Ye Sili looked up at the sky and said with some worry: "It seems we can't go back today."
It would take an hour to get back from here with a carriage, not to mention how they are now?
"Don't worry." Gu Liyou patted her shoulder gently.
Ye Sili looked up at Gu Liyou and smiled to show that she was not afraid.
Fortunately, Mu Jiufeng prepared a lot of things before setting off. Although the carriage was gone, these things had already been moved down by them.
"Jiu Feng, you finally did something reliable." Ye Sili turned to Mu Jiu Feng while tidying up the quilt.
Mu Jiufeng was so awesome. When Ye Sili praised him, he wanted to raise his tail to the sky.
"Of course. When have I become unreliable in my work? If it weren't for my foresight, you would have either starved to death or froze to death tonight."
Xiao Ling glanced at him with disgust, ignored him, and helped Sili tidy up the quilt.
Gu Liyou put out the firewood, looked around and said, "It's too close to the river, and it's windy at night. It's rained in bad areas recently. It's not safe for us to spend the night here."
Mu Jiufeng stood up and patted the dust on his hands, and thought: "Then let's go to the cave we went to in the afternoon. Although it is humid in the depths, we only need to settle at the entrance of the cave to have a shelter from the wind."
"Okay." Gu Liyou nodded and agreed.
Although the cave was humid inside, there were no water stains at the entrance, and the entrance was blocked by many weeds, making it impossible to spot it casually at night.
Gu Liyou looked at Si Li and Xiao Ling and asked them for their opinions. Si Li and Xiao Ling naturally agreed, and the four of them packed their things and walked towards the cave.
Even though Mu Jiufeng brought a quilt and two cloaks, they couldn't withstand the October night wind.
The unique quilt was naturally used to cover Si Li and Xiao Ling. Xiao Ling ran away secretly. In order to facilitate movement, she didn't wear many clothes. It got even colder at night. Ye Sili will
Put the cloak on Xiao Ling again, and it felt a little better.
Gu Liyou got up and tidied up the surroundings a little, then lit the firewood that Mu Jiufeng had picked up. With a burning fire, the four of them felt that the cave was not so cold.
Mu Jiufeng slept on the outermost side, which blocked a lot of cold wind for them. Gu Liyou glanced at Mu Jiufeng, who was huddled in a ball, and threw the other cloak to him in disgust.
"I don't need it. My master is in good health. Why is he so delicate? You should cover it yourself." Mu Jiufeng didn't appreciate it and threw the cloak on Gu Liyou again.
Gu Liyou turned his head and looked at Si Li who was sleeping beside him. Si Li and Xiao Ling were huddled together and asleep under the quilt.
Gu Liyou stood up and threw the cloak on Mu Jiufeng again. Without waiting for Mu Jiufeng's reaction, he walked straight to the fire and sat down. He whispered: "In the wilderness, you are always worried at night. I'm here."
Watch, you go to bed first."
Just as Mu Jiufeng was about to speak, Gu Liyou said again:
"It's not such a good thing. You can go to bed in the middle of the night and I'll call you when the time comes."
Mu Jiufeng rolled his eyes at him, then put on his cloak and fell asleep without any pretense.
Even in the cave, you can still smell the faint fragrance of osmanthus. Gu Liyou sat by the fire, adding some firewood from time to time, listening to the slight "crackling" sound made by the fire, and looked up at the outside.
world.
There was no moon tonight, but through the thorn vines above the cave entrance, several very bright stars could be seen. Gu Liyou looked at the stars in the sky, and his eyes were dark and thoughtful that he had never seen before.
After a long time, Gu Liyou lowered his head and caught a glimpse of the jade pendant he carried with him. It was the symbol of the children of the Ye family. Seven years ago, Ye Zhongyao told the world that he, Gu Liyou, was no longer an orphan wandering around, but his Ye family.
He is the eldest son of the Ye family, so he wears this jade pendant for seven years.
Gu Liyou turned to look at Si Li who was sleeping soundly. Si Li slept peacefully. Even in the wilderness, wherever Gu Liyou was, Si Li slept so peacefully.
On weekdays, if Ye Sili couldn't sleep at night after hearing some shocking things from outside, he would often get up and sneak into his Yulan Courtyard. At first, he would always wake up reflexively, holding the jade flute in one hand, looking cautious.
, his reaction was a bit too much, and he often frightened Si Li.
Later, he gradually got used to it. When he noticed Si Li coming in, he would take the initiative to get up and give up the bed, and sleep on the couch on one side.
That's it, no matter what horrifying words Sili listened to outside, as long as Gu Liyou was by her side, she would always sleep peacefully.
Gu Liyou noticed his inadvertent smile and turned his head awkwardly. He lowered his head and added firewood one after another, as if he was thinking about something or just in a daze.
The night wind suddenly became a bit strong, causing the weeds at the entrance of the cave to rustle. Gu Liyou moved towards the direction where Ye Sili was sleeping and stood in front of her. Seeing that she only shrank slightly and did not wake up, Gu Liyou
When you are free from worries, you feel relieved.
