Insufficient balance

  "What the...? Didn't even use any strength." Xiao Xiao looked at the little monkey's face that had fallen to the ground, wondering if this dog was really so fragile.

  "What's wrong? Oh, it was just a stray dog." "Kill that dog and we can eat its meat, haha." Xiang Bei and Lu Feng saw the dog lying on the ground, muttered a few words, but didn't think much of it. The two men clinked cups, played drinking games, and continued to drink heavily.

  Xiao Xiao leaned over and stretched out her right hand to touch the puppy's belly, wondering if its heartbeat was still there.

  But then the little dog suddenly opened its eyes, with a sharp glint in them, raised its head high and bit towards Xiao Xiao's hand.

  Xiao Xiao hastily withdrew her hand, and her fingers retreated from the gap between the little dog's teeth. Upon closer inspection, she saw that her fingers had grazed against the dog's sharp teeth, leaving two white marks. It was a bit painful, but fortunately, there was no bleeding.

  "Woof!" With a bark, the little dog jumped up from the ground and ran quickly to one side, keeping a distance from Xiao Xiao. Full of energy, it stared at Xiao Xiao, constantly wagging its hips and waist, changing postures, as if dancing. It was celebrating its successful sneak attack with a victorious attitude.

  "Son of a bitch!" Xiao Xiao didn't expect to be ambushed by the little dog, and couldn't help but get angry, cursing: "I'll strangle you to death and use your dog head as a wine vessel."

  At this time, the boss brought out the dishes and saw Xiao Xiao scolding the dog, so he asked if he was bitten by the dog.

  Xiao Xiao nodded, staring at the little dog, carefully calculating its position, speed, escape direction, and planning how to capture it. Once caught, he would use one of his thirty-six methods to kill it.

  The boss knew that Xiao was bitten by a dog and couldn't help but laugh. He said that this dog didn't know when it came to this forest. After arriving, it was very brave and could be heard fighting with wild cats and dogs at midnight. The sound of animals screaming echoed through the forest all night, which was very frightening. Those animals were driven away by it, and it occupied this forest. When it was hungry, there was nothing to eat in the forest, so it always came to the beef restaurant to find scraps to eat. He had chased it twice and tried to catch it, but it was very smart and not only didn't get caught, but almost bit him. Had no choice but to let it be, letting things take their course. One day when there was nothing to eat, it starved to death and that would be the end of it.

  "Oh, that's interesting." Xiao Xiao listened to the puppy's past and said to the boss: "Bring two catties of beef scraps. Use a fast food box to hold them."

  The boss quickly brought two catties of beef offal and served them in a fast food box.

  Xiao Xiao finished two catties of beef offal, came to the front of the little dog, put the fast food box on the ground and said: "Hungry? Come, come and eat."

  The little dog was originally celebrating its own victory, and when it saw Xiao Xiao coming over, it immediately stopped, opened up its posture, and entered a defensive state. Seeing him put the beef jerky on the ground and letting himself pass to eat, the little dog blinked its eyes, wagged its tail twice, sniffed its nose as if thinking, thought for a while and then wagged its tail again, but did not move forward.

  "Damn it, no venom. With just that little courage, you're still playing the King of the Forest." Xiao Xiao scolded the small dog and retreated back to her own seat.

  The little dog seemed to understand Xiao Xiao's words, and rushed to the front of the beef jerky, without hesitation, it shook its cheeks and swallowed the whole thing in a few mouthfuls. After finishing eating, it shook off the dirty fur on its body, "Woof woof!" It barked twice at Xiao Xiao, wagged its tail, and proudly ran into the woods with its head held high. Found its own doghouse, and took a nap.

  "Good, monkey face." Xiao Xiao saw that the little dog was full and content, so he turned back to continue drinking with a satisfied heart.

  Lu Peng drank seven bottles of beer, Xiao Xiao drank ten bottles, and Xiang Bei drank fifteen bottles. The three of them finished more than thirty bottles of beer, and they also ate several dishes, including the soup, and had four or five bowls of rice. They spent over 200 yuan. Lu Peng claimed that he still had some leftover money from selling his songs, so he volunteered to pay the bill. Xiao Xiao and Xiang Bei naturally didn't decline, since they were all at Nongda University, there would be plenty of opportunities for them to return the favor in the future.

