When Jiang Chengfeng left the ferry, the water in the broken boat also accumulated more and more, and half of the boat had sunk into the water, Xu Zhi and He Mengjiao were both injured and had difficulty moving. Only Xue Atan could struggle to get up, he struggled to remove the sampan on the ship, he took a piece himself, and handed Xu Zhi another piece.

Xu Zhi understood his intentions, and hurriedly held the wooden board firmly with both hands, thinking that with the buoyancy of this wooden board in the water, he could at least hold on to this surging river for a long time.

At this moment, a huge wave crashed and completely engulfed the hull. Xu Zhi and Xue Atan hugged the plank and went down the river, and the two struggled to raise their heads to avoid being swallowed by the churning waves.

Xue Atan glanced back at the place where the boat capsized, and saw that He Mengjiao was still rolling in the water, disappearing from time to time. Xue Atan saw that she was a girl's family, and she felt a little unbearable, and said to Xu Zhi: "Brother Xu, that girl is strange and pitiful, although she has taken the wrong path, but we are all men, we can't see death without help!"

Xu Zhi nodded in the waves not far away, and the two struggled to change direction and go upstream.

He Mengjiao was very surprised when she saw Xu Zhi and Xue Atan coming back and forth, regardless of their own dangers, and scolded: "You two bastards, stay away from me, this girl doesn't need you to pretend to come to the rescue, our Changjiao Gang underwater kung fu is the best in the world!"

Xue Atan withstood the wind and rain and shouted at the top of his voice: "Little girl, life matters! Why are you still mentioning your cult now? You have also seen that your gang leader is a very wicked person, not only does he not understand the situation and kills innocents indiscriminately, but he also refuses to save even the brothers in his own gang, so he runs away alone, which is too inhumane!"

He Mengjiao shouted: "Han Han, you dare to say that our Changjiao Gang is a cult, and you dare to scold our gang leader for being cold-blooded, how to see how your aunt and grandmother killed you in the water?" However, He Mengjiao was injured, and there were no diving equipment around her, so she couldn't swim far, and gradually lost her physical strength, and she was about to be swept away by the big waves.

Xu Zhi and Xue Atan hurriedly swam over and sandwiched He Mengjiao between the two planks, so that she could also have a place to borrow.

He Mengjiao no longer refused at this time, but just glared at Xu and Xue angrily. Xu Zhi and Xue Atan didn't care about He Mengjiao's resentful face. Although all three of them were injured, but fortunately they were all water-based, so with the help of two planks, the three of them were not swept away by the waves for a while, and the three of them braved the wind and rain and went all the way down the river.

The trio had been drifting in the water for a day and were already exhausted. At this time, the wind and rain gradually stopped, and the three of them breathed a long sigh of relief, and saw that there was a faint oasis in the middle of the river in the distance. The three of them were overjoyed and struggled to swim towards the oasis.

The three of them climbed to the oasis in the middle of the river and realized that this sandbar was only the size of two boats, and there were some sparse reeds growing around it, the edge of the sandbar had been washed away and collapsed by the water, and the center of the sandbar was also full of water, forming puddles of different sizes.

He Mengjiao was soaking wet, she didn't care about being shy, brushed her messy hair, and scolded: "This girl is really unlucky today, not only did she not avenge her eldest brother, but she fell into trouble on such a deserted reef with the enemy!", after speaking, she turned around and pounced on Xu Zhi.

Xue Atan saw that He Mengjiao was still indignant, and hurriedly stopped him with his hand.

Xu Zhi hurriedly took a few steps back and explained, "Miss He, you misunderstood, I didn't kill your eldest brother!"

He Mengjiao sneered: "Xu Zhi, Ming people don't do dark things, you are plotting against my eldest brother in Juxian Building in Caizhou, this is what so many brothers of our Changjiao Gang have seen with their own eyes, can you still be wronged?", after speaking, he secretly took out a dart from his sleeve and shot at Xu Zhi's face.

Xu Zhi was thinking about how to explain this misunderstanding, and suddenly saw a hidden weapon flying towards him, he was worried that the dart was poisonous, so he didn't dare to pick it up with his hand, so he quickly dodged sideways, but the dart still swept his long hair and shot off a thin reed beside him.

He Mengjiao didn't wait for Xu Zhi to turn around, and threw out another sleeve arrow and shot it at his lower abdomen. Xu Zhi made a move "Dapeng spread his wings", jumped upward, and the sleeve arrow passed under his feet.

Xue Atan saw He Mengjiao's quick move, knowing that she had a deep resentment towards Xu Zhi, and hurriedly comforted: "Miss He, can you listen to me, I don't know what kind of deep hatred you and Brother Xu have, but just now I and Brother Xu saved you in the water, although we don't want to reciprocate our kindness, but you listen to me, let Brother Xu explain the ins and outs of the matter first, and I will preside over this justice for you!"

