He deeply agreed with Su Tang's view that "a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime."
With the nation's current strength, it simply cannot protect this incredible treasure. Once the news leaks out, it will not bring prosperity, but rather the covetousness of wolves from all over the world and war.
"I see."
"From this day forward, this secret will be a promise between the two of us that transcends life itself. I, Qin Ye, swear to the heavens that as long as I have a breath left, I will never let anyone harm you, nor will I let a single word of this secret be revealed."
"It will rot in my belly until the day our country is strong enough to truly possess it."
Every word he said was like a brand, deeply engraved in Su Tang's heart.
This secret became a shared belief between the two that transcended love and concerned the fate of the nation.
At that moment, Su Tang felt her eyes burning.
She made the right choice in choosing her life partner.
She looked at Qin Ye, nodded, and her eyes sparkled.
"Although my personal abilities are weak, I believe that I may still be able to change the world."
Qin Ye looked at Su Tang, who seemed to be glowing, and was deeply moved by the light in her eyes.
He realized that he really loved Su Tang just the way she was.
He opened his arms and pulled Su Tang into his embrace. He held her tightly and whispered in her ear, his voice hoarse and passionate:
"Okay, let's work together."
After a long, tender moment, the two exited the space and returned to the dark blue mine.
They continued along the newly blasted tunnel and soon felt the wind gradually picking up, and the cold, snowy smell in the air growing stronger.
The exit is just ahead.
Qin Ye used a multi-functional entrenching tool to clear the last layer of rubble blocking the road in a few strokes.
A biting wind, mixed with heavy snowflakes, suddenly rushed in.
The two struggled to climb out of the cave. Even though they were physically stronger than ordinary people, they were still shivering from the freezing cold before them.
Outside was a steep, almost vertical snow-covered mountainside. As far as the eye could see, everything was a vast expanse of white, as if the sky and the earth had merged into a chaotic white blur. The fierce wind whipped up snowflakes that stung my face like knives.
This is the complete opposite of the warm, spring-like, and tranquil blue world inside the cave.
It feels like a lifetime ago.
Qin Ye immediately took out a military map and compass from his spatial storage and braved the wind and snow to determine the direction.
A few minutes later, he frowned deeply.
“Something’s not right,” Qin Ye’s voice sounded somewhat muffled in the wind and snow. “We’ve strayed too far from our original route. This is the other side of the foothills of Baima Snow Mountain, not the area we planned to be in at all.”
Su Tang's heart skipped a beat. She also took out the military high-powered binoculars and, braving the wind and snow, painstakingly scanned the distance.
Soon, on the other side of the valley, the outline of a village came into her view.
But the village looked unusually desolate.
Most of the houses were buried under thick snow and huge blocks of ice, with only the roofs of a few Tibetan-style buildings exposed.
The mountain above the village has large, shocking fault lines and avalanche tracks.
Clearly, this village was hit by a devastating avalanche.
There wasn't a wisp of smoke rising from the chimneys above the entire village, nor could one see any sign of human activity.
A deathly silence.
Qin Ye also picked up the binoculars and took a look. He froze after just one glance, and his expression instantly became extremely solemn.
As a soldier who spends most of his time on missions in snowy areas, he immediately recognized the seriousness of the problem.
“They were buried alive by an avalanche.” His voice was dry and heavy. “Judging by the scale, when the avalanche came down, the villagers were probably… doomed.”
Su Tang's heart sank as well.
Faced with natural disasters of this magnitude, humanity appears so insignificant.
Looking at the village swallowed by the snow, she suddenly thought of something.
"Qin Ye, wait a minute!"
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