Chapter 2 (Intersecting (3)) Section 7: Peril
As twilight fell, the temperature on the island was getting colder and colder, and a cold wind blew through the caves. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Info Xia Mengyue, who was wearing a wet T-shirt and denim shorts, suddenly felt a little cold, and involuntarily put her hands around her feet, buried her head in her knees, and shrunk into a ball and sat on the rock behind her.
Drip~Drip~Drip, because it is too quiet, the sound of dripping water in the cave can be heard clearly.
"Le Mingcheng, why haven't you come back" It has been scientifically proven that if a person stays in a quiet, empty and closed place, a trace of fear will slowly arise in his heart. Xia Mengyue is no exception, although she is a strong woman, she is still a person after all... A woman, to say that she is not afraid at all, is impossible.
It didn't take long for there to be a faint sound of footsteps in front of him, "Is it Le Mingcheng?" Xia Mengyue trembled and shrunk her body tighter. The footsteps became clearer and clearer, and it wasn't until Naruto slowly appeared in front of her vision that she slowly relaxed her body and breathed a sigh of relief.
Ming Cheng looked at Xia Mengyue, whose body was still trembling slightly, and said with concern, "Mr. Xia, are you okay?"
"It's fine, it's just a little cold."
Hearing this, Ming Cheng no longer had any scruples to cover up the scars on his body, and immediately took off his clothes and threw them to Xia Mengyue, "Put it on, although it is not completely dry, but it is better than the soaked clothes on your body."
Xia Mengyue picked up Ming Cheng's clothes, looked at them, got up, said "Okay", and walked behind the stone pillar to change on, "Did you find the exit?"
"No, there is no exit to this cave, there are stone walls everywhere, if I had to say, the only exit would probably be the place where we were just washed in, but it was too high and the current was so fast that we couldn't get up at all."
"Then what should we do? sit here and wait for rescue?" After changing her clothes, Xia Mengyue walked out from behind the stone pillar.
"Although I told the boatman that if he didn't see us go back in half an hour, he would call the police immediately, but we didn't have time to wait for the rescue team to come, so you should take a closer look at the water around the cave to see if it is rising."
Xia Mengyue really didn't notice the changes in the surrounding sea water before, and after Ming Cheng said this, she found that it had indeed risen a little, "Is it the high tide?"
"Yes, but it's not really a high tide yet, it's just a few signs, and have you noticed? There are many water holes at the top of the cave, which proves that the sea usually rises to that position, and it is estimated that it will not be long before this cave will be flooded."
"But even if it will really be flooded, it won't be so fast, at least an hour or two, and the rescue team won't take so long."
"Not really, but have you ever thought about it? How would the rescue team know where we were killed, and how would they know that we were in this cave, and the island is so big, it is very difficult to actually search."
"Then you mean we're going to die?" Xia Mengyue suddenly knelt on the floor with fear, looking at the waterfall that washed them into this cave, and couldn't help but be scared in her heart.
"Well, almost" Ming Cheng slowly sat on the floor, sighed deeply, opened the zipper of his trouser pocket, and took out a cigarette case and a lighter from it, "Hmph! Fortunately, Lao Tzu is smart and knows how to prepare waterproof stainless steel cigarette cases and lighters for this sea trip" Ming Cheng opened the cigarette case, took out a cigarette and lit it and smoked.
Xia Mengyue looked at Ming Cheng and felt that he was a little unreasonable at this time, "Why are you not nervous at all, and you can still smoke leisurely on the side."
"Why should I be nervous, what can be changed by being nervous?Could it be that if we are nervous, we can be rescued?" Ming Cheng sneered, "It's better to smoke a cigarette and calm down and think about it."
"Why are you so calm?" asked Xia Mengyue.
Ming Cheng took a puff of cigarette and said meaningfully: "Because I have been used to this kind of wild life for a long time without knowing whether it will be life or death."
"I don't understand what you mean, what the hell did you do before."
"I said are you getting the point wrong, the most important thing now is how we can get out alive, not to discuss my past here."
Xia Mengyue felt that Ming Cheng's words were very reasonable, her life and death were uncertain, how could she still have the leisure to care about other people's past, she felt ridiculous when she thought about it, and then she didn't continue to ask.
The two of them didn't say a word, they each sat quietly, Ming Cheng smoked a cigarette, looking at the sea water under the waterfall, suddenly he stood up and walked to the lake, "Mr. Xia, come and see, there are fish here."
Xia Mengyue heard Ming Cheng's call, and slowly got up and walked over, "Didn't you say that the most important thing now is to find a way to get out?"
"No, you don't understand what I mean, I want to tell you that this fish is the key to whether we can get out of here" Ming Cheng pointed to the waterfall "Do you see? The sea water under the waterfall is flowing out of the hole over there, and this fish is swimming right now to the hole, if I guess correctly, the water flowing into the hole should be connected to the sea outside the island, as long as we follow the direction of the sea flow, we should be able to get out."
