Su Qingluan didn't know why she was crying, and she didn't even realize she was crying at first.
But when she felt the stinging in her eyes, she subconsciously reached out to rub them, and found that the liquid on her face was still warm. It was not the cold rain, but her own tears.
The moment Xiao Huan saw Su Qingluan, he jumped off his horse, threw the reins to a subordinate beside him, and walked quickly towards her. This made the soldier who led Su Qingluan - although judging from his attire, he should not be just a "soldier" - look at Su Qingluan several more times.
Perhaps he didn't understand how this country woman who suddenly appeared and seemed inexplicable could suddenly win the favor of His Highness the Seventh Prince.
Just as Xiao Huan was about to approach, Su Qingluan heard the loud noise in the mountains again - this time the sound was closer, not far above her head!
Obviously, the people around also heard the sound. When most people were curious about what the sound was, Su Qingluan suddenly thought of a possibility - the rainy weather, the steep mountain terrain, and the loud noise above...
"Run, get out of here!" This kind of sound is either a mountain torrent or a mudslide, either of which is enough to kill these mortals!
It was obvious that Xiao Huan realized the problem almost at the same time and shouted loudly: "Retreat to the back mountain immediately with light equipment and few followers!"
Although the back mountain is higher than where Su Qingluan is, it is lower than the terrain of the entire mountain.
In short, Su Qingluan and his group were in an area similar to a valley, and they were on the march.
The loud noise came from the top of a higher mountain. So no matter it is a mountain torrent or a mudslide, it is always the right choice to go higher, because these two natural disasters are more dangerous the further down you go.
Although Su Qingluan was theoretically only twenty or thirty meters away from Xiao Huan, neither of them was at the lowest point, so there was actually a valley between them.
It was said to be late, but it happened quickly. Almost at the moment when Mu Xing gave the order to withdraw, the valley, which had only a little rain, was instantly flooded with a large amount of turbid muddy water.
In the face of the majestic power of nature, humans are so insignificant. Whether it was the people on Su Qingluan's side or the people on the "other side", they all ran towards the high ground almost instantly.
This was the first time in Su Qingluan's two lifetimes that she had encountered such a flash flood, and her heart began to beat violently.
While running upwards, Su Qingluan kept observing her surroundings, only to find that she had not heard wrongly, the sound was indeed coming from above her head - because mud and floods were continuously rolling down from the small hill where she was!
Although these mountain torrents and mudslides were now rushing in another direction, they were only about ten meters away from where Su Qingluan was. Moreover, after a long period of rainfall, the soil on the mountain had long been soft and no longer had the ability to hold sand and water, so it was impossible to predict when the mountain torrents would change course!
One of the best ways now is to quickly move from this side to the opposite hillside, because the opposite hillside is on the sunny side, the vegetation is more lush, and there are many towering ancient trees, which makes the soil on the opposite side obviously much more stable.
In fact, many people who were already at the bottom of the valley had already taken such action. Some were lucky enough to move quickly and were a certain distance away from the lowest point, so they managed to escape to the other side, while others who were not so lucky were directly swept away by the sand and gravel and the torrent, and disappeared without a trace.
The people around couldn't help but gasp when they saw the mountain being swallowed by the torrent in an instant.
Su Qingluan also felt her scalp tingling, wondering if she was going to die here today?
However, she soon found that she had given up a little too early, because Xiao Huan on the opposite side had already begun to command his soldiers to take action.
They used the sturdy trees or relatively solid stones on both sides as fixed support points for each other, and first tied a long rope to the tail of the arrow. Although this would somewhat destroy the balance of the arrow, as long as the arrow was shot to the opposite side, it didn't matter whether it got stuck in the mud or on the tree trunk. No special accuracy was required, so they just had to avoid the approximate range where the arrow landed to prevent any soldiers from being injured.
After a period of time, the two sides used this method to set up several hemp ropes between the "river" formed by the mountain torrent. As long as the positions of the two ends were fixed, they could follow the hemp rope to the opposite mountain.
Su Qingluan saw that Xiao Huan on the opposite side must have said something to the soldiers around him, and heard them all clasping their fists and saying "Yes, sir" in unison.
At this time, Xiao Huan jumped up amid everyone's exclamations, stepped on one end of the rope, and as light as a swallow, he arrived where Su Qingluan was in just a few breaths.
The soldiers on the same side as Su Qingluan exclaimed, "How can Your Highness take such a risk?" and "Your Highness's action is absolutely inappropriate."
Although Su Qingluan didn't have any "eagerness to protect her master" thoughts, she felt that what these people said was right. Just as she was thinking this, she saw the man walking towards her.
He glanced at Su Qingluan, then turned to his subordinates and said, "I've just tested it myself, and the rope is quite stable. Soldiers, please wade into the water one by one. Someone on both sides should check whether the rope is stable. Don't be careless!"
"Yes, sir!"
When Su Qingluan heard the "Yes, sir", she realized that the person on the other side was actually being instructed to guard the fixed position of the rope.
But someone immediately advised Xiao Huan, "Your Highness, this is dangerous. Sand and gravel could roll down at any time. Your Highness... and this person... please go to the other side first!"
However, when mentioning Su Qingluan, the tone was visibly perfunctory.
Of course, Su Qingluan knew that she was just a byproduct. If it weren't for Xiao Huan's face, the other party probably wouldn't want to bother with her.
Xiao Huan just shook his head: "I'll leave last."
"But……"
"This is a military order!" It must be said that although Xiao Huan always smiled calmly, he had a unique majesty when he looked so serious and scolded so loudly.
Immediately, the soldier did not dare to speak, but just looked at Xiao Huan with admiration.
Xiao Huan turned and looked at Su Qingluan: "Qingluan, leave with me later."
Su Qingluan was stunned at first when she heard this, and then a touch of emotion emerged in her heart: she knew that Xiao Huan came here naturally for the reasons of "boosting morale" and "testing whether the rope is strong", but also to be able to protect her to the other side in an open and aboveboard manner.
However, if he had taken her to the other side at the beginning, although those soldiers would not say anything to Xiao Huan, it would be different for herself - especially if they knew that she was a married woman, she could not even imagine how beautiful the scene would be!
…even though her “husband” is the same person.
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