Chapter 11 Chapter 11

What kind of natural disasters are prone to occur in mountainous areas with heavy rain in autumn? If it were an exam, Jiang Huai would naturally write about mountain torrents and mudslides.

But when he was in the mountains, even though it rained for several days in a row, Jiang Huai still didn't think that there would be a mudslide.

But now, hearing the dull sound in the distance, Jiang Huai's hair stood on end.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Jingzhao noticed that something was wrong with Jiang Huai.

"There's a mudslide! Let's run!" Jiang Huai said tremblingly, his body already drenched by the rain, and pulled Xiao Jingzhao along with him. But it was too dark, and even if he suspected there might be a mudslide, he couldn't see where it was coming from, let alone which direction to run.

It seemed like there were huge mouths everywhere around him, and Jiang Huai was at a loss. He stayed where he was and tried his luck, but Jiang Huai was afraid that his luck would not be so good.

"Mudslide?" Xiao Jingzhao was puzzled.

"It's a walking dragon." Jiang Huai explained with a pale face.

Xiao Jingzhao understood this word, and his face became solemn. He had also heard the voice just now, but he didn't think much about it. Now that Jiang Huai pointed it out, he immediately realized the danger, especially when he found that the voice was getting closer. Xiao Jingzhao didn't have time to think about it. He grabbed Jiang Huai's hand and ran away with him.

Jiang Huai also heard the approaching sound at this time, and his face turned pale as paper. He had just thought that if the mudslide was far away from them, there might not be any danger, but now the sound that was getting closer and closer directly shattered his fantasy.

"Go to higher ground. The mudslide will flow into the valley and you can hide there." Jiang Huai said loudly.

He was not familiar with the terrain nearby and didn't know where the high ground was. Now he could only pin his hopes on Xiao Jingzhao. The other party had just come all the way here and should have some understanding of the terrain nearby.

Jiang Huai's guess was correct. Xiao Jingzhao did remember the terrain of the nearby mountains. After hearing what Jiang Huai said, he pulled Jiang Huai in one direction.

The rumbling sound was getting closer and louder. Jiang Huai was dragged by Xiao Jingzhao and almost rolled and crawled. Jiang Huai could even vaguely hear crying in the distance, but the sound of the mudslide was too loud and soon drowned out the sound.

Jiang Huai and his team discovered the situation early and ran fast, but the mudslide was moving too fast. Jiang Huai heard the sound behind him getting louder and louder, so he didn't dare to look back and kept running forward with gritted teeth.

After walking on the mountain road for a whole day, Jiang Huai was already tired, not to mention the fight with Sun Yong just now, and being strangled by the neck, which further consumed his remaining physical strength. After running for such a while, Jiang Huai felt dizzy and almost couldn't breathe.

The roads in the mountains are difficult to walk on. It is difficult to run like this without falling even during the day, let alone at night.

Jiang Huai didn't see the tree roots under his feet and was tripped and fell hard. This fall completely exhausted Jiang Huai.

Xiao Jingzhao turned around and without waiting for Jiang Huai to stand up, he pulled him up and almost dragged Jiang Huai forward.

Most of Jiang Huai's body weight was on Xiao Jingzhao, and he could hear the other party's heavy breathing. It was obvious that dragging someone along the mountain road like this was very tiring.

"You..." Jiang Huai said panting.

"Shut up." Xiao Jingzhao said, and then he kept silent.

Jiang Huai didn't know how long he was dragged by Xiao Jingzhao. He only felt the terrifying sound behind him gradually being thrown away, and then Xiao Jingzhao stopped.

"We...we escaped...did we get out?" Jiang Huai said breathlessly.

"Not sure." Xiao Jingzhao shook his head.

"But, haven't we already avoided it?" Jiang Huai turned his head to look behind him. It was dark at night and he couldn't see what was happening behind him, but the sound had gone far away, so he should be safe.

"If the dragon only appeared there, we'd be safe. But if there were more than one..."

Jiang Huai was silent, which means that this place cannot be considered safe, it is only temporarily safe. If nothing happens, it's okay, but if something happens, it might be...