  Three people left the beef noodle shop, Xiao Xiao suddenly remembered that although the three of them had the same goal, Tianjing Agricultural University, they each had different ways of getting there. One was walking north, Lu Feng was taking the train with stops in between, and he himself was riding a bicycle. Since their paths were different, he asked the other two: "Later, how will we three travel? Are we still going to split up according to our own ways?"

  "What do you think?"

  "Alright, I won't ride a bike either. The three of us will walk together." Xiao Xiao said resolutely.

  "Go."

  "Let's go."

  Xiao Xiao, Xiang Bei and Lu Teng walked unsteadily to the southeast, discussing the cultural characteristics of their hometowns as they went. The speed was terribly slow. At 3 pm, they finally left the urban area of Huaiyuan City and arrived at the mountain road of Longshan Mountain Range.

  "Hey, Xiao Xiao, look." He suddenly patted Xiao Xiao's shoulder and pointed north with his hand.

  Suo suo saw that when he turned his head, not far away, the little dog with a small monkey face was standing there, wagging its tail and staring at the three people with bright and spirited eyes.

  "Alas!" Xiao Xiao was helpless, stomping his right foot on the ground, pointing at the little monkey's face with his hand and shouting: "Don't follow me, don't think that just because I gave you a meal once, I'll give you a full stomach to eat from now on."

  Xiao Xiao finished speaking, and told Xiang Bei and Lu Feng to hurry up. The three of them walked forward for a good distance, and when they turned their heads back, they saw that the little monkey's face was still maintaining its original distance, following the three of them.

  "It's really strange." Looking north in doubt, this dog doesn't look like a hunting dog. If it were a hunting dog, that would be the type I like.

  "It's interesting." Lu Peng never liked dogs, he liked eating dog meat.

  "Heh heh, the little dog is still following me, I'll let you follow again." Xiao Xiao was annoyed by the monkey's face, and with a surge of drunkenness, she took out a one-yuan coin from her pocket, held it between two fingers, and flung it at the little dog.

  The coin shot out like an angry bullet, accurately passing through the gap between the little dog's legs and hitting the center of its crotch.

  "Woof." The little dog suddenly felt as if its hindquarters had been severed by something. It was so painful that it couldn't even bark, only letting out a low, muffled hum. It turned its head and gave Xiao Xiao a pained look, baring its teeth and dragging its hindquarters as it slowly crawled away.

  "Go." Xiao Xiao looked at the dog and told Xiang Bei and Lu Feng to hurry up.

  Three people climbed up a big mountain slope under the scorching sun, covered in sweat. When they reached the top, their field of vision suddenly broadened, and they saw the continuous Dragon Mountain range, with two roads leading to Tianjing City.

  A mountain road, as wide as two sedan car bodies, winds its way through the hills, a flat cement path that twists and turns, disappearing into the distance like a thin line, its end gradually hidden from view by the mountains.

  Another one is the Beijing-Haikou Expressway. In the Longshan Mountains, several high viaducts stand upright, holding a flat highway overhead, and the expressway stretches straight to the southeast, with its terminal point being Tianjing City. Huajun drove from this expressway to Tianjing.

  Three Xiao wanted to walk to Tianjing City, but could only take the Longshan mountain road.

  Xiao Xiao looked up at the sky, it was already past noon, and dusk was approaching. He gazed again at the distant end of Longshan Mountain trail, worried: "At this time, we'll be halfway there when night falls."

  "On top of the mountain, sleeping soundly, exciting." Lu Peng, fueled by his intoxication, pulled down his hat and decided to make a big move.

  "Good." Xiang Bei listened and became very excited, "Camping in the deep mountains and old forests, this is what I'm most used to. I don't believe that the Longshan mountain range is more mysterious than Changbai Mountain. With three powerful **, even ghosts wouldn't dare to come near."

  Xiao Xiao is familiar with wilderness survival and has no objection.

  Lu Peng had his guitar on his back, sweating profusely, and suddenly said: "Xiao Xiao, I'm a bit tired. Let's ride your bike."

  "Ah, yes, yes. Let's sit together." Beidou was overjoyed when he heard his proposal.

  "What's going on? How did you sit?"

  Lu Peng took off his hat and fanned himself with it, a sly smile spreading across his face: "Haha, I'm the boss of this ride. I'll stand at the back wheel's axle, facing north."

