Free Web NovelChapter 1217: Chapter 1217: Teammate in Trouble
Mu Qiancheng hesitated for a moment, then agreed. Although it didn’t really matter whether he changed or not, Jiang Xue absolutely had to change.
So, since it would be rude to refuse, the few of them had no choice but to change into the villagers’ clothes. Because they had just saved the child, the villagers were very grateful to Mu Qiancheng and the others.
After changing clothes and sending the child away again, the soldiers once more helped the villagers move their things. With the accident of the child falling into the water, the relocation went much more smoothly afterward.
The whole morning passed quickly, and the villagers had almost finished moving. When the last household finally moved out, the group drove back to the camp.
As soon as they returned to camp, the team leader reported what had happened today to the higher‑ups. The leaders then specifically called Mu Qiancheng and the others in for a talk.
By the time the talk was over, it was already close to three in the afternoon. The logistics squad specially cooked a fresh meal for everyone. After they ate, a new mission came in. But considering that Mu Qiancheng and Jiang Xue had gone into the water to save people that morning, earned merit for it, and had also caught a bit of a cold, they were not required to participate.
Originally, Mu Qiancheng and Gong Bei were supposed to go, but under Jiang Xue’s persuasion they could only give up this mission. Because Jiang Xue told the two of them that they really had caught a cold.
If they didn’t want to get sick, they had to rest for an afternoon and let him cure their illness first. At the beginning, the two of them didn’t take Jiang Xue’s words to heart at all, feeling that their bodies were strong and they were completely fine.
But after almost an hour, the two of them started sneezing. In that case, they had no choice but to agree to let Jiang Xue treat them right there.
Jiang Xue, on the other hand, might look like a frail woman, but because she had Spiritual Power, and had the Water-Repelling Pearl helping her underwater, she didn’t actually stay soaked for long. Besides, once she got ashore she immediately used Spiritual Power to dry the clothes she wore inside, so she didn’t get sick at all.
In order to help the two of them recover as quickly as possible so they could rejoin the mission sooner, Jiang Xue gave them acupuncture and also forced them to take medicine.
After the acupuncture and another meal, she strictly ordered the two of them to rest in bed. Following the Doctor’s overriding principle, Mu Qiancheng and Gong Bei could only obediently get into bed and go to sleep.
Strangely enough, a cold that usually took a day or two to get over was cured in just one afternoon under Jiang Xue’s strict regimen and treatment.
By the time dinner rolled around, the two of them were already completely fine. But at that point, the soldiers who had gone on the mission still hadn’t returned.
Mu Qiancheng and Gong Bei watched as it got later and later, and with their comrades still not back, they couldn’t help feeling anxious.
So, after eating, the two of them went straight to the leaders to find out what was going on. When they came back, both their expressions were very grim.
"What’s wrong?" Seeing that the two of them were in low spirits, Jiang Xue asked with concern.
"They still haven’t come back. They’ve run into a pretty serious situation. The dike we just finished reinforcing has breached again."
"What? And the people, are they okay?" Jiang Xue’s face changed. A dike breach was never a good thing. Not only would the people downstream suffer, but those in charge of the emergency repairs would be in danger as well.
"A few of our teammates have already been killed," Mu Qiancheng said, his face full of grief. When comrades die, no one feels good. At that moment, he wanted nothing more than to rush to the dike right away.
So he looked at Jiang Xue and said, "Xue’er, I want to..."
However, before he could finish, Jiang Xue cut him off directly and said, "I know what you mean, don’t worry, I won’t stand in your way. But I’m going with you."
