Chapter 50, Chapter 50, Part 5...
Chapter Fifty
The shaking that woke everyone up wasn't very strong; the reason it caused such a commotion was because something on the table fell off.
Lu Yuanqing immediately pulled Yao Anhui into his arms. After confirming that there was a vibration, he quickly got up and rushed out with Yao Anhui in his arms. At the same time, he also took Qi Mingzhe out of the other room.
Normally, Yao Anhui might marvel at Lu Yuanqing's strength, being able to carry her with one arm while simultaneously carrying Qi Mingzhe with another, all within a few dozen seconds.
But now she's in a difficult situation.
Yao Anhui's face was very pale. It was a matter of life and death, and it was difficult for Yao Anhui to remain calm.
Some people might feel lucky to have survived even one more day because they were given a second chance at life.
But Yao Anhui wouldn't think that way.
Although she didn't know exactly how Qi Mingzhe did it, Yao Anhui was certain that her ability to come back from the dead was definitely because of Qi Mingzhe.
Qi Mingzhe went to great lengths to bring her here, and she appreciated it.
Furthermore, even when she lived a precarious life in her past life, where her fate was not in her own hands, she never willingly gave up on her life. Now that she is as free as the wind, how could she possibly accept her fate?
Here, Yao Anhui married the man she was satisfied with and personally chose. Now she has her own little family, and in the future she will have her own children, whether boys or girls, whether obedient and sensible or mischievous. Her future life may be as peaceful as still water, or it may be as smooth as she wishes.
Just as Yao Anhui began to look forward to spending the rest of her life with Lu Yuanqing, she was told that, according to Qi Mingzhe's memory, the calamity that had befallen her and Lu Yuanqing had arrived.
What, are you trying to make her accept her fate?
You're overthinking it. She's never been the type to stay put.
The September nights were already getting cold, and the chill made her shiver involuntarily.
When they felt the tremor, Lu Yuanqing immediately led them out. They were all wearing the clothes they used to sleep in, and the wind made them feel cold.
Fortunately, the tremors stopped after they ran outside. Apart from the commotion caused by everyone running out of the house in fright, it was as if the tremors had been an illusion.
Lu Yuanqing handed the bewildered Qi Mingzhe to Yao Anhui and tried to lead him into the house, but Yao Anhui grabbed him, saying, "Don't go."
"It's alright, I'll just go inside and get a coat. It'll be cold at night, and I'll catch a cold if I don't wear something warm," Lu Yuanqing patted Yao Anhui's hand reassuringly.
Yao Anhui still clung to him, unwilling to let go, but Lu Yuanqing eventually calmed her down. Of course, she only let go after she no longer felt any tremors.
She had no choice but to put on some clothes. In just a short while, Yao Anhui had already shivered several times. Lu Yuanqing was right; if she didn't put on some clothes soon, she would catch a cold, not to mention there was a small child next to her.
Lu Yuanqing acted quickly, coming out less than a minute after going in. He gave everyone clothes, some biscuits, a thermos, and a few stools for Yao Anhui to sit on.
"An Hui, are you alright?" Hua Fangling rushed in with her hair disheveled. Shen Wenkang followed behind her, carrying a piece of clothing, shouting, "Grandma, slow down!"
"It's alright, how about you guys?" Yao Anhui breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Hua Fangling jumping around. It was good that she was alright.
"We're fine. Actually, I didn't feel anything at all. Old Shen had to carry me out." Hua Fangling scratched her head. Hua Fangling didn't experience any other pregnancy symptoms, such as vomiting or nausea, but her sleep quality was exceptionally good.
"Huihui, you and your sister-in-law stay in the yard and don't go out. I'm going with Lao Shen to check on the situation."
Lu Yuanqing and his men are soldiers, and they have their own responsibilities. They need to go and check the situation and take charge of the work.
If they feel tremors, it's very likely that an earthquake has occurred somewhere. They have a lot of work to do, and Yao Anhui and the others can't help much. The only thing they can do is understand, take good care of their families, and let them have no worries.
The once quiet night suddenly became bustling with noise as everyone inquired about the situation. Some people, like Yao Anhui and the others, were in the open space in the courtyard, while others came out of the courtyard and gathered together.
Yao Anhui and Hua Fangling remained silent, each preoccupied with their own thoughts, and did not speak.
Yao Anhui thought about Qi Mingzhe's past life, in which she and Lu Yuanqing lost their lives in an earthquake while trying to save him, but Yao Anhui didn't know where they were, which made it impossible for her to do anything to prevent a future disaster.
Fortunately, after agonizing and worrying for a while, Yao Anhui finally remembered the plot of Hua Fangling's novel. In the book, the original owner of the body died and Lu Yuanqing retired from the army, so naturally there was no relationship between the two of them.
However, the earthquake was also described. Lu Yuanqing was injured and discharged from the army, and Shen Wenkang became the acting regimental commander by chance. The earthquake occurred in several counties and towns in the neighboring city. Because the affected area was very wide, Shen Wenkang and his team performed very well in the disaster relief. After returning, the title of acting commander was dropped.
This is good news, as it means the military region is safe. At least when Lu Yuanqing and his team go out for disaster relief, they don't have to worry about their families.
