Chapter 127: Extremely Dangerous
Previously, the usually calm Ji Yunqi was also a little flustered.
The beam of light from the lamp cap on her head couldn’t even show her the full picture of the crack. This alone was enough to show that this crack was a sure path to death!
“This is no way to play!”
Ji Yunqi could only look around for something to lend her a hand. After looking around and seeing her body getting closer and closer to the crack, her heart began to panic…
Suddenly, after Ji Yunqi slid down a distance, there was a protruding stone in front of her. Ji Yunqi knew that this was her only chance.
As Ji Yunqi slid to the side of the stone, she exerted all her strength and leaped forward!
At this moment, she was too close to the crack. Stopping would only be a dead end. Using the momentum of her fall to leap forward past the stone was her only chance.
This kick used almost all of Ji Yunqi’s strength. As the crack swept past Ji Yunqi’s eyes, she successfully landed on the slope opposite.
“Whoa, I’m saved…”
Flying over from behind, Ji Yunqi’s body and mind were greatly stimulated. Now, she could only lie weakly on the snow to recover some strength.
However, Ji Yunqi seemed to sense some movement. Before she could fully react, she saw that the snow she was lying on was sliding down…
“Oh my god, don’t mess with me!”
At this speed, the snow would slide into the crack behind her within a minute.
It’s like escaping the first day of the month but not the fifteenth…
Seeing this, Ji Yunqi could only try to climb up, trying to find something to grab onto in the vast expanse of snow.
But it was all white, and there was nothing…
As the snow under her feet slowly slid down, Ji Yunqi’s mood also dropped to the bottom, bit by bit…
“Is this how it ends?”
As the snow continued to slide into the crack, the roots of some plants buried under the snow were also exposed. Ji Yunqi suddenly saw hope.
But as she reached out to grab them, the snow under her feet also fell down at once…
Ji Yunqi’s body also fell into the abyss with the snow. She slowly closed her eyes, not afraid of death, but regretting that she hadn’t saved her parents and hadn’t protected her child…
As a feeling of weightlessness came, Ji Yunqi’s imagined feeling of being completely suspended in the air did not come, which made her confused.
Has her reaction become so slow?
She didn’t even notice it after being crushed to pieces…
But this feeling seemed wrong, as if… someone had grabbed her!
Thinking of this, Ji Yunqi suddenly opened her eyes. What she saw was her wrist being held by a red rope by the cliff edge…
One end of the red rope was tied to her wrist, and the other end was hooked to a small tree stump.
“This is…”
Ji Yunqi was stunned for a moment, then seized the best opportunity, using her hands and feet to grab the surrounding plant roots and climb upward. After leaving the slope, she lay on the flat ground, panting…
This time… she was really out of strength…
Ji Yunqi lay on the vast expanse of snow, raised her right hand, and looked at the slightly abraded red rope on her wrist, lost in thought.
She knew very well what this was. This was the red rope that group of Tang babies had given her.
It carried their blessings for her and was given to her to keep her safe.
Unexpectedly…
This red rope had really saved her life!
“Phew… thank you…”
As the saying goes, good deeds are rewarded…
Although Ji Yunqi had done many good deeds over the years, she had rarely received any reward. She had even almost forgotten what she had done and what she had received.
But today, she had met a group of Tang babies and had only spoken and chatted with them.
Their reward had come so quickly, it was truly unpredictable.
As time passed, Ji Yunqi recovered some strength.
Although she could barely walk earlier, it was mainly due to the shock that caused her body to be exhausted in a short period.
After a brief rest, she felt much better.
Looking down at her hands, which were already injured, Ji Yunqi sighed slightly. She hoped her body could hold on.
She didn’t want to collapse before she found Old Deng and the others.
That would be truly tragic. She was here to save someone, not to harm someone.
Before leaving, Ji Yunqi took a stick from nearby and inserted it there. This way, when they returned, they would be able to notice the crack immediately and avoid the risk.
Ji Yunqi had already wasted too much time here. She had to speed up. The bloodstain in front was clearly completely covered by the snow. She could only continue forward based on the bloodstains she had seen earlier.
The wind and snow were getting stronger. Every step Ji Yunqi took was extremely difficult. The snow could already cover half of her lower leg, which was clearly not good news for her.
Just as Ji Yunqi was about to take out her map to check her location, a glimmer of light appeared ahead!
