Lou Xiaoyi's premonition finally happened in a way that he didn't expect at all. Even though he had considered a lot of details, he found that he was no different from his other panicked companions. Even if he had lived ten lives as a human, it would be useless in this situation.
The first thing was to scream. There were eight screams in total. During the falling process, cultivators were no different from ordinary people. They couldn't fly!
The second thing was to curl up. This was an instinctive reaction during the falling process. At least they couldn't fall and break their necks …
Among the eight screams, Fatty Qian's was the most earth-shattering, Madam Feng's was the most shrill and high-pitched, Li San Lang's was the most unwilling, and Lou Xiaoyi's was the strangest, because people here didn't talk like that.
"F * ck, what does this mean? There's no grass here!
It was pitch black all around. He didn't dare to open his eyes because it was full of sand and dust. Lou Xiaoyi felt that he had bumped into something twice. He didn't know if it was someone else or the falling soil. He felt like he was a ball, bouncing and being kicked around by a huge force.
But this was a kind of luck. It meant that he didn't fall straight to the ground, so the impact was much lighter. The most important thing was that he had been carrying a bag that weighed dozens of kilograms. The eight thick flatbread inside gave him a valuable cushioning force.
He wasn't stupid. He knew that after falling to the ground, he had to roll to reduce the impact. Although he didn't roll to the standard, carrying dozens of kilograms of weight was also not standard. He rolled and crawled as far away as possible from the falling sand and dirt. Then he curled himself into a ball and received the first sand bath in his life.
After fifteen minutes, the sand above his head no longer fell. Although the smoke and dust had not completely disappeared, Lou Xiaoyi knew that he couldn't wait any longer. This was the most critical moment of life rescue. Any delay could mean the end of his life.
At this moment, in the collapse of the soil, he went from panic and helplessness to calmness. He calmed down and made a calm judgment, truly reflecting the maturity of a soul that had lived two lives.
He was not buried too deeply. Thankfully, this was not a collapse of a building, and there were no large objects. It was just sand and soil that would break at the slightest touch. This meant that no one would be crushed to death, but there was a high possibility that someone would be buried alive!
The sand was not even up to his waist. Lou Xiaoyi tried his best to pull himself out of the sand. He did not shout, because in the darkness, any meaningless shout would only worsen the panic.
He tested his hands, feet, waist, and legs. Were all his breathing parts still there? There wasn't any internal pain either, just some scratches on the skin …
He didn't have time to take care of himself. Although he couldn't see his own fingers, he could at least touch the bag on his back. He opened the bag. Because of the violent impact, the things inside were slightly deformed. Hopefully, it was still useful!
In his bag, there were mostly soft objects, such as ropes, flatbread, water bags, medicinal herbs, and clean cotton cloth for wrapping wounds. But what he was looking for now was a hard object, a small wind lantern that could kill people with anger!
This was his first choice. To humans, in this kind of situation, there was nothing more important than light that could bring them hope and calm.
While he was anxiously searching, his hand was scratched. He realized that it was a fragment of the wind lantern's cover that had been crushed. But it didn't matter. This was a small matter.
He touched the slightly deformed and damaged wind lantern and placed it in front of him. Then, he took out two of the best flint from the base of the wind lantern and found the position of the oil core.
'Pa, pa, pa.'
The first strike was still a little shaky, but the second and third strikes were much more stable. Finally, an inch-tall orange-yellow light lit up. In this almost enclosed space that was as dark as ink, what lit up was not only light, but also hope for life!
Just as the light was lit up, a voice came from not far away.
"I'm here, help me!"
Lou Xiaoyi held the wind lantern and followed the voice. Because the voice was hoarse, he could not recognize who it was. Only when the wind lantern shone over did he know that it was Qi Er!
The sand was almost buried up to his chest. If he was not rescued for a long time, he would die of shortness of breath. It was probably because his hand was injured that he did not have the strength to save himself.
Lou Xiaoyi placed the wind lantern in front of him and started to dig with his bare hands. He did not bring a sand shovel in his bag, so he could only use his hands. Luckily, the sand was soft. If not, even if he broke his hands, he would not be able to save anyone.
Just as he was digging with all his might, the fatty's voice came from another direction.
"Granddad Deity, come and save me … If Granddad Fatty survives this, I will treat you to pork knuckles every day!"
He even knew how to use pork knuckles to bribe a deity? Then it was not a big deal!
Lou Xiaoyi shouted, "Granddad Deity, I will remember this! Hold on for a while longer. After I am done with second brother, I will go and find you! "
The fatty laughed, "So it is Little Yi! You want to pretend to be Granddad Fatty? I don't have pork knuckles, but I can give you chicken claws as much as you want! "
With Lou Xiaoyi's help, Qi Er came out very quickly. The main reason was that he was badly shaken from the collision and was pressed down by the sand. He was weak all over. Lou Xiaoyi had only dug up to his waist and he was already able to move by himself.
After helping him out, Lou Xiaoyi did not stop, "Second brother, take a rest first. I will go and dig Fatty out!"
Fatty Qian was buried on his stomach. Actually, he was not buried very deeply. He was just a little out of breath. This guy was lucky. Just like Lou Xiaoyi, other than a few external injuries, he was fine.
Qi Er finally recovered and found a sand shovel from somewhere. With the two of them working together, the rescue was much faster!
While searching, they dug out Tie Zhu, Monkey, and Old Han. However, Madam Feng and Li San Lang were nowhere to be seen!
Both Tie Zhu and Old Han were seriously injured. Monkey's legs were broken and he could not move.
Qi Er's eyes were red. He did not care about his injured hands and desperately dug out every suspicious protrusion. He shouted as he dug. Fatty Qian was the same. He was not in the mood to joke anymore. In front of life, everything seemed so heavy.
Their biggest obstacle was that their vision was limited and they could not see far. A mere wind lantern was not enough to find the abnormalities in every corner.
However, no one gave up. To Lou Xiaoyi, this was an obligation to his friends. To Qi Er, this was to redeem the guilt in his heart. He was the one who brought them here. He did not dare to imagine the storm he would face if he returned with one less person!
They dug out another wind lantern. It was barely usable and made the search more organized.
Qi Er was on the left and Lou Xiaoyi was on the right. Fatty Qian was sandwiched in the middle. The three of them began to search, not letting go of even the slightest trace of clues.
Not only were they searching for people, but they were also looking for objects, especially water sacks. This was the key to their survival. Water sacks were not afraid of being hit, but they were afraid of being cut by sharp objects. Therefore, as long as they could find it, there was a chance that it would be intact.
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