When Xia Lan and Qin Yu entered the village carrying their belongings, they immediately attracted the attention of the villagers, whose eyes were undoubtedly following them.
"Who are you? What business do you have in our village?"
An older woman saw them carrying bags and assumed they were visiting relatives, but she couldn't recognize the two people in front of her or where they came from.
After all, everyone in their village knows each other well, and they don't say they're related.
"Hello, Auntie, I'm here to see Zhao Pandi! Where is she?"
Xia Lan asked the old woman with a smile.
Upon hearing that they had come to see Zhao Pandi, everyone immediately turned away with cold eyes, as if they were carrying some kind of germ.
As they dispersed, they didn't forget to give them a cold look.
The old woman didn't leave; she pointed out a road to Xia Lan.
“Go all the way down this road, and she will be in that dilapidated temple.”
After saying that, the old woman turned and left.
Xia Lan and Qin Yu exchanged a glance. Judging from their attitude, Zhao Pandi was clearly not going to have a good time here.
Frowning, Qin Yu followed the old woman's directions toward Zhao Pandi, keeping a wary eye on his surroundings and memorizing the way.
After walking for a while, they indeed saw a dilapidated temple, and Xia Lan quickly quickened her pace.
We arrived at the dilapidated temple.
Xia Lan looked at the surroundings and realized they were strikingly similar to the dilapidated house that Old Du had lived in back then.
It's so broken it couldn't be broken any more.
Is this the kind of place Zhao Pandi lives in?
Xia Lan entered the dilapidated temple and called out to Zhao Pandi.
"Pan Di..."
Xia Lan called out several times, but received no response.
"Hmm."
Zhao Pandi, who was in the corner, heard Xia Lan calling her name. She thought she was hallucinating, but she still responded subconsciously.
After using that pancake to survive for several days, Zhao Pandi managed to stay alive thanks to her father's secret help.
But she doesn't know if her mother found out, because her father hasn't brought her anything for two days.
Zhao Pandi survived on wild vegetables she dug up, but now the wild vegetables were almost gone, and her body was growing weaker and weaker due to hunger...
She thought she was going to die.
Just then, she heard Xia Lan's voice.
As if grasping at the last straw, Zhao Pandi tried to make a sound, wanting Xia Lan to know that she was there.
When Xia Lan heard the noise and followed the sound, she saw Zhao Pandi lying on the ground, extremely weak and pale.
"I long for my brother!"
Xia Lan exclaimed in surprise and quickly went to check Zhao Pandi's breathing.
He was still breathing, but he was extremely weak.
"Brother Yu!"
Xia Lan shouted anxiously, and Qin Yu, who was outside the door keeping a watchful eye on his surroundings, immediately ran in upon hearing Xia Lan's call.
"Lanlan, what's wrong?"
Qin Yu frowned as soon as he entered and saw Zhao Pandi, who was barely alive, in Xia Lan's arms.
He pinched Zhao Pandi's philtrum, trying to wake her up.
Zhao Pandi was too weak to see Xia Lan before fainting again.
"She must not have eaten for several days!"
Qin Yu picked Zhao Pandi up and carried her on his back.
"Let's go, take her to the hospital!"
Xia Lan nodded, picked up Zhao Pandi's bundle, and quickly followed behind Qin Yu, protecting Zhao Pandi.
Seeing this, Qin Yu turned around and snatched the luggage from Xia Lan's hands, supporting Zhao Pandi with one hand and holding the luggage with the other.
When Zhao Pandi was carried out, all the villagers looked over.
At that moment, Xia Lan felt the indifference of the village; their gazes were so cold and devoid of warmth.
They didn't even flinch at Zhao Pandi's situation.
That's terrifying.
Xia Lan never imagined there could be such a heartless village. Zhao Pandi must have been in utter despair these past few days.
If she hadn't been worried and wanted to come and see, would Zhao Pandi have just... disappeared in that dilapidated temple?
Xia Lan pursed her lips.
In the crowd, she saw a woman whose features resembled Zhao Pandi's. Beside her stood a hunched-over man holding the hand of a chubby boy.
When she saw Zhao Pandi, who was already so weak, her eyes were filled with coldness, as if her death had nothing to do with her.
Qin Yu gently nudged Xia Lan, signaling her to leave the village. Carrying Zhao Pandi on his back, the three of them arrived at the village entrance.
Xia Lan pursed her lips and remained silent.
Qin Yu knew she was upset.
Just then, Zhang Zhen drove back.
As he said, his unit was not far from the village, and after settling his wife and son in, he hurried back.
When Qin Yu left, Xia Lan was alone, but when he returned, he had someone else on his back.
The person doesn't look well.
Zhang Zhen slammed on the brakes and jumped out of the car.
What happened?
"Quickly, to the hospital!"
Xia Lan's eyes lit up when she saw Zhang Zhen, and she quickly said...
"The town's hospital is quite far! Come directly to my military hospital!"
Zhang Zhen saw that Zhao Pandi's condition was extremely urgent. Going to the town was too far, and returning to the army was the fastest way.
After Xia Lan was seated, Zhang Zhen reminded her.
"Sister-in-law, hold on tight!"
Xia Lan nodded.
"quick!"
Zhang Zhen floored the accelerator, and the car shot forward instantly.
The journey, which should have taken ten minutes, was completed in three minutes with a quick press of the accelerator by Zhang Zhen.
"Open the door, quick!"
Zhang Zhen leaned out and shouted towards the door.
Upon seeing that the visitor was Zhang Zhen, the guards immediately opened the gate.
Zhang Zhen parked the car at the military hospital, and Qin Yu immediately carried Zhao Pandi out of the car and ran into the hospital.
"Doctor! Doctor!"
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