The mountain stream has two tributaries, the north and the south. The south side is thin and gentle, while the north side is turbulent and rapid. The reason why Lan Qiao chose to enter the stream on the northern hillside was because he wanted to use the water force to get rid of the two Oara masters from the Mongolian grasslands.

After walking for about a hundred steps, he saw a hollow tree trunk that had fallen over on the bank. He thought to himself, God help me. He put Li Jingshu's body into the trunk, then pushed the trunk and swam downstream.

Zhazewen and Teguzrang saw it from a distance and took a tree trunk to make a canoe, chasing after the blue bridge.

After passing the waterway for more than two miles, another tributary joined in. The water in the stream became deeper, larger, and more rapid. In many places, water splashed or made whirlpools due to changes in terrain.

Lan Qiao has been familiar with the nature of water since she was a child. Although Li Jingshu was inevitably wet by the spray, there were no dangers along the way. On the other hand, Zha Chong and Tegu Sirang were knocked into rocks by the force of the water soon, and both of them were knocked out of the water.

The canoe was overturned and he struggled in the rapids for a long time before climbing ashore. He was in a miserable state.

I don’t know how much time passed or how far I had escaped. Lan Qiao, who had escaped from his pursuers, took Li Jingshu to a silent canyon.

The stream began to widen as it entered the canyon, and finally flowed into a large lake and leveled off.

Lan Qiao pushed Li Jingshu ashore, found a dry and flat place for her to lie down, and then looked back to observe the surrounding environment.

The lake in this canyon is extremely wide, three or four times the size of Daming Lake in Jinan, and is surrounded by thousands of tall mountains.

At this time, the sky cleared after the rain, and the west-slanting sunlight poured down, illuminating the entire lake surface with sparkling waves, and shadows between the mountains and forests. The exposed rock walls reflected a golden color like fire, and the wind blew dark blue water waves on the lake surface.

, there are layers of green pines and cypresses along the coast, and brown wild ducks are playing freely.

It was a fairyland-like scene, but it was a pity that it was not the time to appreciate the beautiful scenery. Lan Qiao sighed secretly in his heart, and turned his eyes from the distant lakes and mountains back to Li Jingshu, who was still awake in front of him.

"Xiao Shu, Xiao Shu" Lan Qiao called helplessly, praying for her to wake up soon, but as the sky became darker and darker, she still showed no sign of waking up.

When it got dark, a bonfire was lit in Lanqiao. Seeing that Li Jingshu was still wet, he kept pushing out the wind from his palm across the fire, using streams of hot air to bake her body and her soaked clothes. While he was assessing them

In the deep mountains, I was thinking about whether I should forcibly carry her out and seek medical treatment in a nearby town if she still didn't wake up. I also took off her shoes and socks that were not yet dry, and put them in the campfire to bake.

Huguang in May was already sultry, and the canyon at night was like a big steamer, making people feel unbearably hot. Soon Lan Qiao was sweating all over, so he simply took off his shirt and irritably drove away the flying wind.

mosquito.

The pair of shoes and socks were roasted by the fire, emitting a strange aroma. After a while, all the mosquitoes near the two people disappeared.

"It's really impressive that smoked socks can repel insects." Lan Qiao murmured to himself and added a piece of firewood to the fire.

He suddenly caught a glimpse of Li Jingshu's eyelashes trembling. Although it was only for a moment, it still did not escape his eyes.

"Xiao Shu, you're awake, are you okay?" He excitedly crawled to Li Jingshu's side and asked.

Li Jingshu remained motionless, but her skin exposed to the firelight gradually turned a beautiful pink color.

Lan Qiao's heart moved, and he deliberately added, "You know that even if a person closes his eyes, others can see the eyeballs moving under his eyelids." He quickly moved closer to Li Jingshu, and sure enough, he saw that her eyes seemed to be moving under her eyelids.

Why was she pretending to be asleep? Lan Qiao looked at her bright red face and suddenly realized. It must have been what he said about her shoes and socks repelling insects just now, which made her shy.

"It's really miraculous. If you don't believe it, just smell it yourself." Lan Qiao laughed slyly, picked up a sock with two fingers, and brought it close to the tip of Li Jingshu's nose.

Li Jingshu had no choice but to open her eyes, showing a complex expression of distress and grievance. Her large, clear eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, and water could come out at any time.

Seeing that his "trick" had succeeded, Lan Qiao laughed, put down his socks and said, "Hey, you really woke up this time."

Li Jingshu said nothing, but stared at him with her eyes, filled with unspeakable helplessness.

"Is your injury okay? Why don't you say anything?" Lan Qiao couldn't help but ask again, "Isn't it because you are angry?"

Seeing that Li Jingshu was still silent, he could only grin again, scratch his head and said, "Well, it was my fault just now. I shouldn't joke with you about this kind of thing. Miss, please forgive me."

Li Jingshu's eyes moved and blinked again, as if she wanted to express something, but Lan Qiao looked at it for a long time and was not sure, so he carefully tested her and said, "You are trying to say with this expression that you have forgiven me."

She blinked again.

Lan Qiao was confused again, wondering why she never said a word and kept playing riddles with himself, "Uh, I'm sorry, I really can't understand what you mean. So, if you don't blame me anymore, just blink your eyes. If

You still blame me, even if you blink twice."

Li Jingshu blinked.

Lan Qiao saw that she really didn't blame him anymore. Rumeng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It turns out you were teasing me on purpose."

Li Jingshu's eyes turned left and right and blinked twice.

"You're not kidding me, then why have you been refusing to speak?" Lan Qiao asked confused, "Isn't it because you can't speak or are unable to speak?"

Li Jingshu's eyes stopped on Lan Qiao, and after a moment, she blinked.

Lan Qiao was startled, turned over and sat up, and said in a deep voice, "Now I am asking you, if you are sure, just blink once, if you are negative, just blink twice, okay?"

Li Jingshu blinked.

Lan Qiao thought for a moment and said solemnly, "Are you injured or unwell, so you can't talk to me?"

Li Jingshu blinked again.

Lan Qiao frowned slightly, and then said, "Is your injury serious? Do you need me to take you out of the valley for medical treatment immediately?"

Li Jingshu blinked twice this time.

Seeing that her injury was not urgent, Lan Qiao breathed a sigh of relief and then asked, "Did you fall off the single-plank bridge and get injured?"

Li Jingshu blinked.

Lan Qiao looked at Li Jingshu from head to toe again and asked with concern, "Are there any broken bones or joints?"

Li Jingshu blinked twice.

Lan Qiao breathed a sigh of relief again and said, "That's because the wounds on your body were caused by the thorns on the phoenix flowers."
Chapter completed!