Chapter 1727: Chapter 1720: She’s Gone

The torrent was quickly blocked, and Lin Yu and Yang Xianhui finally felt a slight sense of relief.

Both of them, drenched in sweat, worked tirelessly alongside the soldiers, moving back and forth in the frenetic effort. In fact, they appeared even more valiant than the men under their command.

Two soldiers who were slower at chopping wood noticed Lin Yu and Yang Xianhui. Despite their blistered hands, the sight of the two threw them into astonishment:

"Are the two deputy generals really this remarkable? But... they’re women!"

"What’s wrong with being women? Didn’t you hear? Both of the female deputy generals once defeated General Shaoling in battle!"

"In the history of warfare, women joining the army was unheard of! But the female generals of the Great Cheng Dynasty are undeniably on par with their male counterparts!"

"Get moving! We can’t just idle around while the female generals are risking their lives!"

Having stemmed the torrent, Lin Yu and Yang Xianhui were about to head downstream to rendezvous with Fu Yuan, when suddenly a soldier reported, "Vice General Yang, three children are trapped on a leaning tree below the dam!"

"What? Let’s go check!"

Yang Xianhui immediately set off with Lin Yu.

Near a pile of rocks where the water’s flow wasn’t too intense, a crooked tree extended outward. Three young children clung desperately to its trunk, their faces streaked with mud as they helplessly wailed and shouted for help:

"Save us! Father! Mother! Save us!"

"Waaaa!!!!"

"Sister, please save me! Save us, Sister!"

One child, crying so hard they were inconsolable, stretched both arms toward Lin Yu.

Lin Yu shouted to comfort them, "Don’t cry, Sister is here to save you!"

She gauged the distance and directed her soldiers to chop down a tree as thick as a person’s waist. Tying ropes to either end, they fixed it across the stream, intending to walk over and rescue the children.

Yang Xianhui stopped her, "The water here is strong; I’ll go. You’re not in good condition!"

Several soldiers volunteered, "General, let us go instead! We can’t let you two women face such danger!"

Yang Xianhui glared at them, visibly displeased. "What does being a woman have to do with it? Once we join the army, there’s no distinction between genders!"

Lin Yu pointed to the tree trunk just placed in position. "This log isn’t steady. Someone with a lighter build needs to cross it to quickly rescue the children. I’m the lightest here, so I’ll go!"

Lin Yu prepared to remove her armor and tied a rope around her waist.

Yang Xianhui snatched the rope from her hand and took off her own armor. "Take care of yourself! I’ll go first, and you support me from here!"

Before Lin Yu could react, Yang Xianhui had already sprinted across the log toward the children.

She could only carry one child at a time, which took considerable effort. But fortunately, she managed to bring two of them safely back.

Lin Yu inspected the children’s injuries, finding only minor wounds and nothing severe.

She let out a sigh of relief, then called out to Yang Xianhui, who was carrying the third child, "Sister Hui, be careful!"

Yang Xianhui noticed the log beginning to shift slightly, her movements becoming wobbly.

She was only three steps away from Lin Yu on the shore when soldiers upstream suddenly shouted, "General, run! The flood is coming!"

The dam they had just repaired had been breached again.

Lin Yu reacted swiftly, reaching out to grab Yang Xianhui. "Sister Hui, come quickly!"

"The child..."

The floodwaters rushed in with terrifying speed, leaving Yang Xianhui no choice but to fling the child toward Lin Yu.

Lin Yu lunged forward and grasped the child’s frail arm.

The soldiers behind her pulled her back against the shore. Lying flat on the bank, Lin Yu could only watch helplessly as a massive surge of water roared down—

"Boom—"

Yang Xianhui was swept away in an instant.

Lin Yu’s eyes filled with anguish as she screamed, "Sister Hui!!!"

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