Chapter 87: Sudden Earthquake
Sang Qing didn't show any surprise on his face, but rather a hint of blame. "You were the one who dumped that woman at my doorstep. What do you mean by that?"
"I just want to repay a favor, it's that simple." Alan's eyes were burning. He was very tall, about 195 cm tall, and he had a strong sense of oppression. His delicate facial features did not reduce his sense of oppression, but instead gave people an unreal feeling.
He walked towards Sang Qing step by step. Mantou sensed his master's uneasiness and immediately let out a low growl.
"Do you think a dog can keep you safe, Sang Qing?" The corners of his mouth raised slightly.
"Mantou, go aside." He knew that this man was not someone to be trifled with, so for safety's sake, it would be better for Mantou to stay away from him.
"Didn't your grandfather keep nagging you about needing a woman? Now I've found one for you."
Ailan leaned close to Sang Qing's ear and whispered, "Why, are you dissatisfied? Human women are pretty good looking, right?"
Sang Qing took several steps back, "Where did you kidnap this woman from? Send her back to where you kidnapped her from! I don't need her. Grandpa and I can barely survive, so how can we have the extra energy to take care of her now?"
"I said I was only here to fulfill your grandfather's wish. Didn't you say your grandfather's wish is your wish? We wolves believe in having one partner for life and being loyal. Since you can't see me, I found you a new woman, which can be regarded as repaying your kindness."
Unlike his previous cold look, Alan looked down at the man in front of him with a fiery emotion in his eyes.
"Stop talking nonsense and send that woman home!"
"You don't like her, or you are not interested in women?" Alan raised his chin. "I send you gifts every day, but you never respond."
"So you're testing me this way?"
When Sang Qing quietly went out, Shi Yan followed behind him. Qin Muxue was tossing and turning and couldn't sleep. When she saw Shi Yan, she asked him softly, "Sang Qing went out, you want to follow him?"
Shi Yan nodded, "Yeah." Of course he also noticed something was wrong.
During the day, Qin Muxue felt that Sang Qing was mysterious. She thought that he must have some unspeakable secret when he went out in the middle of the night.
"Take me with you." She quickly put on her clothes.
As soon as Qin Muxue went out, she was almost frozen into an ice cube by the weather outside. This was probably the coldest weather she had ever experienced. She felt that even her super thick down jacket was not warm enough.
"It's so cold. The temperature difference between day and night is so big. It seems to be much colder than during the day."
The two walked carefully in the snow and followed Sang Qing's footprints to the outside of the dilapidated house. Only then did they see the scene inside the house. It turned out that Alan and Sang Qing knew each other.
They seemed to be arguing about something, and after arguing for a while, suddenly the two of them stuck together.
Qin Muxue was stunned for a moment, "What are they doing?" She originally thought that the two of them were plotting something, but now it seems that this is definitely not a conspiracy, but an affair that was discovered.
After she realized what was happening, she immediately covered her own eyes, and did not forget to cover Shi Yan's eyes as well, "You can't look at these."
Qin Muxue didn’t know if it was because it was too cold or something, but she got goose bumps all over her body.
Who could have thought that the two of them would hide in the corner and peek at others late at night. Qin Muxue's face turned red, and Shi Yan's mouth secretly curled up into a smile, which reminded him of the scenes when they were in school before.
Suddenly, Alan asked in a deep voice, "Who is hiding outside? How does it feel to spy on others?"
Qin Muxue thought that the two of them were discovered, but it turned out that Liang Le slowly walked out from the shadows, "I was discovered by you after all."
Without further ado, he pulled out the pistol from his waist and fired several shots in Alan's direction.
Alan immediately stood in front of Sang Qing. Those bullets had no killing power to him. Once they approached Alan, they immediately slowed down. It was as if a barrier appeared in front of him, blocking all the bullets outside.
Liang Le was not discouraged, but continued to hide in the shadows, so that Alan could not find him for a while.
Since he couldn't kill Alan, he set his sights on Sang Qing. Sang Qing looked like an ordinary human and must be much easier to deal with than Alan. Moreover, from seeing the two of them being affectionate just now, he knew that the relationship between them was not simple, and he could use this to threaten Alan.
Liang Le jumped out from the shadows and fired several shots at Sang Qing's position. Who knew that Sang Qing was not a pushover either. He was born in the army. Although his main responsibility was to train dogs, he still had some basic skills. In addition, Alan was quick to block a bullet for him, so he was not shot.
On the contrary, it was Alan who was too nervous to block the bullet in time and his shoulder was grazed by the bullet.
