HLnovel Chapter 222 Mass Grave
Chapter 222 Mass Grave
To the west of the ferry crossing, at the foot of the mountain, there is a thicket of bushes; inside lies a mass grave.
"Xiao Tang, Xiao Tang... wake up quickly."
Lin Xiaotang heard someone calling her in her ear, and she slowly opened her eyes to look at everyone.
There are only four of them left?
She immediately looked around and realized that the four of them were in the wilderness. What was going on?
Before she could even think of a way to escape, she was dumped in a mass grave?
It seems that those people must have believed they had contracted the "epidemic" and, fearing infection, threw them out.
But how did they faint? Why don't they remember anything?
Lin Xiaotang moved her body and found that her arms and legs were still tied with ropes. If she wanted to leave, she had to untie the ropes.
Mei'er then opened her eyes and woke up, leaving only the most delicate Wang Jiaojiao, who was having a dream, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed tightly.
Fortunately, her mouth wasn't stuffed with cloth, so she could still speak.
Lin Xiaotang had a sudden idea. "Sister Jiang Yue, don't move yet. I'll use my teeth to bite the rope on your wrists and then untie us as soon as you're free."
Jiang Yue's eyes lit up, thinking to herself that this was a good idea; as long as one of them was freed, all four of them could be rescued.
So, Lin Xiaotang, who was lying on the ground, tried to move her body and slowly approach Jiang Yue. Her whole body was tied up tightly, making it extremely difficult for her to sit up.
In the end, Jiang Yue saw that Lin Xiaotang was lying on the ground and couldn't reach the ropes binding her hands, so she leaned back and tried to get Lin Xiaotang close to her wrists to help her untie the ropes.
Through Lin Xiaotang's tireless efforts, she actually managed to bite through the rope binding Jiang Yue's hands with her teeth.
As soon as Jiang Yue's hands were freed, she immediately helped Lin Xiaotang, Mei'er, and Wang Jiaojiao untie their bonds.
As darkness fell, the mass grave appeared especially dark and eerie, inspiring fear in those who inhabited it.
A chilling wind blew around, and the ground was littered with scattered rocks and bushes, creating a chaotic and unsettling atmosphere that made one's heart tremble.
After they were all untied, Lin Xiaotang, Jiang Yuemei, and the other two woke up Wang Jiaojiao together.
After Wang Jiaojiao regained consciousness, she looked at everyone with a confused expression, then glanced around and realized that they were at the foot of the mountain, not in the room where they were being held. She immediately perked up, as if she had been injected with chicken blood.
Overjoyed, Wang Jiaojiao cried, "We're out! We're really out! They actually dumped us in the mass grave! Now we can go home and find our parents!"
This is a mass grave. It's already dark. If I want to walk home to find my parents, my feet will probably be worn out by the time I get there.
Li Xiaotang suggested, "It's not safe in the county right now. Why don't we go to the county government office first, report this to the magistrate, and have the soldiers escort us home? Wouldn't that be safer?"
Although they managed to deceive the men by pretending to be infected with the plague and being thrown into a mass grave, they didn't know if the other women were still tied up in their rooms without food or water. If they didn't eat soon, they certainly wouldn't be able to hold on.
We have no idea where those wicked people are going to sell us to.
"Let's go back quickly, report the case to the county government, and ask the officers to arrest those bad guys and rescue everyone."
"Yes, let's go report it to the police now."
So the four of them hit it off immediately and set off right away.
Jiang Yue and Mei'er came from ordinary families and weren't so delicate. They were also fifteen or sixteen years old, so they walked a little faster. Lin Xiaotang, on the other hand, had been working since she was little and had become very agile in the past two years, so she walked quite fast as well. Wang Jiaojiao, however, rarely left her home and always went out in a carriage. She was the epitome of a pampered young lady who had to walk three steps and then pant for two.
As they passed through the mass grave, it was pitch black all around, and the ground was covered with rubble. By the moonlight, they could almost see the white bones on the ground. Terrified, Wang Jiaojiao squatted down on the ground, covered her eyes, and screamed.
"Ah...bone...bones, human bones!!"
Mei'er was also very timid. She was already feeling uneasy and followed the others cautiously. When she heard Wang Jiaojiao suddenly scream, she was so frightened that she immediately hugged Jiang Yue, whose face was pale, and refused to let go.
"Jiang Jiang... Sister Jiang Yue, I'm scared... I'm afraid, waaaaah..."
Although Jiang Yue was a bit braver than Mei'er and Wang Jiaojiao, she was still a young woman. She had just forced herself to calm down, but when she heard them screaming and shouting that they were scared, she broke down completely.
Her legs went weak, and she squatted down on the ground with Mei'er in her arms. Like Wang Jiaojiao, she was too afraid to lift her head or get up because her eyes were closed.
Seeing the three of them in such a state, Lin Xiaotang couldn't help but shake her head. If she had been in a mass grave in her previous life, she would definitely have been terrified.
But she was reincarnated, so she was already a wandering ghost. It should be the demons and monsters who fear her.
So she reassured everyone, "Don't be afraid, sisters. There are only the four of us here. There's nothing else. The ground is covered with pebbles, and the moonlight is reflecting off them. You must be mistaken. Let's leave here quickly."
Wang Jiaojiao's spoiled temper suddenly flared up. She said arrogantly, "No, my legs are too weak, I can't walk anymore. Let's wait until dawn to leave."
Mei'er trembled all over, cautiously opened her eyes, and stammered, "Xiao Tang, I'm so scared, I can't even stand up, I..."
She glanced around timidly, then immediately closed her eyes again. She was so scared that she could barely walk, but this was a mass grave, and she couldn't stay there for even a moment longer.
This is how to do?
Lin Xiaotang looked at Jiang Yue and said, "Sister Jiang Yue, it's already night. We're in a mass grave. It's not appropriate for us to just sit here all night until dawn. Why don't we hold on and go back soon?"
A cool breeze blew by, and Jiang Yue shivered, instantly snapping out of her fear.
Yes, this is a mass burial ground. Who would sit in a mass burial ground and wait for dawn just because they're afraid they can't walk through it?
When it gets light, won't the bones on the ground be even more obvious?
You'll only be more scared then!
She immediately nodded and said, "Yes, let's get out of here quickly. We don't want to scare ourselves to death by the sight of bones on the ground at dawn. The sooner we get back to the county, the sooner we can report to the authorities, and the sooner those young ladies can be rescued."
Wang Jiaojiao wouldn't listen at all. She covered her face and shook her head, "No, no, I can't leave. I'm so scared."
Mei'er hugged Jiang Yue, who was slightly older than her, and was too scared to open her eyes. "I'll go with Sister Jiang Yue. If she leaves, I'll leave. You can discuss it."
So now only Wang Jiaojiao is left who refuses to leave.
Lin Xiaotang glanced at Wang Jiaojiao and said, "Sister Jiang Yue agrees to leave, and Sister Mei'er is going with her. The three of us will leave first. You can stay here and wait for dawn. But I have to remind you, things will be clearer after dawn, like the bones in the pile of rocks, one by one, legs, arms, fingers..."
"Stop talking, I'll go, I'll go with you, okay?"