The Red Chamber: Starting from Saving Xue Baochai

Chapter 26 Xiangyun is in danger in the valley

Guanjia Ferry, Liaocheng.

The leader of the bandits looked at the looted ships at the dock with a pleased expression. Although this trip was a bit risky, it was quite rewarding.

However, such a large-scale action is bound to attract a large number of government troops to encircle and suppress them. Next, they will have to break up into small groups and find places to hide.

"Brother, the dock has been cleaned up." The second in command came over and said.

"The third brother and the others haven't come back yet?"

"not yet."

"Send a few people to urge him to make a quick decision." The eldest boss pondered and said, "If we delay any longer, I'm afraid the garrison officers and soldiers from Dongchang Prefecture will arrive soon."

The second in command was about to send someone over, but he saw several leaders running over in a panic, all with looks of fear on their faces.

When he saw who was coming, he found that they were the bandits that were sent to support the third in command.

"Why are you so flustered? You're back, where's the Third Master?"

Being questioned by the second in command, several leaders hesitated and felt a little uneasy.

"Damn it, look at you guys, tell me now!"

"Reporting to the two masters, the third master was killed."

Upon hearing this, the second in command was surprised and thought he had heard it wrong.

"Say it again, you bastard! Explain it clearly to me!"

"Second and Second, we"

Several leaders recounted in detail what had happened in the northeastern valley. Their voices trembled as they were still filled with fear.

"hiss--"

When the second in command heard this, he took a deep breath. Now he understood.

Strong bows, crossbows, and that ruthless guy, it seems they have really met a tough opponent, that group of people is definitely not simple.

After a moment's silence, he looked at the boss.

"Brother, what should we do? Send another large group of troops to attack them?"

The eldest master was silent for a moment, frowned, then relaxed his brows, and said thoughtfully: "For just three ships, more than a hundred brothers have died, even the third brother was killed. Now we don't even know the details of those people. It's not worth it to fight them to the death."

"But."

"Let the brothers take the valuables and retreat quickly. The government troops from Dongchang Prefecture are expected to arrive soon."

Although the boss' tone was easy-going, he did not allow others to question him.

They are bandits formed by refugees, just for the sake of money. Now they are already well-off, so why add more risks?

The third brother is dead, so he is dead. They were originally bound together only by interests, so what kind of feelings could there be?
As for the dozen or so bandits who sneaked into the valley, they are even more insignificant. Let them fend for themselves.

At the northeast entrance to the valley, Shen Yuan climbed up the hillside and looked into the distance. Seeing the bandits at the ferry quickly evacuating, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In order to intimidate the bandits in the shortest possible time, he had almost exhausted all his strength in the fight just now.

At this moment, when he relaxed a little, he felt exhausted. After all, he was still a mortal body, and his body was not made of iron.

Shen Yuan is truly risking his life tonight, because this time he knows he has no trump card.

He cannot open the time cage today. No matter what, he cannot complete the unlocking conditions within one day.

Of course, deep down in his heart, he didn't want to become dependent on this golden finger. A person's true strength comes from his own strength and accurate judgment of the situation.

The danger at the entrance of the col was resolved. Shen Yuan left a few people to continue watching and led the rest into the depths of the col.

A dozen bandits had sneaked in before, and he didn't know what the situation was now, so he felt a little worried.

The terrain in the valley was more complicated than he had imagined, with many forks in the road and covered in thorns.

After searching for about two quarters of an hour, Shen Yuan finally saw Jiang Fan.

"Brother Shen."

"Brother Shen."

When everyone saw Shen Yuan coming over and saw the young man's bloody shirt, they all became a little worried.

Shen Yuan nodded in response and said in a clear voice: "Don't worry, the bandits outside have withdrawn."

Although the boy spoke briefly, everyone could see that he must have been through a fierce battle before.

Shen Yuan looked around and saw the bodies of bandits scattered on the ground.

Next to Jiang Fan was Jiang Qiuer, and on the open space not far away were Baochai, Aunt Xue and others. Xue Pan seemed to have suffered some minor injuries.

Among the group of people, the only ones not seen were Shi Xiangyun and her maid Cuilu.

Shen Yuan concentrated his mind, came to Jiang Fan and Jiang Qiu'er, and asked, "Where is Miss Shi?"

Qiu'er, with a haggard face and anxiety, replied: "Xiangyun is lost."

Shen Yuan had a bad feeling and asked anxiously, "What's going on?"

Qiu Er was about to cry. At this time, Bao Chai came over. Although she was also anxious, she was calmer. She looked at Shen Yuan and replied, "After we entered the valley, we hid in the bushes.

Later, a group of bandits entered the valley and were about to come after us, so we had no choice but to continue moving forward.

It was dim at that time and no one dared to make a sound, so everyone dispersed.

Later, we heard shouts and screams, and then we realized that it was Brother Jiang who brought people here. "

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan turned and looked at Jiang Fan again.

Jiang Fan met the worried eyes and added, "I led people to eliminate the dozen bandits, and later found Qiu'er and Miss Xue, but not Miss Shi. Now the guards have been sent out to search separately."

