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Looking at the rocks that were shattered into pieces in front of him, Zhou Hao was also shocked by his own strength.

Only the Dr Gongsun nodded his head in satisfaction. Holding onto his beard, he laughed: "Not bad, not bad, I never thought that a human's potential would be so great."

After clearing the mountain rocks, their way out had been broken through. A ray of light shone from afar, giving rise to strong hope in both Zhou Hao and Li Ruolan's hearts.

"Dr Gongsun, why don't you all come out together?" Zhou Hao said to the Dr Gongsun.

According to Dr Gongsun's own calculations, he only had less than a month of life remaining. Zhou Hao could not bear to let him die in this cave that no one knew of.

Dr Gongsun understood Zhou Hao's good intentions.

However, he shook his head and laughed, "No need. I've lived here for dozens of years. To me, this is my home. Furthermore, my lifelong wish has been fulfilled, so there's nothing to regret about it."

He waved at Zhou Hao and Li Ruolan, "Quickly leave, your families must be very worried as well."

"Dr Gongsun, I am indebted to you for taking care of us these past few days." Li Ruolan was not without emotions.

Even though this hundred year old Old Man had a strange temperament and had caused quite a bit of harm to himself and Zhou Hao, at the moment of separation, she was still a little worried and resentful.

"Why are you saying these words? I should be thanking you. Accompanying me for so long.

"Dr Gongsun said to Li Ruolan:" Especially you, you've suffered too much, if you want to say that I'm still worried about you, it would be you.

Saying this, he turned his head towards Zhou Hao and shouted at him, "Stinking brat, protect Ruo Lan well in the future, don't let her get hurt, and don't make her sad either. Otherwise, even if I, Old Man, become a ghost, I will come back to find you! Do you remember? "

Zhou Hao said solemnly, "I will, I will protect her well, and not let her get hurt!"

Seeing Zhou Hao's incomparably solemn expression, Li Ruolan's heart fiercely trembled, but when he thought about the complicated relationship between the two of them, he could not help but feel grief.

"Alright, go ahead. Remember to take care of the Shen Nong's Herbal Classic and the Blue Sack Scripture. Also, don't forget to train." The Dr Gongsun finally ordered.

Zhou Hao followed Li Ruolan out of the room. After walking a few steps, Zhou Hao suddenly ran back, knelt in front of Dr Gongsun and kowtowed three times.

Seeing this, Dr Gongsun was moved, but he only shook his head and laughed. Li Ruolan also bowed to him deeply and said, "Dr Gongsun, goodbye."

The Dr Gongsun waved his hand again, and Zhou Hao and Li Ruolan slowly disappeared into the distance, disappearing from Dr Gongsun's sight.

Looking at the two's figures that had already disappeared, Dr Gongsun muttered to himself, "Brat, after eating the Amber fruit, you are destined to be a peach blossom for your entire life. I only hope that you can stay in peace, Ruo Lan, then I won't have anything to worry about."

Zhou Hao and Li Ruolan naturally could not hear the Dr Gongsun's words. With excited and complicated emotions, they kept on walking forward.

The passageway was spacious at the beginning, but it became smaller and smaller at the back. In the end, only one person was able to pass through.

After a long and winding journey, Zhou Hao and his companion finally saw the sunlight coming from outside. The exit of the tunnel was actually a tree hole half a meter in diameter. No wonder no one had noticed it over the years.

The rays of the sun, which they had not seen for a long time, shone down on their bodies. They breathed in the sunny air outside and thought back to living in the cave for more than half a month.

Zhou Hao looked at Li Ruolan and sighed: "I'm finally out."

"Yes." Li Ruolan did not know what to say, so she could only nod her head. Thinking back to how she took away her virginity that she had bitterly stayed in for more than twenty years, she felt as if she had truly dreamt it.

Zhou Hao looked around and realized that this was the mountainside of the Autumn Ning Mountain. From the looks of the surrounding trees, this should be the other side of the landslide.

After exiting the room, Zhou Hao could not wait to see Yan Tong and the others. During this half month, not only were they worried for him, she was also very concerned about them.

"Teacher Li, let's go." Zhou Hao stretched out her right hand towards Li Ruolan.

Li Ruolan looked at the right hand he extended towards her, but did not try to lead her away.

Seeing Li Ruolan's attitude towards him, Zhou Hao sighed inwardly, knowing that she had not forgiven him.

He didn't force her and just silently followed behind her, paying attention to protect her safety. The two quickly found the bluestone path on the mountain and was about to descend the mountain.

On the other side of the mountain slope, there was a layer of sand and rocks that completely submerged the forests along the way. It seemed like this was where the landslide had taken place.

There, several tens of soldiers in military uniforms were looking for something.

Zhou Hao guessed that those people were most likely searching for him and Li Ruolan, and it just so happened that a few soldiers saw Zhou Hao and Li Ruolan.

Seeing the completely different clothes made of sackcloth worn in modern society, the soldiers quickly walked over. After examining the two of them for a moment, they then asked tentatively: "Excuse me, are you Zhou Hao and Li Ruolan?"

