Reeds escort the lake water, flowing slowly from north to south, like the water and grass whispering, seeming to be communicating. The three people in it are just a drop in the ocean, insignificant.
With water stains all over his body, Bai Song sat down on the ground and carefully pulled the girl Shishi who was soaked in the water to his side. After turning over, he saw that her face was blue and her lips were bloodless, so she quickly gave her artificial respiration.
Behind Bai Song, Miss Xu woke up, moaning and fiddling with the water plants covering her face.
Fortunately, she didn't see her giving artificial respiration. If she had, she would have screamed.
After a while, Shishi spit out some water, and then started coughing violently. It took a while to calm down. When she woke up, she found herself sleeping in Mr. Bai's arms. She felt sore all over and felt dizzy. She asked weakly. : "Bai...Mr. Bai...here..."
"This is a small island in the middle of the Yong'an River... I don't know if it is a small island, or maybe there is even a land somewhere."
After saying that, he looked back at Xu Peiran: "Miss Xu, how do you feel?"
"It's okay...cough cough cough..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he coughed a few times anxiously, probably because he caught a cold.
"Can you move?" Bai Song asked again.
Shishi tried to get up, forgetting her foot injury, and immediately frowned in pain. She pinched Bai Song's arm with her little hands, causing Bai Song to feel pain.
"I can carry you."
Miss Xu also tried to get up, but she realized that her legs were weak and she couldn't exert her strength. She fell down again halfway up.
"If you soak in the water for too long, the blood flow in your legs will slow down, and you will suffer from hypothermia. But you don't have to worry about it then. As long as you rest for a while and warm the soles of your feet, the situation will get better."
Xu Peiran's face turned pale. After hearing Bai Song's words, he nodded again.
Bai Song looked at the sky, and there were moths flying around his head. The world seemed a little depressed.
"Let's rest for a while before leaving. Once we get here, at least there won't be any thieves chasing us."
All three fell silent.
Miss Xu thought about Bai Song's words and huddled up, hoping to stay warm.
However, everyone was soaked to the skin, and their body temperature was still passing away. When they shrank, they felt even colder. Even their lips began to feel numb, making people shiver from the cold.
Bai Song stood up, tried his best to wring out the water on his body, took out the fire stick and tried to light a fire, but found that there were water plants all around. Where could there be anything to ignite the fire?
In the evening, there was no fire and there was river water all around. Not to mention that Miss Xu could not recover her body temperature. She was afraid that she would freeze to death here in a short time.
Bai Song thought for a moment and pointed to Miss Xu's feet: "Take off your shoes and socks and put them in my arms."
Miss Xu was stunned, but she understood what Mr. Bai meant. Her feet were so cold that she had lost consciousness. However, the girl's feet were private. How could she easily hand them over to a man's arms? She still had to take off her shoes and socks!
The girl was still hesitating, but Bai Song had already sat down and grabbed Miss Xu's feet, quickly taking off her shoes and socks, revealing a pair of pale little feet.
Xu Peiran shrank instinctively, but did not escape. He suppressed his shame and remained silent.
I saw "Master Lu" carefully wiping the water stains on his feet with his hands, then lifted up his clothes and put his little feet on his belly.
Xu Peiran bit her lip, unable to explain how she felt. Ever since Zhuangzi was beaten, what Mr. Lu did was more and more beyond her imagination.
Lu Yao has some reputation in the capital. He is a standard scholar full of arrogance.
But the "Master Lu" in front of him is different. He has a decisiveness and bravery that has never been spread to the outside world. This is not something that a scholar should have, but it is a different shining point in a man.
The current situation was unusual, and Xu Peiran didn't think about it in detail. He just calmed down and felt it silently.
Not to mention, the young master's belly felt warm, and his cold feet felt a little bit, and at the same time he felt numb.
Bai Song's mind was not on Miss Xu.
Miss Xu just had poor blood flow, but Shishi beside her actually sprained her foot and fell into a coma all the way down. Bai Song needed to give her a good check-up.
Shishi said nothing, her brows knitted together, and she covered her right foot, feeling very uncomfortable.
"Show me." Bai Song carefully moved Shishi's hand away and moved his feet into his arms.
The two girls, both pairs of feet, were all held in Bai Song's arms. They were both looking at Bai Song directly, their eyes unblinking, which looked a little strange.
Fortunately, there were water plants all around, covering them everywhere. Even if the water flowed out and a ship passed by, these three people probably wouldn't be able to see them.
"Sir, is Shishi's foot broken? It hurts... Wuwuwu..."
Bai Song looked down and saw how swollen his ankle was, and comforted in a low voice: "Don't worry, it's nothing serious. I can give you a simple treatment. You won't be able to withstand the wind and grass for the next ten days. Just rest and rest, and there won't be any problems." "
As he said this, Bai Song misplaced his hands and heard a click. Shishi raised her head upward in pain and grabbed Bai Song's arm tightly, her nails digging into the flesh.
"Okay..." Bai Song said calmly, and Shishi also recovered from the severe pain just now. The pain in her feet was still there, but it was not as unbearable as before.
Bai Song took out the silver needle he had with him and applied a few needles, and the swelling in the injured area was obviously reduced.