After hearing this, Shen Yuan basically understood the situation, but his worries remained unabated as he pondered for a moment.

The bandits who sneaked in have been dealt with, so Xiangyun should not be robbed. The most likely possibility is that she went too deep and got lost inside.

Even so, it does not mean that there is no danger. From time to time, you can still hear the howling of wild beasts on the distant hillside.

"Brother Jiang, you stay here and watch. The other guards will follow me into the depths and spread out to search!"

Jiang Fan nodded. Someone really needed to guard this place.

Baochai kept looking at Shen Yuan with her soft almond-shaped eyes. Although she couldn't say or do anything intimate because there were many people around, her eyes showed worry for Sister Yun as well as love and heartache for her lover. She could see the young man's fatigue.

Shen Yuan noticed Baochai's gaze, looked up, smiled gently, and gave her a reassuring look.

After that, he turned on an oil lamp and headed deeper into the valley.
Based on the descriptions of several people before, Shen Yuan made a preliminary judgment, chose the most likely direction, and walked forward for a distance.

He saw a bush in the northwest and looked at it intently.

With the help of moonlight and oil lamp, you can see that the place is full of thin trees and grass as tall as a person, which is very suitable for hiding.

Shen Yuan entered the forest and found it was full of thorns, making it more difficult to walk than he had imagined.

After walking for dozens of meters, Shen Yuan suddenly had an idea and saw some pieces of cloth on the thorns.

Then, Shen Yuan continued to move forward. Not long after walking, he seemed to hear a woman sobbing.

He came forward upon hearing the sound.

"Cuilu?"

Seeing that it was Xiangyun's maid, he was alerted and asked in a deep voice, "Where is your lady?"

Cui Lu heard a familiar voice and looked in the direction. When she saw Shen Yuan, she was happy at first.

When Shen Yuan asked about Shi Xiangyun again, tears could not help but fall from his eyes, and he said with a sobbing voice, "I sprained my ankle and got separated from the girl."

Shen Yuan frowned and asked, "Which direction did she go?"

Cuilu turned her head and looked into the distance. She seemed to be confused about the direction and said in bewilderment, "I have been here for a long time. It is dark now. I can't remember clearly. It seems to be this way, but also seems to be that way."

It is indeed easy to get lost in this place surrounded by trees and grass.

Shen Yuan stood up, looked around, and said, "Wait here first, I'll look inside."

Then, Shen Yuan turned on the oil lamp and continued to move forward looking for the scraps of cloth.

After learning the whereabouts of Shi Xiangyun, he felt much more at ease.

After walking about two or three hundred meters, Shen Yuan stopped when he saw a small ravine in front of him. He held up the oil lamp and looked down in the moonlight. The ravine was about two meters deep. He looked around and suddenly his eyes flashed. He could vaguely see a figure in the ravine.

Shen Yuan climbed down with the help of a tree and saw Xiangyun lying on her side on the grass with her clothes in disarray.

There were many white spots on his legs and waist, obviously his clothes had been torn by thorns along the way.

He held Xiangyun's soft shoulders and shook her gently, but the girl still didn't wake up, so he couldn't help but frowned.

Looking more closely, he found blood on the girl's leg. His eyes fell on the thigh wrapped in a silk scarf, and he was startled, thinking that it must have been scratched by a branch.

It was such a cold night and he was bleeding, no wonder he fell into a coma.

Shen Yuan hurriedly took off his outer robe. Although there were blood stains on the robe, they had already dried. Keeping warm was the most important thing at this time, so he didn't care about anything else and put it on Xiangyun.

He looked at the silk handkerchief wrapped around his thigh, which was still stained with blood. He hesitated for a moment, then reached out and untied it.

At this moment, there was a deep scratch on the snow-white leg, which looked quite scary.

Shen Yuan frowned, took out the golden wound medicine he carried with him from his arms, tore off a piece of silk cloth from his trouser leg, poured the medicine on it, and wrapped it around the girl again.

This can not only stop bleeding, but also prevent wound infection.

Perhaps she felt the pain, for the unconscious girl let out a few soft hums from her pretty, straight nose.

Shen Yuan gently leaned the girl against his chest to make her feel more comfortable.

Feeling the soft body in his arms, he felt a strange feeling in his heart.

When I was applying medicine to Xiangyun just now, I found that her underwear was wet, and I could clearly smell a strange smell.

It should be that when he was escaping from the bandits, he was frightened and lost control of his bladder.
And
Shen Yuan just accidentally glanced at it.
I could vaguely see some sparse grass and a streak of pink beneath it.
I couldn't help but have some thoughts in my mind.

Just as Shen Yuan was lost in thought, he suddenly heard the girl whispering softly, "Mother, Yun'er is thirsty, thirsty."

As she spoke, the girl unconsciously rubbed her snow-white face against Shen Yuan's chest, as if she was acting coquettishly.

Shen Yuan was a little embarrassed for a moment, so he stroked the girl's face and said, "Good girl, Yun'er."

