Golden carp are not meant to stay in a pond. (137-138)

Chapter 137 ↓ Sub-Agreement
9/29/2003-10/2/2003

"Feng Yun?" Hou Longtao walked over dejectedly. "I don't have the energy to argue with you right now. Just do what you
want ."

"Get in the car." The woman was dressed in loose casual clothes today, not in her police uniform. She pointed to
a police car with a "京OD" license plate next to her.

"Where to?"

"To a secluded place."

"Sorry, I don't have time." Hou Longtao pressed a button on the remote control and reached for the car door.

Feng Yun grabbed his wrist. "What? Scared?"

Hou Longtao turned to look at the woman's provocative eyes. "I'm scared of you, okay? I'm
in a really bad mood right now and don't want to argue with you. Let me go."

"We have to settle this. You can't hide from me forever."

"Fine, then I'll let you settle this today." Hou Longtao turned and walked to the passenger side of the police car. He
looked exhausted and didn't want to waste any more words. Let them come.

The car drove away from the hotel parking lot. The man leaned back in his seat, staring aimlessly out the window.
Images of his beloved wives kept flashing through his mind, including Yu Qian. The feeling of wanting them but not being able to
was truly unbearable.

"Was it my sister who was looking for you just now? Hey! I'm asking you a question! Are you stupid?!"

"Huh? What?"

"Was it my sister who was looking for you just now?" Feng Yun asked impatiently again.

"Yes." Normally, Hou Longtao would never have
answered such a question so readily, even if he already knew the answer.

"What did she say to you?"

"Nothing."

"What do you mean, nothing? She didn't say anything!"

"What exactly do you want, Feng Yun!? What could your family possibly say to me now!? You
don't know!? You're just playing dumb!? Are you deliberately trying to annoy me!?" Hou Longtao suddenly
roared. He had been under immense psychological pressure lately, with no outlet for his emotions. Today,
this "natural enemy" had delivered himself to his doorstep, and after only a few words, his long-suppressed frustration exploded
.

"Oh ho?" Feng Yun showed no sign of backing down, her eyebrows raised. "You dare
to yell?! You think you're right?! You think you're so important?! How much of an injustice have you suffered, do you want to explain
?"

"No," Hou Longtao's stiff neck seemed broken, his head drooping, his body like a deflated
balloon, he leaned back in his chair. "Aunt Feng didn't say anything to me, just told me
to think how to handle my relationship with Yuqian."

"That's all?"

"That's all."

"Really nothing else?" Judging from Feng Yun's expression, she seemed a little disappointed.

"Are you kidding me?! Do you think your brain is different from a normal person's?!" Hou Longtao shouted again
, clearly his emotions were very unstable.

Feng Yun hadn't studied psychology, and even if she had, she wouldn't care. "My brain's just a little messed up,
otherwise I wouldn't have only come to find you now."

"What do you mean?" "

Hmph, if Yuqian hadn't begged me so desperately, I would have come to teach you a lesson as soon as something happened. Now that I see you
have no intention of turning back for her sake, I can't hold back anymore." "

You don't need to hold back. It's not too late today. What do you want to say?"

"What do I want to say? I'll beat you half to death if I don't. Today I'm going to vent this anger."

"Hmph," Hou Longtao sniffed contemptuously. Although he knew this woman had received rigorous
military training, he had never taken her physical threats seriously. The more someone threatened violence at the drop
of a hat, the less he respected her. "You're really something. I'll see just how capable you are."

"You're so arrogant! Let me tell you straight, you're not done after I finish training today. From now on, I'll beat you every time I see you
. If I'm in a bad mood, I'll drag you out and beat you up to vent my anger. If I'm in a really good mood, I'll still drag you out
and beat you up, that'll be my celebration." Feng Yun grew up in a military compound,
hanging out with a bunch of thugs all the time, so these kinds of words just came out of her mouth.

"Hahaha," Hou Longtao laughed loudly,
how ridiculous it was for these words to come from the mouth of a beautiful woman! "You want to play? I'll play with you!"

The car drove out of the still unfinished Fifth Ring Road, and the surrounding environment was already noticeably
more .

Feng Yun drove the car into a protective forest, got out, walked around to the passenger side, and
beckoned to the man lighting a cigarette through the window, "Get out."

Hou Longtao got out of the car, cigarette dangling from his lips. Facing Yuqian's aunt, the fierceness he had just mustered
seemed falter. "Are we just going to start fighting like this?"

"Can't we?"

"Isn't that a bit too strange?"

"What's strange about it? I'm beating you up, not fighting back."

"Alright, alright," the man began unbuttoning his shirt cuffs, "I've been wanting to see what you
, a scout, can do."

