I stood at the bow of the boat and watched as the hull of the boat entered the water and stirred up huge waves, and the river breeze blew in my face with the moisture and fishiness of the water, and soon my cheeks and hair were wet.

Such a cold temperature also cooled my almost hot body and thoughts.

Pei Yuanxiu, who had been holding me in his arms, felt me tremble, looked down at me, and said softly, "What's wrong?" Isn't it cold? Let's go back to the cabin, don't stand here and blow the wind. ”

I shook my head and reached out to grab his sleeve: "Yuan Xiu......"

"Huh?"

"This ship, let them go all out."

Pei Yuanxiu was stunned for a moment: "What? ”

"Drive as fast as you can, as fast as you can, as fast as possible!"

Pei Yuanxiu looked at me and suddenly said, "Do you want to-"

I nodded.

"Li'er was still in the house last night, and they took Li'er away in the middle of the night at most, and it will take a little time to get out of the house and get on the boat anyway. Moreover, it is not very peaceful on the other side of the Jiujiang River now, and they must have come and gone by water, and we may be able to catch up with them if we sail with all our might! ”

Pei Yuanxiu looked at me deeply, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll order it immediately." ”

After speaking, he waved his hand, and the attendants standing on both sides of the deck immediately stepped forward, and Pei Yuanxiu said: "Pass the order down and let the boatmen sail with all their might." ”

"Yes."

The men were ordered to go down, and after a while, they felt a shock to the hull of the ship, and the speed increased significantly, and the oncoming wind became more and more bitter. He turned around and saw me standing at the bow of the boat, one hand grasping the handrail hard, the corners of my eyes slightly red, almost staring at the vast river in front of me. At this moment, I really wish I could give birth to a pair of wings, ride the wind and waves, and go to my daughter's side!

I don't want to lose her, I can't lose her!

He walked to my side, stretched out his hand to take me into his arms, and his body, which was already a little cold in the river breeze, was carried into his warm arms, which made me a little stunned for a while, he looked down at me, and said softly: "Don't worry, whether you can catch up or not, I will bring Li'er back." ”

"......" Looking at his gentle eyes, I nodded gently: "Hmm." ”

In the following time, time flies, like the towering green hills on both sides that we saw when we walked on the boat, were constantly left behind by us.

But every day, I would stand at the bow of the boat and look at the scenery like this.

And at this time, Pei Yuanxiu would stand behind me, and he didn't say anything, just silently accompanied me, sometimes I stood for a day, and he also stood with me for a day, until the sunset on the west mountain, the fiery red clouds on the horizon and the river dyed red by the sunset merged, as if there was a sea of fire under my feet, and I seemed to be in a trance in flames.

At this time, he would gently touch my shoulder and say softly, "Go back and rest." ”

I glanced back at him and then looked ahead.

In the vast waters, there is still only a brilliant glow reflected by the setting sun, and it has been almost a month, and we have sailed with all our might, but we still haven't caught up. And according to my memory, I should soon enter the territory of Xichuan.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help frowning.

Although I also know that if Yan Qingchen kidnaps Li'er, he will inevitably bring her back to Xichuan as quickly as possible, even if we work so hard, we may not really be able to catch up, but it is one thing to know, and it is another thing to face such a powerless reality.

Feeling my decadence, Pei Yuanxiu put his hands on my shoulders and said softly, "Don't torture yourself too much. If we can't catch up now, we can't catch up, no matter what, we'll take Li'er back, and it's only a matter of time. ”

I looked at him and didn't say anything, only that the stone in my heart was getting heavier and heavier.

After a while, he nodded slightly.

Back in the cabin, the meal was ready, and it was exquisite. It's just that I'm not in the mood now, I simply ate half a bowl of soup and rice, and under Pei Yuanxiu's persuasion, I barely ate a snack, the sky gradually darkened, and it was pitch black as far as the eye could see, only the mountains on both sides showed some vague outlines under the dark sky, and the others couldn't see anything, and I could only go back to the cabin to rest.

It was very quiet, and you could only hear the murmuring of water outside.

I sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the dark night outside, listening to the sound of rushing water, at this time, Pei Yuanxiu pushed the door and walked in, as usual, with a bowl of warm soup.

"You have eaten too little today, drink some soup so that you don't go hungry at night."

These days, he is like this every day, and I can't refuse the soup that I personally brought over, so I can only take it obediently and drink it. When the maids came in and cleaned up the dishes, and washed up their own dishes, they went to bed.

As soon as I lay down, I felt a warm patch up behind me.

Like every night, he would hug me and hug me.

Since my son disappeared, although he and I have slept together at night, we have never had a bed, and he knows that I am not in that mood, so he just sleeps with me. Every night, I could feel his chest pressed against his back, and the powerful heartbeat calmed my chaotic mind somewhat, and I slowly closed my eyes as he breathed.

