After swimming forward for a while, Li Qingcai cautiously poked his head out and exhaled softly.

Blinked, looked at the water again, and this time Li Qing was finally sure that it was indeed a small boat. And there were figures swaying on the boat, and because it was too dark, it was impossible to tell whether they were men or women.

Li Qing stayed in the cold water for a while, and did not dare to act rashly. The other party also seemed to be quite cautious, only wandering around a small area, seemingly looking for something.

"No matter. Li Qing shuddered, feeling that he couldn't hold on in the water, so he tread the water again and swam silently.

It was a small, old-looking wooden boat with a canopy that could hold five or six people at most.

Li Qing glanced lightly at the boat, only to see a figure lying on his back, paddling, while the other two were half-squatting on the bow and stern, and the thin bamboo pole in his hand poked the water from time to time. All three of them were cloaked in robes and covered their bodies tightly. Li Qing had seen Caiyun use straw to weave this kind of raincoat in the Hakka village before, so he immediately identified the other party as a local.

After weighing left and right, Li Qing considered that the other party was very likely to be from Shillong, and it would be difficult to communicate even if it was harmless, so he decided to make a surprise attack and rush to the ship first. If the other party can cooperate, it is best, if he does not cooperate, he can only be ruthless.

Thinking like this, Li Qing waited in the water for a while, and when the small boat slowly turned to his neighborhood, he suddenly jumped out of the water, climbed the side of the boat and flipped in the air.

When choosing where to start, Li Qing deliberately picked the bow of the boat. It was only because he had made careful observation that the man who was supporting the boat must have been very old, and the other was like an adult, and they were both in the stern position. Only one man in the bow of the boat, a thin and small squatting there, seemed to be a child.

"Should... It's easier to get your hands on. ”

Thinking like this in his heart, Li Qing's actions did not hesitate. It's just that he was full of hope to pick a soft persimmon and pinch it, but he didn't expect to hit the iron plate.

Accompanied by a long series of splashes, Li Qing's figure flipped up in the air, and at the moment when his feet were about to land on the boat, the guy with the small figure suddenly got up and jumped back, at the same time he pinched the long bamboo pole with one hand, and flicked it hard with the other hand, the elasticity of the bamboo pole was excellent, and it instantly bent into a rather exaggerated arc, like a full hard bow.

The whole process was just between lightning and flint, and before Li Qing could come back to his senses, the other party had already let go, and the long bamboo pole was whistling towards Li Qing with a strong wind.

If it were on weekdays, Li Qing would be able to dodge this blow. But now he has little physical strength left, and because of carelessness, he can only meet his chest hard.

The bamboo pole slammed on Li Qing's chest, he snorted in pain, only to feel a surge of qi and blood, and was pulled out three or four meters away by this force, and fell into the water again with a pop.

The water splashed and fell on Li Qing's face. He choked on two mouthfuls of water and coughed uncontrollably.

The man at the stern of the boat ran over shouting, "Catch it! Catch it! Let's see if I can get some news!"

"Hmm?" Li Qing couldn't help but be slightly startled, how could the voice sound so familiar? And the other party is still speaking Chinese, isn't it a Shillong person?

Li Qing suddenly remembered who this voice belonged to, and there was an instant burst of ecstasy in his heart, and he was about to speak, but he couldn't help choking on another mouthful of cold water and coughing violently again. At this time, a fishing net had been cast to cover Li Qing, and then the two people on the boat worked together to pull him onto the boat.

"Tsk, let me see what you caught. ”

The flashlight turned on and shone on Li Qing through the fishing net. The two guys took a closer look, and their eyes widened in unison.

"Captain?"

"Big brother?"

The guy who cast the net was Deng Shi, and the kid Li Qing mistook for was Wen Yang, who was thin and small.

I wanted to carry out a sneak attack, but I was captured alive by my own subordinates, and Li Qing couldn't say whether he was excited at the moment, or the shame of stealing chickens and rice.

"Untie it for me!" Li Qing shouted angrily.

"Oh. ”

Wen Yang and Deng Shi hurriedly ripped the fishing net open and dragged the ** Li Qing out of it.

Deng Shi breathed a sigh of relief: "I finally found you." ”

As soon as Li Qing stood up, he hurriedly said, "Gu Yue is on the bank of the river, she is injured, go and pick her up." ”

"Understood. Deng Shi nodded, turned his head and said hello to the stern, "Dad, it's trouble, bring the boat to the shore to pick up someone." ”

"Hmm. The boatman replied heavily, turned the boat around, and rowed toward the shore.

Li Qing stared at the figure and raised his eyebrows: "This is?"

