Chapter 26: So Unlucky (2)

Zhuo Qing's self-comfort hadn't ended yet when the girl's terrified scream rang out: "You... what do you want to do!? Go away!"

"Don't worry, I can't bear to kill you; I'm just impatient! So tender and delicate, I haven't tasted what a young lady of a wealthy family tastes like yet!"

SHIT! The lewd language gave Zhuo Qing goosebumps! What would happen next could be imagined with her toes!

"You hurt me, I... my brother won't give you money!" The girl was making a final effort, trying her best to appease the man, but unfortunately, the man wasn't moved. He spat and cursed: "Won't give? If he doesn't give, then let him collect the corpse!"

"Please! Please don't!"

"Help—"

Then came the sound of cloth being torn, the girl's shrill crying, and the man's wanton laughter. Everything was like a file, tearing at Zhuo Qing's heart. Countless female corpses who had died from rape flashed through her mind, and Zhuo Qing's hands gripped tighter and tighter! *Damn, damn, damn! * She was anxious but caught in a dilemma. If she left without caring about the girl, she estimated she would never be at peace for the rest of her life, but if she rushed in, the result would only be worse!

Zhuo Qing hadn't thought of a good way yet when a gust of wind flashed past her ear, followed by a series of not-so-small movements. Looking closely, a stone the size of a fist was rolling toward the cave entrance. Zhuo Qing felt a chill down her spine; she clearly hadn't moved, so where did the stone come from!

"Who?!" Inside the mountain cave, a vigilant male voice roared.

Zhuo Qing panicked and hurriedly retreated, wanting to drill into the bushes beside her. Suddenly, a pair of large hands grabbed her shoulders, and another hand covered her mouth, dragging her to the side. Zhuo Qing was shocked and struggled desperately. At this moment, a both unfamiliar and familiar male voice rang out low in her ear: "I'll lure him out; you go in and save the person."

This voice was? Qian Jing? Zhuo Qing stopped struggling, and the hand grabbing her finally loosened. Zhuo Qing hurriedly looked back. In the misty rain, she met a pair of eyes as deep as a dark pool. The person who came was indeed Qian Jing, but at this moment, he was full of solemnity, a far cry from his usual roguish appearance. Zhuo Qing had a moment of trance.

Qian Jing pushed her lightly behind the mountain rocks on the side of the stone cave and ran toward the cave entrance. Standing outside the cave entrance, Qian Jing stood with his hands on his hips and shouted: "In broad daylight, under the bright sun, actually robbing a woman! This young master really can't stand it; aren't you going to come out and accept death!"

Zhuo Qing immediately had black lines all over her head. It was clearly pitch black and dark, so where did the broad daylight and bright sun come from? He was indeed the rogue she knew! Muttering in her heart, Zhuo Qing pressed tightly against the stone wall, carefully hiding herself. Suddenly, a stream of light flew out from the cave. Qian Jing jumped backward sideways, narrowly dodging it. After the silver light danced, it actually returned to the cave again. Zhuo Qing was secretly shocked; what kind of weapon was this?

"You wet-behind-the-ears brat, see if grandfather doesn't split you!" Following a rough roar, a tall and strong man appeared at the cave entrance, his robust physique looking somewhat scary. Zhuo Qing looked carefully at the object in his hand and found that there were several circles of thin iron chains wrapped around his arm, and under the chains hung a round ball slightly smaller than a fist. The surface of the round ball was covered with dense, cold-flashing barbs. If hit by it, one would definitely be bloody and mangled.

Zhuo Qing held her breath and curled her body tighter. She only heard Qian Jing sneer: "Then let's see who dies first!" A flying knife flew toward the big man. The big man struck out with the round ball. *Clang! * The flying knife and the round ball struck a spark. The big man didn't show weakness, waving the iron chain in his hand and attacking Qian Jing's face. Qian Jing jumped backward, and the big man pursued the victory. The sound of weapons clashing and grass and trees shaking moved further and further away. Zhuo Qing lifted her long skirt and ran into the cave entrance nimbly.

The mountain cave was quite large, and the fire burning in the middle was very bright. In a small corner, a woman with messy hair and tattered clothes was curled up on the ground, staring at her in terror, her thin body trembling uncontrollably.

Zhuo Qing stepped forward and said anxiously: "Get up quickly, come with me."

The woman not only didn't stand up but shrank back in fear. Zhuo Qing pulled the woman's arm, helped her up, and explained: "You are Ru Er, right? Qi Tianyu asked us to save you. Don't ask so much; let's leave this place first."

After much difficulty, she dragged the woman up, but she still leaned tightly against her, trembling, not moving at all. Zhuo Qing was anxious. Before she could speak, the woman looked at her pitifully with tearful eyes and said tremblingly: "My feet can't move."

Can't move? Zhuo Qing lightly lifted her skirt hem. Under the firelight, Zhuo Qing finally saw clearly that there was an obvious open fracture on the woman's right foot.

"Damn it!" Zhuo Qing cursed in a low voice. The wound surface was very large, the lower leg bone was severely exposed, and the muscles were torn. Without timely treatment and fixation, not only would this girl's foot be ruined, but the infection caused by the large wound surface could also take her little life! No wonder that man dared to leave her alone in the mountain cave; he had long since broken her foot. Let alone running, she couldn't even crawl out of this mountain cave! Judging by the situation on the surface of the wound and the woman's somewhat numb expression, this injury must have been at least twelve hours old. She couldn't carry her, and dragging her would only mean they wouldn't get far, and the outside was full of weeds and dead branches. If it became infected again, it would be troublesome. Zhuo Qing judged the situation quickly, helped the woman sit down, ran to the fire, found two dry branches, walked back to the woman's side, and while tearing the skirt hem into cloth strips, said in a low voice: "You have to endure it!"

Ru Er hadn't reacted yet when Zhuo Qing had already grabbed her lower leg and set the bone with quick and precise movements.

"Ah—" The pain of the bone resetting made Ru Er almost faint from the pain. After finally recovering, Zhuo Qing had already fixed the injury with branches. Letting out a long sigh of relief, Zhuo Qing helped the woman stand up again and asked: "Can you move?" Everything was an expedient measure. The cloth strips were tightly wrapped around the right foot, which could only ensure that she wouldn't suffer a secondary fracture. Without disinfection, infection was inevitable. She hoped she could hold on!

Moving her right foot lightly, it still hurt, but she could already use her strength! Ru Er bit her lower lip tightly and nodded hard: "I can, let's go!"

"Let's go." Zhuo Qing helped Ru Er walk toward the outside of the cave, secretly marveling in her heart—what a resilient and intelligent woman.

"Where are you going?!"

The two had just reached the cave entrance when the big man's black and strong figure also appeared at the cave entrance, looking somewhat triumphant, laughing loudly: "Wanting to use the 'luring the tiger away from the mountain' trick? You think I've been mixing in the Jianghu for so many years for nothing!"

Ru Er's body couldn't help but tremble, and Zhuo Qing's heart was also in her throat. She felt her chaotic heartbeat clearly for the first time. Supporting Ru Er, the two retreated all the way, until they were pressed against the cold stone wall, with nowhere to retreat.

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