Chapter 83 He Descended from the Sky

The wipers swung wildly, but only managed to create brief, clear fan-shaped patterns on the blurry glass.

The car struggled to travel on the muddy mountain road, moving at a snail's pace.

"Damn, this rain is too heavy!" the driver cursed, gripping the steering wheel tightly.

Suddenly, the wheels lurched to a stop, accompanied by the engine revving and the car came to a complete halt.

"Damn it, we're stuck!" The driver tried pressing the accelerator a few times, but the tires just slipped in vain.

"Miss, please wait in the car for a moment. I'll go down and take a look, and try to push it." The driver said, opening the car door, putting on his raincoat, and jumping out.

Gu Xingnian's heart skipped a beat, and a strong sense of unease welled up inside her.

She turned to Sheng Weiwei and Li Qingning and said, "I'm going downstairs to take a look. You two stay here!"

"Niannian, it's raining so hard outside!"

"It's nothing." Gu Xingnian didn't explain further, and got out of the car.

The icy rain instantly soaked through her skirt, making her shiver.

The driver was braving the torrential rain, pushing the car from behind with all his might, but the heavy SUV wouldn't budge.

Gu Xingnian subconsciously raised her head and looked at the hillside not far away.

His pupils suddenly contracted.

The once verdant mountain now looked as if it had been smeared with a thick layer of yellow mud. The murky color was spreading downwards at a visible speed, engulfing broken trees and rocks, heading straight for their location!

"Oh no! Landslide!"

Gu Xing felt a chill run down his spine, and his heart was about to leap out of his throat.

She abruptly pulled open the back door and yelled at the bewildered Sheng Weiwei and Qing Ning inside:

"Weiwei, Qingning, come out quickly! Run!"

She almost violently dragged the two women out of the car.

"What's wrong?" Sheng Weiwei was startled.

"Stop asking! Run!" Gu Xingnian grabbed them and used all her strength to rush towards the slightly higher ground to the side.

"Driver, get out of the car quickly, hurry!" she called out again.

The driver also realized the danger and abandoned the car to run after them.

Almost the instant they ran away, a raging mudslide came crashing down, the enormous impact instantly engulfing, overturning, and burying the SUV.

In just a few seconds, only a cloud of churning yellow mud remained on the spot, and even the outline of the car roof could not be seen.

Luckily there was a small pavilion nearby, otherwise we would have all been soaked to death.

The three scrambled and crawled into a simple little pavilion by the roadside. Fearing danger, the driver started climbing up the mountain.

The three of them slumped onto the cold stone bench, panting heavily, staring outside in shock.

The brownish-yellow mud, like an angry beast, roared and rushed down the mountain into the riverbed, forcefully breaching the riverbank and creating a huge gap, instantly turning the river water murky and turbid.

The group was soaked to the bone, their clothes covered in rainwater and mud, looking utterly disheveled.

The temperature in the mountains plummeted, and the cold wind made us shiver!

Gu Xingnian took out her phone, but the screen was completely black. She pressed the buttons a few times, but there was no response. It was completely unusable.

Sheng Weiwei also took out her phone, which was also switched off due to water damage. She asked Li Qingning, who said she didn't have a phone.

"It's all over, it's all over," Sheng Weiwei said, hugging her arms, her teeth chattering, her voice trembling with tears, "My phone is dead, I'm completely doomed now."

"Ah, ah!" Li Qingning was gesturing with her hands, and Gu Xingnian went over and gently stroked her head.

"Don't worry, someone will come to rescue us." Gu Xingnian hugged them on either side like an older sister.

The rain gradually subsided, but the sky darkened at a visible speed, and twilight descended.

"We...we're not going to have to spend the night in this godforsaken place, are we?" Sheng Weiwei looked around at the desolate landscape, on the verge of tears. "There's no village or shop in sight, is there no law anymore?"

Gu Xingnian's heart sank, but she still comforted him, "Don't be afraid, there will always be a way."

Just then, a huge roar came from afar, breaking the silence of the valley.

"Buzz buzz buzz—"

The three of them looked up at the same time.

A helicopter flew over the dark mountaintop, its massive fuselage coming into view.

"Ah! Someone's coming! We're saved!" Sheng Weiwei jumped up excitedly, waving and shouting frantically in the direction of the helicopter, "Hey! Over here! Look over here!"

But the helicopter was so loud that her shouts were completely drowned out.

Gu Xingnian stared intently at the helicopter.

The rope ladder was slowly lowered, and then three figures quickly slid down it.

Their movements were swift and professional.

The first person to land was wearing a black combat uniform and had a tall and straight figure.

The moment he landed, he didn't even pause for a moment before rushing towards the direction where the vehicles had been buried.

Gu Xingnian's heart skipped a beat.

That figure was all too familiar.

It's Fu Beichen!

Fu Beichen rushed to the muddy area, located the car, and almost frantically began digging with his bare hands, patting the possible locations of the car body as he dug.

He shouted hoarsely, "Gu Xingnian! Answer me! Gu Xingnian, are you in there?"

His voice was distorted with urgency and filled with despair.

Two other men in the same uniform quickly followed. One took out tools and began digging, while the other anxiously called out into a walkie-talkie.

The soil was slippery and sticky after the rain, making digging extremely difficult.

Fu Beichen didn't care at all. Mud splattered all over his face and clothes. He just mechanically and frantically dug, as if he wanted to dig the whole mountain open.

"Gu Xingnian!"

Looking at that figure braving the mud, looking at his back that was covered in mud but still straight, looking at the undisguised panic and despair on his face.

Gu Xingnian's eyes instantly reddened. She couldn't hold back any longer and rushed towards Fu Beichen.

The cold rain and mud could not stop her.

"Fu Beichen!"

Her voice, choked with sobs, cut through the sound of rain and the roar of helicopters.

Fu Beichen, who was still frantically digging, suddenly stopped.

He seemed unable to believe his ears and stiffly raised his head.

Muddy water slid down his angular face, revealing bloodshot eyes.

His pupils dilated suddenly when his gaze caught the figure stumbling toward him.

The next second, he threw down what he was holding and rushed towards Gu Xingnian like an arrow released from a bow.

The heavy combat boots sank into the mud, splashing up splattered dirt.

He rushed to her, his body radiating cold and the smell of earth, and without a word, pulled her tightly into his arms.

The force was so great that Gu Xingnian could barely breathe, and her bones ached.

But this embrace, with its scalding warmth, dispelled all her coldness and fear.

...

By the time they returned to the hotel, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening.

Fu Beichen changed into clean clothes and knocked on Gu Xingnian's door.

He booked the presidential suite for Gu Xingnian, while Sheng Weiwei and Qing Ning had already been taken back to Haicheng by Huo Shenyuan.

Gu Xingnian opened the door, and there stood the incomparably handsome man.

She hadn't even had a chance to speak.

Without any warning, the man pulled her into his arms and sealed her lips with his.

A kiss that was aggressive, domineering, and filled with long-lost longing.

Tonight is the night that belongs to him and her...!