Transmigration: The Main Character is Not Becoming the Cannon Fodder!-Chapter 116 - 9: The Queen Returns (Part 9)

The distance from Baijing County to Lin City is relatively short, and with Li Shuning driving the car, they could reach it within a few hours.

The journey to Baijing County required crossing a river.

There was a bridge over the river, but now the bridge was broken.

Clearly, the car couldn’t pass through.

After the three got out of the car, Li Shuning stored the car away.

Li Qing checked the condition of the broken bridge. The break was complete, as if someone had forcefully destroyed it. The river was turbulent and deep, and without the bridge, swimming across was unrealistic.

Firstly, most of the water nowadays was contaminated, and although the river looked clear, who knew what viruses lurked within? Moreover, neither Li Shuning nor Shen Yue had awakened their superpowers. Secondly, with the river being so swift, even Li Qing wasn’t confident about swimming across, let alone Li Shuning and Shen Yue.

They were also unsure if there was anything in the river.

If Li Shuning were alone, she wouldn’t be afraid since she had the hovercar.

But now, what should they do?

Although the bridge was broken, the pillars and parts of the bridge deck remained, with a gap of two to three meters in the middle.

"Ningning, can your space ability take people directly across?"

Li Shuning shook her head. "Dad, it’s not possible."

"Dad, you have the wood element ability, can you connect the bridge deck?"

Li Qing looked closely. There were still some railings on the bridge, and if controlled well, a path could be made.

Li Qing tried, and green vines sprouted from his palm.

The vines wrapped around the bridge’s railings layer by layer. Slowly, the vines formed a thick layer from the railings to the bridge deck.

People could hold onto the vines wrapped around the railings and walk on the vines rising from the bridge deck.

Li Shuning thought for a while and said, "Dad, let me try going across first."

They had no way of knowing if this method would work, and they couldn’t let Shen Yue try it.

Li Shuning took out a bundle of ropes, tying one end to the railing on this side.

"Okay," Li Qing nodded as he saw Li Shuning preparing.

Once Li Shuning stepped on, she carefully walked to the other side, holding the rope and constantly releasing her spiritual power to observe the surroundings.

Though the distance was only two or three meters, the path formed by the vines was not easy to walk.

Fortunately, in the end, she safely reached the other side.

Li Shuning tied the rope she was holding onto to the railing.

Shen Yue was the second to go.

She moved cautiously, learning from Li Shuning’s actions, but this time holding the rope.

Li Qing’s ability was only level one and couldn’t be sustained for long.

Li Qing’s face turned pale.

The vines started to shake, seeming like they could disappear at any time.

Li Qing gritted his teeth and held on.

With only a few steps left, Li Qing suddenly collapsed to the ground, sweating profusely.

And naturally, the vines all disappeared.

Fortunately, Shen Yue was gripping the rope. However, with nothing underfoot, she was left swinging in the air, giving her quite a scare.

Li Shuning, quick-witted, reached out and grabbed Shen Yue’s clothes by holding onto the railing.

"Mom, move a bit further so I can reach your waist. That’s all I need."

Shen Yue, accustomed to a life of comfort, felt as though her entire body was about to drop.

Li Qing watched in concern, feeling powerless.

In just a minute, Shen Yue’s hands ached unbearably.

Hearing Li Shuning’s voice and thinking of the chaotic times they’d endured together, she was unwilling to give up with their destination so close.

Shen Yue endured the pain and moved her hands to the right.

Soon, the rope was stained red.

Li Shuning, with one foot on the bridge deck and one hand on the railing, leaned out and grabbed Shen Yue’s waist.

"Mom, let go."

Smelling Li Shuning’s scent, her hands throbbing with pain, and the turbulent river below, Shen Yue released her grip at Li Shuning’s insistence.

Suddenly, Shen Yue’s weight was all on Li Shuning’s arm.

Li Shuning clenched her teeth and pulled back.

With force, both of them fell onto the bridge deck.

Seeing Shen Yue safe, Li Qing let out a sigh of relief from the other side.

Li Shuning thought for a moment, then untied the rope on this side, looped an iron ring through, and tied it back. She took another bundle of rope, attached it to the iron ring, and exerted force, pushing it toward Li Qing.

"Dad, I’ll push the iron ring over. When you have the strength, grab it and push off the bridge. If you don’t have enough strength, I’ll pull you over with the rope."

"Okay, Ningning, I’ll be ready soon."

From her side, Li Shuning took out a first aid kit, disinfected Shen Yue’s hands, applied medicine, and bandaged them.

Sitting across from them, Li Qing’s gaze softened.

No matter what, trust is nurtured through daily interactions.

Li Qing felt strength returning to his arms, stood up, moved a bit, grabbed the iron ring, and pushed off the bridge. Although the added weight of Li Qing pushed him some distance, he stopped right in the middle of the broken bridge.

Li Shuning’s spiritual power suddenly sensed a dangerous aura, and she was shocked, Her eyes widened as she spotted something approaching upriver.

"Dad, hurry! There’s danger, quick!"

Li Shuning suddenly pulled on the rope and ran forward, making the iron ring on the rope move toward them, albeit slowly.

If the situation were safe, it wouldn’t matter. But there was an unknown danger below.

Shen Yue glanced at the river with a changed expression. Imitating Li Shuning, she grabbed the railing with one hand, stood on the bridge with one foot, and hung out to grab Li Qing.

She had caught Li Qing’s clothing.

A smile appeared on Shen Yue’s face. She, like Li Shuning, exerted force and Li Qing was quickly pulled across.

Li Qing soon stood on the bridge.

At that moment, an oddly huge and ugly fish leaped from the water and bit into the rope.

The rope tied to both ends snapped.

They all breathed a sigh of relief. Had Li Qing still been hanging from the rope, he’d have been fish food by now.

"Dad, Mom, let’s go."

The strange fish, realizing it had missed its chance, went berserk, having counted on its opportunity only to see its prey escape.

The fish jumped again, collapsing the bridge deck quickly.

They ran swiftly.

Soon, they were on solid ground.

Thinking the strange fish wouldn’t pursue, they realized species had mutated—fish could leave the water.

The strange fish jumped, landing on the ground.

But on land, its movements were awkward and slow.