Chapter 56 The whole village mobilizes to search for someone deep in the mountains

Xie Jianshe had only suspected it before, but now that Bai Xue had confirmed it herself, his hands trembled uncontrollably, his chest heaved violently, and his heart pounded wildly!

He couldn't believe the bad possibility!

I had to take a deep breath, trying to calm the turmoil in my heart!

"I'll go find someone again!" Xie Jianshe said, turning around to go up the mountain again!

"stop!"

Village chief Xie Youfu grabbed Xie Jianshe, his eyes full of heartache and anxiety, and complained, "You child, look at your own body. You haven't slept for the past two days, have you?"

ah?

How can you search up in the mountains? That's deep in the mountains! There are wild animals there!

I'll go gather everyone to go together. You rest first, and then come find us when you're all rested. I'll leave marks along the way!

Xie Jianshe shook his head: "Dad, how can I rest easy? I'm a grown man, and I'm in such a sorry state deep in the mountains!"

What about Zhou Zhiqing?

Have you ever thought about it? More people mean more strength!

If we had been even a minute later, what if something had happened to Zhou Zhiqing…

Xie Jianshe seemed to have his throat gripped tightly; his voice became hoarse, and he could no longer utter a word…

Xie Youfu knew this all too well.

But Xie Jianshe is his own son!

Seeing his son's insistence, Xie Youfu felt a pang of sorrow and said helplessly, "Fine, you can come with me!"

Soon, the village chief gathered all the men of Hongqi Village, more than a hundred strong laborers, divided them into five groups, and they sped off like arrows to search in all directions on the mountain.

Zhou woke up groggily, her neck a little sore, and she was momentarily disoriented in the dim light, not knowing where she was.

"Crunch, crunch..."

Not far away, a chilling sound came from nearby. Squinting to see, it was the wounded wolf gnawing on a bone, its bloody fangs grinding together with a terrifying sound.

Zhou was startled and almost simultaneously frantically checked his entire body, as if afraid that something was missing!

It's still intact. I was really scared!

All she remembered was following the wolves, and as she walked, her foot slipped, and she felt as if something had pulled her, but it didn't make any difference.

He continued to slide down into a dark, eerie hole, and then lost consciousness!

But looking at this place, it didn't seem like the black hole I had slid down into. The cave was quite spacious, and some sunlight was even scattering in!

My stomach rumbled, a call from hunger...

Zhou Ye glanced at the wild wolves in the distance who were not paying attention to him, took out two meat buns from his spatial storage, and began to eat them heartily!

No matter where you are, you can only get serious about things after you've filled your stomach.

After finishing the steamed bun, he looked in the direction of the wolf, only to be met with a pair of deep, dark eyes. At that moment, the wolf was also staring intently at him.

Their eyes met, and Zhou Ye whispered, "Where is this place?"

But as soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Ye seemed to see contempt and mockery in the wolf's eyes? Hmm? Zhou Ye was even more confused!

Suddenly, an absurd possibility popped into my head: Could this be where Grandpa hides things?

But that's not right, how did I get here?

Could it be that a wild wolf carried him here?

That's terrifying! I shuddered violently...

"Is this where Grandpa hides things?" Zhou asked in confusion.

The wolf lazily got up and slowly approached. Zhou Ye was ready to enter the space at any time and took out a knife from the space to take all precautions.

And he threatened, "You little wolf cub, let me tell you, I have meat, lots of meat, you can't eat me!"

"If you take me to where you hide the things, I'll give you a pig to eat! Oh, no, two!"

Zhou also held up two fingers, attempting to bribe the wolf!

"Aww!"

The wolf suddenly howled joyfully. Just when Zhou thought he had convinced the wolf, a distant "tap-tap-tap" sound came from afar!

A blurry figure slowly walked out from the light.

Xie Jianshe went to the wolf pack's territory again to carefully examine the traces on the ground.

At the spot where I found the handkerchief, I suddenly saw a drop of blood. I hadn't noticed it before because of the rush and the wolf chase, and such a big oversight had occurred!

Could Zhou have been carried off by a wolf?

Looking around at the fallen leaves on the ground, it was clearly impossible!

If it really was dragged away, there must be traces. Even if Zhou Ye is light, he still weighs eighty or ninety pounds!

“Brother Jianshe, it doesn’t look like it was dragged away by wolves! We found a few more bloodstains, but Hei Zi said they don’t look like human blood!”

Hei Zi is Xie Jianshe's friend and a hunter in Hongqi Village!

If he says no, then it definitely isn't!

Otherwise, Zhou Ye's chances of surviving would be much higher!

"Brother Jianshe, over here!"

Hei Zi shouted, and Xie Jianshe ran over. Hei Zi shouted, "Brother, look, these are wolf tracks. The wolf seems to be injured!"

Here are the traces of people walking!

Judging from the footprints, it's either a woman's or a child's! The person isn't heavy!

Xie Jianshe suddenly had a thought: "Is it Zhou Zhiqing?"

"I don't know, maybe!"

Xie Jianshe couldn't worry about all that; having some clues was better than having none at all!

"Let's go, follow the footprints! Everyone, be careful!" Xie Jianshe instructed.

Hei Zi looked around and suddenly noticed something suspicious: "Brother Jianshe?"

"What's wrong?"

Hei Zi paused for a moment, then looked at her with a puzzled expression. "It's nothing, let's go. Maybe I saw it wrong!"

He took a few steps ahead, then turned around to look again, his doubts deepening.

Why do they look like personal footprints?

But why are the footprints so big?

Could it be a savage?

That's impossible! I've lived in Hongqi Village for decades and I've never heard of wild men on Qingshan Mountain!

I must have misread it!

I nodded, realizing I was overthinking it!

As night deepened and the chill seeped into their bones, the long journey through the deep mountains had slowly penetrated their hearts, lungs, and bones. Everyone was becoming increasingly exhausted!

The ordeal of not sleeping for two days and two nights made everyone's steps feel like they were filled with lead, making every step difficult!

Kuroko's stamina was still holding up, and he could barely manage, but seeing his brothers all exhausted made him feel terrible and even more worried!

Moreover, Jianshe Ge was discharged from the military due to a leg injury, and now he has to climb mountains and wade through rivers, so he has long lost his former heroic appearance!

Hei Zi, who had lived in these deep mountains for many years, knew that if things continued like this, it would be difficult for everyone to hold out until dawn!

Not to mention saving lives!

"Brother Jianshe, let's take a break and eat something! Otherwise, the brothers won't be able to hold on!" Hei Zi finally said, despite the pain.

Inside the cave, the figures became clearer and clearer...

Zhou was shocked as he stared at the newcomer, forgetting to ask any questions!