Time seems to have passed for a long time, and it seems as if it has never flowed.
Yu Qin felt that her head was dizzy and her headache was almost split. The tips of her delicate and slender eyebrows twitched a few times, trying to open the corners of her eyes, but in vain.
After taking a few breaths of air, I felt the humidity in the air, as if my whole body was soaked with water. She remembered the last scene where Xu Huaigu took her into the water, and she no longer remembered what happened next.
A strong wind from the river blew by, brushing her cheek with a cool breath, making her wake up a little. Her consciousness finally came out of confusion and she opened her eyes slightly.
What comes into view is a clear blue sky, sunny and cloudless, excellent weather. But she immediately felt that she had choked on a lot of water, her chest felt tight and painful, and she coughed unconsciously.
The sound of boots tapping immediately sounded in her ears, and then a pair of hands helped her up, patted her back gently and said, "Finally wake up, you have been unconscious all day."
Yu Qin tried her best to open her eyes and saw Xu Huaigu in front of her.
The two of them were currently on the bank of a large river, and beyond the clearing was an endless stretch of green reeds as tall as one person.
The fog on this big river is so heavy that you can't see the other side at a glance.
This is Qishui, a straight river in East Fuyao Island.
The wind on the edge of Qishui River was very strong, causing the reeds to bend and rustle.
Yu Qin felt that this scene was like a dream. She asked tremblingly: "Tell me, why am I here?"
Xu Huaigu replied: "We floated all the way down from the upper reaches of the river, but you choked on the water and passed out."
Yu Qin looked pale and asked carefully: "What about my father?"
"He was...carried away by the water."
Yu Qin said blankly: "No, this is not true."
Xu Huaigu lowered his head and said sadly: "No, this is true."
Yu Qin's expression suddenly turned ugly. She pushed Xu Huaigu away who was supporting her and struggled to get up. Her tone was unquestionable: "No, you lied to me! This is a lie. I want to go home now."
Her steps were staggering, but she was determined. She actually walked towards Qishui where the fog was so thick that she could not see the other side.
The water surface of Qishui covered her ankles, then her knees, and then her waist. She walked deeper and deeper without slowing down at all.
Seeing this, Xu Huaigu rushed forward, grabbed her, and said loudly: "Yu Qin, I didn't lie to you! This is all true. What you remember is true. Stop deceiving yourself!"
Yu Qin looked at Xu Huaigu with indifferent eyes and said in despair: "Then tell me, what should I do? I have lost my only relative, what should I do? What can I do!"
She tried hard to shake off Xu Huaigu's hand, but Xu Huaigu also exerted all his strength. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't break free.
Yu Qin suddenly collapsed emotionally.
She knelt down and cried loudly: "You all only bully me! Those officers and soldiers bullied me, Yu An bullied me, and even you bullied me! I just want to go home, can't you?"
Hearing this, Xu Huaigu fell silent.
He also squatted down and said softly: "Yu An hopes you are alive, don't let him down."
Yu Qin still cried loudly: "He is just a bastard! He left me alone, I have nothing now, you might as well let me die together!"
Xu Huaigu felt disappointed.
He quietly approached Yu Qin's ear and whispered: "You still have me, you still have me."
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Xu Huaigu was walking among the reeds alone.
It was already dusk and the sky was dark. He walked quickly among the reeds, looking for something to fill his stomach.
It was early morning when Yu Qin woke up, and he finally managed to calm Yu Qin's mood. But he was still worried and stayed with Yu Qin until dusk.
He also knew that Yu Qin had not eaten for more than a day, so she must be hungry. Seeing that Yu Qin was finally in a better mood and was no longer seeking death, he left her and went to the reed marsh to find something to eat.
The reeds were so dense and vast that he couldn't see the end of it even after walking for five or six miles. Instead, they became denser and denser. Fortunately, there was nothing in the reeds, and he found a small nest of quail.
Xu Huaigu drove the quails away from the two nests and saw several quail eggs inside, and he couldn't help but feel happy.
Walking back with a few quail eggs in his arms, when he was approaching the river, he suddenly heard the sound of the wind blowing the reeds mixed with shouts, and he couldn't help feeling a little worried.
He hurried over and saw Yu Qin being entangled by an officer and soldier who was chasing him. He suddenly felt an unknown fire.
The officer and soldier was bitten hard by Yu Qin, and he made several gestures at her with the long knife in his hand. But because Qi Wen had ordered to arrest him alive, he only tried to scare Yu Qin, but who knew that he could not scare Yu Qin at all.
The officer and soldier had no choice but to be bitten by Yu Qin, which was very painful. However, when he thought that he would be rewarded as a county magistrate after catching her, the soldier, who did not know a word of Chinese characters, was secretly excited.
He made up his mind that when he became the county magistrate, the first thing he would do was to ask Dr. Han, who had the best medical skills in that county but was extremely expensive, to treat his mother's tuberculosis, so that her mother would no longer have to cough all day long.
He also thought of the half-grown child who usually begged on the street corner, and his sister who was two years younger than him.
The two children are also pitiful. Their parents have died long ago, and they can only live on the street begging for alms. It seems that last time the cesspool in the yamen came out and the stench was so bad that no one dared to clean it up. It was this kid who worked in the cesspool for most of the day for thirty copper coins.
He felt that life was not easy for everyone, so he should also find a good job for that child.
There are also those neighbors, relatives and old friends in the past, he has to take care of them.
As for what will happen to this girl in the future, it's not that he doesn't know, he just doesn't want to think about it.
His thoughts only reached this point when a strong gust of wind hit the back of his neck. Before he could react, his head was cut off with a sharp sword.
Blood splattered everywhere.
Xu Huaigu picked up the blood-stained short sword "Cang Shui" and put it in front of his eyes. The cold light from the sword's edge reflected his face.
His face was still as handsome and calm as usual, and he didn't feel anything in his heart.
This was his first time killing someone today.
I killed one person while escaping the blockade in the morning, and I was still feeling quite excited and uneasy at that time. But this time, I didn't feel anything in my heart, as if the one who was cut off by a sword was the wolf of Huangqi Mountain.
No, the wolf is much smarter than this stupid officer and soldier. They know strategies, know how to be alert at all times, and know what can and cannot be provoked, so Huangqi Mountain will always be a forbidden land for humans.
Yu Qin looked at Xu Huaigu who suddenly appeared in shock, hesitated for a moment, then thanked him and said, "Thank you."
Xu Huaigu sighed and said, "It's my fault. I promised Yu An. I shouldn't have left you."
Yu Qin didn't speak, and the atmosphere was heavy.
Only then did Xu Huaigu realize his mistake. She couldn't mention Yu An again in front of Yu Qin, it would only remind her of the nightmare this morning.
Xu Huaigu was about to apologize when he saw her extending her hand to Xu Huaigu.
Xu Huaigu was a little helpless, thinking that the little girl was still a little girl. Was she hungry?
He took out the few quail eggs that he had carefully preserved and said, "I only found these few quail eggs, so let's eat some."
Yu Qin was as cold as ice and said three words.
Xu Huaigu was stunned.
"Bring me the sword."
