I'm such a lovesick person.

Chapter 32: Snakes on the Wild Road

"Okay!"

Yuan Xiao'e was the first to agree, saying enthusiastically, "You two have so much hiking experience. We can't go wrong if we follow you!"

"Why take the wild road instead of the good mountain trail? Are you crazy?" Zhao Yuanqing retorted.

He disliked the two men and opposed whatever they proposed.

Zhang Xun ignored him, only smiling at Han Ying and Zhuang Qing, and said, "It's only half past twelve now. If we follow the hiking route planned by the scenic area, we can reach the top of the mountain by half past two."

"The wild road we chose is a little difficult and a bit roundabout, but I promise the scenery will be better!"

"The wild road will take an extra hour and a half, and we'll reach the top of the mountain around four o'clock. We can enjoy the scenery and then take the cable car down the mountain. It won't delay us from having dinner after leaving the scenic area and returning home."

"What do you two think?"

Zhang Xun looked like he wanted to leave Zhao Yuanqing and Wei Lin behind and just take the three girls with him on the wild road.

"I've never hiked off-road, but I'd really like to give it a try." Han Ying was eager to try, her cute little round face filled with yearning. She goaded him, "Zhao Yuanqing, if you can't do it, just take the scenic area's designated hiking route and wait for us at the top of the mountain."

"Who said it's no use? Wei Lin is carrying the backpack now. I've recovered after a short break!" How could Zhao Yuanqing be looked down upon by her? He shouted, "It's a wild road, so who's afraid of who?"

Zhuang Qing, who hadn't sweated much during the entire trip, saw that Han Ying was clearly very interested and said loyally, "Han Ying, I'll stay with you anyway."

"Yeah, you're the best." Han Ying smiled like a flower.

Seeing that Yuan Xiao'e, Han Ying and Zhuang Qing agreed, Zhang Xun and Qi Muyang took the lead without saying a word and headed towards the wild road with a "No Entry" sign.

——The two dogs didn’t even ask Wei Lin and Zhao Yuanqing.

"Goddammit, I wish we could just take the regular hiking trail so they can have fun with the three girls."

As soon as Han Ying and Zhuang Qing moved, Zhao Yuanqing followed them happily. After taking off his heavy backpack, his steps became much lighter.

Wei Lin was in no hurry to leave.

Ever since Zhang Xun suggested taking the wild road, he became alert and took out his cell phone to check.

He found several guides to the Nanshan Scenic Area and quickly flipped through them, realizing that what Zhang Xun had just said was not a big deal.

There is indeed a wild path on the Nanshan mountain climbing route. There are no stone steps, many branches along the way, and... snakes.

The scenery along the wild road has its own characteristics compared to the regular hiking trails, but it is not that good.

Taking the regular hiking trail up the mountain, it will take two to three hours from the trailhead, and the exact time depends on the climber's physical strength.

For off-road trails, even climbers with good physical fitness will need to add an extra hour and a half.

"With Yuan Xiao'e, Han Ying, and that newbie Zhao Yuanqing here, it might take double the time. And Yuan Xiao'e likes to stop and take pictures along the way."

"The three and a half hours they mentioned to reach the summit by the wild trail only refers to the two of them. If you add the three newbies, it will take at least five more hours."

"It'll be around six o'clock when we get to the top of the mountain, and..."

Wei Lin checked on his mobile phone and found that the downhill cable car in Nanshan Scenic Area would end at 5:30 pm.

By the time they reached the top of the mountain around six o'clock, it would probably be dark already and the cable car would have stopped operating. Would they have to spend a long time going down the mountain in the dark?

"Zhongjiang City, Nanshan, top of the mountain."

Wei Lin opened the hotel booking app, entered the keyword, and saw several mountaintop B&Bs appear.

"Haha, it seems like I don't plan to let the three women go back to Linjiang City tonight."

Wei Lin sneered and checked the cell phone signal and the temperature that night.

"It's not dangerous. Even if those two dogs dare to make trouble on the wild road, they should not be a match for Yuan Qing and me."

After sorting these out, he was the last one to enter the wild road and slowly followed the team.

Along the way, the two hiking masters led the way, and Yuan Xiao'e was always with them.

Wei Lin and three others followed behind.

The two women, who had been fed too much water by Zhao Yuanqing in the early stages, found a secluded place to urinate from time to time, just like Zhao Yuanqing, and sometimes spitted and scolded him.

"That's not pretentious."

Wei Lin, who was secretly observing Zhuang Qing, nodded secretly.

