Chapter 323 Continued Rescue
Suddenly there was no sound above my head, but my breathing became heavier.
Tu Yao couldn't help but look up, and by the moonlight, she saw a pair of bloodshot eyes.
She quickly changed her words: "...Xiao Chi, don't cry, I'm not in pain anymore, it won't hurt as long as I don't touch it."
Xu Chi lowered his eyes, and as they looked up and down at each other, he saw the girl's wet cheeks and gently wiped them a few times.
"...I've always wanted to ask what exactly happened in that building four years ago, but I've never dared to ask."
"So you got hurt that day, you hurt your wrist, it hurt a lot, right?"
Tu Yao looked at him and whispered an "Mmm".
"Your wrist has been hurting ever since then, hasn't it?"
Tu Yao pursed her lips: "...Mm."
Xu Chi helped her up, and carefully and slowly moved the hand that was wiping her cheeks to her wrist.
My arms are covered in abrasions, and one side of my wrist is red and swollen.
Xu Chi withdrew his grip, not daring to tighten it.
After a long pause, he said softly, "...I'm sorry, I'm not competent."
He asked Tu Yao for the right to know, for a special favor, and to be the ointment that could be handed to her anytime, anywhere.
But he was already unqualified four years ago.
Tu Yao was taken aback, then quickly shook her head: "No, Xiao Chi, you're very good!"
Xu Chi chuckled softly. In Tu Xiaomao's eyes, there were no fools in the world, and the one she favored was an even better person.
Tu Yao stared at his face, knowing he wasn't listening.
After a few seconds of silence, he suddenly said, "When I was in the orphanage, I searched for information about you. News reports said that you had a relapse of an old illness four years ago."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Chi was startled and looked up.
Tu Yao's eyes were still red as she continued, "Why is it an old ailment?"
"Because this isn't the first time you've used fate to build a passage between two worlds, is it?"
"...So your illness will get better quickly if you get close to me."
It was like this four years ago, and it's still like this now, isn't it?
Tu Yao sniffed hard: "Xiao Chi, you've done so much. You've been bringing me ointment all this time."
"Whether I knew it or not, your ointment was always timely."
Tu Yao took a deep breath, trying to suppress her trembling voice.
"It's the same, Koike, they're all the same."
"Just like you don't dare ask me what exactly happened four years ago, I've never dared to ask you either. This isn't the first time you've wasted your luck for me."
Xu Chi still held her wrist loosely.
This wasn't the first time he'd thought that he and Tu Xiaomao were a perfect match.
All those past storms, all those long and lonely four years, and all this night filled with peril.
"...So now, Tu Xiaomao, we have no more secrets between us, right?"
A deep voice sounded in my ear.
Tu Yao blinked. "Yes!"
"We'll have no secrets from now on!"
As if struck by a thought, Tu Yao suddenly looked down. With each roll of her backpack, she had transformed it into a shoulder bag.
"And Koike, it's okay even if you don't have the ointment."
She gestured for him to open it, her tone suddenly tinged with a hint of smugness.
"Because I brought them all!"
Xu Chi unzipped the backpack, revealing a complete set of ointments on the outer layer.
"I had already left, but I went back to get it!"
The two looked at each other, and the next second, they burst out laughing in unison.
...
Disinfecting iodine solution, alcohol, all kinds of liniments for sprains and bruises, bandages, and even insect repellent...
Qi Quan and Xu Chi were at a loss as to how to proceed.
...Tu Xiaomao seems to have a natural ability to avoid danger.
Xu Chi lifted her arm; the abrasion from half a month ago hadn't healed, and several new scratches had appeared.
Tu Yao's emotions, like Da Pang's, came and went quickly.
As the pain in her wrist gradually subsided, she was able to take in her surroundings.
Fortunately, the landform changes caused by the ground fissures resulted in the formation of a sunken, ring-shaped open space.
The open space wasn't large, just enough for them to sit up, and the leaves stretched out horizontally all around them.
Her eyes lit up: "Xiao Chi, were those trees the ones you had someone transport over here!"