This discovery made Ji Yunqi excited. The only possibility of a light appearing in the snowfield was finding someone!
Moreover, the light was flashing, clearly indicating a fire. The presence of fire meant that the people here were in good condition, at least they could still hold on.
Ji Yunqi immediately quickened her pace and began to move towards the light, hoping to find Old Deng and the others this time.
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For some reason, as soon as Ji Yunqi thought that she would see Ye Lingyu and Jiang Hua soon, the fatigue in her body seemed to disappear without a trace, as if some mysterious power was helping her.
She weighed her backpack, ensuring that nothing was damaged, and that the medicines inside were also fine. Ji Yunqi then continued to move forward with peace of mind.
As Ji Yunqi got closer to the firelight, she could see the scene ahead more clearly.
It was a cave, and the light was from the bonfire at the cave entrance. The two people hugging each other for warmth next to the bonfire were none other than Ye Lingyu and Jiang Hua!
Seeing this scene, Ji Yunqi’s cheeks were also wet with tears. Ji Yunqi immediately noticed the bloodstains on Ye Lingyu’s leg. She didn’t expect Ye Lingyu to be injured!
“Dad! Dad… I’m here…”
Ji Yunqi couldn’t control her emotions anymore and rushed towards the cave. Hearing the noise, Ye Lingyu and Jiang Hua also slowly opened their eyes.
In the darkness, a beam of light was approaching them. The scattered light from the beam illuminated Ji Yunqi’s face. Ye Lingyu couldn’t believe his eyes.
How could this silly girl be here?
Was he hallucinating?
It wasn’t until Ji Yunqi came closer that Ye Lingyu finally saw her familiar young face clearly, and then he dared to believe his eyes.
It was indeed this silly girl!
Ji Yunqi was tearful at this moment. Ye Lingyu also grabbed Ji Yunqi’s hand: “Girl, why are you here? Why are you here?”
Ye Lingyu’s eyes were full of self-blame and sadness. During the time he was trapped, he tried to send messages to the outside world, but his phone was damaged…
In these short dozen hours, he had thought of many things.
He thought about whether he should leave a last will…
Thinking that he still had many things to do, he hadn’t seen his children’s weddings, and he hadn’t held his grandchildren yet!
At the same time, Ye Lingyu was filled with regret. The girl was pregnant, yet he had run out, leaving her alone at home.
Ye Lingyu had thought of many things, but he had never expected Ji Yunqi to come and save him. At most, he had only asked her to contact the official rescue team to come and rescue them.
But who would have thought that this silly girl would come herself!
This child just needed to stay at home and take care of herself, and rest well. Why did she have to come here and risk her life?
In an instant, Ye Lingyu’s heart was filled with guilt. This was his dereliction of duty as a father. At his age, he couldn’t even protect himself!
Ji Yunqi wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and looked at Ye Lingyu: “Dad, we felt something was wrong when you didn’t come back at noon. After some investigation, we realized you were trapped here.”
“Then why did you come up the mountain yourself?” This was what Ye Lingyu cared about. Why did this silly girl come by herself? How dangerous was it, and what if something happened?
His old bones were already half in the grave. If he died, he died. But the girl was still young, how could she risk her life?
Moreover, if something happened to her, it would be a double death!
He was useless… He had to rely on his pregnant son-in-law to save him on a trip…
“Dad, don’t say that. When parents are trapped and in danger, how can children not come to save them?”
This was Ji Yunqi’s truest thought, not an excuse. Ye Lingyu and Jiang Hua were one of the few elders who cared about her over the years, so how could she leave them here?
Ji Yunqi had been without parental care since she was very young, and therefore understood even more how important a complete and caring family was.
Such a family, no matter who it was, absolutely could not be in danger. No matter who encountered danger, she would be the first to rescue them!
Ji Yunqi then looked at Ye Lingyu’s injured leg, quickly put down her backpack, and took out some professional medicine from it.
As Ji Yunqi had predicted, Ye Lingyu and the others were just out for a stroll, and had brought very little medicine, only simple cold medicine and medicine for bruises.
They didn’t have medicine for external wounds like this.
Regardless of Ye Lingyu’s reaction, Ji Yunqi lifted his pant leg, and saw that Ye Lingyu’s calf was wrapped with a colorful cloth… It was clearly torn from that floral underwear.
Ji Yunqi looked at Ye Lingyu: “Dad, I’ll treat your wound. Bear with it, okay~”
What else could Ye Lingyu say? He could only listen to the child. Since she was here, could he drive her away?
