Chapter 202 Village

The wind and rain in the mountains were no longer raging, but the temperature was getting lower and lower. The dark clouds overhead had not yet dispersed, but there were already signs of snowfall. The people's hearts, which had been relieved by Han Zhong's arrival, were now lifted up again.

An hour has passed since Han Zhong mentioned it. If rescue does not arrive, the situation will be very dangerous.

Five people in the program crew were seriously injured to varying degrees. Two of them were bleeding a lot due to external injuries, and their clothes were soaked. If it snowed again at this time, these two people would definitely die, and the others might not survive the night.

"As for President Han..." someone asked hesitantly.

"I asked." Yang Chen looked serious, "They said people would come, so we can wait patiently."

Everyone was silent for a while. Their tents and most of their luggage had been lost. Now they could only freeze in the cold wind, soaking wet. Some of them had already started to suffer from hypothermia. They could only hug each other to keep warm.

Another hour later, small snowflakes began to fall from the sky, and everyone fell into complete panic.

Yang Chen hurried to find Han Zhong again. He was still sitting under the big tree. His white shirt was completely soaked by the rain, revealing his arms and back covered with thin muscles. One leg was supported and the other was stretched out. His upper body was slightly leaning forward. It was a very casual posture, but it was just enough to protect the person in his arms from the rain. His slightly lowered profile revealed clear lines. His eyes were slightly closed, as if he was tired. His sharp brows seemed unexpectedly calm and gentle at this moment.

"President Han."

Yang Chen was afraid of disturbing him, so he called out in a low voice, but found that the other party ignored him. Thinking that the other party was annoyed by him, he said tactfully, "Look, it's going to snow today, and several people in my team are injured. They can't hold out for much longer. Do you want to contact the rescue team? Hurry up?"

The man under the tree sat there motionless, holding the person in his arms tightly, like a statue in the night.

Yang Chen suddenly felt uneasy and walked forward slowly, "... President Han?"

When he got closer, he saw that a layer of ice crystals had formed on the ends of Han Zhong's rain-soaked hair, and the ice crystals were glowing slightly. His handsome yet cold face was shockingly pale, and there was no trace of blood on his lips. However, the fingertips that were holding the person in his arms were already light blue.

"Han... President Han?!"

Yang Chen was so frightened that his voice was shaking. Just as he was about to reach out to feel his breath, a loud eagle cry suddenly rang out above his head, echoing lingeringly in the sky above the dense forest.

Everyone looked up at the sky at the same time. The big white bird was still conspicuous in the dim night sky, like a guiding light.

"Cry——"

There was another cry, and someone shouted frantically, "It's the white eagle!"

Everyone's hope rose again. The white eagle brought Han Zhong the first time, but what did it bring now? Was it what they expected?

After the birdsong, an unknown amount of time passed before the hum of an engine could be heard in the distance. Faint lights shone through the dense forest and flashed in their eyes.

Someone choked up and said, "Rescue is coming..."

The humming sound of the engine was getting closer and closer, and soon, a large off-road vehicle painted pure white appeared in their sight and rushed towards them. The two bright headlights on the front of the car illuminated everyone's face.

Rong Anzhou almost kicked open the car door and rushed out. Yao Ping also stumbled after him from the passenger seat. Before the crowd could inquire about their identities, five or six black SUVs covered in mud stopped behind the white SUV. Medical staff with stretchers and medical kits quickly rushed out of the cars and began to inquire about the injured.

Rong Anzhou led Yao Ping straight through the crowd towards the figure sitting under a big tree at the farthest point. His face was so scary that Yang Chen forgot to retract his outstretched hand and could only stammer, "He...he seems..."

"Shut up!"

Rong Anzhou growled angrily, and his whole body looked like a demon. His hand, which he stretched out to feel Han Zhong's breath, was shaking like Parkinson's disease, and when he touched Han Zhong's icy skin, his whole body shuddered.

It was so cold, the temperature was totally not suitable for a living person, even a stone left outside overnight would not be as cold.

He clenched his fists, grabbed Han Zhong's arm and pulled it into his arms, but he couldn't pull it up. It was as if he was frozen. He just maintained the posture of holding the person in his arms, motionless.

Rong Anzhou's eyes were hot. He looked down at the person in Han Zhong's arms, then stared at Han Zhong's completely bloodless face. His eyes turned red, and he cursed in a low voice, then shouted hoarsely, "Pull away!"

Yao Ping suppressed his emotions and stepped forward to hold his boss's cold and stiff hand. Yang Chen also hurried to pull. After some cooperation, they finally separated Han Zhong and Huai Zhongren and sent them to the off-road vehicle together.

Snow was falling heavily in the mountain. The half-meter-deep crack in the mountain behind everyone also attracted the attention of the rescue workers. There was no way, after all, there was a collapsed landslide ten meters away. The flat land where the program crew was located was a must-pass place. It was clearly a place of death, but a half-meter-wide abyss crack appeared out of thin air in front of them, swallowing up the collapsed hillside rubble. From a distance, it looked like a huge knife had split the mountain, and this crack was even close to a hundred meters, which was even more terrifying.

The rescuers looked at the huge crack in shock for a long time, but in the end they did not ask anything. After all, they had signed a letter of responsibility before coming here. One of the conditions in the letter was that they should keep confidential everything they saw in the mountain. Otherwise, they would not only face huge compensation, but also be sued by South Korea. They could not afford either of these two consequences of breach of contract.

The rescue team was very professional and acted very quickly. In less than an hour, they had arranged for everyone to board the car, which started to drive down the mountain. However, Yang Chen soon discovered that the way down the mountain was not the way they came, but the completely opposite way.

Ji Ruoxuan was a little panicked and whispered, "Could it be that something happened to Han Zhong? That strong man wants us to be buried with him?"

Guan Qi glanced at him and said, "Then they can just ignore us."

Ji Ruoxuan breathed a sigh of relief, "That's right."

Since Han Zhong's condition was not very good before getting on the car, they were also feeling uneasy. It was not until the mountain road started to become less bumpy and the lights of the off-road vehicle broke through the darkness and illuminated the front that a large ancient village appeared in front of them.

"Where is this place?" Yang Chen asked the driver as he got out of the car.

The driver was a gentle man in his early 40s, with a local Mozi accent in his voice. "Mozi Village is a remote village near the Mozi Mountain. It doesn't usually interact with the outside world and doesn't welcome outsiders."

Ji Ruoxuan was confused, "Then why are we going here?"

The driver laughed. "Look at what you said. Where else can we go if not here? The road leading up the mountain is blocked. We took the road here when we came here. It's so late now. Where else can we go?"

Bi Yan worried, "What if they don't want us to stay?"

Yang Chen also became worried, "Is it safe? Will they beat us?"

"They don't dare as long as I'm here." The driver said with a smile.

After experiencing all the miraculous things in Mozi Mountain, Yang Chen was now even more respectful. "So you are?"

The driver laughed and said, "I'm the village committee secretary!"

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