Gu Xin looked at Lu Zheng and suddenly felt a little sad. She didn't know why she was sad, but she just felt suffocated and uncomfortable.
Moreover, tears inexplicably started flowing.
Lu Zheng was terrified: "Xin Xin, don't cry, I mean it. We'll be alright from now on, and I'll fulfill all the promises I made to you in my dreams and in reality. We have a lifetime together, give me a chance to keep them, okay?"
Gu Xin threw herself into Lu Zheng's arms, hugged him tightly, and burst into tears: "Brother Yuanyuan, I don't know why I'm crying, I just really want to cry. It's just that we finally got to be together, and I just want to cherish it. Brother Yuanyuan..."
Lu Zheng hugged her and stroked her hair: "Yes, let's cherish every day we spend together. Don't cry, we still have decades ahead of us, I promise I won't let you cry. Xin Xin, believe me."
Gu Xin cried and cried until she was exhausted and fell asleep in Lu Zheng's arms.
Lu Zheng laid out the hay and placed Gu Xin on it so she could sleep well. Then he lit fires around her to keep her warm.
Although the two had fallen for each other, he did not rashly take off Gu Xin's clothes to dry them. Instead, he lit fires around the room to help her wet clothes dry quickly.
After doing all this, he sat down next to Gu Xin, watching the fire to prevent the hay from burning the silly girl.
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On Peng Silang's side, after the waves receded and the sea breeze subsided, he continued searching for people on the shore. By daybreak, Xue Qianyu and Cheng Huaijin arrived with their men. Peng Ze was not there; it was just the two of them with their soldiers.
Xue Qianyu had previously taken command of the naval troops, and this time, in pursuit of the remnants of the Yunhai Army, there were also naval troops involved, so Xue Qianyu brought this group of people with him.
"Where is your General Lang?" Xue Qianyu asked a Zhou soldier who had stayed behind when he arrived and did not see him.
"General Xue, General Lang went that way, and some others went to the other side. We are here waiting for you," the soldier replied.
Xue Qianyu nodded, separated his men from Cheng Huaijin, and each led his men in a different direction.
They brought naval soldiers, which would come in handy if they needed to go into the water, since the soldiers of Goz and Salin were mostly unable to swim.
Meanwhile, Peng Ze, who was in Yunhai, also received the news. He immediately sent people with food, water and clothing to provide reinforcements. When Gu Hui heard that Gu Xin and Lu Zheng were in trouble, she personally led the way over.
Gu Hui's intuition was always quite accurate. She didn't think that Gu Xin had encountered any serious trouble, which meant that she could be found. So, she brought Gu Xin a lot of things that girls use at home, since the group was full of men, which was quite inconvenient at times.
As dawn broke, Gu Xin slept straight through to noon. The fire beside her had smoldered down to a tiny flame, and her clothes, hair, shoes, and socks were all dry.
She sat up and looked around, but Lu Zheng was nowhere to be seen. Startled, she stood up and shouted, "Brother Yuanyuan! Brother Yuanyuan! Lu Zheng, where are you?"
A moment later, a voice came: "I'm picking fruit, Xinxin, wait a minute! I've found the way, I'll take you back in a bit!"
Gu Xin felt relieved upon hearing the response. She looked down at her shirt and saw that her wound was much better. She pressed a jade bead, spat on it to dissolve it, and applied it to the wound.
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