Xiao Yingxi's expression has never been as anxious as it is now. That bracelet is as important to her as life. It was a coming-of-age gift given to her by Mas Nian on her eighteenth birthday. It is also unique in the world.
A bracelet designed and made by Masnian himself.
Hearing what Xiao Yingxi said, Xu Jingyan glanced at Xiao Yingxi's wrist, frowned slightly, hurriedly took out a band-aid from her bag and said.
"Yingxi, you are injured, and why are your clothes so dirty?"
When Xu Jingyan said this, she attracted the attention of Ouyang Zhuo, who was taking roll call at the side. He immediately came over and asked, looking at Xiao Yingxi's muddy clothes.
"Yingxi, what's wrong with you? Did you fall? Are you injured anywhere? Do you need to go to the hospital?"
It's not that Teacher Ouyang is making a fuss, it's really a heavy responsibility. He is the only teacher accompanying him this time. If anything happens to the students, he will be blamed.
Xiao Yingxi didn't care about the injury on her wrist. She was still rummaging through her backpack, but she didn't see the bracelet after rummaging through it.
At this time, Xu Jingyan was about to bandage Xiao Yingxi's wound. Xiao Yingxi suddenly waved her hand, picked up her backpack, and walked in the direction she came from. Fortunately, Gu Jinmo had quick eyes and quick hands and caught her.
"Yingxi, where are you going?"
"The bracelet must have fallen where I fell. I'm going to find it."
"I'll accompany you."
Gu Jinmo held Xiao Yingxi's hand tightly. It was going to be dark soon. How could he rest assured that Xiao Yingxi would leave alone.
But Xiao Yingxi pushed his hand away and said.
"No, I used to come there often when I was a kid. I found it and went straight back to the hotel. You guys go back first and help me bring my painting tools back. Thank you."
With that said, Xiao Yingxi hurriedly walked down the steps. Gu Jinmo was not willing to let her leave alone, so he hurriedly chased after her.
At this time, Ouyang Zhuo came over and said to Xiao Yingxi.
"Yingxi, let Jinmo go with you. What if something happens to you alone?"
After the teacher said so, Xiao Yingxi no longer insisted, nodded, and then left in a hurry with Gu Jinmo.
"Yingxi, are you sure you wrestled here?"
About an hour later, Gu Jinmo and Xiao Yingxi had been wandering in the woods for almost half an hour, but they still could not find the bracelet Xiao Yingxi lost.
Hearing Gu Jinmo's inquiry, Xiao Yingxi looked at the scenery around the forest, frowned, and seemed a little unsure, only to hear her murmur in a low voice.
"It should be here. Go up the mountain from the village and keep walking along this mountain road. That's right."
Hearing Xiao Yingxi's muttering, Gu Jinmo said worriedly.
"Yingxi, are you sure? I see that the houses in that village all look similar. Are you sure you took this mountain road before?"
When Gu Jinmo asked, Xiao Yingxi was a little unsure. She thought about it and said.
"How about we look for it, and if it doesn't work, we can go back first."
After hearing this, Gu Jinmo nodded and followed Xiao Yingxi closely, for fear of getting separated in the woods.
They walked around for almost twenty minutes, but still found nothing. Moreover, the mountain road became steeper and steeper, and in the end they could hardly find the road.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Gu Jinmo looked at the dense jungle. There was almost no light in it, and he could barely see the road under his feet only by relying on the light on his mobile phone.
Seeing that Xiao Yingxi was still looking for the lost bracelet, Gu Jinmo said worriedly.
"Yingxi, let's go back first. It's getting dark today. It's too dangerous to stay here."
"There, I saw it."
At this moment, Xiao Yingxi suddenly ran down the hillside and said excitedly. The next second, she heard a scream from Xiao Yingxi.
"ah……"
"Yingxi..."
Gu Jinmo only saw a dark shadow flash by, and the next second, Xiao Yingxi disappeared.
The light in the mountain was dim. Gu Jinmo stood on a steep slope and looked down using the light source on his mobile phone. He could only see one of Xiao Yingxi's legs. He looked around worriedly, trying to find a way down, but
There are steep slopes of 90 degrees all around, and it is almost two meters high from where Xiao Yingxi is.
Gu Jinmo did not dare to move rashly and could only keep shouting down the steep slope.
"Yingxi, can you hear me?"
"Yingxi, are you okay?"
"Yingxi, tell me what you heard."
After a long time, just when Gu Jinmo thought that Xiao Yingxi had fainted, he heard a creaking sound, which should be the sound of breaking a branch. Then, he heard Xiao Yingxi's weak voice.
"Jinmo, I'm fine. My leg seems to be twisted and I can't move it."
"As long as you're okay, just stay there and don't move. I'll come down and rescue you in a moment."
After hearing Xiao Yingxi's response, Gu Jinmo was as happy as if he had won millions. As he spoke, he looked around, trying to find a way downhill.
But the distance of tens of meters nearby was covered with moss, and there was no way downhill. Gu Jinmo was running around in a hurry. He tried to go down several times, but failed.
"Jinmo, look for anything like rattan. The terrain in this area is relatively steep, so you must not be impulsive."
