Chapter 125: Chapter 125: Danger! Love it or Hate it

When Ji Muye and his team found Lu Xining, she was frowning at the commotion of the household in front of her.

“What are you doing! Let go of my partner!”

“The old man has lived here for most of his life and has never seen any mountain torrents; I don’t need your fake kindness. Who knows what you are trying to do by driving us away!”

“I’m not leaving either; my partner and I would rather die here than leave!”

Most of the resistors were elderly people.

They simply didn’t believe what Lu Xining and Chu Chunshan were saying and even thought they had ulterior motives.

Chu Chunshan’s face turned red with anger as he argued directly with the elders in the local dialect, “What does our village have that they would covet? Those worthless scraps of junk metal?”

“Aunties and uncles, please leave quickly, with food and lodging provided; it’s already charity.”

“Even if there really are no mountain torrents, you won’t lose out.”

Chu Chunshan tried to persuade them, but those elders were stubborn and didn’t take in a word.

“Who says there’s no loss? Isn’t us old folks riding in a car a loss?”

“If you really want us to leave, it’s not impossible; give each of us ten thousand yuan, then we’ll leave.”

The old man proudly lifted his chin, as if to say if you want him to leave the village, you’d have to beg him more!

Lu Xining was utterly disgusted by his attitude.

“Stop persuading, fate is in their own hands,” she pulled Chu Chunshan aside, her face cold.

She glanced at the old man and old woman of this household, indifferently saying, “Those willing to leave, we’ll help them out; those unwilling to go can stay. If they really die, it’s neither me nor your fault.”

Lu Xining turned and left, “Let’s go to the next house.”

Chu Chunshan looked at the elderly couple, shook his head, sighed, and followed to other households.

After the recent persuasion, the second bus was already half full.

As Lu Xining was walking to the door, she saw Ji Muye standing there, her steps faltered. His simple black windbreaker made him look like he was born to wear it, still exuding an aloof and noble aura, out of place in this setting.

When the old woman saw that they were really leaving, she immediately clutched her partner’s clothes, “Old Zhang, what will we do if they really go?”

“Don’t worry, these rich people love to show off their charity. If something really happens to us, they will feel guilty, so just wait to get the money.”

Old Zhang, seeing Ji Muye’s high-end clothing, immediately understood he was also rich, and felt he’d asked for too little money; he should have demanded a hundred thousand yuan!

He secretly decided to raise the price when they came back.

After all, to these rich people, a hundred thousand yuan probably wasn’t a big deal, and by then he’d have money for his eldest son to buy a car.

Ji Muye glanced at the old man’s greedy face and took his team to follow Lu Xining in clearing the people.

Half an hour passed.

The village still had over a hundred people, with two-thirds persuaded to leave.

The rest had the same mentality as Old Zhang’s household, either give them money, or they wouldn’t leave.

Old Zhang secretly hid by the door, waiting for Lu Xining and the others to come back and persuade again.

Who knew…

Lu Xining glanced at the pair of legs behind that door, directly saying to Chu Chunshan, “Since the remaining don’t wish to leave, let’s not persuade anymore. It’s getting late; we should also hurry and leave.”

Thinking of her three children waiting at home, Lu Xining was eager to return.

The remaining 10 households were mostly the difficult people in Tianshui Village, older, stubborn, usually greedy for small gains, and even when someone was kindly helping, they had to make a fuss.

Chu Chunshan no longer had the face to persuade them any further, packed up, and boarded the bus.

The Lu Family’s part of the bodyguards led the way in front.

Soon, the two fully filled buses started off and left one after another.

The last bus left empty.

Ji Muye stayed by Lu Xining’s side throughout the journey, remaining silent like a stern deity, his powerful aura intimidating the touchy-feely elders into keeping their distance from her.

The driver parked the vehicle next to him.

Ji Muye took the initiative to open the car door for Lu Xining, a rare courtesy indeed.

However, she walked directly to her own car, ignoring him, got in, and instructed the driver to lock the doors.

Ji Muye: “…”

One by one, the black SUVs left Tianshui Village.

Hiding behind the courtyard gate, Old Zhang and his wife ran out in surprise, “Why have they all left!”

The remaining villagers also came out from their homes.

Usually, they liked to follow Old Zhang, always managing to gain some benefits from the neighbors.

Over time, they had come to view Old Zhang as their leader.

This time, they also heeded his advice, stubbornly refusing to leave, all to get money from these wealthy folks.

But now, not only had they failed to get money, but these rich people had also just left.

“Oh no! Old Zhang, what do we do now? What if there really is a flash flood? I saw those news articles online; those flash floods are no joke!”

The old man snorted coldly, convinced these wealthy individuals wouldn’t miss an opportunity to do good.

Calmly, he said to his old friend, “What’s the panic? Who knows if it’s just a ploy, they might come back soon to pick us up. Let’s all go back inside and wait for the money.”

Not long after Lu Xining and the others had left, a loud noise suddenly came from the river at the village entrance.

Some villagers heard the noise and thought Old Zhang was right, that Lu Xining and her group had come back for them, but as soon as they went out, they saw the roaring flash flood, carrying a massive amount of rocks, rushing towards the village.

“Run! The flood is coming!”

But it was too late; the cottages, being single storied, couldn’t withstand the flood; nearby trees were uprooted and crashed through the roofs; chickens and ducks were so frightened they fluttered and squawked.

Old Zhang and his family had just been lying down comfortably at home when they heard the commotion outside; before he could get up, rocks brought by the flash flood shattered his home’s windows.

Lu Xining and the others also encountered numerous obstacles on the road. A massive rock had rolled down from the mountain onto the country road; though the vehicles kept their distance, the rock rolled too quickly for them to effectively dodge.

The road was uneven, and the driver, while trying to swerve, hit a roadside tree, severely damaging the front of the car.

Fortunately, the rock rolled down the side of the hill.

“President Ji, this road has too many loose stones; it’s too dangerous for you to get out!”

Before Ma Sai could finish speaking, Ji Muye had already walked over to Lu Xining’s car.

Her forehead had hit the car window and was slightly bruised.

The driver unlocked the door, hoping to let her rest in another intact vehicle, but this made things easier for Ji Muye, who immediately carried her to his own car.

The buses in front and some of the Lu family’s cars were blocked by the rubble and mud on the road, so Lu Xining asked Monkey to take them to a hotel in the county town to rest.

There were many more obstacles further down the road.

Many road sections required people to get out and clear the path; Lu Xining wasn’t fussy and helped clear them as well.

Suddenly, a rock much larger than a human head fell. Ji Muye quickly pulled Lu Xining into his arms, and as the noise from the mountain grew louder, both of them spoke at once.

Lu Xining: “Run!”

However, a rock still struck Ji Muye’s back, his black windbreaker showing no sign of the injury.

Once no more rocks were falling, she instructed everyone to quickly clear a passable road and took a first aid kit to his car.

Lu Xining: “Take off your clothes.”

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