after being kidnapped by the general

Yuan Li didn't know how he came to the Huai River, but he remembered that Chi Yu ran at an unmatched speed.

The cold wind blowing on his face caused the blood in his whole body to flow backwards, gradually freezing.The brain was also aching from the blowing, Yuan Li thought that Chi Yu should not be left to him, but should be kept by Chu Hechao, this horse runs fast, maybe it can save Chu Hechao from this disaster.

On the Huaihe River, as the soldiers said, there are still traces of the battle.

Corpses littered the field, most of the [-] soldiers sent to follow Chu Hechao died, and many of them were people Yuanli had seen before.Yuan Li looked away, only feeling the silence around him, so quiet that he couldn't hear the sound of wind and water, only his own breathing.

He walked over the corpses step by step to the river.

The dried blood on the soil was about to be wiped away by the dust, Yuan Li lowered his head and looked at the rushing Huaihe River in front of him.

This place is more than one foot above the surface of the Huaihe River. The river is rolling, and the dead branches and branches of the river are piled up in the depression below. The river is so deep that you can't see what's below.

A fishy smell hits the face.

Suddenly it smelled like blood.

Yuanli was at a loss, confused, and his brain was a little dull.

It's almost winter, why is the river so rushing?

It was very cold just looking at it, and Yuanli shivered several times without touching the water, and felt the cold wind being blown in through the cracks in his bones.

What is he doing here?

Oh, look for Chu Hechao.

Stop making trouble, why is Chu Hechao here.He had already climbed ashore.

Jia Qing and his soldiers rushed over from the rear, they were shocked when they saw Yuan Li standing on the shore, they dismounted and ran over with all their strength to grab Yuan Li, and said in fear: "My lord, don't go any further! "

It took Yuanli a while to realize what they were worried about. He thought it was funny, so he raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Do you think I can dive? Don't be joking, why would I do this? The general has already left safely, I Even if you dive, you can't find him."

After finishing speaking, Yuan Li pretended to be relaxed and said: "Look for someone. Search inch by inch, along the river, if they are not captured by the enemy, they must have fled here along the current. I taught them to swim, They practiced all year round, the water was a piece of cake for them, they must have been ashore by now."

Jia Qing opened his mouth, wanting to say that it is very difficult for an injured person to get out alive after falling into such a swift river.I want to say that in such a cold season, the coldness of the river can kill people. Even if they know how to swim, they will be so frozen that they lose the strength to swim.

But looking at Yuanli's pale complexion and stiff smile, he still didn't say anything after all, and whispered: "...Yes."

"Send people to search the villages on the north and south banks, and the county seat will also send people to look for it," Yuan Li was still rambling, "Chu Hechao was injured, and his injuries were even worse after he fell into the water. After the others brought him ashore I will definitely find a place to heal his wounds, you have to bring medicinal materials with you, maybe he will use them... They jumped into the water like this, and they might have no money on them, don't rush back after you find someone, take them first Find him a clean and stable place for him to rest, and then find him a disease doctor, not that witch doctor who can only force people to drink yellow talismans. After he is settled, come back and tell me—you Take someone there yourself."

Jia Qing replied yes again.

Yuan Li wiped his face and looked around at the people around, "Don't be so tragic, don't worry, they must be fine. So many generals jumped into the water together, pulling each other and pulling each other ashore. Furthermore Said, maybe this is their trick to get rid of the golden cicada's shell, and they will be fine."

Jia Qing was silent for a few moments, and then echoed: "That's right, the general and others must have narrowly escaped death."

"Yeah, it really makes people suffocate if they escape and don't go back to report that they are safe." Yuan Li was uncomfortably cold. He rubbed his hands, looked down at the river again, and raised his eyes in a panic as if he had been stabbed. , "When they come back, I must give them a good reprimand."

Jia Qing said, "My lord is right."

Yuanli stopped talking.

After a while, Jia Qing thought he had nothing to say, so he was going to take someone to find Chu Hechao and others.But as soon as he took two steps back, Yuan Li whispered, "Jia Qing."

Jia Qing looked up at his silent and thin back, "The subordinate is here."

In the cold weather, Yuanli's forehead, neck, back and palms were covered with sweat.The sweat quickly turned cold, wet and uncomfortable against the skin, making his internal organs convulse.Yuan Li's throat was blocked, and he said in a hoarse voice: "You must look for him hard."

For a moment, Jia Qing felt sore. He glanced at Yuan Li worriedly, raised his hands and clasped his fists, and said in a deep voice, "This subordinate must do everything possible to find the general."

"Okay, okay," Yuan Li's voice was broken, "Go and come back quickly."

Jia Qing left with a team.The rest searched the surroundings inch by inch, buried their brothers, and identified who the enemies were.

In fact, they didn't need to distinguish, they guessed who it was.The only person who can send a navy to ambush and kill Chu Hechao is King Chen.

Yuan Li's eyes turned to the river again.The wind grew stronger and the river began to roll.The soldiers guarded Yuanli tightly, and their spirits were tense, for fear that Yuanli would do something stupid.

Yuanli could see the gods.

At this moment, he hated that he didn't have a pair of eyes that could see through the bottom of the river, and he was glad that he didn't have such eyes.