At this time, Xiao Yingxi finally recovered from the brief pain. She looked around with the light above her head and immediately reminded Gu Jinmo.
In her current situation, she couldn't climb up. If something happened to Gu Jinmo at this time, I'm afraid they would be trapped here.
Hearing Xiao Yingxi's voice, Gu Jinmo felt a little relieved. At least Xiao Yingxi's voice was a little stronger than before. It should not be life-threatening, but he did not stop and continued to look for a way forward.
.
It can only be said that misfortunes never come singly. At this moment, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, followed by huge thunder. When Gu Jinmo saw it, he became impatient again.
After being in a stalemate like this for almost half an hour, Gu Jinmo finally found a few vines from the forest. Worried that one of them would not be able to use the force, he hurriedly twisted the vines together.
At this time, drizzle began to fall in the sky. Nanyun City had a rainy climate at this time of year. The people living here had long been accustomed to such weather, but this kind of climate had no impact on Xiao Yingxi and Gu Jinmo at this time.
It is undoubtedly adding insult to injury.
Seeing that the rain was getting heavier, Xiao Yingxi fell down the hillside. She could still block some of the rain by sticking to the mountain wall, but Gu Jinmo was not doing well. The rain had already wet his clothes.
It was only the end of March. Although Nanyun City felt like spring all year round, the climate in the mountains was humid. Coupled with the rain, the temperature was only over ten degrees Celsius. He was already shivering from the cold.
Xiao Yingxi saw that the weather was getting worse and worse, and the time was getting later and later. She couldn't go on like this, so she shouted to Gu Jinmo on the hillside.
"Jinmo, please leave me alone and quickly go to the village where we just entered the mountain to find someone. My legs can't move at all now. Even if you get down, it will be difficult to pull me up."
How could Gu Jinmo feel safe leaving Xiao Yingxi here alone? He refused without saying a word.
"No, Yingxi, don't worry, as long as I'm here, I will take you back safely. Just wait, I'll be down in a moment."
Xiao Yingxi sighed softly when she heard this. She had known Gu Jinmo for three years and knew Gu Jinmo's character well. At this time, Xiao Yingxi thought of her mobile phone and hurriedly took it out of her bag.
But at first glance, it turned out that the battery was out of power.
Xiao Yingxi immediately rummaged through her bag again. There should be a mobile power bank in her bag, but after searching for a long time, it was gone. Xiao Yingxi immediately shouted to Gu Jinmo again.
"Jinmo, you call the police first."
When Xiao Yingxi said this, she didn't realize that the hillside was already dark and Gu Jinmo's cell phone was out of battery.
Gu Jinmo spoke at this time.
"Yingxi, the phone battery is out of battery. Don't worry. We haven't been back for so long and Teacher Ouyang can't contact us. He will definitely find a way to find us."
Gu Jinmo comforted Xiao Yingxi. In fact, he was also very scared at this time. After all, among the insects, ants, birds and beasts in this deserted mountain, no one knew what would happen in the next second.
Just as Gu Jinmo said, Ouyang Zhuo took his classmates back to the hotel and kept an eye on whether Xiao Yingxi and Gu Jinmo had returned. It was almost seven o'clock in the evening, and the distance from when they were separated had passed.
It's been three hours.
Ouyang Zhuo was not at ease, so he called Gu Jinmo and Xiao Yingxi respectively, but both of them turned off their phones.
Ouyang Zhuo was a little worried, so he approached Lin Jiaojiao and the others and asked them to keep calling Xiao Yingxi and Gu Jinmo, while he found a car and returned to the scenic spot where they separated.
But there were several villages outside the scenic area, and Ouyang Zhuo didn't know where Xiao Yingxi and the others had gone. Ouyang Zhuo could only choose to call the police.
This place is no better than a big city. There are surveillance everywhere. Many villages here have no surveillance, especially those that have not yet been fully developed. They are even more isolated. The local police have been investigating for a long time, but they still cannot determine where Xiao Yingxi and the others have gone.
Where, I can only make a rough judgment.
But there are mountains everywhere here, with dozens of small roads leading into the mountains, and the police force here is limited. Looking for two people in these boundless mountains is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Ouyang Zhuo could not bear the consequences after the accident between the two students. After much thought, he could only report the situation to the school.
More than ten minutes later, Ouyang Zhuo's cell phone received an unknown call.
"Hey, I'm Xiao Yingxi's brother. What happened to Xiao Yingxi?"
The caller was Xiao Yingze. Just now, his home received a call from the dean of the school. Xiao Yingze immediately told his parents about the incident, and then hurriedly called Ouyang Zhuo.
Ouyang Zhuo immediately explained the situation here and repeatedly promised that he would try his best to find Xiao Yingxi. Xiao Yingze on the other side of the phone could not blame the teacher at this time. After all, Xiao Yingxi was an adult and was no longer incapable of judgment.
The child could only say in the end.
"Excuse me, Teacher Ouyang. I will also send someone to look for you."
After saying that, Xiao Yingze hung up the phone. Ouyang Zhuo still looked puzzled. He remembered that Xiao Yingxi was from Luocheng. Could it be that he still had some connections in Nanyun City.