CH 77

Chapter 77 Snow Sculpting Competition (1)

The moment Chi Jingxi fell on top of her, Wen Yantong was almost crushed, and she subconsciously hugged the person on top of her.

The people around them were startled. They stepped back a few steps to make an encirclement around them, staying to watch the excitement.

Seeing this, Mu Yang hurriedly stepped forward. He bent over to help them, but because he ran too fast, Mu Yang slipped and immediately fell on Chi Jingxi.

Wen Yantong screamed from all the pressure. Her face flushed instantly, and she raised her fist and beat Mu Yang. "Get up, get up, get up! I'm going to be crushed to death!"

Her voice was quite frightening as if she was going to die. Chi Jingxi was afraid of crushing her fragile body, so he put both arms on Wen Yantong's side, supporting the pressure from Mu Yang.

Wen Yantong gasped and took many deep breaths. The cold air penetrated her lungs, causing her to cough several times in a row.

Mu Yang quickly got up. He smiled at Chi Jingxi embarrassingly. "A mistake! Mistake! That was not done on purpose."

After all three stood up, Chi Jingxi brushed the snow off his body with a frown. "That's how you repay me?"

Wen Yantong immediately swatted off the snow on his body and said with an apologetic smile, "Little Marquis, I'm really sorry! This place was too slippery, so I slipped without noticing! Are you alright? Any pain?"

Chi Jingxi replied angrily, "Thanks to your padding underneath, I didn't get hurt."

Wen Yantong hurriedly said, "It's good that you didn’t get hurt! Good, you didn’t get hurt!"

After she finished speaking, Wen Yantong turned and ran away. Before Chi Jingxi could react, she had already bounced all the way to help Zhang Jieran, who was still sitting on the ground.

Wen Yantong had been thinking about Zhang Jieran, who had just been shoveled down by accident. That was a solid fall; he must have been hurt pretty bad.

When she ran over, Zhang Jieran was still on the ground, in a daze. She was startled and rushed to help, "Brother Zhang, are you alright? Didn't you fall stupid?"

Zhang Jieran shook his head. "I’m okay."

Fortunately, he was layered up, so it didn't hurt much when he fell. He was just stunned, so he didn’t get up for a while. After Wen Yantong helped him up, she diligently helped him dust off. "I'm sorry. I just accidentally hurt you."

Zhang Jieran waved his hands again. "It's okay. It's okay, Brother Wen. There is no need to worry."

Wen Yantong smiled and said, "It's good you aren't blaming me..."

The two started laughing after talking. Chi Jingxi looked at them, his face becoming more and more unsightly. He said in a deep voice, "Is this cripple also blind? Is that surname Zhang more precious?"

Mu Yang persuaded him. "Brother Xi, don't care so much. Did you hit his leg when you fell Wen Yantong just now?"

Chi Jingxi snorted. "How am I supposed to know?"

Mu Yang replied, "His leg just healed a few days ago. He no longer limps when he walks. If you hit it again, he’ll have to rest for a few more days."

Chi Jingxi frowned irritably. "Enough, don't be long-winded. I didn't hit it."

After Chi Jingxi finished speaking, he walked away. The people watching the excitement around him automatically gave way. He happened to meet Cheng Xin, who was approaching the scene of the crime.

Cheng Xin opened his mouth and said, "I heard that you were hit just now? Who did it? Let’s go teach them a lesson." 

Chi Jingxi said, "It was the Little Cripple, and he has already left."

Cheng Xin thought about it and said, "It turned out to be him. Then it should be an unintentional act."

Mu Yang added, "The road here is very slippery. I also slipped just now, so be careful walking."

Cheng Xin said, "If that's the case, then don't stay here anymore. Go to the East Side Courtyard. There is a lot of snow there, and many people are making snow statues there."

Mu Yang readily agreed, expressing his willingness to join in the fun. Chi Jingxi was a little lacking in interest and wanted to go back to the room.

However, Mu Yang, the resident fun friend of the group, tried his best to persuade him otherwise. "After lunch, we’re gonna have to start sweeping the snow. After sweeping, we’re assigned to read scriptures, so this is our only chance to play! Brother Xi, you should cherish this time!"

Chi Jingxi couldn't out-justify him, so he agreed to go with them.

The East Side Courtyard is the largest yard in Nian'an Temple. There are many places where the snow layer had not even been stepped on. After a while, a lot of people gathered there to play in it.

When Wen Yantong and Zhang Jieran arrived, they saw Fu Tanghuan and Fu Zixian building a snowman together.

Fu Tanghuan was dressed very beautifully today. With a snow-white wide-sleeved padded jacket and a coral-colored cotton-padded vest on the outside. The material was embroidered with delicate patterns with three-color silk threads. She wore a coral-colored gauze skirt to pair; the contrast of her outfit with the white snow was quite dazzling.

In comparison, Fu Zixian looked a lot more ordinary. He was wearing a dark cotton gown with a joyful smile.

Wen Yantong greeted the two of them happily. She rolled up her sleeves and joined them, saying, "I'm the best at making snowmen, and I've even won an award!"

Zhang Jieran and Fu Zixian stopped at the same time and asked in surprise, "What award?"

Wen Yantong was stunned for a while and replied, "Snowman Award."

In fact, this happened when she was in elementary school. Her town's elementary school held a small snowman competition. This was the only competition that Wen Yantong had even won during her schooling career - not counting the award during the First Snow Banquet.

When Wen Yantong was rolling out snowballs, Fu Tanghuan said, "Why don't we do this? The four of us should each build a snow sculpture, and we can compete to see who is the best?"

Among them, Wen Yantong, who believed that she had the best snow building skills, was the first to agree. She immediately raised her hands to support her, saying, "What is the reward?"

Fu Tanghuan thought for a while. "Whoever wins first… the other three will each buy them something."