It was the twelfth month of winter, and the water in the river was cold and biting. Even though Xue Jiangxi was very good in water, he swam for a while and his limbs gradually lost consciousness.

It was very difficult, and it was obvious that my body was sinking little by little.

She knew she could not swim any longer.

So I took a deep breath and found a hidden place to get ashore.

At this moment, she was wet all over. When the cold wind blew, her whole body became stiffer and she couldn't help but tremble.

The unfamiliar environment around her made her unable to tell the direction, so she could only walk into the alley along the way and come to a place far from the moat.

When I saw the light candlelight, I knocked on the yard door and asked for help.

This family is a blacksmith.

After he opened the yard door, he saw Xue Jiangli, who was so wet, and his face turned pale!

"Shui...water ghost!"

Screaming and running into the house, he shouted, "Mom! Mom!"

Xue Jiangli was stunned and didn't have time to speak. The man who looked sturdy was gone.

She couldn't enter the house rashly, so she had to look around and her eyes suddenly locked in the blacksmith's stable.

At this moment, an old woman came out with a machete. When Xue Jiangli saw that this posture seemed like a ghost hunter, he quickly explained.

"Mother-in-law, I'm not a water ghost, I just... accidentally fell into the water."

After hearing what she said, the old woman and the blacksmith recovered.

"Are you in the water?"

"Well, I'm a newcomer. Today, I passed by here with my brother in Japan. But I got separated from my brother and accidentally fell into the water, so I became such a field. Don't be afraid."

“I just came over and asked for help.”

Seeing her voice clear and polite words, it was not scary at all.

The old woman invited her into the room: "So, are you looking for your brother?"

Xue Jiangli didn't want to waste time. It was estimated that Wugu had already looked for people to find his whereabouts. He would be more dangerous if he stayed in the town for a moment.

So he said straight to the point.

"I know where my brother is, but I want to lend your horses for use. Is it OK? Of course, I won't borrow it for nothing."

After saying that, I wanted to take out a few ingots of silver from my purse, but when I reached out, I found that my purse and her outer shirt had been torn off.

She had no choice but to take down the most valuable red jade hairpin on her body and hand it to the old woman.

"Mother-in-law, this is the token of love given to me by my husband. It is very precious and worth enough for a horse. I will still hold it here. After I find my brother safely, I will definitely come back to return the horse to you."

Both the old woman, the mother and the son are honest. When they see this red jade hairpin is very precious and dare not take it easily.

"Miss, if you continue to take the horse, you can just take it away. Remember to return it. You should keep such a valuable hairpin by yourself."

Seeing that their house was dilapidated, Xue Jiangxi knew that the horse was definitely important to them, so he insisted on putting the hairpin into the old woman's hands.

"Mother-in-law, a gentleman's word is as good as a horse. Since I borrowed your horse, I must bet something to make a profit. When I return the horse, the hairpin will naturally come back to my hands."

Seeing her say this, the old woman was as she wished.

While the blacksmith took her to the stable, the old woman entered the house, found a clean linen clothes and handed them to her.

"Miss, it's cold outside. You're wearing thin clothes and wet all over. You'll definitely get infected with the cold. If you don't dislike it, just put on this clean jacket to keep you cold."

At this time, Xue Jiangli was indeed a little numb from the cold, and his hands began to turn purple.

She looked at the old woman with gratitude and went to the house to change into clean clothes.

Then he said goodbye to them quickly and ran out of the city on his horse!

There are no figures on the dark official road. Fortunately, there is still a trace of moonlight, which can see the basic direction clearly.

She didn't dare to stop for a moment and rushed to Jincheng with whip.

When she arrived at the city gate, she had not yet reached the opening hours of the city gate, so she had to find a very hidden forest and hide herself and the horse.

When the city gate opened, she became the first person to enter the city.

At this time, the sky was still slightly bright, and the general's mansion, which had not been asleep all night, was brightly lit.

Everyone sat in the lobby, waiting for news.

Now not only is the He family gathering, but even Mr. Song is coming over after hearing the sound.

But there is still no news about Xue Jiangli.

He Cheng comforted them: "Mom, grandmother, don't be too anxious! The eldest brother and the young king went out to find Li Yier together. There will definitely be news. They will never let Li Yier in danger."

Despite saying this, He Cheng was still very worried in his heart.

I wish I could go out with my elder brother and the others to find it now.

But Jincheng also needs someone to stay in charge to keep an eye on the news in the city at any time.

Everyone's faces showed anxiety, Fangchun's eyes were even red and her eyes were swollen. I don't know how many times she cried.

She sobbed and comforted herself: "That's right, the lady is a lucky person, and there will definitely be no problem!"

If it's almost lightning today, I think my elder brother and the others will come back with the news.

But what they didn't expect was that at this time, the gate of the courtyard rang.

"Dongdongdongdongdong."

The housekeeper didn't know who it was, so he hurried to the yard. When he heard the familiar voice, his face was immediately shocked!

"It seems to be Miss Four?"

"What?!"

When the people in the room heard this, they all stood up and rushed out of the room at the same time.

The housekeeper couldn't hold back and ran to open the yard door quickly.

Xue Jiangli, dressed in a linen jacket, appeared in front of everyone.

"Miss?"

Fangchun ran forward in disbelief, looked her up and down, full of joy: "Miss! Miss, you are finally back! Where did you get taken? We can't find you, we..."

I was too excited to even speak.

Xue Jiangli felt guilty and quickly patted his shoulder.

"I'm fine, it's okay, go in first, it's so cold outside."

Looking around, everyone in the family came, and even Song Zhiyi and Mr. Song were full of worries.

The warmth flowed all over the body with the blood.

Xue Jiangli never thought that one day he would be remembered by so many people.

You should know that when I was in the Prime Minister's Mansion, I was just an existence that all of them disliked, and it was not worth mentioning at all.

But now, it's different from before.

She couldn't say what this emotion was.

She was surrounded by clusters into the lobby, and the warmth at home suddenly dispelled the cold. Her body, which was originally stiff from the cold, finally recovered some strength.

He Cheng hurriedly came over with a cup of hot water and asked hurriedly: "Lie, what happened? We are really worried!"

Seeing that they were so worried, Xue Jiangxi said concisely: "Actually it's nothing, it's just taken away by the little king of Chicheng to make things difficult for a while."
Chapter completed!