TFWYH – Chapter 359 An Unshirkable Responsibility

Little did he know, at this moment Tang Wan was thinking that it was fortunate she had gathered all her relatives and close friends together — otherwise they definitely would have been caught in disaster.

It wasn’t that she didn’t care about innocent people, but they came after her own family.

If you can’t even ensure your own family’s safety, who has the heart to worry about unrelated strangers?

She had seen too many dead people.

If they could be saved, she would save them. If not, there was nothing she could do.

The ground kept shaking, and cries of misery filled the area below the mountain.

After about a quarter of an hour, the tremors finally stopped.

But Tang Wan knew there would be aftershocks.

She spoke calmly, “Suxi, come with me. Everyone else stay here — don’t go out!”

Tang Hongba disagreed. “Staying on the mountain is more dangerous!”

Tang Wan said, “Father, a quake of this magnitude won’t cause landslides. And this estate is on a low hill — it can’t really even be called a mountain. It’s safest here. I’m going to the medical hall now. There must be many injured people outside — saving one is still saving a life!”

“You’re not allowed to go!” Madam Jiang had just steadied herself; her voice trembled but was firm. “Wan-niang, don’t go, do you hear me? You’re just a woman — what can you do? The officials will handle the people’s safety!”

She knew she was being selfish, but people always distinguish between close and distant. Tang Wan was her daughter-in-law whom she treated like a daughter — how could she watch her go risk her life?

“Mother, I know martial arts, and Suxi knows qinggong. We’ll be fine.” As she spoke, Tang Wan called Taxue over, mounted in one smooth motion, and galloped off.

Suxi leapt into the air and followed behind her.

Her family was safe — now it was time to save others.

At that moment, Tang Wan felt as if she had returned to her previous life.

When she had been a robot, one of her jobs had been leading teams of robots into places humans couldn’t reach to conduct rescue operations.

Those places had been far more dangerous than a mere earthquake — true no-man’s-lands.

“Wan-niang, get back here!” Madam Jiang shouted angrily.

Tang Hongba held her back, his expression resolute. “Let her go. Eldest, second — come with me. We’re going to help Wan-niang.”

“Yes!” Tang Tianyang nodded and followed his father out.

“Wait for me here,” Tang Tiansheng told Qin Suyun, then hurried after them.

“Husband, be careful!” Yun-niang didn’t want Tang Tiansheng getting involved in this chaos, but she knew how much he valued Tang Wan as his sister. Since Tang Wan had gone, how could he possibly sit still?

“Yan Cheng, take the brothers with you. Qingfeng hasn’t recovered yet — don’t let him join the excitement. If you find injured people, send them to Jishi Hall,” Ling Yu said after a moment’s thought, finally speaking up despite himself.

He didn’t want to concern himself with the life or death of strangers — but he wanted even less to see Tang Wan disappointed in him.

Only Ling Yu himself knew how guilty he had felt when Tang Wan looked at him just now.

Yan Cheng and his group nodded and departed.

“I’m going too!” Mu Qingfeng protested righteously. “A true man knows what he should and shouldn’t do. Sister-in-law, a woman, has such a sincere heart — how can I, Nan Feng, shirk responsibility?”

Ling Sheng nodded and stepped forward. “Right — I’m going too!”

“And me!” Li Dashan looked at his parents, received their encouraging nods, and stepped out as well.

“Then go,” Ling Yu said indifferently, then looked at Madam Jiang and softened his tone. “Mother, don’t worry. It’ll be fine.”

“But… but…”

“With so many people, they’ll protect Wan-niang. And your son is still a clerk at the yamen — I should go as well.”

“Th-then be careful — all of you must protect yourselves!”

“Your son understands.”