Chapter 80 Lost and Found
Although Li Yueyao and the Fourth Prince had made sufficient preparations after falling into the water, the impact of falling into the water and the coldness of the river water were still beyond their imagination.
Li Yueyao struggled in the water for a long time, drank several mouthfuls of water, and then managed to float to the surface.
After taking a few breaths, he looked around for the Fourth Prince.
"Heng'er... Heng'er... Li Heng... Heng'er..."
After a while, I heard a voice from downstream saying, "I'm here."
Seeing this, Li Yueyao floated down the river and grabbed the Fourth Prince.
But then I heard the Fourth Prince groan in pain: "Grandma, my ribs seem to be broken."
As soon as Li Yueyao heard it, she knew that it was because of the wrong posture when falling into the water that his ribs were broken.
So she comforted him, "It's okay. I'll treat you when we get ashore."
Considering the Fourth Prince's situation, Li Yueyao took off her belt, tied it around the Fourth Prince's waist, and then swam towards the shore unsteadily.
The two men struggled to get ashore and lay down on the rocky beach by the river to rest.
Li Yueyao came to her senses and came over to check the Fourth Prince's ribs, dragging her wet and loose robe.
After examining for a long time, he said, "One of the left ribs is broken, but there is no obvious displacement, so it shouldn't be a big problem.
In this case, you need to rest quietly, don't move around, and keep warm."
Li Yueyao looked up at the sky and said, "We can't stay here for long, we might be pursued.
We need to find a safe place and wait for someone to rescue us."
As he spoke, he stepped forward, helped the Fourth Prince up, and staggered towards the river bank.
There is a small forest by the river. Through the forest, you can see the foot of the mountain. From a distance, Li Yueyao saw a small cave in front.
So he helped the Fourth Prince walk towards the cave.
The cave looked like a small house, with some dry firewood piled inside and some straw mats on the floor. It looked like someone had stayed here before.
Li Yueyao placed the Fourth Prince against the stone wall of the cave, and then went to check the situation inside the cave.
"Grandaunt, it seems someone has lived here."
"Well, judging by this pile of ashes, someone lived here a month ago."
Li Yueyao moved the firewood to the side of the Fourth Prince as she spoke, and took out a small metal cylinder from her arms. She opened it and took out a tinder from it.
"Grandma, how come your tinderbox isn't wet after being in the water for so long?"
"Because there is a sealed cylinder outside it, isolating it from the water."
Li Yueyao lit the fire as she spoke.
Then he took off the gold bracelet on his wrist, pressed the ruby in the middle, and the ruby loosened and popped out.
Li Yueyao pulled the gem and pulled out an extremely tough shark silk thread from it.
They used shark silk to tie several thick tree branches to make a clothesline and hung their clothes on it.
The Fourth Prince leaned against the wall, watched Li Yueyao busying around, and then smiled.
"Grandma, this is like a magic trick."
Li Yueyao smiled and said, "Lie down and rest for a while. Don't move around."
As he spoke, he helped the Fourth Prince lie down, and then sat beside him and carefully dried his clothes.
After a while, the Fourth Prince said quietly, "Grandma, do you think my father, mother, and the others are out of danger?"
Li Yueyao turned around and looked at the Fourth Prince's slightly pale face and said, "He should be out of danger."
"Heng'er, are you hungry?" Li Yueyao asked.
"Not hungry."
As soon as the Fourth Prince finished speaking, his stomach began to growl.
Li Yueyao smiled after hearing this.
"Ah, now is the perfect time to go out and hunt a pheasant and make a beggar's chicken."
"Grandma, what is beggar's chicken?"
"This is a way of eating it invented by beggars. They cover the pheasant with mud and roast it under a fire.
When it's cooked, dig out the mud and you'll find a delicious roast chicken."
The Fourth Prince swallowed his saliva and his stomach growled even louder.
Li Yueyao smiled and said, "I'm going out to hunt game now. I'm worried about leaving you here alone.
Therefore, I can only ask you to take a very expensive hunger-resistant pill."
As he spoke, he took out a small bottle from his purse, poured out a pill and handed it to the Fourth Prince.
"Eat one pill and you won't feel hungry for half a day."
The fourth prince took it and swallowed it in one gulp. Sure enough, after a while he no longer felt hungry.
It was already completely dark outside. The Fourth Prince looked at the pitch-black night and asked:
"Grandaunt, do you think they will find us?"
"Yes. Your father must be very anxious now and has sent a large number of people to look for us.
It's been almost two hours since we separated, and someone will find us in about another hour."
The Fourth Prince heard this and said, "Then guess who found us first?"
Li Yueyao thought for a moment and said, "I guess it was the people from the Beijing Suburban Camp who found us first.
Because your father will definitely contact the people in the camp outside the capital first, and they will be the first to come."
The Fourth Prince smiled and said, "I guess it was my Junior Master's ancestor who found us."
"Master uncle? Fengshen Jade?"
"Um."
Li Yueyao smiled and said nothing.
The Fourth Prince continued, "He found out late, but he will definitely find us first.
The people in the camp outside the capital are not as smart as him, nor as concerned as he is."
Li Yueyao sighed and said, "I hope so."
"Grandma, you should have confidence in my Junior Uncle-Master."
Li Yueyao said with a strange expression, "Haven't you always called him Right Prime Minister?"
"He said he was very young, but I called him Grandmaster Uncle, which made me look old, so he wouldn't let me call him that."
"Then if you call me great-aunt, I won't look old anymore?"
After hearing this, the Fourth Prince sighed and said:
"Ah... no wonder you two can become a couple, you both became ancestors at such a young age."
Li Yueyao turned around abruptly after hearing this: "How did you know?"
The fourth prince looked outside and said teasingly:
"How should I know? My uncle-master's eyes wish they were on you..."
Li Yueyao curled her lips after hearing this. Is it so obvious that even a child can see it?
After a while, he turned around and jokingly said, "What about you, do you have someone you like?
The Dragon Boat Festival flower-viewing banquet is for your elder and second brothers to choose concubines.
If you have a girl you like, tell me as soon as possible and I can make the decision for you to marry her."
After hearing this, the Fourth Prince rolled his eyes and said:
"Grandma, you should take care of yourself first.
My junior uncle is quite good, don't miss this opportunity, it will be gone in a long time."
Li Yueyao was about to refute when she heard a voice from outside:
"Well said, very insightful."
Li Yueyao heard the sound and turned to look outside.
Feng Shenyu was seen dressed in black and robe, holding a sword in his hand, striding towards the cave.
After approaching, he helped Li Yueyao, who was sitting on the ground, up and looked her up and down. He saw that although she was wearing a middle shirt, there was no dirt on her.
After confirming that everything was fine, he reached out and pulled the person into his arms, holding him tightly.
Li Yueyao felt the warmth of Feng Shenyu's embrace, and the strength of his arms made her unable to breathe.
"Feng Shenyu, let go...you're strangling me to death."
Feng Shenyu heard it, but did not let go, but said:
"Your Highness, please don't take such risks again. You're scaring me to death."
Li Yueyao could hear Feng Shenyu's worry and felt the arm holding her trembling slightly.
So he comforted her, "I'm fine, right? Don't worry."
Then he reached out and hammered Fengshenyu's arm:
"Loosen up a bit, it hurts me."
After hearing this, Feng Shenyu relaxed his arms slightly.
At this time, the Fourth Prince's teasing voice suddenly sounded:
"Oh, it's so unfair. Two adults are just being affectionate with each other. I broke a rib, and no one cares."
Li Yueyao regained her senses instantly and pushed Fengshenyu away with force.
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