Chapter 122 - Hope For Help (1/2)

On the other side of the forest, Xinyi failed to wake up despite numerous attempts by Zhiyuan. He bent and checked her breathing. It was faint but slowing down. He had already stopped the bleeding from her wound on her temple.

Zhiyuan concluded that she was unconscious because of the bruise because he had already coughed out all the water from her lungs. The more time passed, the more anxious he got.

”Xinyi…” he rubbed her palm. A tear slid down from his eyes to her cheek. The roaring sound of the waterfall was drowning away his cry. There was no means of contact. His phone was already damaged and lost in the lake. It was getting dark too.

I have to find the way back to the camp at any cost!

He picked her in his arms and was about to head out when he heard some shuffling of the leaves and twigs. He narrowed his eyes. ”Who is there?”

Two figures slowly stepped out of the trees and were shocked to see them. Zhiyuan blinked his eyes. It was an elderly man who came with a young girl in her teens. They held some buckets and fishing equipment in their hands.

The elder asked, ”Who are you two?” As he took a look at their condition, he was stunned. ”Oh dear. You two seem in trouble.”

The young girl widened her eyes. ”That woman is hurt!”

Carrying Xinyi, he quickly walked up to them and said, his voice laced in urgency and fear, ”You are right. We are in trouble. Especially my wife,” he panicked, ”sh-she fell into the lake and she doesn't know how to swim. I brought her out, but she is not waking up at all. I coughed out the water. She is injured too. I-I-”

”Calm down young man,” the elder said, ”Don't panic. I understand you are afraid after seeing your wife hurt. Rest assured, she seems fine. Just unconscious. Why don't you come with us? We live in a small village just up ahead. You can rest there and our doctor will take a look at her.”

Zhiyuan felt as if a huge burden was lifted. ”There is a doctor? So-so Xinyi will be all fine right? She will wake up right?”

The girl nodded. ”En! He is the best doctor in our village!” She proudly said.

Zhiyuan said, ”Then let's not waste time! Please show me the way.”

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In the camp, Liang was pacing back and forth as the rescue team was still yet to arrive.

”What the hell is wrong?”

He called. ”Where is your team! Don't you know that our friends are in danger? We are losing precious time!”

The commander of the rescue ops team said, ”Mr. Xu, we understand your situation. But we are being careful of the storm approaching.”

”Huh? Storm? Wait. Isn't that two days later?”

”It was supposed to be, yes. But the weather data that we have now says that a sudden cyclone somewhere is preponing the storm to arrive two days earlier.”

He froze.

”What!?” Now that he paid attention, he felt the winds were growing stronger and stronger every minute.

”Yes Mr. Xu. Even as we speak, heavy winds are blocking our way. We are doing our best to reach there on time.”