With a "whoosh," Hou Longtao felt a blur before his eyes, a gust of wind brushing his face, and the woman in front of him
clenched her fists, one in front of the other, her left leg on the ground, her right leg raised high to the side, almost 130 degrees, her right foot right
in front of him.

The man remained unfazed, reaching for his cigarette butt, "What are you smoking, you ram's horn..." He couldn't finish his sentence, only the filter remained
in his mouth , and a wisp of smoke slowly rose from the ground five meters to his left.

"What are you waiting for? Come on, I'll let you make the first move." Feng Yun's face was expressionless, but
a flame . She had waited too long for this day; the first time she saw this man, she wanted to
give him a good beating.

"Pfft," Hou Longtao spat out the filter, took off his glasses, and casually tossed them aside.
He then reached out to grab the woman's ankle.

Fighting in the street relies on four essential weapons: speed, strength, ruthlessness, and resilience. Hou Long...
Tao possessed these qualities, so he had never suffered a loss in one-on-one fights, and even against two or
three opponents, he rarely lost. But his opponent today wasn't an ordinary thug, but a
veteran who had received the most rigorous training in the Chinese army.

Feng Yun's movements were surprisingly fast. The moment the man's body showed any forward momentum, she began her counterattack. She
thrust her right foot forward and lightly tapped his forehead. Because of her previous posture, she
couldn't use any force this time; it was all a feint. In the instant the man was stunned, her right leg bent, and then
she kicked out hard, striking his lower abdomen.

Hou Longtao stumbled back two steps, crashing heavily into the side of the police car. Being a naturally weakling
, his legs buckled, and he knelt on one knee. But he immediately sprang to his feet despite the pain and
threw a punch at Feng Yun. The blow had hurt his pride far more than the physical injury. Although he knew that men
weren't necessarily stronger than women, he still felt uncontrollably humiliated.

Feng Yun slightly shifted her body, deftly dodging the man's attack from the outside. She reached out with both hands, firmly
gripping his wrists. Using her body weight and the strength of her arms, she twisted his
arm behind his back, forcing him to bend over. She first kicked him in the face from behind, causing his nose to bleed
profusely ; it was likely his nose was broken. Then, she turned to the side and, with an unbelievable frequency,
repeatedly slammed her knee into his abdomen a dozen times, sending him bouncing upwards. Finally, she thrust her left hand forward while simultaneously striking
his neck with her right, and then slammed her right leg into his shin.

Hou Longtao flew three or four meters before crashing to the ground with a thud. He felt dizzy
and his vision was completely numb. His lower abdomen burned with pain, as if his intestines were stuck
together Even so, he gritted his teeth and didn't cry out. He tried to get up again, but his arms were too weak; he could only manage to lift himself
a few centimeters before collapsing back down.

Feng Yun wasn't finished yet. She took a step forward, bent down, pushed the man's right shoulder with her left hand, and
supported . With a gentle twist, without even a sound, his right arm was disarmed.

Hou Longtao was in a state of shock. He had seen these moves on TV before, always thinking they were
just tricks . He never expected that his body would prove his ignorance today.

Feng Yun's eyes were filled with excitement. Her killer instinct had been awakened. She pressed her right knee against
the man's back, grabbed his hair with her left hand and pulled his head up, and grabbed his chin with her right hand.

"It's over!" In a flash, only these two words popped into Hou Longtao's mind. He really hadn't
expected the other party was actually trying to kill him.

A cold smile crept across Feng Yun's lips. She had already channeled her strength into her wrists, but she didn't move
her hands. As if suddenly remembering something, she reached into her pocket with her right hand, pulled out a small recorder, pressed
the record button, then lifted the man's chin and lowered her upper body. "Hou Longtao, with the slightest movement, I
can take your life. Do you believe that?"

"I believe...I believe you."

"After I kill you, I can still get away with it. Do you believe that?"

"I believe you." Hou Longtao instinctively felt that she wasn't really going to kill him.

"Do you want me to show you a way out?"

"Yes."

"As long as you..."

"Wait," Hou Longtao interrupted Feng Yun, "I love Yuqian, but if you want me to leave them,
then you don't need to say anything more."

"Do you want to die!?"

"No."

"Then tell me honestly, were you deceiving Yuqian's feelings from the very beginning? You never loved
her, did you!?"

"I love her, why... why does everyone in the world believe it, except you... why
don't you Zhang and Feng families believe it?"

"Believe? How can anyone believe you? You can leave Yuqian for another woman, but you can't leave another woman for Yuqian
!"

"I haven't... I haven't left her, I will never give her up... her."

"You still want to keep them all?! Do you think women are your toys?!
What ?! You chauvinistic pig!" Feng Yun grabbed the man's throat with her forearm, slowly
tightening her grip. "When you decide to admit you've been deceiving Yuqian's feelings, you can clap your hands on the ground."

