bayedsolid Chapter 331: The Road to Survival
Chapter 331: The Road to Survival
In order to avoid running into Xiao Xu and Jiang Lian'an, Qiao Ying could not walk on the trees, and was worried that they would be discovered by the people left behind if they walked by the lake. She could only take Qi Xi through the foggy forest.
When passing by a place, a scream was heard not far away, as if someone had encountered some danger.
After looking at each other, the two decided to sneak over to find out what was going on.
When they arrived at the place where the scream had occurred, there was only a pool of blood on the ground and traces of crawling. The two followed the crawling traces and found that it was Feng Yuan, who had fainted.
Worried that there might be snakes lurking in the dark, Qiao Ying sprinkled some bone lotus powder around.
Unexpectedly, just as the two were checking Feng Yuan's injuries, Chang Feizhang also rushed over after hearing the noise.
The six eyes met, all filled with horror. Qi Xi, who had been pretending to be stupid for eleven years, had forgotten to hide the shock in his eyes, and his eyes were filled with wariness towards Chang Feizhang.
For Chang Feizhang, he was also shocked.
Qi Xi's expression and behavior at the moment undoubtedly showed that he was not stupid at all.
Among the three people, Qiao Ying was the calmest.
"Save people first."
Faced with this situation, Chang Feizhang temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart, immediately put down the person on his back, and limped quickly to Feng Yuan's side.
After he put the person down on his back, Qi Xi's eyes immediately narrowed and he stood there in a daze for a moment.
The person Chang Feizhang was carrying on his back was actually Lu Xingpeng, who was already dead.
Qi Xi was not surprised nor did she feel a bit happy about Lu Xingpeng's death. Endless hatred spread from her eyes. Chang Feizhang caught the hatred in Qi Xi's eyes.
But Chang Feizhang still didn't ask anything.
After examining Feng Yuan's injuries, Chang Feizhang said solemnly, "It seems the only way to save his life is to amputate his limbs."
But he alone couldn't save Feng Yuan. Chang Feizhang looked at Qiao Ying for help. Qiao Ying shook her head and said truthfully, "I don't know how to treat him. If County Magistrate Chang has a way to treat him, I can help. But..."
Qiao Ying glanced around and said with a vigilant look, "We might not be the only ones who heard the scream just now. We should leave this place first and make other plans later."
Chang Feizhang looked at Qi Xi with a complicated expression, then followed Qiao Ying's advice and left first.
Chang Feizhang already had a dead person on his back. As long as Qi Xi's identity was not revealed and there was no evidence, there would be room for maneuver and Qi Xi could continue to live under the name Qiao Ying.
Thinking of this, Qiao Ying was about to carry Feng Yuan on her back, but Qi Xi stopped her and said, "I'll carry you."
Qi Xi's voice was firm and unyielding, which also meant that at least in front of Chang Feizhang, she could not turn back, making it clear that she was not a fool.
With the help of the sleeping pills that Qi Xi brought with her, when she was helping Feng Yuan to amputate his limbs, Feng Yuan suddenly opened his eyes just because of the pain, but because of the drugs and the pain, he fell into coma again.
Seeing that Feng Yuan was out of danger, Chang Feizhang finally asked Qi Xi the questions in his mind.
"...You are from Huaifeng Village. What's your name?"
Qi Xi was still wary of Chang Feizhang and only revealed her name. After hearing the truth from Chang Feizhang and learning that Chang Feizhang had also been bitten by a venomous snake and would soon die, the wariness in Qi Xi's eyes turned into self-blame and guilt, and she was in a state of panic.
County Magistrate Chang risked his own life to help Huaifeng Village uncover the truth, even giving himself a way out by letting them use his body to reconstruct the murder case as described in the storybook. Yet, he still doubted County Magistrate Chang, lumping him in with Hong Mingxu and his group of vicious and brutal people.
The overwhelming sense of guilt almost overwhelmed Qi Xi and she was on the verge of collapse.
Seeing Qi Xi blaming herself, Qiao Yingyin revealed a serious expression. Then, she looked at Chang Feizhang calmly and asked, "County Magistrate Chang, do you want to find a way out for the civilians and soldiers who have nothing to do with this case?"