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This kind of slaughter quickly settled the chaotic scene. No one dared to run away anymore. Gu Yiqing steadily commanded them to seal up the dam, but when he turned around, he saw a familiar face.

Gu Jinzhu was trying her best to get closer, but she was pushed to the river bank by the crowd.

Gu Yiqing was surprised and leaped over here. At this moment, dozens of people rushed out from the crowd. They held long blades in their hands as they charged at Gu Yiqing with shimmering cold lights.

The chaotic battle caused the wails and cries of those around to become a cacophony. A blood-red light shot into the sky, turning into a rain of blood.

Gu Jinzhu was so shocked that her face turned pale. She did not expect that there would be an ambush here, to actually make a move on Gu Yiqing!

She was pushed all the way to the edge of the river. Before she could even react, she fell backwards.

Gu Yiqing's expression changed when he saw this. He waved his sword and moved away from the person in front of him.

Xue Yi was shocked and called out "Mistress". He saw Gu Yiqing jump towards where Gu Jinzhu had landed and a ray of saber light had arrived behind him.

Gu Yiqing was in the middle of the air and couldn't dodge at all. He was cut on the back by the civilians and fell straight into the river.

Xue Yi's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he pounced forward and hacked that person into two halves. He pounced on the edge of the dike, causing a torrent of water to surge below. Gu Yiqing and Gu Jinzhu had long since disappeared.

Gu Jinzhu fell into the river, the cold water did not even reach her and directly entered her nose. She struggled as hard as she could, thinking that she would die here.

That person's strength was extremely great as he tightly held onto her. When she opened her eyes, she vaguely saw a green figure.

The water was strong, and in a few seconds they were carried down the river, surrounded by rocks, and she could feel the man holding her in his arms.

Since she was a child, she had never learned to swim. The coldness and suffocation made her lose consciousness very quickly. Before she fainted, she only remembered that person's firm protection of her chest.

After an unknown period of time, Gu Jinzhu slowly woke up. A gust of cold wind blew past, causing her to tremble uncontrollably.

She opened her eyes in a daze. It was pitch black around her. Only mountains and rivers could be seen. The sky was like a huge black curtain with no stars.

Only then did she realize that she was still half lying in the water. This was a shallow pool filled with sand and rocks, and as she thought about the previous situation, she was slightly surprised. She wanted to sit up, but she felt something strange on her wrist.

She turned her head, lying face down on the beach, motionless, not knowing if she was alive or dead, yet his hand still tightly gripped her wrist without loosening it in the slightest.

Her hands gradually began to tremble as the image of the green person in the water flashed through her mind. She bit her lips and slowly sat up, turning the person over.

What entered his eyes was the extremely familiar and handsome face. However, at this moment, his eyes were tightly shut, and his face was rubbed in several places. There was even some sand on his face, making him look more miserable than he had ever been before.

Her hand touched his back. Her palms were wet and sticky, and she pulled her hand back. The dark red liquid on her hand was pungent and reeking of blood.

Her heart suddenly skipped a beat. Panic mixed with a fear that she had never felt before surged forth. She pushed him with trembling hands and asked softly, "Third Uncle, Third Uncle?"

She swayed for a long time, but he did not move. Her heart sank endlessly as she touched his nose with her trembling hand, feeling the warmth of his breath. She was so excited that she almost cried.

Thank the gods and buddhas for protecting him. He did not die.

She tried her best to suppress the excitement in her heart as she looked around. Her surroundings were completely dark, and she couldn't see anything. She could only hear the waves hitting the reef.

She struggled to stand up and dragged Gu Yiqing onto the shore. It seemed like they were dragged here by the turbulence, although her body was sore, she didn't sustain any major injuries. Thinking about Gu Yiqing being in the water so tightly that he was almost protecting her with his life, an indescribable feeling of gratitude rose up in her heart.

If it hadn't been for him, wouldn't she have died long ago? All her fears were gone, replaced by anxiety and worry.

From the looks of it, he was heavily injured. It was so dark and she couldn't see where he was injured. If this were to drag on, would his life be saved?

She was stunned for a moment before gritting her teeth and standing up. No matter what, she wouldn't let him die here.

She started to feel around Gu Yiqing. Previously, she saw that he was covered in fire creases, so it was unknown whether he fell into the river or not.

After searching for a long time, she found a small porcelain bottle on his chest. She took it out to smell and was overjoyed. It was actually a bottle of medicine.

The bottle was tightly sealed, not a single drop of water coming out.

It was too dark to see exactly where his injuries were, so she could only rely on her previous impression to scatter all the medicine on his back.

After a while, he carefully touched it and felt that it was no longer leaking blood. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief.

Her surroundings were completely dark without a fire piston. She didn't dare to go anywhere, so she carefully dragged him to the nearest large rock. She hugged her knees as she sat in front of him, shielding him from the wind.

The sea breeze was cold and chilly on the pitch-black beach. Her clothes were still wet, and they stuck tightly to her body. It was so cold that she wished she could shrink back into herself.

She turned around and glanced at Gu Yiqing. Her heart felt like it was weighed down by lead. With how badly he was injured, she wondered if he would be able to make it through the night.

She was afraid and worried, and she felt every minute was torture, but no matter how hard the wind blew, she still stood in front of him, not moving a step away.

When the sky gradually brightened and the sky turned white, everything around him finally ceased hiding in the darkness, slowly revealing his original appearance.

Gu Jinzhu felt that she had passed from death to life this night. She looked around before closing the door to hell and hurriedly looked at Gu Yiqing, who was still unconscious.

When he saw it, he was shocked.

She knew about his injuries, but she didn't know that they were far more serious than she had thought.

His clothes were torn from head to toe, from his arms to his legs. Not a single piece of his skin remained undamaged. However, when she saw the wound behind him, she couldn't help but gasp in shock as her hands began to tremble uncontrollably.

It was obviously a knife wound, cut diagonally from his shoulder blade all the way to his waist, his skin and flesh were twisted malevolently, probably because he had been ruthlessly struck. The wound was deep enough to see the bone, and a large amount of blood gushed out.

Gu Jinzhu was so frightened that her heart stopped beating. She remembered how he had hugged her tightly in the water and held her back against the rocks. She hadn't known he was so badly injured.

Her hands trembled, and she finally couldn't hold back her tears. They slid down her face, drop by drop. This person treated her like this, so how was she going to repay him?