Wu Yu

The next day.

Xie Lingyu woke up leisurely, opened his slightly confused eyes, stared at the empty place beside him in a daze, after a while, he reached out to touch it, and sighed softly.

There is no temperature and no wrinkles, which means that Qingqiu Jue has not returned all night.

The thoughts that floated up to the sky last night suddenly sank to the bottom of the valley, Xie Lingyu's heart was lost and mixed with a ray of sadness, and he frowned in thought.

Could it be that Ah Jue saw something?

At the same time, I couldn't help but hope in my heart, maybe there was something really important, so why not just rest somewhere else?

Xie Lingyu absent-mindedly got up and dressed neatly, went downstairs and waited in the living room early, he found a remote corner to sit, his eyes fell on the stairs, intentionally or unintentionally.

The living room wasn't too noisy, it was lively just right, Xie Lingyu watched them talking and laughing, and his tense heartstrings relaxed a little.

at this time.

A familiar figure came down the stairs slowly, Qingqiu Jue straightened his cuffs, followed by the golden fox face, raised his eyes and glanced casually, and easily spotted Xie Lingyu in the corner.

Xie Lingyu was nervous for no reason, subconsciously staggered his gaze, and Qingqiu Jue did the same. He tilted his head uncomfortably, paused at his usual steady and vigorous pace, and then walked slowly towards the corner.

Jin Chan followed behind and yawned, watching the two of them puzzled, was this a quarrel or something?

Why did they suddenly sleep in separate rooms without arguing?

He was taken aback for a moment, that's not right.

Why do we have to squeeze one room when there are so many rooms in the inn?

Jin Tang struggled for a moment, but he only had money and how to make money in his mind, and he was not very good at this emotional matter, so he shook his head and gave up.

Seeing him approaching step by step, Xie Lingyu stood up as well, and the two simply nodded their heads and walked out of the inn together.

"last night……"

"you……"

The two spoke at the same time, both of them stunned.

Xie Lingyu looked at him, "...you talk first."

Qingqiu Jue lowered his eyes, stretched out his hand to pinch the center of his brows, "I had something to do last night, when I came back, I saw that you had already rested, so I didn't bother you."

He hesitated for a moment, then said.

"The opposite door has been packed, don't worry."

Xie Lingyu was taken aback for a moment, then forced a smile, "Well, good."

The two were silent all the way, looking at each other. The scenery along the way seemed not to be as fresh as before. Xie Lingyu suppressed the sourness in his heart and asked about the renovation and building of Jinzhang Village.

After hearing this, Jin Chan subconsciously glanced at Qingqiu Jue, thinking that these two people really have a good understanding, and they don't know what's wrong with each other, and they don't communicate with each other.

He had no choice but to repeat it patiently. There was Jin Ling chattering in the carriage, which just eased the delicate atmosphere between the two of them. Xie Lingyu listened carefully, suppressed his selfishness, and found the usual comfort.

Soon, the carriage stopped.

Mo Jiang had arrived, Xie Lingyu and his party jumped off the carriage.

The personnel were all in their positions, and things were already prepared. Xie Lingyu looked at the turbulent waves, feeling a little worried in his heart.

Today's waves seem to be bigger than in the past.

The river water splashed onto her body, mixed with finely divided mud. Xie Lingyu wiped it off with her hand, and was hit by a huge wave again. Fortunately, she caught a rock in time and stabilized her figure.

"Mr. Xie—" Hearing someone calling him from a distance, Xie Lingyu turned his head and saw a familiar face. This is an experienced middle-aged man in the local area. .

Xie Lingyu had no choice but to go to him too. The man dragged by the cloth dipped in water was walking heavily. The two met with difficulty. The middle-aged man wiped his face and spoke with a slightly awkward local accent, "It will rain soon. Let's go back to Mohu first, it will be dangerous to stay here."

Xie Lingyu looked at the sky which was still clear, believed his words, nodded, "OK."

"Fox Mian, it's going to rain soon, go back!" Xie Lingyu shouted, Hu Mian was not far away, and made a gesture of understanding.

Sure enough, within a few breaths, the sky darkened.

People came back to the shore one after another, breathing heavily and expressing condolences to each other. Xie Lingyu twisted his drenched clothes, but when he heard everyone's exclamation, his heart tightened, and he quickly looked up.

"Big Liu!"

"Quick, there's that young master next to him!"

"Save people, save people—!"

"Be careful, pass the rope... Where is the rope, where is the rope!"

All of a sudden the crowd panicked, Xie Lingyu's eyes widened suddenly, and his expression changed suddenly. One person in his sight was knocked down by the waves, almost submerged by the torrent in the blink of an eye.

Another figure quickly grabbed his collar like a fish swimming, and the fluttering sleeves of his clothes floated in the water, and a familiar gray was faintly visible, which was taken out by Xie Lingyu himself from the bag yesterday.

It's a trick.

Xie Lingyu suffocated for breath, his mind was buzzing, at that moment he felt the sound of people going away, and he rushed out like an arrow leaving the string almost at the same time.

Qingqiu Jue's situation here is not good either, he firmly grasped a rock with one hand, but the torrent was unstoppable, the man seemed to have bumped into something and had lost consciousness, which made him unable to use his strength.

At this moment, Qingqiu Jue heard a strange sound coming from his side, someone jumped into the water, he looked sideways, and was stunned for a moment.

There was an exclamation on the shore, and they took out ropes and threw them at them. Xie Lingyu carefully climbed up a rock, tied up the unconscious villagers first, and then looked at Qingqiu Jue.

The two of them exerted strength at the same time, and the people on the shore easily pulled them up, but at this moment!

The man suddenly woke up, and the drowning man struggled subconsciously. The splash of water caught everyone's attention, and everyone felt a thud in their hearts, no good!

