Supremely Talented Tyrant
Chapter 1134 - 1132 Mudslide

"Boom!"

The thunder roared incessantly from the sky, scaring Lin Qingxue's delicate face pale. Seeing this, Hao Jian hurriedly gathered all the bows and arrows, then grabbed Lin Qingxue's small hand and dashed towards the mountain path.

"We need to hurry. If it starts raining, the mountain path will become difficult to traverse, and we might end up trapped in the mountains!"

This mountain was not designed for tourism; these paths were gradually made by the Zhang Family Village's people. They're just dirt roads, and once it rains, they might instantly become muddy. Walking such roads in the mountains would be the hardest.

Currently, they were about seven to eight hundred meters up in the mountains. If it rained and the path became muddy, it could really be dangerous.

If they lost their footing, it wouldn't be the ground they'd fall onto but the slope of the mountain! Imagine sliding down a seven to eight hundred meter tall mountain with your body; it's hard to imagine anyone surviving.

After all, on this sliding path, there are not only dirt but also stones and shrubs.

"Okay!"

Lin Qingxue knew this was no joke. She often saw news about people getting trapped in the mountains, and she understood the seriousness. She let Hao Jian lead her to dash down the mountain.

"Drip, drop!"

Rainwater began to fall from the sky. Within seconds, the clothes on Hao Jian and Lin Qingxue were soaked through. Small streams gathered and flowed down the path, instantly drenching the entire dirt road.

Luckily, the road, pressed down firmly by the villagers of the Zhang Family Village, showed no signs of being washed away. Seeing this, Hao Jian breathed a sigh of relief but quickened his pace somewhat.

Although this road wouldn't have problems for a while, to be safe, it was still better to descend the mountain quickly. They still had a few hundred meters to go, and with the difficult mountain road, nobody knew what might happen next.

"Ah!"

However, as Hao Jian focused on descending the mountain, a cry of pain suddenly came from behind, causing Hao Jian's heart to skip a beat, his worst fear realized.

"What happened?!"

Hao Jian quickly stopped and turned his head, seeing Lin Qingxue's face wracked with pain. Her entire body was drenched and disheveled, battered by the rain, looking particularly pitiable.

Her right hand tightly grasped her ankle, her brows furrowed, her body occasionally trembled; it was clear her right ankle was sprained.

"I'm not sure, it seems like I twisted it..."

Lin Qingxue lowered her head, saying, "Hao Jian... I'm sorry, I... I..."

If it weren't for her, they wouldn't have had to stop. She couldn't understand how she could have twisted her ankle on flat ground.

"It's okay."

Hao Jian didn't mind; he looked at Lin Qingxue's ankle with concern, "Does it hurt?"

"It hurts!"

"I'll carry you. This weather isn't suitable for treatment; let's get down the mountain first."

After thinking for a moment, Hao Jian walked in front of Lin Qingxue and picked her up. Due to the mountain's dense branches and grass, he couldn't carry her princess-style and opted to carry her on his back.

The rain continued, and the mountain path was treacherous. Treating Lin Qingxue's injury would take time, greatly increasing their danger.

After a quick check of Lin Qingxue's injury, it could wait until they were off the mountain; thus, Hao Jian chose this course of action directly.

Hao Jian carried Lin Qingxue, sprinting through the mountain. Even with Lin Qingxue on his back, Hao Jian seemed unfazed by her weight, running even faster than when they were both on foot.

Such warmth...

Yet, Lin Qingxue didn't notice this feeling. In the pouring rain, her body temperature dropped close to a critical level. When Hao Jian carried her, the constant warmth from his back affected her body temperature, making her feel especially warm.

A bit challenging!

Hao Jian was only five hundred meters from the base of the mountain. However, the rain was so heavy that it lifted a mist in the mountain. As time went on, the path Hao Jian trod became increasingly muddy, until every step he took sank a foot deep, no longer walking.

Hao Jian's eyes grew serious. At that moment, an intensely dangerous feeling enveloped him, making every hair on his body stand on end.

"Something's up!"

With a low shout from his heart, Hao Jian exerted all his strength in his legs, leaping into mid-air with Lin Qingxue bouncing up. But the direction he leaped was not forward but suddenly upward, running back up the mountain!

"Hao Jian?"

Lin Qingxue witnessed this event, her increasingly pale face filled with confusion. What was Hao Jian doing?

