I stood on the bow of the boat and watched as the boat entered the water and stirred up huge waves. The river wind carried the moisture and fishy smell of the water and blew it towards me. My cheeks and hair bun were soon dyed wet.<

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Such a cold temperature also cooled down my almost overheated body and thoughts.

Pei Yuanxiu, who had been holding me in his arms, felt that I was shivering, looked down at me, and said softly: "What's wrong? Is it cold? Let's go back to the cabin, don't stand here blowing the wind."

I shook my head and reached out to grab his sleeve: "Yuan Xiu..."

"Huh?"

"This ship, let them move forward with all their strength."

Pei Yuanxiu was stunned for a moment: "What?"

"Drive as fast as you can, as fast as you can, the faster the better!"

Pei Yuanxiu looked at me and suddenly said: "Do you want to——"

I nodded.

"Li'er was still in the house last night. They took Li'er away at midnight at most. It would take some time to get out of the house and get on the boat. Besides, it's not peaceful in Jiujiang right now. They come and go.

They must all take the water route. If we sail with all our strength, we might be able to catch up with them!"

Pei Yuanxiu looked at me deeply, nodded and said: "Okay, I'll give the order immediately."

After speaking, he waved his hand, and the attendants standing on both sides of the deck immediately came forward. Pei Yuanxiu said: "Send the order and let the boatmen sail the boat with all their strength."

"Yes."

Those people took the order and went down. After a while, they felt the hull of the ship shake, the speed increased obviously, and the wind that hit them became more and more biting. He turned around and saw me standing on the bow of the ship, holding on hard with one hand.

I was leaning on the handrail, the corners of my eyes were slightly red, and I was almost staring at the vast river in front of me. At this moment, I really wished I could have a pair of wings, so that I could ride the wind and waves and go to my daughter!

I don’t want to lose her, I can’t lose her!

He walked up to me, reached out and took me into his arms. My body, which was already a little chilly in the river breeze, was pulled into his warm embrace. For a moment, I was a little stunned. He looked down at me and said softly.

Said: "Don't worry, I will bring Li'er back whether I can catch up or not."

"..." Looking at his gentle eyes, I nodded gently: "Yes."

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The next time flies by, just like the towering green mountains on both sides we see while sailing are constantly being left behind us.

But every day, I stand on the bow of the boat and look at this scenery.

At this time, Pei Yuanxiu would stand behind me, not saying anything, and just accompany me silently. Sometimes I would stand for a whole day, and he would stand with me for a whole day, until the sun set over the western mountains, and the flaming red clouds on the horizon were dyed by the sunset.

The red river surface merged into one, as if there was a sea of ​​fire under my feet, and I felt as if I was in the flames.

At this time, he would gently touch my shoulder and say softly: "Go back and rest."

I looked back at him and then looked ahead.

In the vast waters, there is still only a bright glow reflected by the setting sun. It has been almost a month. We have sailed with all our strength, but we still have not caught up. And according to my memory, we should soon enter the territory of Xichuan.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but frown.

Although I also know that if Yan Qingchen kidnaps Li'er, he will definitely take her back to Xichuan as quickly as possible. Even if we try so hard, we may not really be able to catch up. But knowing is one thing.

Facing such powerless reality is another matter.

Feeling my decadence, Pei Yuanxiu held my shoulders with both hands and said softly: "Don't torture yourself too much. If you can't catch up now, then you can't catch up. No matter what, we will take Li'er back. This is just

Sooner or later."

I looked at him and didn't say anything. I just felt that the stone weighing on my heart became heavier and heavier.

After a long while, he nodded gently.

Back in the cabin, the food was ready, and it was very exquisite. But I was not in the mood right now, so I simply ate half a bowl of rice with soup. After Pei Yuanxiu's persuasion, I reluctantly ate another snack.

It gradually became dark, and it was pitch black as far as the eye could see. Only the mountains on both sides showed some vague outlines in the dark sky, and nothing else could be seen. I could only go back to the cabin to rest.

The surroundings are very quiet, you can only hear the gurgling water outside.

I sat on the edge of the bed, looking out at the dark night and listening to the sound of rushing water. At this time, Pei Yuanxiu opened the door and walked in, carrying a bowl of warm soup as usual.