She touched something, and her voice became even more agitated: "These trees have all fallen, but their roots are still embedded in the soil!"
The tree trunk lay horizontally, like a pillar firmly anchored in this sunken area, while the roots stubbornly held the once-flowing soil in place, like a solid foundation.
Tu Yao finally realized: "Xiao Chi! We are perfectly safe!"
Xu Chi smiled, his gaze softening: "Yes, we are very safe."
Tu Xiaomao not only possesses a natural ability to avoid danger, but also a miraculous stroke of luck in times of crisis.
"...I wonder how Uncle Liang and the others are doing now."
She had fallen and was in so much pain that Xiaochi was busy saving her and didn't have time to pay attention to anyone else.
Xu Chi pondered for a few seconds, "They ran in the opposite direction to the half of the mountain that collapsed. These trees can save us, and they might save them too."
"The bodyguards knew their location, and since the location was before the earthquake, the terrain wouldn't change, making the rescue much faster."
He wasn't entirely certain, but he was more inclined to believe that Uncle Liang and the other farmers would be rescued sooner.
This is the result Tu Yao wanted to see.
...but it also means they will be trapped here for a longer period of time.
Rainwater seeped through the gaps in the leaves and fell on him. Xu Chi spread out his coat to cover all the gaps.
Tu Yao looked at him and said softly, "...Xiao Chi, don't worry, I'm not afraid."
"Don't be afraid."
"My brothers will come to save us."
"Your brother will come to save us too."
"And Sangsang, Xiaobai, they will definitely come."
Tu Yao said she wasn't afraid, but her eyes gradually reddened.
Xu Chi's eyes narrowed: "What's wrong? Does your hand hurt again?"
Tu Yao shook her head: "...But Xiao Chi, my brother and the others don't know we're safe."
...
Half an hour later, the rescue team temporarily installed power lines, and once the lights came on, visibility in some areas improved significantly.
Cheng Sangsang looked ahead. She couldn't see the expressions of Tu Chaoxi, Nan Ke, and Lin Yue, but she could clearly tell that they were unconsciously accelerating.
They bypassed massive rocks, waded through muddy silt, and crossed constantly gushing groundwater, seemingly tireless.
She glanced at her phone and quickly reminded Tu Chaoxi, who was walking faster and faster.
"Teacher Tu, the signal hasn't been restored yet, don't get left alone!"
Tu Chaoxi froze, wiping his sweat in the dim light. "...I know."
Three hours later, at 2 a.m., the group was only allowed to rest after being forced to do so by the rescue team.
But the signal station hadn't been repaired yet, and the search and rescue operation still relied entirely on manpower; they simply couldn't sit still.
After a short two-minute rest, the three brothers got up in unison.
Cheng Sangsang and Xu Bai were about to follow when, out of the corner of their eye, they saw a helicopter circling and landing in the distance.
Chu Yun and Qin Lang have arrived.
This was the first time Chu Yun and Qin Lang had met Tu Yao's family.
Not far away, Tu Chaoxi had obvious abrasions on her face, and Nan Ke had made several long bloody scratches on his hands when he was moving the rocks. After a hasty bandage, the bloodstains seeped through the bandage.
Lin Yue was standing in an unnatural, crooked posture.
Each had their own share of misery.
Chu Yun's eyes instantly reddened.
She almost immediately understood why Tu Yao had wavered between the two worlds after just one night, and then resolutely chose to have both.
Because of Tu Yao, her friend, she has the best family in the world.
Tu Chaoxi opened her mouth, only to find that her throat had become hoarse at some point.
"Knowing you were worried, I took the liberty of bringing you here. I'm sorry."
Chu Yun shook his head, "...Tu Yao is also a friend of mine and Qin Lang's."
They grew up together, but their time as true friends was still very short, and she didn't want it to end today.
Chu Yun rubbed his eyes: "Let's look together."
He was about to change into his rescue suit when...
"Found it! Found it!!"
Suddenly, excited and high-spirited voices came from not far away.
Everyone turned around instantly and instinctively ran forward!
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