701: Chapter 690: Slipped Down 701: Chapter 690: Slipped Down The early-rising sun showered its rays onto the earth, bringing not only warmth but also light.
Six peerless beauties stood atop the mountain peak in a row, creating a striking contrast with the four distant summits, as if these six women were fairies from the heavens.
Once the sun had fully risen, there wasn’t much else to see.
Song Yun called out to everyone, and then planned to descend the mountain.
Descending the mountain was a technical task, as the saying goes, “it’s easy to go up the mountain but hard to come down,” and this was precisely the case.
Xiao Qing had no problem descending, as her family practiced martial arts.
Although she hadn’t really mastered anything, the descent was still no challenge for her.
Song Yuxue also had no problem descending since kids who grew up overseas were very used to activities like mountain climbing.
Li Yueyue, Liu Ran, and Qingluan all managed the descent without issue.
The only one with a problem was Li Shishi.
As someone who usually worked in an office, she rarely hiked, and was understandably not used to it.
Ascending had been hard enough, and descending was even harder, but she was fortunate to have Song Yun, a considerate person, who guided her down the mountain, holding her hand as they went.
Not long after they set off, Song Yun suddenly paused at a corner.
“What’s wrong, Song Yun?” Li Shishi asked curiously, holding his hand.
“Nothing,” Song Yun shook his head.
He felt the corner looked a bit familiar; they had passed it on their way up when it was still dark, and nothing was visible.
Now that the sun was up, he could see everything clearly.
This corner seemed like one he had seen somewhere else.
The thought struck him—Map!
Song Yun quickly took out the map, and sure enough, the route drawn on it had such a corner.
Although it wasn’t exactly the same, it bore a strong resemblance!
“Are we supposed to go this way?” Song Yun wondered as he looked at a narrow path beside the corner.
Calling it a path might be generous—it was more like a strip where the grass was less dense, just about as wide as a person’s foot.
Song Yun examined the map again.
It showcased the route leading straight down the narrow path, but after that…
there was nothing else.
The rest was in the War God’s hands.
“Damn it,” Song Yun cursed under his breath.
With a bevy of girls at his side, it wasn’t appropriate to go exploring.
He decided it would be better to check it out another day when he was alone.
So, Song Yun ignored the narrow path and continued on the main path they had climbed earlier.
Just then, the sky roared with a colossal boom and a bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, making Song Yun flinch.
Could someone be undergoing heavenly tribulation?
Of course, that was just the first thought that came to Song Yun’s mind from reading too many fantasy novels.
His second thought was—all of a sudden, rain!
“Damn it, what the hell?
It’s raining out of nowhere!” Song Yun looked up; the previously clear sky was now covered in dark clouds.
It was just past five in the morning, yet the gloomy and chilling wind made everyone shudder.
“Hurry up, it’s going to rain,” Song Yun hurried Li Shishi along, quickening their pace.
Li Yueyue and the others ahead also sped up, but they couldn’t outrun the rain.
In just a few minutes, a heavy downpour started.
It’s rare to have such a heavy rain in winter!
Luckily, Song Yun had extensive experience in the outdoors, and he was well-prepared with umbrellas.
Everyone quickly opened theirs and continued toward the foot of the mountain.
“Ah, Song Yun, slow down,” Li Shishi, who was being pulled by Song Yun on the muddy mountain trail, was not used to physical activities.
The rush left her gasping for breath.
“Hurry up, we at least need to reach the pass where we camped last night.
If there’s a flash flood, it won’t be a joke,” Song Yun said.
“But I thought we’re supposed to run uphill when it rains,” Li Shishi asked.
“That depends on the location.
The pass where we stayed is the safest place,” Song Yun explained.
“Oh, Song Yun, slow down, my hairpin fell off,” Li Shishi said.
She let go of Song Yun’s hand to fix her hairpin that had tilted to one side.
Right then, perhaps because of the slippery condition caused by the rain, Li Shishi’s feet slid out from under her!
“Ah!” Li Shishi screamed as she fell backward and sat down on the ground.
The ground was sloped, and she slid right toward the bushy area alongside the path.
Song Yun reacted quickly, dashing forward as Li Shishi fell.
Just as she was about to slide off the road, he grabbed her hand.
But the surface was too slippery, slicker even than a woman overcome with springtime ardor, and Song Yun, losing his footing, also fell.
Then the two of them slid off the edge of the road, which led down a slope.
Song Yun estimated it to be dozens of meters deep, leading to a thicket below, rendering it impossible to see clearly.
This made Song Yun truly anxious—while he himself might be fine, even if he fell and wouldn’t be seriously hurt, there was still Li Shishi to worry about.
Song Yun yanked Li Shishi towards him, hoping to find something to grab onto.
However, with one hand holding Li Shishi and the other struggling to catch hold of anything, Song Yun ended up sliding uncontrollably down the slope towards the bushes.
The lack of friction due to the slippery surface only increased their speed.
Qingluan and the others on the mountain trail stopped and looked back.
They could clearly see Song Yun getting further and further away.
Xiao Qing wanted to dash out after him, but Qingluan held her back.
“Don’t worry, with Song Yun there, there won’t be a problem,” Qingluan said with a smile.
Song Yuxue, anxious, stood at the edge of the road and called out, “Brother!!
Are you okay?!”
“I’m fine!” Song Yun’s voice came from afar, “There’s nothing down here, so no injuries, only got my clothes wet!”
Song Yuxue and the others were relieved, then shouting toward the tiny figure of Song Yun, “Can you climb up?
Do we need to come down and pull you up?”
“I can!
But you all head down first, we need to find shelter from the rain.
It’s coming down hard; it’s tough to climb up now!
Listen to Qingluan and go back, just be good,” Song Yun called out from below.
“See, no problem.
Let’s head to the pass!” Qingluan said, still smiling.