There was a hint of anger in his deep blue eyes. After squatting down, he gradually turned into a wolf, staring at Liang Le in front of him.
Liang Le smiled, "Very good, at least I finally hurt you."
He was already seriously injured, but he found his backpack at the foot of the mountain, which contained not only food but also medicine.
This was something Commander Wu had specifically ordered to be used in critical moments. After the injection of the medicine, the wounds on his body were no longer so painful, and he felt more mentally strong. Originally, he didn't want to use this medicine, as he knew that although the medicine could enhance abilities, the side effects were also unbearable. But in a critical moment, he couldn't care less.
The man in front of him was the wolf's weakness, so he directed his firepower at the man in front of him and threw away the pistol without bullets. He took out a submachine gun, which had a stronger attack capability. Alan roared and knocked Liang Le to the ground, but unfortunately he turned around and hid in the shadows again.
The next second he pointed the gun at Sang Qing's back and said, "If you want him alive, hand over Luo Miaomiao."
Sang Qing did not move. He knew that Luo Miaomiao the man was talking about was the woman that Alan had thrown at his doorstep today. However, once he brought this girl home, the lives of his grandfather and others would be threatened.
Alan didn't dare to act rashly. No one could hurt Sang Qing or use Sang Qing to threaten him. He narrowed his eyes, prepared to dive, and was ready to attack Liang Le.
At this critical moment, Qin Muxue stood up and said, "Liang Le, I didn't expect that you are still alive."
Liang Le was a little surprised, but then he returned to normal, "Qin Muxue, since you are here today, let's solve it together with you!"
"You are so arrogant." Liang Le must have been stimulated by something, but judging from his skills just now, he was indeed much better than before. How could he suddenly become so powerful?
Liang Le gritted his teeth, he just wanted to find Luo Miaomiao, but he didn't expect Qin Muxue and his group to appear here. It was really a narrow encounter.
Sang Qing watched them talking and cautiously winked at Mantou beside him. Liang Le noticed the clue and said, "What are you doing? Be quiet."
If he hadn't been used to threaten the white wolf, he would have killed Sang Qing long ago. "I didn't expect that you, the white wolf, actually have some special hobbies."
The gunshots just now must have woken up Qu Yanbai and Manman who were still sleeping. When Qu Yanbai saw that there was no one around him, he knew something had happened. He woke up Manman. Luo Miaomiao also woke up in a daze and found himself lying in an unfamiliar place. After seeing Qu Yanbai and Manman leave, he followed them.
A group of people gathered in the dilapidated house.
After Luo Miaomiao was captured by Alan, Alan did not hurt her. He just tied her up and threw her aside, and did not let other wolves eat her.
She tried many ways to escape from the steel mill, but was caught by Alan every time.
After being knocked unconscious by Alan's claw, she found herself lying here. She didn't know what had happened to her and could only follow this group of people.
Until she saw Liang Le, her eyes finally lit up, "Liang Le, don't do this! They are outnumbered and you will die. You'd better put down the gun!"
Liang Le heard Luo Miaomiao's voice and was surprised to find that everyone was here. He and Luo Miaomiao were alone. If they really started fighting, they would probably have no chance of winning.
"Miaomiao, stay away from them. Hu Zimo has been tortured beyond recognition by Qu Yanbai. That guy has no heart at all. Don't keep thinking about him anymore."
Luo Miaomiao looked at Qu Yanbai. She did feel guilty towards him over the years, but it was only guilt and nostalgia. She missed the simple and carefree days they had on campus. She had let go of that fruitless relationship.
Ai Lan saw the right opportunity and knew how important Luo Miaomiao was to Liang Le, so he quickly pounced on Luo Miaomiao and threw her to the ground. "I've caught her. Release Sang Qing. I won't kill her."
Luo Miaomiao shook her head and said, "Liang Le, you should just run away. Don't save me. I am not worth your efforts."
"I have paid so much over the years and I don't want to let my previous efforts go to waste."
"Are you stupid? You'll have a bright future if you return to the shelter. You don't need to sacrifice so much for me. Please, just run away and leave me alone!"
While Liang Le was still in a daze, Mantou beside him rushed out and bit his leg. Liang Le felt a little pain, but still did not let go of Sang Qing's hand. Unexpectedly, Sang Qing threw him to the ground over his shoulder. His eyes were still fixed in the direction of Luo Miaomiao, but he was controlled by Qu Yanbai who came over, and his body was tied with plants.
Sang Qing was a little surprised, "Qu Yanbai, you also have supernatural powers?"
