Chapter 47 Flash Flood

The old man stretched his neck and swallowed hard.

The steamed bread was dry and hard, and it got stuck in his throat.

His face turned purple, his eyes were wide open, and his breathing became rapid.

Shen Wan secretly cried out that something was wrong, and immediately rushed forward.

She asked the old man to lie flat on the ground, and pressed the area two finger widths above the navel with the base of one hand, crossed her palms and pressed continuously and quickly.

The old man's body trembled violently, and a large piece of steamed bread came out of his mouth.

"mine!"

“This is mine!”

Before the steamed bread even hit the ground, several hungry children with green eyes rushed up to grab it, and soon a fight broke out.

Shen Wan looked at it and couldn't help but feel confused.

When I looked up, I saw an old woman picking dirt off the wall and eating it out of hunger.

"Sir, we are almost starving to death. You have to find a way!" Sun was so hungry that she felt dizzy and looked at Hu Dahai crying. "You are an official. You have to protect us!"

"If it doesn't work, let's just keep moving forward. We can't starve to death here!"

After hearing this, the other prisoners also followed suit.

Hu Dahai suddenly felt that these were not just a group of criminals, but a group of living ancestors!

He was escorting prisoners, not their filial son or grandson, but he had to be responsible for taking care of them in their old age and seeing them to the end of their lives!

The prisoners became increasingly agitated, and at Sun's instigation, they all shouted, "We want to leave!"

"Yes, I can't starve to death in this damn place!"

Although there are many dangers ahead, they still want to give it a try.

Rather than starving to death here, it is better to give it a try, maybe there is still a glimmer of hope.

"Okay, this is what you asked for!" Hu Dahai gritted his teeth and said stubbornly, "I will not be responsible if anything goes wrong."

Shen Wan frowned slightly and advised: “Brother Hu, be cautious.”

It is indeed not a smart idea to travel in such bad weather.

"If you don't want to leave, forget it. Don't stop us!" Sun leaned on her stick and looked at her with hostility. "Of course, if you can find food for everyone, we can stay."

"Face is a good thing, why don't you have it?" Xie Murong smiled coldly with a look of contempt.

Sun's face turned pale and she cursed, "If you can't give us food, don't stop us from leaving!"

"What is she thinking, Shen Wan? She wants to starve us to death here!"

Shen Wan ignored her and just looked at Hu Dahai.

After all, he was an official and had the decision-making power in this exile team.

Hu Dahai also sighed and said earnestly: "Sister, we should be fine if we are careful."

He was an experienced official and it was not the first time he had to travel in such weather.

Although there are risks, the problem should not be serious.

Seeing that he was determined to do so, Shen Wan said nothing more.

She walked up to the villain and bent down.

Looking at the frail shoulders, Xie Mubai hesitated for a moment, then draped the oilcloth over his body before lying on top of him.

Although the oilcloth tent was large, it was only enough for them and a few people including Wang Qi after it was dismantled. The others still had to endure the heavy rain.

Seeing that the road was really difficult to walk on, Hu Dahai ordered his men to untie Aunt Zhou as well.

Seeing them covered in oilcloth, Aunt Zhou became very jealous.

She gritted her teeth and looked at Shen Wan with a vicious look: “Dabao and Erbao are the members of the Xie family. There is no reason to give the oilcloth to outsiders but not to your own people.”

"If anything happens to the Xie family's bloodline, I wonder how you'll ever face your ancestors in the underworld!"

Shen Wan shrugged indifferently: “Whatever, I don’t recognize them anyway.”

Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhou was so angry that she almost vomited blood.

She originally thought that her fighting ability was pretty good, but in front of this ugly and stubborn woman, she couldn't even gain the slightest advantage!

Shen Wan disdained to pay attention to her and couldn’t help but quicken her pace.

"Walk slowly." Xie Mubai stared at the road ahead and reminded, "There's a cliff ahead."