When He Mengjiao saw Xue Atan say this, she also understood in her heart: Although Xu Zhi was his brother-killing enemy, he was also his savior.

Seeing this, Xue Atan squeezed his eyes at Xu Zhi, who was not far away. Xu Zhi understood in his heart, and hurriedly told the original story of what happened in the black jujube forest outside the Juxian Building in Caizhou that day.

Xue Atan first sighed and said, "It turns out that this is the case, I believe that Brother Xu, he will not do such a thing!"

Before Xue Atan finished speaking, he was interrupted by He Mengjiao: "The surname is Xu, your lies can only deceive three-year-old children, you said that you didn't kill my eldest brother, my eldest brother was killed by a cold arrow shot from the woods." Then let me ask you: My eldest brother died not far from you, if things are as coincidental as you say, my brothers in the gang should also be able to see the black hand in the dark, how can they speak in unison and wronged you?"

Xu Zhi saw that He Mengjiao's question made sense, and he was speechless for a while, and he didn't know how to answer, so he had to say: "At that time, it happened suddenly, and it happened at night, how many people in your gang can see the truth of the matter clearly! I don't defend it now, I believe that there will be a day when things will come to light, and the girl will naturally understand that she was wronged at that time!"

He Mengjiao listened to Xu Zhi's ambiguous words, and sneered: "The surname is Xu, you are poor in reasoning, right! I look down on you as a hypocrite who has done bad things and dare not bear it?"

Seeing that Xu Zhi couldn't clear himself, Xue Atan shook his head regretfully, so he had to continue to comfort He Mengjiao and said:

"Miss He, if this matter is really done by Brother Xu, he can't rely on it! Is there such a possibility, that is, the brothers of your gang are all looking away in the dark!", As soon as Xue Atan finished speaking, he felt that he was a fair person, and he was a little biased to Xu Zhi's side, so he had to hehe twice.

Xue Atan saw that Xu Zhi and He Mengjiao were still glaring at each other angrily and silently, and suggested:

"The three of us have been soaking in the water for almost a day, not to mention the water on our bodies, this stomach is also thirsty and hungry, I still want to find something to eat first, and then watch the two of you fight!"

Xu Zhi and He Mengjiao also felt hungry at this time, so they had to stop temporarily, and the three of them saw a lot of fat river crabs crawling out of the cracks of the sandbar stones, and these crabs heard the sounds around them, and they all turned sideways and burrowed into the puddle not far away. Xue Atan was overjoyed, and hurriedly scoured up the water in the pit, and saw that there were still a lot of small fish and shrimp hidden at the bottom of the puddle, as well as a few crabs with teeth and claws.

Xu Zhi and Xue Atan didn't care about the coldness and astringency, grabbed a few shrimp and crabs, washed them with water, and put them in their mouths and devoured them.

He Mengjiao is a girl after all, although she is hungry, but it is inconvenient to eat these raw and cold fish and shrimp meat, so she has to endure hunger, she carried Xu Zhi and Xue Atan, walked into the deep reeds, wrung out her dress, sat on a reef and rested for a while, and saw Xue Atan not far away and said to Xu Zhi:

"Now like today's famine, the common people lack food and clothing, in fact, everywhere they go is the same, this God also has the virtue of a good life, seeing that the three of us are desperate, we can still eat such delicious Jiang Xian. If you want me to say, we'll stay on the reef for a year and a half, and we'll not starve to death!"

Xu Zhi patted Xue Atan's shoulder and said, "Brother Xue, I think you are quite optimistic, just like my Senior Brother Hui, although these fish and shrimp can satisfy your cravings, after all, they are raw and cold things, and if you eat too much, you will eat bad stomachs, and it is not a long-term solution for us to stay on this reef after all!"

Seeing that Xu Zhi's tone was a little low, Xue Atan quickly changed the topic and asked, "Brother Xu, where is your Senior Brother Hui like me?

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "My junior brother is called Huifeng, and he has a similar mentality to you, but he is not as tall and strong as you!"

Xue Atan also smiled and said: "I said, how can there be two people in the world who look so similar? Unless they are twin brothers, the next time we see Brother Huifeng, the two of us must get to know each other well!"

Xu Zhi saw that Xue Atan was very yearning for Hui Feng, and sighed: "My junior brother's temper is the best, but since Senior Brother Hui and Miss Cheng said goodbye in Baiting without saying goodbye, I haven't seen them again, I don't know if the two of them are okay?"

Xue Atan saw Xu Zhi looking at the river in the distance, a little melancholy, and comforted: "Ji people have their own natural appearance, and Brother Hui will definitely be safe!"

Xu Zhi nodded and said, "I hope Senior Brother Hui and Miss Cheng can be safe!"

Xu Zhi glanced back at He Mengjiao in the depths of the reeds, and said to Xue Atan: "Miss He hasn't eaten for a day, or you go over and persuade her to eat something, otherwise she won't be able to support it!"