Hearing their words, Zhou Hao's guess was confirmed. He nodded and said, "We are, brothers, are you searching for us on the mountain?"

"Great, I've finally found you two!"

The frontmost officer's face lit up with joy as he said, "I am Hao Shi Bin, the company commander of the Fifth Company of the 83rd Division in the Guangzhou military region. Our men have been searching for and rescuing them on the Qiu Ning Mountain for 18 days now.

Now that we have finally found you, Miss Zhao will definitely be very happy. "Come with me quickly, Miss Zhao is at the foot of the mountain."

"Miss Zhao?" Zhou Hao was slightly stunned for a moment, and then, he thought of Zhao Yuqin.

Originally, with his and Li Ruolan's identities, it would be impossible for them to alert this many soldiers to search and rescue them. Amongst all the people that Zhou Hao knew, only Zhao Yuqin possessed the ability to do so.

When he thought about how Zhao Yuqin would never leave and never let anyone rescue him for eighteen days, Zhou Hao was truly moved.

Knowing that Zhao Yuqin was at the bottom of the mountain, Zhou Hao felt a little anxious to return to the sect. She followed Hao Shi Bin down the mountain, and since the two of them had found him, the soldiers that had been ordered to rescue could also retreat.

"Right, where did the two of you go? The moment we saw the scene of the landslide, we felt that your chances of survival were not very high. It's just that Miss Zhao did not give up and wanted us to continue our search. "

Hao Shibin said, "It's not only QiuNing Mountain. We've also been searching for you in an area of more than ten kilometers, but we haven't been able to find you."

"We're trapped in a cave. The avalanche has sealed the cave." Zhou Hao didn't want to make the matter of the cave public, "Fortunately there is a spring in the cave, and there are some wild fungi and things like that. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to hold on for this long.

It took us a lot of effort to find the way. " When he said this, he gave Li Ruolan a meaningful glance as well.

Li Ruolan understood, and nodded at Hao Shi Bin to confirm Zhou Hao's words.

She also understood that Zhou Hao did not want to let others know about what happened in the cave.

Very quickly, the group arrived at a small inn at the bottom of the mountain, and coincidentally bumped into Zhao Yuqin who just came out.

Zhao Yuqin was dressed in all white, her cheeks sunken slightly, his eyes darkening slightly as well. A hint of sadness was entwined in his eyes, and she seemed to have become more haggard and thinner by a lot.

Zhou Hao thought that she must have been worried for him to do something like this, which must have moved and hurt his heart.

Just as he was about to go over, he saw Zhao Yuqin frowning at Hao Shi Bin who was standing in front of him: "Company Commander Hao, why have you come down here? Didn't I tell you to keep looking? "

As Zhou Hao's figure and appearance had changed a lot compared to before the accident, Zhao Yuqin was unable to come out for a while.

This was Hao Shi Bin's first time seeing Zhou Hao, so he did not notice the change in Zhou Hao.

Instead, he turned to Zhao Yuqin and said: "Miss Zhao, we've found two comrades, Zhou Hao and Li Ruolan, don't tell me these two aren't?" Did she recognize the wrong person?

Zhao Yuqin also shifted her gaze onto Zhou Hao. Although Zhou Hao's appearance had changed a lot, he still had his original outline.

But Zhao Yuqin couldn't be sure, because compared to the Zhou Hao she knew, this man, who was even more handsome and mature, was ten centimeters taller. How could a normal person increase his height by so much in half a month?

Zhou Hao took the initiative to walk up to her and hugged her, "Sister Zhao, you've lost a lot of weight."

"You, you really are Xiao Hao? Although his appearance had changed, Zhao Yuqin could still recognize the scent on his body.

Earlier, she had discovered that Zhou Hao had a very unique smell. It was neither cologne nor sweat, but a very faint yet very unique and enchanting smell.

Zhou Hao brought his mouth close to Zhao Yuqin's ear, and then, while no one else was aware of it, he gently kissed her on the cheek, and said in a soft voice, "This is courtesy."

Hearing that, Zhao Yuqin's entire body shivered, it was a secret only the two of them knew.

She turned around and hugged Zhou Hao, burying her head into his chest and crying out loud. Zhou Hao was already half a head taller than her, his chest also wider and sturdier.

"Xiao Hao... Xiao Hao... " Zhao Yuqin cried bitterly, "I'm so worried about sister … You're finally back. You're finally back. Elder sister even thought that … "And here I thought I'd never see you again …"

Indeed, from the moment she had received the news that Zhou Hao had met with an accident, her heart had been hanging high in the sky.

As the days passed, Zhou Hao's chances of survival became slimmer and slimmer. She also became sadder and sadder, as though half his heart had been gouged out by someone.

"Sis Zhao, don't cry, don't cry, Zhou Hao is already back." Zhou Hao could not help but feel tears welling up in his eyes.

Li Ruolan looked at the two of them who were crying bitterly, but she did not know why, but she felt a sour feeling in her heart.