After listening to Ming Cheng's words, Xia Mengyue questioned a little, "This is just your guess, if you guess wrong, there is a dead end in the cave, then what should we do."
"Anyway, it's not a way to sit here stupidly, the current is not too fast, we can still walk slowly, and when the tide rises, the current is so fast and fierce that we won't be able to walk anymore," Ming Cheng said resolutely.
Xia Mengyue looked at Ming Cheng and thought to herself that there was no other way than to believe in Ming Cheng now, "Okay, I believe in you, let's go."
In this way, the two walked into the cave in the direction of the flow of the sea.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the rescue team came to the isolated island, searching everywhere for the traces of Ming Cheng and Xia Mengyue, as Ming Cheng expected, the rescue team really ignored the cave under the cliff, perhaps because of the high tide, the entrance of the cave was almost covered by seawater, and it was not surprising that they did not notice.
"Hey, the water is getting colder and colder, could it be that the tide is starting to rise, and the water is getting deeper and deeper, can we really get out?" Xia Mengyue slowly followed Ming Cheng step by step holding on to the wet wall.
"Hmm... It should be said that it is not that the water is getting deeper and deeper, but that the tide is beginning to rise, the water level is getting higher and higher, whether we can get out or not is left to fate, I don't know how to answer you, let's go, don't think so much, the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge."
It didn't take long for the two of them to come to the end of the river, and there was only a thick stone wall in front of them.
Xia Mengyue saw that there was no way ahead, and said to Ming Cheng very nervously: "Look, it's a dead end, what should we do now, can we still go back the same way?"
"Don't be nervous, haven't you noticed that the water is still flowing? This means that there is an outlet under that wall for the sea water to flow out, you wait for me here, I'll dive down and have a look" After saying that, Ming Cheng dived down, and after a while it surfaced, "There is an undersea tunnel down here, although it is only a little bit, but I do see the light, maybe it can lead to the outside."
"Maybe, meaning you're not sure?"
"Well, I'll swim over first, you continue to wait here for me not to move" After saying that, Naruto dived down again.
"Hey, it's really fake, Le Mingcheng... You..."Xia Mengyue wanted to stop Ming Cheng, but she didn't have time.
It was getting darker and darker, and the water level in the cave was getting higher and higher, and the rescue team was still trying to search for them outside, but they were never found.
"289.290.291.292.293......" Xia Mengyue counted second after second, and soon 5 minutes passed, Ming Cheng never appeared, she suddenly panicked, and kept slapping the water with her hand.
At that moment, a figure poured out of the water.
First, Xia Mengyue, who was frightened, saw that it was Ming Cheng, and her heart suddenly returned to calm, and even felt some joy, "I thought you were dead."
"You're just dead, Crow's Mouth! Aren't I alive and well?" Ming Cheng looked at Xia Mengyue inexplicably, "Oh, by the way, let's not talk about that, I found the exit, and at the end of the tunnel is the sea outside the island."
Xia Mengyue heard Ming Cheng say this, and instantly became happy, "Really, great, we can finally leave this place, then let's go."
"But..." Ming Cheng didn't move, just stood in place.
Xia Mengyue looked at Ming Cheng, who was motionless, and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?"
"But it will take at least two and a half minutes or so to swim outside, and my words are completely fine, what about you, can you hold your breath underwater for so long?" Ming Cheng looked at Xia Mengyue with questioning eyes.
"Two and a half minutes? I can't hold it for so long... Impossible, what to do, how could I possibly endure such a long time ... Wait a minute... You don't want to leave me alone, don't, please, don't... I don't want to die here" Xia Mengyue approached Ming Cheng, pleading at a loss.
Originally arrogant, she completely changed her appearance in the face of death, she was so weak, so pitiful, Ming Cheng did not laugh at him, because this is human instinct, and it has nothing to do with personality and his own ability.
"You stupid, if I want to leave you, will I swim back to you?" I don't know where Ming Cheng got the courage, he suddenly stretched out his hand and stroked Xia Mengyue's head, and comforted him softly, "Don't worry, I will take you out, I won't leave you behind."
"Hmm..."Hearing Ming Cheng say this, Xia Mengyue was moved to shed a trace of tears, "Then do you have a way?"
"There's only one way, and that's to breathe in a circular way," Ming Cheng said calmly.
Xia Mengyue didn't understand what Ming Cheng meant, "Circulating breathing?, how to do it?".
Before you enter the water, take a deep breath, hold it and don't spit it out, and then keep holding my hand and swim forward until you reach the limit... Remember that it must be the limit, and when you can't hold it anymore, just pull my hand hard, and I will exchange breaths with you, and then keep swimming."
"Swap breaths?, do you mean our mouth-to-mouth?artificial respiration??" Xia Mengyue shyly touched her lips with her fingers.
