Chapter 68 Rescue 1
Chapter 69 Rescue 1
Wen Ling had just woken up and was still a little confused. She pulled Fang Qing into the yard and said, "Why did you come to look for my brother right away? I thought you came to play with me..."
Fang Qing didn't bother to explain and went straight into the house. "Is your brother up? I really have something urgent and I have to talk to him today. Hurry up, your mother will be back soon."
Wen Ling pouted and sat at the table and took a sip of boiled water. "You're late. My brother and his friends went out to play. They said they were going on a graduation trip. They packed up and left yesterday evening..."
Gone?
Fang Qing was a little overwhelmed. He grabbed Wen Ling's shoulders and asked, "Where did he go? When did he leave? Was he going swimming?"
Wen Ling was frightened by the anxiety on Fang Qing's face and suddenly came to her senses. "Qingqing, what's wrong with you? What happened?"
Fang Qing was about to open his mouth to explain, but swallowed it back.
How to explain this? Should I tell her that I dreamt about forgotten memories from my previous life and that Wen Ning might have drowned?
This is ridiculous! Not to mention that Wen Ling would not believe it, even she herself still has many doubts. But if those dreams are true, what if Wen Ning is really going to be in trouble...
Fang Qing took a breath of cold air. She would never allow such a thing to happen!
After closing his eyes and thinking for a moment, Fang Qing finally suppressed his anxiety and patted Wen Ling's shoulder with a smile.
"It's okay, it's your brother who broke his promise. He promised me that he would take us out to play after the exams, but he actually ran away by himself. How mean..."
Wen Ling looked at Fang Qing suspiciously. Although she was a little surprised by Fang Qing's pale face, she didn't think much about it because she spoke naturally.
"My brother actually agreed to take you out to play? Humph, this guy, he didn't even tell me, am I still his sister? Wait until he comes back, and see how I teach him a lesson..."
"Lingzi, do you know where your brother went?"
Wen Ling shook her head. "No, I just said I was going out with my friends for two days. Qingqing, do you really want to go? They are a bunch of men, and you are a girl. It's not good, right?"
Fang Qing lost his patience and grabbed Wen Ling to ask who else went with her. Wen Ling gave a few names and addresses, and Fang Qing turned and ran out, "I have something else to do. I'll see you another day."
Wen Ling was left scolding her behind her back for not being nice enough...
Fang Qing went door to door according to the address given by Wen Ling, and finally learned from an old lady that this group of boys had actually taken a bus to the neighboring Qingyang County.
"My grandson said there is a famous Biyuetan Lake in Qingyang County, so they went there to play together. What's wrong, girl? Do you want to go too?"
Fang Qing smiled and nodded, "Yes, I have something to ask them. Thank you, grandma, I'm sorry to bother you."
After confirming their whereabouts, Fang Qing became motivated and rushed home to pack his things. He stuffed his wallet, temporary ID card, keys, coat, first aid medicine, towel and other items into a large backpack. Then, still feeling uneasy, he took a bundle of ropes from home, left a note for his parents and hurried out the door.
Fang Qing bought the fastest train ticket and headed straight to Qingyang County. She arrived there that afternoon. After asking around, she learned that there was indeed a Biyuetan Lake there, about ten kilometers away from the county seat. She immediately took a bus to Biyuetan Lake.
But when Fang Qing arrived at the Biyuetan scenic spot, the attraction was already closed. Fang Qing looked at the empty ticket office blankly, not knowing where to go to find the whereabouts of Wen Ning and his friends.
A ticket seller saw that she was all alone and was worried that the little girl might meet some bad guys, so she came forward and offered to take her to a farmhouse at the foot of the mountain to stay for one night.
Fang Qing was extremely grateful and followed the ticket seller to the farmhouse, where he happened to meet the boss who was about to go out.
"You're finally here. I have something to tell you!" The boss pulled the ticket seller aside and muttered to himself.
Fang Qing stood there awkwardly, waiting for them to finish. But the boss's voice blew over with the night wind, and she had no choice but to listen.
"Yesterday, the group of kids went out again in the afternoon. I'm worried that they really went to that place. It's already dinner time, and they haven't come back yet. I'm worried that something might have happened."
"Uncle, you're scaring yourself again. What could possibly happen to a group of young men?"
"Oh, girl, several people drown in that place every summer, and outsiders like to go there. I saw those children wanted to go into the water yesterday, but you didn't let them because you were worried about them going there. If something really happened, who would dare to come to my farmyard in the future..."
The ticket seller frowned slightly, "Uncle, when did they leave?"
The boss looked up at the sky and said, "After lunch, they were still resting in the room at first, but then I went to the bathroom and didn't see them anymore. I guess it's been more than two hours!"
The ticket seller finally became a little worried. "It seems that they really went to the Nether Lake. Second Uncle, call a few people, bring your stuff, and let's go look for them."
Then he turned around and looked at Fang Qing, "Sister, I'm sorry! I have something urgent to do. Please go inside first and let them find you a room to sleep in. I will help you check in when I come back."
Fang Qing grabbed her wrist and said, "Sister, you just said there was a group of boys. Have you seen any particularly good-looking ones? About 1.8 meters tall, fair-skinned, with a high nose bridge, and not very fond of smiling..."
As Fang Qing finished speaking, the ticket seller was also surprised. "Yes, yes, yes. I remember taking a special look at him when I checked him in. His last name is quite strange. It's Wen..."
The more Fang Qing listened, the gloomier his heart became. It was indeed Wen Ning. Didn't that mean they had already gone to that pond?
"Sister, I'll go with you. He's my friend and I have something urgent to discuss with him!"
The eldest sister shook her head repeatedly, "No, no, the mountain road is not easy to walk on. You are just a little girl, you should wait here for us to come back. Don't worry, I will definitely bring the person back..."
But Fang Qing was determined and insisted on going with them. Finally, the eldest sister had no choice but to take her into the mountains with her.
In the summer forests, mosquitoes mixed with moisture flew in Fang Qing's face. Fang Qing slapped the mosquitoes on his body, pushed away the branches that were in the way, and followed the team closely.
The moon was exceptionally round tonight. After passing a forest, Fang Qing and his companions came to a cliff. With the help of the moonlight, Fang Qing saw the lake below the cliff that looked like a mirror.
"Sister, is that Biyuetan Lake?" Fang Qing asked, pointing at the lake in the distance.
The eldest sister shook her head, "Biyuetan is on the other side of the mountain. This is Youming Lake."
Nether Lake?
The eldest sister nodded, "Unlike the Biyuetan Lake, this is a naturally formed lake that was originally only known to the locals. But in recent years, more and more people have come here to play, and many people have discovered this wild lake.
One year, several students accidentally drowned while playing here. Since then, people have drowned here every summer. Some people are superstitious and say that this is the entrance to hell, so they gave it a name, Nether Lake. We locals have closed the road here, but some people still sneak in..."
(End of this chapter)
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