But soon, Jiang Huai no longer had the energy to think about these things. The autumn wind blew through his wet prison uniform, causing Jiang Huai to shiver. He realized that in addition to the mudslide, he was also in danger of hypothermia.

Jiang Huai didn't know what the temperature was in the mountains, but if he continued to wear the wet clothes, they would constantly absorb his body temperature. He might die of hypothermia without waiting for a mudslide.

If he saw correctly, there seemed to be a cave nearby that could serve as a temporary shelter.

As soon as Jiang Huai said this, Xiao Jingzhao nodded silently and followed Jiang Huai.

"Brother Wei, did you bring a fire starter?" Jiang Huai asked.

Xiao Jingzhao nodded silently.

After confirming the news, Jiang Huai felt a little more excited. With fire, he could keep warm and wouldn't freeze to death. If he didn't have a fire starter, it would be extremely difficult to make fire by rubbing two sticks together in such humidity.

On the way to the cave, Jiang Huai quickly picked up some firewood. If it were in the past, he might not know what kind of firewood is easy to burn and lasts long, and how to pick up slightly drier firewood when there is so much rain. However, after these days of training, Jiang Huai picked up firewood very quickly and also found some lighter kindling.

After all, the firewood is a little wet now and it is not easy to ignite.

Without him saying anything, Xiao Jingzhao took the initiative to pick up firewood.

When the two men arrived at the cave, they both picked up a pile of firewood.

He blew up the tinder, started the fire, and burned the wood. After a while of busy work, Jiang Huai finally started the fire.

Jiang Huai quickly inserted some branches with higher humidity into the side of the fire. On the one hand, it was to dry the firewood, otherwise the smoke would be very thick and choking when it burned. On the other hand, he also used these branches as clothes hangers to dry the clothes, otherwise the wet clothes would only continue to absorb body heat.

Although there was no wind when we got to the cave, we were still shivering with cold in our wet clothes.

After observing the surroundings, Xiao Jingzhao was sure that this place was not too dangerous. He turned around and saw Jiang Huai had taken off all his clothes and hung them on a branch nearby. He was curled up by the fire.

"Brother Wei, you should take off your clothes quickly. They are all wet. Dry them to keep warm." Jiang Huai called out.

Xiao Jingzhao was silent for a moment, shook his head, sat down directly by the fire, and started to warm himself by the fire.

Jiang Huai wanted to give Xiao Jingzhao some advice, but gave up when he saw Xiao Jingzhao's stern face.

The heat from the flames warmed Jiang Huai's whole body. If there was not enough firewood, Jiang Huai would have wanted to make two fires to warm his chest and back. It was so warm.

Having temporarily escaped the danger of mudslides and hypothermia, Jiang Huai couldn't help but think of what had happened before, and his heart sank again.

Sun Yong’s death is no small matter. Once the truth is revealed, he will not be able to escape death.

If it was before the mudslide, Jiang Huai would have had no idea, but now...

There was a mudslide in the mountains, and the exile team must be in chaos. If he took this opportunity to escape, he would be mistakenly thought to have died in the mudslide, and it is very likely that his body would not be found.

The thought of escaping arose again and intensified. Even though he knew that there might be danger after escaping, the difference between dying early and dying late was not that big, so Jiang Huai still wanted to give it a try.

Moreover, his previous escape might have implicated Xiao Jingzhao, but this time, even if people found out that he was not dead, no one would know that Xiao Jingzhao was with him, and with the accident of the mudslide, the other party would not be implicated.

The only question now is whether Xiao Jingzhao will try to stop him if he sees that he wants to escape.

Jiang Huai knew very well that if Xiao Jingzhao wanted to stop him, he would have no way to escape.

In the light of the fire, Jiang Huai carefully looked at Xiao Jingzhao. Xiao Jingzhao half-closed his eyes and seemed a little sleepy.

Jiang Huai's heart was beating like a drum. He was quietly roasting the fire, but his fist was clenched tightly on his chest.