Chapter 98: Mine
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Ye Ling was startled and immediately dodged to the side, avoiding the attacker. The injured person fell to the ground, and Ye Ling felt a mixture of anger and fear. Just as she was about to counterattack, she heard the person on the ground painfully cry out, “Help…”
Ye Ling was left speechless. This person attacked her and was now asking for help. Could there be someone so shameless?
While Ye Ling was feeling a mix of anger and bewilderment, she suddenly noticed something unusual.
A strong scent of blood reached her nose, and she paused for a moment. Cautiously bending down, illuminated by the dim moonlight, she saw that the person on the ground was covered in blood. His clothes were stained dark as if he had come from a crime scene.
An unsettling feeling crept over Ye Ling. Suspicion and worry raced through her mind, and she instinctively took a step back, her intention to leave intensifying.
The man on the ground struggled to turn his head, and upon seeing a young girl before him, a strange light flickered in his eyes. His voice, hoarse and strained, pleaded, “Miss, please, save us… ”
Ye Ling had initially thought this person was a threat, but upon hearing his plea, she hesitated. What did he mean by “save us”?
“What do you mean?” Ye Ling asked her guard still up.
The injured man slowly managed to get up. He raised his hand with difficulty and pointed towards a direction. His voice was labored as he spoke, “There’s a mine over there. It collapsed, and there are many people trapped underneath…”
Due to his extensive blood loss, his tone grew more tired and heavy, and his body seemed on the verge of collapse.
Ye Ling blinked in confusion. A mine? Weren’t they on a forest farm? Where did a mine come from?
Ye Ling wasn’t entirely convinced by the man’s words. She pondered for a moment and asked, “Do you know Wang Gang?”
Upon hearing Wang Gang’s name, the man’s eyes ignited with a fiery hatred. His voice turned hoarse and furious as he uttered, “That b*stard. If he hadn’t refused to save us…”
The man abruptly stopped speaking, his gaze growing cautious as he observed Ye Ling. “Are you Wang Gang’s woman?”
Initially, the injured man attacked Ye Ling suspecting she was associated with Wang Gang from the forest farm. However, upon realizing Ye Ling was a woman, he temporarily dismissed this notion.
Yet, now he seemed to reconsider, pondering if Ye Ling was indeed Wang Gang’s woman. Was she planning a secret rendezvous with Wang Gang on the mountain? Why else would a pretty girl be out on the mountain so late at night?
Ye Ling had never been humiliated in such a manner. Annoyed, she retorted, “What’s with that look? How could I have anything to do with Wang Gang? I was captured by him and brought up the mountain. I only just managed to escape. ”
Seeing the man’s genuine animosity towards Wang Gang, Ye Ling decided not to withhold information. However, she was equally suspicious of him. Her vigilance somewhat diminished.
With the man now knowing she wasn’t Wang Gang’s lover, he sighed in relief. His guard dropped, and he slumped tiredly against a tree trunk.
Ye Ling observed the man and, after a brief hesitation, said, “Wait here for a moment. ”
Ye Ling walked several meters away and entered the small world.
On a simple wooden table beside the small world’s medicinal field lay various pre-made pills. Ye Ling selected two types and quickly returned to the real world.
Approaching the injured man, she handed him two pills. “If you trust me, take these. Otherwise, given your condition, you won’t last more than two hours.”
Ye Ling had deduced that while the man’s injuries weren’t fatal, he had lost too much blood and was in poor shape. So in the small world, she grabbed the most potent pills.
The man examined the pill in his hand, then sniffed it, detecting a refreshing herbal aroma.
After a brief hesitation, he took a deep breath and swallowed the pill.
The herbs in the pill quickly took effect. The man felt a significant reduction in pain as if his exhausted body had been revitalized by rain, gradually regaining strength.
“Thank you,” the man expressed his gratitude. “This medicine is amazing!”
Ye Ling skipped pleasantries and got straight to the point. “Explain the situation. I’m pressed for time too and don’t want to waste any.” The man coughed, composed his thoughts, and quickly summarized the events..