He was afraid of seeing something he didn't want to see.

Yuan Li said to herself, why have you become so timid, Yuan Li.

You see, your hands are shaking with fear.

What are you afraid of, don't be afraid, people are fine.

When another river rolled out, Yuan Li saw a circle of undulating red rope wrapped around dead branches.His eyes suddenly froze, his heart was grabbed by a big palm and pulled into reality, he said with difficulty: "What is that?"

The soldier took a look, "My lord, it should be a string for hanging jewelry."

Yuanli shuddered again, "Fill it up."

The guards took out the rope, three of them pulled the end of the rope, and the other guard tied it around his waist, stepped on the stone wall and stepped into the water nimbly, carefully removing the red rope wrapped around the dead branches.

Soon, the red rope was delivered to Yuan Li.

Below the red rope is a Buddha made of jade, with rotten grass and leaves buried in the hollow, which looks very familiar.Yuan Li's eyes turned red when he saw this thing.

The blowing wind turned into a flesh-cutting knife, Yuan Li's throat felt itchy, he suddenly bent over and coughed violently, and it took him a while to straighten up.Shaking his hands to wipe off the dirt on the Jade Bodhisattva, his heart felt like a knife was twisted.

This was his birthday gift to Chu Hechao, and he still clearly remembered the surprise of Chu Hechao when he received it.The man has to touch it carefully every day, and then stuff it inside his clothes.

When Yuan Li reached out to touch it occasionally, it would be warmed by Chu Hechao's body temperature, just like Chu Hechao's thumping heart in his ear, hiding a prairie fire.

But now, something that was so precious by Chu Hechao fell into the water, and was soaked by the river water to the point of freezing cold.

Even if Yuan Li wanted to lie to himself again, he knew that if Chu Hechao wasn't so dangerous, he wouldn't throw this thing away.

His eyes were terribly sour, and his breathing was difficult.Yuan Li held Jade Bodhisattva tightly, and the edges and corners of Jade Bodhisattva pierced into his palm.Along with the pain, came the intense anger that suddenly rose in Yuanli's heart, and the raging hatred made his expression gloomy and terrifying.

Chen Wang.

How dare he.

How dare he attack Chu Hechao?

Anger was raging, it was the first time Yuanli wanted to kill someone so much, hated someone so much.He closed his eyes, his knuckles turned white with force, opened his eyes after a long time, and said, "Keep looking for someone."

They searched from day to evening, but found nothing.Yuanli didn't waste time, and followed the river to expand the range to find other places.

During these days of searching for Chu Hechao, Yuanli's health became worse and worse, and he often couldn't stop coughing.His face was pale, and he couldn't eat or drink anything.But he knew he couldn't fall down at this time, forced himself to eat and drink, and searched with the soldiers forcefully under the nausea that almost vomited.

He put half of his hopes on Jia Qing, hoping that Jia Qing would bring some good news.But when Jia Qing came back from the search, he couldn't bear to tell Yuan Li: They didn't find anything.

Yuan Li was stunned for a while, and then said: "It's good news that they haven't been found, it means that they are hiding well, we can't find them, presumably King Chen can't find them either..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Yuan Li started to cough again. He covered his lips, coughing so hard that Jia Qing was terrified.

Jia Qing immediately asked Yuanli to go back to the city to rest, "My lord, take care of your health."

Yuanli seldom gets tough, this time is one time, "No need. I know my body well, keep looking for it."

Jia Qing was so anxious that he wanted to tie Yuanli back, so he could only persuade him in other words: "My lord, if your body is broken, the general will only blame himself and feel guilty when he finds out, even if it is for the sake of the general, you will Go back to the doctor and have a look."

Yuanli hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded.

After returning, the disease doctor showed Yuan Li a look, frowned and told Yuan Li a lot.It's just that Yuanli seemed to be listening carefully, but he didn't hear anything.

The disease doctor sighed, called Lin Tian over and explained a few words.That night, Lin Tian brought Yuanli stewed pear soup to nourish the lungs and relieve cough.

Yuan Li tasted the pears only after he drank it, and couldn't help but smile, "The autumn pears that Chu Ciye picked for me in the past seemed so sweet."

Lin Tian and the others already knew that Chu Hechao's life and death were unknown, and seeing Yuan Li's seemingly innocent appearance, he couldn't help his eyes burning.

But he was afraid of making the lord uncomfortable, so he didn't dare to say a word.After Yuanli finished drinking the pear soup, Lin Tian carefully waited for Yuanli to sleep.

For the first time in the past half month, Yuanli slept in a warm and windless room.But he didn't sleep well, had nightmares one after another, and finally woke up in the middle of the night.

The room was pitch black, and Yuanli was lying in bed alone.He closed his eyes, wiped the sweat from his head, and said like a dream, "Ci Ye, I have a sore throat, help me pour me a glass of water."

There was no movement in the room, and the person who got up as soon as he was called in the past disappeared.

Yuanli shrank back into the bed without opening his eyes.

After a long time, he took out the Jade Bodhisattva from his neck and kissed him, tears fell silently, and with a bitter taste in his mouth, he murmured: "Brother, hurry back..."