Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character's Revenge

Meng Shaoqing was a little confused, but he still followed Qi Ning.

Qi Ning led him through the woods for a while until they reached the foot of a stone wall about ten meters high.

She pointed to a medicinal herb on the stone wall and said, "Do you see that?"

"That is?"

Those were herbs that Qi Ning had found by chance on the mountain.

She pretended to know a little and said, "That seems to be a kind of herb, and a very precious one at that. I heard it from the old folks in our Qijia Village."

"It's just that this herb is not common, few people recognize it, and it usually grows in dangerous places, so even if people recognize it, it's difficult to pick."

Upon hearing this, Meng Shaoqing looked up and carefully examined the herb.

Qi Ning tugged at his sleeve and shook it: "Why don't you try picking it? When you go to the county pharmacy to sell herbs, just ask around. Maybe you can get a good price."

Meng Shaoqing estimated the height. Although the herb was growing on the stone wall, it wasn't very tall, and the stone wall looked quite easy to climb, so it shouldn't be difficult to pick.

If it is indeed a rare and precious herb, as Qi Ning said, then it's probably because others don't recognize it; otherwise, it would have been picked long ago.

Meng Shaoqing quickly replied, "Then I'll give it a try."

He put down the basket on his back and prepared to go over.

"Hey, wait."

Qi Ning grabbed him.

"What's wrong?" Meng Shaoqing turned around.

Qi Ning cautioned, "Be careful."

Meng Shaoqing's heart stirred slightly. He looked at Qi Ning for a while before finally humming in agreement.

After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and started climbing the stone wall, while Qi Ning watched from below.

The rock face wasn't very steep, so it shouldn't be a problem for Meng Shaoqing; otherwise, Qi Ning wouldn't have let him take the risk.

Although Meng Shaoqing didn't look very strong, he was in pretty good physical condition because he spent a lot of time climbing up and down mountains. He quickly climbed up and reached out to pick the herb.

"Found it!"

Meng Shaoqing smiled and turned around, speaking to Qi Ning below.

Qi Ning smiled and said, "Then come down quickly, be careful."

"it is good."

Just then, the system suddenly reminded Qi Ning: "Host, two villagers are passing by. They heard you talking and are coming this way."

"Oh, you've come at the perfect time."

Qi Ning remained calm and continued to wait for Meng Shaoqing to come down, showing no intention of avoiding him.

Meng Shaoqing climbed up quite smoothly, but when he came down, perhaps because he had collected herbs and was in a relaxed mood, he was careless and accidentally brushed his arm against a rock.

He didn't pay much attention to it; getting minor injuries while traveling in the mountains was perfectly normal.

He quickly climbed down and handed the herb to Qi Ning.

"look."

Meng Shaoqing was about to share his joy at finding the herbs with Qi Ning, but Qi Ning grabbed his arm nervously.

Did you get scraped or bruised when you got down?

Sure enough, when Qi Ning lifted Meng Shaoqing's arm, she saw a scratch on it.

It wasn't too serious; it was just a minor scrape with a few small beads of blood.

"Does it hurt?" Qi Ning asked, looking up.

Meng Shaoqing's body stiffened a little; he hadn't expected Qi Ning to care about him so much.

"No...it's okay."

Just as the atmosphere became somewhat ambiguous, a strange sound suddenly came from above the stone wall, like someone passing through branches and grass.

"Who's down there?" a woman's voice asked.

"Who is it? How could there be someone down here? You must have misheard," another man's voice replied.

Upon hearing the voices, Meng Shaoqing immediately recognized them as belonging to a couple from the village.

"No, someone is coming."

Meng Shaoqing said something in a low voice. He looked around and quickly pulled Qi Ning to hide behind a dense thicket of bushes.

The bushes weren't very big, and Meng Shaoqing and Qi Ning could only hide close together behind them.

"Young man..."

"Shhh."

Qi Ning had barely uttered two words when Meng Shaoqing reached out and covered her mouth.

He gestured to her with his eyes, signaling her to quiet down so they wouldn't be discovered.

Recently, the gossip about the two of them in the village has finally subsided a bit. Meng Shaoqing doesn't want anyone to see him and Qi Ning alone on the mountain, otherwise, the gossip will start again.

After a moment, the two people on the top of the stone wall pushed aside the branches and grass and came to the edge of the stone wall. They leaned out and looked down.

"Did you see anyone?"

"It seems like nobody's here."

Hearing the commotion above, Meng Shaoqing, afraid of being seen, hugged Qi Ning and lowered his head with her.

Meng Shaoqing thought their hiding place was quite well concealed, but little did he know that no matter how dense the bushes were, there were still gaps, and the two people were looking down from above, so they had a completely unobstructed view.

Not only that, Qi Ning was afraid they wouldn't see it, so she deliberately showed half of her shoe.

The couple above the cliff parted the branches and looked down, immediately spotting two figures hiding behind the bushes.

The two of them stared at each other, their astonishment evident in their eyes.

The woman tried to speak, but the man pulled her away, saying deliberately as they walked, "Isn't there no one here? Hurry up and go."

Only after the two of them had gone quite a distance did the woman burst into laughter, saying, "See? I told you there were definitely people down there. I could hear them talking."

The man was somewhat surprised: "You didn't see the face, how do you know who it is?"

"Do we even need to look at their faces? Let me tell you, just by listening to their voices, I can tell that those voices are most likely Meng Jiyang's wife and Meng Shaoqing."

"Really?"

"Absolutely, I can't be mistaken."

At this point, the woman complained again, "Why did you pull me away just now? Otherwise, I could have seen what they were doing."

Her husband chuckled twice: "I know, I know. If we stay any longer, we'll just be interrupting their good time."

"That's true. What could a man and a woman do alone on this mountain? They wouldn't admit to having an affair, but we caught them this time."

After they had walked away and there was no more noise, Meng Shaoqing finally let go of Qi Ning.

"Someone came by just now, and in my haste I..." he explained in a flustered tone.

Qi Ning shook her head, seemingly feeling embarrassed as well: "I know."

She asked again, "They shouldn't have seen us, right?"

"No, they said they didn't see anyone, so don't worry," Meng Shaoqing reassured her.

Qi Ning smiled and said, "That's good, then I can rest assured."

Meng Shaoqing then remembered the herbs in his hand and handed them to Qi Ning: "Here, take these herbs."

"Give me the herbs you picked, as a way of thanking you for helping me during this time."

Qi Ning pushed it back: "But you should take it to a pharmacy and ask first. Maybe it's just a weed."

Hearing her say that, Meng Shaoqing finally agreed: "Alright, then I'll go to the pharmacy tomorrow."

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