Hou Longtao immediately felt short of breath; his trachea seemed to be slowly closing,
and stars were flashing before his eyes again. But his left hand, which he could still move, gripped the ground harder and harder,
his nails drawing blood, without any intention of giving up.

Although "a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle" was Hou Longtao's consistent style, he would never surrender to this
woman , especially since he had secretly vowed after telling Shi Xiaolong that he didn't love Chen Qian that
he would never hide his feelings for his wives again in his lifetime, should anyone ask.

Feng Yun sensed the man's tense body lose its strength, and his fingers stuck in the ground relaxed. She released
her arm, pinched his philtrum, and pressed hard to wake him up. Then she strangled his neck until
he fainted again, repeating this four times.

"Just hurry up and do me if you dare." Hou Longtao was already extremely weak and his mind was no longer clear
; otherwise, he would never have provoked a woman like this.

"You're quite tough." Feng Yun really didn't expect this "young master" to be so resilient.
Shooting a second; any brute could do it with a grit of his teeth. But to be
so "arrogant" in the face of slowly approaching death was no ordinary display of composure.

With a "crack," Feng Yun shoved the man's right arm back into place. She stood up, stepping on his face.
"That's enough for today. I'll give you another go in a couple of days when you've recovered. You love Yuqian, don't you? I'll stop beating you
when you've made her happy."

Hou Longtao lay on the ground for over twenty minutes before finally recovering a little. He staggered to his feet
, spitting out a mouthful of saliva mixed with blood and dirt. His nose had stopped bleeding, but his mouth and nose were still a dark red
patch , looking terrifying.

"Useless trash, can you move now?" Feng Yun leaned against a tree, looking disdainfully at the man's miserable state.

"Ah..." Hou Longtao clutched his right arm, still sore and weak, unable to muster any strength. He
bent over , blinking hard, still feeling a bit dizzy.

"Do you know how powerful I am now? Still dare to look down on women?"

Hou Longtao turned his head, seeing the woman's arrogant and disdainful gaze, he felt incredibly annoyed,
his head practically exploding, a thousand times unwilling to accept defeat. "What are you so arrogant about? Just because you can beat me
doesn't make you so great! You're a reconnaissance soldier, if you can't handle me, are you even alive? Hmph," he sneered,
"If you hadn't been trained, or if I hadn't been trained, hmph."

"Explain yourself clearly." Feng Yun pressed closer, her face grim.

"You've only practiced a few moves, you're better than me in technique, but if it's just about strength, endurance, and
willpower , ten of you wouldn't be a match for me." Hou Longtao gritted his teeth and stubbornly persisted; he really didn't want to be
beaten by this woman again.

"Say that again!" Feng Yun grabbed the man by the collar, raising her fist.

"Facts are facts. Saying it once is enough. You know in your heart that men are stronger than women; it
's written in human genes."

Feng Yun gritted her teeth, staring at the man with eyes practically spitting fire. Suddenly, she swung her hand and slapped
him hard across the face. Before he could react, she slapped him again with her backhand. "The first slap
was for Yuqian, the second one was for my sister."

Hou Longtao hadn't intended to fight back anyway; it would be futile. Hearing the woman's words, he became even more confused.
Slapping for Yuqian? No doubt about that. But why was it for her sister? If it was because he had hurt Yuqian, then it was
for her whole family. One slap from each of them, and he'd be a pig's head. If it was because he had offended
Feng Jie, that wasn't it either. He just couldn't understand what she meant.

Feng Yun extended a finger and lightly traced its path along the man's nose. "Hmph, you didn't break. You've
got some backbone. Get in the car."

"You're going to take me home?"

"Do you want to walk back?"

"You're so kind..."

"I was originally going to leave you here, but I have other plans now. However, if you want to walk back yourself,
I have no objection." After saying that, Feng Yun got into the police car.

Hou Longtao picked up his glasses from the ground and followed her. He realized that his disgust for Feng Yun hadn't deepened
after being beaten up by her; instead, he felt a tiny bit of admiration for her skills.

On the way back to the city, neither of them spoke a word. Hou Longtao tidied his smeared face in front of the mirror, while Feng Yun
seemed to be deep in thought.

When the car reached the Aerospace Bridge, Feng Yun finally spoke, "Three days later, bring a few changes of clothes and
come with me to another city."

"What for?"

"Didn't you say you could beat me at everything except fighting skills? Let's go prove it."

"Where to? How to prove it?"

"Kuandian, fixed-point shooting, standing at attention, 50-kilometer mountain jungle trek. If you can beat me at one of these, then
you're good."

"I don't have time to satisfy your twisted ego."

"Then I'll beat you up every three days."

"Damn, you think I'm afraid of you? Go ahead and..." A thought suddenly flashed through Hou Longtao's mind, "What
if lose?"