"Young Master actually knows medical skills?" Shishi wiped her sweat and was very surprised.
Bai Song withdrew the needle again, held Shishi's injured foot with both hands, and massaged it gently: "I'm afraid you won't believe me if I say that I am a doctor."
"What else can't you master?"
"Those who don't know Qimen Dunjia or Feng Shui can learn it soon, but they should be able to do it soon."
Bai Song said with a faint smile, thinking of Yuan Tiangang in the academy. If everything goes well, he should start learning physiognomy.
I don’t know if I can learn it.
The reed marsh gradually became quiet, and the two girls handed their little feet to Bai Song without reservation.
Bai Song kneaded it for Shishi and couldn't feel the bones. It was as soft as batter mixed with too much water, but as soft as a shelled egg.
It was the first time for Shishi to be touched by a man, but because she was born in a brothel, she was not as shy as Miss Xu. She enjoyed it peacefully and soon forgot about the pain, feeling only indescribably comfortable.
The two girls were stunned for a while. Miss Xu saw Shishi twisting the water out of her clothes, and she followed suit.
The dusk gradually fades, the night slowly unfolds like ink, and the reeds gradually become dim.
The two girls each recovered their strength, and no one spoke in silence.
Xu Peiran still felt very cold, but his little feet gradually regained their color and senses with the warmth from the man's body.
They had been resting here for two-quarters of an hour. Miss Xu wanted to try to see if she could walk. Just as she was about to take her little feet out of the young master's arms, there was a sudden movement, and her little feet moved in the young master's arms. I kicked something, and I thought to myself where the rotten branches came from by the water. It felt weird lying in the middle. It would be bad if the young master accidentally stepped on or scratched them, so I subconsciously reached out and grabbed it.
Bai Song fancied that he was locked in a reed marsh with two wet girls, and he was holding two pairs of weak and boneless feet. The man who was so confused in his arms had already started counting goats.
Unexpectedly, a small hand came over and squeezed it impartially. Bai Song whined and raised his neck. Just like the moment when Shishi was in severe pain, he squeezed Shishi's injured foot with both hands and gave Shishi a hand. He groaned in pain.
In the reed marsh, the voices of men and women floated across the water into the distance.
Not far away, a black horse was passing by the reeds. The black horse snorted when he heard an indescribable sound coming from the water.
The person on the black horse also pulled the reins and stopped the horse's hooves instantly.
…
All 70 people in Xiangjiazhuang were arrested, and more than half of them were related to the Holy Lotus Sect.
The Ministry of Punishment and the Secret Order Division launched a surprise attack and completely destroyed the largest hideout of the Holy Lotus Sect in the capital.
However, due to the inhumane behavior of Zhuangzi of Xiangjiazhuang, he ordered the warriors in the village to massacre the people, resulting in the tragic death of countless people, and the Ministry of Punishment and the Secret Imperial Examination Department also lost more than 20 people. The final death toll was still being counted. The emperor issued an edict and the six ministries jointly mobilized to appease the people and distributed money and food immediately as a gesture of sympathy.
The chaos in Xiangjiazhuang continues, and Li Jing shoulders the heavy responsibility. On the one hand, he must comfort the frightened people, and on the other hand, he must identify whether there are monsters from the Holy Lotus Cult mixed among them. In the end, they have to search for the caught fish, such as Xu Xun's daughter Xu Peiran.
Beside the reed marsh, Li Shuwang stopped his horse and frowned, looking at the endless aquatic plants in front of him. He patted the horse's neck and asked in a low voice: "Xiao Hei, did I hear it wrong, or is that voice really his?"
The horse moved its hooves at the water's edge, but there was no movement.
A man and a horse stop by the water, like a freehand landscape painting, the only color is the bright moon above.
While Li Shuwang was hesitating, there was another rustling in the water plants. She didn't wait any longer, got off her horse, and tied the horse to a tree stump on the bank.
"Miss, the general wants you to go back."
One man and one sword suddenly appeared, standing in front of Li Shuwang.
This is an acquaintance whom he hasn't seen for a long time, Li Shuwang's personal bodyguard He Fangzhao.
This man had several sword wounds on his body, apparently caused by a fight with a demon from the Holy Lotus Sect, but the injuries were not serious and were not serious.
"There is someone in the reed marsh. He may be a remnant of the Holy Lotus Sect. Don't let him go."
"Miss, go back first, there are villains who will search inside."
Li Shuwang frowned slightly and hesitated.
Thinking about hearing Bai Song's breathing in a trance before, I wondered if he might be inside, perhaps captured by the demon of the Holy Lotus Sect? Or maybe I heard it wrong?
No matter what it was, she had to go and see it, otherwise she would really feel uneasy.
"The reed marsh is vast. How long will it take for one person to search? You and I will go in together to see if anyone is there. Maybe the lady from Xiangjiazhuang is here!"
As he spoke, Li Shuwang raised his hand and pointed at a few rotten bamboos that were gradually sinking on the river surface.
"Miss, today's matter is over. You'd better go back. The general finally agreed to let you participate in this operation. If you don't obey, you won't have such an opportunity next time."
"You tell the general that I am obedient!"
After saying that, Li Shuwang had already plunged into the reeds, and there was a commotion in the grass, accompanied by the sound of water.
