A Sprained Ankle and a Desperate Escape

“Junior Huang, I’ll take you with me.”

Yun Ning lifted the girl’s arm onto his shoulder, letting her lean her full weight on him.

It looked a bit like they were arm in arm, but it did reduce some of her burden.

They had only run two steps when Yun Ning noticed her furrowed brow and the sweat pouring down her forehead.

Not good!

His heart skipped a beat. He immediately sensed something wrong and looked down.

He saw Huang Xiu’s originally fair and delicate right ankle swollen red and huge, like a radish.

“Sprained ankle? Can you still run?” he asked quickly.

‘What a dumb question. Can you run with a sprained ankle?’

Hearing this, Huang Xiu complained inwardly, then covered her mouth and shook her head.

“I can’t. It hurts too much.”

Now was not the time to be stubborn. That fall had twisted her right ankle.

Every step now sent a sharp pain through her.

She wasn’t a delicate person, but the intense pain from her sensitive body was too much to bear.

Damn… if I hadn’t transformed…

“I’ll carry you?” Yun Ning asked.

The guard captain at the rear noticed their situation and deliberately slowed down.

Brass shell casings clattered to the ground amid the explosions of hand grenades.

But they couldn’t suppress the monster tide’s advance.

The firepower was visibly weakening.

Can’t delay any longer!

“Okay!” Huang Xiu replied decisively.

As if afraid she would change her mind, she used her last bit of strength to jump onto his back before Yun Ning could react.

“…”

Suddenly having an extra person on his back, Yun Ning was a bit uncomfortable. His body sank slightly, and his steps slowed.

Huang Xiu noticed all this.

“Senior Yun, can you carry me? If you can’t, just put me down!” she said worriedly.

This wasn’t a reverse psychology tactic, but her true feelings. She really didn’t want to burden anyone.

“It’s fine. You’re very light.” Yun Ning wasn’t lying. The girl on his back was as light as a cotton candy, soft, as if she would be blown away by the wind or melted by the heat.

But even so, with his physical fitness, he could easily run even carrying a Tiger tank.

It would just be a little slower.

“That’s good.” Huang Xiu nodded, a faint blush creeping onto her cheeks.

Very light… She used to weigh a full 130 jin, a standard figure that looked slim in clothes but had muscle underneath.

She never thought that one day the word “light” would apply to her.

‘Damn it! Becoming a girl, my weight also got lighter!’ Huang Xiu was somewhat dissatisfied.

“I’m going to speed up. Junior Huang, hold on tight. I can’t protect you well,” Yun Ning said, raising his remaining left hand, the implication clear.

“Mm.” Huang Xiu murmured softly.

Though she agreed readily, when she came back to her senses and her IQ returned from its low, an inexplicable shame spread from her toes to her fingertips.

Her small toes curled against the soft sole of her shoe. Huang Xiu wished she could hide back in her goblin lair.

This had nothing to do with gender differences. It was about dignity.

The last time someone carried her on their back was when she played with her father as a child.

Since growing up, she had resisted such close actions that made her seem immature.

Even when drunk and stumbling, she would force herself to walk home.

None of her close friends had ever carried her.

But today, Yun Ning broke that iron rule!

However, today there was really no choice, so Huang Xiu could only rage impotently in her heart, feeling ashamed, not daring to complain to Yun Ning.

In fact, she would even have to say thank you, Senior Yun.

“Ahhh!” Thinking of this, Huang Xiu felt a bit crazy.

But then, now that I’m a girl…

I can’t be a goblin anymore. I can only be a saint kidnapped by a goblin.

Damn, the temperature is rising. This wild thinking was making her blush.

“Damn!” The girl cursed, took a deep breath, and finally shook off the shame.

She was always someone whose emotions came and went quickly.

Hold on tight…

Looking at the young man’s not-so-broad but sturdy back, Huang Xiu didn’t know how to “hold on tight.”

‘What a nightmare. This is killing me.’

Without experience, she had no idea where to start.

After thinking for less than a second, Huang Xiu gave up. She simply hooked her legs around his waist and wrapped her arms around his shoulders.

She clung to his back like a koala.

“You can run wild now. I’ve got a good grip.”

For some indescribable reason, Huang Xiu didn’t dare press her upper body completely against Yun Ning. She held herself slightly upright as she spoke.

“Okay!” Yun Ning had no time to worry about Huang Xiu now. His eyes were fixed on the road ahead.

The moment he finished speaking, he suddenly accelerated. The stone slab under his feet cracked and exploded from the force.

Whoosh!

The scenery on both sides stretched like rubber bands, disappearing from sight in an instant.

“So fast!”

The tremendous wind pressure flattened the skin on Huang Xiu’s face, and her hair flew wildly.

That starting speed was at least 100 kilometers per hour!

She could barely open her eyes!

At that moment, Huang Xiu no longer dared to stay away from Yun Ning. She quickly pressed her upper body against him to reduce wind resistance.

In a flash, the two burst out of the woods, rushed out of the school gate, turned left, and ran onto the road outside.

The road was empty, with no pedestrians, no cars, and even the residential buildings across the street had no lights.

The entire campus and its surroundings seemed forgotten by the world, sunk in silence.

Yun Ning didn’t seem to care about the guard troops. Carrying Huang Xiu, he sped down the road.

His speed was no less than that of an ordinary car.

At this speed, Huang Xiu dared not move, afraid that a single slip would throw her off.

She hung on his back, half-lying, half-clinging.

Strangely, even with the wind howling in her ears, she could clearly hear the strong, powerful heartbeat in the young man’s chest, and smell the faint scent of laundry detergent mixed with blood and sweat.

It was her favorite Blue Moon lavender scent. Huang Xiu didn’t dislike it at all.

Because it smelled like home.

For some reason, at that moment, the girl suddenly felt a strong sense of security.

She squinted her eyes comfortably like a cat, silently leaning against the young man.

So tired… really tired… She wanted to sleep…

Just as her consciousness was about to slip away, the faces of her roommates appeared before her.

Mm…

Those two guys, Guan Shuai and Fang Yongyi, haven’t been rescued yet. Now is not the time to sleep!

Huang Xiu bit her tongue lightly and snapped back to full alertness.