Chapter 211: Ning Eldest Brother, thank you

After Ning Hanmo left, following the direction's guidance, he then found Kang Nai Xin's area, but Kang Nai Xin had already left this area.

But Kang Nai Xin did not go down the mountain vertically; instead, she was searching horizontally for companions.

The directional markings she had carved on the tree were originally unnoticed because it was pitch dark, but Kang Nai Xin had twisted the hemp rope into a shape—a flower shape—bound it with vines, and then hung it where moonlight could shine.

As soon as Ning Hanmo approached, he spotted the marking at a glance, immediately knowing there were companions here; he carefully searched the surroundings for clues, and then saw the direction indicated.

"Nai Xin!" When he saw the symbol '5', he immediately knew who the person in this area was.

Having come all the way around, perhaps he hadn't noticed, or perhaps it was too dark, many clues had slipped past him; with difficulty he spotted familiar information, and following Kang Nai Xin's hint, he quickly made his way over.

To set up the clue site, Kang Nai Xin walked very late; just as she stepped out of her own area, she ran into trouble.

A snake as thick as her arm was there, flicking its tongue, its pair of eyes making one's blood run cold.

"Kang Nai Xin, stay calm, stay calm, you can do it."

"You can."

Kang Nai Xin's hands trembled slightly; she relaxed a moment, then gripped the wooden stick in her hands tightly—this was the only tool she had found along the way.

She did not run, nor did she move.

In the agriculture lesson taught by the Dean, snakes were specifically introduced; if she ran, her speed could not compare to the snake's, and she would eventually be caught—panicking and choosing a path at random would only make her die faster, so it was better to conserve her strength.

The snake swayed its tail, having waited a long time, as if losing interest in an instant, its vertical pupils rose.

"Here it comes!"

In Kang Nai Xin's heart, there was a voice, loudly telling her.

At the moment the snake lunged forward quickly, Kang Nai Xin's wooden stick mercilessly swung out.

But the snake was too heavy; she drove it back, yet also enraged it, and the 'hissing' sound grew louder and louder.

Sweat dripped drop by drop from Kang Nai Xin's forehead, the sweat wetting the hair above her eyes, falling into her eyes and making them feel sore, yet she dared not move, not even feeling it.

The snake attacked again, coiling around the tree trunk, then lunged forward violently.

Kang Nai Xin swung the wooden stick without hesitation, but this time she misjudged the position and also misjudged the snake's sudden burst of speed.

In a hair's breadth.

A wooden arrow, coming from far to near.

Kang Nai Xin instinctively sensed danger, but now she could not move, nor was she able to.

But that wooden arrow's target was not her!

But the snake that was about to bite her!

The snake's open mouth suddenly received a wooden arrow, which lodged perfectly in its throat, 'hiss…', as it writhed and twisted all over the ground.

Ning Hanmo's gripped branch mercilessly stabbed down!

"Hiss…"

The snake swiftly opened its mouth to bite; Ning Hanmo's both hands clung to that branch, gritting his teeth, embedded in the snake's body.

But he was powerless against the snake's biting mouth.

At that moment, Kang Nai Xin swung her wooden stick, directly striking the snake's head to the side, while at the same time Ning Hanmo pulled out the branch.

The giant snake writhed in pain, the slender trees and all the grass on the ground were utterly destroyed.

"How are you? Any injuries?" Ning Hanmo grabbed Kang Nai Xin and hastily withdrew, asking with some concern.

He feared Kang Nai Xin would say nothing, as she usually speaks little; if she were injured and stayed silent, that could lead to trouble.

Before Kang Nai Xin could answer, he continued, "If injured, you must speak up—this could become a major issue; you can't just endure it."

Kang Nai Xin saw his anxious look, gave a light smile, then stepped back and wiped the sweat from her face.

"Ning Eldest Brother, I'm fine; you arrived just in time."

"Are you sure?" Ning Hanmo looked at her complexion and confirmed again.

Kang Nai Xin let out a "pfft" laugh, saying, "Quite sure, I'm not injured."

Ning Hanmo's heart, which he had been holding, finally relaxed: "That's good, that's good."

After saying that, he plopped down onto the ground.

No one knew that, just now seeing the giant snake's mouth wide open, about to bite Kang Nai Xin, that helpless feeling of his was now immensely relieved; the rope binding his hands was relatively intact, he had found a relatively soft branch and vine, made this bow and arrow—although its aim had some issues, and its strength also had some issues—but at the critical moment, it could save a life!

"Ning Eldest Brother, thank you." Kang Nai Xin smiled, also sitting to the side; the recent heart-pounding ordeal and now the aftermath of survival seemed to have changed her personality somewhat.

Looking at the still-writhing giant snake, it no longer seemed so frightening.