On How To Defeat Dr. Qing Leng Chapter 57

Chapter 57 Chapter 57 A ring made of grass

The evening wind carries the smell of green grass and distant cooking smoke, gently blowing across the grassland.Pei Yan came over with the white mare he had picked for a long time. The horse lowered its head docilely and snorted.

“Try this horse.” Pei Yan handed the reins to Wen Yelan and took out a set of protective gear. “Put on the leg and palm sheaths first. Even if you don’t run fast, be careful.”

Wen Yelan took it and put it on his wrist with a somewhat unfamiliar movement.Pei Yan looked at it for a while, then reached over to help him adjust the belt.

“I can do it myself.” Wen Yelan whispered.

“I know,” Pei Yan responded, but did not stop until he fastened the buckle, then squatted down to check the condition of the gauze on his knees to make sure it would not be rubbed by the saddle, then stood up.”I want to help you.”

When Wen Yelan sat firmly, Pei Yan led the horse for a few steps and looked up at him.The afterglow of the setting sun coated Wen Yelan’s body with a layer of gold. He was sitting on a white horse, his back straight and his face calm. Indeed…

“Like Prince Charming.” Pei Yan blurted out.

When Wen Yelan heard this, she looked down at him and raised her eyebrows slightly.There was a bit of surprise and smile in his eyes.He didn’t say anything, but suddenly pinched the horse’s belly gently, causing the horse to trot towards the grassland.

“Then I have to go see if there is Snow White.” His voice floated back with the wind, carrying a light teasing tone.

Pei Yan was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud.He ran to his black horse in a few steps, jumped on the horse neatly, flicked the reins and chased after him.

“Princess, no,” Pei Yan quickly walked alongside him, looking sideways at him with a smile.”There is an evil dragon that specializes in robbing disobedient princes.”

Wen Yelan didn’t look back, but the corners of his mouth curved up.The two of them did not speed up, and just kept the horses at a steady trot, moving aimlessly along the undulating grassy hills under the darkening sky.The wind blows in the face, taking away the heat of the day and blowing away the last bit of things stuck between them.

It wasn’t until there was only the last glow left on the horizon that they slowly turned around and walked back.

Back near the station, Saihan had lit a bonfire and was roasting mutton, and the aroma wafted far away.Nandi, with his sharp eyes, was the first to see them and ran over waving his arms.

“Brother Wen! Brother Pei! It’s time to eat!”

The two dismounted and handed the horses to the herdsmen who came up to them.Wen Yelan moved his legs and feet. His knees were a little sore, but they didn’t hurt much anymore.

After a quick wash, we sat down around the campfire.The roasted mutton was charred on the outside and tender on the inside, paired with hot milk tea and Saihan’s homemade milk skin. Wen Yelan ate it with relish.Senior Brother Zhou and several team members were also there, everyone was chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Pei Yan didn’t talk much, but he always took care of Wen Yelan, cutting his meat, handing him milk tea, and filling his cup when it was empty.Wen Yelan was a little uncomfortable at first, so she gently touched Pei Yan’s leg under the table and motioned for him to come on his own.Pei Yan glanced at him and nodded. Sure enough, he became more restrained, but his eyes still fell on him from time to time.

Ling Yue sat opposite, watching the silent interaction between the two, and secretly winked at the team member next to her.

After eating, I helped clean up, and the sky was completely dark.The stars in the night sky over the grassland hang low and are astonishingly bright.

Pei Yan touched Wen Yelan next to him with his arm: “Do you want to go archery? There is a bonfire at night, and there is a simple shooting range over there. The light is okay.”

Wen Yelan looked up at the starry sky, then looked at a small area not far away illuminated by firelight, and nodded: “Okay.”

The archery area is a little further away from the main campfire and is quieter.Several young herdsmen were competing. When they saw them coming, they greeted them warmly.Pei Yan went over and borrowed two pairs of bows and arrows.

“Try?” Pei Yan handed a handful to Wen Yelan.

