CHAPTER 131: CHAPTER 131: PUSHED DOWN MALICIOUSLY

Ningwan took out her phone to call Jin Yingzi, but the ringtone sounded in the dormitory.

Jin Yingzi’s phone wasn’t with her, it was left in the dormitory.

"Are you looking for your classmate? I saw her heading into the mountains with a boy." The girl leading the group of three said.

Ningwan frowned.

Jin Yingzi with a boy?

She hadn’t seen her get close to any boys.

"Thank you, I’ll go look for her."

Ningwan thanked them and went outside to search.

"Excuse me, have you seen Jin Yingzi?"

After going out, Ningwan asked a boy.

The boy said, "I saw her, she went into the mountains."

Ningwan frowned, in the middle of the night, what’s she doing in the mountains?

Suddenly she remembered, usually around wild Lingzhi, there is a kind of medicinal herb.

And Jin Yingzi’s mother’s illness just happened to need that medicinal herb.

She had it in her herb garden, Jin Yingzi had asked for it a few times before.

But the artificially cultivated ones are never as effective as the wild ones.

The herbs found during the daytime must be handed over to the teaching assistant.

Could she be going to find them at night and keep them for herself?

The more Ningwan thought about it, the more she felt it was possible, so she also went forward along the daytime route.

While searching, she called out Jin Yingzi’s name.

"Are you looking for Jin Yingzi?"

Suddenly, a boy jumped out halfway, looking at Ningwan and asking.

Ningwan looked him up and down, he wasn’t a classmate from their class.

"Do you know Jin Yingzi?" Ningwan asked.

The boy nodded, "I know her, she just asked me for directions to the front, I’ll take you to find her."

Ningwan looked at him suspiciously, seemingly not trusting his words.

The boy said, "Don’t worry, why would I lie to you? What I’m saying is all true."

Ningwan thought, how could I know if what you’re saying is true or not?

However, there was no better way right now, so she had to temporarily trust him and walk forward with him.

The boy led her forward, talking about Jin Yingzi as they walked.

"Late at night, a girl walking into the deep mountains, I told her it was unsafe, but she didn’t listen. When you find her, persuade her to come back quickly, you are friends, right?"

"Yes, we’re friends."

"Good, if you’re friends, persuade her to come back quickly, it’s too dangerous inside." the boy said.

"Wait, I think something poked my foot."

The boy suddenly crouched down, asking Ningwan to wait.

Ningwan had to stop walking.

The boy squatted down and fiddled for a long time, Ningwan anxiously waited, looking around, hoping Jin Yingzi would appear in front of her eyes.

"Go down!"

"Ah."

While Ningwan was looking around, the boy suddenly stood up and pushed Ningwan down.

Completely unprepared, Ningwan let out a scream and rolled down.

After pushing her down, the boy ran away.

Ningwan tumbled, the world spinning, pain sweeping across her body.

Finally, she hit a tree, and only then did she stop.

Her head was terribly dizzy, and as soon as she stopped, she couldn’t withstand it and passed out.

When she woke up again, she didn’t know how long it had been.

The sky was very dark, she couldn’t see anything, she could only hear the sound of insects chirping.

"Help... help."

Ningwan weakly cried for help.

She tried to move her limbs, fortunately, no bones were broken.

But her whole body hurt; she must have suffered many cuts and bruises.

Why did that person suddenly push her?

Was it premeditated, or a spur-of-the-moment decision?

"Ningwan."

Suddenly, Ningwan heard someone calling her name.

Gritting her teeth, enduring the pain, Ningwan responded, "I’m here."

Soon, someone stumbled over, running to her side.

Seeing her lying on the ground, they quickly reached out to help her up.

"How are you? Where are you hurt?"

It was actually Wen Jianan.

"I’m hurt everywhere, but the bones are fine, just help me up, I can’t get up." Ningwan said.

Wen Jianan quickly helped her up and let her sit against a tree.

"Why are you here?" Wen Jianan asked.

Ningwan pointed upward, "I was pushed down."

Wen Jianan glanced upwards, astonished, "You didn’t die from such a high fall, Ningwan, you’re really lucky."

Ningwan was speechless.

However, she also felt lucky, surviving such a high fall.

"What time is it now? Why are you here?" Ningwan asked.

Wen Jianan said, "Jin Yingzi came to me, said you disappeared, and didn’t dare to tell the teaching assistant, afraid of losing points. So I came to find you, it’s now two minutes to midnight."

"Jin Yingzi? She’s at the hotel?" Ningwan was surprised.

Wen Jianan said, "Of course, who else would run outside at night but you? There are wild animals in these mountains, don’t you value your life?"

Ningwan was annoyed, she actually got deceived.

However, fortunately, Jin Yingzi was safe.

"Help me up." Ningwan said.

Wen Jianan frowned, "Are you sure you’re alright? Even your face is scratched, are you sure nothing’s wrong?"

"Just surface wounds, no issues with my bones, help me up first. Let’s find some herbs, apply them. My arm is bleeding; I’ll lose too much blood soon." Ningwan said.

Wen Jianan, understanding medicine, knew her bones were fine and thus was relieved.

He quickly helped her up, moved her limbs a bit, and indeed, her bones were fine.

But surface wounds couldn’t be ignored, fortunately, they both recognized medicinal herbs.

They quickly found some hemostatic herbs.

Ningwan actually chewed them and applied them to her wounds.

Wen Jianan frowned and asked, "Is that okay? Isn’t that unsanitary?"

"In the middle of nowhere, why be so finicky?" Ningwan retorted.

Wen Jianan’s expression stiffened at her words, and he stopped talking.

Deep into the night, returning would be difficult for them.

Having rolled to this place, they were off the original path, and Ningwan was injured, making it harder to walk further.

Wen Jianan said, "I can carry you for a while, but I can’t do it continuously, it’s not feasible."

"I don’t intend for you to carry me the whole time, just support me, and let’s find a cave to wait it out! If we’re not back tomorrow, someone will naturally come looking for us." Ningwan said.

"But if the teaching assistant finds out we went out at night, they’ll deduct credit points." Wen Jianan said with a dark face.

"At this point, are you seriously still worried about credit points? What’s more important, credits or life? Don’t be so rigid," Ningwan said.

Wen Jianan said, "But ever since I was a child, I’ve always had full marks, never had points deducted."

"Oh, no wonder you care so much," Ningwan said.

"What, are you a poor student?" Wen Jianan asked.

Ningwan slightly curled her lips, smiling, "I’ve never been to school, this is my first time studying at a school."

Wen Jianan: "..."

"Ow ow."

"What sound is that?" Wen Jianan frowned and asked.

Ningwan said, "Didn’t the teaching assistant say? There are wild animals in these mountains, so stop talking nonsense. Quickly help me find a cave, let’s hide first and wait for rescue."