novelraw Chapter 288 - 289: If You Really Like, It becomes Difficult
Chapter 288 - 289: If You Really Like, It becomes Difficult
Upon hearing this, Di Mingjue lowered a bit more of the rope and once Di Mingzhe caught hold of it, he said, "It’s ready."
"The rope is long enough to reach the very bottom," Di Mingjue instructed, "just pay attention to your safety."
"Got it."
Di Mingzhe didn’t say much. He grabbed hold of a branch, undid some clothing, tied the rope around himself, and after ensuring everything was secure, he slowly began to descend.
Thanks to the safeguards of the rope and the presence of numerous branches, there were no major issues.
However, the branches were so dense that they blocked some of his view and scratched his face painfully.
After a while, Di Mingzhe called out tentatively, "Di Xiaxia."
Echoes reverberated in the valley, but still, no one responded.
Di Mingzhe’s anxiety escalated and he quickened his descent.
On the edge of the cliff, Di Mingjue casually squatted down and signaled to the two bodyguards, "Bring me the megaphone."
The two bodyguards hurriedly fetched the megaphone and Di Mingjue shouted towards the cliff, "Di Xiaxia, if you don’t respond, you might get beaten up."
Unexpectedly, still no voice responded from below.
Di Mingjue furrowed his eyebrows - could it be she had been knocked unconscious?
After all, the cliff was not low. If one were to plummet down without any protective measures...
Having this thought, he didn’t dare to say more and simply squatted quietly on the cliff’s edge, waiting for Di Mingzhe to reach the bottom.
At this time, Gu Qibao and others arrived at the cliff. Regardless of the circumstances, they could at least serve as onlookers.
And if Xiaxia got into trouble, Gu Qibao couldn’t just sit by and do nothing.
Nangong Ran and Bo Chenghe also followed suit.
Of course, there was a crowd of curious onlookers.
This event was indeed a spectacle, attracting quite an audience.
However, the onlookers were held back by the officials.
Gu Qibao, Nangong Ran, and Bo Chenghe walked over to the edge of the cliff.
"How is Sister Xiaxia?" Gu Qibao asked with a worried face.
"The situation is still unclear," Di Mingjue replied calmly, "but it shouldn’t be too serious."
"Mm," Gu Qibao nodded, praying in mind that everything would be fine regardless.
They could only wait and see as the situation was still unclear.
"Did big brother personally go down?" Gu Qibao looked toward the edge of the cliff and realized that Di Mingzhe was nowhere to be seen.
"Mmm," Di Mingjue nodded.
Gu Qibao: "..."
"Didn’t you say that he doesn’t like Sister Xiaxia?" Gu Qibao whispered.
"How would I know?" Di Mingjue frowned, actually if Mingzhe didn’t like her it would be simpler, but if he did, things might get complicated.
Meanwhile:
Di Mingzhe descended along the cliff. The process didn’t take too long as the mountain wasn’t exceptionally high.
However, the gap at the bottom was quite narrow. After he descended, his view became clear.
There was no major danger at the bottom of the cliff, no boulders, just some bushes about two people wide.
As long as there was no stones, for the moment he could feel relieved. At least the injuries should not be severe, certainly better than if the bottom was all rocks.
Finally, he reached the bottom.
He untied the rope around him, and pulled hard to signal that he had reached the bottom.
Di Mingjue atop the cliff felt the tug and immediately stood up. Picking up the megaphone, he asked, "Have you reached the bottom?"
"Yes," Di Mingzhe answered.
The echoes on the cliff bottom clearly conveyed Di Mingzhe’s reply.
Only then did Di Mingjue let out a sigh of relief. He turned his head to see the students who had come to watch. Irritated he said, "What are you all looking at? Go back to work!"