cald down now?
Can you at least listen to my explanation?
The situation isn’t what you think,” Chen Yang pleaded helplessly.
Wang Qingyue heard his words but showed no reaction.
Her eyes still held an unfriendly glare; she neither argued back nor signaled any willingness to listen.
Seeing her calm down slightly, Chen Yang decided to explain anyway.
“Uh… It’s like this, Qingyue.
At the ti, I was nearby hunting so wildlife.
I really didn’t expect you’d show up in the middle of the night… And I swear, I wasn’t looking at you!
My attention was on the bushes opposite you.
Do you understand what I’m saying?”
Chen Yang launched into a lengthy explanation, even inventing a sowhat plausible excuse.
He had hoped Wang Qingyue would calm down after listening to him and they could talk it out.
But to his surprise, not only did she not calm down, she beca even angrier.
She didn’t believe for a second that Chen Yang was hunting wildlife in the middle of the night.
Who would buy such a ridiculous excuse?
Clearly, she thought, he had been peeping intentionally…
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