Chapter 615 - 387: Unexpected Encounter

Chapter 615: Chapter 387: Unexpected Encounter

"Oh!" Su Yue nodded. Although she felt Lin Li’s explanation was a bit unreasonable, she didn’t overthink it and sat back down on the large rock by the stream.

After Su Yue sat down, Lin Li came and sat down beside her.

Gazing down at Su Yue’s slender, toned legs, Lin Li hesitated for a few seconds. He quickly recited the Purifying Heart Spell in his mind, then reached out and took hold of her injured right foot.

WHOOSH... As his palm touched her smooth, delicate skin, Lin Li let out a soft breath. ’I’m so nervous,’ he thought. ’Just apply the Honghua Oil. Don’t let your mind wander.’

The moment Lin Li grabbed her right foot, Su Yue instinctively tried to pull it back, but in the next second, he held it firmly.

"What are you doing?" Su Yue asked, looking at Lin Li in surprise as he held her right foot.

"I’m putting Honghua Oil on for you!" Lin Li explained with a straight face, then placed her injured right foot on his lap.

Then, he unscrewed the cap of the Honghua Oil and, looking down, poured it onto Su Yue’s injured ankle.

Lin Li was being so proactive about applying the Honghua Oil because he felt responsible for Su Yue spraining her ankle. He wanted to do something to show he was sorry.

"..." Su Yue had originally thought Lin Li would just hand her the Honghua Oil so she could apply it herself.

She never expected him to take the initiative and apply it for her. This caught her completely by surprise, but at the same time, she felt a little happy, and the corners of her mouth involuntarily curved into a charming smile.

"When I go for a walk late at night, I know my limits. Nothing will happen to me. But you’re different. Don’t do this again. What would you do if something happened?" Lin Li cautioned her as he rubbed the Honghua Oil onto her slightly swollen ankle.

Su Yue watched Lin Li’s serious expression as he helped her with the oil, clearly feeling the warmth of his fingertips. A barely perceptible blush flashed across her fair cheeks.

When Su Yue didn’t respond, Lin Li looked up and saw her staring at him blankly.

"What are you spacing out for? Did you hear what I just told you?"

"I heard you. But you shouldn’t be running around late at night like this either.

Mhm. I saw some comments online saying that besides snakes, there are also wild boars in these mountains. If you ran into a wild boar in the pitch-black of night, that would be terrible." Su Yue came back to her senses, nodded, and gave Lin Li a warning of her own.

’Just now, I was in the wilderness fighting a fierce peak Tier Two Mutant Beast. If an Investigator hadn’t suddenly appeared, that Mutant Beast would have died by my hand with just a little more time.

You’re talking about wild boars here? No matter how tough a boar is, could it possibly be stronger than a peak Tier Two Mutant Beast?’ Lin Li chuckled to himself at Su Yue’s words.

Then he said to Su Yue, "Luckily, your ankle is only a minor sprain. If it were serious, you might have had to take time off from school next week."

As he spoke, Lin Li gently massaged Su Yue’s sprained ankle. This would promote blood circulation and speed up her recovery.

Although the injury wasn’t severe, Lin Li was pressing quite hard, causing Su Yue some slight pain.

"Hiss..." Wincing in pain, Su Yue gently bit her lower lip, her fair, rounded toes instinctively curling inward.

"Am I pressing a little too hard? If it hurts too much, let me know." Lin Li looked up, saw her pained expression, and stopped massaging to ask.

"It’s okay. It’s not unbearable. Don’t stop, keep going," Su Yue said softly.

"Oh." Lin Li nodded and resumed massaging her ankle, which was now covered in Honghua Oil. This time, he increased the pressure a little more.

"Yelp!" Su Yue let out a soft cry and pulled her foot back slightly. "Go a little lighter, that’s really starting to hurt!"

"Mhm," Lin Li grunted in acknowledgment and eased up on the pressure.

SWOOSH...

RUSTLE RUSTLE RUSTLE...

A wind picked up in the mountains, making the vegetation on both sides of the stream sway and rustle continuously.

