"Li Zhiqing, I'm so glad you're alright. Liu Hongshao pushed you into the water just now, and I thought you'd been swept away by the flood." Xu Lanhua breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Li Xiyue return safely.
Grandma Liu took her hand, her face full of concern, "Are you alright? You scared me to death just now."
Li Xiyue shook her head at the old woman and looked at Xu Lanhua, "Auntie, I did feel someone push my back when I fell into the water. You're saying it was Liu Hongshao who pushed me?"
“Yes, she said it was an accident, but I think she did it on purpose,” Xu Lanhua said, looking indignant.
Li Xiyue pretended to look around, "Where is she?"
"It was also swept away by the flood, and we don't know where it went." Xu Lanhua pointed in a direction.
Li Xiyue pretended to look around, and she actually found someone: Liu Hongshao was being carried over by a man.
She squinted, thinking how lucky she was to have been saved.
"Huh, they've been rescued." Xu Lanhua was also a little surprised.
Grandma Liu frowned and said, "Isn't that Wang Lao Er, the guy everyone hates in our village?"
"Wang Lao Er?" Upon hearing the keyword "hated by everyone," Li Xiyue hurriedly asked, "Who is he?"
Grandma Liu said, "He's a notorious lazybones in our village. He doesn't work, and he's dishonest. He's always stealing chickens and dogs. We avoid him whenever we see him."
Li Xiyue curled her lips into a smile, then she knew things were about to get interesting.
"Help—" Suddenly, a child was swept away by the flood.
Li Xiyue, not bothering to watch the spectacle, quickly chased after the child.
The water on the road was up to her thighs, and the road conditions were unclear. Li Xiyue was struggling to cross the water, facing immense resistance and finding it extremely difficult. Her speed was far slower than the floodwaters, and she could see her child being swept away.
If this continues, she will definitely not be able to catch up with the child.
Just then, a wave crashed in, and she plunged into the water, instantly entering the space from the water and teleporting to the child's lower body.
But to others, this scene looked like she was being swept away by the flood. Grandma Liu and Xu Lanhua shouted urgently, "Li Zhiqing!"
Uncle Xu, who was not far away, also saw Li Xiyue being swept away by the flood and was extremely anxious, shouting, "Quick, quick, save my girl—"
But all around were elderly, weak, women and children, and no one knew how to swim.
Xu Xiangyang, who was far away, heard Uncle Xu Liu's shouts and wanted to go and save him, but he was too far away to make it in time.
Just when they didn't know what to do, someone suddenly shouted, "The soldiers are here!"
Following the sound, everyone looked and saw figures in military green rushing over, scattering in all directions to join the rescue effort.
Uncle Xu grabbed a soldier at random and pointed in the direction where Li Xiyue disappeared, shouting, "Save my girl! She's been swept away by the flood!"
Without saying a word, the young soldier rushed in the direction the old man was pointing.
At the same time, Li Xiyue had already caught the child who was floating by and gave him first aid. Soon after, the drowning child woke up. As she was about to swim back with the child in her arms, she saw a figure rushing towards her.
It was a man in military uniform, tall and burly. He moved through the water with remarkable agility. As he drew closer, Li Xiyue recognized him.
Isn't this Chu Xun, the deputy regimental commander who helped her capture enemy agents on the train?
How did he get here?
Chu Xun strode quickly to Li Xiyue's side and scooped her out of the water.
Li Xiyue felt a sudden lightness on her body as she was lifted up with great force, and the next second, her arms were empty.
She turned her head and saw Chu Xun holding a wailing child in one arm and pulling her arm with the other, walking quickly forward.
Despite the raging floodwaters and the fact that he was carrying two other people upstream, he remained remarkably relaxed.
Li Xiyue sighed inwardly. Well-trained soldiers were indeed formidable; she was still a step behind them.
"Are you alright?" Chu Xun asked as they walked.
He hadn't expected that it was Li Xiyue who had been swept away by the flood. When he saw it was her, his heart clenched. He was thankful that he had arrived in time; if he had been any later, perhaps...
How can he explain to his grandfather if something happens to Li Xiyue?
Li Xiyue shook her head and said with a smile, "I can swim, but I still want to thank you."
"Girl, you scared me to death." Uncle Xu finally felt relieved after seeing Li Xiyue rescued.
Li Xiyue looked relaxed. "Don't worry, Grandpa Xu, I can swim."
"The river is so fast, it's dangerous even if you can swim. You can't be so reckless next time," Uncle Xu admonished.
Li Xiyue knew he was worried about her, and repeatedly replied, "Yes, I'll do whatever you say."
Chu Xun looked at Li Xiyue's obedient appearance, which was different from the one he had seen on the train.
Even after all this time, she's still incredibly beautiful—no, she's even more beautiful than before.
Her skin was whiter and more supple, she had grown much taller, and her figure had become increasingly voluptuous...
Chu Xun quickly shut off his fantasies, turning his head away to conceal the emotions he shouldn't have been feeling.
"Thank you, thank you for saving my son." A young woman came over, took the child, and kept bowing in gratitude.
Li Xiyue said, "You're welcome. The child is fine, he's just frightened. Please comfort him."
The woman repeatedly agreed.
As the floodwaters rose higher and higher, Chu Xun could no longer delay and called over someone from the side, "Chen Yu."
“Deputy Regimental Commander.” A younger soldier walked over.
Chen Yu? A beauty that could make fish sink and geese fall from the sky?
Li Xiyue looked at the soldier named Chen Yu; he was indeed good-looking, and his name suited him well.
Chu Xun said, "You lead the villagers to a safe place."
"Yes." Chen Yu accepted the order and called for everyone to follow him.
Chu Xun glanced at Li Xiyue and quickly joined the rescue team.
Li Xiyue watched as he nimbly pulled the villagers out of the water, as easily as if he were catching fish.
Thinking back to how he had just scooped her up in the same way, she realized she was a fish too...
Li Xiyue: "..."
This is so embarrassing!
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