In the darkness, Chen Erlang held the luggage tightly in one arm, dragging the injured Chen Erniang along with the other. Unable to see, he tripped over something unknown and fell to the ground with a thud.
The jolt brought Chen Erniang back to her senses. She struggled to get up and groped around for her second brother, only to accidentally touch a small leg. Frightened, she quickly retracted her hand with a scream.
Chen Erlang fumbled for a tinderbox, nervously striking a light. Only then did the siblings see a child lying on the ground. When they turned the child over, they saw a ghostly pale face, the child long since breathless.
Chen Erniang couldn't help but cry out, falling into Chen Erlang's arms, "Second brother, second brother, where are father and our older brother?"
