Reborn in 1977, starting with severing ties with family.

Jiang Sen saw her rushing towards him and turned away to avoid her, while Lu Xiu rushed into Wang Haiyang's arms.

Wang Haiyang was stunned. He stood with his arms outstretched, not daring to push or hug.

"Um... Lu, Lu Zhiqing, calm down!" he stammered.

Jiang Sen turned his head and laughed for a moment, then quickly returned to normal.

“Lu Zhiqing, what’s going on? Didn’t we tell you to go back? Why did you come here?” Jiang Sen said, feigning concern. “Do you know? Everyone in the educated youth settlement has been mobilized and gone into the mountains to look for you. Hurry up and come back with us, or everyone will be worried sick.”

Lu Xiu suddenly realized that the person in front of her was not Jiang Sen, but Wang Haiyang. Her body stiffened for a moment, she took a step back, her face flushed, and she lowered her head and sobbed, "I'm sorry, I was too scared."

"What exactly happened? Are you alright?" Jiang Sen asked again, already smelling the aroma of meat that had been cooked in the hut.

"I'm fine!" Lu Xiu shook her head. "I couldn't find you, I got lost, and accidentally fell off a cliff. Luckily it wasn't dark yet. I don't know how I got here, so I hid here, too scared to go out. I thought I was going to die here, boohoo..."

Wang Haiyang raised an eyebrow, finally understanding what Jiang Sen meant by "white lotus".

This guy is practically a movie actor; he can cry on cue and lie without batting an eye.

Fortunately, I saw what happened and heard the man speaking Japanese.

Otherwise, who would think that way when they see such a delicate woman?

But who exactly is she?

What is the purpose of coming to Beidahuang?

What is the identity of the man he met?

This matter is terrifying to think about, and we must report it as soon as possible.

“If you’re alright, let’s head back!” Jiang Sen said. “It’s not safe in the mountains at night. What if another bear comes along? I’ve heard bears can open doors by themselves…”

As he spoke, he observed Lu Xiu's changes.

Sure enough, when she heard that the bear could open the door by itself, she shuddered.

She wiped away her tears and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, go back quickly, I'm scared..."

Jiang Sen said nothing and walked away.

Wang Haiyang also went out.

Lu Xiu followed behind.

Walking through the canyon in the dead of night, you are surrounded by the sounds of wild animals and all sorts of other chaotic noises.

Lu Xiu was so frightened that she kept leaning against Jiang Sen.

Jiang Sen remained silent and quickened his pace.

Lu Xiu turned to look at Wang Haiyang.

Wang Haiyang stopped in his tracks. "Come on! It's dangerous here, hurry up and keep up!"

Lu Xiu had no choice but to turn around and continue following Jiang Sen outside.

When they arrived at the spot where they had come down, the rope was still hanging there. They were about to go up when trouble struck.

"I don't have the strength..." Lu Xiu said, feeling wronged.

Jiang Sen exhaled, holding back his anger.

Wang Haiyang said, "How about this, I'll tie a rope around your waist, and we'll climb up while you follow below."

Lu Xiu nodded, "Thank you for your help!"

Seeing that there were no problems, Jiang Sen tugged on the rope, watched as Wang Haiyang tied the rope around Lu Xiu's waist and tightened it, and asked, "Is this alright?"

"No problem!" Wang Haiyang tugged at the rope. "Let's go!"

Jiang Sen watched as he climbed up the cliff, Lu Xiu holding onto the rope and being led up by Wang Haiyang. Only then did he shout at the top of his lungs, "We found them! We're up!" before grabbing the rope and starting to climb.

There was some noise from above, probably because they heard Jiang Sen's shouts. The rope tightened, and it seemed like someone was pulling it up.

This saved Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang a lot of effort.

I don't know how long I climbed, but it definitely took longer than the time it took to come down.

The light of torches appeared overhead.

"They're up! They're up!"

“Hurry up!”

"Pull him up!"

