Chapter 43: The Shadow Falls (Part II)
It was night, and Hu Ran couldn't see anything as soon as she entered the water, but she could feel that the young master was very close to her, and she tried hard to sink herself, but she couldn't catch up with that feeling.
Ning Du almost lost consciousness, a large amount of water was poured into his lungs, and his body sank so hard that it sank uncontrollably. Obviously, he has passed so many life and death hurdles, but he still failed to surface at the last moment. He was no longer reconciled, and he didn't have the extra strength to struggle.
Three feet below the surface of the lake, he couldn't see anything, even if it was close to what was in front of him, Hu Ran could only rely on his own feelings. She only hated herself now for not being able to swim, and also hating why she couldn't practice, otherwise she wouldn't be as powerless as she is now. Ning Du was obviously in front of her, but she couldn't catch it.
Perhaps, Hu Ran's outstretched hand was no more than an inch away from Ning Du, but she just failed to catch Ning Du.
Ning Du fell towards the bottom of the lake again, but Hu Ran's sinking speed was much slower than Ning Du's.
No matter how hard Hu Ran tried, he couldn't catch up with Ning Du, but he was getting farther and farther away from the other party.
"Young Master!"
Hu Ran shouted, but he just spit out a big mouthful of bubbles, and he didn't make any sound at all, and then he was poured a large amount of water, choking her in extreme pain.
At the same time, the guards who had dived into the water caught up with Hu Ran, grabbed her by the shoulder, and led her upstream. They were so frightened that they didn't dare to let the young lady have any more surprises.
Hu Ran struggled desperately, wanting to explain that the young master was below, and with a little effort, she could save him, but she couldn't break free from the guard's strong hand at all.
The guards only thought that Hu Ran was looking for a short view, and wanted to save him, so he immediately swam towards it despite Hu Ran's struggle.
In the darkness, the distance between Hu Ran and Ning Du became farther and farther away.
Hu Ran was escorted upstream, and her feelings for the young master became weaker and weaker. I don't know if Hu Ran has reached the limit, or if the distance is too far, her feeling for Ning Du is so faint that she loses it.
"Young Masterβ"
Hu Ran had tears in his eyes, but he was covered by the lake. The connection with Ning Du was broken, and her world was truly plunged into darkness.
"I don't want to!" Hu Ran resisted angrily.
Airplanes!
A terrifying vitality emanated from Hu Ran's body, directly shaking everything around him.
"See the mountains?!"
The guards who sneaked to save Hu Ran were caught off guard and were directly shocked a few feet away. Sense the powerful vitality in front of you. Their hearts were filled with shock.
"Why didn't the young lady even notice it before?"
"How is it possible, there is obviously no vitality fluctuation on the young lady's body, why did she suddenly burst out with such a strong vitality impact?" No matter how knowledgeable these two guards were, they couldn't give a reasonable explanation for the facts they saw.
"No, Miss is rushing so desperately into the water, it definitely won't be for the sake of short-sightedness!
One of the guards wanted to rush up to save Hu Ran, but was stopped by another guard, but unfortunately they couldn't speak underwater, and the two couldn't discuss or ask Hu Ran directly, so they could only wait for a while, if there was really any accident, they would protect Hu Ran again.
The vitality accumulated in Hu Ran's body was released in an instant, and she did not gain great strength because of this, but became extremely weak because of the exhaustion of vitality.
"Young Master-" Hu Ran looked at the dark lake, the feeling in her heart completely disappeared, and her consciousness became more and more blurred.
At the bottom of the pitch-black lake, it seemed as if there was nothing but a raging undercurrent.
Wow β
The water that had been shaken up hit again, enveloped Hu Ran, and poured mercilessly into her mouth and nose, directly choking her to a coma.
"Oh no! Something happened to Miss!" the two guards immediately swam towards Hu Ran. However, at this time, the mutation suddenly occurred.
"What's that?!" the guard was suddenly startled, and he wanted to rush forward, but it was too late.
"What a strong sword qi!" the guard didn't have time to sigh too much, he could only feel the sword qi attacking Hu Ran, and continued to rush towards the lake.
"Chase!"
The two guards showed their cultivation without reservation, broke the turbulent undercurrent, and rushed to the surface of the lake in just a few breaths, and the lake was already turbulent at this time.
"Look, there!" the two guards looked around and flew over as soon as they spotted the man.
"Yes Miss!"
"Also-little Master Ning?!! "The guards didn't expect to be able to find Ning Du, they were really surprised and delighted. They worked hard for Fish Dragon Street, but they didn't want the symbol of Fish Dragon Street to really disappear.
Ning Du's consciousness was already blurred, but when he sensed Hu Ran's vitality, he suddenly woke up, and in a desperate situation, he exerted a vitality and rushed towards the lake with himself. Fortunately, the undercurrent caused by the surging dragon below helped, and he successfully caught Hu Ran and rushed to the lake. However, he was also completely exhausted and fell into a coma.
