Chapter 383 - Chapter 383: Ruins
Chapter 383: Ruins
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Ying, we’re too big a target now. Put away the carriage and the black horse. Let’s ride the horse that’s pulling the carriage.”
This way, even if they were to encounter refugees blocking their way again, their mobility would be stronger, and they would not waste time.
“I’ll do as you say.”
Gu Ying didn’t have any objections.
Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one in front and behind, MO Ruyue put away the carriage and the black horse, and switched to the two brown horses that pulled the carriage.
The horses that the Bai family provided were also better than ordinary horses, so the speed of the two people did not slow down at all.
When it was close to evening, the two finally saw another city. However, this time, the city had no access control because half of the city wall had collapsed. They could even see that most of the buildings in the city had also collapsed.
“I’ll go take a look. Maybe we can bypass this city.”
As Gu Ying spoke, he urged his horse forward toward the city. MO Ruyue was walking around the city, observing the surrounding environment.
An hour later, GuYing returned with some bad news.
“There’s almost no one left in the city. When the natural disaster occurred, half of them fled, and many were directly crushed under the collapsed houses. We don’t know if they’re alive or dead.”
“There are still some people left in the city. They are all seriously injured and on the verge of death, or they can’t move very far. They are the old, weak, women, and children who are still waiting for someone to save them.”
“Then let’s go into the city and take a look. There’s bound to be a major epidemic after a great disaster. Even if they survive now, they won’t be able to escape the subsequent epidemic if they stay in a place full of corpses.”
“Although the temperature in the north is getting warmer slowly, it’s still rising. They don’t have much time left.”
MO Ruyue thought of the old, weak, women, and children who had no choice but to give up, and then thought of the babies who were safely in the medium, and her heart softened.
They had come back to save people. If there were still people alive in the city below, there should be a hope of being saved.
However, before she went back, MO Ruyue entered the space again.
She needed to bring a large amount of food, medicine, and warm clothes, which were useful for the people waiting for help.
Gu Ying had investigated very clearly. There were not many strong men left in the city. Almost all of them had escaped, and the remaining ones did not want to leave their families.
What she needed to do was to fill up the carriage and then enter the city as fast as possible to save the people.
“The living Buddha is here, we’re saved!”
The city, which had been deathly silent, was disturbed by a burst of crying, and gradually regained some vitality.
Lanterns were hung on both sides of MO Ruyue’s carriage. The warm orange light symbolized the hope of life and was summoning the surviving lives to her.
“Don’t rush, don’t fight.”
MO Ruyue had already returned to the medium to prepare a lot of dry food. She steamed tray after tray of steamed buns and cakes. There was no porridge. After all, her carriage had a limited capacity and she could not “conjure” more things.
While maintaining order, she distributed food to the injured who could still move and moved over to her.
This way, everyone would be gathered together, and it would be more convenient for her to treat their injuries.
Perhaps it was because the people in the city were too scattered, there were not many people gathered here now. There were only a dozen people, most of whom were elderly and children, and only two or three men.
“Can you find any more living people? We won’t be staying here for too long, so if anyone needs food or treatment, I hope you can help each other to find it.
As MO Ruyue spoke, she quickly treated the injured in his hands.
Most of them were smashed or scalded, and some had a high fever because of shock. To MO Ruyue, it was not a difficult injury to deal with.
Those who were seriously injured would find it difficult to even move, let alone gather here.
“Bodhisattva, please save my mother and brother! They’ve been locked up in the room for a few days!”
An eight or nine-year-old boy suddenly appeared out of nowhere and knelt down in front of MO Ruyue. He didn’t even look at the steamed bun that was stuffed into her hand and just kept kowtowing and crying to her.
His age was similar to Er Bao’s, but their current situation was like heaven and hell.
Not to mention his bloodied face and ragged clothes, just the despair in his eyes was enough to make one’s heart clench.
“I can help you take a look, but I can’t guarantee that I can save them. As you can see, there are only two of us, and we still have to help the other people.”
Although MO Ruyue sympathized with him, she still let her rationality take over.
She wouldn’t make a promise out of sympathy, no matter who it was to.
“Thank you, thank you!” The little boy thanked her excitedly.
“Hurry and eat something.”
An aunt at the side forced a steamed bun into his hands, but he still looked at MO Ruyue eagerly, afraid to miss every look in her eyes.
“Where’s your house?”
MO Ruyue quickly finished bandaging the last patient and called the little boy over to ask.
“It’s in a courtyard in the north of the city. However, the surrounding houses have all collapsed, so the carriage can’t enter.” The little boy said hesitantly. This carriage and the horse that pulled it were worth a lot of silver. Although there were not many people left in the city, it was hard to guarantee that there would not be people who would take advantage of the situation.
MO Ruyue noticed his hesitation and asked, but she didn’t expect him to also honestly speak his mind.
“Don’t worry, just lead the way,”
Of course, she wouldn’t leave the carriage alone when she went to save the people.
Under the little boy’s lead, MO Ruyue and Gu Ying came to a pile of ruins.
From the remnants of the pillars and walls, it could be seen that this was once a residential area. However, not only was there no relatively complete house, but there was also no passage for people to enter and exit.
Some of the buildings that looked like they were about to collapse were severely slanted, as if they would collapse at the slightest touch.
MO Ruyue observed carefully and confirmed that only the boy’s body size could pass through the gaps between the buildings smoothly.
But even so, it was hard to say if he would be buried when he returned.
She directly reached out to hold the little boy’s waist and carried him up. After a few leaps, they reached the roof of a nearby building, and the view suddenly widened.
“Tell me, where should I go?”
Looking down at the entire residential area from above, even with the help of the moonlight, they could only see a vague outline.
“Go that way, east, about 100 meters to the right. There’s a broken old locust tree there. 15 steps to the right, that’s my gate.”
The little boy didn’t show any panic, but after carefully determining the direction, he immediately gave an answer.
Not only did he know the route home by heart, but what was even more valuable was that he could describe the route clearly and accurately.
MO Ruyue couldn’t help but take another look at the little boy.
Other than the time when he cried for her help, he still looked like a child. Now, he looked like a mature adult.
“Bing ‘Er, I’ll go alone, you guys wait for me here.”
Gu Ying carried a rope on his back and a modified jack in his hand. Since he was going to save people from the collapsed house, these things were essential.
Fortunately, there weren’t any skyscrapers that were more than ten stories tall, so the difficulty of the rescue was also reduced..