Chapter 17 Embarrassment It took Du Ruo about forty minutes to reach the top of a small hill. This hill has no name. There is no other way. There are so many hills like this at the foot of Mount Huangshan. It would be impossible to name them all. Du Ruo stood on the top of this small hill. When he turned around, he could see Dujia Village and Yangjia Village not far away. At this time, many villagers had already gotten up to work or went to work in the town. Du Ruo admired the scenery for a while and took a break, and did not continue to move forward towards Huangshan. He is right here on the edge of Huangshan Mountain. There is no proper road going further in. Another reason is that it would be extremely dangerous to go further in. Given Du Ruo's current situation, there is no guarantee that he can remain safe and sound and do whatever he wants in there. So Du Ruo just took a look, then turned around and prepared to walk back down the mountain. "Huangshan... Wait for me for a while, then I will definitely climb up to Tiandu Peak from here and watch the sunrise there again." Du Ruo encouraged herself in her heart. There are three routes leading up to the Huangshan Scenic Area. The three routes, combined with the cable car, make the climbing process different in difficulty. But in general, the known routes are actually carefully selected and constructed by humans. There are tourists around these routes for a long time, and even wild animals will avoid these routes.
There seems to be an invisible tacit understanding between humans and animals, and the two do not interfere with each other. In fact, apart from these three roads, if Du Ruo wants to take the fourth road to the top of Huangshan Mountain, it is simply a pipe dream for him now. Not to mention the poisonous insects and snakes in Huangshan, then there are the ferocious beasts. Although there have been no reports of tigers and bears in recent years, wild boars and clouded leopards can also pose a great threat to humans. In addition, Huangshan is famous for its strange rocks. Many mountains are treeless and as steep as cliffs. It is simply impossible to climb up. Shaking his head, Du Ruo no longer thought about going to Huangshan. Now he had a big challenge in front of him. The difficulty of going up the mountain is that the road is quite steep. It is actually difficult to run fast and it consumes a lot of physical energy. Going down the mountain is different. It does not require as much physical energy, but it is several times more difficult. First, it was okay to walk down the mountain, but Du Ruo wanted to run down the mountain. Friends who often run down the mountain know that if you don’t stand firmly or your body balance is not good enough and you slip, the feast can be started directly in the village at the foot of the mountain. The second is that he ran down the mountain too fast. Compared with running up the mountain, Du Ruo's opponent's attack speed increased several times, and Du Ruo's reaction time would be greatly reduced. In general, running up a hill tests your stamina and physical fitness. Running down the mountain tests your concentration, footwork, and body reaction speed. Du Ruo waited until his body had rested sufficiently before he gritted his teeth and started walking along the path that had come up. …… In less than fifteen minutes, Du Ruo arrived at the foot of the mountain where he started. At this time, Du Ruo's face was still intact, and the neck and back of his clothes were still intact, but his chest and pants were already in strips. "Bah, I overestimated myself. I didn't expect it to be so difficult." Du Ruo spat out a leaf in his mouth, cursing. He knew from the beginning that it would be difficult, but thinking about how he handled it fairly well when climbing the mountain, he felt that it shouldn't be a problem given his current level. As a result, after running a few steps down the mountain, he could no longer stop. The branches and thorns around him were like whips, whipping him unexpectedly. There were also all kinds of gravel under his feet and branches blocking his way. Du Ruo was so busy that he was too busy to handle the work. In the end, he was afraid that he would accidentally step on empty air, so he could only focus most of his energy on his feet, and then he used his hands to protect his eyes and face, and waded down the mountain. In the end, his clothes were completely torn and he was bleeding in many places, especially his limbs. The cloth strips on his body were soaked with blood in the serious places.
"Hey, did you get lost in the mountains? How did you end up like this? Don't move. I'll call an ambulance for you." Du Ruo had just come down the mountain and was sitting on the ground, pulling out the sharp thorns that had pierced his arms when a voice sounded not far away. It was so loud that it scared Du Ruo. "Uncle Yang, it's me, Du Ruo, please stop calling. I'm fine, just a minor injury." Du Ruo looked up and saw that it was Yang Chenguang's father. He quickly responded to stop the other party from calling an ambulance. If Uncle Yang called an ambulance, he would have to leave the village. As a local, he came down from the mountain and ended up like this. The news would spread to the surrounding villages in less than two days, and he couldn't afford to lose face. "Xiao Du? How did you get into this state? You rolled down the mountain?" Uncle Yang walked closer and found that it was Du Ruo. He looked her up and down and realized that she was indeed not lost in the mountains. There were no other scars on her body except for scratches. Only then did he feel relieved and helped Du Ruo take off the thorny branches hanging on her body. "That's about right. Uncle Yang, why are you here?" Du Ruo quickly changed the subject and curiously asked Uncle Yang what he was doing here so early. "This is my family's tea garden and vegetable field. I just happened to come over to take a look today. Can you still walk? Do you want me to carry you down?" Uncle Yang was still a little worried about Du Ruo's situation and expressed his concern. "No, no, I can go back by myself. Uncle Yang, you are busy. Uncle Yang, please don't tell anyone else. I will go back first." Du Ruo took a look and found that there was indeed a tea garden here. He didn't notice it when he first arrived, and he didn't know that Yang Chenguang's family also had a tea garden at the foot of the mountain. Rejecting Uncle Yang's kindness, Du Ruo began to walk towards the B&B. "Next time, you have to leave a set of clothes in the bushes at the foot of the mountain. This time it was embarrassing. Fortunately, Uncle Yang kept his mouth shut." Du Ruo returned to the B&B in a very embarrassed state. Along the way, Du Ruo didn't even dare to walk on the main road. He chose to walk on deserted paths and did not go through the B&B front desk. He went directly to the house where he lived. The time was just right, as the tourists in the village had either set out to climb the mountain or had already started working, so no one noticed Du Ruo's current miserable appearance. After arriving in the room, Du Ruo first went to the bathroom, cleaned himself in front of the mirror, and then took a shower. Then he put on his shorts and took the iodine to treat the wound. "I was careless. I have only been practicing martial arts for about ten days. I need to be more prepared next time." Du Ruo didn't plan to practice this kind of mountain running training every day. Today he was just trying it out to see if it was feasible. It has now been confirmed that there is absolutely no problem with this kind of training. After all, the panel has given the answer. Du Ruo's trip took less than two hours at most, but he has already achieved the same results as the previous day. 18 points of Xingyiquan experience, 18 points of Ziranmen Gongfa experience, and attribute points have been credited. Yes, that's right. The attribute points of Ziranmen Gongfa have increased by the same amount as the Xingyiquan skills today. If you think about it, it is understandable. After all, whether going up or down the mountain, it is the greatest exercise for the legs and balance. "Du Ruo, I didn't realize you have a nice figure." (End of this chapter)