Ming Cheng smiled weirdly, "He~he~He~He, yes, that's right, it's artificial respiration."
"You, you...."
"What are you, if you don't do this, you won't be able to breathe at all, and you'll drown before you even reach the exit.... Anyway, if you don't want to do it, I'll leave by myself first, and you can think of other ways slowly." Ming Cheng turned around and pretended to dive.
"No, wait, okay.. Good.. I do... Can't I do it?..."At this time, Xia Mengyue was too embarrassed, and her whole face turned red.
"That's pretty much it! Okay, come and hold my hand, don't let go, remember to hold on to it, now I'm going to start counting 123, you do what I just said, get ready."
"Hmm"
"1...2...3, let's go...", the two of them dived down and began to swim in the direction of the tunnel exit.
The water pressure and resistance in the deep sea are much greater than those in the swimming pool, and for Xia Mengyue, who has no motor cells, if it weren't for Ming Cheng pulling her in front, she wouldn't be able to move an inch at all. It didn't take long for Xia Mengyue to hold her breath, and although she was very reluctant, she still pulled Ming Cheng's hand frantically.
Ming Cheng realized that he was going to start helping Xia Mengyue to circulate her breathing, so he flipped behind him, grabbed the back of Xia Mengyue's head, pulled her in front of him, and leaned over... and Xia Mengyue breathed mouth-to-mouth.
Although it was in the deep sea, she could still see that Xia Mengyue's entire face was red at this moment, and at this time she thought to herself: It's really shameful, it's better to die.
After the circulatory breathing was completed, the two continued to move forward, and when they were about to reach the exit, Xia Mengyue once again fainted because she couldn't hold her breath. Seeing that the situation was not good, Ming Cheng immediately pulled her over, held her in his arms to speed up, and swam forward.
Finally, the two surfaced, and sure enough... Outside the tunnel is the sea on the edge of the island. Ming Cheng picked up Xia Mengyue and slowly walked to the shore.
...
"Cough~cough~cough" Xia Mengyue finally woke up, and the first thing she saw after waking up was that Ming Cheng was kissing her. Smack~~~ slapped his palm, "You rascal, what are you doing?".
"I'm going to push you up with a lung, who's a hooligan, it's not because you couldn't hold back your breath and fainted, and you drank a lot of water during the period, so I helped you squeeze out the water in your stomach, and then helped you do artificial respiration... I said as if I took the opportunity to insult you, and my kindness was not rewarded," Ming Cheng, who had a blushing face and a slap print, stood up, walked to the side, lit a cigarette, and smoked.
Xia Mengyue, who calmed down, thought to herself: If Ming Cheng really wants to take advantage of the fire to rob, he has a chance before he leaves the predicament, and he can leave me and walk away after committing the crime, but he... But he didn't do it, but saved me again and again, I blamed him, Xia Mengyue thought about it calmly, and said to Ming Cheng apologetically: "Le Mingcheng, I'm sorry, I misunderstood you, I'm sorry... Also, thank you for saving me today... Thank you".
When Ming Cheng heard Xia Mengyue say this, he felt a little surprised, "Ah... I heard me right, Mr. Xia, you will also say thank you to me???? don't you hate me the most?".
"I did hate you before, but after so many things that happened today, your performance made me look at you with admiration."
"Hehe, yes, then I should really feel honored" Ming Cheng was suddenly a little flattered.
"And when you are alone with me in the future, don't call me Mr. Xia again, just call me Mengyue" When Xia Mengyue said this, she felt embarrassed, and she didn't know why this sentence suddenly popped up.
"He~he~he" Ming Cheng sneered, "Mr. Xia, I can't afford it, do you remember the first time we met?
Hearing Ming Cheng's words, Xia Mengyue lowered her head and said in a low voice, "That was the second time we met, not the first time. The first time we met was at a shopping mall in the city centre when you accidentally knocked me over."
Ming Cheng turned around and was surprised again, "Yo, Mr. Xia, do you remember, I thought I had a low sense of existence, and you forgot about me."
"I haven't forgotten, it's just that as your boss, I'm embarrassed to say that I recognize you."
Ming Cheng suddenly realized, "Oh, that's right."
"In the future, when we are alone together, I will also call you Mingcheng, so I hope you can also change your name to Mengyue, there is no other meaning, just to prove that the friendship between us has begun" Xia Mengyue's face appeared a hint of rosy again.
"Oh... Well, got it... Mengyue "Because Xia Mengyue has already talked about this, as a man, Ming Cheng has no reason to refuse again, and this is indeed a good start, and he will no longer have to be subjected to inexplicable cold words in the future."
It didn't take long for them to be spotted by rescue teams still on the island.
It is only in times of trouble that one can see the true heart of another person. That voice touched me, that sound, I remember it deeply, that sound, not a simple witness, that sound, that sound, is a true friend, the most sincere sigh when a friend is in trouble -- Xia Mengyue