She sighed helplessly, a faint smile touching her lips. "Actually, I’m being overly sensitive. I simply cannot bring myself to kill." She looked at her hands. These hands were meant for saving lives, never for taking them.
Old Yang and Zhang Hua were experienced veterans. They had been through similar trials, so they did not think Zhu Yanyi’s reaction was wrong. Old Yang said gently, "Comrade Zhu, please don’t worry. You said yourself you are a doctor. A doctor’s hands are for healing. Killing is not suitable for you. So, do not feel guilty, and do not think you are being weak."
Zhang Hua nodded seriously beside him, agreeing with Old Yang. "Exactly. You don’t need to feel so conflicted. Besides, we are safe now." He paused, then asked, "By the way, we heard you say you are Master Yao’s disciple?"
Zhu Yanyi smiled lightly. "Master Yao is my teacher. I am her youngest disciple, and also the most useless one. My senior brothers have seen many storms. Only I am always too soft-hearted."
"You shouldn’t say that. You are still a child. How can you compare yourself to adults?" Zhang Hua said earnestly.
Old Yang chuckled. Just then, the car shook violently. Old Yang quickly turned the steering wheel, and the car stopped again. He got out to check. "The tire is punctured."
"Old Yang, change the tire quickly." Zhang Hua got out to help.
Old Yang nodded and began changing the tire. Zhu Yanyi told the children to get out and hide nearby. She watched Old Yang and Zhang Hua. Suddenly, she saw a flash of light in the rearview mirror. Her face changed instantly. Without a word, she pulled Zhang Hua and Old Yang back to the children. At that moment, a loud bang echoed. A hole appeared in the car, and smoke began to rise.
"Leave here quickly! The car will explode in one minute!" Old Yang said with experience. As he spoke, he picked up two children, one in each arm.
Zhang Hua and Zhu Yanyi quickly picked up the smallest children. Old Yang threw the last child onto her back. The three of them started running forward. After running about five hundred meters, they heard a loud boom behind them. The car burst into flames.
Zhu Yanyi looked ahead. "Old Yang, I am not familiar with this place. You will need to lead the way. We will likely have to walk from here."
"Yes, this way." Old Yang looked around vigilantly. The children were a bit panicked, but they remained quiet and behaved well.
After walking about one kilometer, the three adults put the children down. They could still see smoke rising from the car in the distance.
"We must hurry," Old Yang said. They could not stay here long.
Zhu Yanyi did not object. "Old Yang, please lead. I do not know this area."
Old Yang nodded. "I will take the lead. Zhang Hua, you cover the rear."
Zhang Hua agreed. "Okay. I suggest we cut through the jungle ahead. It will save us twenty kilometers. However, the jungle is dangerous. I do not know if they have set an ambush there."
Zhu Yanyi looked at the jungle ahead, then at the road beside them. "Our car was destroyed. We can guess two things. First, they want us to enter the jungle, so there must be danger there. Second, they think we will not enter the jungle and will stay on the road, so they will set an ambush on the road too. This place is surrounded by mountains. There are few flat sections on both sides of the road. If they snipe from the mountains, we cannot escape. Since both paths are dangerous, let us choose the jungle."