Wen Yelan took it and weighed it.He had never been exposed to this before, but he knew the basic principles.He imitated the posture of others he had just seen, standing still, nocking an arrow, buckling the string, and drawing the bow. His movements were a bit stiff, and the bowstring was only half-stretched.

“Straighten your back and relax your shoulders.” Pei Yan stood beside and behind him. “The bow should be steady, use the fingers of your right hand to exert force, and raise… your elbow a little higher.”

Wen Yelan adjusted accordingly.He has a strong learning ability, and after several attempts, his posture has become perfect.

“Now, aim a little above the bullseye. The arrow will go out in a parabola.” Pei Yan continued, “Breathe gently, hold still… release.”

Wen Yelan let go.

The arrow left the string, made a “grab” sound, and stuck in the white circle on the edge of the target. It was still far away from the red heart in the center, but at least it hit the target.

A young herdsman watching nearby whistled and said in less fluent Chinese: “Okay! First time!”

Wen Yelan breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Pei Yan, with a glimmer in his eyes.

Pei Yan smiled and took the bow in his hand: “Not bad. Look at me.”

He stood casually, nocked the arrow, and fired the bow. His movements were smooth and his arms were as steady as a rock. There was almost no pause for aiming, and his fingers relaxed.

“Whoosh-pop!”

The arrow shot through the air and hit the red heart, its tail feathers still trembling slightly.

“Wow!” Nandi ran over at some point and clapped his little hands, “Brother Pei is so awesome!”

Several other herdsmen also gave thumbs up, and the atmosphere was instantly pushed to a climax.

Wen Yelan looked at the trembling arrow in the bullseye, and then at the calm profile of the person next to him, feeling a little proud and a little envious in his heart.

Pei Yan saw Wen Yelan looking at the arrow in ecstasy, lowered the bow, and pointed it across his face: “These are just some tricks I know for fun. What you know is the real value.” He paused, and his voice was particularly clear in the night wind, “glacier data, climate models, those charts and papers that I can’t understand… Wen Yelan, the way you stand on the stage is much more dazzling than if I shot a hundred red hearts.”

Wen Yelan was stunned.He didn’t expect Pei Yan to say this suddenly.The light from the bonfire danced in Pei Yan’s eyes, reflecting his figure, only him.

“I…” He didn’t know what to say for a moment.

“Would you like a competition?” Pei Yan suddenly suggested, interrupting his confusion and speaking in a relaxed tone, “Ten arrows. I’ll let you familiarize yourself with five first. Then I’ll give you ten rings.”

Wen Yelan’s attention was diverted. After thinking for a while, he asked: “Competition? Are there any prizes?”

Pei Yan raised his eyebrows: “Prize? Okay. What do you want?” He didn’t prepare this in advance.

Wen Yelan thought seriously.money?He is not lacking, and Pei Yan is not lacking either.Something?It seems that there is nothing in particular that I want.Want Pei Yan to agree to something?What’s going on… He frowned and thought for a long time, but found that he couldn’t make a specific request.

Seeing his embarrassed look, Pei Yan felt soft and couldn’t help smoothing his frowned eyebrows with his hands.”Forget it,” he said. “What if you win and I let you do whatever you want?”

Wen Yelan looked up at him.These four words have a very broad meaning.

Pei Yan smiled again and moved closer, lowering his voice: “Then if I win… what about you?”

Wen Yelan’s heart beat faster as she looked at the undisguised anticipation and a familiar dangerous yet charming light in his eyes.He could guess that if he also said “it’s up to you”, the nights would definitely be difficult these days, even though someone has been relatively restrained in this regard over the past two days…

His eyes wandered for a moment, and he caught a glimpse of the green grass at his feet glowing in the firelight, and suddenly he had an idea.

“Wait a moment.” He said to Pei Yan, then turned around and walked quickly to a nearby area where the grass grew slightly longer. He squatted down and carefully picked out a few long grass stems with uniform thickness and toughness by the light of the fire.

Pei Yan didn’t know why and followed him, only to see Wen Yelan lowering his head and twirling his long white fingers among the grass stems.

