Chapter 69 Rescue 1
  Wen Ling, still a little dazed after waking up, pulled Fang Qing into the yard. "Why are you looking for my brother right away? I thought you were here to play with me..."

  Fang Qing didn't bother to explain and went straight into the house. "Is your brother up? I really have something urgent to tell him today. Hurry up, your mom will be back soon."

  Wen Ling pouted and sat at the table, taking a sip of boiled water. "You're late. My brother went out with his friends. They said they were going on a graduation trip. They packed up and left yesterday evening..."

  Gone?

  Fang Qing was a little overwhelmed. He grabbed Wen Ling's shoulders and asked, "Where did he go? When did he leave? Was he going swimming?"

  Wen Ling was startled by the anxiety on Fang Qing's face and suddenly sobered up. "Qingqing, you, what's wrong with you? What happened?"

  Fang Qing opened his mouth to explain, but swallowed it back. How could he explain this?

  Should he tell her that he had dreamed about forgotten memories from his past life, saying that Wen Ning might drown? How could he explain this? Should he tell her that he had dreamed about forgotten memories from his past life, saying that Wen Ning might drown?

  How ridiculous! Not to mention that Wen Ling wouldn't believe it, even she herself still has many doubts. But if those dreams were true, what if Wen Ning was really going to be in trouble...

  Fang Qing took a deep breath. She would never allow such a thing to happen!

  Closing her eyes and thinking for a moment, she finally suppressed her anxiety and patted Wen Ling's shoulder with a smile.

  "It's okay, it's okay. Your brother broke his promise. He promised me that he would take us out to play after the exams, but he actually ran away on his own. How mean..."

  Wen Ling looked at Fang Qing suspiciously. Although she was a little surprised by Fang Qing's pale face, she didn't think much of it because she saw that she spoke naturally.

  "My brother actually agreed to take you out to play? Humph, this guy, he didn't even tell me, am I still his sister? Wait until he comes back, and see how I teach him a lesson..."

  "Lingzi, do you know where your brother went specifically?"

  Wen Ling shook her head, "He didn't say, he just said he was going out to play with friends for two days, Qingqing, do you really want to go? They are a bunch of men, and you are a girl, it's not good, right?"

  Fang Qing lost his patience, grabbed Wen Ling and asked who else was going with them. Wen Ling said a few names and addresses, and Fang Qing turned and ran out, "I have something to do, I'll come to you another day."

  Wen Ling was left scolding her behind her back for being so mean...

  Fang Qing followed the address Wen Ling gave him and asked from house to house. Finally, he learned from an old lady that the group of boys had actually taken a bus to the neighboring Qingyang County.

  "My grandson said there's a famous Biyuetan Lake in Qingyang County, and they went there together. What's up, girl? Are you going too?"

  Fang Qing smiled and nodded. "Yes, I have something to ask them. Thanks, Grandma, for bothering you."

  Having confirmed their whereabouts, Fang Qing felt motivated and rushed home to pack her things. She stuffed her wallet, temporary ID, keys, coat, first aid kit, towel, and other belongings into a large backpack. Still feeling uneasy, she grabbed a bundle of rope from home, left a note for her parents, and hurried out the door.

  Fang Qing bought the fastest train ticket to Qingyang County and arrived that afternoon. After inquiring, she learned that there was indeed a Biyuetan Lake there, more than ten kilometers from the county seat. She immediately boarded a bus to Biyuetan.

  However, when Fang Qing arrived at the Biyuetan scenic area, it was closed. Fang Qing stared blankly at the empty ticket office, unsure where to go to find Wen Ning and his companions.

  Seeing that she was all alone, a ticket seller was worried that she, a little girl, might run into some bad guys, so she stepped forward and offered to take her to a farmhouse at the foot of the mountain to stay for one night.

  Fang Qing was extremely grateful, and followed the ticket seller to the farmhouse, where she happened to meet the boss who was about to go out.

  "You're finally here, I have something to tell you!" The boss pulled the ticket seller aside and muttered.

  Fang Qing stood there awkwardly, waiting for them to finish. But the boss's voice blew over with the night wind, and she couldn't help but listen.

  "Yesterday, the group of kids went out again in the afternoon. I was worried that they really went to that place. It's already dinner time, and they haven't come back yet. I'm worried that something might have happened."

  "Second uncle, you're scaring yourself again. What could possibly happen to a group of young men?"

  "Oh, you girl, several people drown in that place every summer, and outsiders like to go there. I saw those children wanted to go into the water yesterday, but you didn't let them. You were worried that they would go there. If something really happened, who would dare to come to my farmyard in the future..."

  The ticket seller frowned slightly, "Second uncle, when did they leave?"

  The boss looked at the sky, "After lunch, they were still resting in the house at first, and then I didn't see them when I went to the toilet. I guess it's been more than two hours!"

  The ticket seller finally got a little worried, "It seems they really went to the Nether Lake, Second uncle, call a few people, bring some stuff, and let's go look for them."

  Then Then she turned around and looked at Fang Qing, "Sorry, sister! I have something urgent to do. You go inside first and let them find you a room to sleep first. I'll help you check in when I come back."

  But Fang Qing grabbed her wrist, "Sister, you just said there was a group of boys. Have you seen one who is particularly good-looking? About 1.8 meters tall, fair-skinned, with a high nose bridge, and doesn't like to smile very much..."

  As Fang Qing finished speaking one by one, the ticket seller was also surprised, "Yes, yes, yes, I remember I took a special look at him when I checked him in. His last name is quite strange. It's Wen..."

  The more Fang Qing listened, the colder her heart became. It turned out to be Wen Ning. Didn't that mean they had already gone to the pond?

  "Sister, I'll go with you. He is my friend. I have something urgent to do with him!"

  The elder sister shook her head repeatedly, "No, no, the mountain road is not easy to walk on. You are a little girl, you'd better wait here for us to come back. Don't worry, I will definitely bring him back..."

  But Fang Qing was determined and insisted on going together. Finally, the elder sister had no choice but to take her into the mountains.

  In the summer forest, mosquitoes and moisture mixed with the air blew in Fang Qing's face. While slapping the mosquitoes on her body, she pushed away the branches that were in the way and followed the team closely.

  The moon tonight was particularly round. After passing a forest, Fang Qing and others came to a cliff. With the help of the moonlight, Fang Qing saw the mirror-like lake under the cliff.

  "Sister, is that Biyuetan?" Fang Qing asked, pointing to the lake in the distance.

  The elder sister shook her head, "Biyuetan is on the other side of the mountain, and this is Youming Lake."

  Youming Lake?
  The eldest sister nodded. "Unlike the Jade Moon Lake, this is a naturally formed lake, originally known only to the locals. But in recent years, more and more people have come here to play, and many have discovered this wild lake.

  One year, several students accidentally drowned while playing here, and since then, people have drowned here every summer. Some superstitious people say this is the entrance to hell, so they gave it the name Nether Lake. We locals have closed the road here, but some people still sneak in..."

  (End of this chapter)