Xu Maotian did not hesitate. He ran over with a dagger in his hand and slit the throats of the Japanese soldiers who had not been killed by the explosion.

Because the noise was so loud, the shouts of the Japanese soldiers could be heard in the streets and alleys of Jiangcheng. Xu Maotian did not dare to delay. He helped Ge Ruzhen, who was slumped on the ground, out of the yard and ran out of the city.

The two men hid all the way and finally escaped from Jiangcheng after going through untold hardships. They temporarily stayed in a dilapidated Taoist temple. Due to the cold weather and untimely treatment, the gunshot wound on Xu Maotian's shoulder began to become infected and inflamed.

At this time, Ge Ruzhen had recovered from the grief of losing her parents. She took care of Xu Maotian meticulously, and the two people who had shared hardships showed their true feelings, and their two hearts unconsciously snuggled together.

In this way, the Japanese chased them all the way and forced them to the foot of a mountain. Xu Maotian looked at the steep mountain road and dense jungle in front of him, and then looked at Ge Ruzhen beside him. The two of them resolutely went into the dense forest.

Later, Xu Maotian and Ge Ruzhen hid in the mountains for several months. Because their old injuries had not healed and they were weak due to malnutrition, they fainted on a mountain path and were rescued by Li Chunjiang, the old village chief of Sandaliang Village.

The year was 1940. After being rescued by villagers, the two men lied that they had fled here. Li Chunjiang saw that they were young but had pale faces and were very skinny, so he felt pity for them and finally agreed that they could stay in the village.

A year later, Xu Maotian, who had recovered his health, and Ge Ruzhen got married in front of the whole village, and gave birth to Xu Jianguo four years later.

This is the identity information that the system reset for Xu Jianguo's parents. It comes from the Jiangcheng Archives and was narrated by an old neighbor of the Xu family named Wang. He had helped Xu Maotian and Ge Ruzhen during their escape. The old man named Wang died ten years ago.

In addition, the archives of Jiangcheng University also preserve some student and faculty files from the National Jiangcheng University period, and the information of Ge Ruzhen and her parents happens to be among them.

Xu Jianguo raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a knowing smile, and his heart finally settled down.