"I'm sorry, I didn't have time to tell you just now. The situation is urgent now. I hope I didn't scare you!"
"No, what is the relationship between you and that woman?" After listening to what the two people said just now, Sang Qing felt that there was also some relationship between Luo Miaomiao and Qu Yanbai.
Qu Yanbai calmly explained: "It's nothing, we are just former classmates."
This farce finally ended. Seeing that Sang Qing was safe, Alan looked at Luo Miaomiao and said coldly, "Since Sang Qing doesn't like this woman, I can just kill her."
Only Liang Le screamed in pain, "No, please let her go!"
The ground suddenly began to shake. The house had been in disrepair for a long time. After a few shakes, the entire ceiling fell down. Qin Muxue had a bad feeling in her heart, "Oh no, there's an earthquake."
I used to think that this place would not be hit by disasters again, but it seems that it was too early to say that. No wonder the weather was not right today. It’s just that the earthquake came too suddenly.
"Get out of here!"
In an instant, the entire dilapidated house collapsed.
Fortunately, everyone reacted quickly and escaped. Only Alan looked at it in disbelief. "What's going on? All disasters have signs, but this time I didn't feel anything."
He turned his head and said, "Sang Qing, I'm going back to my tribe to protect their safety. You please be careful!" After saying that, he ran towards the steel plant, where there were dozens of wolves of all sizes. As the head wolf, he had to arrange for their evacuation in time.
Sang Qing was anxious, but he had no time to worry, "Oh no, Grandpa and the others are still in the house!"
They had no time to care about Luo Miaomiao and Liang Le, and hurried to Sang Qing's house, hoping that the old man was still safe and sound.
Under the violent shaking, people were staggering when walking. Sang Qing was anxious and was the first to rush home. He saw that the house was still intact. He breathed a sigh of relief one second, but the next second he saw that the whole house had collapsed.
Sang Qing was stunned for a second, then rushed over frantically, "Grandpa, Grandpa! Rice, wheat, and rice, are you there? Are you okay?" But this place had become a ruin, and no matter how he shouted, there was no response.
Qin Muxue rushed over anxiously because Baozhu and Zhenzhu were still inside. When she saw the collapsed house, she felt numb. Was there no way to change Baozhu's fate of death?
She was a little annoyed. In the face of natural disasters, they, human animals, were so small and could not fight against it at all.
Mantou, however, barked alertly in one direction, "Woof woof woof!"
Shi Yan walked towards the location where Mantou was shouting. When the earthquake occurred, the roof of the cowshed fell directly on the cows, and the old man was simply buried in the rubble. Mantou dug up the dust with his claws.
The earthquake seemed not to be over yet, but if they were not rescued in time.
Shi Yan shouted, "Xiaoxue, come here! They are not dead yet."
Qin Muxue ran to his side excitedly and found through the gap that they were indeed not dead, but the old man was unconscious.
Pearl was trapped in a narrow gap. Qin Muxue felt very distressed when she saw it. Her mind worked quickly, thinking of ways to rescue them.
"Qu Yanbai, control the vines and help me hoist the roof of the shed."
Qu Yanbai had never tried this method before, so he could only give it a try for now. He controlled the vines to move away the excess rubble, and then lifted up the roof, but it was still a bit difficult for him.
"Everyone come over and help!"
Sang Qing was heartbroken at first, but when he heard that his grandfather was fine, he jumped up and said, "I'll be there right away!"
In addition to Qu Yanbai controlling the plants to exert force from above, the others worked together to lift up the roof. Shi Yan quickly stuffed a stone inside and said, "It's done!"
This position was just wide enough for one person to enter and exit, so Mantou immediately got in and dragged Baozhu out in a short while. Baozhu was not seriously injured, but just unconscious. The animals and An An were all dragged out by him, but he didn't have enough strength to drag the old man out.
Qin Muxue volunteered, "I'll go in."
Unexpectedly, Sang Qing also shouted out in unison with her.
Shi Yan raised his head and said, "I'll go. Wait for me. I'll be back soon."
He was about to go in when Qin Muxue felt a sudden sense of uneasiness in her heart. "Be careful," she warned him.
Shi Yan saw that her eyes were full of worry, "It's okay." After Shi Yan went in, everyone waited anxiously outside.
Whenever an aftershock came, Qin Muxue felt nervous, fearing a second collapse.
Manman held her hand and said, "It's okay, Xiaoxue, don't worry, Shi Yan is so powerful."
