Quick Transmigration: Why did you provoke him? He's love-struck!

The landlord next to her also chimed in, "Yes, Miss Ming, it's better to let Xiao Zhao handle this. It's too dangerous for a young woman like you to go down there."

Yan Zhen paused for a moment, then cautioned, "Then be careful."

Zhou took out two ropes from the rescue kit brought by the landlord. He hung one on his body and tied the other around his waist, with one end of the rope firmly tied to a tree.

After getting ready, he carefully slid down the platform.

Once down to the platform, Zhou Rang first checked Bian Yuan's injuries; he had indeed been bitten by a snake.

After giving Bian Yuan some basic treatment on his ankle, Zhou Rang helped him up, hoisted him onto his back, tied him tightly with a rope, and then began to climb back up the cliff.

Yan Zhen and the landlord held the other end of the rope, their eyes fixed on the two people moving below the waterfall.

Step by step, Zhou Rang climbed steadily.

Just as they were about to reach the waterfall, Zhou Rang suddenly slipped and his knee slammed heavily against the hard rock.

Yan Zhen could even clearly hear the dull thud of his kneecap hitting the rock.

"Brother Zhao!" Yan Zhen's heart tightened.

"I'm fine." Zhou Rang gritted his teeth, lay on the rock to adjust himself, and quickly got up again with Bian Yuan on his back. In less than five minutes, he successfully climbed up.

Once he reached the cliff, Zhou Rang lay on the ground, panting heavily, barely able to move.

Yan Zhen and the landlord rushed forward and hurriedly untied Bian Yuan from his back.

Upon examining Bian Yuan's condition, the landlord's expression immediately darkened: "It's a highly venomous snake. We need to get down the mountain as soon as possible to administer antivenom, otherwise, even if he survives, he'll suffer long-term consequences."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Rang, still catching his breath, immediately scrambled to his feet: "Let's go."

But as soon as he got up, he slumped back down to the ground, his face deathly pale.

Yan Zhen realized something, and when he rolled up his trouser leg, he saw that his calf was red and swollen, and his knee was bleeding profusely, which meant that he had been feeling uncomfortable for a while.

Yan Zhen was a little annoyed, but now was not the time to lose her temper. She turned to the landlord and explained Zhou Rang's situation.

The landlord understood: "I'll carry Bian Yuan down the mountain to find a doctor first."

"it is good."

The landlord carried Bian Yuan on his back and then reminded him, "The rain is too heavy, and the terrain here is special. With so much rain, there is a risk of flash floods. Please be careful."

"understood."

After the landlord left, Yan Zhen picked up the raincoat and wrapped it around Zhou Rang, who was soaking wet. He then put the flashlight in Zhou Rang's hand, turned around and squatted down with his back to him, pretending to carry him down the mountain.

Zhou Rang remained motionless.

Yan Zhen turned his head and urged, "Come on up."

“No,” Zhou Rang said, “the road down the mountain is too far. I’ll wait here for the police to come up.”

"I can carry you on my back."

"No." Zhou Rang was very stubborn.

Yan Zhen turned around, and with the help of the flashlight, the two looked at each other. Zhou Rang immediately looked away.

Yan Zhen then realized that Zhou Rang's refusal to let her carry him was not only because he didn't want her to be tired, but also because he was being a little emotional.

She was both annoyed and amused at the same time.

"Is this the time to be angry?" Yan Zhen asked, both amused and exasperated. "How old are you this year? Five?"

Before Zhou Rang could answer, she said to herself, "To put it bluntly, he's at most three years old."

Zhou Rang: "..."

Yan Zhen adopted a tone of coaxing a kindergarten child: "How about I apologize to you? I was wrong. I shouldn't have said those things to you yesterday. Please be magnanimous and don't hold it against me, okay?"

Zhou Rang's expression softened a little, and he said softly, "I'm not angry with you."

"Then what's wrong with you?"

Zhou Rang hesitated for a moment, then swallowed his words and said, "It's nothing... Let's go."

With Yan Zhen's help, he got up and insisted on walking down the mountain by himself.

“The mountain road is slippery. If you carry me and we fall, we will both get hurt.”

Yan Zhen hesitated for a moment, then compromised.

The two supported each other, walking and stopping along the way. The rainwater under their feet grew deeper and deeper. After nearly three hours, the foot of the mountain finally came into view.

Yan Zhen breathed a sigh of relief. Once they crossed the stream in front of them, the rest of the journey would be much easier.

Zhou Rang had a hard time walking, so Yan Zhen planned to carry him on his back after they crossed the stream.

However, as soon as Yan Zhen waded into the stream, he immediately realized something was wrong.

Normally, the stream only reaches ankle level, and at its deepest point, it only reaches knee level. But now, as soon as they entered the water, it went up to their thighs, and the current was very strong.

Moreover, amidst the rushing rain, there seemed to be strange noises coming from upstream of the stream.

Yan Zhen remembered the landlord's words, "With so much rain, there's a risk of flash floods." On a whim, she immediately pushed Zhou Rang back, saying, "Quick, let's get ashore!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the strange noise upstream turned into a clear rumble. A flash flood carrying gravel and mud arrived in an instant. The water level, which was only up to her thighs, rose to her chest in an instant, and the current was so strong that she could not stand up at all.

Yan Zhen felt a chill run down her spine, cursing inwardly that her worst fears had come true. She gripped Zhou Rang's hand tightly, and the two struggled to swim towards the shore.

Once they reached the shore, Yan Zhen intended to push Zhou Rang ashore first, but before she could make a move, a pair of hands in the water supported her buttocks and lifted her onto the shore.

She quickly turned around to try to pull Zhou Rang up, but at that moment the water level rose again, and the roaring torrent swept Zhou Rang down.

Yan Zhen's heart skipped a beat, and her movements were faster than her reaction. She jumped into the floodwaters and swam toward Zhou Rang.

Her idea was simple: she could swim, but she wasn't sure if Zhou Rang could.

If he doesn't know how, and I save him myself, he'll at least have a sliver of hope—Zhou Rang has to survive, otherwise all the plans I've laid out for so long will be for naught.

But she didn't know how much shock Zhou Rang felt when she jumped.

Once again, this person risked his life to save him.

Yan Zhen swam with all his might to Zhou Rang's side, took out a rope from the rescue kit, tied the two of them together, and drifted downstream with the flash flood for a while.

When they reached a calmer section of the river, Zhou Rang grabbed a tree branch hanging down from the bank, and the two of them struggled to get ashore.

After climbing to a relatively safe high ground, Yan Zhen was completely exhausted. She didn't even have time to untie the rope and lay on the ground panting heavily.

Zhou Rang, standing next to him, wasn't in much better shape; the two of them looked like drowned rats.

Once he had caught his breath, Yan Zhen sat up and began to untie the ropes binding him while making plans.

Both of them lost their flashlights and rescue kits in the flood, as did her cell phone. It was still dark, and it looked like they would have to wait here until daybreak to go back. Fortunately, they were not far from the village...

She continued untying the rope, her mind racing, when suddenly a hand reached out and grabbed her fingers.

"Ming Yiwei," Zhou Rang called out to her.

"Ok?"

Yan Zhen thought Zhou Rang was going to help untie the ropes, and said, "I can do it, you don't need to..."

Before she could finish speaking, Zhou Rang suddenly pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly.