Even After My Death

Chapter 718: Chapter 616: Qi Xingzhou Arrives

Jiang Ning walked on the mountain with Xiao Hua.

It was only then she realized that there had been multiple landslides on the mountain the previous night.

However, these landslides were small and didn’t threaten the cave where Jiang Ning and Xiao Hua rested, hence the system reminder.

The mountain had completely changed overnight.

Countless trees lay across the ground, blocking their way, along with the soil and rocks sliding down from above.

Even as Jiang Ning led Xiao Hua out, she had to cautiously avoid the occasional rocks falling from above.

Having never experienced such things, Xiao Hua felt subconsciously afraid when she saw the scene before her.

The path Jiang Ning had taken into the mountain yesterday was blocked by obstacles, and places that had collapsed could possibly collapse again.

Jiang Ning asked the system to calculate the most suitable descent route, and found that the shortest one still exceeded yesterday’s path by a wide margin.

Jiang Ning, while guiding Xiao Hua around the obstacles, talked to her to divert her fear: “Xiao Hua, why weren’t you with your grandma yesterday? Did you go mushroom picking alone?”

“No. I came with grandma…,” Xiao Hua answered honestly.

From her words, Jiang Ning understood the process of how she got lost.

It had been raining recently, and many mushrooms sprouted on the mountain.

But mushrooms don’t grow in clusters; they’re scattered, with one here and another there, rarely forming a dense group.

Over ten villagers came to the mountain to pick mushrooms, not just from Sanwan Village, but from nearby villages as well, so to ensure efficiency and individual harvests, everyone typically searched alone.

Xiao Hua was originally not far from her grandma.

But being young, her legs worked faster than her grandma’s. Upon discovering a large bunch of mushrooms, she got excited, forgot to inform her grandma, and rushed to pick them.

Moreover, she seemed extraordinarily lucky, not only finding a large bunch of mushrooms but also spotting a wild chicken!

chicken, something that could be sold for money, and

chicken noticed her

ensued a chase between person and chicken,

catch the chicken, she realized she could no longer see Aunt Tian

for her grandma, until

she had stayed put after chasing the chicken, she probably would have been found. Instead, she

weeds, the soil was dense, and the fallen leaves were slippery. Xiao Hua panted heavily as she was led by

to use as a cane, but upon realizing Xiao Hua couldn’t walk anymore, she bent down and

feeling embarrassed despite Jiang Ning’s reassurance; she

that after safely descending the mountain, Xiao Hua would develop a psychological shadow toward going mushroom

know how

she heard someone calling her name, and

for a moment, then loudly responded in the direction of the voice: “Over here! I’m

rescuers appeared before Jiang Ning, led by Qi Xingzhou, who quickened

stared steadily as

and elegant, Mr. Qi now had messy hair, clothes drenched in sweat and dew, shoes

Qi Xingzhou never mentioned it, Jiang Ning could sense that he was normally meticulous about personal hygiene, perhaps even a bit of a

Xingzhou

Ning, focusing entirely on her and the unfamiliar little

took Xiao Hua off Jiang

Hua, who had been clinging

come to rescue them, Xiao Hua

big brother approached,

reason, even though the big brother

Xiao Hua vaguely sensed that this big brother’s attitude toward her was somewhat unkind and

out to hold her, Xiao

Xingzhou frowned and spoke flatly: “Let

just his usual attitude toward anyone other than Jiang Ning

normal coldness made Xiao Hua more frightened

Jiang

a strong sense of friendliness stepped forward urgently from behind Qi Xingzhou, smiling as he spoke to Xiao Hua, “This sister has carried you all the way; she must be

said, “Xiao Hua, it’s okay. They’re good

passed to

Xiao Hua was nine years old, after carrying her, the man found it easier to back-carry