Shen Wan nodded.

The path was extremely narrow, only wide enough for one person to pass through.

On the right side of the road is a thousand-foot cliff.

Hu Dahai led the way ahead, and a group of convicts followed him tremblingly.

Suddenly, one of the prisoners stepped on empty air and fell down.

"Husband!"

A woman screamed like crazy.

She tried to rush forward, but was grabbed by Hu Dahai.

One has already died, and he doesn't want to lose another.

"Let's go back." Sun was so scared that her face turned pale and her legs kept shaking.

Hu Dahai's face darkened and he cursed, "Weren't you the one who insisted on setting off?"

"In that case, you can explore the way ahead."

When Sun heard this, she burst into tears, "Sir, I was wrong, I was really wrong!"

"What's the use of knowing you're wrong? Give me back my man's life!" Upon hearing this, the woman took out her anger on her, yelling and cursing viciously.

What can Sun use to pay it back?

She had no choice but to cry.

Shen Wan looked up at the gloomy sky and advised: "Brother Hu, let's go back."

She vaguely felt that if she didn't turn back in time, something worse might happen.

Listening to the shrill cries beside his ears, Hu Dahai finally made up his mind: "Return the same way!"

Although I was hungry in that shabby thatched hut, at least it could shelter me from the wind and rain, which was much safer than being outside.

The convicts were already terrified, and when they heard that they were going to return, they turned around immediately.

The woman in Zhao's group was originally walking the slowest, but now she has returned the same way and is walking at the front of the group.

She pointed at the roadside ditch and said with a smile: "Look, the water in the ditch is getting less and less. I guess the rain is about to stop!"

Shen Wan's heart suddenly tightened, and she quickly looked towards the ditch.

Sure enough, the water that was originally more than a foot deep was now pitifully small, and even the stones at the bottom of the ditch were clearly visible.

Suddenly, the trees rustled and strange roars came from the mountain.

"It's dangerous! Don't go forward!" Her face turned pale and she shouted, "Retreat!"

The woman refused to listen to Shen Wan and sneered with disdain: "Don't think I don't know what you are thinking."

"Isn't it because I colluded with Zhao to deceive you that you deliberately harmed me?"

"If I walk too slowly, will you instigate the officers to beat me up again?"

Not only did she not listen, she quickened her pace.

Seeing that stopping her was fruitless, Shen Wan didn't bother to pay attention.

She turned around and anxiously shouted to the bearded man, "Follow me!"

Before she finished speaking, she ran to the side with Xie Mubai on her back.

Although Hu Dahai didn't know what was happening, he knew clearly that there must be danger!

So, he ordered everyone to follow Shen Wan.

Accompanied by the sound of trees breaking, muddy floods poured down from the top of the mountain like a galloping horse, sweeping away the woman who refused to listen.

Seeing the woman turn into a tiny black dot in the flood, the other prisoners were stunned.

Her man was standing not far away, and he had no intention of lending a hand at all.

"Thank you, sister." Hu Dahai said hoarsely, with a guilty look on his face, "It's my fault. I shouldn't have ignored your advice."

Shen Wan shook her head indifferently.

Flash floods completely destroyed the roads.

Now they couldn't go back to the thatched hut, so the most urgent thing was to find a safe place to shelter from the rain.

Having said that, where can we take shelter from the rain?

"Let me lead the way." Scarface thought for a moment and looked at Hu Dahai. "I've been around this area before, and I remember there seemed to be a hunter family nearby."

Although he has character issues, he is still very good at finding his way.

Because he was injured, an official supported him and led the way.

But the soles of everyone's shoes were almost worn out, and there was no hunter, not even a cave to be seen.

"Could you have remembered it wrongly?" Hu Dahai asked uncertainly.

Scarface also looked confused.

Not really, he clearly remembered it was right here.

"Look, there's smoke coming from cooking over there!" Xie Mubai suddenly spoke.