Chapter 399: A Frustrated Man Meets a Man with Amnesia

A branch of Hongze with a very narrow river channel and a vast tidal flat on the shore, which is full of reeds more than one meter tall.

The eldest daughter who loved to run away from home was hiding in the reeds and shivering. It was still drizzling in the sky, but fortunately not as heavy as in Hekou Town.

Xiaoqing had been away from home for several days. The dry food she brought with her was almost gone, and now she was soaked by the rain.

Ge Tianba’s men failed to catch Fang Jiu, Guo Laolu and other escaped fish, but unexpectedly found Xiaoqing’s trace first.

But this time Xiaoqing made up her mind and refused to go back to Wohu Village.

Influenced by Ge Tianba and Yun Gu since childhood, she is not a weak woman who is powerless, but has some basic kung fu skills.

So, she took advantage of the fact that the farmhands of Wohu Manor were not paying attention, stole a small boat and escaped, hiding in the wilderness to avoid being searched.

But it was raining today, and Xiaoqing couldn’t help feeling a little regretful. She missed her mother and sister.

When I was young and willful, I would become stubborn and do things without considering the consequences and the future. I just wanted to vent my suppressed emotions and feel relieved.

But things have gotten out of hand, and if I want to go back, I’m too embarrassed to look back and regret it, so I’m in a dilemma.

Xiaoqing probably also lacks a reason that would allow her to go home “reasonably”.

As the sky gradually darkened, strange noises came from the reed marsh, as if from some unknown creature, making Xiaoqing feel unprecedented fear and pressure. Her determination was gradually shaken by the strange noises.

At this time, what she needs most is family or friends to be by her side, to comfort her and take her home.

But God did not let her father Ge Tianba or sister Yun Gu appear, but gave her an “accident” instead.

A dull collision sound “bang” was heard, and the boat seemed to be hit by some unknown object.

Xiaoqing quickly raised her head, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and took a closer look. It turned out to be a wooden box half submerged in water.

The wooden box contained a person with his hands on the edge of the box, his eyes closed, motionless, and seemed to have lost his breath of life – this was the long-missing Hu Jinghui.

Xiaoqing couldn’t help but widen her eyes in shock.

However, she was kind by nature and did not want to stand by and watch someone die, so she mustered up the courage to step forward and with great effort dragged Hu Jinghui out of the wooden box.

With a “clang” sound, something else fell onto the boat. Xiaoqing took a look and found that it was a sword, which looked extremely extraordinary.

She first put the sword aside, then carefully laid Hu Jinghui flat on the boat and gently tested his breathing.

“He’s still alive!” Xiaoqing’s face lit up with joy.

But seeing that Hu Jinghui’s clothes had several tears in them and he was unconscious, it seemed that he was seriously injured.

Xiaoqing was a little anxious: “This won’t do! We have to save him quickly!”

She hurried to the other side of the boat, took out the water bag, and fed Hu Jinghui a few sips of water bit by bit.

As the water entered his throat, Hu Jinghui seemed to have some reaction, with a hint of life between his brows and at the corners of his mouth.

Seeing this, Xiaoqing’s face was filled with surprise and she continued to feed him water in small sips.

Suddenly, Hu Jinghui started coughing violently as if he was choked by water, and then slowly opened his eyes.

Xiaoqing was so excited to see that she had saved a life with her own hands that all her confusion and sadness were thrown away.

Hu Jinghui let out a long breath, looked around, and then looked at Xiaoqing, bewildered: “Where is this?”

Xiaoqing replied with a smile, somewhat proudly: “You were floating in the water, and I rescued you!”

Hu Jinghui looked around in confusion and asked softly, “Floating in the water?”

Xiaoqing nodded vigorously: “Yes, what’s your name?”

Hu Jinghui looked at Xiaoqing across from him with a dazed look, trying to recall. After a long time, he slowly shook his head and said softly, “I, I don’t remember.” Xiaoqing frowned slightly and widened her eyes: “You don’t even remember your own name!”

Hu Jinghui shook his head in pain, his expression twisted: “I, I really can’t remember it!”

Looking at the pain on his face, Xiaoqing felt a surge of sympathy: “Then how did you fall to this point?”

Hu Jinghui looked at the water with empty eyes, as if he was trying hard to recall something, but his mind was blank.

He held his head in his hands and shook it in pain.

Xiao Qing noticed the wounds on his body and guessed, “Did you encounter pirates?”

Hearing the word “water bandits”, Hu Jinghui raised his head abruptly, and a scene of a burning fire flashed in his eyes: “Fire, fire!”

Xiao Qing was stunned: “Fire? What kind of fire?”

Hu Jinghui nodded, his voice trembling: “There is fire everywhere…”

Xiao Qing was confused: “What kind of fire is this? Explain it clearly!”

Hu Jinghui’s face was distorted, as if he was trying hard to recall, but in the end he shook his head weakly and gave up thinking: “I can’t remember.”

Xiaoqing waited for a long time with great expectations, but only got this result. She couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed: “It turns out that I saved a fool!”

Suddenly, she looked down and saw the Youlan Sword placed aside. Her hand reached out unconsciously and pulled it out of the sheath with a “swish”.

The sky was dark and the rain was drizzling, but it still couldn’t conceal the sharp cold light of the Youlan Sword. The ancient and strange patterns on the sword were shining brightly in the dim light.

Xiaoqing widened her eyes and turned to look at this “fool” in surprise.

There were many kinds of weapons in Wohu Manor, and she had pestered her sister to practice with her sword, but all the weapons she had seen seemed inferior to the Youlan Sword in front of her.

“Who are you?” Xiaoqing’s eyes flashed with curiosity, and there was a hint of disbelief in her tone.

Hu Jinghui showed some distress on his face, holding his head and repeating: “I… I don’t know!”

Xiaoqing’s words just now were not a question, but an expression of surprise.

Seeing Hu Jinghui’s dazed look, she couldn’t help but laugh: “I’m not asking you. Well, where are you going next?”

Hu Jinghui looked embarrassed, with a hint of confusion in his voice: “I… I don’t even know who I am, how can I know where to go?”

Xiao Qing didn’t feel disappointed when she heard this. Instead, she felt secretly happy: “Then why don’t you just follow me first!”

“Follow you?” Hu Jinghui was a little doubtful.

He stared at the young woman in front of him and felt that her face seemed somewhat familiar, as if in some corner of his memory it overlapped with the two vague faces in his mind.

However, he seemed to have a vague sense of strangeness towards both faces.

Xiao Qing seemed to take it for granted: “Of course! I saved you, and you have nowhere to go, what’s wrong with following me first?”

Hu Jinghui pondered for a moment and felt that the girl’s words made sense, so he nodded honestly: “You are right, but where are you going?”

Xiaoqing’s confidence increased after saving a “follower”, and her previous frustration was swept away. At this time, she didn’t want to go home anymore.

She looked down at the Youlan Sword in her hand, then looked up at the scarred clothes on Hu Jinghui’s body, and said without hesitation: “Let’s find a town first, change you into clean clothes, and then find a doctor to check your injuries!”

Xiaoqing was well prepared when she ran away from home this time. She brought a lot of silver with her, which finally came in handy at this moment.

She laughed and felt very capable.

(End of this chapter)