==Chapter 39==

"Where's the waiter?" Jiu Niang asked hurriedly.

Seeing that King Chu's face was gloomy, Jiu Niang reacted that Chang Shun might have been tricked, so the movements in the room before must have been made by King Chu. Only then did Jiu Niang realize that the appearance of the King of Chu was a little wolf, his hair was scattered, and his clothes were disheveled, but it was difficult to hide his handsome appearance.

Jiu Niang didn't have time to think about it, so she entered the house, turned around and bolted the door, and then went to the hall to drag a few cases to block the door, and then said: "Cousin, something happened, and Jiu Niang's two maids fainted inexplicably. Jiuniang ran all the way, and there was a dead silence everywhere. However, it seems that someone is coming from below, and there are many people......"

"Chang Shun is also unconscious."

As he spoke, there was a lot of movement outside, and there seemed to be quite a few people running around on the deck below.

The situation is too weird, Xiao Jiuniang can't explain this situation after thinking about it a lot, the only possibility is that either she ran into Shui Kou, or someone came to target this boatload of people, for what is self-evident, if it is not for the Xiao family, it is the King of Chu.

Jiuniang felt that it was the most likely to target the King of Chu, and the King of Chu had been assassinated many times in his previous life.

What to do? What to do?

She walked around the house, and sure enough, she saw Chang Shun fainting on the ground in the middle of the house. Jiuniang rushed over and slapped Chang Shun's face several times, but the other party still didn't react.

There are many kinds of sweat medicines, and generally the common sweat pills can be solved by pouring cold water on the face, but this sweat pills seem to be more advanced. If you are not on this ship, you have all the medicinal materials in your hands, and Xiao Jiuniang has many ways to solve this drug. But now that more than ninety percent of the people on the ship have been hit, and the enemy is about to attack, what should the two of them do if they are young and the other is not good at doing well.

At this moment, a scream pierced the night sky, and Jiu Niang estimated who had not been tricked and heard the movement and went out to see the situation, but was killed by the gang.

She couldn't help but her eyelids jumped, "What about cousin?" Are there anyone else around you? ”

King Chu shook his head, his face gloomy.

As Xiao Jiuniang thought, he also thought that the other party was coming at him, if it was an open attack, there would be many guards on this ship, and it would definitely be difficult to capture, but he never thought that the other party would use such a dirty means to drug the food. In this way, it seems that there should be an internal response from the other party on the ship, but I don't know how the other party is doing, so that all the people on this boat will be hit.

King Chu, like Jiu Niang, also did not have dinner. However, unlike Jiu Niang, Jiu Niang has no appetite, he reads and forgets. At that time, there was a knock on the door outside, but no one had opened the door, and he found that Chang Shun had fainted at some point.

Jiu Niang went to the window, pushed open a window, and looked out.

The location of this room of the King of Chu is unique, outside the window is not a deck, but a suspended state, and under the window is the endless river. Because the building is three stories high, it is nearly ten meters away from the river, which makes people feel afraid when they look at it, not to mention that even if they really jump into the water at this time, one of them is not good at walking, and the other is young, and it is difficult to escape the birth.

In the dark night, a few more screams sounded, lining this inky night, making people's scalps tingle and frightened.

There is no way to escape, is it really sitting still?

Xiao Jiuniang didn't expect that if the other party came against the King of Chu, she might be able to escape this catastrophe if she hid herself. She didn't think about it at all, or she didn't realize it at all, and when she realized that something was wrong, her subconscious reaction was that her master was in danger and she had to go to him.

"Cousin, don't be afraid, Jiu Niang will protect you."

This sentence was accompanied by Jiu Niang's immature girlish voice, which made people feel the urge to laugh. But the king of Chu couldn't laugh at this time, of course he also saw the clue of this qiē.

From the appearance of this 'cousin', the king of Chu thought most about why she came, but he always couldn't figure it out. At this moment, it suddenly dawned on her, in fact, it doesn't matter why she came, at this time, she didn't hide, but came to his side for the first time, regardless of whether she was sincere or fake, or came to ask for help, just by this sentence, does it matter what else matters?

King Chu's dark eyes rolled up, and it seemed that she had made a decision, but Xiao Jiuniang didn't know about it, and seeing that there was no way to escape, she subconsciously pinched the bag of medicinal powder in her sleeve, and stared at the door with tense nerves in her whole body.

The commotion outside was getting louder and louder, mixed with the sound of doors being slammed open in four places, and there were voices of talking, laughter, and footsteps.

The footsteps are getting closer, closer, closer......

"Do you know how to drain water?" The voice of the King of Chu suddenly sounded.

Jiuniang was startled, turned around, and looked at King Chu who was looking out the window.

"Yes."

Xiao Jiuniang can't water in this life, but Xiao Jiuniang in the previous life can. Ever since she was pushed into the lake once and almost drowned, Jiu Niang has learned to swim in private. In the previous life, Xiao Jiuniang had a servant girl who was a southerner, and because there were many rivers and lakes in their hometown, men, women and children were proficient in water, Jiuniang was the one who learned from her, not to mention that the water was very good, but it was not bad.

