Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 282 His Eyes in the Dark

"Lin Qingping! Are you here? Answer me!" He came down from above, following the steep slope, his flashlight swaying, some beams sweeping across Lin Qingping.

Lin Qingping looked at him, wanting to agree, but when she opened her mouth, she inexplicably couldn't make a sound.

Zhong Xiaoxiao answered for her.

Zhong Xiaoxiao waved her hands vigorously, "Here! We're all here! Lin Qingping is here too!"

After saying that, she added, "She's still alive! She's alive!"

Lin Qingping: ...

It's alive...

Then she saw the beam of light rush down like lightning, all the way to her, illuminating the darkness before her eyes, and his face became bright and clear.

His skin was dark, his features were strong, and what shone brighter than the light was his eyes in the darkness.

"Lin Qingping," he said, slightly out of breath, his gaze resolute, "I'll carry you on my back!"

Lin Qingping remained silent. He seemed afraid she would refuse, his gaze hardening as he added, "This is an order!"

Short, powerful, and resounding, just like when he gave orders in the army, leaving no room for doubt or opposition.

He turned around, his back to her, and said, "Get on."

Lin Qingping raised one hand, but the other was in pain. Her foot was also hurting as she stood there.

He waited a while, but there was no response. He turned around and suddenly realized something. His expression changed. "You're injured?"

“Yes, we’re all injured. We don’t know if any bones are broken or fractured…” Zhong Xiaoxiao said, still sitting on the ground.

Gu Juncheng looked Lin Qingping up and down, his voice changing, "Then why did you walk so far? And stand so straight?"

“We just don’t want to wait to die…” He Xin explained behind Lin Qingping.

"How could I just wait to die!" Gu Juncheng roared. "I'll definitely come!"

The four people in distress: ...

Who knew you'd come?

Gu Juncheng squatted down to examine Lin Qingping's injuries.

Lin Qingping was covered in mud, her clothes and pants were completely covered in mud, but Gu Juncheng had encountered such a situation before with his many years of military experience. After examining her carefully, he determined that there was probably a problem with her hands and feet, either dislocated or fractured, but fortunately, both of her knees were fine.

"Commander, those three are probably injured too. How are we going to get them back?" Xiao Tian asked, somewhat worried.

"Wait a moment." This was said to Lin Qingping. After speaking, Gu Juncheng called Xiao Tian and two other young men. Each of them broke off a few bamboo stalks nearby, then pieced them together and quickly tied them tightly, thus making a bamboo stretcher.

"Two of you carry these two girls, and the other person carries the boy on their back," Gu Juncheng instructed. Of course, he himself carried Lin Qingping on his back.

Gong Jing had been crying the whole time, but after Gu Juncheng and the others appeared, and then briefly left to find bamboo nearby and make a bamboo stretcher, she stopped crying.

When Gong Jing and Zhong Xiaoxiao were lifted onto the stretcher, the two finally relaxed completely.

Zhong Xiaoxiao also said to Gong Jing, "Now you're finally not scared anymore, right? And you're not crying anymore either."

Gong Jing was a little embarrassed, "I stopped crying when I saw them coming. Didn't they say Lin Qingping's husband is a soldier? What's there to be afraid of?"

It was cold in the mountains, so Gu Juncheng took off his coat and put it on Lin Qingping. Then, he squatted down, easily hoisted Lin Qingping onto his back, and strode forward, calling out loudly, "Hey boy, can you move your hands? If you can, take the flashlight and light our way."

Zhong Xiaoxiao quickly replied, "My hands can move too, I can take pictures for you."

After Zhong Xiaoxiao finished speaking, Xiao Tian handed her the flashlight.

Xiao Tian noticed the regimental commander's coat on Lin Qingping and understood. The four of them were wet and cold and were likely to get sick. So he took off his own cotton-padded coat and covered the two girls with it, blushing as he said, "Warm up for now, don't mind."

"What about yourself?" How could Gong Jing and Zhong Xiaoxiao dislike him? They were actually worried about him.

"I'm fine, we're in great shape!" Xiao Tian said, and together with his companion, each of them carried one end of the bamboo stretcher and followed Gu Juncheng's pace.

Lin Qingping remained quiet.

When Gu Juncheng came to rescue her, she did not resist, nor did she argue with him, nor did she try to take the stretcher from Zhong Xiaoxiao to prevent him from carrying her.

She was always very cooperative and obedient.

At this moment, lying on Gu Juncheng's back and listening to their conversation, she admitted that Gong Jing was right about one thing: the moment she saw him arrive, she was no longer afraid of anything.

Even if he was her ex-husband, even if he no longer remembered her, even if he had said hurtful things to her because of Chen Xia, there was one thing she was certain of: since he had come, he would definitely save her, and he would definitely be able to get her out of there, even if she were just a stranger, he would still do it, let alone her, who was his ex-wife.

This is determined by his integrity and character, and has nothing to do with their relationship.

Their chat continued.

Zhong Xiaoxiao was very curious as to why they were here.

"They descended from the heavens like gods," Zhong Xiaoxiao also described them.

Gu Juncheng remained silent, but Xiao Tian would speak.

“Our commander knows you’re going into the mountains! Didn’t you mention it when you were eating at my shop? He heard it. This afternoon, the clouds changed. My grandparents and parents are very experienced; judging from the clouds, they said there was a high chance of a heavy downpour tonight. Our commander was worried that a heavy downpour would cause landslides or rockfalls in the mountains, so we went into the mountains.” Xiao Tian explained in detail, making sure to express the commander’s concern and worry in every sentence.

Gu Juncheng was walking silently when he heard Xiao Tian talking incessantly. He interrupted her coldly, "Have you said enough? Stop adding fuel to the fire and talking nonsense."

Xiao Tian didn't dare to say anything more, but muttered to herself, "Where is the nonsense? Before it rained, the ants in front of our house were in a hurry to move, and you were pacing back and forth like an ant on a hot pan."

Zhong Xiaoxiao couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this.

Lin Qingping, however, did not laugh.

Maybe she was just too tired...

She lay on Gu Juncheng's back, bouncing up and down with the rhythm of his walking, making her feel a little dizzy. Their voices seemed to drift in and out of sight.

She tried to stay awake, and although she dozed off several times, she forced herself to stay awake with willpower.

However, human willpower has its limits. In the end, she couldn't overcome her physical exhaustion. Lin Qingping's consciousness relaxed, and she fell asleep on his shoulder.

Even on such a cold and rainy night.

Even though she had just faced a life-threatening situation.

Even though she was covered in mud and lying on her ex-husband's back.

It couldn't resist the fatigue of suddenly relaxing after the bowstring was fully drawn.

In the final moments before she fell completely asleep, she thought: Never mind, let's sleep. He's Gu Juncheng...