Xue Atan said: "Brother Xu, your heart is so good, although Miss He has tried to kill you many times, but you never hold a grudge, and you still care about her so much! I believe she will soon understand, you are definitely not the murderer of his eldest brother!"

Xue Atan pulled Xu Zhi again and said, "Brother Xu, you care so much about Miss He, you should also let her know, why don't we go over and persuade her together?"

Xu Zhi was a little embarrassed: "Brother Xue, you also saw that she misunderstood me very deeply, if I go with you, she will seek revenge on me again, and the matter between the two of us can't be explained for a while, and it can't be solved!"

He Mengjiao heard in the reeds not far away that Xu Zhi cared so much about herself, and saw that Xu Zhi was upright, not as evil as she imagined, she was very puzzled and a little shaken, could she really blame him?

Xue Atan had no choice but to walk to He Mengjiao's side alone and comforted: "Miss He, we may stay on this desert island for a long time, you should also eat something, otherwise your body will not be able to support it." ”

He Mengjiao listened to Xue Atan's words, was noncommittal, and asked after a while: "You said that we will stay here for a long time, but this place is not far from Caizhou, and there will be ships coming and going to see us!"

Xue Atan saw that He Mengjiao was very stubborn, and persuaded her several times, but she also turned a deaf ear.

Xu Zhi knew that He Mengjiao was still counting on someone to save her at this time, so he deliberately said to Xue Atan: "Brother Xue, you said that this sandbar is not far from Caizhou, why can't you see a river boat coming and going?"

Xue Atan stared at the river in the distance, searched for a long time, and sighed: "Yes, how can you not see a boat on such a wide river?

He Mengjiao also noticed that there was no small boat on the huge river at this time, and she was also puzzled in her heart, and sighed secretly: "In this broad daylight, the river is also calm, why don't fishermen come out to fish, and business travelers don't come out to license? Could it be that the three of us have already died and come to the underworld?"

Just when the three of them were wondering, they suddenly heard a whistle in the distance, which was like the chirping of a river eagle on the water, loud and continuous. When Xu Zhi heard this whistle, he felt very familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere, and he couldn't remember it for a while.

Xue Atan didn't understand the rhythm of music, and said with a smile: "It's really strange, I can't see a person around for most of the day, but it attracts a strange bird, chirping, noisy and annoying!"

He Mengjiao didn't seem to hear it, and said to Xue Atan: "Brother Xue, are you dreaming! The sky is clear here, and there is not a single bird in the sky, where is the bird calling?"

Xu Zhi saw that He Mengjiao obviously heard the bird whistle, but deliberately pretended not to know, it turned out that she was still worried, but at this time, there seemed to be a look of joy between her eyebrows.

Then the whistle sounded again, and it seemed to be closer. At this time, Xue Atan hurriedly asked He Mengjiao to listen carefully, and He Mengjiao listened carefully for a long time, and said: "This is the sound of birds, but the sound of bamboo flutes played by children in the neighborhood." ”

Xue Atan still didn't believe it when he heard it, and said: "What kind of human voice is this, how loud is a human voice? It can be transmitted to Jiang Xin, which is several miles away, I think it is still the sound of birds, and it is a large water bird like Jiang Ying!"

He Mengjiao saw that Xue Atan didn't believe her words, and said with some excitement: "Brother Xue, if you don't believe it, my little sister has lived by the river since she was a child, and she can imitate the same whistle!"

He Mengjiao saw that Xue Atan still shook her head, and easily broke a reed beside her, leaving only a short finger-thick branch, she bent down again, found a sharp stone chip on the sand, cut the reed skin into a small film, and after a while, she made a simple reed flute.

Xu Zhi had seen a short whistle made of poplar branches, but it was the first time he had ever seen a reed flute made like He Mengjiao.

He Mengjiao saw Xue Atan's face full of surprise, and said with a smile: "Brother Xue, I'll play the reed flute for you!"

Xue Atan heard this, and hurriedly clapped his hands.

He Mengjiao picked up the reed flute and began to blow it lightly a few times, which was considered tuning, and then whined, although the flute was not as high-pitched and exciting as the whistle, but it was also crisp and tactful, and could be transmitted several miles away, just like a young bird calling for its parents, or a lonely wild goose looking for its own flock.

Seeing that Xue Atan couldn't understand, He Mengjiao played it several times and asked, "Brother Xue, what do you think?" Is it the sound of birds or the sound of people?"

Xue Atan lowered her head and said with a smile: "Miss He's blowing is so good, it's like a real bird on the tree calling, chirping, anyway, I don't understand, I just think it's good!"

He Mengjiao pursed her lips and smiled, did not answer, but looked into the distance, as if waiting anxiously for something, and then picked up the reed flute and played it alone.

Xue Atan saw that He Mengjiao no longer paid attention to herself, so she had to return to Xu Zhi's side with interest.