The disaster relief point in Xinxiu Community.
“Elder Jiang, Elder Ding, they’re back…”
Miao Yanzheng saw a convoy of military vehicles slowly approaching from a distance and assumed it was Wan Yunting and his group returning.
“Come, everyone, slowly. First, let them rest. Tend to the injured immediately…”
As the military vehicles stopped, Gu Xiaozhuang and the young soldier Zhao immediately helped the workers who had been digging the tunnel disembark.
At this moment, Shen Yingrui and Ding Zipeng also hurried over, calling out to the injured workers, “We are from the medical rescue team. Injured individuals, please come over here. We will treat you…”
“Jingshan, Renxin, Miaomiao, are you alright?”
When Jia Wenle and the others saw Huang Jingshan and Wei Renxin supporting a dazed Qi Miaomiao out of the vehicle, the rescue team members from the Lingnan Association of Chinese Medicine rushed forward.
Jiang Yichun and Ding Huixiang, along with Li Chengde, also came over. However, upon seeing only the three of them alight, they all inquired, “Where are Vice Chairman Wan and Luo Tang? Did they not return?”
“They…”
Huang Jingshan and Wei Renxin’s expressions became complicated, unsure whether they should speak.
“Wuwuwu…”
Qi Miaomiao squatted down and started crying again.
This sight caused Shen Yingrui, Ding Zipeng, and the others to look shocked. Jiang Yichun’s heart suddenly clenched, feeling a chill run down his spine. He urgently shouted, “What happened? Why didn’t Little Wan and Luo Tang return? Tell me…”
“Old Jiang, don’t be anxious…”
Seeing Jiang Yichun’s agitated state, Ding Huixiang and Li Chengde knew that something bad had likely occurred.
“Yunting and Luo Tang, due to the earthquake, they were trapped in the Lingshan cave and couldn’t escape…” Huang Jingshan gritted his teeth and finally spoke.
“What…”
Elder Jiang’s eyes widened. His heart pounding, his body swayed, and he almost fell. Li Chengde and Ding Huixiang quickly supported him. Elder Jiang stared directly at Huang Jingshan and asked with a tremor, “You mean, they, they stayed inside?”
Shen Yingrui, Ding Zipeng, and the others were all stunned. Seeing Huang Jingshan and Wei Renxin looking down in silence, and Qi Miaomiao squatting on the ground with her head in her hands, weeping loudly, everyone understood that Wan Yunting and Gu Luotang had met with disaster.
“How, how is this possible…”
For a moment, Elder Jiang’s aged face was filled with grief. Unable to stand, he directly sat down on the ground…
“Elder Jiang…”
Everyone rushed forward to support Elder Jiang, but he still could not accept the fact that Wan Yunting and Gu Luotang were gone…
It was already two in the morning.
After the strong earthquake, there were still aftershocks from time to time. All residents had been evacuated from Lingyun County and Fengshan County and were settled in safe relief camp sites. Some residents had also gone directly to Baishi and other places to take shelter.
Therefore, the government had established a very large disaster relief camp in the rear, transferring many residents there.
However, due to the earthquake tonight, many roads that had been cleared were once again cut off.
As a result, most residents were still stranded in the relief camp sites within the disaster area, and rescue soldiers were working hard to clear the roads leading out…
At Lingshan, one-third of the mountainside could be seen cracked and had collapsed onto the central area of Lingyun County, burying half of the county town’s houses.
It was fortunate that all the residents in the county town had been evacuated in advance; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
“Cough, cough…”
However, at this moment, inside the Lingshan cave, after the strong earthquake, the tremors had stopped, but aftershocks still occurred from time to time.
Wan Yunting, who was hiding in a small space, still held Gu Luotang in his arms. The two of them had not dared to go out. In the beam of the flashlight, dust swirled.
Wan Yunting slightly loosened his hold on Gu Luotang in his arms, took the flashlight, and shone it at the gap blocking the exit, trying to see the situation outside.
“Brother Yunting, are you alright?”
Gu Luotang looked up at the man. Her headlamp illuminated the side of Wan Yunting’s jaw and neck. Both of them were covered in dust.
“I’m fine.”
Wan Yunting lowered his head. The light from her headlamp was blinding his eyes. He wanted to reach out and turn off Gu Luotang’s headlamp, as one flashlight would suffice, to save power.
“Hiss…”
Gu Luotang’s delicate eyebrows furrowed immediately, revealing a pained expression. Wan Yunting’s heart tightened, and he quickly asked, “What’s wrong? Where are you injured? Let me see…”
“I’m fine. My left arm was just hit by a rock.” Gu Luotang endured the pain in her left arm, unable to lift it at all.
