"You're called Li Qingfeng?"
Suddenly, Zong Shuyun's voice rose several notches, as if in shock at something.
Hearing Zong Shuyun's somewhat surprised words, Li Qingfeng looked at her with a very confused expression.
After a long pause, Li Qingfeng finally said, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with my name?"
It was better when he didn't speak, but the moment he did, Zong Shuyun was startled.
With a yelp, she jumped up, startling Li Qingfeng next to her.
Looking at Zong Shuyun, he said unhappily, "What are you yelling about? Don't you know that startling people can scare them to death!"
Instead of responding to him, Zong Shuyun kept backing away. Looking at Li Qingfeng in front of her, she shouted at him.
"Don't come near me, stay away!"
Hearing her inexplicable words, Li Qingfeng was somewhat bewildered.
He couldn't understand why Zong Shuyun, who had been so friendly moments ago, had suddenly become like this, and even so afraid of him.
However, Zong Shuyun didn't explain anything to him. Instead, upon seeing Li Qingfeng approach, she ran away frantically.
Seeing this, Li Qingfeng had no choice but to stop, but he couldn't just do nothing.
However, before he could get any closer, Zong Shuyun suddenly ran towards one side of the orchard.
Li Qingfeng had just told her not to run around because the orchard was large, but she clearly hadn't taken it to heart.
Seeing Zong Shuyun run off, Li Qingfeng quickly chased after her.
However, in her panic, Zong Shuyun was so fast that even Li Qingfeng, who had become more familiar with the orchard, couldn't catch up to her.
Watching Zong Shuyun disappear into the depths of the orchard, he helplessly picked up a stone and threw it.
"What the heck?"
He was utterly exasperated. Was it that big of a reaction just because he said his name?
"My name?"
"Yes! So that's how it is."
He suddenly remembered that he had stated his name, and Zong Shuyun was two years older than him. Therefore, she was still studying at Huaqing when he dropped out.
With this in mind, her previous panicked reaction was understandable.
Looking at the disappearing Zong Shuyun, Li Qingfeng hesitated for a moment before chasing after her.
"Zong Shuyun, don't run!"
Zong Shuyun, already a bit scared, ran even faster upon hearing his call. The calmness of her identity as the town mayor had completely vanished.
"Ah..."
After an unknown amount of time, Zong Shuyun suddenly let out a scream.
Then, with a loud thud, she felt a strong sense of weightlessness and fell into a large pit.
Looking at the situation, it seemed she had fallen into a trap set by Xu Wu to prevent wild animals from harming the fruit trees.
It was a pit like the mouth of a bottle, estimated to be two to three meters deep. She couldn't climb out on her own.
Zong Shuyun, not believing it, tried to climb out. She stood up.
"Ouch!"
Suddenly, she cried out in pain and fell again, like a butterfly with broken wings.
On the ground, Zong Shuyun quickly touched her ankle. It turned out that she had sprained her ankle during the fall, and it was now red and swollen.
"What should I do?"
In her desperation, this usually shrewd woman lost her composure and didn't know what to do.
Looking at the dark surroundings, she couldn't help but feel scared.
She fumbled through her clothes. Fortunately, she hadn't lost her phone during the run.
She quickly unlocked the screen, went to the contacts, and directly dialed someone from the town.
"Beep, beep, I'm sorry, the area you are calling from is outside of the service area. Please try again later, Rui..."
A busy signal came from her phone. She quickly looked at the top of the screen and found no signal at all.
Looking at the dark surroundings, she turned on her flashlight. Seeing the soft light from her phone, Zong Shuyun felt a little relieved.
She quickly found her contacts again and dialed them one by one without any discretion.
Without exception, they were all out of service.
After more than twenty minutes, Zong Shuyun finally gave up. She placed her phone on the ground to provide illumination.
Meanwhile, Li Qingfeng was still wandering around.
Perhaps because the fruit trees had regained their vitality, he was having trouble finding his way. He had to grope around for traces of Zong Shuyun.
Perhaps fate was playing tricks on them, but the two perfectly missed each other.
The direction Li Qingfeng was heading was diametrically opposite to where Zong Shuyun was.
After another half hour or so, Zong Shuyun had already started crying for help. She had forgotten her fear of Li Qingfeng and kept calling out to him.
"Li Qingfeng, where are you? Come quickly and save me!"
However, Li Qingfeng had already moved to another location and couldn't hear her cries for help.
"Where did the person go?"
Kicking a nearby fruit tree, Li Qingfeng said angrily.
This Zong Shuyun could really run fast. He never expected a woman to have such good stamina. He rushed as much as he could but still couldn't keep up with her.
Just then, Li Qingfeng suddenly remembered something and quickly turned around.
He became completely focused, looking at the orchard ahead.
Indeed, as he stared, the surrounding fruit trees disappeared one by one. Finally, he saw a bright light, a very glaring one.
If nothing unexpected happened, that should be Zong Shuyun.
After confirming the direction, Li Qingfeng shook his head and ran towards the light.
By this time, it had been more than an hour since Zong Shuyun fell into the pit.
Perhaps due to the lack of sunlight for many years, the temperature in the pit was very low. The earth at the bottom was covered with a thick layer of frost.
Zong Shuyun, who was at the top, was experiencing the most direct sensation.
The bone-chilling cold made her feel as if her entire body had frozen.
Looking at the frost around her, she curled up her body and squatted in the center.
At this moment, she looked at the faint light of her phone and calmed down.
She thought about her panicked state earlier and couldn't help but let out a laugh.
She laughed at herself for being so overreactive. It was just a Li Qingfeng!
However, as she laughed, she started to cry again, weeping bitterly about her current predicament.
Just then, she suddenly remembered something very important and quickly moved closer to her phone.