Chapter 139 Discovery(1/2)
Although the three people hanging on the tree in the distance could not hear the conversation here, they saw Mu Yan unable to come and curse:
"I won't help you when you die!"
"Watch us to die!"
Ye Zheng was really angry and helpless. He had to save a few ungrateful wolves!
"I'll go." Ji Xing suddenly spoke.
Before Jiang Xi could speak, he jumped into the water first, pushed Mu Yan back to the shore, and tied the knot to his waist.
Ye Zheng's worry was even heavier: "How can I let Ji Xing go?"
Jiang Xi did not stop him, but instead said to Ye Zheng:
"Ji Xing has a proper position. He will only go if he can do it. Believe in him."
Because she also believed in Ji Xing, he said that he would protect her in his life, so how could he fail to sink into the sand under this mere river?
Sure enough, Ji Xing was not only at ease in the water, but also twice as fast as Mu Yan just now, and he arrived under the big tree in a blink of an eye!
Sitting on the ground panting, Mu Yan wiped his face and smiled comfortably: "I am younger than me, but my internal strength is higher than mine."
It is really difficult to be recognized by Mu Yan.
Ji Xing didn't know all this. When he approached the big tree as quickly as possible, he could only hear the crackling and crisp sounds covered by the sound of the thunderous water.
Ji Xing's eyes suddenly condensed with cold light!
The big tree washed down by the river could not hold on and fell down with a bang. The three men screamed and fell into the water. When they were about to be washed away by the river, Ji Xing jumped out and grabbed the three men. He trembled the rope in his hand and tied the three men firmly into a pile.
It is ridiculous that the three big men were tied up in a ball, but saving their lives is more important than anything else.
When the four of them were pulled up by the rope, Jiang Xi immediately rushed to Ji Xing.
"Is there something wrong?" Jiang Xi looked Ji Xing up and down, and still has lingering fear of the thrilling scene just now!
Ji Xing shook his head: "Not hurt."
"That's good, that's good."
When Jiang Xi was just glad, he heard that the three people who were rescued in the end did not thank him, but instead jumped up and accused Mu Yan of why he didn't come to save them earlier?
The other two young women hugged silently and did not dare to speak. Instead, the woman holding the child persuaded her in a quiet voice, saying that this was their savior and she was too late to be grateful, so how could she blame her at will?
One of the men said, "I remember them! I came to our village in the afternoon and said there would be a flood! As a result, the flood really came! It must be their nonsense that angered Jiang Shen, and Jiang Shen would bring disaster! It was you who implicated everyone!"
Seeing them red eyes and righteous indignation, it seemed as if Jiang Xi and the others had attracted the river and destroyed the village!
Jiang Xi looked at everything coldly and suddenly remembered the so-called bad nature.
In desperate situations, people usually choose a relatively easy object of hatred to escape despair of the environment.
Compared to the illusory wrath of the god of Jiang, of course, Ye Zheng and the others are more suitable for hatred.
"Ha." Jiang Xi kicked the man who was talking in the stomach!
That person was exhausted by the fatigue. Even if Jiang Xi fought against the Five Slags, he could easily knock him over!
The man fell to the ground with his stomach in his arms, and the other two were both angry!
"If you make a noise, I will throw you in and sacrifice to the god of the river!"
Jiang Xi, who had no expression on his face, slowly glanced over the three of them, carrying great power, and instantly suppressed the three of them not daring to speak too much. In a blink of an eye, they were all as obedient as quails.
The three of them stopped making trouble, but the other three women all stood up to apologize and thank them.
They naturally met the three of them, and they were all villagers in the same village.
Under their earnest eyes, Jiang Xi waved his hand and said that he would not take it to heart.
The woman holding the child blushed: "Thank you, benefactor, if it weren't for you, my child and I would have to go to see Jiang Shen... It's just people from such a big village..."
As she spoke, she couldn't stop sobbing when she thought of her missing relatives in the water.
"It's a pity that we can only save a few of you, and it's too late for the others." Ye Zheng shook his head and felt regretful.
But he did not show off, but stopped at the right time.
Rescuing these people is within their ability, so naturally they must be saved. But even Jiang Xi can't see where the people are. How can they save them?
Under the sky, there are all ants.
Even as a prince, Ye Zheng is just an ant who can struggle a little. After all, he is still an ant. Tianxiang will not avoid it because of his identity. He will die or die.
"Leave here for the time being."
I don’t know if there will be a flood peak next, so it is not a wise move to get too close to the river.
