The Snail Princess and Her Benefactor

Standing at the foot of the mountain, Hua Chao looked at this small village, with a dozen houses dotted among the lush forests.

The two men carried baskets and went from house to house to inquire about Yang Shilin's whereabouts. The villagers here were very welcoming, and most of the houses only had elderly people and children.

Hua Chao took out Yang Shilin's portrait, hoping that someone would recognize the person in the painting.

But things went against my wishes. Even after asking the last family, I still couldn't get any information.

The small nest that night was pointing to this mountain. Hua Chao came to the other side of the river to inquire with great expectations, but he did not get any valuable information. Hua Chao is now really discouraged.

The two of them walked down the mountain dejectedly and came to the river. Looking at the clear river water in front of them, they realized that it was too early for Hua Chao and the boatman to pick them up at the hour of Mao as agreed.

But they didn't know anyone in the village, so they could only wander around outside. Helplessly, they found a willow tree, put down their backpacks and took a rest under the tree.

Ling Mi looked at Hua Chao, who was feeling a little depressed, and felt a dull pain in her heart.

The kind-hearted sister Hua Chao was the sixth princess of Jinghe who was loved by everyone at home.

However, in order to repay Yang Shilin's kindness, he secretly escaped from the West Sea. He went through many hardships along the way and was almost taken advantage of by the Millennium Yin-Yang Fox Demon.

But I don’t know where Yang Shilin is hiding. I can’t find him. When I find him, I will find a way to vent my anger.

"Sister, do you want to eat something?"

Ling Mi saw Hua Chao staring at the river in a daze and sighing from time to time, so she asked deliberately.

But Hua Chao didn't say anything, just shook his head slightly.

Xiaowo ran around on the willow tree, but didn't find anything that interested it. It jumped onto Hua Chao's shoulder and stroked Hua Chao's face with its fluffy tail.

Hua Chao finally came back to his senses and when he looked up he met Ling Mi's worried eyes.

"Oh! Ling Mi, I'm fine, you don't have to worry so much. Yang Shilin just can't find it for the time being. Since Yue Lao said that the person we are looking for is here, how could he be wrong!"

"Hehe... Sister, it's right for you to think this way. Don't worry. Ling Mi will always be with you. We have been through the Red Fire Mountain and the Sea of ​​Swords and Blades. Why should we be afraid of the people in this mortal world? It's just a matter of time. It's only been a few months since we escaped from the West Sea. I think the Third Prince of the West Sea is still drunk."

"Puchi... Are you trying to make me laugh to death? I hope the Third Prince and the others can sleep a few more days." Hua Chao couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"okokokok……"

Maomao rolled over and his voice sounded a little impatient.

"Look, we all know that you are worried. Just now, we were so tired that we just wanted to sleep, but when we heard your laughter, we lost our sleepiness."

Hua Chao picked up Maomao and rubbed him gently: "Our Maomao is the best. He knows how to care for people."

"Help... help..."

Suddenly there were screams of little girls.

Hua Chao and Ling Mi hurriedly got up to check, and looking around they saw a little girl about seven or eight years old crying and shouting by the river not far away.

Seeing that there was no one around, Hua Chao rushed over, followed closely by Ling Mi.

When I got closer, I saw a basket of clothes on the river bank. It seemed that the little girl was washing clothes here.

"Please, sisters, save my brother! Wuwu..."

The little girl begged hurriedly when she saw Hua Chao.

Ling Mi grabbed the trembling little girl.

"What's going on!"

"I was out washing clothes this morning, and my naughty brother insisted on following me to the river to play. But just now he slipped and fell into the river. The water here is so deep that I can't pull him out at all."

As she spoke, the little girl knelt on her knees and kowtowed deeply to Hua Chao and Ling Mi.

"Please, sisters, save my brother! He is only three years old!"

Hua Chao was searching on the river surface, and saw a small figure floating up and down.

"Ling Mi, I'm going to go down and rescue them. You stay here and watch over Maomao."

"Sister, you can't go into the water. We don't even know if you can swim yet. What if you can't float after you go into the water?"

Ling Mi grabbed Hua Chao and refused to let go no matter what.

"Ling Mi, this is a little life. How can I watch him die like this? Don't say anything more."

Hua Chaoyi shook Ling Mi's hand away with force, and Ling Mi was thrown back several steps.

Ling Mi's shrill cries came from behind.

"Sister...Sister..."

"Oh...oh..."

“Hiss…hiss”

Hua Chao had no time to pay attention to their cries. She was only concerned about the child who was getting farther and farther away in the river.

"Gudong..."

She jumped into the river without hesitation, and the cold water instantly enveloped Hua Chao. She never knew the water could be so cold.

As soon as Hua Chao entered the water, he swam towards the child without hesitation. When he was an aquatic creature, he didn't think swimming in water would be so difficult.

Even if he used all his strength, he was still swimming very slowly.

Hua Chao leaned his head out, looked in the direction of the little boy, exerted force with his arms and legs, and approached the little boy little by little.

But she clearly felt that she was shaking constantly, and her whole body seemed to be dragged by something and wanted to sink.

Hua Chao tried hard to control her trembling body. She knew that her mortal body was heavy and useless. If she didn't speed up, not only might she not be able to save the child, but she herself would be in danger if she stayed in the water for too long.

After several efforts, Hua Chao finally approached the little boy, reached out and grabbed the child's clothes, only to see that the little boy's eyes were closed and he was dying in the water.

Hua Chao held the child tightly, leaned his head out, took a deep breath, determined the direction to go back, and dived into the water again.

Now I was holding the child with one hand and could only swim back with the other arm, which was naturally more difficult than before.

Hua Chao could only see the river bank in the distance in the river. She paddled with one arm and used her feet to swim harder towards the shore.

Gradually, Hua Chao could no longer feel the coldness of the river water, and her whole body seemed to be swimming forward numbly and mechanically.

There was only one thought in my mind: the child was still young and had not seen the world properly, so I must rescue him to shore.

Gradually, Hua Chao saw that they were getting closer and closer to the shore, and Ling Mi's pretty figure was becoming clearer and clearer.

“Sister… wuwu…”

Hua Chao saw clearly the hand Ling Mi stretched out to him, and used all his strength to lift the child up high. With another push, he felt that Ling Mi had already caught the child.

Hua Chao felt his hands lighten and he suddenly felt weak all over. He no longer had the strength to support himself.

I just felt my body was extremely heavy, my hands and feet were numb and weak and I couldn't use any strength at all.

I watched Xiao Lingmi and Maomao gradually disappear from my sight.

The river water slowly flooded over Hua Chao's neck, lips, nose, and eyes...

Is it over like this? Yang Shilin, did you know that Hua Chao came to see you?

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