CHAPTER 54: CHAPTER 54: TWO FLOWERS BLOOM

As night fell, Yuan Bao ate fish soup with rice without much taste.

While heating the kang, she was also pondering her situation.

And the result of her contemplation was not pleasant.

There was still quite a bit of rice, flour, and meat at home, enough for her to eat. But the problem was, the water at home might not be enough.

There were three large jars at home, all now filled with water.

But this water had to be used for washing vegetables, cooking, and heating the kang, who knew how many days it could last.

If one day the water ran out, she would be in big trouble.

After all, one can go without food for a few days, but not without water; seventy percent of the human body is water.

With this concern, Yuan Bao suffered from insomnia.

Although the bed was warm, she honestly couldn’t fall asleep.

Tossing and turning for most of the night, Yuan Bao finally decided that tomorrow she would find a way to get out of the house.

No matter what the situation outside was, she at least needed to ensure she could freely enter and exit the courtyard, otherwise, she would just be sitting there waiting to die.

Understanding this point, Yuan Bao was finally able to relax and get some sleep.

And before falling completely asleep, she even hoped that when she woke up, she would open her eyes to see her mother sitting beside her.

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Yuan Bao tossed and turned most of the night before falling asleep, while in Sanchuan City, the Yuan Family’s adults were all sleepless, worrying about Yuan Bao, whom they had left at home. The little kids, however, didn’t think too much and went to sleep quite early.

As dawn broke, Yuan Zhaodi decided to check the city gate.

Meanwhile, Old Yuan and Yuan Pandi planned to find the Sanchuan City garrison to gather some information, since Yuan Wangdi and Yuan Laidi were now soldiers under Wei Shifeng at the Ba River Camp.

The city gate remained tightly shut.

Yuan Zhaodi came hopeful, but returned disappointed.

Similarly, Old Yuan and Yuan Pandi also found nothing.

The Sanchuan City garrison knew nothing about the current situation of the Ba River Camp. Ever since receiving the news, the Sanchuan City garrison had lost contact with the Ba River Camp.

Although no sign of the enemy was seen outside Sanchuan City, the military report said that Xiao Pass had fallen, which could certainly not be fabricated.

Although they didn’t know where the enemy was, everybody understood that the enemy was either waiting for an opportunity to ambush or had already bypassed Sanchuan City and headed to the rear.

"Dad, we can’t just wait any longer!"

Yuan Zhaodi looked at Old Yuan, "It was my mistake; I left Jiaojiao at home, I have to go back to find her!"

"I am her father; if I don’t go looking for her now, what kind of father am I?"

"Nonsense!"

"The city gate is already closed, how do you plan to leave the city?"

Old Yuan glared at Yuan Zhaodi, "Do you want to be shot as a spy by the garrison?"

The city gate was sealed, the walls were guarded every three steps and watched every five, security was strict, no one could escape over the walls.

"Dad, I want to take the water route!"

Yuan Zhaodi spoke in a deep voice, "I noticed before, Sanchuan City is located at the junction of three rivers, the moat and the Ba River water inside the city are connected!"

"What are you thinking?"

Old Yuan spoke irritably, "There is a sluice gate where the moat connects to the Ba River waterway, people can’t get through."

"Dad, I want to try!"

Yuan Zhaodi was unwilling to give up.

Old Yuan saw Yuan Zhaodi like this, finally sighed, waved his hand, and said, "Fine, if you want to try, go try!"

"Husband!"

Mrs. Xiao Li, hearing that Yuan Zhaodi wanted to sneak through the sluice gate, changed her expression and looked anxious.