Xie Yan and Yu Yuehua led the two elderly people slowly back. At first, their pace was alright, not very fast, but it was still normal. However, gradually, the two of them found it difficult to walk.
He was panting heavily with every step he took, his breathing as deep and rapid as an old bellows, as if each step had exhausted all his strength.
At this pace, even Xie Yan, who is a slow-paced person, was driven to the brink of irritation.
Yu Yuehua's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
After being forced to stop for the Nth time, Xie Yan turned to look at the person behind him who looked like he was coughing up his lungs, his eyes filled with despair.
This was the first time he had ever felt so helpless.
Isn't Yu Yuehua the same?
Looking at the two elderly people's frail appearance, he felt utterly helpless.
You can tell they're doing their best, but they're just too slow.
If we keep going at this pace, we can forget about going back today.
Yu Yuehua took a deep breath, suppressing her agitation, and asked Xie Yan, "Is there any more water?"
Xie Yan shook his head helplessly. There wasn't any left. Otherwise, he would have given it to Wang Tao long ago. If he kept coughing like this, he was afraid that something might happen to the man on the way.
He couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
Looking at the endless winding mountain road ahead, he made up his mind that he couldn't go on like this, or he wouldn't be able to get back to the village tonight.
Turning to Yu Yuehua, he said, "Brother, let's find some sticks for us to lean on, and then we'll carry the luggage on our backs."
At this moment, they couldn't care less about being seen by others; their top priority was to get back safely before dark.
As for the rest, we'll talk about it when we get back to the village.
The wilderness at night is extremely unsafe, especially in winter, where you could easily become the prey of wild animals.
Compared to life and death, nothing else matters.
Yu Yuehua and Xie Yan exchanged a glance and nodded. "You watch over the people, I'll go get the sticks."
Xie Yan thought about it and realized that Yu Yuehua was much more familiar with the area than he was, so it would indeed be more convenient for her to go and find him.
Therefore, without saying much, he nodded and said, "Okay!"
Soon, Yu Yuehua brought over three very suitable sticks.
Hand one of them to Xie Yan.
Xie Yan pointed to himself incredulously, "Big brother, you're underestimating me. I can walk this distance without any problem."
Yu Yuehua smiled and said, "You'll be carrying things later, so it's good to have this with you just in case."
Xie Yan: "Hehe!"
In the end, the stick still ended up in his hands.
After setting off again, Xie Yan and Yu Yuehua each carried a piece of luggage, while the other three, excluding Yu Yuehua, each carried a stick.
Looking at their equipment, people would believe they were from the Beggars' Sect.
Although they were no longer burdened by luggage, the two elderly people were still not much faster, but at least they were a little faster than before.
The four of them walked back slowly, step by step.
Halfway there, Xie Yan saw two figures moving slowly behind him. When they caught up, he realized that they were Wan Chun'er and Yu Zhen.
Xie Yan was genuinely shocked when he saw them.
Wan Chun'er's face was still wrapped in layers of bandages, with only her eyes showing. At first glance, an uninformed person would really think she was a new mother who had just finished her postpartum confinement.
Yuzhen walked beside her, her eyes red and swollen like two ripe peaches. It was obvious that she had been crying a lot recently, and she looked haggard and tired.
When Wan Chun'er and Yu Zhen saw Xie Yan and Yu Yuehua ahead, it was like seeing a glimmer of light in the darkness, and they couldn't help but breathe a slight sigh of relief.
They started their journey back from the city early in the morning, but because of the long distance, even though they were moving quite fast, they were still afraid that they wouldn't be able to get back before dark.
Although it was still early, they didn't dare to take a break the whole way, their hearts were in their throats the whole time, and they only breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Xie Yan and Yu Yuehua.
Xie Yan glanced at Wan Chun'er a few more times, feeling a mix of emotions and a very unpleasant feeling.
Thinking back to Wan Chun'er, she was a fiery and attention-seeking girl who was like a blazing fire wherever she went, full of energy.
But the woman standing before me now seemed to have lost all her energy and spirit, aging decades in an instant. Though she was still a young girl, she was tinged with a sense of age, and her eyes were filled with endless sorrow and despair.
Seeing her like this, Xie Yan realized that her face probably hadn't been healed, but he really didn't know how to comfort her.
In this situation, any language seems pale and powerless.
After hesitating for a long time, he asked softly, "How is the injury on your face?"
Wan Chun'er was somewhat surprised, not expecting Xie Yan to care about her. She raised her dim eyes, glanced at Xie Yan, and said in a low voice, "It's just like that!"
Xie Yan was speechless for a moment, unsure of how to respond.
He knew that with his current abilities, he could make some effective scar removal creams, but Wan Chun'er's wounds covered too large an area, almost to the point of disfigurement, and his scar removal creams would be of no use to such a large area of trauma.
At this moment, Zheng Hedong's gaze also fell on Wan Chun'er's face. His brows furrowed slightly, his lips pursed into a line, and a hint of reluctance flashed in his eyes, but in the end, he said nothing.
Xie Yan remained silent for a long time before finally asking, "What are you going to do with the person who hit you?"
Upon hearing this, Wan Chun'er's previously dim eyes instantly ignited with raging anger. She clenched her fists tightly, her knuckles turning white from the force, and said through gritted teeth, "I will not let her go! I will make her pay the price."
As she spoke, the hatred in her eyes seemed to materialize, like two burning flames, as if she wanted to burn her enemy to ashes.
Xie Yan originally didn't want to get involved in this matter, but looking at Wan Chun'er now, he couldn't bear it.
After a moment's thought, he still reminded him, "Wang Xiao is the key to this matter."
Despite Wang Yindi's tough and fierce demeanor, the real mastermind behind the whole affair is Wang Xiao.
Wang Xiao never took the women around him seriously; in his eyes, they were nothing more than stepping stones for him to climb the social ladder.
When they were at the educated youth settlement, Wang Xiao misjudged Wan Chun'er's family situation, assuming that she came from a wealthy family. He treated her and Yu Zhen as walking ATMs, flattering them slightly and using a little trickery to trick them into handing over money.
But later, he gradually realized that he could no longer get anything out of Wan Chun'er, and he even found out her true family background, so he instantly lost interest in her.
At that time, he didn't think about harming Wan Chun'er. After all, although the woman was penniless, she might still have some other uses.
Unfortunately, Wan Chun'er was unlucky; she seemed to have discovered some of his secrets.
Although it's uncertain whether Wan Chun'er saw him clearly that day, for Wang Xiao, it's better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free.
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