Su Yu was a skilled fighter, and he carried the load quite steadily the whole way. Mu Wanting was some distance away from them, so she naturally didn't witness their open and covert struggles.
Su Yu scoffed, "I really don't know what's so great about you."
Shen Xinglan said, "There's really nothing good about it, but she likes it anyway."
Su Yu was so angry that he couldn't speak, and finally gritted his teeth.
"If I were her brother, I would never have married her off to someone like you."
"Unfortunately, you are not."
After saying this, no matter how much Su Yu provoked him, Shen Xinglan stopped talking, and Su Yu was so angry that he almost threw her away.
They quickly caught up with the main group. Su Yu handed Shen Xinglan over to Shen Xinghe and went to supervise the prisoners himself.
Mother Shen said, "Officer Su is a very good person. Xinglan, you shouldn't be so hostile towards him in the future. He will help us a lot along the way."
Shen Xinglan pursed her lips and remained silent.
Zhang Caiyun had thought that Mu Wanting and the others were going to perish in the flood, but they returned unharmed, which made her unhappy.
Thinking about how many setbacks she had suffered along the way because of Mu Wanting, she felt very annoyed.
He glanced at the rolling river below the mountain, his eyes darted around, and a different thought suddenly occurred to him.
Mu Wanting was talking to Shen Mingjiao at the moment, and with the surrounding noise, she did not notice Zhang Caiyun approaching.
At the most unexpected moment for Mu Wanting, Zhang Caiyun reached out and pushed Mu Wanting away.
Mu Wanting quickly dodged, and Shen Xinglan tried to save Mu Wanting, but was accidentally pushed down by Zhang Caiyun.
Shen Xinglan fell into the river instantly. He grabbed a tree branch, but the branch broke quickly, and he was swept downstream by the current.
He took one last deep look at the family of the third branch of the family, his gaze falling on Mu Wanting. Before he could say a word, he was swept away by the tide.
Mu Wanting's eyes widened. The river was so swift, and Shen Xinglan's legs were crippled. If he went down alone, he would surely die.
Shen Xinghe's eyes reddened, and he was about to jump down to save the person.
But Mu Wanting knew that the entire third branch of the family were all landlubbers, so wasn't this just handing them over for disaster?
Of the three women in the family, she was the only one who was good at swimming, and that was only because her mother made her practice so hard.
In addition, Shen Xinglan was pushed down because of her.
He shielded her from disaster.
Without hesitation, Mu Wanting jumped into the water.
People on the shore gasped in surprise. The current was so strong that everyone was trying to avoid it; how could anyone have jumped in?
Even your closest relatives wouldn't do that!
The third family members were as anxious as ants on a hot pan.
Mu Wanting swam towards Shen Xinglan. As Shen Xinglan floated in the water, he saw Mu Wanting jump into the water without hesitation and swim towards him.
At that moment, he felt a warmth in his heart; it was her, it was her again.
She could never truly let him go.
He didn't know how to repay such a profound sentiment.
His heart raced uncontrollably because of her. Even though she looked so disheveled, he felt that she was more beautiful than ever before.
But with such a turbulent river, he would rather she not come.
Mu Wanting grabbed Shen Xinglan and tried to drag him toward the shore, but the current was too strong and her strength seemed insignificant.
On the contrary, going against the current might cause both people to become exhausted.
So she held Shen Xinglan's hand tightly, and then, fearing that they might lose consciousness and let go, she tied their clothes together.
Hold on tight to me.
Shen Xinglan gripped Mu Wanting's delicate hand tightly, her eyes reddening.
"You shouldn't have jumped."
Mu Wanting frowned: "Am I supposed to just watch you die? I'm here, so you still have a chance to live. If I hadn't come, you would be dead."
This was the first time Shen Xinglan had looked at Mu Wanting with such gentle eyes.
It was his good fortune to have such a beautiful woman.
He held Mu Wanting's hand tightly as they flowed along with the river.
Until they saw a large tree with branches extending from the shore, he and Mu Wanting exchanged a glance, each reaching out their other hand to hug the trunk, and then moved towards the shore.
After escaping the flood, the two lay exhausted on the bank, his hand still tightly holding hers; even though they were safe, he couldn't bear to let go.
It was Mu Wanting who pulled her hand away first; her hand had been gripped so tightly it went numb.
After resting for a few minutes, Mu Wanting said, "We need to find a cave now."
She wanted to pick up Shen Xinglan, but then she remembered that he was a very proud person, so she said...
"Wait for me here. I'll come find you as soon as I find you."
Shen Xinglan nodded, not believing that Mu Wanting would abandon him, after all, she was willing to jump into the river for him.
When Mu Wanting returned, she was pushing a muddy cart, which she had taken out of her spatial storage.
"Look, I'm so lucky! Come on up, I've found a cave."
Mu Wanting found a cave on slightly higher ground. Mu Wanting remembered that this place had not been flooded in her previous life.
The situation is complicated right now, so let's stay here for a while.
Mu Wanting gathered firewood and lit it, then took off her outer garment to dry it, leaving her only wearing a thin undergarment.
Because she was already wet, her clothes clung to her body, revealing her curvaceous figure. He could even see the outline of her undergarment.
Shen Xinglan's Adam's apple bobbed, and she awkwardly looked away.
Mu Wanting walked towards him.
"Take off your clothes and dry them, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with if you get sick."
Shen Xinglan glanced at her but didn't move. Mu Wanting knew he was stubborn and didn't want to take care of a patient, so she decided to help him take off his clothes.
But as soon as her hand touched his body, she felt that his body was incredibly hot.
She was taken aback.
"You have a fever?"
"No."
Shen Xinglan's ears turned bright red; he was indeed extremely hot.
He took off his coat and hung it to dry by the fire.
Then, under the guise of going hunting, Mu Wanting took out several wild rabbits from her spatial storage, skewered them, and roasted them over a fire, not forgetting to sprinkle them with seasonings.
Shen Xinglan said, "I'll turn them over."
Mu Wanting taught him the techniques, and then sat down to rest.
She was menstruating, and after being soaked in water, she was indeed feeling unwell.
She had thought that Shen Xinglan would be the one to get sick this time, but it turned out to be her, probably because she was wearing wet undergarments.
In the middle of the night, she felt very hot, so she reached out and unbuttoned her undergarments. Then she felt that the body temperature of the person next to her was lower than hers, so she snuggled into Shen Xinglan's arms.
Shen Xinglan was already fast asleep when she subconsciously pulled Mu Wanting into her arms, only to find her skin hot and delicate to the touch.
He opened his eyes and saw Mu Wanting, her clothes half undone and her cheeks flushed.
She looked like a delicious dish, and his Adam's apple bobbed a few times, his palms burning hot.
He barely managed to suppress his agitation before noticing that Mu Wanting's body temperature was too high.
He called her name softly a few times, but received no response.
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