Chapter 283 A Night of Terror
Everyone who had not rested was amused by the child's soft words. The tense atmosphere eased a little, and everyone went into the tent to rest.
After Ran Qingxuan and Gu Yanchen entered the tent, they were both so worried that they couldn't sleep at all.
"Man-made disasters can be avoided, but natural disasters are ruthless. We'd better be alert tonight."
Gu Yanchen pulled the quilt for her and whispered, "It's okay, don't worry, I'm here."
"I'll keep watch with you for the rest of the night. Let's get some rest now."
"Okay, let's go to sleep!"
Because they had tents and down quilts prepared by Ran Qingxuan, they didn't feel the slightest bit of cold even when the temperature dropped sharply at night.
The Li family originally had a tent, but the official who contributed the tent out of greed later felt it was too cold and snatched it back.
Together with the monk's family, the two families could only huddle in a corner under a balled-up quilt, relying only on the fire in front of them that was about to be extinguished by the wind to keep warm.
Li Si huddled together with his brother's concubines, barely keeping a little warmth. Looking at the Gu family's cold-resistant tents, there seemed to be a fire in his eyes.
Ran Qingxuan felt as if he had not slept for long before he was awakened by a burst of ghostly howling sounds.
I quickly put on my clothes and walked out, and saw that the temple door was suddenly blown open by the wind, and then it was firmly held together by the wood below.
The others also heard something wrong. When the men put on their clothes and walked out, they saw the officer trying to get up and push the door.
"What are you standing there for? Come over and help hold up the door. If the wind comes in and collapses the roof of the temple, none of us will be able to survive!"
Ran Qingxuan glanced at the clock in the space, which showed that it was already two o'clock in the morning. Although they had been prepared, everyone was still frightened by the sudden snowstorm.
Gu Yanchen and the men from each family went up to block the door, while Ran Qingxuan signaled the women to stay in the tent and stay as close to the Buddha statue as possible to resist the wind and snow.
Wind blew in through the hole above the horse's head, and the animal immediately began to roar and scratch the ground anxiously.
"Someone come and hold the horse!"
Bu Fei and the tall and thin man stepped forward to tighten the horse ropes, tied them to the Buddha statue and then turned back to help. Ran Qingxuan was afraid that the wind would blow up the fire and cause a fire, so he quickly found a water bag to put out the fire.
But the officials were in a terrible situation. A gust of wind blew in from the dilapidated hole in the wall, and the sparks fell on their tent. The grey tent was thinner than the black one, and it caught fire in an instant.
"It's on fire, put it out..."
When the officials blocking the door noticed it, they hurriedly started to put out the fire, but because they were missing a few people, a gust of wind blew and the temple door was instantly shattered into pieces.
"Yan Chen, be careful!"
Gu Yanzong comforted his wife and just as he opened the tent to see what was going on, he saw the temple door being blown down.
The man who was pushing the door was knocked to the ground in an instant, and the biting cold wind mixed with snow bigger than goose feathers poured into the ruined temple uncontrollably.
Gu Yanchen was blown so hard that he couldn't open his eyes. After struggling to stand up, he raised his hands and covered his face with his arms. After seeing that Chen Zhao was pinned under the door panel, he hurried forward to rescue him.
"Chen Zhao, Chen Zhao, wake up!"
"Zhao'er!" Chen Chengping was blown unsteadily by the wind. He tried to move forward several times but was blown down by the wind every time.
Chen Zhao's forehead was hit, and not only was he bleeding, but he also fainted due to the impact.
His wife Sun Qiulan was extremely anxious as she held the crying child in her arms, but she was unable to go forward to rescue him because the child was blown so hard that she couldn't even open his eyes.
A strong wind even stronger than before rushed in, and the Xiao family father and son, who were about to help, were blown away by the wind and lost their balance. After falling to the ground, they couldn't even stand up.
The father and son hugged each other and huddled beside the altar, not daring to even raise their heads.
The fire had been put out at Bu Wei's place. Seeing this, he shouted with all his might.
"Everyone, stay where you are and find some cover. The temple roof is about to collapse!"
As expected, some things cannot be said immediately, especially in this situation where one cannot leave or stay.
As soon as Bu Wei finished speaking, everyone heard a creaking sound coming from the beams above their heads.
Ran Qingxuan was shocked and rushed towards Gu Yanchen without hesitation.
Because she knew that the place where the women of the Gu family were hiding would not be hit, but Gu Yanchen and Chen Zhao were in the center, and he would definitely not abandon the unconscious Chen Zhao.
Gu Yanchen was about to carry Chen Zhao away, but he didn't expect that the beams on the temple roof would be blown off by the strong wind the next second.
Ran Qingxuan ignored the tearing pain in his waist and lunged forward.
The moment the roof beams fell, the only burning fire was blown out by the wind, and the entire temple fell into darkness. Everyone squatted down to avoid the falling bricks and beams.
Gu Yanzong protected his wife tightly. All the sisters-in-law of the Gu family crowded into the tent where Old Madam Gu lived, holding her and Xuan'er tightly in their arms.
The blizzard raged for a full quarter of an hour. After the eye of the storm passed, the dilapidated temple that had originally been able to shelter from the wind and rain had its roof completely gone, leaving only half-meter-high walls and the stone Buddha statues.
Bu Wei was the first to light the torch. The wind was still blowing, but it had died down a lot. He then gathered his men to check for casualties.
Gu Yanzong was concerned about Gu Yanzong and Ran Qingxuan and the others, so he climbed out of the tent and kept shouting.
"Sixth brother, sixth brother's wife, where are you?"
The place where Madam Gu and other female relatives were hiding was blocked by a thick piece of wood. Fortunately, there were stone Buddhas on both sides for support, so they were not hurt at all, but they could not get out.
Hearing Gu Yanzong's shouts, several people were extremely anxious, but they couldn't move the wood, so they could only shout the two people's names.
Wailing sounds continued to be heard, and Bu Wei held up a torch and looked towards the place where the middle beam had fallen.
As the fire flashed, Bu Wei saw clothes and fabrics appearing where there was land.
But it was only for a moment, and he thought he was seeing things.
"Gu Yanchen, Ran, how are you?"
Ran Qingxuan was held firmly under Gu Yanchen, and responded with difficulty when he heard the words.
"We're fine."
Chen Zhao didn't know what had happened. When he woke up slowly, he felt something pressing on him.
"Dad, Mom, Qiulan, how are you and the child?"
Sun Qiulan was holding her child and huddled in the gap between the stone Buddha statues with her mother-in-law. After hearing Chen Zhao's voice, she quickly said that she was fine.
There was an injured officer on the Buwei side, and seeing this, he immediately called on the uninjured ones to rescue the person who was trapped.
Because he knew that only by rescuing Ran Qingxuan first could the injured people survive.
After great effort, they moved away the top bricks and the easy-to-move wood, and soon the figures of three people appeared.
"Are you all right? Are you hurt?"
Qian Zheng found a thicker piece of wood to press down the bottom of the beam, and worked together with the others to pull Gu Yanchen out first and quickly pulled Ran Qingxuan out.
After Chen Zhao was pulled out, his face was covered in blood and he felt a little dizzy.
After Ran Qingxuan made sure that everyone in the Gu family was fine, he immediately started to rescue the injured.
Gu Yanchen went to support those who had not yet come to their senses.
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