…
The a cappella singing grew closer and closer.
The young Miao man and the young woman repeated that sentence:
We weather the storms together, and we pursue our goals together.
Whether we have met before or not, whether we are right in front of each other or deep in the mountains, we cherish the same love.
"They're back, but why are they all back injured?"
"The Miao people, you have great love."
Han Chinese people cried while listening to this song.
Especially those who witnessed the young Miao men going there with unwavering determination, and returning with injuries, their little faces still showing the same determination.
The Han man who had shouted the loudest witnessed this scene and, upon hearing this selfless song, actually cried.
"Brothers and sisters, you've worked hard! Well done! I, Huo Lingtian, will take you Miao men and women as my role models."
On the other side of the riverbank, Amo waited with a smile.
A few minutes later--
As soon as the raft reached the shore, the Miao men used iron hooks to hold it steady.
The women immediately stepped forward and helped the injured Miao woman down.
Pull the little girls down and immediately cover the crying babies on their backs with cotton.
"Quickly, quickly, help them over to the campfire to warm up."
"Hold the baby tight and feed him rice cereal, he must be hungry."
The aunties gave instructions immediately.
A young woman coming ashore.
Young women carrying babies ashore.
At this moment, despite their injuries, they smiled.
Their smiles, even in this bitterly cold winter—
It was so warm--
So selfless.
"Saintess".
The young Miao woman, who appeared to have been injured, gently pushed away the woman who was helping her and bowed to Amo the moment she saw her.
He choked back tears as he said, "Holy Maiden, Achen was injured and swept away by the river!"
"Holy Maiden, all the wooden houses of more than twenty households in the entire village have collapsed!"
“Achen rescued them all, but he fell into the river and was swept away. We are guilty, we are guilty.”
"Saintess--"
Several more young Miao women, badly injured, came over and said in unison, "The Magpie Miao branch, the Miao women of Yuexi Village, have caused the future Miao king's life to be in danger. They are guilty, guilty, and should be burned!"
"What? Ah Chen fell into the river and was swept away? Wasn't the river frozen?" The aunties of Que Dong Village and Hei Wu Village were frightened.
A Miao woman from Xique Miao said, "The river below our Yuexi Village never freezes, and the houses are built on cliffs. The wooden pillars couldn't withstand the weight of the heavy snow and collapsed. Achen fell while rescuing a Miao child, and we can't find him."
"I'm asking, isn't Ah Chen in the Starry Sky Fruit Forest? How did he end up in your Moon Creek Village, which is so far away—"
The women were on tenterhooks.
Although Amo could sense from the butterfly inside her body that Achen was injured and unconscious, she never expected that he had fallen from the cliff tower of Yuexi Village.
She knew that river; though it wasn't rapid, it was deep, with steep cliffs below.
if--
Amo felt dizzy and lightheaded.
"Holy Maiden!" Si Wei hurriedly helped her up.
"It's alright, quickly help them to warm themselves by the fire."
"Holy Maiden, we are guilty, we should be burned."
"Don't talk nonsense, go and warm up, and take good care of the baby seedlings."
Despite the sharp pain in her heart, Amo urged the aunties to help her get treatment.
a long time--
Amo felt a sharp pain in her chest, as if it were being stabbed, and she squatted down in agony.
"Saintess".
The head of the guards quickly helped Amo up, but Amo waved her hand, signaling the guards not to touch her.
soon--
The eldest and seventh clan elders rushed over upon hearing the news.
The three Miao armies and the guards also arrived, and the jackals looked at Amo with great concern.
“Amo, go to the deep mountains, go find Achen.”
“Yes, Amo, you need to hurry to the deep mountains. Only you can sense Achen’s location right now.”
The elders said they would race against time to clear the snow path into the deep mountains and transport other supplies in as soon as possible.
Amo struggled to her feet, nodded slightly, and said, "Alright! I'll leave these three Miao armies behind and only take the guards with me!"
"Take Tang Abao and his Red Wolf team with you as well," the elder of the clan said.
"No need. Siwei will follow me. The rest of you are unnecessary!"
Before the words were even finished, Amo had already turned around.
Afterwards, he boarded a dozen or so rafts with two guards and went upstream, quickly disappearing from the sight of all the Miao people and Han people on the opposite bank of the river.
Evening, deep in the mountains.
The snow-capped peaks are serene and solemn, like a fairyland.
The snow-covered cliffs of the canyon are draped in silver.
Amo met Ayin, the head of the Red Bird Guard, and the twelve sisters beside Ayin.
"Holy Maiden, A-Yin is guilty! She failed to protect Brother A-Chen."
Ayin and the others bowed in unison.
Wearing a cloak, Amo's expression was clear and cool as she spoke softly:
"As long as Ah Chen is here, I am here too!"
"If Achen isn't here, what about these thirteen sisters in your Red Bird Guard—"
"Then follow me on the road to Achen and catch up with him."
Upon hearing this, A-Yin nodded with tears in her eyes.
The other two guard squads, though they said nothing, had already prepared for the worst.
If the future Miao King were to meet with misfortune and the Holy Maiden were to perish with him, they would not hesitate to follow her to the afterlife.
At this moment, Amo is gazing in the direction she can sense.
Due west to north, Ah Chen's aura was very weak, and it was impossible to pinpoint his exact location. It was unclear why.
After a moment, Amo turned to Ayin and asked why Achen would suddenly run so far away when the mountains were blocked by heavy snow.
Ayin said, "The day after Brother Achen returned from setting prices at the orchard on the mountaintop, another heavy snowstorm hit the deep mountains, blocking all the roads leading out of the mountains."
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