With the heavy rain, they need to find a place to settle temporarily.
After Ye Zheng proposed it, the woman stood up and said that she knew there was a suitable cave nearby. When she and her husband went up the mountain to chop wood and dig vegetables, they would often rest there when they were tired.
The group decided to go to the place the woman said.
They had no fire to shine on the road, and they could only lead the way with Jiang Xi's extraordinary eyesight, and then walked forward in the wind and rain. After walking for more than half an hour, they arrived at the cave that the woman called.
The cave is high in terrain, so you don’t have to worry about the river water and can shelter from wind and rain. As expected, it is a good place as the woman said.
There is still hay prepared by the woman and her husband in the cave, which can still be used today. It can be lit by Ye Zheng's fire slab. It can generate a warm flame.
At the beginning, the slightly damp hay was lit and thick smoke came out. After baking for a while, the thick smoke disappeared, and the appearance of half of the cave was illuminated.
Only then did Jiang Xi realize that the cave did not look natural, but was dug by hand.
"Are these traces dug up here?" Jiang Xi squatted in front of the stone wall and observed carefully.
Ye Zheng didn't know why she suddenly became interested in the stone walls of the cave, so he followed her.
The woman replied, "I heard that this was a mine cave before, but it has been abandoned."
Jiang Xi's heart was shaking and turned his head to look at Ye Zheng - Sure enough, Ye Zheng also became suspicious like her.
Huafangshan, the mine cave... would it be what they guessed?
"What kind of mine is this?"
The woman shook her head, she didn't know about it.
"It's not a gold mine."
Ye Zheng heard Jiang Xi muttering. He was about to ask more questions, but Jiang Xi lowered his voice and mentioned another thing to Ye Zheng: "If this is the abandoned mine cave left by Yang Zhiyuan's people, it means that this place is not far from where we are looking for!"
Ye Zheng nodded: "I think so too, so I will send someone to search everywhere!"
He turned to Mu Yan's side and whispered the order. Mu Yan followed his instructions and arranged for the guards to go out for investigation.
During this investigation, except for the ten guards guarding the entrance of the cave, all the others were sent out.
There are many people sent, and the news comes back very quickly.
About one stick of incense, someone came back and found the trace.
Ye Zheng couldn't wait to continue looking for this, so he simply planned to follow the traces and search for them himself!
"Go and have a look!"
As the saying goes, you can find a place without any effort when you find it.
Ye Zheng originally thought it would take a lot of time to find the mine that Yang Zhiyuan had dug, but he didn't expect that the place he was looking for was nearby!
It’s just a pity that the rest has ended before it even started.
Ye Zheng extremely distrusts the three ungrateful wolves and cannot keep the three women together with them, so he simply leaves two people to guard against them.
The already thin team is obviously missing two people.
Just before entering the cave, Ye Zheng sent two people to accompany him in order to spread the news of disaster relief to Zhangzhou as soon as possible.
Now four people are missing.
There were only about forty guards in total, and now there were not enough forty people.
There was not enough manpower, so Ye Zheng was very cautious in his actions and had to plan every step for a long time, and would not easily use the lives of the guards to explore the way. This also made them walk very slowly. Following the traces they discovered, they went deep into the mountains and forests. Gradually, there were rocks digging and jingling.
It's digging...No! Mining!
With the goal ahead, Jiang Xi and Ye Zheng seemed even calmer.
Ye Zheng waved his hand to let the guards lurk lower, and even brushed the corner of his clothes and did not make any sound. These royal guards were well-trained and escorted by Ji Xing Muyan. Ye Zheng and Jiang Xi walked in front and soon arrived at the place where the sound came.
They were on a hillside, full of lush forests and dense grass. The superior terrain just helped them hide in it and to visit them with the advantage of height.
At this moment, I felt like I saw the hell on earth in a trance.
The rugged and hard rocks and the people with a wooden look.
They were covered with mud that could not be washed by heavy rain on their heads. They were covered with the oldest and tattered beggar clothes. The hands and feet were exposed outside were already scarred. Many of the wounds on their hands were cracked, but they were unaware of it. It seemed that they could not sense the pain. They only knew that they could numbly waved their hoes, beat the rocks hard, digging desperately, and using their weak bodies to shake the hard rocks.
There is no shock, only sadness.
Because there is no struggle in their eyes, only a pool of stagnant water surrender.
They dare not relax. As long as they relax a little, they will be met with a whip that is overwhelming.
To be continued...