Chapter 662: 662: Life and Death in Two Days and Two Nights (Part 19)

Di Yelei continued speaking, searching for new clues along the small pond as he spoke.

“Your Honor, there’s a new discovery here!” Someone nearby shouted with excitement.

Everyone hurriedly gathered around and indeed found something unusual.

It was a columnar stalactite that hung from above and dipped into the rapids below. On this stalactite, they could clearly see scratch marks from human touch.

“It seems that Jiang Dacai really did wake up and then fell into the rapids below along this stalactite. It will be difficult to find him now.”

Di Yelei couldn’t help but clench his teeth in anger when mentioning this matter.

Zuo Xingyu found it difficult to understand Di Yelei’s feelings. Initially, they had planned to escort Old Man Li to the government office, but unexpectedly he escaped, leading to today’s disaster. Seeing that someone might have escaped again, how could he remain calm?

“Well, they must have fled along with the current. Let’s go! Let’s continue searching down.”

Zuo Xingyu nodded and said before turning around directly.

Of course, the search he spoke of was for YingEr’s whereabouts, as Jiang Dacai’s life or death was of secondary importance at the moment.

Di Yelei made a gesture of invitation: “When it comes to tracking, it’s Big Brother Zuo’s skills that are the strongest. I entrust this matter to you, little brother.”

As he spoke, he bowed to the ground toward Zuo Xingyu.

Zuo Xingyu looked at him deeply, reached out to help him up, and was moved by Di Yelei’s action. As a captain, he would bow to him in front of everyone, which showed tremendous courage and generosity unlike ordinary people!

“Don’t say such words again. You and I are brothers! Brothers are meant to support each other! Let’s go!”

After saying this, he took a torch and led the way.

As this group of people followed YingEr’s clues and walked inside the cave, Di Ying was on the verge of collapse.

It wasn’t until she could no longer run that she fell to the ground and cried loudly.

The cry echoed through the uneven and variously shaped stalactites in the cave, making it seem particularly ethereal and desolate.

She still remembered that the last time she had a meal was on the evening of July 14th, but she had no idea what time it was now.

All she knew was that she was extremely hungry, and a burning sensation came from her stomach. The various wounds on her body caused her head to feel dizzy and she could hardly stand still.

As soon as she fell to the ground, she inadvertently touched something ice-cold, slimy, and sticky, which frightened her, and she instinctively jumped up!

A snake!

She didn’t know where she suddenly found the strength, but she started running!

Stumbling along the way, she didn’t know how long she had been running. Suddenly, the ground beneath her feet disappeared, and her entire body began to sink rapidly down.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

She let out a primal scream!

Frantically swinging her arms, she couldn’t stop her body from falling like a free-falling object, crashing into the stalactites below, bouncing like a parabola, rolling down to the next level, and finally landing on a small platform, where she finally stopped.

Only the constant dripping of water could be heard around her.

Di Ying barely blinked, and beautiful halos suddenly appeared in front of her eyes.

In the colorful halos, Di Yelei and Liu Sisi joined hands in smiling and came forward, gently reaching out to her.

“YingEr, Little Treasure, come! Come to your dad and mom! Come, YingEr, come over here, and you won’t be cold, YingEr…”

Her mouth corners barely moved, and she let out a last murmur.

“Dad, Mom, you’re here… Save YingEr…”

At the moment, Liu Sisi and Di Xuan and the others were gradually venturing deeper into the karst cave.

The two of them were leading Ah-Hua and Ah-Huang by the hand, letting them roam freely like cattle grazing, and allowing the dogs to guide everyone.

On the way, the two big dogs thought they were going hunting, and would pounce on any prey they saw.

However, when they entered a large karst cave, the two mischievous dogs began to retreat slowly, whining, and ignoring everyone’s attempts to drive them forward.

“Come on, Ah-Hua, Ah-Huang! Hurry up!”

Di Xuan urged the two hounds.

Ah-Hua and Ah-Huang suddenly stopped in their tracks, raising their heads and growling softly. They whined but refused to go any farther.

A thought suddenly flashed through Liu Sisi’s mind: “Something is wrong! Did Ah-Hua and Ah-Huang sense danger ahead, and that’s why they dare not go forward?”

Hunting dogs are naturally intelligent, sensitive, and obedient.

They wouldn’t retreat easily unless they encountered prey that they couldn’t handle.

“Quick! Raise the torches higher!”

Liu Sisi hurriedly instructed.

As the surrounding torches were raised, Liu Sisi finally saw what frightened Ah-Hua and Ah-Huang—a large python coiled around a huge stalactite, sticking out its long forked tongue at everyone, ready to strike at any time.

“Oh my gosh! Run!”

Someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, and almost everyone turned and ran in an instant.

Even Liu Sisi was no exception!

While fleeing, she didn’t care about anything else. She grabbed Di Xuan, who had been standing next to her, and sprinted away.

In a flash, the entire cave was filled with chaotic footsteps. She ran until her chest hurt and she could barely breathe, but she still didn’t dare to let go of Di Xuan’s hand.

It wasn’t until they had turned several corners that the group gradually stopped running.

“Quick, check the headcount, and see if anyone is missing.”

Liu Sisi’s face was burning hot. When danger struck just now, all she cared about was grabbing Di Xuan and escaping; she couldn’t pay attention to the chaos at the scene.

It wasn’t until they reorganized their ranks and counted heads that they realized: “Report to Madam, everyone is here, and not one person is missing.”

“No, something’s wrong! There’s one missing from the site!”

Di Xuan, with a look of anxiety, suddenly spoke up: “It’s Ah-Hua! Ah-Hua is gone!”

Ah-Hua is gone?

Only then did Liu Sisi notice that Ah-Hua, who was supposed to be in her hand, had disappeared!

That’s right! When they were running for their lives earlier, she had only focused on grabbing Xuan’er and escaping, forgetting the rope holding Ah-Hua in her hand!

“Ah-Hua… what should we do now?”

Liu Sisi’s heart sank in an instant.

Ah-Hua wasn’t just a hunting dog to the Di family. When Ah-Hua had bitten Old Man Li to save Di Yelei, she and Old Man Li were both swept into the underground karst cave by the whirlwind.

But when everyone had given up hope, she returned to the Di family with a deep, life-threatening wound that exposed her bones.