"It's not far from the shore, it's not difficult to swim to the shore, and before these people come up, let's jump from there, and maybe we can get away with it."

"But ......"

The sentence 'I can't take you' rolled in my throat for a long time, and after seeing a curved foot case on the side, my eyes lit up and I swallowed it. Jiuniang knows very well in her heart that she can only gamble now, if she doesn't gamble, her life will be gone, if she gambles, maybe there is still a glimmer of life.

She rushed to the window in a few steps and looked out, which was particularly quiet because of its location, and it also seemed that the dark and secluded river below was extraordinarily infiltrating.

Jiuniang didn't hesitate any longer, took a deep breath, dragged the curved foot case, lifted it up and threw it out of the window. 'Plop' fell into the water, which was particularly distinct in the dark night, but because of the various noisy sounds outside, it seemed to be without a trace.

Seeing Jiu Niang's actions, King Chu's eyes flashed.

"Cousin, I'll help you, can you do it?"

The king of Chu did not speak, slid the wheelchair to the window, and then with the help of Jiu Niang, he supported the windowsill with both arms. This move was extremely difficult, and it also made him look extremely wolf, as if the layer of aura that always surrounded his body was suddenly gone.

Jiu Niang vigorously supported the King of Chu and made him sit on the edge of the window. Fortunately, she has a lot of strength, and the King of Chu is also thin, but it is not too difficult. Even so, she was exhausted and panting, and her face was red.

"Cousin, do you know how to water?" Looking out the window, Jiu Niang asked with a smile, her fingers unconsciously pinching King Chu's arm.

"Yes." The King of Chu, who was sitting on the edge of the window, nodded, his expression was extremely solemn, "I'll go down first, you jump again, you must not faint after you jump, I need you to push that case over to me, if you faint, we will both die." ”

"Okay, Jiuniang must not faint." She nodded cautiously.

King Chu glanced at her again, and then supported her with his hand, and Jiu Niang lifted his leg with both hands and feet.

The king of Chu fell out.

At the moment when King Chu disappeared, Xiao Jiuniang subconsciously closed her eyes, she didn't look out the window, took a deep breath, pulled off the tulle next to her, twisted it into a strip, and tied it to herself. When she was about to jump down, she seemed to think of something, and hurriedly ran over to push several windows open, and then found a closer window, and jumped down without hesitation.

At the moment of jumping, Xiao Jiuniang bit her tongue fiercely.

The wind swept through my ears at a rapid pace, followed by a sharp pain and dizziness. Jiuniang still found a favorable position before jumping, according to the servant girl in her previous life, the narrower the force surface when jumping into the water, the better, and it must not be a straight body or a back down.

A cold suddenly enveloped Jiu Niang's whole body, and because of the pain on her tongue, her mind remained clear. She was anxious, and when she had recovered her strength, she stuck her head out of the water and hurriedly looked around. After seeing the shadow not far away, he crossed over without hesitation.

At first, Jiu Niang's movements were not neat, although it was the end of summer, but in the end the water was cold, and this body would not be watery. Fortunately, it only took a few strokes to regain her memory, so Jiu Niang quickly swam to the shadow.

took a closer look, and sure enough, it was King Chu, his condition was not bad, and he was half lying on the low table that Jiu Niang had thrown down before.

At this time, the king of Chu was extremely wolf, his face was pale, and his whole person was like a chicken in soup, and his long black hair was all wet with water, turning into strands and sticking to his handsome face. The clothes were disheveled, and the placket was half open, revealing a slender neck and a not strong chest. The collarbone of the king of Chu is very straight, in two straight lines, which makes him a strange sense of thinness when he is still a teenager.

The moonlight was extremely beautiful, and the pale silver moonlight shone on the water, shining on the king of Chu, who was extremely wolf at this time. He was half-lying on a wooden low table, like a legendary water demon.

Jiuniang smiled, "Cousin, can you still hold on?" ”

In this case, she still has the mentality of wanting to make fun of King Chu, and I don't know if she is enjoying herself or being nervous.

The king of Chu glanced at her, and it was this glance that made her hurriedly straighten up and swim over.

After that, with the help of Xiao Jiuniang and the efforts of the King of Chu himself, the King of Chu climbed on the case with a wolf. This case is not big or small, it is slender, just enough for the King of Chu to lie half-on it, but the part below the calf is still hanging on the water.

Jiu Niang took a deep breath and tried to drag the case, and sure enough, as she thought before, the buoyancy of the water allowed her to drive the case very lightly, even if there was an extra King of Chu on it, there was still more power.

She didn't have time to think about it, for fear that the people on the boat would find them, so she hurriedly handed the rope twisted by the curtain tied to her body to the king of Chu, tied the other end to her waist, recognized the direction, and swam forward.

The night was dark, the water was cold, and although the moonlight was good, the surrounding situation could probably be seen, but further away it was dark.

Jiu Niang swam, kept swimming, and when she began to swim, she realized that it didn't seem to be as easy as she thought.

