Chapter 8: Life and Death

At daybreak, the officials began to urge them to set off.

Rui'er is now sleeping and unable to walk by himself, so he can only be carried by adults.

Before the others could discuss it, Chen Shiyi took the initiative to hold the person in his arms and continued on his way with the crowd.

The slanting wind and drizzle never stopped.

In order to protect Rui'er from the cold, she locked his head in her arms, wrapped him up, and bent her body slightly to try to block out some of the cold.

This position is uncomfortable and tiring, but she is willing to do it.

He is a soft and sweet child who calls himself "sister" sweetly.

While walking and stopping along the way, Chen Shiyi discovered something.

She was asked to weave the rope, and the officer who called Miss Wen out in the middle of the night disappeared.

Once an official has received a mission, can he turn back halfway?

She suddenly remembered that night when the prince of the Marquis's Mansion went out for a while.

He was in shackles and had chains on his legs. How could he kill someone?

A chill suddenly rose in Chen Shiyi's heart.

Fortunately, even though I had been stubborn with him and refused to take care of his family before, he didn't hit me, otherwise I would have lost my life.

We are finally entering Fangling. The terrain and environment here are completely different from those in the capital.

The capital city is flat with few mountains, while here, the mountains are not particularly high, just hilly and undulating.

They walked through the mountains and the jungle, their speed getting slower and slower.

The spring rain has been falling intermittently without stopping, and we haven't seen the sun for a long time.

Rui'er's illness had long been cured. He remembered that Chen Shiyi had been carrying him on his back for several days.

After she recovered from her illness, she chirped and laughed around Chen Shiyi like a little sparrow.

Wen Zhirou supported Mrs. Wen, gasping for breath.

"Brother, how long will it take to get to Fangling? I really can't hold on any longer."

Wen Zhiyuan was also extremely tired, and spoke breathlessly.

"We have already reached Fangling. The mountain road is indeed difficult to travel. We will reach our destination in two more days."

Wen Zhiheng did not participate in their conversation. His eyes were deep and he occasionally looked in the direction of Chen Shiyi.

Ever since that night when Chen Shiyi took the initiative to speak to him, she started to avoid him, wishing to stay as far away from him as possible. He could clearly see the fear in her eyes.

Does he look fierce?

After Chen Shiyi sneezed twice in a row, he suddenly felt a violent shaking from the ground.

She froze there holding Rui'er, not daring to move.

Wen Zhiheng also felt something was wrong and looked around vigilantly.

In an instant, the mountain next to them slid down like a tidal wave.

Chen Shiyi was terrified and fled away at lightning speed.

Without the chains, she could run very fast, but the prisoners behind her who were already very tired were not so lucky. The huge mud and rocks that slid down the mountain had buried several of them.

The officers and others were so anxious that they fled everywhere. At this moment, they had no time to care about these prisoners.

When Chen Shiyi looked back, the Wen family had disappeared.

Rui'er in his arms was so scared that he burst into tears.

Chen Shiyi gritted his teeth, put Rui'er down, and spoke while patting his thin shoulders.

"Good boy Rui'er, it's safe now. Just stay here and don't leave. I'm going to go see your grandmother and the others. Wait for me to come back. Got it?"

Ruier nodded sensibly.

The landslide was very shocking. Half of the mountain had slid down. The yellow soil rolled up huge rocks and covered the path they had just passed.

Chen Shiyi looked around and finally saw Wen Zhiheng and Wen Zhiyuan looking for someone like crazy.

The second young lady was supporting Mrs. Wen and crying.

Only Miss Wen is missing.

Chen Shiyi quickly ran to Wen Zhiheng.

When Wen Zhiheng saw Chen Shiyi, he seemed to have seen his savior.

"Hurry, help me find Zhirou, she's missing, she's missing..."

Chen Shiyi nodded.

"It's dangerous here. Take them away quickly and go to the front to find Rui'er. I'll go find the young lady."

The soil that slid down was loose and sticky, and my legs sank halfway into it with every step I took.

Chen Shiyi struggled to search everywhere in the mud.

She saw many prisoners buried in this great disaster, but no one came to rescue them. The police had already led the remaining prisoners forward.

Life is so fragile that in a moment, it can be separated from this world.

Chen Shiyi was really anxious.

She searched for a long time, and she would go up to every person to check whether it was Miss Wen.

Could it be possible that the young lady was washed down by the mountain?

She immediately went down to look for it.

It was so difficult to move in the mud pit that she turned into a mud figure.

After stumbling for a long time, it was still raining in the sky. We had to hurry up. It looked like an uncontrollable disaster might happen again.

Finally, she saw a head of black hair in the pile of mud washed down by the landslide, and half of the body was buried in yellow mud.

Chen Shiyi rushed over and turned the person over. It was Miss Wen. He used his hand to feel her breath and fortunately, she was still alive.

She had no time to be happy and hurried to pull her body out of the yellow mud.

Unexpectedly, the soil was buried too deep and could not be pulled out.

She had to push the soil away with her hands and slowly dig her legs out of the soil.

Miss Wen woke up from her coma at this time, and saw Chen Shiyi digging her out of the mud, and she burst into tears.

Wen Zhiheng was very anxious. He wanted to break free from the shackles and save people, but was stopped by his mother.

"No, Heng'er, once the seal is torn, it can't be restored. If you reach Fangling, you will still die! Wait a little longer, wait a little longer, the girl has gone to find Rou'er, she will definitely find her!"

Suddenly, a louder noise came from the ground.

Wen Zhiheng could no longer care about anything and ran towards the place where the accident happened, dragging the chain.

Mrs. Wen called out loudly.

"Heng'er, don't go!"

Before he ran far, Wen Zhiheng stopped there, his eyes filled with shock and joy.

A man covered in mud, carrying another man covered in mud on his back, staggered towards him quickly. Behind him, large pieces of rocks rolled down, and mud flew and poured, constantly swallowing up the road they came from.

The convicts and officials who had survived the disaster sat down to rest beside the shallows of a small river.

The Wen family gathered together, and Mrs. Wen hugged Wen Zhirou and cried.

"It's all right, it's all right, my child..."

Wen Zhirou had a gash on her forehead from being smashed by a stone. Bright red blood was mixed with yellow mud, and she was crying non-stop. She no longer looked like a young lady from a marquis's mansion.

What a twisted world!

Chen Shiyi lay on the pebbled beach, breathing heavily, not wanting to move at all.

He was covered in mud, but he didn't want to clean it up.

She is so tired!

I've never been so tired.

After finally pulling Miss Wen out of the yellow mud, the horrible sound came out from underground again.

At the critical moment, he finally escaped.

Wen Zhiheng squatted beside her and asked softly.

"Would you like some water?"

Chen Shiyi nodded.

Rui'er came over and slowly fed Chen Shiyi a few sips of water from a chipped porcelain bowl.

When she recovered a little, she folded her body with great difficulty and sat up.

Wen Zhiheng looked at her covered in yellow mud, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"thank you."

Chen Shiyi smiled awkwardly.

"Prince, I will work hard in the future, please don't kill me!"

Wen Zhiheng was suddenly stunned. Why did he want to kill her? Why did she think so?

"When did I say that? Besides, you are Rou'er's savior. I can't thank you enough. Don't think too much."

Only then did Chen Shiyi feel relieved.

"Also, don't call me the prince anymore. I'm just a prisoner now, and no longer the glorious young master of a marquisate..."

Chen Shiyi heard the sadness in his words and sighed in his heart. No matter how poor he was, it was still much better than those of them who lived at the bottom of society!

"Then I'll call your eldest master!"

Wen Zhiheng smiled and nodded.