Within two days, the lower reaches of the Yunlan River were thoroughly searched by the army.
Upon hearing that Yanbei Mo had fallen into the river, Wang Hezhan and others rode their horses all the way to Luzhou.
The rivers and lakes are filled with multi-storied ships, their black armor gleaming.
Xie Xuan, holding a folding fan, stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the mountains on both sides with a frown.
"If it wasn't swept away by the river, it's very likely that it was washed ashore. Let's send more people to search the surrounding mountains."
Wang Hezhan's expression darkened. "He's gone mad."
Xie Xuan glanced sideways and smiled faintly, "Why are you so angry that someone saved their own wife?"
“A vixen who murdered her husband should have been killed long ago.”
"Isn't this exciting? What do you know?"
Xie Xuan smiled and fanned himself, teasingly.
"Besides, don't worry, with Yan Er's martial arts skills, he won't drown in this river."
The night was pitch black, and the moonlight reflected the firelight across the entire river and sea. Soldiers holding torches were searching for people everywhere in the canyons on both sides.
Wang Hezhan ordered reinforcements to be sent.
Xie Xuan leaned back in his chair, picked up a pot of wine and handed it to him, speaking lazily.
"We'd better pray that we can find someone in these three days, otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble the Yandu aristocratic families might cause."
Wang Hezhan poured himself a pot of wine and asked, "I heard that Yan Nanyan has returned from Jiangdong and even went to Chaodong alone."
"Yeah, as soon as they heard the news that Yan Er was missing, those people in Jiangdong couldn't sit still. What a bunch of idiots."
“Cui Si went to Chaodong in person, but the situation was already clear: King Qi and Helian Ye had almost completely occupied the thirteen capitals of Chaodong.”
Xie Xuan frowned coldly, "Why would this Prince Qi suddenly attack Chaodong? That's strange."
"Let's talk about it after we find Yan Er."
"The new emperor is patient and won't act rashly until he sees someone die. Two days ago, he sent court officials to look for the person."
Wang Hezhan's expression was cold and stern. "We've been searching for so many days, yet there's still no trace of them. Perhaps they were swept away by the river to some deep mountain forest?"
In fact, Yan Beimo was injured in the back by the stone from the dark wood while protecting Chu Changning as he fell.
Luzhou is located in the northern frontier, where the wind and cold are biting. Assassins have come looking for him again. In order to avoid the assassins, he carried the unconscious Chu Changning to a secluded cave to keep him warm.
Chu Changning didn't expect him to jump down after her. When she woke up and saw him, she was completely numb.
He used the medicine he carried to treat her neck, but for the wound on her back, he had to go out to gather herbs.
Chu Changning then took the initiative to go out and search.
This place is located in the mountains, where there are natural herbs, but she doesn't recognize them. Every time she braves the cold to go out and find herbs, they are not the ones he wants.
She gradually suspected that he was deliberately tormenting her.
"Is this it?"
Yan Beimo leaned against the stone bed, poking at the fire with a stick in his hand.
He glanced sideways at the herbs he had retrieved and raised an eyebrow.
"What did you eat to grow up so stupid?"
Chu Changning gritted his teeth and sat down dejectedly.
"Then tell me again, and I'll go look for it again."
Yan Beimo took off his robe, took out the medicine he always carried, and tossed it to her.
"Come over here to apply the medicine."
Chu Changning looked at the porcelain bottle in her hand and stood up angrily.
"If you have the medicine, why did you deliberately make me go through all this trouble to find it?"
When the two were treating their wounds, she suspected that he still had some medicine on him, but he said he had used it all up, and she believed him.
Unexpectedly, he lied to her again.
Yan Beimo glanced at her sideways, his eyes gentle and indifferent.
Chu Changning was terrified by his gaze, so she withdrew her displeasure, walked behind him, roughly tore open his clothes, and treated the wound on his back.
The fall was too fast. In order to protect her, he was pricked on the back by vines. While floating in the dangerous river, he was hit by the dark woodcutter.
It was just a simple bandage, without proper treatment, and black pus flowed down with the blood.
Chu Changning frowned, used the water from the earthenware jar to clean the area around the wound, and then used a knife that had been scalded by fire to remove the rotten flesh and pus.
He lowered his eyes and remained silent, as if he felt no pain.
Chu Changning glanced at him, but her movements remained as swift as ever.
After applying the medicine, she pulled open his clothes and tore off his undergarments.
Yan Beimo looked up and grabbed her hand.
Chu Changning explained, "The inner garment is smooth and used to bandage wounds."
"Use yours."
"---"
Chu Changning muttered something in dissatisfaction, but seeing the unfriendly look in his eyes, he could only lift his clothes and tear off the fabric of his inner garment to use for bandaging.
Yan Beimo looked at her exposed slender waist without saying a word.
Inside the cave, all was quiet, with only the faint sounds of crows and insects chirping outside.
The moonlight slanted in and fell on the two of them.
After treating his wound, Chu Changning stood up and said, "I'm going outside for a bit."
"What are you doing?"
He lazily poked at the fire.
"Solving the problem of grains and other food items is a matter of great importance to human life."
Yan Beimo looked up, feigning surprise, "Oh, I thought you wanted to jump into the river again."
Chu Changning, "----"
He gave a cold snort, then forcefully grabbed her slender waist and pulled her into his arms.
Chu Changning suddenly fell into his arms and shifted uncomfortably.
"If you move again, I'll throw you out to be eaten by the wolves."
His indifferent voice came from above her head, but she wasn't afraid at all. She twisted her waist and said.
"It's uncomfortable to sleep while holding you, and it will put pressure on your wound."
"Oh."
Yan Beimo chuckled coldly, then suddenly leaned down and pressed down on her chin, looking down at her.
"Are you worried about pressing on my wound?"
"What do you mean by that, my lord?"
She looked up and stared at him.
Yan Beimo stared at her intently, his hand gripping her chin tightening.
"You tried to jump into the river to escape in the chaos—" he said, moving his hand to her stomach and stroking it, "and even tried to fall into the river and lose the child in your belly. Tell me, how should I punish you?"
Chu Changning felt a chill run down his spine, and his body stiffened instantly.
The cold wind blew in from outside.
Their eyes met, the atmosphere tense, and he held her so tightly it felt like he wanted to strangle her.
Chu Changning quickly retorted, "If it weren't for you, how could I have been chased by the people of Mo Nan and fallen into the river? Why does Your Excellency have to turn the tables on me?"
Yan Beimo sneered, and after a while, he clapped his hands together and clapped them a few times.
Chu Changning was bewildered by his inexplicable actions.
"Chu Changning, you've really gone too far."
Although he was speaking with a smile, his eyes and brows were as cold as winter snow, as if they could freeze a person to death, and his hand holding her waist tightened.
Chu Changning knew he suspected her, and feigned tears in her eyes.
"Am I wrong? When you used me and the child to take over Beiyou, you should have thought about the consequences of losing both of us."
"Shut up!" he suddenly roared in fury. "If you dare to spout nonsense again, I'll kill you right now."
Chu Changning was not afraid at all, her eyes were moist with anger as she glared at him.
"You can kill me now."
Yan Beimo was angered by her appearance, so he captured her lips, leaving her speechless for a moment.
Chu Changning deliberately shed two tears, then turned her head away and ignored him in a huff.
An awkward silence hung between the two.
Yan Beimo turned her face away and warned, "I'll deal with you when we get back."
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