"Is anyone injured?" Hu Zhiqing's voice came through.

No one answered. Right now, they were holding their breath and climbing upwards, and speaking would only weaken their strength.

Finally, we arrived at the top, and everyone cheered.

Lu Xiu sat under a tree, crying softly, while several male educated youths offered her comfort, seemingly at a loss for what to do.

Wang Haiyang and Jiang Sen both sat down on the ground and asked the others to untie their ropes.

"How are things going?" Hu Zhiqing asked. "How did you find the person?"

Jiang Sen caught his breath and said, "We'll talk about it when we get back."

Both of them were supported by two educated youths as they walked back.

Lu Xiu was a woman, and there were differences between men and women, so she had to avoid suspicion. Therefore, she had to walk alone.

But she was swaying and looked very weak. Hu Zhiqing couldn't bear to see her like this, so he said, "Lu Zhiqing, in this emergency, we should act quickly. Why don't we have someone carry you down the mountain?"

“I’m fine, I can do it…” Lu Xiu refused.

Hu Zhiqing was at a loss.

If we walk too slowly, it'll take forever to get back!

One of the male educated youths said, "Why don't we weave a back bag out of rope and have her sit on it so we can carry her around!"

The "pidou" is a traditional Chinese craft from Northeast China. It involves weaving a net-like structure with four ropes. Two ropes are tied around the waist, and the child is placed on the net to sit with their legs extended to the left and right. The other two ropes are then used to scoop the child up from behind, across their shoulders, and down to the waist.

The advantage of doing this is that it prevents work from being delayed because the child is too young and there is no one to look after him.

Many rural women carry their children on their backs while doing farm work.

Some people even sewed them together from scraps of cloth.

Lu Xiu did not object, so Hu Zhiqing agreed.

Soon, a net woven from rope, not much bigger than a chair, was finished. The four people each carried a rope on their shoulders, and Lu Xiu sat on it with her legs forward.

They sped up their descent, but by the time they got back to the educated youth settlement, it was already past midnight, and dawn was breaking.

None of the educated youth at the settlement were asleep. Every now and then, someone would come out to take a look. When they saw Hu Zhiqing and the others return, they would shout loudly, "They're back!"

Everyone ran out of their homes and gathered in front of the canteen.

"Lu Xiu!" Sun Guohong walked over. After all, they had come together, and even if she didn't like him, their relationship was stronger than with the others. "Are you alright? You scared us to death!"

“Sister Guohong!” Lu Xiu’s eyes reddened, tears fell, and she hugged Sun Guohong and began to cry.

Others also stepped forward to comfort them.

Ho Chi Thanh said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Everyone go back and rest. We'll talk about it tomorrow!"

Back at their lodgings, Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang were exhausted and had already fallen asleep on the kang (a heated brick bed) with their heads facing inwards, without even taking off their shoes.

Mao Jun asked, "Captain, is everything alright? Look, oh my! They can't even open their eyes. You were so scared you didn't dare touch them."

Hu Zhiqing was also very tired, but he knew that Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang were even more tired than them.

He said, "Go to sleep first, we'll talk about it tomorrow."

The next day, Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang slept until noon.

Mao Jun did not go to work; Hu Zhiqing left him at home to watch over them. The food was brought back and kept warm on the stove lid next to them.

"Yi is finally awake! Are you hungry? Eat up, we've warmed it up for you!" Mao Jun was very happy. He put on gloves, took the two lunchboxes to the table, and then took out two wild vegetable buns from his lunchbox.

There were plenty of wild vegetables but not enough noodles, and the noodles were almost broken.

Jiang Sen stretched and moved his limbs, which were sore.

I didn't even brush my teeth or wash my face, I just started eating, I was starving!

Wang Haiyang wasn't much better off; he ate even faster than him.

"Hey! Eat slowly!" Mao Jun said from the side. "Tell me, isn't that educated youth Lu being... crying the whole time!"