Chapter 4124: Empty Step Editor: Henyee Translations “The house is in such a state. The neighbors are already in their 50s. Even if they were close by, they would’ve come and looked for me immediately,” the village official said anxiously. He was extremely flustered. “Nothing must happen. Nothing must happen.” Ye Jian’s heart sank. That meant that they didn’t know if the four people buried in the house were dead or alive. She reminded the village official, “Please run faster. The faster we go, the sooner we can save them. If we delay for a minute, the villagers buried below will be in danger for another minute.” “Okay, okay, okay. I’ll run faster. The roads in the mountains are not easy to walk on. Be careful of your feet.” They took a shortcut. They were all walking on the farmland. The farmland was uneven, and it was raining heavily. If they were not careful, they would fall from the farmland into the paddy field below. Ye Jian looked at the farmland under her feet and said to Xu Wen, “Be careful. Don’t miss a step.” “I know, I know. Don’t worry about me. Saving people is more important.” At this moment, Xu Wen couldn’t care less about herself. When she thought of the two elders and the two children whose fates were unknown, she wished that she could grow two pairs of wings and fly over. Even though they were careful, given their speed, a male student slipped and fell from the high farmland to the paddy field below. Fortunately, it was a paddy field. The soft mud protected the student. The student only fell into the mud, and his ankle muscle was tugged. It didn’t affect his ability to walk normally. They arrived at their destination safely. A few villagers stood around them. When they saw that the village official had brought soldiers, they surrounded them. “Soldiers, you came at the right time. Hurry up and save the old couple. They’ve been buried. We shouted for a long time, but there was no response.” “The house has collapsed. We don’t dare to approach it. We’re afraid that if we step on it, we won’t be able to save the people underneath and these bricks will collapse further.” “Soldiers, you make the arrangements. How do you think we should help? We’ll listen to you! We have to save them. There are still two children. Nothing must happen to the children.” “We just took a look. Two bed frames have been buried by bricks. I wonder if anyone was lying on them.” The villagers around ye Jian spoke one after another. Ye Jian shone her flashlight, and her heart turned cold. Besides the left wall of the living room, the entire house—from the kitchen to the living room to the bedroom—had collapsed! Even the shack that the family used to feed their livestock had collapsed. They could hear the cries of pigs below. Pig squeals! If those pigs could live, the humans could too! Ye Jian gathered her thoughts and gave a few instructions. Then, she started rescuing the villagers. “The pigs are still alive, so the people must still be alive too. If they didn’t make a sound, they probably fainted from fright. If I need the villagers’ help, I’ll definitely ask for it. We have to go over and confirm it now. Please be quiet. I’m afraid that I won’t be able to hear the voices below.” “Okay, okay, okay. We won’t talk. We won’t talk.” The anxious villagers seemed to have gained a pillar of support now. Especially when Ye Jian said that the pigs were still alive, they really started to believe that the people buried were still alive as well. t According to the village official, the two elders slept in two bedrooms with the two children. One was on the left side of the living room while the other was on the right side. Under the nervous gazes of the students, Ye Jian and Liu Yang slowly stepped toward the cave-in of the bedroom on the right.