"Quick, take them on board first!" the guards hugged one by one, flew back to the ship, and immediately began to treat the two. Ning Du and Hu Ran both spit out a large amount of water, and their breathing became calm, but they did not wake up immediately.
"What should I do?"
"Don't go back to Fangyuan City for the time being! When Xiao Ning Ye wakes up, let him make up his mind. β
"Didn't you even notify the second master?"
"Still don't. Now that the city is full of storms, everyone is looking for Xiao Ning Ye, as soon as the news spreads, maybe what kind of people will be summoned! You and I can't cope with it at all! Even if we get to the second master smoothly, Fang Yuan City is so chaotic, it is inevitable that something will go wrong. The less people know about it, the better. When Xiao Ning Ye wakes up, with his strength, he doesn't need to worry too much. β
"That's right, then let's settle down on this boat first, and wait for Xiao Ning Ye to wake up." β
"It doesn't seem to be a big deal to look at Xiao Ningye, it shouldn't take long to wake up!"
The two guards immediately propped up the boat and headed for the lake.
The turbulent undercurrent at the bottom of the lake caused the lake to form an alarming wave that drove all the boats out until the second half of the night.
In this night, the newly established Fangyuan Mansion did not have much movement except for the rain of arrows at the beginning. In fact, not many people put their eyes on it, after all, such an empty yamen will not have any impact on Fang Yuan City. The news of Yulong Street's search for Ning Du spread widely, after all, Ning Du's appointment with "Sword Seven" a few days ago caused a lot of turmoil in Fangyuan City, and most people also had some impressions of this name. What's more, the high price of Yulong Street is really staggering, attracting countless people to join the search team. Of course, they all got nothing. The strange movement on the lake would soon evolve into countless bizarre legends, but no one would have thought that the Ning Du they were looking for was on a boat by the lake. The dark fire who was confronting Dong Jinwei would not have thought that Ning Du was still alive.
For those who are alive in Yuanshi, this night is another peaceful night.
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After Sima E got the news of Ning Du's disappearance, he hurriedly found Shang Chonggu.
Shang Chonggu was as lazy as ever, lying on the chair boredly, with one foot on the table, sleepy-eyed.
"Senior brother, it's not good, Ning Du is missing. Sima E said in a panic, although he had heard bad news about Ning Du too many times, he was extremely worried every time, and this time was no exception.
"Hmm. Shang Chonggu responded indifferently, and after hearing more similar news, he was not surprised.
"Senior brother, this time it's really missing. Sima E said the news he heard word for word.
Shang Chonggu still didn't care, and he didn't seem to be worried about what would happen to his disciples.
"Senior brother, Ning Du was chased and killed by a Tongxuan Realm, or was it in a place like Fangyuan City, were you so indifferent?" Sima E said anxiously.
"What are you going to do?" Shang Chonggu's tone seemed to have a hint of mockery.
"Go to Fangyuan City now!"
Shang Chonggu sneered and said, "What's the use of going now? If Ning Du can't even pass this level, that's his life." β
"Senior brother, why do you say that!" Sima E was a little angry. "As a teacher, you should have the responsibility to take care of your disciples! How can you let your disciples go untreated like this, how can you say that life and death, blessing and misfortune are fate?"
"Hmm. Shang Chonggu responded lazily.
"Senior brother, it's wrong for you to think like this. Sima E was silent for a moment before continuing. "Senior brother, you always think that your disciples should be how they should be, and the things that you always believe will not change. But there are always unpredictable accidents in this matter, and there are always things that cannot be done by man. You're always like this, you didn't do anything last time, you didn't do anything this time, and one day there will be a big mess! Have you forgotten Ye ......?"
"What do you want to say, huh?" Shang Chonggu frowned and stared at Sima E coldly.
Sima E lowered his head slightly and said, "Since Senior Brother is not going, then I will go by myself." β
Shang Chonggu looked at Sima E's back as he walked out, the anger between his eyebrows did not dissipate, and after a long time, he muttered to himself: "Am I really taking it for granted......
While it is easy to look back on the experiences of successful people as young as young people and discover the qualities that make them successful, it is difficult to choose someone from a group of children who will surely succeed in the future. In the same way, Shang Chonggu measured Ning Du by his own experience, and the things he experienced were naturally nothing in retrospect, but there were too many differences and accidents when it was put on Ning Du.
Thinking of the scene ten years ago, Shang Chong Gu had anger between his eyebrows, and at this time he had to deeply reflect on himself, what happened back then, he did too much inappropriately, if he could be like Sima E at that time, maybe the ending would not be like that.
Shang Chonggu put his feet off the table and walked to the window, thinking silently alone.
"I don't think I can be a hands-off shopkeeper like that. When you come back, you practice right in front of my eyes. β