His mind was extremely calm at that moment.
As he jumped, he quickly untied the specially made long belt, which resembled a rope, and threw it towards Fang Shizhong, who was not far away.
Once the belt had wrapped around Fang Shizhong's hands, he forcefully plunged the soft sword into the crevice.
Even if he and Fang Shizhong were thin, they were still two adult men, and neither of them was short.
The soft sword inserted into the crevice wall slid down for quite a while before stopping.
He hung suspended in the crevice, one hand gripping the sword hilt and the other tightly clutching his belt.
The others above were taken aback by this sudden turn of events.
Those who assumed that Magistrate Fang was the son of the Marquis of Zhenguo sent two people to restrain Master Li, while the rest arranged to rescue him.
Qin Mu was not yet clear about Fang Shizhong's situation. Upon hearing the voice from above, he ordered everyone to lower the rope down, which would take about seven or eight zhang.
After everyone quickly scraped together what they could, even using the reins of the two carriages, they finally managed to create a "thick rope" that was eight feet long and not easily broken.
At the same time, Fang Shizhong, who had grown up in the military, also climbed up a bit along Qin Mu's belt.
Fearing that continuing to climb would increase the burden on Qin Mu and his belt, he stopped when he was only one zhang away.
As the "thick rope" was lowered, Qin Mu said to Fang Shizhong:
"Sir, I'll count to three and then let go of the rope. It will sway a few times, so don't panic."
Fang Shizhong had spent more than a year or two with Qin Mu, and naturally trusted him implicitly.
Even though he had just been betrayed by Master Li, he still replied, "Okay!"
For Qin Mu, even if it meant his own death, he couldn't let Fang Shizhong get into trouble, so he simply discarded the sword.
The moment he let go, he grabbed the rope.
It was at this moment that he keenly heard a tearing sound coming from below.
He knew that the belt was about to tear.
In order to safely bring Fang Shizhong up, he changed the rope so that he could bite it tightly with his mouth while quickly pulling the belt up with both hands.
As the person above sensed the weight pulling upwards from below the "rope," Fang Shizhong, working in perfect harmony with him, also exerted his strength upwards, aiming towards his feet.
Therefore, when Qin Mu was pulled up, his back was a bloody mess, but his hands were tightly holding onto the unharmed Fang Shizhong.
Thinking back to what had happened before, and now hearing Qin Mu's words, Shen Kai felt a surge of anger rising in his chest.
But he understood that protecting Magistrate Fang's safety was his duty as Mu-ge, so even if he had any objections, he could only keep them to himself.
"Brother Mu, you know the situation of the people in the city. Not many have died."
Many people died outside the city, mainly due to ground fissures.
People from many villages were right on that crevice, so if they fell in, it was as good as death.
As for houses, there are some decent ones in the city that can be renovated and made habitable.
The villages outside the city were all reduced to ruins; not a single one was tilted or even just cracked.
Thinking of how Lord Fang, after recovering from his shock, insisted on checking everything after Mu Ge was brought back, Shen Kai was filled with admiration.
Of course, what he saw next was also unforgettable!
The scene was devastated; wherever there were people, all that could be seen were ruins.
On the faces of ordinary people, there was numbness, fear, or sorrow.
This only happened when very few people died.
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