The icy cold river water was bone-chilling, but it was not fatal.
The worst thing was that Liu Qiaoer was under the ice, looking at the sky but unable to raise her head to breathe, feeling suffocated.
The loss of direction made her not know how to exert her strength in the river, and the feeling of panic made her feel indescribable despair.
Am I going to die here
After death, will you travel back in time
She actually didn't want to go back. The world at the end of the world was in chaos, all her loved ones were dead, and she had no one to care about.
She likes the Great Zhou Dynasty, likes the feeling of being in control of everything, and even more likes that there are people who care about her, love her, have friends, and have money...
But under this thick layer of ice, even breathing was a luxury for her.
Liu Qiaoer gradually fell into a coma. She thought that she might die...
Tuoba Xiao was on his way back. There were many people paying homage to the imperial tomb, and he was not a big deal.
He has not yet regained his identity, and he found that he can live just as well without the identity of the eldest prince.
I bought Liu Qiaoer's favorite snacks and lamb chops, planning to cook them for her when I get home.
Suddenly, I felt an inexplicable heartache, like a sword piercing my heart, making it hard to breathe.
Before I could figure out the cause of the illness, I instinctively whipped my horse.
"Hurry, go home."
Liu Qiao'er was not at home. Just as the maid and the guard were about to look for her, Tuoba Xiao closed his eyes slightly, and the scene of Liu Qiao'er suffocating in the river appeared in his mind.
River water
What Northern Qiang lacks most is river water, and the only one is on the border of Great Zhou.
Mohe.
Tuoba Xiao led his men and rode towards Mohe at full speed.
The river was so big, he didn't know where to start looking.
A group of people went onto the frozen river.
"Master, the ice over there is thin and there are signs of cracks."
Tuoba Xiao immediately ordered: "One team will search to the east, and the rest will follow me to search downstream."
Tuoba Xiao ran and slid on the slippery ice for an unknown period of time, when he suddenly heard someone exclaiming, "Master, I see it, here, here..."
Liu Qiaoer was in the river, her bag was caught on a rock and she couldn't swim downstream, and she was in a coma.
"Cut it open, quickly, save people..."
A hole was dug out on the ice nearby. Tuoba Xiao had tied a rope around his waist and jumped down when he saw the hole.
He was stopped by his men.
"Master, you are not feeling well, let us go down."
Tuoba Xiao shook them off, took a deep breath, and went down.
After pulling Liu Qiaoer out of the river, Tuoba Xiao's teeth were chattering from the cold.
The group rode back at full speed.
Liu Qiao'er had been frozen stiff, so Tuoba Xiao had several basins of snow brought into the house, and used the snow to rub Liu Qiao'er's stiff body to warm it up.
Feeling that the movement was too slow, he simply carried her into the snow pile and rubbed her like crazy. Finally, Liu Qiaoer began to breathe shallowly and her body went limp.
He quickly carried the person back to the room and covered him with a thick quilt to keep him warm.
Who knew that in the middle of the night, Liu Qiaoer's body was burning hot and her cheeks were abnormally red.
Tuoba Xiao asked someone to prepare hot water and wipe Liu Qiao'er's body. He tossed her over and over again, and wiped her several times. After two or three hours, Liu Qiao'er's body was still burning hot.
Tuoba Xiao asked the doctor to prescribe some medicine, but the effect was too slow and Liu Qiaoer was drowsy from the fever.
Tuoba Xiao made up his mind, closed all the doors and windows of the house, took off his clothes, and lay in the same bed with Liu Qiaoer. He wanted to use his cold body to cool down Liu Qiaoer.
I don’t know how long it took, Liu Qiaoer opened her eyes faintly, the familiar bed curtains, the familiar roof, the familiar furniture, she was back again...
It was so hot that she felt sweat all over her body. Her body was pressed down by a heavy object and she could hardly breathe.
