Chapter 89: Kang Zhi Chun

On Yue Yue's hair hung a light bell chime; in this courtyard it dispelled the warmth in others' hearts.

Kang Zhi Xia wanted to speak, but didn't dare.

He tried to speak several times, but each time the crowd told him to shut up… And as the only idle person here, still trying to save himself, what could he say? Just shut up!

Brother, you're amazing.

Brother, you're the best brother.

Yue Yue likes you the most.

Brother, hold steady, hold tight.

Yue Yue's worried big eyes stared at Ning Hanmo without mistake; her small mouth, tense, kept speaking.

Kang Zhi Chun ruffled Yue Yue's hair and pulled her to his side.

Before she didn't understand, but now she seemed to grasp the changes in Zi Wei and Nai Xin, and also understood her mother's intention.

The boudoir has never been a woman's endpoint.

They clearly have a wonderful life ahead.

"Come, brother, lift with me and hook the rope down." Kang Wu brought a wooden stick, and nailed a nail to its edge.

The nail was horizontal, with a slight downward bend.

Kang Wen hurried over.

Kang Wu's forehead was already sweating; this wooden stick was a bit long, he'd carried it over from another courtyard, and his hands were going numb.

"I'll help too." Ning Qiancheng walked over.

"We three are enough, ladies; please watch the direction." Kang Wu said.

With many people, strength isn't focused; a thousand people have a thousand ideas.

Especially hooking the rope, which requires great precision.

"All right, I'm watching." Kang Zhi Chun nodded.

"Brothers, we cannot fail." Kang Wu shouted.

Kang Wen and Ning Qiancheng's gazes gradually focused, they exchanged a glance, but neither spoke.

"A little to the left." Kang Zhi Chun shouted loudly.

Then, seeing their actions, she said, "Your force is too great; you need to control your force."

They haven't reached the rope's edge yet; we must adjust their force, otherwise if they hit the rope and it falls, it'll be too late.

"Exactly, just like that, a slight movement." Kang Zhi Chun watched them; this position required standing in the sun, and she didn't even notice the heat—her eyes now held only the nail and the rope.

"A little to the left."

"Very good."

"A little further forward."

"We're already very close."

"Almost there; you can ease your force a bit."

One command after another kept issuing from her mouth.

Meanwhile the three youths merely tensed, continually adjusting their force.

After all, three people were exerting force together; they needed a uniform force—each movement couldn't be too strong or too weak, otherwise they wouldn't achieve the goal.

"Very close, move up a little."

"We've touched the rope." Kang Zhi Chun said this bit by bit, with some exciting emotion.

The other girls unconsciously clenched their fists.

Yue Yue's gaze had always been on her brother; she cared about nothing else, only whether he would fall.

Seeing her brother's hand bleeding, the little girl almost cried from pain, but she held back, not shedding a tear, her gaze unmoving.

"Down, pull!" Kang Zhi Chun's command came out, and the three moved together.

But…

The nail can only be pulled so far.

But it's also good news—at least the rope is now closer to them.

"That's great, let's try again!" Kang Zhi Chun's voice showed no discouragement; it seemed able to steady emotions.

The three youths, who had just been a bit discouraged, instantly entered a state of focused concentration.

"Good, we're close—move up, yes, down, ready, pull!"

One command after another came from Kang Zhi Chun's mouth.

The three youths gripped the same wooden pole and acted together.

Just like that, after three times.

"We've reached it!"

"Great, we've reached it!"

Ning Hanmo, standing on a tree branch, let out a breath of relief, while Kang Zhi Xia sensed the atmosphere and fell into a feeling of envy.

Such an academy seems different from what I imagined.

Such classmates also seem different from what I imagined.

If it were them, I suppose it wouldn't feel bad.

From resistance, dislike, to now, he gradually began to accept it, even feeling some anticipation.

Kang Wu and Ning Qiancheng hurriedly pulled the rope; Ning Qiancheng even tied the rope around his waist, so at least his weight could help pull.

"You can't—you're too thin; give it to me."

Just then, Kang Wen walked over and reached out to Ning Qiancheng.

Huh? Ning Qiancheng raised their head, not understanding.

You're too thin; your weight isn't enough to hold it down—I'll do it.

Ning Qiancheng looked at Kang Wen's build, then fell silent, nodding silently, "Thank you."

Kang Wen smiled, then tied a rope directly around their waist.

Choosing this branch meant they had no trunk support and could only do this.

They supported themselves with their own weight!

"What's there to be polite about among brothers?" Kang Wen waved their hand indifferently, tugged the rope to feel whether the knot was secure, then walked back.

"Zhi Chun, should you be the one to command?" Kang Wu looked toward Kang Zhi Chun.

Kang Zhi Chun's calmness just now, her refusal to give up, and that unique tone were the key to their success.

Kang Zhi Chun's face flushed, but she didn't refuse, just nodded.

"Ladies, we've reached our battlefield—grab the rope; us ladies can help just as well."

Following Kang Zhi Chun's words, several ladies grabbed the rope.

"Ning Hanmo, are you ready?" Kang Zhi Chun looked toward Ning Hanmo.

Ning Hanmo didn't answer, just nodded.

All right! Prepare a shoe's distance.

Everyone, pull!

Kang Zhi Chun's command was clear and orderly; whatever elements, they unconsciously gathered in her mind.

Everyone knows how far a shoe's distance is.

And everyone acted together.

Ning Hanmo held onto the tree; although there were no branches underfoot, the rope around their waist gave them a great sense of security.

It's not the same as them fighting alone, struggling upward solo.

Now they only need to control the direction; as long as they confirm the target, everything else can be left to their companions!

A shoe's distance—everyone, pull!

Kang Zhi Chun's commands were issued repeatedly.

Half a shoe's distance—everyone, pull!

Another command, and at this half-shoe distance Ning Hanmo happened to reach a node—that was another branch, giving them a new foothold, a place they had struggled to reach for a long time through their own effort.

"Everyone, pull the rope tight, make sure it doesn't loosen, don't exert force, stay in place, rest." Kang Zhi Chun said, watching Ning Hanmo's condition and everyone else's.

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