For someone who has been in darkness for a long time, even a little light can be very glaring.
The person inside the hollow immediately caught the light of the luminous pearl and exclaimed in surprise.
Canglan revealed himself, holding up the luminous pearl. His gaze fell on the other person's face, and sure enough, he saw a scar running through the right eye.
"Zhao Hengjiang".
Having been submerged in the mine pit for more than twenty days, Canglan was prepared to retrieve the bodies, but she never expected to actually see living people.
Zhao Hengjiang remained vigilant, but a desolate expression appeared on his face. "Heh, so they still found us..."
He slumped to the ground, head bowed, giving up all resistance.
It's been more than twenty days. Heaven knows how he's managed to get through it all by himself.
They had initially hoped for a chance to escape after the water level dropped, but it has risen again in the last two days.
He had already given up hope, but he never expected that the other party would still not let him go.
To have come this far from his current situation, it's obvious that his cultivation level far surpasses his, leaving him with no chance of turning the tables.
“Zhao Hengjiang, I am Xuanji Wei Canglan, and I have come to rescue you on behalf of your son.”
"Heh..." Zhao Hengjiang chuckled, then his shoulders twitched rapidly, and finally he burst into maniacal laughter, "Hahaha..."
Pointing at Canglan not far away, she smiled, but her eyes were full of sorrow, "No need to pretend anymore, how could you possibly let my stupid son go!"
He had just been clinging to a last shred of hope, but now it's all shattered.
All the miners involved in the illegal mining were slaughtered. He escaped the calamity of the flood of forces by relying on his hidden cultivation and his foresight.
Given their brutality, how could they possibly spare his son's life?
Besides, Lao Qi is very likely one of the people on the other side, and may have already realized that I am secretly investigating him.
Canglan: ...
Is it because it's been locked up underground for too long and it's gone stupid?
She didn't have time to comfort the madman; she was exhausted from the journey herself, and besides, she had to bring people back. She simply said, "Lame."
Zhao Hengjiang's body trembled violently again. "Fine, fine, killing my son isn't enough. You'll have to use him before you kill him, you bunch of..."
The next moment, Canglan had already flashed in front of him.
bite!
The sound of metal clashing suddenly rang out, and half of the blade was cut off, bouncing like a powerful arrow into the deep cave, striking the rock wall with a crisp sound.
Snap!
Another sharp sound rang out, but this time it was Canglan slapping him hard across the face. "Are you awake now?"
This person is not honest at all; he was pretending to be crazy but actually had a knife hidden in his hand the whole time.
Even after his last resort was foiled, Old Zhao showed no embarrassment and cleanly discarded the half-broken broadsword.
He rubbed his cheeks and stood up decisively. "Shall we leave now, or do the adults need to rest for a while?"
Canglan: ...
The veins on my forehead trembled uncontrollably, and suddenly I felt a sharp pain in my head.
"Now do you believe I'm here to save you?"
"Believe me, believe me," Zhao Hengjiang said with a fawning expression, rubbing his hands together like an honest, simple farmer.
"If it were one of their people, they wouldn't have been so gentle just now; they would have broken my arm at least."
Canglan: ...
"I need to rest."
She said those words coldly and then moved a great distance away on her own, as if she had gotten dirty.
Then he sat cross-legged, opened his waterproof backpack, and took out dried meat and water to replenish his strength.
We don't know what the situation is like at the bottom of the mine, so we brought some supplies just in case.
I had just taken a bite when I heard a loud "gurgling" sound coming from afar.
"Hehehe," Zhao Hengjiang scratched the back of his head, "Um... sir, could you give me some food? You know, I've been starving for over twenty days..."
Canglan silently turned her head, glancing to the side where there was a corpse with exposed bones.
It's unlikely that they've been starving for more than twenty days, but the weather makes things spoil very quickly, so they need to have a strong stomach.
"My lord, what kind of look is that? I, Old Zhao, would never do such a thing. I've been living off rats these days."
"Sigh... Keng Ding ate rats, he'll get his comeuppance later..."
Canglan remained noncommittal.
She had seen people exchange children to eat during famine years before, so what difference was there between using the corpses of miners to catch rats and then eating the rat meat?
She didn't bother to ask further questions and tossed over a piece of dried meat.
Zhao Hengjiang caught it steadily and immediately sat down to eat it.
Even when they were starving, they didn't wolf down their food; instead, they ate very "refinedly."
Each time, tear off only a very thin strip and chew it thoroughly before swallowing.
While fighting in the North, he also found himself in dire straits, running out of food for seven or eight days.
He knew from experience that a starving person shouldn't eat too much at once or too quickly.
Even after swallowing just a few pieces of hard jerky, my stomach started to cramp slightly.
There was still a long stretch of water to travel, and my body had to hold on.
Fearing that it would delay the progress of the investigation, Canglan took a pill and meditated for two hours until his true energy was full before setting off.
"I'm warning you, don't cause any trouble during this time."
Zhao Hengjiang, with a solemn expression, clasped his hands in a fist salute and said, "Rest assured, my lord, I will never cause any trouble."
He was convicted of embezzling military funds and his cultivation was abolished. It was extremely difficult for him to cultivate true qi again.
He's only at the initial stage of the sixth rank now, about the same level as his son.
With such limited internal energy, it's impossible to go very far on one's own; one can only rely on the other party.
Canglan was under immense pressure, as it was as if her true energy had to be used for two people.
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