Yao Anhui was thinking about this matter, and Hua Fangling was just as worried. After all, in the plot she wrote, Shen Wenkang was injured while saving people during the disaster relief efforts, and her worries were no less than Yao Anhui's.
The military region is definitely going to do disaster relief; Yao Anhui and Hua Fangling can't change that, nor have they ever thought of changing it, because it's their duty.
Hua Fangling could only hope that Shen Wenkang would take better care of himself. The plot had changed; Yao Anhui was not dead, Lu Yuanqing was not discharged from the army, and she was pregnant. She could only hope that Shen Wenkang would remember that she was still at home and that there was a child in her belly.
Hua Fangling thought about it a bit more. To be honest, if she were to lay everything out on the table, she would be more confident, since her Word of Power could save her life.
Things didn't change because of their worries. Lu Yuanqing's departure for disaster relief came sooner than expected, less than two hours after they left.
In such a rush that he only managed to pack a single bag before leaving, barely having time to tell Yao Anhui to take good care of herself.
The family quarters were bustling with noise. Although it was the middle of the night, no one could sleep, especially the new military families who were experiencing their husbands' missions for the first time, among whom Yao Anhui and Hua Fangling were the most enthusiastic.
Neither of them could sleep, but it was the middle of the night. They could manage, but Qi Mingzhe couldn't. He was dozing off on the stool, his head bobbing up and down like a spring.
Yao Anhui sat on the stool with Qi Mingzhe in her arms, thinking of going back to sleep, since she couldn't stand sitting like this with a seven or eight-year-old child in her arms.
The problem is, I'm the only one who knows the plot of the book will be fine here; nobody else knows. If I take the child back to sleep in this situation, won't people point fingers and yell at me?
Those who don't know the inside story would probably just curse her for asking for trouble by bringing her child along.
Yao Anhui and Hua Fangling sat in the courtyard for almost half an hour. After the surroundings gradually quieted down, they knew they could sneak back to sleep.
"There shouldn't be any problems now, right? Otherwise, we should go back, or the child might catch a cold."
"I can't go on anymore, I'm so sleepy." She had become so sleepy since becoming pregnant that tears were welling up in her eyes.
"How about... you go back and lie down?"
Yao Anhui and Hua Fangling, who were worried about their husbands just half an hour ago, were now so sleepy that they couldn't stay awake any longer. They decided to wait until they had a good night's sleep before worrying about anything else, since worrying now would be pointless anyway.
And the two of them tacitly went back to their own homes.
Hua Fangling went back and browsed her online shopping mall to see if there was anything she could use. She bought everything she thought was useful until she had spent all her money. Only then did Hua Fangling stop.
As for Yao Anhui, she carried Qi Mingzhe to her room. Fortunately, the child was a deep sleeper and didn't wake up no matter how much she carried him. He only woke up when Lu Yuanqing carried him out of the room, but he quickly fell asleep again.
Yao Anhui couldn't sleep; she had too many thoughts on her mind. In the end, she repeatedly used the power of words to pray, refusing to think about anything else, only hoping that Lu Yuanqing would return with all his parts intact.
The first time I used the Word of Power, my merit points decreased a little. The second time, they decreased again. The third time, they decreased again. Only after the fifth time did they stop decreasing.
After that, Yao Anhui felt sleepy and quickly drifted into a deep sleep.
Yao Anhui has already mastered the rules of merit. If you want to change something, you only need to do it once for small things, and several times for big things. If your merit does not decrease, then you have succeeded. And after success, your merit will most likely increase.
This also made Yao Anhui realize that she could not abuse this ability. Changing a person would reduce her merits, but if the person she changed did good deeds, her merits would continue to increase.
But what if the person she saved does something bad?
Although such a thing has not happened yet, Yao Anhui has always been someone who is prepared for danger in times of peace, takes precautions, and nipps danger in the bud.
Because it's impossible for something to only go in and never come out, no matter what it is.
Therefore, Yao Anhui became very stingy from then on. She could do good deeds to accumulate merit, but she would never use the power of words to accumulate merit.
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Yao Anhui didn't sleep well at all, having bizarre and fantastical dreams. Not only did she not get enough rest, but when she woke up, her whole body ached.
Not only did Yao Anhui not sleep well, but she also woke up very early, a little after six o'clock. In the past, Yao Anhui would have taken a nap, but today she couldn't fall asleep.
Then Yao Anhui discovered that her merits had surged again, and not just surged, but increased overall.
Yao Anhui was finally relieved.
Because there is only one possibility: that Lu Yuanqing's calamity has been completely resolved.
What's particularly remarkable is that Yao Anhui got up at around 6 a.m., happily humming a little tune in her heart, and very unusually, she made breakfast.
At seven o'clock, there was a knock on Yao Anhui's door. Yao Anhui was cleaning mushrooms in the yard, cleaning the mushrooms she had picked yesterday and preparing to put them on a sieve to dry.
Yao Anhui thought it was Hua Fangling, and without even looking up, said, "Just push the door open and come in. The door wasn't locked."
When they heard the unusual footsteps, they discovered that the approaching soldiers were young soldiers, each carrying a load of taro stems.
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Author's Note: This chapter was written last night. I fell asleep while writing it.
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