A life of clearness

Chapter 7 Fate has arrived
Rong Qing supported the old man and did not dare to leave until someone came over.

There were about five or six young students and servants. They noticed the two people almost kneeling on the ground and ran over to help them stand up.

They were the quickest ones. They were not injured, and being young and strong, they spontaneously formed a group and went to help wherever they saw a need.

"I'm fine." Rong Qing said first, "Mr. Woyu seems to be injured, let's send him to the clinic first."

"Mr. Yu, are you really okay?" The handsome young student had beads of sweat on his forehead, but at this time he didn't care about his neat and elegant appearance. His outer robe was nowhere to be found, and he was only wearing his inner garment. However, after carrying the old gentleman on his back, he looked more capable.

"It's okay," she waved her hand and looked at the library with some worry. "You can take the gentleman away."

It looked like nothing had collapsed, but there were still a lot of tiles that had fallen and shattered. She wanted to go back and bring out her bookcase, but in this situation, she didn't dare to go in.

You are really such a coward.

She hesitated for a while, then turned around and caught up with the old man.

The group of students assigned two people, one to carry the old man on his back, and the other to watch from the side, waiting for their companion to run out of energy before taking over. Now that help was needed everywhere, it was not easy to spare two young men.

"Mr. Yu?" Following the handsome student was a student with a rather youthful face. He was not surprised that Rong Qing suddenly ran over.

Cough, Rong Qing had already thought of an excuse on the way over, "The clinic must be crowded at this time. I don't know when it will be my turn in the queue. I know a doctor who only treats acquaintances, and he lives much closer to the clinic."

"This..." The two students looked at each other.

"Sir, since the doctor is not running a clinic, he may not be at home at this time."

"Your brain is really quick." Rong Qing smiled, "He has a leg disease and usually doesn't go out."

Although the baby-faced student still had some doubts, this was not the time to be picky. The one carrying the old man was the most straightforward and asked Rong Qing for directions.

"Let's go back and go through the side door and go around the T-shaped alley." Rong Qing followed them without any effort. The students usually had archery lessons, so their physical strength was not bad, but with a person on their back, even though he was not heavy, they could not go any faster.

Walking back to the library, the old man who was a little unconscious suddenly woke up and shouted "Books, books!"

"Books can't run away. The academy will send someone to get it soon." Rong Qing is old and a teacher, so he can be disrespectful. "You should take a good rest."

The two students pretended not to hear anything and didn't dare to say a word. They just kept on going on their way.

As for the old gentleman, it was unclear whether he heard Rong Qing clearly or not. After he passed the library, he stopped shouting and kept mumbling something.

Rong Qing led the way. She was not sure whether the doctor was at home. She just hoped that the trip would not be in vain.

The three men, along with the old man, quickly entered the alley. With just a glance, they could see many collapsed scaffoldings on the road and broken tiles everywhere.

Rong Qing didn't expect that the situation in the alley was even more serious...

Perhaps because the wall was not dense enough, the whole wall collapsed on the alley. A pile of messy stones and bricks blocked it, forcing people to go around into other people's yards and then go out.

A large number of branches and leaves are crushed among the brick and stone piles, and the originally vibrant green now only adds to the desolate atmosphere.

Rong Qing and the baby-faced student were helping to push aside the big branches in front.

The gap left by the collapsed wall was as high as a person's waist. Seeing this, the baby-faced student straightened up and climbed over the wall. He turned around and took the old man from his companion.

"Be careful." Rong Qing supported the old man's waist until he lay safely on the back of another person.

The handsome student panted and wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeves, not caring whether it was rude or not. His sleeves were instantly soaked.

"Sir. My apologies." He raised his hand.

It seems that he wants to lift Rong Qing over.

Rong Qing quickly said no.

"Don't underestimate me, sir." As he said this, he put his palms into his sleeves and supported himself with his hands on the wall.

The cracked wall was covered with uneven and sharp gravel. With the support of her sleeves, she dared to exert force and push herself up.

Although Rong Qing's movements were a bit slow and clumsy, fortunately she managed to climb in safely.

The handsome student breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed the muscles in his arms. He had been keeping a close eye on Rong Qing, fearing that she would lose her strength and fall. If she was about to fall, he would stay below her so that he could immediately hold her feet and send her up.

"Be careful, sir."

Rong Qing jumped down from the top of the wall and chose a place with less gravel. After bending her knees to relieve the force, she stood up calmly and patted the hem of her clothes. Inevitably, there were several obvious cuts on her clothes.

Turning around, the handsome student had already flipped in nimbly and landed on his feet.

"Let's go." Rong Qing and the others had to pass through, so they followed the rules and did not go inside.