The temperature had already dropped after nightfall, and this gust of wind made it feel a bit cold.

Su Yue looked at Lin Li, who was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, and said with concern, "The wind’s picking up, and it’s getting colder. We should head back."

"I feel fine. I’ll just massage it a few more times, and then we’ll go back," Lin Li replied.

"Okay." Su Yue nodded.

A moment later, Lin Li felt that was enough. He stopped what he was doing, looked up at Su Yue, and joked, "Alright, it should be fine by tomorrow morning. You can take your stinky foot back now."

"What nonsense are you talking about? My foot isn’t stinky!" Su Yue said indignantly, pulling back her fair, delicate foot. She looked ready to pounce on Lin Li and teach him a lesson, baring her teeth and claws playfully.

Lin Li quickly stood up, dodging Su Yue’s retaliation. He took several steps back and smiled at Su Yue, who couldn’t do anything to him.

"Don’t you run!" Su Yue, whose movements were somewhat restricted, stood up, narrowed her eyes, and spoke to Lin Li in a menacing tone.

"Alright, alright, no more messing around. It’s almost one-thirty. We should hurry back to the campsite and get some rest!" Lin Li took his phone out of his pocket to check the time, then said to Su Yue, who was slowly approaching him.

Su Yue’s mood changed as quickly as it came. Hearing what Lin Li said, she exclaimed in surprise, "It’s that late already!"

"Yeah! It’s really late. We probably won’t be able to wake up early tomorrow morning." As he spoke, Lin Li walked over to Su Yue. "Your leg is hurt, so I’ll carry you back on my back."

"Okay."

Lin Li crouched down, and Su Yue hopped onto his back with practiced ease.

The familiar pressure on his back made Lin Li’s heart skip a beat, and he began muttering something under his breath.

After calming himself down, Lin Li wrapped his hands around Su Yue’s well-proportioned thighs, stood up, and started walking toward the campsite with her on his back.

"Lin Li, next weekend is the Mid-Autumn Festival." Su Yue wrapped her slender, pale arms around Lin Li’s neck and whispered close to his ear.

Her rosy lips parted, and her warm, moist breath tickled his ear. "Mhm, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming. You’ll be going home to celebrate with your parents, right?"

"Yeah! My mom called me yesterday and told me to come home for the festival," Su Yue said. Then she shifted her body, adjusting her position to lie more comfortably on his back.

"Don’t move around so much! Hold the flashlight properly and light up the path ahead for me." When Su Yue shifted, the pressure on Lin Li’s back suddenly increased. To avoid embarrassing himself, he quickly blurted this out.

"Oh." Hearing this, Su Yue obediently hugged Lin Li’s neck and quieted down.

RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE...

A low rumble of thunder sounded in the sky, growing closer. Dazzling, silvery-white flashes of lightning flickered within the ink-black clouds.

The sudden clap of thunder carried an invisible pressure that hung over the campsite, heralding the arrival of a heavy downpour.

"Lin Li, it’s going to rain!"

Su Yue, who had been lying quietly on Lin Li’s back, looked up at the sky. She once again leaned close to his ear, her lovely mouth slightly open, a fragrant scent wafting onto his face.

"I know. I need to pick up the pace." Not wanting to get soaked like a drowned rat, Lin Li quickened his steps and started running with Su Yue on his back.

"Ah!" Su Yue hadn’t expected Lin Li to start running and was startled. She quickly tightened her grip around his neck. "Slow down! Don’t fall..."

"Don’t worry! As long as you keep the path ahead lit with your flashlight, I won’t fall," Lin Li replied with a laugh.

As thunder rumbled in the sky, two overlapping silhouettes moved quickly along the rugged dirt path.

Lin Li picked up speed, running very fast. In just a short while, he was back at the campsite.

Just then, a deafening clap of thunder suddenly echoed from the sky.

BOOM...

After the brilliant silver-white lightning and the loud thunderclap faded, raindrops the size of beans began to fall from the sky.

"It’s raining!" Su Yue exclaimed, and she and Lin Li quickly ducked into the tent.

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