When she saw the man lying on the edge of the wooden plank, his head bobbing up and down with the waves, her pupils suddenly contracted.
It was him...
It turned out that Lu Huai'an had saved him.
The situation was critical, and Su Wantang didn't have time to think too much. The most important thing now was to work together with Lu Huai'an to save themselves.
"Lu Huai'an? Lu Huai'an? Wake up."
Su Wantang gently shook Lu Huai'an's arm, but unexpectedly, this shake sent Lu Huai'an swept into the flood. Su Wantang quickly grabbed Lu Huai'an's arm and found it burning hot to the touch.
Oh no! I have a fever!
Another wave crashed in, and Su Wantang quickly twisted her side to lie horizontally. Her front and back were almost completely submerged in the cold water. She used her waist to press down on the wooden plank that was about to be lifted away, and her front arm firmly gripped Lu Huai'an's arm.
The courtyard gate, breached by the water, had many broken wooden planks, and the edges were no longer smooth. Sharp wooden blades protruded and tore through Su Wantang's clothes, piercing her flesh. She gasped, but still did not let go.
Instead, taking advantage of the calmer winds and waves, she scooped out some spiritual spring water from her spatial storage and fed it to Lu Huai'an.
Lu Huai'an hadn't drunk water for a long time, and as soon as Su Wantang offered her her hand, Lu Huai'an, whose lips touched the spiritual spring water, began to drink on his own.
Clearly, his will to survive was very strong.
This made things much easier for Su Wantang.
Su Wantang knew very well that with her current physical condition, she could not save herself in the vast flood. She could only have a chance of survival if she cooperated with Lu Huai'an.
Not to mention that Lu Huai'an ended up in his current situation because he saved her.
No matter what, Su Wantang will not give up on Lu Huai'an.
Lu Huai'an must not die.
With this belief in mind, darkness gave way to dawn.
The sky cleared up.
"Lu Huai'an! Wake up! You drank so much of my spirit essence..."
With her strength completely depleted, Su Wantang's eyelids closed heavily.
She didn't see that the moment her eyes closed, Lu Huai'an's dark eyes suddenly snapped open.
When he woke up again, Lu Huai'an felt full of energy.
Judging from his current posture, Lu Huai'an could easily guess how much suffering Su Wantang had endured while he was unconscious.
He glanced at the unconscious Su Wantang, and a deep heartache surfaced in his indifferent eyes.
"Tangtang..."
Perhaps even Lu Huai'an himself didn't realize how tender his gaze was towards Su Wantang at that moment.
Lu Huai'an gently straightened Su Wantang's body, ensuring that she lay on the wooden plank without getting wet from the flood.
He grabbed the plank and swam off in one direction.
Nearly two hours later, a small hill came into Lu Huai'an's view in the distance. His dark eyes flashed with an astonishing light, and he swam toward it with all his might.
Lu Huai'an helped Su Wantang up first, and then he climbed up himself.
Once it was safe, Lu Huai'an began to check Su Wantang's physical condition. He first touched Su Wantang's forehead with the back of his hand.
Not hot, no fever.
When his gaze fell on Su Wantang's brownish clothes, his pupils contracted, he gritted his teeth, and with a forceful tug, he tore open the sleeves to avoid further injury.
The numerous wounds on his arm were exposed, and Lu Huai'an frowned even more deeply.
The wound wasn't bleeding, but the exposed flesh made it look rather gruesome against the fair skin.
Troops have methods for filtering water sources during marches.
Lu Huai'an found some stones and made a simple filter, then used some turbid floodwater to filter it, and used the filtered water to clean Su Wantang's wounds.
Then she took off her coat, took out the white silk scarf she kept close to her body, and bandaged the wound.
After doing all this, he touched the small wooden plank he had salvaged from the spot. It wasn't completely dry, but it wasn't too damp either.
Moving the wooden plank further away, Lu Huai'an began to rub the wood together to start a fire.
After a long while, amidst the thick smoke, he finally managed to light the fire. By then, the other small wooden planks had been almost dried by the clearing sun. He picked up two planks and threw them into the fire, then carried Su Wantang over and placed her beside the fire.
He looked into the distance and began to wait for rescue.
"Commander, the sky has cleared up."
Zhou Qing rushed into the office immediately.
"Pass on my orders to search for Lu Huai'an and Su Wantang with all our might. We must not give up on any of our good comrades."
Huo Jun smirked dismissively.
So much time has passed, even if Lu Huai'an is incredibly lucky, he'll have to go see the King of Hell!
The area is flooded, making the search and rescue operation extremely difficult.
Even though Lu Huai'an found a long wooden stick and hung the bright green on it, they still didn't see the rescue team by nightfall.
"cold."
"It's so cold."
Su Wantang shivered and curled up into a ball.
Hearing the noise, Lu Huai'an came closer. He placed the back of his hand on Su Wantang's forehead and felt the excessive heat. He frowned deeply.
Feeling cold all over, Su Wantang pressed her head against the heat source and rubbed it against Lu Huai'an's palm.
Lu Huai'an trembled and quickly withdrew his palm.
But now Su Wantang is like a newborn kitten that hasn't opened its eyes yet. Her delicate nose sniffs the air, and then she accurately hugs Lu Huai'an's strong waist and abdomen.
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