The Seventh Prince didn't talk nonsense. When he saw Shen Lansui, he went straight to the point: "We are going to save people outside the city now. Madam, do you want to come with us?"
Shen Lansui said without hesitation: "Yes!"
"Okay, let's leave now!"
The Seventh Prince prepared a carriage for Shen Lansui. Shen Lansui thought the carriage was slow and did not sit on it, so he rode on horseback and followed. Meng Chengcheng followed behind with the empty carriage.
The group of people sped up and finally arrived at the section of road Lu Xingyue passed before he disappeared.
The sky was getting dark at this time, and the red sun hung over the top of the mountain, looking like it might set at any time.
The Seventh Prince said: "Light it with a torch, be careful where you step, and search the surroundings carefully. Don't miss any corner!"
"yes!"
The soldiers dispersed immediately after receiving the order.
Shen Lansui also asked for a torch from them, but she stood up holding the torch, but she didn't know where to go. The place was so devastated that there was no sign of a living person at all.
The Jin Yiwei who came to report the news had one arm hanging on his body, and his body was still stained with blood from unknown time. His face was red from the cold, and he looked very embarrassed.
"lady--"
Shen Lansui turned around and looked over. Jin Yiwei's lips were so dry that they cracked and bleeded whenever he spoke.
"Your Excellency and I escorted the prisoners through here. Because this is close, we didn't take the official road. We didn't expect to encounter an earth dragon turning over..."
As he spoke, he remembered the situation again, with a hint of panic in his eyes.
"Where are the prisoners? Are they all dead? Saburo... have you seen him?"
Shen Lansui's final voice was very soft, as if she was afraid of disturbing something.
The tall man wiped his face, but it was even more stained. He sniffed and choked: "I didn't see you, sir. I was walking in front. I was lucky. I hid quickly when the rocks fell." , I hid in a blind corner, and nothing happened except my broken arm. But when I went back to look for someone, I only saw..."
He didn't need to say what he saw. Shen Lansui could see it from a distance. The ground was covered with rubble and broken limbs. The horse was crushed to the point where its bones and flesh were separated and the flesh and blood were blurred. The wooden railings of the prison car were shattered on the ground. The prisoners inside were either dead. , or missing.
But he was used to seeing the tragic scenes in the city, so these things didn't touch Shen Lansui much.
Maybe it's numbness. Shen Lansui thought so.
She waved her hand, but her voice became hoarse when she spoke, "You go and take care of the wound first. We are here. Don't blame yourself too much. No one can predict natural disasters. It's good that you can survive."
Hearing what she said, Jin Yiwei felt even more guilty, but he really couldn't help now, so he could only leave first.
There were many soldiers, and the search efficiency was much faster than that of the Jinyiwei. They quickly dug out several people from the ruins, both living and dead. The living were dying and looked like they were about to die.
Shen Lansui hurried over and input some superpowers to them, leaving them hanging on for dear life.
Time passed minute by minute, but there was still no whereabouts of Lu Xingyue.
Shen Lansui's heart gradually cooled down. She held a torch and walked along the broken mountain road, tears falling unconsciously. When the wind blew and her face felt cold, she realized that she was crying.
"Lu Yuanzhi... Lu Xingyue!"
She suddenly shouted loudly: "You said you asked me to wait for you, how could you break the promise?!"
The emotions I had endured all the way were finally overwhelmed and exploded completely.
She looked around, but she saw only indifferent mountains, not those gentle eyes like spring water.
She couldn't hold it any longer, so she bent down and hugged herself tightly.
She suddenly felt very cold.
"Lu Xingyue..."
"Help...help...save us...cough cough cough——"
A weak voice sounded in front, making Shen Lansui startled.
She slowly raised her head, and the voice disappeared again. She thought she was hallucinating.
Just when she was confused, the voice appeared again.
"Help--"
This time Shen Lansui could clearly hear that someone was indeed shouting for help, but the voice was too soft, almost like a mosquito.
She stood up suddenly, and the light from the torch in her hand swayed.
"who?"
"Where?"
She walked forward and tried to listen.
"Here - save -"
"Ta-ta-ta-ta..."
A regular and detailed knocking sound came from the front, and Shen Lansui immediately ran over, finally stopping in front of a mountain wall covered by gravel.
The sound is coming from inside!
Shen Lansui patted the stone above and asked, "Is there anyone inside? Are you here?"
The knocking stopped for a moment, and this time the weak voice became much clearer, and you could tell it was a little boy.
"Yes, we are here..."
He was struggling to speak, and he was probably at the end of his strength.
"Wait a minute, I'll call someone right away!"
There were so many rubbles in front of her that they piled up and formed a natural barrier, so blocked that she couldn't move it at all.
Shen Lansui turned around and shouted: "Come here! Come quickly, there is a child here alive!"
The soldiers in the distance immediately ran over when they heard the noise. Several grown men started working together, and most of the rubble was quickly moved away.
Shen Lansui saw a bloody little hand, which was so injured. It was still holding a small piece of stone and was knocking it repeatedly. The sound she just heard was coming from this little thing. of.
She couldn't help but sigh, "Children are very smart."
The little boy's voice came from below, with a heavy crying tone, "Big brother taught me this, he, he is dying!"
"Big brother?" Shen Lansui's heart suddenly tightened, and she had a strange premonition. She grabbed the child's hand and asked, "Who is the big brother?"
The little boy felt a warmth spread throughout his body, and the painful places suddenly stopped hurting. He opened his eyes drowsily, looked at the unconscious man who was protecting him in his arms and cried, " Big brother, wake up, a fairy sister is here to save us, wake up quickly!"
His voice suddenly became louder, causing the soldiers around him to look away unbearably and move their hands faster.
"Hurry up, you can already see half of your body!"
"Be careful, the rocks above are a little loose, slow down!"
"I'm guarding it with my hands. Pull the person out first!"
"Wait, someone is holding a child, we have to pull both of them out together."
Shen Lansui let go of the little boy's hand and stood aside, his heart suddenly beating faster.
Someone exclaimed in surprise, "It looks like a royal guard is inside. This dress..."
Shen Lansui didn't hear what was said next, or she couldn't hear anything now. She pushed someone away, knelt on the gravel ground, raised the torch, and saw a familiar cloak.
She put it on before setting off.