Qin Muxue could only hold Baozhu and Zhenzhu in her arms and said, "I'm sorry, I will never let you leave my side again."
As the aftershock struck again, a crack appeared in the ground. The sky turned white and rumbling thunder rang in Qin Muxue's ears. Qin Muxue couldn't help but think of the scene in her previous life. Is it really impossible to escape?
Manman shouted, "Xiaoxue, let's run first. It's not safe here anymore."
"But, but Shi Yan is still in there." Her heart was in turmoil, and Sang Qing beside her was in the same agony as her.
At this time Qu Yanbai shouted again: "Hurry up and leave! It's too late." He was standing on a high place and could see the scene not far away. The ground in the distance was gradually collapsing, and it was getting closer and closer to here. If they didn't leave, they would all die here.
Qin Muxue put the injured animals and the security department into the space and stood up. "Sang Qing, let's go! If we don't leave, we will all die."
"But grandpa." Sang Qing wanted to cry but had no tears. He really couldn't afford to lose anything anymore. He was actually an orphan since he was young. His grandpa and grandma adopted him and they depended on each other for life. They sold everything they had to raise him. He absolutely couldn't give up on his grandpa like this.
"I know, I'm sad too. Shi Yan is still in there, but if we don't leave, we will sacrifice more."
Shi Yan went in just to let her live, so she had to live well and definitely not let him down. "You guys leave here first, I have another way!"
Sang Qing was reluctant to leave, and finally Qu Yanbai and Manman pulled her away. Before leaving, Manman asked her, "Xiaoxue, do you really have a solution?"
"Of course I have a way. I'm so afraid of death. You guys go to a safe place first. I'll come to you soon."
At this time, Shi Yan was in darkness, and he pushed the old man out first.
When Qin Muxue saw him crawling out, she immediately dragged him out, but it was too late for them to dodge as the ground was collapsing.
She held his hand tightly and said in a nonchalant manner, "It shouldn't be that easy for us to die, right?"
Shi Yan smiled, "Of course."
Manman, Qu Yanbai and Sang Qing have arrived at a flat ground. They are looking anxiously into the distance, hoping that Qin Muxue will return safely with Shi Yan and the old man.
But half an hour later, the place they were in had completely collapsed. Manman said anxiously: "Xiaoxue clearly said she had a way and she would definitely come back." After she finished speaking, tears as big as beans fell from her eyes.
Qu Yanbai could only comfort them, "They are so powerful, nothing will happen to them." In fact, he was also unsure, but at this moment, Manman was already crying, and he couldn't show a sad expression.
Just when everyone was in grief, they saw a column of water suddenly emerge from the place where the ground had collapsed. Qin Muxue and Shi Yan were on the water column with their grandfather, "Qu Yanbai, hurry up and pull us over!"
Qu Yanbai couldn't stop being excited. He quickly controlled the vines and pulled them over.
Although they were rescued, they were all wet. Qin Muxue's teeth were chattering from the cold, not to mention the unconscious old grandfather.
"Let's find a safe place and make a fire! I'm almost frozen to death!" Seeing that everyone around was silent, Qin Muxue took the lead in breaking the quiet atmosphere.
Ding Manman hugged her, "Xiaoxue, I thought...I thought..."
"Are you stupid? Why are you crying? Look, Shi Yan and I are back safely, right? Grandpa is back too, but you'd better warm him up quickly, otherwise he will freeze to death."
Recalling the scene just now, Qin Muxue thought that she could use the power of water, but so far she had never used her supernatural power to make so much water appear, so she still felt unsure.
Originally, they were going to collapse with the ground, but Shi Yan used his supernatural power to prevent the three of them from falling. Only then did she realize that she was nervously holding the other person's hand, and his palms were all rough. Qin Muxue looked up and saw a faint smile on Shi Yan's face, "Xiaoxue, do you want to live?" He asked a very strange question.
"Of course I want to live!" She answered without hesitation. In her previous life, she had at least survived until the fourth year of the apocalypse. Would she die so easily this time?
"Then try using your mental power..." With Shi Yan's guidance and encouragement, she really did it.
It was just because of the momentary nervousness that I forgot to put the old man in a safe place in the space first.
Sang Qing hugged his grandfather and cried, "Thank you, thank you." He could no longer say any words of gratitude. Seeing his grandfather still breathing, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"But your home has been destroyed." Qin Muxue said regretfully.
"If you lose your home, you can rebuild it, but if you lose a person, your life is gone forever."
Everyone watched as the once prosperous steel town disappeared in the collapse of the earthquake...
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