They didn't know if it was because there were too many people passing through, but they didn't see the owner of the courtyard. It was even very quiet from the moment they came in, with only the sounds of their few voices.

I don't know if the owner of the house has run away, or if they are afraid of trouble and are hiding. The two students also think the same. The most urgent thing is to send the old man to the doctor first, and we will come back to see if there is any trouble here later.

Rong Qing and others continued to move forward, and after finding a new gap, they worked together to move the old man out.

But just when Rong Qing was about to climb out, she seemed to hear some sound.

I turned around suddenly, but saw nothing.

"Did you hear any sound just now?" Rong Qing looked at the two students in confusion.

The two looked at each other and answered in unison, "No."

Could it be that I heard it wrong? Rong Qing paused for a moment, but the voice did not appear again. She did not want to delay everyone with this ambiguous voice, so she quickly climbed over the wall.

The wall was tilted, and when Rong Qing stepped on it, it was shaking noticeably.

"Hold on, hold on." She encouraged herself in her heart and slowly moved over.

The student at the other end raised his hand to take it from her.

"Sir."

Rong Qing raised her head suddenly.

I got it, this is the sound.

"Someone is calling me." And this childish voice is very familiar.

Rong Qing made a "hush" gesture to the students and quickly turned her gaze behind her.

But the scene was the same as before. His eyes swept from left to right, and then back again little by little.

"Baby..." she called softly. "Baby, where are you?"

But the sound seemed like an illusion and disappeared again.

Rong Qing took a deep breath, knowing that it was time to make a decision.

"I'll stay here. You guys take Mr. Woyu and go first."

If there really was a little girl alone in some unknown corner here, she didn't dare to bet on the possible consequences.

"This..." This time both students disagreed.

It was obvious that Suicheng was in chaos due to this sudden earthquake. In this chaos, there would definitely be people trying to take advantage of the situation. If Mr. Yu was unlucky enough to be caught, and no one was around, they would not be able to accept the consequences.

"If you're worried about me, then you should go and come back quickly." Rong Qing had made up her mind. "Just keep going along this road, go straight, and you'll be there in a short while. That alley is different from other alleys, and it's still a gravel road. The doctor's surname is Dugu, and the banner on his door reads Qiankun Zaihui. It doesn't matter if you can't find him, because everyone in the courtyard will see a doctor, and at least someone will be there to watch over the house, so go with peace of mind."

She waved her hand.

"Sir, please be careful. The students will be back soon, and you should not go too far."

"Got it. You guys should be careful too." Rong Qing took a good look at their appearances. Now was not a good time to introduce herself, so she could only ask after everything calmed down.

From the beginning, she never called out the students' names. Because she couldn't remember which one they were. She spent most of her time doing odd jobs in the academy, so it was impossible for her to know everyone. After leaving the academy, she had no idea who the new students were. But she herself seemed to know everyone, calling them Mr. Yu whenever she opened her mouth, and Mr. Yu whenever she closed her mouth, with an extremely respectful attitude.

Not knowing why she was so popular, Rong Qing didn't have time to think too much at this time. She paid attention to her feet and jumped back into the yard.

"Baby, please come out." She called out as gently as she could. She didn't expect to be able to shout out, and she was more focused on observing her surroundings.

Rong Qing knew that children were small and could get into any place, so they might be hiding in some blind spots. As for high places, she would not consider it for the time being, as it was unlikely that the children with small arms and legs could climb up there.

A large number of branches and leaves were everywhere, like crazy hair loss. Rong Qing brushed them aside as she walked.

It was eerily quiet here, deep in the alley, completely isolated from all outside sounds. She felt spooked when she thought of the pile of flags she had planted when she said goodbye to her students.

She wanted to hear the sounds of insects chirping, birds singing, or even people walking, but even the sound of the wind stopped without giving her any face.

"Sir." Only a faint sound reached Rong Qing's ears, probably not even loud enough for the person who made the sound.

Rong Qing's keen five senses are one of her few remaining advantages, including the ability to locate objects by sound.

The first time she heard it, she had no expectation at all, so she had no reference to the source of the sound in her mind. By the time she heard the second time, she was prepared, but it was only a rough range. It was not until the third time that she was really sure.

"How did you think of going here..." Rong Qing muttered. This is really a blind spot.

There were a lot of leaning or fallen trees. One of the small trees fell over, leaving a shallow pit covered with many broken branches. The child squatted and covered his whole body in it. There was also a small wall collapsed on top. If you look up a little from this angle, you can see Rong Qing and his group's activities on the wall.

"Like a kitten." She pushed aside the branches above, squatted down and looked into the innocent eyes of the little girl in the pit, "She has also learned to observe secretly..."

(End of this chapter)