bullyxtreme Chapter 105 Encountering Dangers in Succession
Chapter 105 Encountering Dangers in Succession
Black bears are large, but they are very intelligent and agile. They should be hibernating in the winter, but perhaps the earthquake caused its hibernation den to collapse, which is why it came out.
It was extremely difficult for the villagers to deal with it.
Niu Da, Hu Zi, and other strong and sturdy men stepped forward to deal with Xiong, while Ling Jiu and his group hid in the trees looking for opportunities to launch ranged attacks.
At first, they just wanted to drive the bear away, but their attempts to do so seemed to anger the black bear, so they had to find a way to kill it.
Some people were injured, but fortunately, the outcome was good. As the black bear's sturdy body crashed to the ground, both the injured and the uninjured couldn't help but clap and cheer.
Meng Bochang smiled too; no matter what, progress was good. He quickly called for people to prepare to take the injured man and the dead bear back to their lodging.
The men were chased by the bear to the foot of a low mountain. There were still aftershocks from time to time, so they had to be brought back quickly.
The birds in the mountains gathered together and became restless, while the animals in the forests, which are usually rarely seen, also ran around in fear and unease.
Suddenly, the ground shook again, making him dizzy and his ears ring. When he regained his vision, Meng Bochang looked up and was so frightened that his heart almost jumped out of his mouth.
His pupils trembled, his cloudy eyes reflecting the loose rocks and cracked mountainside in the distance. Before he could speak, he heard someone shout at the top of their lungs, "Run!!"
Inside Qingzhou City, after everything was prepared, Meng Fuqing and his party immediately set off for Siqing Mountain.
After drinking the water that Meng Fuqing had brought, the wounded bandits felt much better, whether it was their imagination or they were actually thirsty.
On their way back, they discovered that there were suddenly many more rats in the city that were not afraid of people. These rats were larger than ordinary rats and kept hovering around the corpses on the ground.
Meng Fuqing frowned slightly. Fortunately, it was winter, and the corpses were rotting slowly. Otherwise, the rat infestation combined with the rotting corpses could very likely have caused a plague.
This time they took the same route they had taken the first time. Meng Fuqing and Niu Er wanted to see if the villagers who remained in the mountains had been affected by the earthquake.
As they approached the forest, Meng Fuqing keenly heard some noises, but couldn't make them out.
She rode on her horse, using the vines to probe the way. When she opened her eyes again, her face was somewhat pale. She cracked her whip and distanced herself from the crowd behind her.
Qi Liang and Niu Er followed without a second thought.
Niu Er thought Meng Fuqing was worried about his family and the villagers, so he comforted him, "Boss, don't worry. With my brother and the village chief here, there won't be any problems. Aren't Miss Ling and the others here too? Don't worry!"
Meng Fuqing turned his head and glanced at Niu Er, his expression quite complicated.
She had just sensed through the vines that the villagers were pulling Niu Da out of the ground. She could see that Niu Da's eyes were closed, and she didn't know whether he was dead or alive.
Qi Liang's expression was also not good, and he remained silent the whole way.
Upon hearing Niu Er's words, he shouted "Giddy up!" and rode alongside Meng Fuqing. "Meng Fuqing, I want to go back to Black Tiger Village first."
Meng Fuqing nodded knowingly. It seemed that Qi Liang was stubborn and didn't want to acknowledge his father, but in his heart he still regarded the chief as his father.
"If the situation isn't serious, come back and let me know."
Qi Liang nodded and rode away.
When they arrived at the location, the situation was not as bad as Meng Fuqing had imagined.
The landslide caused by the aftershocks didn't bring down much rock and soil. Niu Da was hit by a rock and buried because he couldn't escape in time. Several other people were buried in the same way.
Dr. Zheng was treating the injured, while the villagers were digging out the remaining buried people.
Niu Da was injured, and Niu Er was extremely anxious. Seeing his sister-in-law and several children guarding Doctor Zheng, he realized there was nothing he could do to help, so he could only focus all his energy on finding someone to help him.
Upon seeing Meng Fuqing and her group, the villagers didn't bother to talk to her; they were only focused on digging people out of the village.
Seeing that Meng Fuqing did not appear to be injured, Shan Qiyu finally felt relieved. She did not go forward and continued to move the broken stones.
Meng Fuqing didn't ask any further questions, but simply used the same methods he had used to search for people in the ruins to save time in the rescue.
She told them where to dig, and the villagers dug there. Compared to the villagers digging haphazardly like headless flies, this was much more efficient, and in no time, all the people buried were dug out of the ground.
Some clever people curled up to protect their heads the moment they were buried, while others stayed close to the boulders around them and were not seriously injured.
Two people were seriously injured; both were hit on the head by rubble and lost consciousness before they could even react.
One of the two is Tiger.
Tiger's mother cried her heart out and almost fainted. Meng Fuqing raised his hand and knocked her unconscious, then had several women take her away to rest.
She walked over to Dr. Zheng and asked, "How is the situation?"
Dr. Zheng shook his head gravely. "It's not good. If we had rescued him any later, he might have suffocated. I gave him some ginseng slices to suck on and also gave him acupuncture. We'll see how things go after we remove the needles."
Acupuncture takes time, and Meng Ranran can now help Doctor Zheng keep track of the time.
Meng Fuqing manually turned Meng Ranran around so that her back was to him.
Meng Ranran focused intently on counting in her mind, afraid of misremembering the time, and didn't even ask.
Meng Fuqing quietly wrapped the vine around Hu Zi's wrist, the sharp tips of the vine digging into Hu Zi's flesh, and began to channel healing energy into Hu Zi's body through the vine.
Only the main vine that mutated could transmit healing abilities to her vines. She had never needed to do this before and had never researched it. She only knew that the thinner the vine, the slower the healing. If it was thick enough, a rather large incision would have to be made in the flesh, which was quite troublesome.
Tiger had helped her family when they were in Mengjia Village, and Meng Fuqing didn't want to watch him lose his life in vain.
As for the other person who also suffered a head injury like Hu Zi, we'll see if he can make it through this period.
After repairing the internal wounds of Tiger's head, the external wounds still looked gruesome, so Meng Fuqing put away the vines.
The vines pierced into the other person's flesh, attempting to transmit healing abilities, but were clearly hindered. Meng Fuqing remained silent for a moment before withdrawing the vines.
The remaining people were fed regular water mixed with stream water and then handed over to Doctor Zheng.
The supplies and bandits who had been robbed from Qingzhou City were currently resting on the mountain road. Seeing that there had been no more aftershocks for a long time, Meng Fuqing wondered if he should take the villagers back to the mountain stronghold. Just as he was about to go and discuss it with Meng Bochang, a shrill cry suddenly broke out from the crowd.
"Dr. Zheng, please save my father! He was injured while killing a bear. If he leaves, what will become of my mother and me, a widow and orphan?"
Zheng Yi sighed, "It's not that I don't want to save him. If I could save him, would I just stand by and watch him die?"
"Then why is Tiger perfectly fine, but my dad died?!"
“Everyone has their own fate, why are you blaming the doctor?” Meng Bochang walked up to the boy with red eyes. “Your father was a member of the Meng family. Who wouldn’t be sad when he’s gone? Doctor Zheng did his best. Please accept my condolences.”
Seeing this scene, Meng Fuqing felt nothing. She never regretted her choice.
They buried the man's body on the spot and quickly cleaned up the mess. The forest was pitch black, and the villagers followed the bandits' carts and horses to Black Tiger Village.