It is late autumn now, and the temperature of the river is very low, only a few degrees above zero. Even a strong man with good water skills cannot stand being soaked in such bone-chilling water for a long time, let alone a delicate girl like He Liu'er.
What's more, in order for Chu Ye to stay on the wood, He Liu'er could only soak most of his body in the river water to save as much buoyancy as possible for the wood.
"I'm so scared..." There was no light on the dark river surface, and He Liu'er became more and more frightened.
How could she, a wealthy young lady who had been pampered since childhood, fall into such a tragic situation?
At this moment, not far away, a sand transporting ship passed by on the river.
The light on the bow of the sand-carrying ship was like the bright moon rising in the darkness, giving He Liu'er hope of living again.
"Help, help..." He Liuer shouted desperately.
But her voice, compared with the cold wind howling on the river, was too weak to attract any attention at all.
"Fire... it would be nice if there was fire..." He Liu'er was so anxious that he rummaged in his pockets, and then in Chu Ye's pockets, trying to find tools that could make a fire.
Finally, she found a lighter in Chu Ye's pocket.
Knock, click, click... He Liuer tried his best, but sadly found that the lighter had been filled with water and could not produce fire at all.
He Liuer bit her cold, pale lips and watched desperately as the sand transporting ship got further and further away.
It was like the hope of living was getting further and further away from her.
Could it be...that he was going to die like this?
He Liuer's tears flowed down.
On the dark river surface at night, she lay on the wood, hugged Chu Ye and cried loudly.
"Brother Chu Ye, I have worked really hard, are we really going to die... Wuwuwu..." He Liu'er thought in her heart, if she died with Chu Ye like this, she would be able to live with the person she had always been secretly in love with.
It might be a good relief if the man dies together.
As for those hatreds and complicated interests, let them go to hell.
at this time.
She suddenly felt a touch of warmth on her face.
She looked up carefully and saw Chu Ye opening his tired eyes and gently stroking her face with his palms.
"Brother Chu Ye...you...are you alive?"
He Liuer said in a daze.
Chu Ye smiled bitterly: "Nonsense, do you think I'm dead?"
At the moment of the explosion on the island, Chu Ye consumed almost all his strength and blocked the impact of the explosion. Although he and He Liu'er luckily survived, he also fainted due to excessive consumption.
However, due to the abnormal recovery ability of the ancient phoenix body, it only needs to rest for a few days to regain its previous strength.
Thinking of He Bing's hypocritical face, Chu Ye felt angry in his heart.
No enemy like Wang Teng or Mo Yanluo had ever caused such great trauma to him. However, he suffered a loss at the hands of He Bing, the so-called rich second generation.
Hypocrites are always scarier than real villains! He Liuer looked at the cold river and trembled: "But I'm cold and hungry now, I'm afraid I'm really going to die here."
"Nonsense."
Chu Ye said: "Who said we are going to die?
Don't you want to avenge your father?
When we get ashore, we’ll go find that bastard He Bing and kill him!”
Having said this, Chu Ye held his breath and concentrated, looked up at the arrangement of stars in the sky, and then at the dark water, and said coldly: "Also, we are at the sea now, not on the river."
"ah?
maritime?"
"Yes, don't you think there is a fishy smell in the air?"
Chu Ye pointed in a direction and said: "There, two hundred meters away, is a small island. There is a fishing village on the island. As long as we get ashore, we will be saved."
A hint of excitement flashed in He Liuer's eyes.
Like a drowning man grasping at the last straw.
Since Chu Ye hadn't recovered yet and his body could hardly move, He Liuer could only paddle hard in the direction of Chu Ye's finger.
Since she really had no strength, she took more than ten minutes to row the 200 meters of water.
finally.
When her feet stepped on the soft ground again, an unprecedented excitement filled her heart.
"We are saved, Brother Chuye, we are saved!"
He Liuer and Chu Ye hugged each other.
She hugged Chu Ye and pressed her hot red lips on Chu Ye's face.
Chu Ye originally wanted to push away, but he had no strength at all and could not resist at all.
He could only watch as He Liuer "molested" him.
It was already late at night, and dark clouds covered the moon in the sky, leaving no trace of light. Not far ahead, there was a small town with a few lights on.
With the support of He Liu'er, Chu Ye and the two came to the town together and found that it was a small town. At this time, most of the residents had fallen asleep, and only a few lights were still on on one of the main streets.
Chu Ye and He Liuer walked into the street, found the most remote small restaurant, knocked on the door, and walked in.
This is a very small restaurant, with only three or four tables inside. The decoration of the whole restaurant is very shabby, and it can be seen that it is a bit old. However, the tables and chairs are wiped clean, and it can be seen that the owner is a very clean person.
people.
"Old man, is there anything left to eat?"
The owner of the shop is an elderly man, with gray hair and beard, wrinkles on his face, and a weather-beaten look. He is wearing a worn leather jacket. It can be seen that he has lived a difficult life.
Seeing a pair of young people coming to the door in the middle of the night, although the old man was a little curious, he still smiled kindly and said: "There is still half a pot of porridge and some vegetables in the store. I will go and heat it up."
After saying that, when the old man saw that Chu Ye and He Liu'er were all wet, he couldn't help but feel pity for them. He took two towels and a pot of hot tea, and then went to the kitchen to get busy.
"Thank you very much, old man."
Chu Ye nodded and thanked.
He could see that the old man's living situation was not very good. He was both the shopkeeper and the cook by himself.
After a while, two bowls of steaming white porridge were served, as well as several fragrant side dishes. He Liuer couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks, and his mouth was almost watering.
She had been floating on the water for so long, so cold and hungry that she was already blinded by hunger. Although she was used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas before, at this moment, the simplest food in front of her seemed to her almost like a world away.
The best delicacy! Chu Ye also picked up the bowl and drank the porridge in one gulp.
He was seriously injured and needed nutrition as soon as possible in order to recover quickly.
At this moment, in front of two people whose stomachs were growling with hunger, even all the delicacies in the world were not as delicious as the white porridge and pickles in front of them.