Turning her head slightly, Liu Qiaoer felt a buzzing sound in her head and her whole body stiffened instantly.
Tuoba Xiao was right next to her, and the distance between them was very close, so close that Liu Qiaoer could clearly count Tuoba Xiao's long, slightly curled eyelashes.
The reason she couldn't breathe was that Tuoba Xiao was holding her like a bear, with his arm across her waist, one leg pressing on her legs, and his whole body pressed against hers.
Tuoba Xiao's body was very hot, like a big heater. Liu Qiaoer quickly closed her eyes. Her frantic heartache and rapid breathing told the people around her that she was awake.
Tuoba Xiao seemed to be awakened by her. He raised his hand to touch her forehead and nudged her neck coquettishly.
"The fever is finally gone. I've been busy all day. I'm so sleepy. Don't bother me."
He fell asleep holding her again.
Liu Qiaoer's tightly closed eyes never opened, and her mind kept recalling the scenes before she fainted.
She wanted to leave Tuobaxiao quietly, but when she arrived at Mohe, she fell into the water.
The water in Mohe is icy cold in winter.
Obviously, it was Tuoba Xiao who saved her.
After being rescued, the body's instinctive reaction is fever.
There were no special antipyretic drugs in ancient times, so it was normal for Tuoba Xiao to toss and turn for the whole day. Liu Qiaoer understood that Tuoba Xiao did this just to reduce her fever.
But for some reason, Liu Qiaoer felt very panicked and tired all over.
After closing my eyes, I fell into a deep sleep again.
When she woke up again in the morning, she opened her eyes again, but Tuoba Xiao was nowhere to be seen. She reached out and touched the side, and the quilt was still warm, so it seemed that he had just woken up.
Liu Qiaoer secretly breathed a sigh of relief and took a few deep breaths, but she felt an inexplicable sense of loss in her heart.
The door opened with a creak, accompanied by a gust of cold air and a series of steady footsteps. Liu Qiaoer knew without guessing that Tuoba Xiao had come in.
She quickly closed her eyes again and felt something sink beside her, and Tuoba Xiao sat down on the bed.
"Are you awake? If you are, get up and take the medicine. Otherwise, I will feed you."
Liu Qiaoer pretended not to hear and continued to close her eyes. She nervously grabbed the quilt under the blanket. She hoped that Tuoba Xiao would leave quickly, but she also hoped that he would stay and tell her about her condition.
"Okay, I'll feed you."
Liu Qiao'er didn't know how Tuoba Xiao fed people medicine. While she was confused, she felt a pair of soft lips pressed against hers, and the tongue gently lifted up, and the warm and slightly bitter medicine flowed into her mouth.
“Cough cough cough…” Liu Qiaoer pushed Tuoba Xiao away and struggled to sit up from the bed.
"What are you doing?"
Tuoba Xiao was pushed, with black medicine juice still hanging from the corner of his mouth. He was holding the medicine bowl in his hand and almost spilled it. He dodged and held it steadily.
His confused eyes met Liu Qiao'er's angry questioning, and he looked innocent: "I'm feeding you medicine. You've been unconscious these few days, and you can't eat or drink medicine. This is how I feed you."
Liu Qiaoer opened her mouth and pointed at the bowl: "There is a spoon."
Tuoba Xiao looked even more innocent: "But if I feed you with a spoon, it will flow out. I've tried it."
Liu Qiaoer still couldn't accept Tuoba Xiao feeding her medicine mouth to mouth. In her anger, she noticed that Tuoba Xiao's eyes were looking down, and then she realized that she didn't even peck at all.
She quickly pulled up the quilt and took the medicine bowl: "I'll do it myself."
Tuoba Xiao obediently handed her the bowl of medicine. The strong bitterness made Liu Qiaoer unable to savor it and she drank it all in one gulp.
Then he heard Tuoba Xiao's excited voice: "When I was unconscious, did you feed me medicine like this?"