"What if?" Feng Yun had only wanted to prove herself, and hearing the man's question, she felt she should take
this opportunity to gain something. "If you lose, I want you to leave..."

"Impossible. I won't use them as stakes, anything else is fine."

"You know you'll lose."

"Think what you want, I won't gamble with my feelings."

"Fine, fine, except for that, whatever I say, you'll do."

"Okay."

"It's a deal." Actually, Feng Yun hadn't figured out how to get back at Hou Longtao, but she wasn't in a hurry to decide.

"What do you mean, 'it's a deal'? What if I win?"

"Don't even think about it."

"Even the wisest can make a mistake."

"Fine, if you win, I'll do whatever you want."

"I want you to guarantee the safety of my whole family, including my relatives, friends, and my wife and concubines." This was
Hou Longtao's biggest worry lately; he hadn't even considered including himself in it.

"I agree." Feng Yun noticed the flaw in the man's request, but she didn't point it out; she still wanted to take
advantage of the situation .

"Society demands that a good man keep his word, but not women.
Women can make empty promises at will. Is that what you call gender equality?"

"Hmph, I promised you, and I'll do it, as long as you can beat me."

"Okay, it's a deal."

"It's a deal."

"Phew..." Hou Longtao let out a long sigh. "How's Yuqian now?"

"Do you even care?"

"I don't care if you think I'm heartless or ungrateful. I don't care what you think."

"Didn't my sister tell you?"

"She did, but you live with Yuqian, so maybe you know better."

"She's still just a young girl, harboring unrealistic fantasies about men. Hmph, Hou Longtao, if she does anything foolish
because of you, you'll be damned. You'd better pray she forgets you every day
." Feng Yun's words were actually directed at two people…

No. 1 Dian is located in southeastern Liaoning Province and is a county under the jurisdiction of Dandong City. Notable battles have
taken place here during the War of Resistance Against Japan, the War of Liberation, the Korean War, and even the First Sino-Japanese War. Currently, an armored division of the People's Liberation Army is stationed here. 　　"Why do we have to go there?" Hou Longtao complained on the plane to Dandong. "If you want to practice target shooting, there are plenty in Beijing, or even the 18th Army; if you want to practice military posture, we can just stand on the street ; if you want to trek through mountains and jungles, there are plenty of mountains in Mentougou." 　　"You talk too much nonsense," Feng Yun said, sitting at the other end of the aisle, eyes closed, fingers gently...

Stroking her beautiful, pointed nose, she said, "We're already on the plane. If you want to jump, I won't stop you
."

"You're serving there, right?"

"Yes."

"Haven't been back in a long time, have you?"

"Yes."

"You want to take this opportunity to go back and visit, right?"

"If you don't say anything, no one will think you're mute. Just stay quiet for a while and don't bother me." Feng Yun
turned her head away in disgust…

Upon arriving in Dandong, a company commander and political instructor from a reconnaissance company came to pick them up. They were heading to their company's
garrison . The

