Indulging Mrs. Lu
Chapter 106: Unexpected Gain

Chapter 106: Chapter 106: Unexpected Gain

"Sister-in-law, why do you think there are people here?" Xiaopeng was very curious.

Zhuang Shuqing held an emergency flashlight, carefully making her way forward step by step. After hearing Xiaopeng’s words, she faintly replied: "Intuition."

Xiaopeng was somewhat at a loss for words, but felt it wasn’t his place to question further. Still, even if there was no one, they would have to search before they could be at ease.

After three days of rescue efforts, the number of missing persons had decreased to ten. Their mission tonight was to find those ten people. Although there were few left, the situation was very urgent.

Captain Leng had thought of coming to look himself, but was tied down by matters elsewhere and could only send Xiaopeng, who had better night vision.

The two of them didn’t know how long they had walked until they came upon a clearing. Surprisingly, it was undamaged.

"Eh, why are there so many footprints here? No, these are animal tracks."

Upon hearing that, Zhuang Shuqing immediately went to check. One look and her entire person became ecstatic, muttering: "I know where he is, I know."

Xiaopeng was a bit puzzled, "Sister-in-law, who do you know is where?" He looked at her and suddenly collided with a pair of bright, crystal-clear eyes.

She also looked at him, smiling, a radiant smile, "I know where Lu Jinyang is!"

...

Following the path for about ten minutes, the two stopped in front of a cave. Coincidentally, it was at the base of a hill, and the earthquake hadn’t affected this spot.

Xiaopeng glanced at the cave then at Zhuang Shuqing, "Sister-in-law, are you sure it’s here?"

"Hmm, look at those disordered animal tracks; they disappear right here. If I’m not mistaken, they must be nearby."

Zhuang Shuqing had started to suspect this when they were on their way.

If this place was really like what Leng Yixing said, a breeding area at the foot of the mountains, then it would be impossible not to see a single animal in Wu City. The animals must have been the first to sense the earthquake before it happened, but now there was no trace of them, which was very suspicious.

So, despite Leng Yixing’s objections, she came anyway.

The discovery of these disordered tracks was an unexpected gain for Zhuang Shuqing.

"Let’s go in and have a look."

"Wait, sister-in-law, you’re just going in like that?"

Zhuang Shuqing looked at herself and didn’t notice anything amiss, "Is there a problem?"

Xiaopeng pointed to the faintly visible cave entrance, "It’s blocked by rocks."

Zhuang Shuqing was startled and rushed over to find that the entrance really was blocked by boulders. Fortunately, the stones weren’t too big, and she had the strength to push them aside.

After thinking for a while, she took the emergency flashlight and circled around the entrance, only after confirming there were no cracks did she say to Xiaopeng: "Come on, let’s push these stones away, the animals might just be here."

Half an hour later, when the two of them had cleared the stones away from the entrance.

Zhuang Shuqing took the lead with the emergency flashlight, and Xiaopeng followed behind with the intention of protecting her.

"This path seems pretty long, I wonder if they all came in."

"Baa~"

The moment the words fell, the cry of a sheep echoed in the narrow passageway. The sound seemed as if it came from a more spacious place, then carried over here.

"Xiaopeng, can you tell where they are?"

Xiaopeng listened carefully for a moment, then pointed urgently ahead: "Hurry, they are right up front, it’s pretty open there."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Shuqing immediately quickened her pace. Five minutes later, the two stopped before a five-meter-wide pool, looking at the cows and sheep on the other side, not knowing what to say.