After saying this, he slowly put Xiangyun down, stood up and looked around, and found a small spring not far away.

He scooped up some water in his hands and slowly fed it to the girl.

"Cough cough."

After taking a little, the girl choked and murmured, "It's cold!"

Shen Yuan took a sip and felt that this cool night ice spring was indeed bone-chillingly cold and difficult to swallow.

this.
He looked helpless.

"Thirsty Yun'er is thirsty." Xiangyun's murmur sounded again.

Shen Yuan glanced at the girl who was still unconscious and sighed.

He came to the spring again and took a big sip. For a moment, his whole mouth was so cold that he lost consciousness.

When I returned to Xiangyun, the water had become much warmer.

He leaned over, pressed his lips together, and crossed into the water.

At this moment, the girl felt like a long drought finally ended with a downpour, and she seemed to be refreshed and sucked in the water with big gulps.

Shen Yuan felt the fragrance entering his nose, and his mind was a little dazed.

This went on for two or three times, and finally Xiangyun's fair face regained some color, and even seemed to have a slight blush.

In fact, the girl had regained consciousness after the second bite, but she was trying hard to suppress her shyness, her eyelashes trembling slightly, and she dared not open her eyes.

Shen Yuan noticed that Xiangyun was no longer sucking as before, and her eyes were closed, as if a little flustered, so he knew that the girl had woken up.

Then he parted his lips, gently put the girl down, and stopped crossing the water.

Xiangyun was suddenly separated from the young man. Perhaps because she no longer had the sense of security she had before, she felt nervous.

The girl slightly opened her left eye, while her right eye was still tightly closed. Her little look of opening and closing her eye was extremely adorable.

Xiangyun found that Shen Yuan was not looking at her, so she calmed her flustered thoughts and looked at the boy carefully.

The young man had a handsome face and a resolute expression. Under the light of the oil lamp and the moonlight, his facial features looked particularly three-dimensional.

He seemed a little different from the Brother Shen she usually saw, perhaps due to the current atmosphere.

Brother Shen had just kissed her lips and crossed the water with her.
Thinking of this, Xiangyun's heart couldn't stop trembling again.

Shen Yuan had sharp senses and could sense that Xiangyun was looking at him. In order to avoid embarrassment, he did not turn his head away.

After a moment's silence, Xiangyun's beautiful eyes, as big as copper bells, fully opened.

"you're awake."

"Hmm." Xiangyun hummed lightly, and when she saw Shen Yuan turning his head to look at her, a hint of nervousness flashed in her eyes.

Shen Yuan saw that the girl looked fine, so he knew that she was fine, and asked softly, "Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere else?"

"No, no!" Xiangyun said, and then propped herself up and stood up.

"hiss!"

As soon as he stood up, he felt a pain in his thigh and staggered, as if he was about to fall.

Seeing this, Shen Yuan took a step forward, put his arm around the girl's shoulders and supported her.

"You're a little injured, don't rush to put too much force on your leg."

Xiangyun's body shook, and under the action of inertia, she leaned in Shen Yuan's arms again.

She just felt warm and comfortable, and she had an inexplicable sense of security in her heart.

"Why is Brother Shen here?"

"I heard from Sister Xue and the others that you were lost, so I came to look for you."

As if sensing the somewhat charming atmosphere at this moment, after a moment of silence, Shen Yuan said in a gentle voice: "Let's go out."

He raised the oil lamp and looked up.

Now they were in a small ravine. Although the slope, more than two meters high, was not steep, Xiangyun had an injury on her thigh, making it difficult for her to walk.

"I'll carry you forward."

"Um, ah?"

Xiangyun responded subconsciously, then suddenly realized what was happening and felt a little shy.

Seeing the girl was stunned, Shen Yuan said, "We have to make decisions in an emergency. Miss Shi, don't think too much."

Is it an emergency?
Brother Shen just wanted to save her and definitely had no other intentions.

Xiangyun wanted to understand the whole story, and the shyness on her face faded a lot, and she put on a bright smile again.

"Thank you for your hard work, Brother Shen."

Shen Yuan glanced at the girl with clear eyes, smiled, and said nothing more.

He carried the girl on his back and went up the slope.

During the process, although the two had many close physical contacts, Xiangyun did not doubt it, and she felt calm in her heart but did not show it.

After all, emergency matters require discretion.
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As it swayed like this, Shen Yuan felt the round and soft breasts in his palms. When they grew bigger, they would probably be as plump as Baochai's.

However, the touch from her back made him a little worried about the girl. After all, this golden unicorn was much smaller than the golden lock.

But time will eventually witness growth
After going up the slope, Shen Yuan did not put Xiangyun down, but went straight to Cuilu.

Cuilu was very happy to see Xiangyun.

"Girl, you're okay, that's great!"

"Well, I'm fine."

Both the master and the servant felt as if they had survived a calamity.

"Go out first and then talk."

Shen Yuan carried Xiangyun on his back, Cuilu supported the boy's shoulders, and they walked out of the bushes together.

Fortunately, everyone was safe that night.
(End of this chapter)