Within a minute or two, a small and delicate ring appeared in his palm.

A grass ring, a ring.

Wen Yelan held the small grass ring, stood up, and walked to Pei Yan.His eyes were bright, a little embarrassed, and a little proud after completing the work.

“This… I just learned it.” He handed the grass ring to Pei Yan, “It can be used as… a small gift.” His voice became softer and softer.

Pei Yan looked down at the ring in Wen Yelan’s palm, then looked up at Wen Yelan’s slightly twinkling eyes.A warm current instantly filled his limbs, feeling warm and swollen, and the impact made his throat tighten.All thoughts of teasing disappeared at this moment.

He couldn’t help but raise the corners of his lips.

“Okay.” He heard his voice was a little hoarse, “Let’s use this as a prize.”

The game officially begins.

Wen Yelan first shot five arrows as practice.He made rapid progress, from barely hitting the target at first to being able to stably hit the inner circle.

Pei Yan looked on, feeling extremely proud.His Yelan, no matter what field he is in, as long as he wants to learn, he will definitely do well.

Formal competition, each player has ten arrows.

Wen Yelan shot first.He calmed down and shot arrow after arrow according to the feeling he just found.The results were pretty good, six out of ten arrows went into the red heart or next to it, and the rest were in the inner circle.For a beginner, this is already considered a talent.

It’s Pei Yan’s turn.He picked up the bow, but did not move immediately. Instead, he looked at Wen Yelan.

Wen Yelan was also looking at him, his eyes clear, serious and expectant.

Pei Yan smiled.He turned around and faced the target, his eyes instantly becoming sharp.Draw the bow and release the arrow.The movements are fast and steady, with almost no gaps.

“Whoosh-pop!”

“Whoosh-pop!”

…

Ten arrows were shot out in a row, and the arrows chased after each other and almost hit the same point. In the center of the bullseye, ten arrows were clustered together, and their tail feathers trembled slightly.

There was no doubt that Pei Yan won.

The herdsmen nearby let out exclamations and cheers.Nandi jumped up and down: “Brother Pei is so awesome!”

Wen Yelan looked at the dense clusters of arrows nailed to the red heart and let out a breath.

Pei Yan looks very handsome now.

Pei Yan put down his bow, walked up to Wen Yelan, stretched out his hand, palm up.

“My prize.” He looked at Wen Yelan with burning eyes.

Wen Yelan pursed her lips, took out the small grass ring from her pocket, took Pei Yan’s hand, and gently placed it in his broad palm.The grass ring is so light that it weighs almost nothing.

Pei Yan closed his palms and tightly grasped the cool and soft touch.Then, he turned his fingers and held Wen Yelan’s hand that he wanted to withdraw.

“Won’t you put it on for me?” he asked, his voice low and coaxing.

Wen Yelan’s eyelashes trembled and she raised her eyes to look at him.Pei Yan’s eyes were so deep that he couldn’t see the bottom in the intertwining of night and bonfire, only two small shadows of himself were reflected.

He didn’t speak, but used his other hand to gently open Pei Yan’s fingers, picked up the grass ring, and carefully inserted it into the ring finger of Pei Yan’s left hand.The grass ring was a little loose and hung dangling there, looking a little funny but also indescribably solemn.

Pei Yan looked down at the circle of green on his finger, and his heart felt sore and numb as if it was tightly wrapped around the pliable grass stem.An extremely violent impulse swept over him.

He wanted to give this man a wedding.

He wanted Wen Yelan’s name to be closely linked to his, wanted to give him an unbreakable identity that was recognized by both the law and the world, wanted to see him walking towards him in a formal dress, and wanted to put a real ring that would never wither firmly on his hand, just like the grass ring at this moment, encircling him and enclosing himself for all the years to come.

This idea came so suddenly and so strongly that Pei Yan was speechless for a moment.

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The author has something to say: The grueling final week is finally over [crying] Thank you all for your company during this period. I am deeply sorry for being late these two days, so I will send you a double update tomorrow as compensation!Still draw small red envelopes in the comment area!Thank you everyone [spread flowers]