Hidden Marriage: Spoiled by the Imperial Commander
Chapter 172: Let Go of My Leg

Chapter 172: Chapter 172: Let Go of My Leg

"I..." Yan Ruyi stammered, unable to speak.

Qu Yang probably guessed what was happening and scoffed coldly, "I’m embarrassed for you!"

"What do you want me to do, then? Now everyone’s abandoning me to suck up to her. Even Wang Shanshan won’t be my friend anymore!" Yan Ruyi cried out in grievance, "If I hadn’t said that, none of them would’ve wanted to team up with me!"

Qu Yang turned and walked away.

"Qu Yang, where are you going?! Don’t leave me all alone!"

"Looking for food!"

Yan Qianyi and the others had only walked a short distance when they heard Yan Ruyi’s crying and shouting behind them.

Xue Xiaoguang clicked his tongue twice, "Poor girl."

Yan Chuhua said, "She deserves it, she has only herself to blame, and she’s not worth any sympathy."

"I’m not sympathizing with her; anyone who dares cross my sister is in for a bad end."

Yan Qianyi had a blade of grass in her mouth and smiled faintly.

Yan Ruyi’s hard times were still to come.

Right now, she didn’t have time to deal with Yan Ruyi.

By the time she had saved enough money to make her move, a single strike would be all it took to knock both Yan Ruyi and Han Yarong down, never to rise again!

The four continued on, searching for the national flag.

All along the way, Xue Xiaoguang did nothing but complain incessantly.

With such a large mountain to search, finding the school’s well-hidden national flag would also depend on luck.

As he was complaining, Xue Xiaoguang suddenly felt his foot step on something.

"Be careful!" Yan Qianyi shouted, "It’s a trap!"

As soon as the words left her mouth, Xue Xiaoguang grabbed her arm, using his special ability, and in a flash, they dodged to the side.

Yan Chuhua and Yun Mu weren’t quick enough to evade and ended up ensnared together in a net trap, hanging from a tree.

Yan Qianyi looked up at them, "You guys okay?"

There was no real trouble, except that it was a bit awkward now.

The two were tangled in a mess, Yan Chuhua’s head was on top, desperately clinging to Yun Mu’s legs out of shock.

Yun Mu’s head was underneath, trying to turn right side up but unable to move because Yan Chuhua was clinging to him tightly.

"You... you need to let go of my legs first," Yun Mu said.

He wanted to right himself, but the swaying net made it hard to keep balance.

Any movement would risk touching the other person’s body inadvertently.

Yan Chuhua’s face was already flushed red.

"Don’t move!" Xue Xiaoguang shouted, "This pose is good; I’ll take a photo as a keepsake."

Yun Mu glared at Xue Xiaoguang, "No photos!"

But Xue Xiaoguang didn’t care and lightly touched his wristband, and went click-click taking pictures.

Yan Chuhua hugged her chest with both hands, her cheeks flushing even redder.

Yan Qianyi asked Yun Mu, "Do you have a knife? Cut the rope, Xiaoguang can catch you, and I’ll catch Chu Hua."

"Big sis, that’s a tall fall, and Chu Hua doesn’t look light, aren’t you afraid she’ll crush you to death?" Xue Xiaoguang said, "Let me catch her instead."

Yan Chuhua glared at Xue Xiaoguang, "I’m only 95 pounds, I’m not fat!"

Yun Mu said to Xue Xiaoguang, "When you cut the rope, I can grab on first; you catch Chu Hua."

"Alright, enough talk, do as I said," Yan Qianyi stepped back a few paces.

Yet Yan Chuhua felt a bit uneasy, "Maybe... Xiaoguang should catch me after all."

Even though she didn’t want to be caught by that charred piece of coal, she was concerned that Yan Qianyi, with her thin arms and legs, might get hurt if she fell.

Yan Qianyi said, "It’s getting dark, don’t waste time, trust me, I’ll keep you safe."

"Okay..."

"I’m cutting the rope now, get ready," Yun Mu took out a dagger and sliced an opening in the trap net.

The two individuals immediately fell down.

Yan Qianyi took a couple of steps to build momentum and leaped, catching Yan Chuhua in mid-air.

Xue Xiaoguang simply stood below with his arms outstretched, ready to catch.

When Yun Mu’s body slammed down, both of them rolled on the ground but thankfully, neither was injured.

On the other hand, Yan Qianyi, with a princess carry, caught Yan Chuhua and stood firmly on the ground, "You can open your eyes now."

Yan Chuhua opened her eyes, gazing at Yan Qianyi’s face, and suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of beauty, "Qianyi, if you were a man, I’d definitely marry no one but you!"

Xue Xiaoguang looked at the two, dumbstruck.

As a rough and straight guy, why was he suddenly shipping this couple?

Yan Qianyi set down Yan Chuhua and tapped her on the forehead, "Stop thinking about all that nonsense, we should take advantage of the remaining daylight to look around some more."

She turned to the pair covered in grass from rolling on the ground, "Are you guys alright?"

"All good!" Xue Xiaoguang immediately jumped up from the ground, "Let’s go, let’s go!"

Yun Mu rubbed his sore arm and shot a glance at Xue Xiaoguang.

If he had known this guy was so useless, he would have had Yan Qianyi catch him!

As the sky gradually darkened, the four of them found a place to settle.

Yan Qianyi suggested that while there was still some light, they should split up to look around, and also try to find some wild fruit to get by on for the night.

They would regroup here in an hour.

Once they split up, Yan Qianyi focused on searching for medicinal plants but found nothing useful after a long search, only a few edible wild fruits.

An hour later, everyone slowly returned to the rendezvous point.

Yan Chuhua came back empty-handed.

Yun Mu, however, had found some edible fruit, the same kind as Yan Qianyi had found, all poor in quality and not abundant in quantity.

Xue Xiaoguang had not returned yet, so Yan Qianyi started to make a fire by drilling wood, as they had already returned their lighter to Yu Jin.

The difference in temperature between day and night in the mountains was great, and Yan Chuhua was so cold that she hugged herself, shivering as she asked, "Qianyi, are you sure this will work?"

No sooner had she spoken than a flame sprung up, illuminating Yan Qianyi’s face and reflecting a bright light in her eyes.

Yan Chuhua jumped up with joy, wishing she could go back, change her sexuality, and marry Yan Qianyi.

Yun Mu passed firewood to Yan Qianyi, looking at her with a probing gaze.

Then, Xue Xiaoguang returned.

"Sis! Look what I brought you?" Xue Xiaoguang ran over, holding a bunch of flowers in his hands.

Yun Mu asked, "Did you find the flag?"

Xue Xiaoguang shook his head.

Yan Chuhua asked, "Did you find any fruit?"

Xue Xiaoguang shook his head again, "I went to pick wildflowers for my sister."

Yun Mu: "..."

Yan Chuhua: "..."

Yan Qianyi was about to scold Xue Xiaoguang for being irresponsible when she saw the flowers he presented to her, her eyes lit up.

"Purple Ghost Flower!"

"Sis, you recognize this flower?"

"I’ve... seen it in books."

Purple Ghost Flower itself had medicinal uses, and where it grew, there must be top-quality Lingzhi!

Who would have thought that in this era there would still be Purple Ghost Flowers!

Seeing that Yan Qianyi really liked them, Xue Xiaoguang said happily, "Heh heh, nice, aren’t they? Just not sure if they’ll grow if I take them back."

Yan Chuhua and Yun Mu also came over curiously to have a look.

Little did they know, real danger was slowly drawing closer to them...