That morning, I was still in a chaotic dream, when suddenly, a loud noise in the distance woke me up.

I opened my eyes suddenly, not yet awake, but the sound was continuous, although not deafening, but there was a dull feeling as if coming from the depths of the clouds, and the mountains and rivers and the earth were trembling slightly.

After being confused for a while, I faintly felt that it was not the mountains and rivers that the earth was trembling.

It's the boat, and the boat under me is shaking.

Just when I was still a little ignorant, the hatch was opened, Pei Yuanxiu walked in from the outside, and as soon as he saw me sitting in the quilt, he immediately walked over: "You are awake." ”

"Hmm." I nodded, feeling that he still had some moisture on him, as if he had just returned from the deck, and asked, "What is the sound?" Did it thunder? ”

"It's not thunder, it's good."

"That's—"

"It's the Sanjiang Dam, it's leaking."

"Flooding?"

I once heard that because of the perennial shortage of water in Xichuan, the imperial court funded the construction of such an unprecedented project at the confluence of the three most dangerous rivers where the Yangtze River flows through the lower reaches of Xichuan, so as to store water. Although I don't understand why the imperial court wants to fund the construction of a dam that is beneficial to Shudi, after the appearance of this dam, it did greatly alleviate the drought in Shudi.

At the beginning of each year, the Sanjiang Dam also releases flood water several times, releasing excess water to meet the upcoming rainy season and rising water levels due to snowmelt from distant glaciers.

It turned out that today was the day of the flood.

I hurriedly got up, washed up briefly, and walked out of the hatch.

Before I reached the deck, I felt a gust of wind blowing in, and my clothes were blown up, and the loud noise became clearer and clearer, like a spring thunderstorm, which made people tremble physically and mentally.

I walked out onto the deck.

Immediately, a cold wind blew, with tiny droplets of water, and soon dyed my cheeks and forehead wet, and I saw that the boat had turned into a not very wide river, and the towering mountains erected in front of me covered the previous wide vision, and I could no longer see the majesty of the Sanjiang Dam, I hurried to the stern of the boat, looking forward, and could only faintly hear the loud sound like a dragon roaring and the water mist that had been permeating the sky for a long time.

The morning light was just right, shining on the other side of the mountain, reflecting a huge seven-colored rainbow across the sky.

I looked up, looked at the huge rainbow, felt the cold moisture in the air, and took a deep breath.

Pei Yuanxiu had been standing behind me, and only then did he come up: "Do you want to see the Sanjiang Dam?" ”

"Hmm."

"Why? It's just a. ”

“……”

I held on to the handrail, quietly watched, with the transfer of the hull, the towering valley in front of me slowly replaced the rippling water in my sight, I turned around, saw that he was still with me looking at the scenery in front of me, and smiled faintly: "It's nothing, I just want to see the scenery." ”

He glanced at me.

At this time, I walked forward again, and looked at the river in front of me, which was not too wide, and the water seemed to be very gentle, and there were many small fishing boats around, which was obviously already a civilian river. Behind the canyon on both sides, you can faintly see the smoke rising, and you can also hear the horn with a special charm.

And I sighed softly.

After all, it didn't catch up.

Here, it is already the scope of Shudi.

It seems that there is no way to avoid meeting him.

Pei Yuanxiu has been with me, and when he saw that my eyes darkened at this time, he said softly: "Don't worry, I'm here." ”

“……”

"After a little more sailing, we will go ashore and take the land route. Let's go back and get some food first. ”

“……”

I nodded silently and followed him into the cabin.

This is our last meal on the ship, the dishes are still as exquisite as before, the color and flavor are complete, he still has the heart, specially let people make some spicy cold dishes, if I usually I will definitely move my index fingers, but now I really don't have any appetite, Pei Yuanxiu persuaded for a long time, I barely drank half a bowl of shredded chicken porridge, and ate some side dishes.

As soon as I put down the dishes and chopsticks, I heard the shouting from outside, and the boat slowed down a lot, but the hull of the ship shook a little, and as the noise outside became louder and louder, suddenly, the hull shook violently.

I sat on the chair, and I was also in danger, and Pei Yuanxiu almost immediately reached out and took me in his arms.

After a while, two attendants walked in from outside, half-kneeling at the door: "Childe, madam, we have arrived at the port." ”

I was still in Pei Yuanxiu's arms, and when I raised my head, he just lowered his head to look at me, and when his eyes met, he felt his breathing sink a little.

Nishikawa, we're here!

This land, which has been absent for more than ten years, will eventually set foot on it again.

For a while, I had mixed feelings, and I only felt a bitter taste on the tip of my tongue, which made me frown slightly.

Pei Yuanxiu took my hand and said, "Let's go." ”