“Don’t worry, it’s just a small wound. Do you think I can still call… Holy crap!!!!”
Hearing Ye Lingyu’s scream, Ji Yunqi immediately stopped pouring alcohol for disinfection: “What’s wrong, Dad? If it hurts, you can yell. There won’t be an avalanche here.”
“It’s… it’s nothing, you continue… continue…”
Seeing that Ye Lingyu’s expression hadn’t changed, Ji Yunqi stopped worrying too much and continued to pour alcohol onto Ye Lingyu’s wound.
On the other hand, Ye Lingyu seemed to be having an epileptic fit, twitching with pain and rolling his eyes.
However, the torture didn’t last long. Ji Yunqi quickly finished disinfecting and then took out sterile medical gauze to bandage the wound.
It was at this moment that Ye Lingyu had the leisure to look at the young girl in front of him. He saw that the girl’s down jacket was slightly torn, although not much, it was still noticed by Ye Lingyu.
And her delicate hands were also full of scars. Even Ji Yunqi’s beautiful and cute face had a shallow wound.
Looking at Ji Yunqi bandaging him, Ye Lingyu felt both guilty and ashamed. He was really useless!
While Ji Yunqi was wholeheartedly bandaging the wound, Jiang Hua also picked up the alcohol bottle Ji Yunqi had used, took out a cotton swab, and wiped the wound on her face.
Ji Yunqi was slightly stunned at first, then smiled: “Thank you, Mom.”
“Good child…”
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After treating Ye Lingyu’s wound, Ji Yunqi also sat down and inquired about the cause of the accident.
“Dad, what exactly happened? What happened to you during this time?”
Ye Lingyu sighed slightly and looked outside the cave.
It turned out that in the morning, they had thought that since the snow was getting heavier, they should go home early to avoid any accidents.
But fate was against them. The snow covered the road, making it difficult for them to find the correct route, which was why they were injured.
To make matters worse, not only were they injured, but most of the supplies they brought were also lost due to various dangers along the way.
In this cold, snowy weather, supplies were very important. Without supplies, it was equivalent to losing their means of survival.
Lost, but they did not give up. Instead, they, along with their companions, looked for a way out. They thought they could find a way down the mountain by themselves, but things did not go as planned.
As the snow got heavier, their companions also got separated for various reasons. Without the help of their companions and with no supplies, they had no choice but to start a bonfire in this cave and wait for rescue.
During this time, they also tried to find a way out again, but because Ye Lingyu was injured, moving was a huge problem, let alone going down the mountain.
Helpless, they could only wait here. As night fell, the intense cold swept over them, forcing them to huddle together for warmth.
It wasn’t until Ji Yunqi arrived that they had a glimmer of hope. If Ji Yunqi hadn’t come, Ye Lingyu didn’t know if they could have held on until tomorrow.
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Looking around, Ji Yunqi remembered something else. She quickly pulled over her backpack and took out some self-heating rice and other items from it.
“Wow, child, you carried so many things up the mountain. You must have encountered a lot of danger on the way, right?”
It was clearly a delicacy in the snowfield. For the two of them who had lost their supplies and had been hungry all day, the self-heating rice and other items Ji Yunqi brought should have made them salivate.
But in reality, they had no appetite for food.
Only those who have experienced walking on mountain roads in wind and snow know how difficult the road is.
Here, not only is it a vast expanse of white that makes it difficult to see the road, but it is also on the mountain. No one knows if the next step is solid ground or an abyss. Walking here is too dangerous.
Their party walked for a whole morning without finding a way out. Instead, they got separated and even injured. It was already late at night, and this child had climbed the mountain in the wind and snow, carrying so many things.
What’s more, she was a pregnant woman!
For Ji Yunqi, it was like having a full set of buffs. Under such circumstances, she actually climbed the mountain and found them!
There was no need to think further, Ye Lingyu and Jiang Hua could fully imagine how terrifying and dangerous the journey would be, but this child still found them by following clues.
Even though Ji Yunqi was smiling now and didn’t say how dangerous her journey was, they knew it very well in their hearts.
A pregnant woman coming up the mountain to find someone, carrying so many things, in the middle of the night with heavy snow… the danger was self-evident!
“We’ve dragged you down. I’m sorry, Dad is useless…”
Ji Yunqi trembled all over: “Dad, what are you saying? This is what I should do. You are my family. How can I stand by and watch when my family is in trouble?”
