Chapter 23 Finding Food

 　　"How could we possibly get it set up in such a short time!" Yinglin said disdainfully. Actually, Yinglin was right. Those people were all young masters and ladies who had never been to the wilderness before; how could they possibly know how to pitch a tent?

　　A long time passed, until Yinglin and the others were getting impatient, before the group finally emerged. Each of them looked exhausted, clearly worn out by the tent. These young masters and ladies had never pitched a tent before! Seeing that everyone was present, the teacher finally spoke: "I suppose everyone is ready. It's almost noon now. Go out and find some food! But you are not allowed to eat the food you brought. The purpose of this trip is to train you, so anyone who violates the rules will be punished. Also, be careful when you're looking for food. I don't need to tell you, you all know there are many poisonous snakes here, so please be careful. Also, pay attention to whether the food is poisonous. Return here to gather as soon as possible." "What?! We have to find food again?!" A group of people started complaining, except for Bing Tong and the others. After the teacher finished speaking, Bing Tong ignored their complaints and stood up first, walking into the forest. Seeing her go in, Ying Lin turned to You Yun and the others and said, "Let's go too!" Then she pulled You Yun to catch up with Bing Tong. Yong Yu and the others naturally followed them as well.
　　Entering the forest, everyone felt a chill, even though it was noon. Xi'er held tightly to Wei Yi's arm as they followed Bing Tong. Suddenly, they saw Bing Tong stop under a tree. Just as they were about to ask her what was wrong, they heard Xi'er say, "Yi, look, there are some mushrooms over there." "Yeah, I saw them too. I'll go take a look." Wei Yi slowly took her hand down, but when he got there, many snakes suddenly sprang out from all around, flicking their tongues and staring at them menacingly. Luckily, Wei Yi dodged quickly, or he would have been bitten. "Those mushrooms aren't poisonous, but those snakes look like they're highly venomous." Wei Yi frowned. Ying Lin, however, seemed unfazed. She slowly walked to the group of snakes, took a bottle from her pocket, opened it, and poured some onto the ground. The snakes scattered in terror; it turned out Ying Lin had poured sulfur.
　　Yong Yu walked to Ying Lin's side and said, "Ying'er, you actually brought this kind of thing! Very clever!" His tone was highly sarcastic. To know to bring something like this on her first visit to a place like this—ha! Truly not an ordinary person, Yong Yu thought. "Of course, she's my girlfriend," You Yun said, putting his arm around Ying Lin's shoulder. A blush instantly appeared on Ying Lin's face, and she pushed You Yun away, saying, "Alright, let's go pick mushrooms! We can make mushroom soup when we get back." "Okay," You Yun nodded, and then they picked mushrooms together.
　　Finally, they finished picking, and Ying Lin said to Bing Tong, "Bing'er, that's enough, let's go!" After saying this, she took Bing Tong's hand and walked out of the area, completely forgetting about her dear boyfriend. You Yun smiled wryly, sighing. He was indeed less important than Bing Tong. Then he and Zi Yu and the others walked out of the forest.
　　Once outside, they saw many students sitting together, each with a pained expression, clearly injured. However, there was some food in front of them, indicating they had been injured while searching for food. "Truly young masters and misses, they haven't experienced any hardship," Ying Lin thought disdainfully, then said to You Yun, "Since we've found food, let's make soup! You guys go find some firewood!"