Chapter 653: Chapter 653 - 653: Strategist (2)

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Ah Yu nodded. “I know.”

Meatball was still supervising her, so she naturally knew her limits and wouldn’t make a fool of herself like when she was young.

The conversation between the mother and daughter stunned the people who came to drink the water. They held the bowl in their hands and looked at it for a long time, hesitating if they should drink it.

Liu Shi noticed that person’s hesitation and asked, “Why aren’t you drinking?”

That person said, “…Isn’t this ordinary tea? Is there any tonic in it? We’re poor people and can’t use such good things. If there’s any in it, I won’t drink it.”

Liu Shi was caught between laughter and tears. “It’s fine, it’s fine. Drink it. It’s not valuable. It’s just ordinary tea.”

She didn’t explain why she said that to Ah Yu. It was already vague enough. The more she explained, the more suspicious it would be. It was better to let them guess for themselves.

After everyone left, All Yu turned her back to the crowd and placed the Myriad Spirit Water that would not cause diarrhea into one of the water jars to ensure that it could keep the rescued people alive. As for the rest, she would leave it to the doctor who came later.

At this moment, the people in the mine were also extremely tense, all of them looking like they would explode at any moment.

There was an empty well where they were that allowed some air to barely come through. There was also some faint light from the cracks in the ceiling, but it was not much. It was generally dark.

There was no food here either. Fortunately, they were used to only eating a little even after working all day. They could still last for a period of time.

There were also two children inside, around 10 years old. One big and one small, a boy and a girl.

While no one was paying attention, the boy quietly said to the dying girl, “Sister, wait a little longer. We’ll be able to get out soon.”

The girl opened her eyes and quickly closed them. She muttered, “Big Brother, am I… going to see… Father and Mother?”

“No.” The boy said firmly, “Father and Mother said to let you live well until you grow up. We still have to return to Dream City.”

“Dream City…” The girl muttered this name and she seemed to have found some strength again.

Suddenly, a hand moved over, holding a pancake between two fingers.

The boy first covered the girl behind him and looked over warily, only to see a woman with her hair tied up.

Chi Gou was impatient. She stuffed the pancake into the chest of the boy’s clothes and said, “If you don’t want her to starve to death now, give it to her!”

The boy swallowed.

Beside him, more gulping sounds could be heard.

The bolder one begged, “Miss, can you give me a piece of pancake too? 1 haven’t eaten for three days!”

Without even looking, Chi Gou snapped an arm-thick piece of wood and casually stabbed it into the ground to support the collapse beside it.

Without turning around, she said, “You’re about to die too? I see that you still have the energy to ask for food. You should be able to survive for two more days.”

Seeing her fierce appearance, how could everyone dare to beg her?

Even if they had ulterior motives, when they thought that they couldn’t defeat the other party at all, they stopped their random thoughts.

If the commotion of snatching things was too big and it caused the small sanctuary to collapse, it would be bad.

At this moment, Chi Gou’s sleeve was pulled by someone.

That person seemed to have mustered all his courage before saying, “Miss, I’m an advisor to the Eldest Prince’s residence. As long as you can give me a piece of pancake and we can get out safely, 1 guarantee that you won’t have to worry about food or clothing for the rest of your life!”

Chi Gou looked at that person and stared at him for a long time. The corners of his mouth twitched as she said, “Oh, I’m the advisor of King Xiaoyao. As long as you can find the exit for me, 1 guarantee that you can stay in King Xiaoyao Estate to work.”

That person:”…”

He took a deep breath and suppressed the indignation in his heart. In the end, he said nicely, “I’m not lying to you.”

“I’m not lying to you either.” Chi Gou’s tone was even more sincere than his.

That person:”…” This person was completely unreasonable!

The passageway Chi Gou had found previously was completely blocked. Just as she was about to open a new passageway, her ears twitched slightly, as if she had heard some movement.

She wanted to listen carefully, but someone pulled her sleeve again.

“Miss—”

At this moment, Chi Gou heard the source of the voice. It came from the southeast—

“Can anyone hear me?”

It was Miss Ah Yu’s voice. She definitely didn’t hear wrongly!

She had heard a similar sound before, but later on, when she went through the obstacles to take a look, she realized that it was impossible for a sound to come through from there.

She also tried to raise her True Qi to respond, but she could no longer hear that voice.

Chi Gou understood that it was not that she had heard Miss Ah Yu’s voice, but that she had been thinking about her, which was why she thought that she’d heard the voice.

This time, it was probably just her imagination.

“Is anyone there? We were sent by the Imperial Court to save you. If there’s anyone else, you have to persevere. We’ll be able to save you soon!” The voice was closer and clearer.

Chi Gou suddenly stood up and threw the person who was caught off guard to the ground. His head hit the rock firmly.

Chi Gou ignored him. Instead, she suddenly turned around and looked at everyone who was sitting or lying down. “Someone has come to save us. They’re not far away. Those who can still breathe, follow me immediately!” Everyone was instantly excited. Someone was really coming to save them?

In the past, they had heard that the previous cases of collapsed mines were directly abandoned, especially when there were many people trapped. They didn’t know how to save them at all.

Rescue missions were too difficult. They would rather dig a new mine in a different area.

Or the leaders would wait until the people inside were all dead before slowly digging them out and burying them.

But how long had it been? A day, two days? Someone had actually come.

Everyone was energetic and naturally full of motivation. Soon, under Chi Gou’s lead, these people cleared out a large area.

When they pushed away a huge rock together, their vision suddenly opened up.

The people working on both sides met face to face!