company commander, surnamed Hong, had only been transferred to this unit a year ago and didn't know Feng Yun. However, the political instructor, surnamed Dong, had been a platoon leader in this company when Feng Yun was a soldier, so both of them knew her background. "We've received instructions from the division and will meet all your requests." 　　"We might stay for three or four days. We hope we won't cause you too much trouble." Hou Longtao offered cigarettes to the two men and also gave one to the private driving the car. 　　"This young man knows how to talk. People from big cities are really different. Xiao Feng, you have a good eye for talent ." Instructor Dong had a decent relationship with Feng Yun before, so he spoke without restraint. 　　"He's not my boyfriend," Feng Yun replied coldly. 　　"She's not my girlfriend, I'm not so lucky." 　　"Hahaha, what a loss for you," because the other party didn't use a special tone, Dong didn't understand his true , "Back then, Xiao Feng was the most beautiful girl in our division." 　　"The most beautiful girl!? Her!?" Hou Longtao turned his head in disbelief. 　　"What are you looking at?" Feng Yun glared at the man fiercely... 　　When they arrived at the garrison, the two threw their luggage at the guesthouse. It was a company-level guesthouse, and you had to walk ten , so you could imagine what the conditions were like. 　　"Should we start now?" 　　"The sooner the better. If I beat you, I still have to go home and be with my wife." 　　"Hmph." Feng Yun sneered twice. She had Company Commander Hong lead them to the shooting range, while Instructor Dong led his men to the ammunition depot to collect the rifles. 　　Hou Longtao had only ever handled a rifle during high school military training, using the newly issued Type 86. He scored 49 rings with five bullets, so he was quite confident in his accuracy shooting. 　　Today, he used the Type 87, 30 bullets, and scored 292 rings. This was quite good for an ordinary person, but unfortunately, his opponent was Feng Yun, whose score of 300 rings left him feeling inferior. 　　It was that simple. In less than an hour, Hou Longtao had already lost the first round... Chapter 137 End Chapter 138 Deep in the Mountains and Forests 10/3/2003-10/4/2003 After breakfast the next day, the second round of the competition began. This time, the competition wouldn't be decided so quickly like yesterday. Hou Longtao and Feng Yun, both wearing new recruit uniforms without rank insignia, stood facing each other on the parade ground, about two meters apart. Arms were tucked behind them, chests out, heads held high, hands pressed between their toes, legs straight and together – this was the military posture exercise. Half an hour, an hour, wasn't difficult, but any longer was a different story. The company's garrison was surrounded by mountains on three sides, creating a typical valley climate in a small area: hot during the day and cold at night. An hour and a half, two hours, under the scorching sun, Hou Longtao's back was soaked with sweat, his legs felt like they were in clamps, and he was slowly losing sensation. He knew the woman opposite him couldn't be much better off. "Can't you find some shade? You'll get dried out like a dried-up tree." "If you give up, you can go sleep under the shade." Two and a half hours, three hours, lunchtime was approaching. Groups of soldiers carrying utensils passed by, casting curious glances at the two motionless figures. "Aren't you going to eat?" "You can go to the cafeteria if you admit defeat." Three and a half hours, four hours passed. Hou Longtao stopped talking, his muscles bulging in protest. He and Feng Yun stared into each other's eyes, trying to find a sign of retreat, but neither succeeded. This was the first time they had stared at each other for so long. Although the sweat pouring down their faces blurred their vision, they each gained something unexpected. Hou Longtao noticed that besides his unwavering will and disgust, the woman's eyes contained a strange emotion—it seemed like gratitude, but not quite; it was complex and impossible to decipher. Feng Yun had known four days ago that this man wasn't someone who would give up easily, but she hadn't expected him to last this long. She thought she would win in three hours at most, but now she was in a mechanical state and still couldn't see any signs of him faltering. Back when Feng Yun was in the army, she had only ever pulled for six hours at most. She never imagined that a few years later she would have another chance to test her limits, especially with a challenger. She believed this would further motivate her to perform at her best. The sun reached its highest point, then slowly moved westward and sank, disappearing imperceptibly behind the mountains. A full twelve hours—even those trained for a major military parade would be astonished. Hou Longtao and Feng Yun were already swaying, their vision blurring in waves. They were soaked to the bone, as if drenched in rain. They had long since exceeded their limits, each waiting for the other to collapse first, but this was beyond their control; either could be the loser. A cool mountain breeze blew, drying their sweat, leaving them feeling as if in an icebox. Hou Longtao closed his eyes, shivering uncontrollably. The sound of his teeth chattering was so clear in the silent parade ground. His swaying intensified until he collapsed with a thud. Feng Yun only stood for three seconds longer before kneeling on the ground, vomiting violently. But because she hadn't eaten all day, only bile came out, making her appear pregnant. Hou Longtao lay on his back on the ground, wanting to shout, but he didn't even have the strength to make a sound. He could only open his mouth wide and desperately inhale, feeling neither pain nor soreness, and completely unable to feel his own body. He felt like he was really about to die. Feng Yun vomited for a while, then her body slumped to the ground as well. She didn't want to move at all; she just wanted to sleep there and never get up again. After more than ten minutes, Hou Longtao's strength returned somewhat. He struggled to his feet, walked to the woman, and kicked her in the buttocks lightly. "I lost. Go back." "Get away..." Feng Yun cursed weakly. Her eyes were tightly closed, and her face was ashen. Although she knew that if things continued like this, she would either die or become seriously ill, she just didn't have the strength to stand up. To ask for help was worse than death. She was even more surprised by the man's recovery ability. "Hmph, so concerned with saving face that she suffers for it." Hou Longtao bent down, grabbed the woman's collar with one hand and her belt with the other, hoisted her onto his shoulder, and staggered toward the guesthouse.

"Let me go, put me down!" Feng Yun was both ashamed and angry, but her bones were already weak, and she couldn't do anything to resist except move her lips.

Once inside, Hou Longtao threw the "goods" on the bed and then, too exhausted to walk back to his own room, simply collapsed next to the woman, pulled the covers over himself, and fell asleep.

Feng Yun had already fallen asleep on the way; otherwise, she would never have "slept with the enemy"...

Eleven hours later, Hou Longtao finally woke up. The muscles in his legs were still unbearably sore, a thousand times more tiring than several hours of lovemaking. The small room was filled with the acrid smell of sweat, making even him wince.

The man turned his head and saw that Feng Yun was still asleep. He got out of bed and went to his room to smoke a cigarette. He had already lost two rounds; he couldn't afford to lose the third.