"Daddy Tashi, the old man from the Hakka village. Master Deng smiled and gave a thumbs up, "Dad is very familiar with this area, if he didn't lead the way, we would definitely not be able to find here." ”

Daddy Tashi? Li Qing reacted for a while before he figured out, wasn't that Caiyun's grandfather? But how could he be with Deng Shi and Wen Yang? Li Qing was full of questions, but he was still thinking about Gu Yue in his heart, and he didn't have the heart to ask questions.

After a few minutes, the boat slowly approached the shore. Li Qing jumped out of the boat, waded to the shore to pick up Gu Yue, and returned to the boat.

Deng Shi lit the kerosene lamp, found two clothes from the canopy, and handed them to Li Qing: "You are all soaked, change your clothes first." Wen Yang and I lit a fire at the bow of the boat and prepared something to eat for you. The medicine box is on the cabinet, you can see it as soon as you enter, and treat the wound briefly. ”

"Hmm. Li Qing responded. After Master Deng finished explaining, he got out of the canopy and lowered the curtain casually.

There were only two people left in the canopy, Gu Yue and Li Qing, looking at each other, and they both felt that what happened tonight was a little too illusory.

"It's really a twist and turn. After being silent for a long time, Li Qingcai said with a dry laugh.

Gu Yue was at a loss: "How could they appear here?"

Li Qing shrugged: "I haven't had time to ask yet, let's change my clothes first, I'll treat the wound for you, and I'll talk about other things later." ”

Li Qing said and turned off the oil lamp in the canopy. When the two of them get mixed up to this point, they can't talk about anything shy about each other. In the dark, he turned around silently and changed the clothes of the **.

"Have you finished changing your clothes?" asked Li Qing in a low voice.

"Hmm. ”

Hearing Gu Yue's answer, Li Qingcai re-struck the match and lit the kerosene lamp again. Then he dragged the medicine box and applied medicine to Gu Yue's wound, and simply pasted a few layers of gauze.

Under the soft light, Gu Yue's delicate cheeks were smooth and quiet, and a trace of warmth gradually returned to Li Qing's body.

"Big brother. Wen Yang screamed softly outside.

"Ah, come in. ”

When Li Qing's words fell, Wen Yang had already lifted the curtain and walked into the canopy, bringing in a small pot of steaming batter porridge.

This is not a good thing, but for Li Qing and Gu Yue, who have gone through hardships, as soon as they smell this noodle fragrance, they will immediately lose their bones.

"Eat something first. Wen Yang saw that Li Qing was fine, and his pale cheeks were full of relief, "I still have to guard the front, I'm worried that the night will not be peaceful, so let Master Deng come over later." ”

After saying this, Wen Yang retreated. After another five or six minutes, Master Deng took off his **'s coat outside the canopy and got in with a smile.

"Is it warmer?" As Master Deng spoke, he placed four boiled eggs wrapped in towels on the small table in front of Li Qing.

"What's going on?" Li Qing calmed down, and finally couldn't help but ask.

Deng Shi stared at the flickering flames on the kerosene lamp and said with a smile: "You listen to me while eating." ”

"Hmm. Li Qing nodded, picked up an egg that was still hot and knocked it on the edge of the table, gently peeled off the egg skin, and put the white and tender egg into Gu Yue's bowl.

Staring at that pretty cheek, Li Qing's eyes were full of doting: "Eat slowly, be careful of burning." ”

"I want you to take care of it. Gu Yue rolled her eyes and wrinkled her nose slightly.

Deng Shi sensed the subtle atmosphere between the two of them, and immediately felt that he was a little redundant here, but he was still cheeky, cleared his throat and said, "After separating from you, we will speed up and move all the way up the Yao River. At Shishikou, he joined the receiving troops of the 49th Army, crossed the garrison of the 7th Infantry Brigade in the early morning of the same day, and arrived at Shaping at about 6 o'clock in the morning. ”

"We waited not long in Shaping when Huang Jingyuan's motorvoy arrived. The wounded were taken away by Commander Huang, and Wen Yang and I volunteered to stay, intending to pick you up in Shaping and return to Longxi. Master Deng smiled bitterly, "As a result, we waited for nearly half a month, and there was no news about you at all, so I felt that your situation should be quite dangerous at that time." There was no way, so we had to turn back to Longxi first and go to our brothers to discuss countermeasures. A few people got together and pondered for a long time, and finally decided to select another group of people from Lao Qian's team and sneak into Shillong to find your whereabouts, although I also know that with the quality of those soldiers, it's good not to be all here..."

"On the evening of the day we had already decided to come down, a man came. Deng Shi paused, raised his head and stared at Li Qing, "Xie Yuyan." ”

Li Qing swallowed the food in his mouth, glanced at Gu Yue, and his pupils shrank slightly: "Xie Yuyan?"

"Miss Xie has been looking for the Zhenfan Ancient Building in Longxi recently, and I heard that there are already some clues. Deng Shi patted his forehead, "Among the people who came with her that night was Daddy Tashi. ”