Gu Yuan recognized Lu Chuanbai as the owner of Weishan Island and quickly pulled him into the office to explain.
"There are still people on the mountain who haven't come down. But there was a mudslide, so I called the rescue team."
"Who is still on the mountain?" Lu Chuanbai asked anxiously.
Seeing Lu Chuanbai's red - rimmed eyes, Gu Yuan quickly replied, "It's not your workers. It's a member of our archaeological team named Xu Qingqing."
Rumble!
At this moment, a thunderclap roared in the sky, as if it had struck Lu Chuanbai.
Lu Chuanbai stood there stupidly, feeling as if he had fallen into an endless abyss.
Xu Qingqing was still on the mountain, and there had been a mudslide!
"Qingqing is trapped on the mountain! Why aren't you going to save her!" Lu Chuanbai shouted out of control.
The captain of the rescue team quickly came over to explain, "Sir, please don't be anxious. The rain is too heavy now. We simply can't carry out a rescue if we go up the mountain."
"We'll go up to rescue her immediately as soon as the rain eases a bit."
Seeing Lu Chuanbai's sad expression, Gu Yuan more or less guessed the relationship between the two and comforted him as well. "Don't worry. This is a heavy rain. It won't last long."
After saying that, Gu Yuan pushed Lu Chuanbai into the room and let him sit down.
Lu Chuanbai's legs mechanically sat down on the seat. His eyes were fixed on the heavy rain outside the window, just staring blankly, praying in his heart that the rain would stop soon.
As time passed, Lu Chuanbai became more and more anxious.
He didn't know when the rain would stop. If they couldn't find Xu Qingqing before dark, the consequences would be serious!
It was noon. Gu Yuan drove to buy boxed lunches and distributed them to everyone. He specially gave one to Lu Chuanbai.
Lu Chuanbai waved it off, his voice hoarse. "Thank you. I'm not hungry."
His eyes were blood - red and full of bloodshot eyes from staring out of the window for a long time without blinking.
In just a few hours, his face had become so haggard.
"Eat quickly," Gu Yuan said, pushing the boxed lunch into Lu Chuanbai's arms again.
"After the rain stops, we'll go find Xu Qingqing together. You need to be full to have the strength."
After hearing Gu Yuan's words, Lu Chuanbai took the lunch box, opened it, and stuffed the rice into his mouth in big mouthfuls.
This was the most unruly and undignified meal Lu Chuanbai had ever had.
After the meal, the rain gradually eased a lot. The rescue team, Gu Yuan, and Lu Chuanbai all put on raincoats and were going up the mountain to find Xu Qingqing.
Chen Jiashu also wanted to go, but Gu Yuan told him to stay. "I'll go. You still need to send these colleagues home."
"Okay then. Be careful on the way."
The rescue team went up the mountain, avoiding the big and small stones. The road was extremely muddy.
With each step, they had to press their feet firmly on the ground to make sure they were stable before they could move forward.
Lu Chuanbai followed behind the captain of the rescue team, his ears pricked up. All his senses were highly focused, for fear of missing any faint cries for help.
They searched until 7 p.m. They searched every inch of the path carefully. Gu Yuan even went down into the tomb, but they still couldn't find Xu Qingqing.
The sky was getting dark, and the dark clouds on the horizon were gathering again.
The rescue team captain checked the time. If they didn't go down the mountain soon, the danger would increase sharply once it was completely dark.
The rescue team captain found Lu Chuanbai, who was still frantically searching, and said apologetically, "Mr. Lu, we have to go down the mountain. It's too dangerous to go down after dark. We'll come back to look for her tomorrow."
"No! I haven't found Qingqing yet!"
Just thinking about Xu Qingqing spending the night in such a place made Lu Chuanbai's heart ache as if it were being stabbed by a knife.
"Mr. Lu, hurry up. The rain is getting heavy again," Gu Yuan said. Then, regardless of Lu Chuanbai's wishes, he forcibly pulled him down the mountain.
Drip, drip.
The sound of water droplets falling into the puddles reached Xu Qingqing's ears. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at the strange place she was in.
She was lying in a cave. The cave was more than four meters high, and the surrounding converging stone walls formed a natural barrier.
It was already dark, and there was not a single ray of light.
Xu Qingqing tried to recall why she was here. She remembered that there had been a mudslide and she had slipped and fallen...
Right! She had fallen with Lu Fenglin!
Xu Qingqing wanted to find Lu Fenglin, but her body ached so much from the fall that even the slightest movement was unbearable.
Her back must have been scratched.
Xu Qingqing lay on the ground and called out, "Siri."
"I'm here," Siri replied immediately. The phone, which was three or four meters away from Xu Qingqing, emitted a faint light.
Great! The phone was still working!
Xu Qingqing was glad in her heart. She slowly moved on the ground and finally managed to get the phone.
The phone screen was shattered, but it could still be used barely.
Xu Qingqing turned on the flashlight on her phone, gritted her teeth, and suddenly sat up.
The wound on her back felt like it had been doused with alcohol. The pain made her tremble all over.
After Xu Qingqing endured the pain, she shone the flashlight around and finally saw Lu Fenglin lying behind her.
Lu Fenglin seemed to have suffered even more from the fall. His body was sprawled out on the ground like a big character, motionless.
"Lu Fenglin!" Xu Qingqing tried to wake Lu Fenglin up, but there was no response. He showed no sign of waking up.
Xu Qingqing endured the pain and slowly crawled to Lu Fenglin's side.
Lu Fenglin's face was an abnormal shade of red. Xu Qingqing put her hand on his forehead and found that he had a fever.
Oh no.
Lu Fenglin must have been in the rain for too long and caught a fever!
Xu Qingqing tried to pat Lu Fenglin's face again, but he still didn't wake up.
"He's so hot. If I don't do anything, he might burn himself into a fool," Xu Qingqing murmured to herself.
But in this place, the only way to reduce the fever was physical cooling.
Xu Qingqing took out a piece of toilet paper soaked by the rain from her pocket, dipped it in the cold water in the puddle, and put it on Lu Fenglin's head.
Then, Xu Qingqing took a deep breath and unbuttoned Lu Fenglin's shirt.
Anyway, this should help reduce Lu Fenglin's fever.
Xu Qingqing then tried to make a call with her phone, but there was still no signal.
"Ugh!" Xu Qingqing lay on the ground with a worried face. The wet ground made the burning pain on her back feel a little better.
What should she do!
Falling into this god - forsaken place, would Lu Chuanbai still come to rescue her?
She should have listened to Lu Chuanbai's advice and not come to Weishan Island. It was so late and she still hadn't gone back. Lu Chuanbai must be very worried.
Xu Qingqing tugged at her hair irritably and then suddenly froze. She had a family and children, but why did she think of Lu Chuanbai at this moment?
Could it be that...
No, no.
Xu Qingqing shook her head irritably. She thought of Lu Chuanbai only because Lu Chuanbai had saved her before.
Xu Qingqing sat up dejectedly and a bit desperately. She couldn't soak her wound in the water anymore. It might get infected.