Wan Yunting quickly took the flashlight and shone it on her left arm. Since she was wearing a long-sleeved jacket, he couldn’t lift it. But looking at Gu Luotang’s pained expression, he knew she had been hit very hard by the rock. “It’s not bleeding. Can you move it?”
“Yes, I can move it. My bone is fine. It’s probably just bruised.”
Gu Luotang diagnosed herself, but Wan Yunting was still worried. “Here, take off your jacket first. Let me see how serious it is.”
“Okay.”
With the man’s help, Gu Luotang took off her backpack, unzipped her jacket, and took it off. Inside, she was still wearing a long-sleeved thermal tight-fitting T-shirt. With Wan Yunting’s help, she also took that off, revealing a white short-sleeved T-shirt underneath. Suddenly, they saw a patch of purple-blue bruise on Gu Luotang’s fair left arm.
“It’s quite serious. Let me apply some medicine for you.”
Seeing the bruise on her fair arm made Wan Yunting’s heart ache. He took out a bottle of medicine from Gu Luotang’s backpack and carefully applied it for her…
At this moment, Gu Luotang could clearly feel the gentleness of the man’s touch, which warmed her heart. Instantly, she stopped feeling the pain in her arm and smiled, “Brother Yunting, we’re still alive.”
As Wan Yunting applied the medicine, he looked up at Gu Luotang and nodded with a smile, “Yes, thankfully we survived. We’ll go out later and see if we can find a way out.”
“Mhm, mhm.” Gu Luotang nodded, her eyes filled with the man.
In fact, she was happy in her heart. Whether they lived or died, as long as she was with this man, she feared nothing.
“Alright, hurry and put your clothes back on.”
After applying the medicine, Wan Yunting helped her put on her clothes. Then, he picked up the flashlight and shone it at the rocks blocking their way, looking outside.
At this moment, there was another aftershock, scaring Gu Luotang, who immediately hugged Wan Yunting’s arm again. “Brother Yunting, there are still aftershocks. Let’s not go out for now. We’ll go out when the aftershocks stop.”
“Okay.” kAnshu伍.ξà
Wan Yunting did not object, because with the aftershocks, rocks were falling from above from time to time.
The two of them were currently hiding in a small cave. Because the rock and soil in this area were relatively hard, there were no falling rocks like outside. They were considered very lucky to have survived the most intense part of the earthquake.
“Brother Yunting, are you hungry?”
Wan Yunting and Gu Luotang sat together. “I have biscuits and water in my backpack. Have some.”
“Mhm.”
Wan Yunting said, picking up her backpack and opening it. Inside, besides emergency medicine, there were also some bread and biscuits, along with four bottles of 500ml mineral water. kanδん
“I’m not hungry. Have some water.”
Wan Yunting had left his backpack behind when he fought with those two people before the earthquake, so he hadn’t had time to retrieve it. Now, all that was left was the food and four bottles of water in Gu Luotang’s backpack. The water was not a problem, as there was an underground river outside, and the water was drinkable.
However, the dry rations were running low. Wan Yunting counted them; it was barely enough for the two of them to last one or two days!
Wan Yunting did not know what the situation was like outside, so he had to prepare for the possibility of being trapped here for a long time.
“Here, you have some too.”
After unscrewing a bottle of mineral water and taking a small sip, Wan Yunting handed the bottle to Gu Luotang.
She took it, not minding that Wan Yunting had drunk from the bottle mouth, and also took two small sips from the bottle mouth…
Wan Yunting paused, then realized that, in this way, could it be considered an indirect kiss?
Gu Luotang, without finishing, screwed the cap back on, then sighed, “I wonder if Miaomiao and the others got out safely!”
Wan Yunting placed the mineral water back into her backpack and smiled, “Don’t worry. Although the earthquake came early, if they sped up, they should be able to get out.”
“Mhm.”
Gu Luotang nodded, only able to pray in her heart that Qi Miaomiao and the others had escaped safely.
For a moment, the two sat next to each other like this. The flashlight was placed on the ground. Wan Yunting took out his phone and checked it; naturally, there was no signal, but it was already three twenty-three in the morning.
“Brother Yunting, who were those two people before?” Gu Luotang asked curiously.
She just wanted to find a topic to chat with the man.
“Them…”
So, Wan Yunting simply told Gu Luotang about the matter with Guan Hongyu…