Unlike those rich girls he was familiar with, Zhuang Qing did not complain about being tired. She even took the initiative to help Han Ying, who was in poor physical condition, carry a small bag to reduce Han Ying's burden.

Seeing Zhuang Qing's relaxed demeanor, Wei Lin suspected that he, like Zhang Xun, also had long-term outdoor hiking experience.

If it weren't for two rounds of life advancement and the recent high frequency of appearances in the gym, Wei Lin might have been sweating profusely like Zhao Yuanqing.

"Wei Lin, you're in good physical condition. Before coming here, I thought you were like Zhao Yuanqing, and would be a drag on everyone."

Zhuang Qing in front stopped again, rested his head with a trekking pole, and praised Wei Lin.

"I'm not only physically strong, but also in other areas." Wei Lin said with a frivolous smile.

"Come on, stay with me."

Without waiting for Zhuang Qing's response, Han Ying pulled her to find a place to urinate.

"Zhuang Qing is quite impressive. I don't think she even broke a sweat. She's much better than Han Ying." Zhao Yuanqing also noticed something and whispered, "Compared to Zhuang Dasheng's idiot son, she, as a sister, is far superior in every way."

"No wonder, I heard that idiot is afraid of his sister. Today I finally saw some clues."

Zhao Yuanqing, also from the top rich second generation circle in Linjiang City, was oppressed by his father. In recent years, he had always wanted to buy a sports car for fun, but his father kept stopping him.

He said he despised Zhuang Daoyuan's dandy behavior, but in his heart he was actually a little envious.

With his father's financial resources, as long as he is willing to agree, he can immediately buy a sports car, not just the current Porsche Cayenne.

"In terms of physical fitness, Han Ying is to Zhuang Qing like you are to me."

Wei Lin has the demeanor of a master.

"Did you take any medicine? I remember you and I were about the same! Wei Lin, some medicines are very harmful to your body and have scary side effects. You can't take them carelessly!"

Zhao Yuanqing, who refused to admit defeat, started talking nonsense.

"Ah! Snake!"

Han Ying's scream suddenly came from the bushes nearby.

The round-faced beauty who had a gentle and cute style turned pale at this moment and rushed out with her sweatpants in her hand, looking terrified.

Because she was too scared and nervous, she didn't even pull up her sweatpants completely, and a piece of her pink underwear was exposed below her crotch.

Wei Lin and Zhao Yuanqing rushed over suddenly.

"Han Ying, are you okay?"

Zhao Yuanqing hugged the panicked round-faced beauty with one hand, and with the trekking pole in his other hand, he swept the bushes behind Han Ying.

Wei Lin didn't stop, he passed by the two of them in an instant and went deeper into the bushes.

"what happened?"

Zhang Xun and Qi Muyang rushed down shouting.

Zhao Yuanqing slapped the bushes, still frantically helping Han Ying pull up her pants, cursing, "Damn it! Don't get down here!"

"Ah! Han Ying, is there a snake? How could there be a snake?!" Yuan Xiao'e was also screaming from above, and the voice sounded even more miserable and terrifying than Han Ying's.

……

Deep in the bushes, on the dry and hard ground mixed with withered yellow leaves.

A tall figure stood straight and calmly, looking ahead leisurely.

"Shh!"

Another tall and lean figure suddenly jumped out from the thorn branches and instantly jumped into her sight.

The man stopped abruptly.

Unlike his usual nonchalant demeanor, Wei Lin was now imposing and his angular face was filled with the fighting spirit of hunting prey.

Looking at him in front of her, Zhuang Qing was a little stunned.

Wei Lin at the moment reminded her of an agile cheetah and a lone wolf wandering in the wilderness.

"Is this Wei Lin? How could he develop such a sharp sense in the urban jungle?"

Zhuang Qing's eyes flashed with curiosity, and she felt a little curious about Wei Lin, whose image and aura were completely different from before.

She had met too many men of different ages, but she had only seen her father look as cold and fierce as Wei Lin at this moment when he was furious.

……

In Wei Lin's eyes.

Zhuang Qing was dressed neatly, with no trace of panic on his handsome face. He was looking at him strangely.

On the ground in front of her, which was covered with dead leaves, there was a ground snake that had been hit to death by a trekking pole. Wei Lin looked carefully and found that the snake's head was broken.

"How could that short man Zhuang Dasheng give birth to such a tall and fierce daughter?"

"No wonder Zhuang Daoyuan, a loser, is so afraid of her."

Wei Lin said secretly.

……

(End of this chapter)