Hou Longtao returned to Feng Yun's room and kicked the bed twice. He already knew this woman was no ordinary person; her unwavering perseverance was even more frightening than she was. The stakes were too high, and he couldn't care less about fair competition. He couldn't let her rest up. "Get up! Playing dead?!"

"Ugh..." The woman opened her eyes painfully. "What are you yelling about?!"

"Get up and eat! You stink like hell. Take a shower, and then we'll leave, unless you want to admit defeat?"

"Dream on!" Feng Yun sat up with difficulty. "Get out of here. Wait for me at the gate of the compound in an hour."

After the man left, Feng Yun sat on the edge of the bed for several minutes before standing up, but immediately felt dizzy and had to lean on the table next to her to barely stand.

After Hou Longtao left, he played another trick. He told the woman to take a shower, but he only dried himself off. Showering relaxes muscles, which is unwise before high-intensity exercise. He couldn't afford to miss any small opportunity that could help him win.

When the two met at the gate of the courtyard, Feng Yun's complexion was slightly flushed, but there was nothing wrong with her.

Company Commander Hong and Political Instructor Dong also arrived, bringing two military backpacks. "Little Feng, you know, guns are strictly controlled. If anything goes wrong, it'll be very troublesome. We'll have to bring knives for you."

"No problem."

"We've prepared two walkie-talkies for you. Contact us anytime if anything happens."

"I will."

"Little Feng, I advise you to reconsider. This place is too close to the Kuandian Nature Reserve. If you get lost, it could be dangerous."

"What does it matter? I've been to the reserve countless times. Besides, there's a map. You can't even read a map, can you?" Feng Yun glanced at Hou Longtao.

"Hmph." Hou Longtao was too lazy to even answer the woman.

“Things are different now. We found traces of wolves in the reserve a while ago.”

“Wolves? The kind that eat people?” Hou Longtao was startled. “Are you kidding me?”

“Just admit defeat.”

“Pshaw, you're so delicate, if anyone's going to eat someone, it'll be you first.”

“Are you really going up the mountain?”

“Yes.” The couple answered in unison. It wasn't that they weren't guilty, they just didn't want to back down in front of each other.

“We still have plenty of time. We must get down the mountain before dark.”

“Got it. Let’s go.” Feng Yun waved to Hou Longtao and ran ahead along the mountain path.

Watching the two disappear around the bend in the mountain pass, Company Commander Hong asked Instructor Dong with concern, "Should we send someone to follow them? If something happens to that woman, we'll be in trouble."

"Do you think I want to be the next Peng Dehuai? I already sent men up the mountain this morning. If needed, they'll provide rescue along the way."

Hou Longtao caught up with the woman. They weren't moving fast at the start; conserving energy was crucial for the 50-kilometer mountain road. "I'll just follow her like this, and overtake her in the last 50 meters. Her burst of speed can't be stronger than mine."

"It's about 25 kilometers up and down. There's a village at the foot of that mountain. If you think you can't come back before dark, stay there." Feng Yun gave a brief explanation and then fell silent. Although it had only just begun, her steps already looked somewhat heavy.

The first few kilometers of the mountain path were relatively gentle, but it became increasingly steep as they went up. And what was called a path was really just worn down by countless footsteps. When they were hungry, they ate a bite of compressed biscuit; when they were thirsty, they drank some cold water from their canteens.

Feng Yun had already slowed down her pace. Although she was still running, it wasn't much faster than walking.

Hou Longtao was also tired, but judging from the amount of exercise, he wouldn't reach his limit until he was halfway back. He figured that leaving the woman behind now would be a piece of cake. Even if she hadn't slept enough and had taken a shower, there shouldn't be such a big gap between them. "What's wrong? Just say you want to admit defeat, it'll save you the trouble."

"Nobody's forcing you to follow me. If you're so capable, go ahead." Feng Yun said this, but her pace quickened.

"Hmph." Hou Longtao suspected the woman had some tricks up her sleeve. After all, he wasn't familiar with the terrain and had been at a disadvantage from the start. Following her was the best strategy; he couldn't afford to be reckless.

Near the summit, the path widened, allowing four or five people to walk side by side, but the terrain became much steeper. There was a section where the right side of the path had a very steep cliff.

Hou Longtao peeked out as he ran; it was dozens of meters deep, with a forest below. He slowed down, took off his backpack, and pulled out his water bottle.

In that short time, Feng Yun had already overtaken him by three or four meters, but she wasn't running in a straight line. She had initially been to the man's left, but as he fell behind, she seemed to lose her reference point and began to veer to the right. Her movements were somewhat comical; her body was still facing forward, but her legs seemed not to belong to her, tracing an arc towards the cliff edge.

