Finally, after he had been pressing for three minutes, Meng Jingwei suddenly took a deep breath and opened her eyes.
"Awei, you're finally awake..."
"Ah!"
Before Qing Muy野 could finish speaking, Meng Jingwei, upon waking, clutched her head and rolled on the ground in pain. "It hurts... my head... my head hurts... Help..."
Qing Muy野 had noticed something was wrong with Meng Jingwei in the water earlier and thought she was suffering from exhaustion.
Now, he realized she was having another episode, triggering a severe headache.
The usually strong woman held her head, groaning in pain, her tears welling up as she was pushed beyond her limit.
Seeing her appear almost suffocated by the pain, Qing Muy野 felt a sense of helplessness for the first time.
He considered himself capable of anything, yet faced with her painful struggle, he didn't know how to help her.
Meng Jingwei held her head, banging it against the ground.
Seeing this, Qing Muy野 quickly reached out, placing his hand between her forehead and the ground.
The ground here was not smooth and flat. It was littered with stones, some with sharp edges, and a blow against them would surely cause bleeding and injury.
The spot Qing Muy野 placed his hand was directly above a protruding sharp stone.
Tormented beyond description, she kept striking the ground. All the impacts landed on Qing Muy野's hand. After just a few hits, small holes appeared on his hand from the stones, and blood began to seep out.
"It hurts... Help... Qing Muy野, sob... Qing Muy野, I'm in so much pain... sob..."
The small woman knelt on the ground, holding her head with both hands, continuously hitting her head, and finally let out a helpless wail.
Her cries were like sharp blades piercing Qing Muy野's heart, causing him a heart-wrenching pain for the first time. He felt the despair of being unable to do anything while the woman he loved suffered immensely before his eyes.
A thought first arose in Qing Muy野's mind.
Study medicine!
"Awei, bear with me, we'll be out soon."
While soothing Meng Jingwei, he freed one hand, picked up his phone, turned it on, and held it high, searching for a signal around them.
However, there was absolutely no signal here.
Meng Jingwei continued to cry out in pain. Qing Muy野, unable to bear it, brought his hand down swiftly and struck the back of Meng Jingwei's neck with a chop.
The woman who had been wailing moments before suddenly saw black and fainted again.
Only then did Qing Muy野 realize that after he pulled Meng Jingwei out of the water and performed CPR, she hadn't woken up; she had remained unconscious even after her pulse returned.
Now, she had fainted and was no longer crying in pain, lying quietly on the ground.
Qing Muy野 suddenly wondered, if he had stopped Meng Jingwei from entering the water with him, would she have gone in alone after he left?
And if she had fallen ill in the water, would she have drowned?
This thought sent a shiver down his spine.
He took off his suit jacket and draped it over Meng Jingwei. He then looked up at the steep cave entrance, put his phone in his pocket, walked over, observed his surroundings, and looked for the most suitable place to climb.
Finally, Qing Muy野 jumped into the water and swam to the other side, intending to climb up the wall there.
The uneven walls provided excellent handholds. He stepped on protruding stones and gripped the cracks above with his hands, climbing up inch by arduous inch.
Last night, in the underground palace, Meng Jingwei had bitten his right hand, and earlier, his left hand had been injured by her.
With the slightest exertion, blood flowed down his wrists, staining his white shirt crimson.
Despite this, Qing Muy野 paid no heed, his sole desire to climb up immediately, search for a signal, make a rescue call, and get Meng Jingwei to a hospital swiftly.
All these thoughts surged into his mind, strengthening Qing Muy野's resolve.
As he climbed, the damp stones occasionally dislodged, and his leather shoes sometimes slipped. He narrowly avoided falling several times, but finally, he successfully reached the cave entrance.
Standing above the cave entrance was a large rock on the side of a cliff with an open view, allowing him to see far into the distance.
The man then realized that from this vantage point, looking to the side, the mountain where the Qing family's old mansion was located was extremely far away.
He couldn't help but be startled. How vast was the underground palace below?
Qing Muy野 dared not waste any time. He pulled out his phone; the signal had been restored.
Although the phone's battery was low, it was still enough to make a call.
Buzzing sounds—
Upon receiving the signal, the phone vibrated incessantly, displaying notifications of messages and missed calls.
Qing Muy野 ignored the messages, opened his call history, and dialed Song Ci.
"Beep—"
The phone had barely rung once when the call was answered. "Boss? Boss, is that really you? Where are you and Miss Meng now?"
"It's a long story. Immediately start the helicopter and head to the foot of the cliff opposite Jinniu Mountain. I'll hang a white piece of clothing on the cliff face. Confirm the location, then bring a few men and ropes to rescue the person inside the cave. Also, bring a container that is absolutely waterproof and can hold two catties of water, along with a set of loose women's clothing."
Qing Muy野 gave calm instructions.
Hearing this, Song Ci knew his boss was in danger and didn't ask further questions, immediately dispatching people with the container.
Qing Muy野 was born in this area and was familiar with the mountains, but he never expected that the outside connected to the underground river would be opposite Jinniu Mountain.
He took off his white shirt, used a sleeve as a rope, tied it to a stone, and then returned to the cave.
Inside the cave, Meng Jingwei was still unconscious.
Qing Muy野 sat beside her, quietly guarding her.
Before long, the sound of helicopter rotors rumbling from outside reached him, and he waited patiently.
Thirty minutes later, voices came from outside.
"Boss?"
"Master Qing?"
"Is anyone there?"
Several voices rang out. Qing Muy野 responded, "Come down."
After he spoke, the people outside, hearing his voice, began to climb down from the cave entrance.
Seeing them descend, Qing Muy野 helped Meng Jingwei up and put his suit jacket on her backwards, buttoning it to prevent any exposure.
Once the group had descended, Song Ci jumped into the water and swam over to them, only to discover that Meng Jingwei and his boss had sustained injuries of varying degrees.
"Boss, what happened to you?" Song Ci was greatly alarmed.
He had followed Qing Muy野 for so many years, but he had never seen him in such a disheveled state.
"Give me the clothes, and you all turn around."
Qing Muy野 commanded in a cold tone.
Song Ci handed over the clothes and waved to his companions. They all turned away, their backs to Qing Muy野.
The man opened the clothes and dressed Meng Jingwei before saying to Song Ci, "Send Awei to the hospital immediately for a blood test. I need to go in there again."