Chapter 1037
Luckily, still holding the trunk in my hand, I poked it heavily around a few times, noticing that the earth was hard not far away, and was relieved to get down slightly to try to lighten the weight of my body.
This would lighten the sinking a bit so that a category of sinking would also slow down.
“Rumble ……” There was a loud clap of thunder outside the cave, followed by the sound of pattering rain.
I was a little desperate, even if I got out of the swamp, but there was no way to climb up to the cave, once the rain was too heavy and the cave was waterlogged, I would be just as dead or injured, and the bigger hidden danger was the possibility of a landslide, and when that happened, I was just afraid I would drag Shi Rui down with me.
“Shen Shu, are you alright? It’s raining outside, what should we do? Why is Duan Tong taking so long to go, why isn’t he coming yet!”
Shi Rui was in a hurry outside the cave again, but she didn’t know what to do!
Water was already flowing in from the cave, and the rain was running into the swamp, making it suddenly even looser.
My heart sank, I had to fight to the death and take a gamble, if the swamp was still ahead, I could only say I deserved it, if not, there might be a chance of survival.
Drawing a deep breath, I clenched my fists and fought with all the strength in the province to leap myself out of the bog.
Leaping one way and landing on another fast, I was unsettled, and I was finally relieved to find that my feet were solid earth and I didn’t feel like sinking any further down.
The sound of thunder outside was so loud that I could barely hear the sound of the stonewall, and there was the sound of rushing water in the cave, so I think the swamp was made from the water and earth that had been flowing in for a long time.
This place is loose and originally flat, but the sudden appearance of such a large pit is thought to be the result of the underground being hollowed out.
City A is a southwestern city, a mountainous and forested region, and in the tens of thousands of years of plate movement, it was inevitable that many coal mines were left underground.
In previous years there was no specific control, the local people exploited the coal mines and dug a lot of holes in the ground. Although professionals came to maintain the mines later, the holes were left unused for many years, which inevitably left the soil soft and unstable.
Nowadays it is better to say that this land is prone to upper body landslides than to say that the original mine holes have started to slide down, with holes dozens of metres below the surface, and with rain erosion, a plain that originally looked all right on the ground can suddenly collapse if you are not careful, revealing a sky-high pit on the surface.
If it were daytime, a pit of this size, I would naturally be able to see it, but at night it was pitch black, there was no bottom under my eyes, and if I accidentally fell down and tried to climb up, I would have to ask for help.
“Shen Shu, can you hear me? Are you okay? Someone is coming, we’ll be down to rescue you soon, don’t worry!” A voice came from the entrance of the cave, it was Shi Rui’s voice.
I tilted my head in response, “Okay, you guys be careful!”
Worried that the people coming down would accidentally fall into the swamp, I shouted, “When you come down, make sure you have a torch with you, there’s a huge swamp down there, don’t fall in.”
From above came a voice, “Yes!”
I stood still, not daring to move, and looked at the person coming down, a man figure, thinking it should be Mu Shen.
I said, “Mu Shen, you pay attention to safety, this cave is swampy, the soil is too soft, I worry that this piece will also sink, you be careful!”
He didn’t respond to me, he had a rope tied around his waist, one hand holding a torch to find his footing, and one hand holding the soft earth at the entrance of the cave in my direction.
Chapter 1038
The light from the torch was coming in my direction, so I couldn’t see Mu Shen’s face. When I looked around, I saw two relatively deep pits not far away, which I should have just stepped into.
There were also some mud-stained shrubs around, all of which were tea trees. I guess I was right, this place had just collapsed.
The rain was getting heavier and I was almost wet, not sure if the soil under my feet was solid or not, I could only try to walk, seeing Mu Shen approaching me, I spoke, “Be careful, some of this soil is empty!”
“Mmm!” He was already walking beside me, and I froze for a moment when I heard the familiar voice.
Looking up, I couldn’t help but freeze, “Fu Shen Yan? It’s you!” The nerves that had been tense, somehow, suddenly eased up when I met him.
Heart also relieved, he pursed his lips, handsome eyebrows upward adjustment, with a few cool, “What? Not the person you wanted to see, disappointed?”
I froze, ignoring his sarcasm, and spoke, “Let’s hurry up, this place could continue to sink at any moment!”
He seemed to know better than I did and pulled me along and prepared to go, glancing up at the cave entrance, he spoke, “The man is found, kill the rope and tie it to the tree.”
Shi Rui’s voice came through from above, “Okay, got it, you guys be quiet!”
Then Fu Shen Yan tied the other rope he had on me and spoke, “Follow me later!”
I nodded and saw him reaching out to take me by the hand, I subconsciously avoided it and spoke, “It’s okay, I can follow you!”
He looked back at me, his gaze was warm and kind, he couldn’t tell if he was happy or angry, he just faintly withdrew his gaze and said, “Be safe!”
I nodded and followed him carefully, a seven or eight metre high deep pit, it was not that easy to climb up, plus it was raining.
The man couldn’t get too close to the hole or he would easily fall down too, he could only pull with assistance from above.
I didn’t have the strength in my hands to tug the rope up, but it was impossible.
I was covered in mud and in a terrible mess. Fu Shenyan was physically strong and it would not have been difficult for him to go up on his own, but with me, it was a bit of a struggle, and I would have even dragged him.
His clothes were all wet, he was covered in mud, and even his hair, which was always dry, was covered in mud.
I sat limply in the mud and said, somewhat deflated, “You go up first, we can’t both get up there if we go on like this, it’s raining too much and there’s a risk of the place collapsing at any moment, it’s too dangerous!”
He frowned, a pair of dark eyes looking at me, his gaze deep and dark, “If it was Mu Shen, is it possible that you wouldn’t have given up so quickly?”
I froze, knowing he had misunderstood, and sighed, “You’re overthinking it, the most important thing now is to cut our losses, we’ll both end up in trouble if we both spend so much time here.”
“I’m happy to!” He opened his mouth and ignored my struggle, pulling me on and pushing up.
It wasn’t going to be that easy and I still fell again.
A voice came from the mouth of the cave, “How are you guys doing? Can you get up here?”
“The soil is too soft, you guys throw some tree trunks down!” Fu Shen Yan spoke, his eyes fell on me and he spoke, “Don’t worry, I won’t leave you here alone.”