"What are you doing?!" Hou Longtao had just gulped down a couple of mouthfuls of water when he caught sight of the woman's perilous situation out of the corner of his eye. At that moment, all personal grudges vanished from his mind. He threw down his backpack, rushed forward, and stretched out his arm.

Feng Yun's body was already beginning to fall; although the man had grabbed her wrist, he couldn't support her weight.

In a flash, their eyes met. For the first time, Hou Longtao saw fear and helplessness in this woman's eyes. If he let go now, he could escape danger, but his grip tightened...

Thousands of miles away in Beijing, on the south side of Xidan Times Square, there was a restaurant called "Chinatown." Wenlong was waiting for someone inside.

Yuqian, dressed in a police uniform, entered with a waft of fragrance. She sat down opposite Wenlong, arms crossed. "What do you want?"

"Thank you for agreeing to come see me."

"Just say it."

"You haven't eaten yet, have you? Let's order first."

"No need," Yuqian seemed a little impatient. "I have things to do. Hurry up and say it."

"I thought we were friends."

"Hmph." Yuqian didn't answer, but grabbed the menu. "You're paying?" "

Hehe, of course I'm paying." "

You want to tell me about your fourth brother, right?" "

Of course, do you think I can call you fourth sister-in-law?" "

He didn't send you to sound me out, did he?"

"No, no."

"Don't call me Fourth Sister-in-law anymore. I have no official status and I'm a free person now. If others hear you calling me that, won't you scare away all the good men who want to pursue me?" Yuqian really hoped that these words would reach Hou Longtao's ears.

"Don't say that. If you sleep with another man and then want to be with my fourth brother, based on what I know, he'll never want you again."

"What do you mean? All those sluts of his are...all that kind of thing?"

"That kind of thing? Virgins?"

"Yeah."

"Of course not, but you still love my fourth brother. You love him, and yet you're with another man. He values loyalty very much."

"Are you kidding? He says he loves me, but where is his loyalty to me?"

"That's the difference between men and women."

"What difference? It's clearly male chauvinism."

"You can't deny that we're still a quasi-male clan society."

"Have you two been together for too long? How come you even talk in the same tone?"

"Okay, let's not dwell on this. Let's get back to the point. You're constantly interfering with 'Dongxing's' business. It's not right. My fourth brother is almost driven crazy with frustration. Besides, I have a share in 'Dongxing' too."

"How frustrated are you?" Yuqian didn't care whether Wenlong's interests were linked to "Dongxing".

"He's always sighing and looking gloomy, but part of it is because he can't be with you." Wenlong relayed Hou Longtao's instructions. It turned out that Hou Longtao, reminded by Feng Jie's words, couldn't let Yuqian feel that his punishment was ineffective. To prevent her from taking extreme measures, he had Wenlong stage this scene. Moreover, he had another purpose in having Wenlong come.

"Hmph, if he doesn't meet my demands, he won't have a peaceful day. I've said all I can do," Yuqian shrugged helplessly…

Hou Longtao grabbed Feng Yun's wrist with his right hand, pulling her forward, and the two screamed as they fell off the cliff.

During the tumble, the man tried to grab onto protruding rocks or branches and weeds with his left hand. Although unsuccessful, it at least slowed his rolling until he crashed into the woods.

"Ah..." Hou Longtao lay on the ground for a long time, estimating that he must have been cut dozens of times. He moved his neck, arms, and legs, and it seemed that no bones were broken, so he tried to stand up. He didn't have time to check the situation around him; he first had to check how badly Feng Yun was injured. "What the hell are you doing?!"

The woman was lying on her side on the ground. Hou Longtao turned her over to his side and found that her eyes were closed, her face was flushed, but her lips were white, her hands were cold, and her breathing was rapid. He quickly touched her forehead and found that it was very hot; she obviously had a high fever.

"Hey, hey," Hou Longtao grabbed the woman's shoulders and patted her face twice. "Are you alright?"

"Um..." Feng Yun opened her eyes with difficulty and suddenly realized she was being held in a man's arms. Startled and angry, she pushed his chest, knocking him to the ground, and rolled away herself. "What are you doing?!" She tried to stand up, but with a slight effort, a sharp pain shot through her ankle; she had probably twisted it. She was also extremely dizzy and sat back down, gasping for breath.

"Damn it! You're pretty strong, aren't you?!" Hou Longtao was truly enraged. He didn't say anything else, not even a thank you. He angrily got up and walked to the spot where he had fallen. He couldn't find his glasses. Looking up, he saw a five- or six-meter section of rock that went straight up and down; it seemed impossible to go back the way he came.

Feng Yun slowly stood up, leaning against a tree. She saw the man sitting on the earthen slope lighting a cigarette. "This is a forest, no smoking here."

