Gu Jiangli's carriage drove away from the emperor.
She had fully understood the emperor's character, so she didn't want to get entangled with him any further.
The carriage soon came to a stop.
We are already close to the entrance to the mine, so it is no longer suitable to travel by horse-drawn carriage.
She got out of the car with her child in her arms. People around her were in a hurry, and when they passed by, they would stop to look at her, but only out of curiosity, and then they would go about their own business.
Even though Gu Jiangli had no knowledge of mine structures, he could tell that the current situation was not optimistic.
Dust swirled everywhere, ore was piled up haphazardly, and the occasional cries of anguish could be heard—the wails of those who had lost loved ones.
The mine collapsed, and many people died.
Gu Jiangli glanced at the child who was still sleeping; he showed no signs of waking up.
Just then, a group of people passed by in front of her, each carrying a shovel and a pickaxe.
He stopped a young man at the end of the line and asked:
"Young man, are you digging through the mountain to rescue someone? Any progress?"
The young man's eyes were clear and innocent. He glanced at Gu Jiangli from head to toe, assuming she was a family member of one of the victims, and couldn't bear to be too harsh. So he advised her:
"Sister, we will do our best to save her."
"There are more than a dozen mine tunnels in the mountains. Only three of the closer tunnels were damaged. The people who go into the mine are all experienced old craftsmen. They are very alert. If they find something is wrong, they will definitely run to the safe tunnels."
"So don't worry too much. Go home and wait for news. There's always the possibility of a second landslide here, so it's still quite dangerous."
“We have registered all the missing people. If they are found, we will notify their families as soon as possible. You are holding your child, so don’t worry too much.”
Gu Jiangli felt a sense of warmth.
The young man was clearly saying things to comfort her.
In reality, everyone knows that the people who went missing this time had a very slim chance of survival.
If the system hadn't reassured her, she would definitely have suspected that Prince Yu was already dead.
"Young man, thank you very much, but I don't need to go back to rest. My husband is in the mountains, and I know he is still alive. My mind is connected to my husband's, so perhaps I can be of some help. Could you take me to the place you've been digging?"
The young man looked at her with suspicion, then at her child, but ultimately couldn't bear to refuse her.
"Well... you can come along, but just keep a distance and watch from a bit further away. Don't get too close, okay?"
Gu Jiangli repeatedly assured him that she would not interfere with their actions before the young man led her in another direction.
After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Gu Jiangli arrived at a place where a crowd had gathered.
According to the young man, this is the entrance to one of the mine tunnels, and also the most severely damaged area.
More than twenty burly men stood there, digging frantically, trying to create a passage that could save people.
The younger brother told her to stay there and not go any further, and Gu Jiangli knew that this wouldn't delay their rescue efforts.
Holding the child, she carefully scanned her surroundings, then walked along the rocks around the entrance to the mine tunnel.
There is something very strange.
This mine had been in operation since before Prince Yu presented it to the emperor, starting with his father's generation, and there had never been an accident over the years.
There was no earthquake this time, and there hasn't been any heavy rain in the past few days, so how could the mountain suddenly collapse?
Just as she was thinking this, a strange smell suddenly wafted into her nose, making her shudder.
Just then, the child in her arms woke up with a start and let out a deafening cry.
"Baby, be good~ Don't cry, don't cry~"
Gu Jiangli tried to comfort him, but to no avail.
She shook her arm and then stopped trying to comfort her.
She took two steps forward, and the baby suddenly quieted down.
Then she took two steps back to where she had been, and the child started crying again.
It's as if there's a magical artifact here that summons cries; as long as she stays here, the child cries incessantly.
Gu Jiangli raised an eyebrow, his eyes lighting up. "Is this the place?"
The child responded with cries.
Gu Jiangli hurriedly ran to find the young man, who was currently digging for stones in the mine with a group of burly men.
“Young man, I don’t think digging into this spot will do any good.” She pointed to the section of the wall she had discovered. “I just heard someone calling for help from there! They’re still alive. Digging in from there will save them!”
The young man was overjoyed. "Really? You heard someone calling for help?"
"Really, I really heard it!" Gu Jiangli was not lying without reason. If she didn't say this, these people wouldn't easily believe her and change their rescue route.
The young man excitedly led a group of people to the location pointed out by Gu Jiangli.
They pressed themselves against the mountainside and listened for a while. "Nothing? What sound is there? I didn't hear anything."
Gu Jiangli: "They were shouting a little while ago, but maybe they got tired and stopped now. Let's hurry up and dig. We can't delay any longer; the people inside are waiting to be rescued."
She was a little anxious.
She had more faith in her own child, who possessed some "special abilities," than in the experiences of these other people.
He cried as soon as he arrived at this place; he must have sensed something.
But the leader of that group clearly hesitated.
“Girl, I know you’re desperate to save people, but we really don’t have enough manpower right now. If all of us dig at that mine entrance, we can dig a tunnel before sunset tomorrow.”
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