Chapter 1028: Chapter 1028

Jia Xiaoqing walked over puzzled, and seeing Lin Chen staring at a sanitary pad, she couldn't help but feel a shiver: "Lin Chen, I didn't expect you'd have such a hobby, squatting here looking at a girl's sanitary pad."

Lin Chen turned his head and said irritably: "Which eye of yours sees me looking at a sanitary pad? I'm tracking the snake."

Pointing to the traces on the ground where the snake had crawled, Lin Chen said: "I'm sure it was when Ling Zi changed her pad here that day, the smell of blood attracted the seven-star snake, which later bit her. Unfortunately, it rained these past two days, and the traces have been washed away."

"So that's how it is!" Jia Xiaoqing realized she had wrongly accused Lin Chen, and couldn't help but blush.

"Tsk, look at you acting all ladylike, but your mind is full of dirty thoughts." Lin Chen rolled his eyes at Jia Xiaoqing.

"You're the one with the dirty thoughts." Jia Xiaoqing angrily retorted.

"Alright, now that the snake's trail is gone, we'll just have to head into the mountains to find it." Lin Chen stood up and sighed.

As they walked, Lin Chen collected quite a bit of herbal medicine along the way.

Under Lin Chen's guidance, Jia Xiaoqing also learned a lot about herbs.

Deep in the forest, there were lush green trees everywhere, with some unknown little flowers in the grass, and the sound of pleasant bird calls occasionally reached their ears, as did the cheerful song from the mountain stream...

Jia Xiaoqing closed her eyes, taking a deep breath of the sweet air, feeling the freshness of nature.

After walking for a while, Jia Xiaoqing felt a bit tired.

Lin Chen smiled: "Let's rest here for a while and eat something."

"Quick, give me the bag, I need some beef jerky to regain energy." Jia Xiaoqing said, eyeing the backpack in Lin Chen's hand.

Lin Chen threw the bag to her, but he suddenly felt something was off about the weight. How could the backpack be so light?

After opening it, Jia Xiaoqing was dumbfounded to find it empty. The food inside had flown away without a trace.

"Hey, where did you put the food from my bag?" Jia Xiaoqing asked angrily.

Lin Chen gave Jia Xiaoqing a glance: "I've checked your bag's food. It's all junk food, not good for the cold poison in your body, so I threw it away."

"What? You threw it away, then what are we supposed to eat?" Jia Xiaoqing was almost driven crazy.

In this remote mountain forest, there were certainly no stores, and she had bought those as her favorite snacks, now all thrown away by this jerk.

"There's plenty of delicious food in this mountain. What's so good about your junk food?" Seeing Jia Xiaoqing's frantic expression, Lin Chen said disdainfully.

"Hmph, if it's all delicious, then find me something." Jia Xiaoqing replied sarcastically.

"Just wait a moment." Lin Chen said, climbing up a tree, and soon picked a handful of fresh, red fruits.

"Thirsty? Have some wild berries." Lin Chen joyfully handed the berries to Jia Xiaoqing.

Seeing the colorful mountain fruits, Jia Xiaoqing's appetite increased, but she still pretended because she was mad at Lin Chen: "What good is there in these wild fruits?"

Lin Chen smiled: "Are you sure you won't eat? Don't regret it later."

Saying this, Lin Chen put a red, frost-robed fruit into his mouth.

With a gentle bite, the red fruit jam filled his mouth instantly.

A blend of sour and sweet flavors wafted from Lin Chen's mouth.

"These mountain fruits are sweet with a hint of sourness, filling and thirst-quenching, a true delicacy." Lin Chen enjoyed it, smacking his lips in delight.

Jia Xiaoqing, feeling somewhat hungry and drawn by the tempting aroma and Lin Chen's expression of enjoyment, couldn't help but swallow her saliva despite her efforts to resist.

She even felt a sour sensation in her mouth, but after having boasted earlier, she felt too embarrassed to ask Lin Chen for some.

"Hmph, go ahead and eat, just be careful not to get poisoned." Jia Xiaoqing snorted coldly as she walked into the forest.

"Where are you going?" Lin Chen asked.

"I'm going to the bathroom." Jia Xiaoqing snorted again and slipped into the woods.

Lin Chen wanted to remind Jia Xiaoqing, but she had already disappeared among the trees.

"That girl." Lin Chen shook his head helplessly.

Jia Xiaoqing entered the woods, looked up, and spotted a tree full of mountain fruits.

She excitedly climbed the tree, picking a few fruits and couldn't resist putting them into her mouth.

"Sour, sweet!" It was simply delicious.

After eating six or seven fruits, Jia Xiaoqing was satisfied and crawled out of the thicket.

Seeing Jia Xiaoqing, Lin Chen suddenly laughed: "Are you done?"

"Yes." Jia Xiaoqing nodded hurriedly.

But Lin Chen sniffed around Jia Xiaoqing's side.

"Hey, do you think you're a little dog?" Jia Xiaoqing protested.

Lin Chen grinned: "Was the mountain fruit good?"

"Hmph, who ate mountain fruit? I wouldn't eat such rubbish." Jia Xiaoqing denied stubbornly.

Lin Chen nodded: "Oh, it's best if you didn't eat it. I forgot to tell you, you shouldn't eat more than two of those. If you eat too many, you'll get diarrhea."

"You, why didn't you say so earlier?" Jia Xiaoqing's face changed instantly because she really felt her stomach acting up.

"I, I need to go to the bathroom." Jia Xiaoqing held her stomach, saying.

Lin Chen wore a mischievous smile: "Didn't you just go?"

"I, I..." Jia Xiaoqing wished she could tear Lin Chen to pieces.

Lin Chen pointed at a bush not far away: "Go solve it there."

Jia Xiaoqing nodded, suddenly remembering something: "You're not allowed to peek."

"Relax, I won't peek. Besides, don't randomly eat other things; not everything in the mountains is edible, you know." Lin Chen said with a grin.

"Hmph, it's all your fault." Jia Xiaoqing felt unbearable abdominal pain and ran into the bush.

Jia Xiaoqing could almost confirm that while she was picking the mountain fruits, this guy must have been secretly watching. Yet this jerk didn't remind her, utterly terrible.

If he hadn't thrown away her food, she wouldn't have eaten the mountain fruits, nor would she be having an upset stomach now.

Jia Xiaoqing blamed everything on Lin Chen, so much that her teeth itched.

Now crouching carefully, Jia Xiaoqing warned: "I'm watching you, don't peek."

Lin Chen slyly remarked: "I'm not the kind of guy who peeks at girls, relax and do your thing."

In truth, Lin Chen didn't need to peek. With his x-ray vision, he usually observed openly.

Although the bushes provided cover, they couldn't block his sight.

Seeing Jia Xiaoqing crouching with her posterior raised, and her impressive figure, Lin Chen couldn't help but gulp.

Just as Lin Chen was enjoying the view, he suddenly heard a rustling sound and his eyes flickered to a spot not far from Jia Xiaoqing, his face changed, and he quickly walked towards the bush.