"Splashing sounds!"

Just when she was about to speak, her pretty face suddenly turned pale, because she saw a mudslide suddenly burst out from the side in front of her and then rushed fiercely down the mountain.

In that instant, it directly covered their original mountain path, and the place where they had just been standing was already submerged by the mudslide.

If it weren't for Hao Jian's quick reaction, they would already have been engulfed by the mudslide. Seeing this mudslide full of sludge, stones, and broken wood, Lin Qingxue's pretty face became even paler. Even with Hao Jian's strength, could he survive such a mudslide?

"Phew, that was close, almost got into trouble."

Standing on a rock, Hao Jian looked at the mudslide continuously tumbling down ahead, and he let out a long breath. They were safe as they were not within the range of the mudslide's impact.

"But now the way down the mountain is completely blocked."

Watching the continuously surging mudslide, Hao Jian also knew that these things wouldn't stop anytime soon, but now they were still on the mountain, so what should they do?

"I don't know why there's a mudslide on this mountain, is it because the rain is too heavy?"

Hao Jian's face showed a bit of helplessness. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have come up this mountain. After all, the previous mountain wasn't affected, but he also knew it was useless to regret now, so he could only take Lin Qingxue further up the mountain.

No one knew if standing here would eventually bring them within the mudslide's impact, better to run up the mountain. Only at a higher spot would they not be affected by the mudslide.

"It seems we won't be able to get down the mountain for a while."

Looking at Lin Qingxue, who sat on his back with a pale face, Hao Jian's face was full of apology. If it weren't for him, Lin Qingxue wouldn't have to suffer like this.

Upon hearing this, a smile appeared on Lin Qingxue's pale face as she shook her head and said, "It's okay, as long as you're here."

"Haha, don't worry, nothing will happen to you with me!"

With Lin Qingxue's words, Hao Jian also burst into laughter, only feeling that the burden on him grew heavier.

Hao Jian carried Lin Qingxue on his back, sprinting towards the higher part of the mountain at a speed much faster than before. In just a few minutes, they reached the halfway point where they practiced archery before, but Hao Jian didn't stop there and rushed to a higher place.

Although this halfway point was spacious, the altitude wasn't ideal, and now many parts within the mountain were likely to be affected by the mudslide. Only by reaching somewhere near the peak could they avoid danger.

The higher the mountain, the lower the temperature, not to mention it was still raining. Hao Jian could clearly feel the air temperature dropping, let alone Lin Qingxue.

"Qingxue, hold on a bit longer!"

Hao Jian couldn't do much at the moment, so he kept encouraging her while feeling more guilty and regretful inside.

When Hao Jian was about a hundred meters from the peak, he suddenly spotted a dark cave entrance hidden among trees nearby.

If it weren't for Hao Jian's keen eyes, he might have missed it. Seeing this place, a look of joy appeared on Hao Jian's face, finally finding it!

"A cave!"

As Hao Jian approached with Lin Qingxue, he saw a relatively large cave opening beyond the bushes. Though large, it was only big enough for two people to enter simultaneously.

Immediately, Hao Jian reached out to pull apart the bushes on both sides, bringing Lin Qingxue into the cave. A rush of dry air swept out, seemingly driving away the moisture clinging to Hao Jian and Lin Qingxue's bodies.

"This cave seems safe."

Inside the cave, there were no signs of animal droppings, only some dry twigs and grasses possibly blown in by the wind.

After ensuring the cave was safe, Hao Jian finally set down Lin Qingxue, able to see her face's paleness even under the dim light.

"Qingxue, I'll try the emergency call."

"Mm..."

Lin Qingxue nodded, her voice faintly weak.

Hao Jian walked to the cave entrance, pulled his phone from his pocket, but when he turned it on, as expected, it showed no signal.

He attempted to make a rescue call, but only received a no signal message. Trying several more times with the same result, he wore a helpless expression.

"Qingxue, it looks like we'll have to rely on ourselves."

Returning to the cave, Hao Jian shook his phone at Lin Qingxue with a wry smile, saying, "The rescue call won't go through, and it's still raining outside. We can't leave for a while. We might have to spend the night in the mountain."

"It's okay, as long as you're here..."

Lin Qingxue wasn't angry and didn't seem concerned, her bright eyes looking at Hao Jian, blinking with a gentle smile.

"There's some dry firewood in the cave, which is really helpful to me..."