The last rays of the setting sun gradually faded, and a gentle evening breeze swept across the fields, bringing a pleasant coolness to the midsummer air.
Liu Yingying walked along the country path, like a scene from a landscape painting.
Just as she was about to reach the village entrance, she saw Jiang Suyu rushing over and grabbing Liu Yingying's hand.
He looks very anxious.
"Yingying...Aye...Aye is in trouble, can you save him?"
Jiang Suyu's tone was almost pleading, and as she spoke, her body went limp, and she was about to kneel down before Liu Yingying.
"What happened? Sister Jiang, don't panic, tell me slowly first?" Liu Yingying pulled Jiang Suyu up and looked into her eyes with concern.
Her voice seemed to have a calming magic.
After hearing her voice, Jiang Suyu finally felt a bit of strength return to her body.
"A-Ye went hunting in the mountains three days ago, saying he'd be back in two days, which was yesterday. But now the third day is almost over, and I'm worried something might have happened to him..."
"What!" Liu Yingying's expression immediately turned serious. "Sister Jiang, do you know which mountainous area Xue Ye went into?"
She found it hard to imagine that the boy, who naturally exuded a jungle-like aura, would have an accident deep in the mountains...
"It's from Qiao Yunshan's side. Aye said he's going to the Grand Canyon to hunt a roe deer..." Jiang Suyu's voice trembled slightly.
Now, Liu Yingying is the only person she can think of and turn to for help.
Jiang Xiansu was completely panicked, and Liu Yingying only knew so much information from her.
Qiao Yunshan!
It is not simply the name of a mountain.
To be specific, it was a hilly forest area stretching for tens of thousands of miles.
Although the entrance is right next to West Vulture Mountain, the interior is winding and rugged, and wild beasts are also found there.
Xue Ye has been in the mountains for three days now, and his chances of survival are slim.
"Sister Jiang, don't worry. Here's what I'll do: I'll go find the village chief and ask him to arrange for the young men in the village to go into the mountains to find Xue Ye!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Suyu felt even more grateful to Liu Yingying and immediately wanted to kneel down before her.
"Yingying, thank you... thank you so much!"
"Sister Jiang, please don't do this. Since you asked Xue Ye to call me 'Auntie,' then I am his elder. I can't just stand by and watch him die, can I?"
Liu Yingying helped Jiang Suyu up. It was getting dark, and time was of the essence.
She didn't even have time to comfort Jiang Suyu, and after telling her to go home and wait for news, she went straight to find the village chief.
"What? You want me to arrange for someone to enter Qiaoyun Mountain in this dark and slippery weather?"
"No, no, that won't do!"
"The Xue family mother and son only moved to our village, and their origins are unknown. I can't let those young people in our village take risks for the sake of a bastard!"
Wang Delu refused without even thinking.
Liu Yingying had anticipated this reaction from the old man, so she took out five strings of copper coins and placed them in front of him.
Wang Delu's eyes nearly popped out when he saw so much money; "What...what do you mean by this?"
Liu Yingying: "This is only half of the errand fee. As long as we can find Xue Ye alive, I will give you double the money!"
"This..." Wang Delu hesitated for only two seconds before agreeing immediately, "Okay, I'll go find someone for you right now!"
The people he found were naturally all members of the Wang family.
As the saying goes, "Don't let the good stuff go to outsiders." With everyone struggling these days, and Liu Yingying being so generous, it's a waste not to make this money.
As for whether or not Xue Ye can be found alive, that depends on the fate of that little bastard!
In the end, Wang Delu found a total of five people.
Led by his nephew Wang Dabing, the group prepared to enter the mountain with their props, only to see Liu Yingying carrying a strangely shaped bag and following them.
Wang Dabing looked at her in surprise; "Sister-in-law Zhu, you wouldn't be planning to come into the mountains with us to look for someone, would you?"
"Yes, I don't feel comfortable letting you go into the mountains alone!" Liu Yingying said succinctly.
The expressions on Wang Dabing and the others' faces were somewhat strange.
One of the Wang family members said sarcastically, "Sister-in-law Zhu, it's late at night, and you're a woman. If something happens to you, should we save you first or continue looking for Xue Ye?"
Liu Yingying glanced at the young man who had spoken, "You should worry more about yourself, or you might delay my rescue!"
When she said those words, she exuded an aura of authority.
The young man, who had been grinning, unconsciously stopped smiling and straightened up when he saw her like this, like a soldier waiting for instructions from his superior!
To put it bluntly, they just look down on women!
But they forgot.
The bandits of Xijiu Mountain, who were once helpless even by government troops, were ultimately defeated by Liu Yingying.
"Alright, enough talk, time is of the essence, let's get going!"
Liu Yingying, with a serious expression, walked at the front with her backpack on her back.
"Let's catch up quickly!" Team leader Wang Dabing followed.
In the deep mountains on a midsummer night, the chirping of insects and croaking of frogs rise and fall, creating a lively and bustling atmosphere...
Although Liu Yingying was carrying a bag, she walked briskly, and no matter how hard Wang Dabing and the others tried to catch up, they could not surpass her speed.
They walked like this for about one or two hours.
At first, they could see the stars in the sky when they looked up, but as they went deeper into the mountains, the road became narrower and more rugged, and they were surrounded by towering ancient trees.
Under the cover of night, they stand like giants in the forest, giving people an indescribable sense of psychological oppression.
However, Liu Yingying did not find any trace of Xue Ye along the way.
Qiaoyun Mountain has a complicated terrain, and it's late at night now. Finding someone under these circumstances is no easier than finding a needle in a haystack!
As the group walked for a longer period of time, the torches they used for illumination burned out.
Wang Dabing suggested, "Sister-in-law Zhu, we've searched all this way but haven't found any trace of Xue Ye. Why don't we rest here for now and continue the search when it gets light?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Yingying finally stopped and turned around to look at them.
Because the incident happened so suddenly, Wang Dabing and the others hadn't rested during the day, and now they had been walking in the mountains with him for most of the night. They all looked exhausted.
More importantly, none of them were professional search and rescue personnel.
If I continue to force them to continue, I'm afraid I'll have to find a way to rescue them before I even find Xue Ye...
But Xue Ye's fate is currently unknown. The longer we wait to find him, the more dangerous it will be for him!
After thinking for a moment, Liu Yingying had no choice but to make a decision: "Here's what we'll do. You guys set up camp here for now and continue searching for people when it gets light. If necessary, you can go back to the village to ask for help. I'll offer the others the same pay as you!"
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