Li Xue sat up, looked at the little girl, and said:

"May I have your name."

"My name is Ya Ya."

"Yaya, what a lovely name. Are you hungry?"

"I'm not hungry, Yaya wants to drink water."

Zhao Xian smiled, took out a bottle of beverage, opened the cap, and handed it to the little girl.

The little girl took the bottle, put it to her lips, and drank.

The drink was sweet, and the little girl loved it.

Next, Zhao Xian took a bottle of beverage, opened it, handed it to Li Xue, and said:

"Princess, please have some. The life-saving bag is amazing; it contains a lot of unique food and drinks. Please try some."

Li Xue took the drink and excitedly said:

"Thank you, my husband."

Zhao Xian shuddered in fright, then spoke:

"After we leave tomorrow, will the princess still dare to call me that?"

"Of course I dare not. As long as Brother Zhao is willing, I can call you that every day."

"Not yet. You are a princess, and you must be formally married before you can be addressed as such. We have survived this ordeal, so we must live well after we get out."

I plan to choose an auspicious day and send someone to the Prince's residence to propose marriage. I wonder what the Fourth Prince's attitude is; if he's displeased, he might just skin me alive.

"Brother Zhao, don't worry. Father may seem carefree, but he is very meticulous. He already knew what Xue'er was thinking."

During the New Year, Father said that as long as Xue'er was happy, he wouldn't interfere with her marriage. Perhaps Father has long hoped that Brother Zhao would send someone to propose marriage.

Zhao Xian nodded, reflecting on his journey from a down-on-his-luck scholar to the Marquis of Zhengyang, a remarkable leap in his life.

I've heard that it's very difficult for modern people to survive if they travel back to ancient times. I never expected that I would not only survive but also establish myself and live a relatively comfortable life. It seems that God is still looking out for me.

At this time in Xunzhou, Prefect Jiang was discussing matters with his officials when someone suddenly came to report that someone from Xunyang County had come and wanted to see the Prefect.

Prefect Jiang knew that Marquis Zhengyang and the Princess had been in Xunyang County for a day, so the visitor must be related to them. Thinking of this, he quickly summoned the visitor.

When Prefect Jiang learned that the Xunyang Reservoir dam had collapsed and that the Marquis of Zhengyang and the Princess had gone missing after a fruitless search, he was immediately shocked, as were all the officials present.

Yesterday morning, Marquis Zhengyang and Li Xue went to Xunyang County. Prefect Jiang was unaware of this beforehand. When he returned from his inspection in the afternoon and learned of the matter, he did not pay much attention to it.

At dusk, Li Guang returned from his inspection, and Prefect Jiang told him about Marquis Zhengyang and Li Xueqian's visit to Xunyang County to inspect the disaster situation.

Li Guang also planned to go to Xunyang County soon to check on the situation there. Since Brother Zhao and Li Xue had gone, he didn't need to go.

After all, Xunzhou is too big, the affected area is very wide, and there are still several disaster areas that we haven't been to. We can use these two days to continue our inspection.

Early this morning, Li Guang led his men out on patrol again. He needed to inform the Marquis of Zhengyang and the princess of their disappearance as soon as possible.

But Prefect Jiang didn't know where Li Guang had gone, so he arranged for many yamen runners to go out and search for Li Guang.

Prefect Jiang is preparing to personally travel to Xunyang County to participate in the rescue efforts and search for Marquis Zhengyang and the Princess.

However, he could not leave for the time being, so he had to arrange for a capable official to go to Xunyang to handle the matter and to find the two of them no matter what.

At this moment, Prefect Jiang began to pray in his heart that nothing bad would happen. If the Marquis of Zhengyang and the Prefect were to make any mistakes, he, as the prefect of the region, would also bear responsibility.

Prefect Jiang hoped that Li Guang would return soon so they could discuss how to handle the matter together.

To Prefect Jiang's surprise, his constables searched for Li Guang in many places but failed to find him.

Prefect Jiang was extremely anxious but helpless. It wasn't until nightfall that Li Guang led his soldiers back.

"General Li, you're finally back! Something terrible has happened. Yesterday, Marquis Zhengyang and the Princess went to Xunyang County and encountered a flood. Their whereabouts are still unknown."

"What? They encountered a flood? What happened?" Li Guang was shocked.

Li Guang was a steady and composed man who remained calm even when faced with thousands of troops. However, upon hearing that Zhao Xian and Li Xue were in danger, he immediately became agitated.

Prefect Jiang recounted how Zhao Xian and Li Xue went to Xunyang County, encountered a dam collapse, and were unexpectedly in danger, and how many people searched for them without success.

He had already sent people to Xunyang County to handle the matter, and that the Marquis of Zhengyang and the Princess would be fine, so Li Guang should not worry.

Two years ago, the barbarian troops breached the capital, the emperor was in danger, and later Li Xue fell seriously ill. Li Guang was very flustered when he learned of the situation.

Upon learning that Zhao Xian and Li Xue were in danger and still missing, he was immediately thrown into a panic.

Li Guang couldn't sit still any longer, so he stood up and was about to go out.

Upon seeing this, Prefect Jiang quickly stopped him.

"General Li, it's already dark. Going to Xunyang now is absolutely not advisable."

The road to Xunyang is currently flooded, making it impassable without boats. Even if we reach Xunyang, we won't be able to reach the disaster area. We'll have to wait until tomorrow.

Upon hearing this, Li Guang agreed, saying that even if they went now, it would be of no use.

That night, Li Guang tossed and turned, unable to sleep. When dawn finally broke, he led several dozen soldiers to Xunyang County.

Under normal circumstances, it would take three hours to reach Xunshan area in Xunyang County. However, due to floods in many places and blocked roads, it was already afternoon when Li Guang and his men arrived at Xunshan.

At this moment, the mountain stream where Zhao Xian and Li Xue fell into was no longer flooded; there was only a flowing stream with clear water.

The flood that had submerged the village had receded, and the risk was over. The villagers began to descend the mountain, leaving only a few guards and attendants, as well as more than a dozen yamen runners on the mountain.

Magistrate Lü has already left, leaving some yamen runners behind to conduct the search and rescue. He still has a lot of business to attend to and cannot stay here any longer.

Due to the collapse of the reservoir dam, a large amount of floodwater flowed out of the reservoir, exposing part of the reservoir bottom, covering a considerable area that could be described as boundless.

After searching every corner of the mountain and streams without finding anything, the group went to the riverbed of the reservoir to see if they could find anything new.

At this point, Zhao Xian and Li Xue had been in the system's storage space for two days.

To be precise, they stayed in a large cloth bag for two days. Although the two of them felt fine, the little girl couldn't stand it anymore and cried to get out.

“Brother Zhao, it seems we should head out. It’s been two days already. Li Guang should be here by now, probably extremely anxious and looking for us everywhere.”

“The princess is right, it’s time to go out. Our guards and attendants have been looking for us for two days, they must be going crazy.”

After Zhao Xian finished speaking, he took out a small knife and handed it to Li Xue.