Suddenly, accompanied by a slightly louder wind, the sound of a flute sounded faintly. It was intermittent at first, and then it sounded like a clear breeze, carrying the night wind. Gu Liyou listened carefully and felt that the tune was very familiar, and he felt a little confused.
Then he lowered his head and glanced at the three people who were sleeping soundly, then quietly went out looking for the sound of the flute.
Gu Liyou followed the sound of the flute and reached the upper reaches of the river. There were weeds everywhere, and the river flowed over the cobblestones. There was no trace of a human being anywhere.
Gu Liyou slowly held the jade flute around his waist and looked around cautiously. The sound of the flute just now stopped suddenly. Gu Liyou stood there, no one was everywhere, as if everything he had just now was just his.
It's just an illusion.
He felt something was wrong, and thinking about the three people still in the cave, he did not pursue it any further, but returned to the cave along the same route.
As soon as he arrived at the cave, Gu Liyou paused and saw that Si Li, who was supposed to be sleeping in the cave, was nowhere to be seen!
Gu Liyou looked at the quilt that had been lifted, while Xiao Ling was still sleeping beside him. He felt that Si Li might have woken up in the middle of the night, so he quietly searched around the cave, but found no trace at all. Then he thought about the sudden appearance just now.
He heard the sound of the flute and immediately returned to the cave.
Mu Jiufeng also rubbed his eyes, looked at Gu Liyou who was standing at the entrance of the cave with an anxious look on his face, and asked in a lazy voice:
"It's my turn to keep vigil?"
Gu Liyou glanced at Mu Jiufeng, showing a rare anxious look, and said, "Ali is missing!"
Hearing this, Mu Jiufeng immediately jumped up, looked around, stared at the opened quilt and said:
"Could she be up at night?"
Gu Liyou shook his head and said, "No, I've just looked around and there's no one there."
Xiao Ling was awakened by the conversation between the two and found that Si Li was missing. She was startled and asked, "Where is Si Li?"
Mu Jiufeng explained briefly, and the three of them immediately looked around for Si Li without any hesitation.
Mu Jiufeng and Xiao Ling searched the area around the cave carefully. Gu Liyou ran to the place where they rested during the day and even searched far along the river.
"Ah Li, Ah Li..."
"Sili, where are you..."
"Si Li..."
It was getting daylight, and Mu Jiufeng and Xiao Ling ran to meet Gu Liyou.
Mu Jiufeng looked very worried and said: "I have searched all over the area, but I can't find Si Li. Where would she go by herself?" After that, he thought about it, there was no reason for Si Li to leave without saying a word, could it be.
.....
"Could it be that Sili was kidnapped?"
However, Si Li seldom went out alone on weekdays. She was always accompanied by Gu Liyou and Mu Jiufeng, and she had no enemies. Furthermore, if she was kidnapped, as long as she resisted a little bit last night, Mu Jiufeng and
Gu Liyou and the others would definitely notice, and it was obvious that she lifted the quilt by herself.
Gu Liyou remained silent, but his eyes showed panic for the first time. Suddenly, his eyes darkened and he said, "Maybe I know where she is." After that, he ran upstream along the river.
Mu Jiufeng and Xiao Ling followed closely behind.
Gu Liyou relied on his memory to look for the flute sound he was looking for last night, and sure enough...
In front, the girl's thin clothes were lying on the river bank, and the river water had already wet her feet and skirt.
"Ali!"
Gu Liyou ran quickly and squatted next to Si Li. As soon as his hands touched Ye Sili's body, he found that her body was so cold that it stung his hands. Gu Liyou's face instantly turned pale and he cautiously probed her nose.
, and then he breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Si Li!"
"Si Li!"
Mu Jiufeng and Xiao Ling were shocked when they looked at the unconscious Ye Sili.
Gu Liyou quickly took off his coat and covered Si Li, carefully picked her up, and found a safe and clean place to put Si Li down.
Xiao Ling glanced at Gu Liyou and Mu Jiufeng, turned her back to them and took off Sili's shoes and socks, wiped the water on Sili's feet with the hem of her skirt, and then put Sili's shoes on
She wrung out the water on her skirt and took off her cloak to cover her thoughts.
"Si Li, wake up! Si Li!" Xiao Ling looked at the pale Si Li, holding back her tears and calling her in a panic.
Mu Jiufeng checked Sili's pulse and said that she had fallen into a coma due to cold, but he could not hide his worried look. He called her name again and again, trying to wake up Sili from the coma.
Ye Sili's whole body was cold, and it did not improve at all because of the cloak on her body. Gu Liyou held her hand, and only the residual warmth in the palm of her hand made Gu Liyou feel a little relieved.
Gu Liyou reached out and held Si Li in his arms, holding Si Li's cold hand tightly with both hands. Xiao Ling was a little surprised when he saw this, feeling that it was unreasonable and was about to stop him, but was stopped by Mu Jiufeng.
Ye Sili's pale lips slowly turned a little red, and her eyelashes moved slightly. Gu Liyou slowly withdrew his inner strength and looked at the person in his arms worriedly.
Ye Sili slowly opened her eyes and looked at the three people in front of her, only to realize that she was surrounded by them.