"You've eaten too little today. Drink some soup so you won't be hungry at night."

He was like this every day these days, and I couldn't refuse the soup he personally brought, so I could only take it and drink it obediently. After the maid came in to clear away the dishes, and after everyone washed up, they went to bed to rest.<

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As soon as I lay down, I felt a warmth coming from behind me.

Like every night, he would hug me and hug me.

Since Li'er disappeared, although he and I slept on the same bed at night, we never had sex again. He also knew that I was not in that mood, so he just held me to sleep. Every night, I can feel it

His chest was close to his back, and the powerful heartbeats could calm my chaotic mood to some extent. I slowly closed my eyes as he breathed.

This morning, I was still stuck in a chaotic dream. Suddenly, a loud noise from the distance woke me up.

I suddenly opened my eyes, still not quite awake, but the sound was continuous for a long time. Although it was not deafening, there was a dull feeling as if coming from deep in the clouds, which made the mountains, rivers and earth tremble slightly.

After being confused for a while, I vaguely felt that it was not the mountains, rivers and earth that were trembling.

It's the boat, it's the boat beneath me that's shaking.

Just when I was still a little confused, the hatch was opened, and Pei Yuanxiu walked in from the outside. As soon as he saw me sitting in the quilt, he immediately came over: "You're awake."

"Yeah." I nodded and felt that there was still some moisture on his body, as if he had just come back from the deck, so I asked, "What is the sound? Is it thundering?"

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"It's not thunder, the weather is fine."

"Then——"

"It's the Sanjiang Dam, releasing floods."

"Flood release?"

I once heard that because Xichuan is short of water all year round, the imperial court funded the construction of such an unprecedented and massive project at the intersection of the three rivers, the most dangerous place where the Yangtze River flows through the lower reaches of Xichuan, for the purpose of storing water. Although I don’t understand why the imperial court wanted to

Funded the construction of a dam that was beneficial to Shu, but after the emergence of this dam, it did greatly alleviate the drought in Shu.

At the beginning of each year, Sanjiang Dam will release floods several times to release excess water to prepare for the upcoming rainy season and the rising water levels caused by melting snow from glaciers in the distance.

It turns out that today is the day for flood discharge.

I quickly got up, freshened up briefly, and walked out of the cabin.

Before I even reached the deck, I already felt a strong gust of wind blowing in. My clothes were blown up, and the loud noise became clearer and clearer. It was like the muffled thunder in spring, shaking my body and mind.

A little trembling.

I stepped onto the deck.

Immediately, a gust of biting wind blew over, carrying tiny droplets of water, which soon dyed my cheeks and forehead wet. Only then did I see that the boat had diverted into an unknown road.

The broad river channel and the towering towering towers before our eyes

The high mountains blocked the previous broad field of vision, and the majestic appearance of the Sanjiang Dam could no longer be seen. I hurriedly walked to the stern of the boat and looked up. I could only faintly hear the loud noise like the roar of a dragon and the roar of a tiger, and the rising sound that filled the sky for a long time.

water mist.

The morning light was just right, shining on the other side of the mountains and rivers, reflecting a huge seven-color rainbow across the sky.

I raised my head, looked at the huge rainbow, felt the cold water vapor in the air, and took a deep breath.

Pei Yuanxiu had been standing behind me, and then he came up: "Do you want to see the Sanjiang Dam?"

"Yeah."

"Why? It's just a dam."

"..."

I held the handrail and watched quietly. As the ship moved, the towering valley in front of me slowly replaced the rippling water in my sight. Then I turned around and saw that he was still watching with me.

Scenery, smiled faintly: "It's nothing, I just want to see the scenery."

He glanced at me.

At this time, I walked forward again and looked at the river in front of me. It was not very wide and the water was very gentle. There were many small fishing boats around, which was obviously a river for civilian use. Behind the canyons on both sides,

You can faintly see the smoke rising from the kitchen, and you can also hear the chants with a special charm.

And I sighed softly.

After all, I couldn’t catch up.

This is already the territory of Shu.

It seems that there is no way to avoid meeting him.

Pei Yuanxiu had been accompanying me. When he saw my eyes darkening, he said softly: "Don't worry, I'm here."

"..."
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