Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 116: 116. Raid the Camp

“Rest assured, once we encounter danger, both my student and I will extend our help,” Uncle Li Dong promised to Qin Cheng.

Qin Tong listened to these words and silently sized up Qing Chen; he saw that the youth was skinny and tall, his face determined yet his skin was fair and gentle, not at all like someone who had killed before.

Such a youth seemed like he should be staying at a place like City University No. 18.

Meanwhile, Qing Chen looked at Uncle Li Dong in surprise; he had thought his own teacher would not bother with such trifles.

Seeing the confusion on his face, Uncle Li Dong spoke in a low voice, “I used not to intervene before because I was afraid of frightening others, but now they don’t know who I am, so of course there’s no problem with lending a hand. What does it matter to me, Uncle Li Dong, if Mr. Wood lends his help?”

It was not until that moment that Qing Chen felt he was slowly beginning to understand what kind of person his teacher truly was.

He also finally understood why Lin Xiaoxiao had said that almost everyone had forgotten how capricious their boss once was.

At that time, Qin Cheng was beaming with joy; not only did the two sides close the distance between them, but having a C-Class Expert in the hunting team would certainly make it a lot safer.

Qing Chen went to the side to help set up the tent, and Qin Yiyi glanced at him and said, “Don’t bother, men in the wilderness don’t do chores; they just hunt and kill.”

Leaning against a nearby tree, Qing Chen calmly asked, “Are you trying to capture a Qing Shan Falcon this time?”

“We can’t catch that thing,” Qin Yiyi said, “We are after a Kite Falcon, which is much smaller than the Qing Shan Falcon. Nowadays, no hunter dares to go after a Qing Shan Falcon. That creature is only found ‘in that place,’ not seen elsewhere.”

Qin Yiyi glanced at Qing Chen again, “Later, I’ll help you apply medicine to your foot, don’t worry, I don’t mind. When my dad was injured, it was my mother and I who treated his wounds. My dad says I’m meticulous, and I have better eyes than my mom, so I clean wounds well.”

“No need,” Qing Chen shook his head.

By that time, Qin Yiyi had already set up the tent and turned her head, planning to return to the campfire. Before leaving, she whispered, “I’ve seen you sleeping outside all this time. You might hold up for a day or two, but not for a week; the ground is too cold. From now on, use my tent, I’ll squeeze in with my sister.”

“Uh, that’s not necessary, I’m fine sleeping outside,” Qing Chen hurriedly declined.

“Suit yourself, but if you don’t sleep there, the tent will still be empty,” Qin Yiyi said and walked away.

The wilderness girl was straightforward, just like when she stuffed the apple directly into Qing Chen’s hand, not allowing the young man any chance to refuse.

Living on this land, everyone leads a life with no sure tomorrow. Don’t hesitate; once you do, the person you want to say so much to might no longer be around.

Qin Yiyi’s sister was like that; she once fancied a man, the eldest son of another hunting team, but after one hunt, she never saw him again.

It was said he got lost in the Taboo Land and never made it back out.

Qing Chen originally wanted to say something more but at that moment, a flash of light flickered in the gaps of the woods where he stood.

The young man did not react at all, not even turning his head to look.

At night, Qin Yiyi had already crawled into her sister’s tent early on, the faint sound of laughter emanated from the small tent, the topics of their conversation unknown.

Seeing that Qing Chen still had no intention of going to Qin Yiyi’s tent, Uncle Li Dong asked, “What’s wrong? Isn’t having a place to sleep a good thing?”

Qing Chen shook his head, “I don’t want to owe others casually.”

“Foolish,” Uncle Li Dong shook his head, “Don’t make me knock you out and throw you in there. When you are away from home, you can’t be so picky, just go.”

Qing Chen stared dumbfounded at his teacher in front of him, speechless for a long while.

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He didn’t doubt for a moment that his teacher was fully capable of knocking him out and throwing him into a tent!

“Teacher, when I was setting up the tent just now, I accidentally saw a reflection in the woods. I suspect someone was secretly observing me with binoculars,” Qing Chen thought for a while before saying, “I think there’s something fishy.”

At that moment, Uncle Li Dong said calmly, “Stay in the tent. Tonight, I’m going to teach you your first lesson in wilderness survival.”

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When Qing Chen crawled into Qin Yiyi’s tent, he was surprised to see two pieces of chocolate on the moisture-proof mat—supplies hunters would carry for energy, which Qin Yiyi had secretly taken to give to him.

He lay on the mat, not sleeping, carefully chewing the chocolate. The chocolate from the Inner World was no different from that of the Outer World.

Qing Chen knew something was going to happen tonight, but it wasn’t fear that kept him awake.

With Uncle Li there, even now in the Taboo Land, he wouldn’t be in any danger.

He just wanted to know what exactly would happen tonight.

Countdown 70:00:00.

2 a.m.

Shadows flitted through the woods, and the rustling of leaves sounded as if the wind was stirring something.

In the sky, a crescent moon shone pale, the air was so clear it seemed one could directly see the craters on the moon with the naked eye.

Moonlight cast down on the earth, piercing through the gaps in the forest and sprinkling the ground with light.

In these rays of light and shadow, someone gently pulled a rifle bolt.

Suddenly, clouds drifted across the sky as if a dim city had flown overhead.

The campfire, as if smothered by a sudden pressure, dwindled, and the light around the entire campsite dimmed. It seemed forgotten, sinking into the gloom.

“Don’t move, I’ll go take a look,” the old man Qin Cheng said to his wife beside him.

Qin Cheng faintly heard some noises and picked up the pistol beside his pillow, silently crawling out of the tent.

But as soon as his head emerged from the tent, a knife was pressed against his neck.

Qin Cheng turned to look and saw Zhang Tongdan smiling mischievously at him, “Shh, don’t speak. We’re just a little interested in your in-law. We want to see if there’s anything valuable on that big shot from the city. We didn’t get a good look earlier. Does he have any mechanical limbs, the kind made of nano-alloy?”

Qin Cheng shook his head, “I don’t know, Zhang Tongdan, we’ve worked together for so long, don’t break the rules. If you mess this up, I will tell your boss exactly what happened.”

“No need to threaten me with the boss; he’s far away now,” Zhang Tongdan laughed, the wrinkles on his face resembling a weathered landscape, “A high-ranking figure who could casually give away Thor must have expensive mechanical limbs on him, right? Don’t talk. Kill them both, and then we’ll leave. You don’t have to feel sorry. Your second daughter is so pretty, she won’t have trouble finding a man in the wilderness. And if she really can’t find one, she can come be my little one,” Zhang Tongdan smirked.

Qin Cheng’s forehead throbbed with rage, and he suddenly flipped backward while bellowing, “Watch out for the enemy attack!”

It wasn’t that he was particularly eager to alert Qing Chen and Uncle Li, but he knew Zhang Tongdan’s nature well—a wolf at heart, once he had chosen to break the rules, he wouldn’t let anyone in the camp leave.

Zhang Tongdan sensed trouble as Qin Cheng flipped over and immediately flexed his arm, trying to slit his throat, only to find that it was no use—Qin Cheng’s collar was sewn with an alloy layer that no ordinary knife could cut!

“Act now! Kill that city person first!” Zhang Tongdan yelled.

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