I'm the Farmgirl You Can't Mess With

Chapter 1402: Side Story: Fan Zijin (18)

Editor: Atlas Studios

When Qi Haoran was thrown to the ground, his back hit the firewood on the ground and it hurt, but he didn’t even frown. He only opened his eyes when he heard the sound of the door closing and footsteps becoming more distant.

However, his limbs were still weak. When he saw Fan Zijin lying on the side, he could not help but go forward and bump against him with his body. Judging from the way the other party did not react at all, it seemed that he was really unconscious.

Qi Haoran felt dizzy, thirsty, and extremely uncomfortable. He felt that he might as well really faint. At least he would feel better that way. However, his remaining willpower told him that if he really fainted, the other party might really dismember them into many pieces and bury the parts separately. That would be a tragic death.

Qi Haoran closed his eyes and thought of all kinds of solutions, but there was no solution that corresponded to this situation. After all, he did not know what poison they had been poisoned with. Now that his limbs were weak, he could not even break free from the rope on his body, let alone escape.

Qi Haoran was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. This was the first time he experienced the feeling of helplessly waiting to be slaughtered.

Qi Haoran was so anxious that he was about to burst into tears. Meanwhile, the people in the other room were discussing how to split the spoils.

Their chief and the others did not expect the two youths to be carrying so many banknotes. Thus, these gains were much more significant than expected. They were not kind people, so they naturally had to seek some benefits for themselves.

Other than Yu Niang’s daughter, the other four people present were all dividing the spoils. At the very least, they could not let anyone else know.

However, they had trouble deciding how to split the money and how much to keep. Because there was too much money involved, no one was in the mood to deal with Qi Haoran and Fan Zijin. They hurriedly tied them up and threw them in the woodshed before turning their attention to the spoils.

This also bought time for Qi Haoran and Fan Zijin. However, it was not very useful because the blockhead Qi Haoran could not come up with a good solution. He could only fall on Fan Zijin and whisper in his ear, hoping to wake him up.

Since Fan Zijin had only eaten half a bowl of porridge, he was less severely drugged than Qi Haoran. However, he was not in good health, so he fainted first. Unable to sleep well because of Qi Haoran’s tireless harassment, he opened his eyes with difficulty.

Overjoyed, Qi Haoran said in a low voice, “Zijin, we’ve been poisoned and tied up. I don’t have any strength at all and they are planning to kill us. What should we do?”

Now that Fan Zijin’s mind had cleared up a little, he sensed the condition of his body and said in a hoarse voice, “It seems to be a knockout drug. This is a knockout drug that makes one’s limbs weak. Don’t you know martial arts? You can try to force the poison out.”

Qi Haoran was dumbfounded. “I haven’t learned this yet.”

Feeling dizzy, Fan Zijin pressed his head against the cool ground and sobered up before saying, “Then force out the sweat. The knockout drug will naturally be expelled along with the bodily fluids.”

Qi Haoran hurriedly closed his eyes and struggled to mobilize the internal energy in his stomach. Fan Zijin said intermittently, “D—don’t be too anxious. You’ll lose your life if you lose too much bodily fluids at once. Slowly force out your sweat…”

Not long after, Qi Haoran broke out in a cold sweat. Just as he was about to continue, a voice came from outside. “I’ll go in and kill those two brats now…”

Qi Haoran opened his eyes and a glint flashed across his eyes. He did not dare to wait any longer. Seeing as he was covered in sweat now, anyone who saw him would know that something was wrong. He could not pretend otherwise at all. Moreover, since that person was here to kill them, they would die if he continued to pretend.

Therefore, Qi Haoran exerted strength in his hands and suddenly broke the rope on his body. However, he had only recovered 30% of his strength. If he rashly released his internal energy, his vision would still turn black. However, hearing that the footsteps had already arrived at the door, he did not dare to delay any longer. Right away, he picked Fan Zijin up and jumped up. Then, he broke through the thatched roof and flew towards the forest at the other end of the straw hut.

The two burly men were stunned for a moment before shouting, “They’ve escaped. Catch them quickly!” They raised their sabers and chased after them.

Qi Haoran was heading in the direction where they had tethered their horses. However, the moment he entered the forest, he knew that something was wrong. The horse that had been tied up here to rest and seek shelter from the sun had disappeared. Hearing the pursuit behind him and feeling dizzy, he did not dare to stay any longer. Gritting his teeth, he carried Fan Zijin and flew deeper into the forest…

Not only did Fan Zijin feel dizzy, but he also felt nauseous and wanted to throw up. However, when he saw Qi Haoran’s pale face and cold sweat, he knew that he was not doing well either. He immediately did not dare to say too much and could only bite his lips and let him carry him in the forest. ᴡ ᴏᴠʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛʀs ᴀʀ ᴘᴜʙʟsʜᴅ ᴏ N0veI.Fiɾe.net

While familiar with the road outside, the two burly men were not familiar with the forest. Most importantly, they did not dare to go deeper. Therefore, after chasing for a while, they could only turn around hatefully.

They knew that those two youths’ identities were not simple. If they escaped this time, it would probably be bad. Therefore, they hurriedly went back to discuss with their leader to send more people out to capture them.

Qi Haoran, who was flying forward with his head lowered, finally lost his balance and fell when he reached a tree branch. He hurriedly hugged Fan Zijin in his arms and rolled to the ground, rolling for seven to eight steps before crashing into a tree.

Fortunately, Qi Haoran’s back hit a tree and Fan Zijin was well protected by him. Otherwise, the delicate and weak Fan Zijin would have been half-dead if not thoroughly dead.

Fan Zijin shook his head and said in a low voice, “Untie me.”

Qi Haoran moved his hands and realized that he did not have much strength. He could only move and lean against the tree, only managing to untie the knot after some effort. Fan Zijin immediately broke free from the rope and crawled to Qi Haoran’s side. Then, he placed him on the ground for a checkup and heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that there were only some bruises on his waist and back.

However, when he saw the bruised footprints on his waist, he was hateful and filled with rage. “If these frauds fall into my hands, I’ll definitely make them wish they were dead!”

Qi Haoran waved his hand. He wanted to say something, but he couldn’t even speak.

Seeing this, Fan Zijin panicked and hurriedly checked his expression. After a while, he said hesitantly, “You seem to be dehydrated. Did you force out too much sweat just now?”

Qi Haoran looked at Fan Zijin pitifully.

Fan Zijin could only stand up shakily and say, “I’ll go find water for you.”

After taking two steps, he came back and said, “I’ll bring you there. Considering you don’t have the ability to protect yourself now, what if you get eaten by wolves?”

As he spoke, he carried Qi Haoran on his back with difficulty and dragged him in a random direction.

If an experienced hunter saw this, they would definitely be speechless. Not only would they not be able to find a water source if they walked around in the forest like this, but they would also easily lose their way. In the end, they would either be eaten by the wild beasts in the mountains or get completely lost in the forest and never be able to come out.

However, this convention did not apply to Fan Zijin and Qi Haoran because they were lucky.

Fan Zijin dragged Qi Haoran for an hour and was totally exhausted by the time he finally spotted a small stream. He hurriedly dragged him over.

Fan Zijin placed Qi Haoran by the water and poured water into his mouth. At a time like this, there was no need to care about cleanliness.

After taking two sips, Qi Haoran recovered slightly. Only then did he turn around and stick his head out to drink. Fan Zijin had also drunk a lot of water. Only then did he wipe his mouth and say, “Our luck is too bad. Not only were we deceived, but we almost couldn’t even find any water.”

Qi Haoran, who did not know that his luck was actually off the charts, nodded sadly. “Have we used up all our luck previously?”