Chapter 274 Falling off a cliff
"Ah! Help!"
Qi Xu's scream brought Mai Dong back to his senses.
He rushed over, snatched the dagger from Tongtong's hand, and threw it off the cliff.
Fortunately, the child's strength was not strong enough, and the rope was cut into one third. Only a thin thread was left hanging Qi Xu with difficulty, which could break at any time.
Mai Dong knelt on the ground, trying to reach the half of the rope below the crack, trying to rescue her.
Just when Qi Xu was about to be pulled up, the vicious child Tongtong actually pushed Mai Dong off the cliff.
"Go to hell, you ugly bastard!"
"Ah!" Qi Xu's scream came from mid-air.
But Mai Dong did not panic. When he saw a tree on the cliff halfway up the mountain, he jumped in mid-air and landed on the other side of the tree.
Since he was holding the rope in his hand, he could just hang both of them on the tree.
After stabilizing himself, he carefully climbed to the tree roots and pulled Qi Xu up little by little.
"I'm sorry, sister-in-law. I was wrong."
At this point, an apology would be useless. Forgive or not, Qi Xu's life was hanging by a thread.
"Why didn't you tell me you were Mai Dong earlier? Is it because I didn't guess your identity that you wouldn't tell me even if I died?"
Mai Dong didn't dare to speak.
He would rather die than forgive the mistake he made.
"Our Master Pao, in accordance with your wishes, took great pains to raise your child. He even nearly died in Yishan while trying to find Jiajia."
"And I treated Jiajia as my own daughter, but you wanted to kill me."
"Oh, what a heartless martyr, what a hero who repays kindness with enmity."
Mai Dong was so ashamed after being scolded that he felt like a bastard and was not worthy of being a brother to Yoga Lin.
In fact, from the moment he was alive but did not dare to face reality, he was no longer worthy of being Lin Youqian's brother.
Besides being worried that his daughter would dislike him due to his appearance, he actually had other selfish motives.
If a daughter follows Lin Youqian, she will be a daughter of the Lin family. Even if she is just an adopted daughter, she will be a wealthy and famous lady, and she will live a glorious life in the future.
At least it's better than following a single father with a scary face like him.
"sorry!"
Mai Dong apologized again and made a promise to Qi Xu.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry. Even if I risk my life, I will rescue you."
The cliff was so steep that it was impossible to climb up. Mai Dong's phone had fallen off when he fell, and their only tool was the rope tied to Qi Xu.
Mai Dong, on the other hand, was paving the way with his life. At any time, he would place her in the safest place and then move down step by step.
His hands and arms were already covered in blood, but he seemed to be insensitive to the pain and continued to use his flesh and blood to fight against the sharp rocks.
Several times, I slipped down the steep wall because I couldn't find a solid foothold.
Then, he would climb up with great effort and continue to support Qi Xu.
"Mai Dong, be careful."
Faced with someone who risked his life to save her, Qi Xu couldn't bear to blame him anymore. Regardless of right or wrong, the most important thing was to survive.
Finally, after going through untold hardships and with Mai Dong's life-threatening protection, Qi Xu finally managed to safely descend from the cliff to the valley.
After finding water and wild fruits to satisfy their hunger, the two finally saved their lives from the hands of the King of Hell.
Qi Xu looked at Mai Dong's bloody hands and felt mixed emotions.
As a surgeon, she couldn't just sit there and watch patients bleed in front of her without doing anything.
Even though, this person almost took her life.
She picked some herbs for external use from the mountains and handed them to Mai Dong.
"Chew them up and apply them on your hands. It can reduce inflammation and stop bleeding. Otherwise, the wound will worsen and become very serious."
During her university years, she took Traditional Chinese Medicine Surgery as an elective, so her knowledge of Chinese herbal medicine for treating trauma came in handy at this time.
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
Mai Dong's attitude towards her changed from indifference and hatred at first to guilt and respect.
He kept saying thank you and sister-in-law, which made Qi Xu feel very uncomfortable.
"Save this thank you for later! We're not sure whether we can get out alive."
Mai Dong patted his chest and made the promise.
"Yes, I can. Don't worry, sister-in-law, I can definitely take you out!"
In fact, he was smiling as he said this, but because his face was burned, the smile was even more terrifying than not smiling.
Looking back, he was once a high-spirited officer. It's quite pitiful that he fell into such a situation.
In the past, he and Yoga Lin were best brothers. Their relationship was like a sword and its scabbard, and they understood each other very well.
Lin Youqian is a scientific engineer, and he's a combat engineer. He's always the first to practice the weapons and artillery he researches in real combat. That's why, before embarking on dangerous missions, he entrusts his daughter to Lin Youqian. Because Lin Youqian is his most trustworthy comrade.
In the distant sky, there seemed to be strings of smoke slowly rising into the sky.
"Mai Dong, look, there's smoke coming from cooking over there. There must be people living there. Let's go check it out."
Before I even got close, I could hear the sound of gunpowder exploding, one after another, like firecrackers.
As a soldier, Mai Dong immediately realized that something was wrong.
"Sister-in-law, don't move. We can't go that way anymore."
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be a hidden military base."
"Also, the cliff we fell from is the border. Therefore, our current geographical location belongs to the Sanu Kingdom."
"In this country, males are respected and females are slaves. Your sister-in-law must not show up. Do you understand?"
The men of Sanu are very cruel and warlike, and are hostile to their motherland.
Mai Dong chose to deal with Qi Xu at the border because he wanted to destroy the body. Who would have thought that the most vicious person would be that fake child.
At this moment, the two of them were penniless and stranded in the enemy country, and their situation was extremely dangerous.
Instead of heading towards populated areas, they turned the other way and fled deeper into the cliffs, where they found a cave to stay.
Mai Dong caught a lot of frogs from the mud puddle, strung them together with branches, and hung them upside down like skewers.
There are dozens of them hanging densely.
Qi Xu was puzzled. "What should we do? Are we going to stay here and wait to die?"
"No, sister-in-law, you wait here. I will find a way to get close to those people, and then contact Master Pao to rescue you."
Mai Dong said.
"This morning, I ran into Zhao Yunliang while buying bread in that frontier town. He was wearing Nusa clothing. So, I guess he must have betrayed his country. Perhaps he's in that military base just now."
"I've guarded the border before and know a little Nusa. When I get there, I'll go find Zhao Yunliang. I'll reveal my identity and lie that I'm here looking for Tongtong, then accidentally fell off a cliff and pretend to surrender. They shouldn't kill me."
"Sister-in-law, these frogs are for you to eat. If you're hungry, roast two and eat them. I'll conceal the entrance to the cave, so don't go out."
"In three days at most, I can spread the news."
After much hesitation, Qi Xu still chose to believe him and told him a set of secret codes that might help him contact Lin Youqian's forces abroad.
"Mai Dong, remember, S3452697, find a way to get this data out."
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