“Alas…”
“By the way, where is Ye Xuan? Where is that kid?”
Ye Lingyu remembered that he had instructed Ye Xuan to take care of Ji Yunqi before he left. Why didn’t Ye Xuan stop Ji Yunqi, a pregnant woman, from coming up the mountain?
It’s not like a young man couldn’t stop a pregnant woman, right?
“Ye Xuan? I told him to contact the rescue team at the foot of the mountain and prepare the supplies needed for the rescue. I didn’t have him go up the mountain.”
“This… Alas, forget it…”
Ji Yunqi could see what Ye Lingyu wanted to say. It was nothing more than saying that Ye Xuan, a grown man, didn’t come, but how dangerous it was for a young girl like her.
“Dad, don’t say anything else. Ye Xuan is still a child. He’s not even grown up yet. How can I let a child take risks?”
“You really are something…” For so many years, not only did Ji Yunqi understand Ye Lingyu very well, but Ye Lingyu also understood Ji Yunqi very well.
This child was still the same. When faced with danger, she always took the lead and never wanted anyone to take risks for her.
Sometimes, Ye Lingyu felt that this personality was a good thing for Ji Yunqi, and it could make her a very upright person. But sometimes he felt that it was not a good thing.
Being too kind often led her into danger easily. This might not be a big deal for a grown man.
But for Ji Yunqi, who had now become a young girl, it was not a good thing.
If possible, Ye Lingyu wished that Ji Yunqi would not face danger alone, but rather hide behind them and be the one who was protected.
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Looking at the icy and snowy world outside the cave, Ji Yunqi knew that it was still extremely dangerous to leave now. Since the safety of Old Deng and her mother-in-law had been confirmed, she could temporarily relax.
The rescue team was expected to arrive the next day. Ji Yunqi had already consumed a lot of energy. Even if she left now, she wouldn’t have enough strength to go down the mountain.
The only way now was to rest here for a night with Old Deng and her mother-in-law.
She took out a piece of oilcloth from her backpack and used it as a tool to insulate against the cold and keep warm. It would be fine to spend the night like this.
Moreover, there was a bonfire here. Although the temperature was very low now, it was not a big problem.
This night…
The family slept together, embracing each other for warmth, and when dawn broke…
The bonfire in front of the cave had been extinguished, and outside it was still a world of ice and snow. They didn’t know when the rescue team would arrive. The supplies Ji Yunqi brought were only for emergencies and could not sustain them here for another day.
Today, they had to go out no matter what!
Otherwise, the variables were too great, and no one knew what would happen next.
Now, the snow had stopped, and the snow outside had not thickened much. This was the best opportunity to leave here!
Ji Yunqi quickly began to pack her things. Looking at Ye Lingyu and Jiang Hua, she was in a dilemma…
After thinking for a moment, Ji Yunqi frowned slightly and made up her mind!
“Here, Mom, please hold this. It’s for navigation.” Ji Yunqi handed her a map she had marked along the way to Jiang Hua.
Then she took out the last item in her backpack – a hemp rope. She pulled it, confirmed it was strong, and slowly walked towards Ye Lingyu.
“Girl, you are…”
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“Girl, put me down. I think I can walk…”
At this moment, Ye Lingyu was tied to her by Ji Yunqi with a hemp rope, while she said nothing.
The severity of Ye Lingyu’s leg injury was clear to all three of them. Ji Yunqi’s silence was also to conserve energy. Although Ye Lingyu was an old man, he was also quite thin, but he was a man after all.
Carrying him on her back to travel was very strenuous for Ji Yunqi.
Therefore, at this moment, every bit of energy was precious.
Fortunately, after resting for a night, Ji Yunqi’s energy had almost fully recovered.
And now, having successfully crossed the crack they encountered last night, Ji Yunqi knew that the road ahead would be smooth sailing, with no other dangers except for the long journey.
The three of them cooperated with each other…
Jiang Hua, holding the map, led the way with a stick, clearing away the excessive snow. Ji Yunqi, without a word, carried Ye Lingyu down the mountain…
They walked from morning to afternoon…
When they saw the crowd ahead, they felt as if they had seen hope!
Ji Yunqi’s heart was completely at ease. Meeting these people meant… they were going down the mountain…
With a final smile, she could no longer hold on and fell forward…
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