Such a large piece of gold is naturally captivating.

Everyone was eager to acquire the golden Buddha statue.

Yi Shuihan was no exception.

He said to Xiao Qingyin excitedly, "Wife, don't you like gold? I'll definitely hunt a big bear and exchange it for gold for you."

Xiao Qingyin smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll wait."

Yi Shuihan waved to her and led Yi Wu and the others into the snow forest.

During the dead of winter, bears hide away to hibernate, making it extremely difficult to find their hiding places.

Those who were eager to hunt bears searched the forest for ages but didn't find a single bear hair.

They could only reluctantly bring out a few snow rabbits.

Yi Shuihan and the others did not appear until after lunch.

Han couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Everyone else has gone out for lunch, why aren't they back yet? Could something have happened to them?"

Xiao Qingyin comforted them, "They probably ate outside."

Han sighed.

“Bears are very clever; they hide their dens in inconspicuous places. Once the snow falls, it covers them up, and you can't find them anywhere.”

The emperor ordered a bear hunt, clearly because he couldn't bear to part with the golden Buddha statue.

Xiao Qingyin smiled and said, "Yi Wu and the others are experienced, finding a bear shouldn't be a problem for them."

Especially when someone deliberately left clues.

She looked at a steep, snow-covered mountain in the distance and thought that it should be about time.

As if in response to her thoughts, the next moment, a muffled rumble came, and the snow on the peak rolled down, pressing the base of the peak down completely.

Han was taken aback: "An avalanche? Is there no one at the foot of that mountain?"

Xiao Qingyin lowered her head, took a sip of tea, and remained silent.

Half an hour later, Yi Wu, covered in snow from head to toe, staggered back to the camp and knelt down in front of her.

"Master, Master is buried under the snow!"

Xiao Qingyin stood up abruptly, shocked, and said, "What did you say? Your master was buried in the snow? Could it be that he was just now...?"

Yi Wu's tears flowed like a spring.

"Our master was just at the foot of that mountain."

Xiao Qingyin's face turned deathly pale.

Han's face was also pale.

"Wasn't your master looking for bears in the forest? How did he end up down that mountain?"

Yi Wu choked up and said, "We originally searched in the forest, but we couldn't find it. So our master said to look in the nearby mountains. Sure enough, we found a few piles of bear droppings. Following the clues, we found the bear's den at the foot of that mountain. Our master said he wanted to catch the bear himself, so he went to the den alone. Who knew..."

He broke down in tears and couldn't continue speaking.

Han's heart trembled.

"Have you dug the person out?"

Yi Wu nodded with tears in his eyes.

"It's been dug out, but the master is already..."

Han felt dizzy.

She steadied herself on the recliner and looked at Xiao Qingyin, her eyes filled with worry.

Xiao Qingyin looked incredulous.

"How could this be! I don't believe it! He must still be alive, I'll bring him back right now!"

After saying that, she ran towards the mountain without hesitation.

Just as they ran out of the camp, Yi San and the others returned carrying a stretcher.

Lying on the stretcher was Yi Shuihan.

He lay motionless on the stretcher, his face ashen, his lips purple, his eyes closed, and his chest not rising or falling.

Upon seeing Xiao Qingyin, Yi San and the others stopped, lowered their heads, and dared not look at her.

Xiao Qingyin rushed onto the stretcher, checked his pulse, her face paled, and she ordered, "Put him down!"

Yi San and the others did as instructed.

Xiao Qingyin knelt on the ground, placed her hands on Yi Shuihan's chest, and began to perform CPR on him.

They made quite a commotion, attracting the attention of everyone in the camp.

Upon seeing Xiao Qingyin's horrified mouth-to-mouth action, everyone turned their heads away.

Yet he was filled with doubt, not understanding what she was doing.

Those who had just heard Yi Wu's report explained: "General Yi was hunting bears at the foot of the mountain when he was caught in an avalanche and was hit squarely."

Everyone was astonished.

"Was he crushed to death? No way, that would be too tragic."

"It seems that General Yi has been plagued by bad luck ever since he returned to the capital. First, he fell off a cliff and became mentally impaired, then he was caught in an avalanche while hunting a bear..."

"Isn't Miss Xiao capable of reviving the dead and restoring flesh to bones? She should be able to save him, right?"

"..."

While they were whispering, Xiao Qingyin had already performed more than a dozen sets of CPR.

He was so exhausted that he dropped it.

She slumped down on her heels, angrily punching Yi Shuihan twice.

"You come back to life!"

She screamed in agony.

The sound seemed to emanate not from the throat, but from the soul, touching the heartstrings of every listener.

It made their hearts tremble, their noses tingle, and they almost shed tears.

"Didn't you say you were going to marry me? The wedding dress wasn't even ready yet, how could you leave like this? If you don't wake up, I'll take your betrothal gifts and marry someone else..."

Xiao Qingyin cried and cursed at the same time, and soon her voice became hoarse.

Han walked to her side, knelt down, patted her shoulder, and said in a hoarse voice, "Take it easy, child."

Xiao Qingyin threw herself into her arms and burst into tears.

"Grandmother, my heart aches so much..."

Yun Shi and Zuo Miaomiao, who had just received the news and rushed over, instantly had tears in their eyes upon hearing her words.

Fu Weiyun walked to her side and silently handed her a handkerchief.

The emperor and his concubines also came over.

"What happened?"

The emperor asked the crowd.

After a moment of silence, everyone started talking at once, explaining the whole story.

The emperor immediately became anxious and pointed at the imperial physicians accompanying him, saying, "Quickly examine General Yi and tell me what medicine you need. Even if it costs the entire national treasury, you must save General Yi for me!"

The imperial physicians accepted the order and left.

They took turns examining Yi Shuihan's body, and after the examination, they all looked ashen-faced.

The emperor was furious: "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and save them!"

The imperial physicians looked at each other, then pushed one of them forward to answer.

"Your Majesty, General Yi...he has already passed away..."

"Gone?" The emperor looked astonished. "How could that be! I don't believe it. If you don't bring him back, I'll have you all buried with him!"

The imperial physicians all knelt down.

"Your Majesty, spare us! We are truly powerless to help!"

The emperor vented his anger on the imperial physician, and Xiao Qingyin gradually stopped crying.

She said to Yi San and the others, "It's too cold outside. Move your master to the tent and warm him up by the fire. Maybe he'll wake up then."

Yi San and the others bit their lower lips tightly, tears welling up in their eyes.

They obediently picked up the stretcher and carried Yi Shuihan back to the camp.

Xiao Qingyin supported the stretcher and followed it inside.

After the tent flap closed, she let out a long sigh of relief.

Even mourning requires skill.

She cried for only a short while, then became hoarse and didn't want to move at all.

She poked the lifeless Yi Shuihan and sneered, "You're so comfortable, you just have to lie there."

Yi Shuihan, who showed no signs of life but could still sense his surroundings: "..."

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