  Xiao Xiao took great care of his bicycle, and every time he rode it, although he was quite fast, he had to be careful not to scratch the paint. Now, if three people were to ride on one bicycle, that's not riding a bike, that's destroying a bike. He stood with his feet on the ground, cursing: "I'm 194 cm tall and weigh 200 kg, Lu Ting is 178 cm tall and weighs 130 kg, I weigh 169 kg. In total, we're 499 kg, damn it, can't you two spare my bike? This bike has been with me for over a year, no glory but lots of hard work. Screw it."

  "Haha, isn't it still a bit short? Let's go." Lu Feng let out a sly laugh, hugged his guitar and slipped into Xiao Xiao's arms, stepped on the bicycle's crossbar, and sat down with a plop on the right handlebar.

  He immediately grabbed Xiao's shoulders with both hands and stood on the axle of the bicycle's rear wheel. He shouted: "Go."

  Xiao Xiao was forced to drive north and Lu Fengba's tyrannical rule, while feeling helpless, he suddenly felt a stir in his heart. He knew that the tire could carry a weight of 500 kilograms, which was already the maximum load for this car. If it were to add another kilogram, the tire might burst. However, he wanted to challenge the car's load-bearing capacity and see just how sturdy his beloved car really was.

  Thinking of this, Xiao Xiao kicked the ground with her right foot. With a smooth motion, she pedaled forward with both feet, and the car body slowly moved forward along the mountain road.

  The Longshan mountain range stretches endlessly, cycling on the mountain road, the cool breeze between the mountains rises, mixed with the fragrance of grass and mud, layer upon layer of freshness hits the face, it's very refreshing. The western sun gradually sets into the mountains, softening and turning yellow, the remaining light and the undulating mountain shadows intersect, at this moment, it is the most majestic and beautiful.

  Standing north on the rear wheel, overlooking the beautiful scenery, taking out a cigarette and lighting it up, taking a deep breath, and praising: "It's really beautiful."

  "Don't smoke on my head, you've lit my super cool explosive hair. How much hairspray did I use?" Xiao Xiao said languidly, smelling the smoke.

  Looking north, a puff of smoke was swirling on Xiao Xiao's explosive head, haha laughed, "Just right, my idol is really an explosive head. Lu Feng, such a beautiful scenery, sing one for me."

  Lu Peng was drunk and dizzy, plus the mountain breeze was refreshing, his mood was great, he strummed a wooden guitar, and beckoned with his hand: "Smoke."

  He took out two more towards the north, against the fire, one was thrown to Lu Feng and the other was inserted into Xiao Xiao's mouth.

  Lu Peng took two quick puffs of his cigarette, then set it aside, interlocking his fingers and strumming a few notes on the guitar. "What do you want to hear?"

  "Vulgar."

  "I've been waiting for you for so long, flowers bloomed and withered without seeing you turn back. How many days and nights I thought of you, tears flowing, gazing through the autumn waters, longing for your return. I've been thinking of you for so long, spring went and autumn came, swallows flew away again. Day and night, guarding that warmth of yours, don't know when can be with you together." Lu Ting's piano sound accompanied the singing voice, like the fragrance of fine wine, gently floating in the mountains.

  The cigarette is about to burn his fingers as he gazes into the distance, his heart full of longing.

  Xiao Xiao rode his bicycle, his heart had already merged with the song, and his body swayed unconsciously, the bike began to shake left and right.

  "Thinking of you silently like this, remembering you in my heart. The clouds in the sky are wandering lazily, do you know my worries? Loving you silently like this."

  Lu Peng sang another verse, and suddenly his fingers moved faster on the guitar strings, the rhythm becoming strong and urgent. Xiao Xiao's pedaling motion also quickened in sync.

  "Sounds good?" Lu Peng suddenly shouted. His fingers were still plucking the guitar, and the sound was loud and clear.

  "It sounds good!"

  "Let's go!"

  "Even if the seas dry up and the rocks crumble, I won't let go. No matter how long the road to the future is. I'd rather wait for you like this, I'd rather wait for you like this...". Xiang Bei and Xiao Xiao sang loudly together, their voices filling the mountains, and even the trees and grass wanted to get up and dance along with the music.

  "Hehe." A girl's laughter.