Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Chapter 658: Chapter 658: Life and Death in Two Days and Two Nights (Part 15)
 

By the time the city gate closed again, Qi Yuanzheng had changed his post. The surrounding city defense officers and soldiers finally began to whisper.

“My goodness! So Lord Qi will also act on personal considerations, and secretly open the city gate. That’s so strange!”

“I think the key is what Mrs. Di showed to Lord Qi at the end. What do you think it was that actually changed Lord Qi’s face?”

“We don’t know that, but it must be something extraordinary.” Wasn’t that obvious?Nôv(el)B\\jnn

“Turns out Mrs. Di is actually a Prefecture Princess! No wonder she has risen step by step! The Princess was once so close to me, if only she was mine back then…”

“Cut it out! Stop daydreaming! You should take a good look at yourself in the urine you sprinkled, would you be able to marry a Prefecture Princess?”

“Why couldn’t I marry a Prefecture Princess? It’s because you’re ignorant, huh!”

Another team came to take over, and also joined the conversation: “Early on, people said that the Imperial Envoy had come and issued a decree. Your news is too delayed, so you don’t know about it.”

“Really? Please tell me more about that…”

Suddenly, he began to gain momentum and dragged him into the city tower.

Liu Sisi, riding in a carriage, quickly arrived near the City God Temple.

A bonfire was burning here, and countless soldiers were surrounding the “Miss of Di Family,” completely encircling the Huangcheng City Temple.

Liu Sisi’s arrival brought joy to the crowd, who quickly cleared the path for her to enter the temple.

Inside the temple, Di Xuan, disguised as YingEr and protected by several close guards, could not help but call out in a soft voice when she saw Liu Sisi: “Mom…”

“Hush! Don’t talk. What’s the situation?”

Of course, Liu Sisi’s last sentence was directed at the surrounding guards.

The guard hurriedly explained the situation: “Your Honor and some agile people have entered the cave, and they haven’t come out yet.”

Liu Sisi looked up at the cave entrance and then at the sky with the moon at its zenith, nodding slightly.

“Well, I understand. How long have they been inside?”

“They went in just after it got dark, and it is almost midnight now. They have been inside for about six hours.”

Six hours? YingEr has been missing for a full day, but no news has come. Could something really have gone wrong?

Liu Sisi felt more and more uneasy, looking up at the invisible cave entrance, as if there was a mysterious force calling her up.

“Most of you stay here to protect the lady. A few more, come with me to have a look.”

“Yes.”

Mom, I… I want to go too!”

Di Xuan hesitated, but his face was extremely determined.

Liu Sisi thought for a moment and finally shook her head: “No, you have to stay! YingEr is missing, which is already my dereliction of duty as a mother. If something happens to you, how can I explain it to your father? Just listen and stay here.”

“No! YingEr… cough… it was wrong of my brother to disappear, and it is my fault. If you don’t take me, I will go in by myself. In any case, I must find her!”

Di Xuan’s voice was particularly determined.

This child’s stubbornness was just like Di Yelei!

Liu Sisi sighed secretly: “Okay, if you come with me, you must not go too far from me. At least stay where I can see you, understand?”

“Okay!”

Di Xuan naturally agreed. As for what happened when he really went up, it was not something she could control.

Liu Sisi didn’t bring many people, just casually picked a few skilled hands, and led them to climb towards the cave entrance.

As these people were climbing, Di Yelei and his men, guided by Xiao Wen, took a shortcut to chase the direction where the sound had come from earlier.

Xiao Wen seemed to be very familiar with the cave, moving in and out, climbing rocks and slopes with agility.

He led everyone almost along the cliff, walking on the slippery moss that was difficult to grasp. Their feet occasionally slipped, almost falling into the abyss below that could not be seen.

The scare made everyone break out in cold sweat! They also climbed mountains and waded water in the cave.

“I used to come into this cave to play when I was a kid. There are two underground rivers in the cave, as long as the river water becomes muddy and starts to rise, there are several caves in the cave full of fish and shrimp left after the tide. So every time the water level rises, people in our village will sneak into the cave. Since it’s better for fewer people to know about it, so…”

Xiao Wen seemed quite shy about it.

“Well, it’s natural. After all, this is the basis for your family’s livelihood. We can all understand.”

Xiao Wen’s pace sped up, and holding a torch, he pointed in the other direction: “Over there used to be a large karst cave called Nine-Link Cave. Unfortunately, the ceiling of the cave collapsed suddenly a few years ago, turning into the current seven large caves. This has also caused fewer and fewer fish and shrimp in the cave. Seeing that the fish and shrimp in the cave were not enough for one family, my father let me join the governmental office…”

Di Yelei looked back in the direction of the cave pointed out by Xiao Wen, without saying anything, and quickly caught up with Xiao Wen’s footsteps.

On the other side of that cave, a small figure was huddling in the darkness.

Suddenly, the firelight and the huge shadows of the people reflected on the cliff seemed to magnify countless times like demons from hell! The swaying ghost shadows and echoes off the cave walls made it difficult to hear their original voices, scaring Di Ying, who was already like a frightened bird.

She carefully hid in the dark, holding her breath, not daring to move.

It was not until the swaying light gradually faded, and footsteps also gradually disappeared, that she began running quickly in the opposite direction, trying to escape the other side’s pursuit.

Little did she know that she was going further away from those who came to rescue her.

“Your Honor, there’s something unusual ahead! It looks like someone is lying on the ground.”

The man leading the way finally discovered something unusual and quickly reported it.

Di Yelei raised the torch and took a closer look, only to be shocked!

“Quick, check if anyone is still alive.”

It turned out they had chased after Old Man Li and Jiang Xiaocai, who had fought earlier, and immediately found a corpse lying on the ground.

“Your Honor, this man was clearly murdered, and is now unconscious. He’s barely hanging on to his life with just his last breath, and it doesn’t look like he’ll survive for much longer.”

The fact that the person was still alive was good news!

“Hurry up and get him treated. He must be an informant. We must keep him alive so we can force him to tell us where YingEr is!” Di Yelei exclaimed happily!