"Fuck, haha," Hou Longtao laughed, suddenly lunging at the woman, his expression turning vicious. "You fucking know this is a forest? Don't fucking come here after you gave birth, what are we doing now? Huh? Scout!"

"I...I didn't ask you to pull me." Feng Yun looked genuinely weak, completely lacking her usual heroic spirit, resembling a sickly, frail woman.

"Good! I've really gained a new understanding of you." Hou Longtao threw the woman down, walked to her backpack, reached in to retrieve the walkie-talkie, only to find it broken in two, probably from hitting the rock earlier. "Fuck your mother! This is going to be fun."

"Thump," Feng Yun knelt on the ground, her right arm under her head, pressed against the tree trunk, her right hand hanging limply.

Hou Longtao took the water bottle and fed the woman a few sips. "You're so sick, we can't stay here. We're surrounded by mountains on three sides, we have to keep going." He slung his backpack over his shoulder and squatted down in front of Feng Yun.

"What are you doing?"

"What do you think I'm doing?"

"It's none of your business, go on your own."

"Do you want to die here? We're at this point, why are you still being stubborn? Do you want me to carry you, or do you want me to carry you like a little wife?"

"You dare?"

"Do you even have the strength to resist?"

"Sigh..." Feng Yu stretched out her arms and put them on the man's shoulders, leaning her upper body against his back.

No matter how resourceful and clever Hou Longtao was, he was still a "city person" and knew nothing about the jungle. He made a big mistake; instead of following the edge of the cliff, he carried the woman straight into the forest.

Feng Yun should have been a sensible person, but she was delirious from the fever. She leaned against the man and closed her eyes to rest.

Hou Longtao didn't know how long they had walked; his legs were weak, and he was panting heavily. They had reached a cliff face again, probably having turned a corner without even realizing it.

The weather in the mountains is unpredictable; a dark cloud rolled in, obscuring the sun. Combined with the already poor lighting in the woods, it was almost dark just after five o'clock.

"There's a cave over there... Whew, could there be bears inside?" After climbing a small hill, Hou Longtao saw a large indentation in the nearby rock face, clearly a cave.

"I don't know." Feng Yun, though still weak from resting on the man for so long, could speak without any problem.

Hou Longtao put the woman down and threw several stones towards the cave. Seeing no reaction, he took out his military knife and carefully moved closer. He knew that if there was a bear or something similar inside, he'd probably be done for, but he was too tired; perhaps death would be more comfortable. Entering

the cave, besides a slightly damp smell, there was no animal stench, presumably because it was still "unoccupied." He lit his Zippo lighter and looked around for a while. Although the entrance wasn't large, it was surprisingly nearly twenty meters deep, over ten meters high, and over ten meters wide. At the very back was a three-meter square stone platform about five meters above the ground. The cave walls were quite smooth.

Hou Longtao went back outside, helped Feng Yun in, and helped her sit against the cave wall. He then took off his shirt and covered her with it—even if it was just a thin layer, it was better than nothing. Then he ran out, carrying branches and dry grass back into the cave.

Feng Yun understood what the man was doing. Looking at his sweat-soaked brow, the several freshly healed wounds on his bare upper body, and his taut muscles, she suddenly realized that this young man wasn't entirely useless.

The torrential rain finally began, quickly soaking the branches on the ground outside. Hou Longtao collected some more before returning to the cave.

“If it weren’t for me, you’d probably be out there by now…” Feng Yun turned her head away, seemingly embarrassed. “Th…thank you.”

“No need to thank me,” Hou Longtao said coldly, not even looking at the woman. He made a circle with stones on the ground and started a fire inside. “I’m not doing this out of kindness, nor because of any relationship with you. If you died, your family would definitely blame me. Would I even be able to live?”

“Hmph, you’re quite shrewd.”

“Shut up, save your energy.” Hou Longtao tore a strip of cloth from his trouser leg, soaked it in rainwater, and placed it on the woman’s forehead.

Even with the fire and the clothes covering her, Feng Yun’s body was still trembling slightly.

Hou Longtao glanced at her. "You held on. My life is in your hands now. We'll probably have to stay here all night."

"They'll come looking for us."

"Hopefully." Hou Longtao pulled out the map and compass. He'd looked at them several times in the woods, but unfortunately, he couldn't read military maps, and the woman had been drowsy, so he couldn't ask her. Now he finally had a chance. "Look, how do we get out?"

Feng Yun glanced at them casually. "We should be in this marked cave now, we've entered the Kuandian Nature Reserve. Six kilometers east and we'll be out of this valley, and we'll soon reach a village."

After that, the two had nothing more to say. With nothing to do and exhaustion, they both fell asleep without realizing it.

"Awooo..." A mournful wolf howl echoed in the distance, reverberating through the night sky...

End of Chapter 138

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