Although Qingqiu Jue was on guard, but this person's foot hit his wrist, his hand went numb, and he was instantly swept into the rapids by the huge waves, unable to control himself.

This is dangerous.

Tsk, I'm really afraid of something.

This is what Qingqiu Jue thought before he lost consciousness.

Just in a daze... He heard someone yelling something hoarsely, and a familiar blue seemed to flash before his eyes.

"Bang—" His back slammed into a rock, Qingqiu Jue's ears rang instantly, he coughed in pain, and his eyes fell into darkness.

"A trick—!"

The moment Xie Lingyu saw Qingqiu Jue let go, he felt as if someone had stabbed him hard in the heart, and he clearly felt that his blood seemed to be flowing backwards.

Nothing seemed to matter in that moment.

Maybe he should stabilize the villagers and then search for Qingqiu Jue, but he couldn't think that much at the moment.

He just wants to catch people who are far away from him.

Amid Jin Chan and Hu Mian's eager roars, Xie Lingyu let go of his hand before he had time to think, the rapids engulfed him, and some turbid sewage blocked his vision.

Until he heard a muffled sound and the painful coughing of the person underwater. It was a small sound underwater, but Xie Lingyu heard it, and the sound amplified infinitely in his heart. swim.

Xie Lingyu couldn't see anything, maybe it had been a long time, maybe in the blink of an eye, he finally grabbed a dangling sleeve in the turbidity.

At that moment, he finally heard other voices, and the torrent rushed past his ears. Xie Lingyu felt the pain in his chest almost bursting, and his eyes finally couldn't bear the soreness and closed, but he smiled.

Because he firmly grasped the sleeve with his hands.

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"Tick tock...tick tock—"

The regular sound of dripping water rang in his ears, Xie Lingyu curled up his hands, and suddenly tilted his head and coughed out a puddle of water in pain.

His eyes were so dry that he could hardly open them, but he still managed to get up with his sore body, and subconsciously looked for another person in a panic. Fortunately, he saw the person he was thinking of on the side of his head.

Xie Lingyu hurried over, there was some blood on Qingqiu Jue's lips, and there were scars on his shoulder blades from being scratched by rocks, he didn't care so much, he pressed his chest to get out the accumulated water.

Xie Lingyu frowned tightly, and kept moving his hands. Looking at Qingqiu Jue's pale face, his heart throbbed with pain. He didn't know if it was the sequelae of holding his breath for a long time, or something else.

Suddenly, Qingqiu Jue tilted his head and coughed out a puddle of blood mixed with blood. Xie Lingyu saw him open his slightly narrowed eyes, but the eyes were dazed, apparently not awake, and soon passed out again.

He seemed to be aware of something, and he didn't care about anything else. He stripped Qingqiu Jue's clothes off. His eyes hurriedly glanced over those old wounds, and he found the wound. Bloodshot.

Although it looks serious, there should be no bone damage.

Xie Lingyu confirmed that Qingqiu Jue was not in danger for the time being, and then remembered to look around. This place seemed to be a cave, and it was still damp inside. They must have been washed here by the rapids.

He wiped the blood from Qingqiu Jue's face, leaned against the rock, and then walked out of the cave, it was raining heavily outside, there was no way to start a fire, so he had to break off a few branches.

Fortunately, this place seems to be in the mountains. He learned some medicine knowledge skills in Fanzhen, went to find useful herbs, and returned to the cave entrance soaked.

Xie Lingyu checked again that the water would not flow into the cave, and then turned back.

They were all wet, Xie Lingyu had no choice but to tear his clothes into strips and hang them on the branches that had just been folded back.

Even though there is wind in the cave, the clothes are still very difficult to dry in such an environment. Qingqiu Jue has a wound on his back and cannot be soaked in water all the time.

Xie Lingyu gritted his teeth, took off his clothes and hung them on the branches. When the wind blew on his skin, he shivered.

Bearing the discomfort, Xie Lingyu leaned Qingqiu Jue on his body, took off his shirt, ground the prepared herbs, and applied them on his wound finely.

They could only wait at the moment, and it was raining outside again, Xie Lingyu felt that Qingqiu Jue was cold all over, so he could only rub his body continuously, and subconsciously relaxed his movements when he touched his wrist.

He was afraid that he would freeze Qingqiu Jue, so he rubbed the front of his body warm before letting Qingqiu Jue lean on him. Xie Lingyu's hands were hot, but his back was icy cold.

The sound of rain rang all night, Xie Lingyu just closed his eyes and rested his mind, and when he felt the temperature of the person in his arms had dropped, he rubbed them with his hands.

The clothes hanging on the branches were blown all night and it was very cool.

It's still a little wet, but it's okay to wear on the body.

Xie Lingyu put the clothes into his arms to keep warm, and then put them on Qingqiu Jue. He carefully helped him to a boulder and leaned on him, put on Qingqiu Jue's soaked clothes, and went to find some food.

It rained just now and the fire could not be started, so Xie Lingyu had no choice but to find some wild fruits. When he returned to the cave, he didn't care about eating himself. The faint light brought a little warmth to the cave, so he went straight to Qingqiu Jue. Next, ready to crush and feed him.

Xie Lingyu raised her eyes inadvertently, and her pupils shrank suddenly.

Qingqiu Jue's head was tilted to the side weakly, and through the dim light, he could clearly see the slightly raised folds under his earlobe.

His heart seemed to be grasped by someone's hand, an astonishing guess flashed in his mind, Xie Lingyu raised his hand out of nowhere to reach Qingqiu Jue's face, and gently tore it in the direction.

The skin underneath was fair, sickly pale.

Ah Jue had a human skin mask on his face.