CHAPTER 387: CHAPTER 387: MAKING TROUBLE REPEATEDLY

While the group was harmoniously exchanging resources, Qin Feng and Hu Yirun sneaked to the riverside.

The two deliberately avoided the girls’ sight, crouching and sneaking into a small patch of waist-high shrubs.

They carefully observed the girls’ situation through the gaps in the bushes.

Lian Qi was right; they really were building a boat. But it seemed they hadn’t finished the final product yet. What was laid out on the riverside were sections of assembled wooden sticks. Only after putting all these pieces together could they assemble a decent finished boat.

Assembling one wooden stick after another is a technical task with challenges, because it’s impossible to ensure that each stick is of the same thickness and length. Sometimes, when encountering a thick stick, it requires picking two or even three thinner ones to join together, just to barely match the thick one.

Finally, when piecing together these assembled sticks, it also tests the binding technique and angle. Otherwise, the boat might face uneven force when sailing on the water, risking a capsizing.

The task of binding the sticks was handled by Sang Ning and Huang Chengzi. Sang Ning knew how to apply skill, while Huang Chengzi purely relied on strength; using her for anything other than binding would be wasting her talent.

Sun Bangyu and Wei Lejun were constantly collecting sticks that could be used for boat building.

However, Sang Ning and Huang Chengzi didn’t always stand in one place tying sticks. Occasionally, after finishing the sticks in hand, they would join Sun Bangyu and Wei Lejun to pick suitable sticks.

Qin Feng and Hu Yirun squatted observing for quite some time and finally discovered this pattern.

The two exchanged a glance, instantly understanding each other’s thoughts.

When Sang Ning and Huang Chengzi left the spot where the unfinished boats were piled, Qin Feng silently mouthed a signal.

Three, two, one, run!

Almost simultaneously, Hu Yirun followed his lead. The two sprang from the bushes and dashed toward the location of the half-finished works, like two untamed horses.

However, they ran so fast, with hands raised to chest level swinging wildly, heads thrown back as the wind whipped their hair upright, they looked more like two stray dogs on the loose.

Just as Qin Feng and Hu Yirun reached the spot where the half-finished products were stored, an inexplicable sixth sense made Sang Ning turn around suddenly.

As soon as she turned her head, she saw Qin Feng and Hu Yirun sneaking around, seemingly intending to steal something.

"What are you doing? Stop right there!" Sang Ning shouted sharply.

Qin Feng and Hu Yirun were stunned by the sudden voice, their hands froze, and their actions of holding the half-finished product immediately stiffened.

Hu Yirun slowly raised his head. At the moment he met Sang Ning’s gaze, he was finally scared sober, grabbing the half-finished product and running, while shouting to Qin Feng: "Run!"

Qin Feng was also slow to realize, grabbing the half-finished product and running.

After Sang Ning shouted, Huang Chengzi also noticed their stuff being stolen, cupping her hands around her mouth to amplify her voice: "Thief! Catch the thief!"

Sun Bangyu and Wei Lejun looked over and, oh boy, in just a moment of inattention, their home was burgled!

Wei Lejun was furious; men were all no good. Lian Qi deceived her, and now Qin Feng and Hu Yirun were stealing from her—unbearable! She randomly grabbed a stick off the ground, raised it in the air, and chased after them.

"Chengzi, Xiao Yu, you intercept from the left, I’ll go to the right, we must stop these two thieves!" Sang Ning pointed the way, arranging the pursuit route.

"Okay!" Huang Chengzi and Sun Bangyu nodded heavily, also chasing after them behind Wei Lejun.

Sang Ning dashed out at almost top speed, her oversight was not anticipating someone targeting their belongings.

Qin Feng and Hu Yirun, those sneaky rats, could only hope they wouldn’t be caught.

When Qin Feng and Hu Yirun were running away, they already had the advantage of distance. Plus, since they were darting through the woods, there were just too many places to hide. Even if Sang Ning and her team were strong runners, catching them would still be challenging.

However, the harder it was for Qin Feng and Hu Yirun to be caught, the more it spurred Sang Ning’s fighting spirit. She was like a hunter playing hide-and-seek tug-of-war with her prey, suddenly infused with a bit of bloodthirsty excitement. Wouldn’t it feel great to beat these two up later?

After a stretch of pursuit and hide-and-seek in the jungle, Qin Feng and Hu Yirun first started to wear out physically; not only physically, but even their spirits were getting strained.

"Tell me, do you think Sang Ning and her crew are crazy? It’s just a few half-finished products, is it necessary to chase us relentlessly?" Qin Feng panted while running.

Hu Yirun panted in response, "Exactly, plus we didn’t take much. Can’t they just make more?"

Qin Feng was stumped: "So what’s the point of us stealing their half-finished products? We can’t even use them and now we’re being hunted down?"

Hu Yirun looked down at the half-finished product in his arms, lost in thought: "Since we can’t use them either, why not throw them away and split up to run, making it less easy for them to catch us?"

"You’re right!" Qin Feng said as he ruthlessly threw the item he held onto the ground, then ran in the opposite direction of Hu Yirun.

"You cheeky rat! Quick move, huh!" Though Hu Yirun scolded Qin Feng, he too dropped the items he was carrying and followed suit in the opposite direction.

Then what was the point? Hu Yirun found himself in deep thought, realizing he underestimated Sang Ning.

Originally, he thought dealing with the half-finished product theft, Sang Ning would let it go, given that they didn’t steal much. With more effort, Sang Ning and her team could surely make more, so they shouldn’t mind losing just a little.

They solely miscalculated by overestimating Sang Ning’s tolerance. She truly was someone who held grudges, not even letting go of such minor wooden products.

When Qin Feng turned to run in the opposite direction, he hadn’t gone far at all. Instead, while Hu Yirun was turning to flee in the opposite way too, he dodged sideways, hiding in a dense bush.

And then came the awkward part; after finding his hiding spot, Hu Yirun, in the distance, adopted the same strategy, casually choosing a dense bush to hide in.

At the moment when Hu Yirun crouched down, and their four eyes met, an unspoken emotion flowed between them from their eyes.

Are they both thinking the same thing?

Honestly speaking, if they were to run properly, they certainly couldn’t outrun Sang Ning and those formidable girls.

Might as well ditch the stolen goods somewhere random. When Sang Ning and her team only find the half-finished products but not them, the natural choice would be to take their crafted items and stop chasing them.

Qin Feng also thought about how when Sang Ning and her team left with the half-finished products, he could leisurely come out, then continue to the riverside to cause trouble. Today’s theme was pure rebellion!