Qi Yang was moved in his heart, lowered his eyes and whispered: "I'm fine."

"I know you are not afraid of pain! I know you can climb to the top of a steep slope like this! I know you can hold on! But I...but I will feel bad!" Ling'er snuggled into Brother Yang's arms with tears in her eyes.

Qi Yang's heart was deeply touched. Except for Ling'er, no one had ever cared about him so much. He knew that he should not make Ling'er feel sad anymore, but he had to continue to persuade: "But there is no other way right now...

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"No! There must be other ways to go up the mountain. You have only seen the topographic map here. There are always some trails that are not marked on the topographic map, right?" Ling'er said.

Qi Yang interfaced: "Having said that..."

Ling'er interrupted him and continued his analysis: "And we have all walked here, so you don't have to worry about leaving footprints or anything. Even if there are footprints here, no one will be able to find them for a while."

"That's true. But..." Before Qi Yang could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Ling'er again.

"Stop it, leave it to me to find the way!" After Ling'er finished speaking, she reluctantly exited Brother Yang's arms.

Qi Yang looked suspiciously at the open space, which was only three feet square. Did Ling'er want to find another way up the mountain from here?

"Why don't you sit down and have a rest first?" Seeing Qi Yang shaking his head in refusal, Ling'er retreated and asked for the next best thing, "Then you also have to treat your leg injury and press your knee! I saw that you were skilled in technique before, so you should have a lot of...

..." Ling'er suddenly couldn't bear to talk anymore and just sighed softly.

Seeing that Ling'er turned her back and wanted to leave, Qi Yang was worried that she would stumble and fall, so he quickly grabbed her arm and shouted anxiously: "Girl!"

"Don't worry! I won't leave you here alone." Ling'er turned around and joked.

Qi Yang's expression was a little subtle. He was only worried about Ling'er's safety from beginning to end!

"I'm going to find a way." Ling'er stopped teasing him.

"Finding a way?" Qi Yang frowned. Is there really another way here?

Ling'er nodded and explained: "It can't be seen from here. But when you climb up the steep slope, you can see that there is a cave inside."

Qi Yang looked in the direction of Ling'er's finger, and sure enough he couldn't see anything.

"It's nothing if it's just a cave. I saw that the withered vine hanging at the entrance of the cave swings much faster than the other vines around it. It seems like there is a draft or something." Ling'er added.

Qi Yang understood as soon as he heard it, nodded and praised: "Young lady is very observant! I admire you!"

Ling'er blushed and said shyly, "If Brother Yang hadn't been distracted by the pain in his leg just now, he would have discovered it."

Qi Yang coughed twice uncomfortably upon hearing this, and then said: "Let's go and take a look together!"

"No! Just rest. If there is no other way out of the cave, we still have to continue climbing the steep slope. Save some energy!" Ling'er advised.

Qi Yang heard what Ling'er said was reasonable and didn't insist anymore. He just told Ling'er repeatedly to be careful before letting Ling'er leave.

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The cave was not big, so Ling'er quickly found other entrances to the cave. But she did not go back immediately to tell Brother Yang the good news. Because when she secretly looked over from the entrance of the cave, she found that her brother Yang was half leaning against the stone wall.

, leaning over slightly to press the old injury on his knee.

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Chapter completed!