The water is turbulent, and it is not obvious when I look at the river on weekdays, but when I go into the water, I find an undercurrent under the river. She broke through the water, and brought another person behind her, fortunately, there was something that could float to lose weight, otherwise Jiu Niang would not dare to imagine. Even so, she felt that it was very draining.

"Cousin, are you okay?" Seeing that the person behind him had not spoken, Jiu Niang asked.

"I'm fine."

The king of Chu dragged the rope twisted by the gauze curtain with one hand, and firmly grasped one of the legs of the desk with the other hand, lying on the table in an extremely indecent posture. The king of Chu, who has always been noble and handsome, has ever faced such a dilemma, and if outsiders see it, they will be very surprised by his wolf appearance at this time.

"Cousin, if you don't feel well, tie that rope to the table. But be sure to tie it tightly, I can't take care of you, be careful that it will float away with the current when the time comes. ”

This is indeed a way, the rope is tied to the table, and you can move with the king of Chu on the table, which is better than the king of Chu having to tighten the rope on the one hand, and fixing himself on the table on the other hand.

Feeling that someone was moving behind her, after a while, Jiu Niang really felt that the weight on her waist had lightened. She smiled, spat out the water in her mouth, and continued to swim forward.

……

Jiuniang felt chills all over her body, but she didn't dare to think about it, she just swam forward desperately.

"Cousin, do you think we can swim to shore?"

Darkness represents the unknown, and darkness always makes people feel apprehensive and afraid, especially in this situation, Xiao Jiuniang feels very panicked.

"Absolutely."

The King of Chu, who was half-lying on the desk in an extremely funny posture, looked at the little head that was exposed to the water in front of him, and said in a decisive manner.

……

Jiu Niang felt that her swimming speed was getting slower and slower, and she was getting more and more tired, and the case table behind her seemed to be heavy as if it had been added to the iron.

It's cold......

The river water seemed to be frozen, and it was cold to the bone......

Jiu Niang couldn't help but shiver, and then shivered, and her hands and feet mechanically swiped forward......

Why not?

……

"If you're tired, stop and rest."

King Chu's voice flickered into Jiu Niang's ears, and she couldn't help but pause, and was hit on the head by the case that came with inertia behind her.

It hurt, but it made her sober up, and her heart was turbulent. She could feel herself getting colder and colder, as if her body was frozen, and the cold froze her body, and it made her think more and more slowly, and it felt like her thoughts were pulling away from her body......

She shook her head vigorously, bit the tip of her tongue hard, and swiped forward.

It's almost there, and you'll be able to get to the shore soon......

Jiuniang gasped and said to herself.

She thought that this was her own heart, but she didn't know that she muttered and was taken into her ears by the King of Chu behind her.

……

Xiao Jiuniang had a feeling of almost suffocation, this feeling was not a breathing restriction, but a sense of crisis that was about to disappear and the seemingly endless river.

She didn't know when she would be able to get to shore, and she felt as if she was getting farther and farther from the shore......

Why not?

"Cousin, you promise me, if we get out of danger this time, don't let go of any of those bastards, and you have to cut them with a thousand knives to become ......"

"Okay."

"These damn bastards, those who kill a thousand knives, the turtle grandson who can't be overblown by thunder and thunder in the sky......" Xiao Jiuniang scolded all the foul words she knew and cursed, as if this would give her endless motivation, "If the old lady can survive this time, she will definitely chop them up, chop them up......"

“……”

"Who the hell am I recruiting to provoke whom, why don't you let me go...... I'm just looking for a backer......"

“……”

“…… Mu Jinting, in order to save you, I put myself on the ...... You must remember it......"

“……”

“…… If you dare to forget, I won't let you go......"

“…… One Mrs. Rongguo is not enough, let's come to ten......"

“…… Master...... I'm so cold...... Xiao Jiu'er felt like she was dying, just like that time......"

……

"We're on the shore, look!"

"Really?" Xiao Jiuniang muttered unconsciously, a light flashed in her suddenly confused eyes, and the movements that were about to stop were struggling again.

When they arrived, they came to the shore, and they didn't have to die......

In a trance, Xiao Jiuniang seemed to feel that her feet touched the ground, and she stepped down, but she was a little unsteady. After swimming a few more meters, I gradually stepped on the ground.

Suddenly, she seemed to have infinite strength again, and she dragged the rope around her waist as she walked forward, the water getting shallower and shallower, gradually sinking from her calves to her feet. The further she walked, the heavier the weight behind her became, and a trance smile appeared on Jiu Niang's face, she knew that this was really ashore.

Here is a large area of reeds, more than one person tall reeds fluttering in the wind, in the dark night as if gathering countless demons and monsters, but in Xiao Jiuniang's eyes, it is life.

It's almost there, it's almost there......

She dragged the case into the reeds as hard as she could, and then planted herself on the ground.

"I can't do it anymore, let me take a break, you take this, if someone comes, spill it out......"

Before fainting, Jiu Niang stuffed a small piece of oil paper into the hand of King Chu.

*

When Chang Shun led people to find the King of Chu, he saw such a picture-

The king of Chu described falling to the ground in disarray, covered in mud, and nothing was clean from head to toe. He was half-sideways, and a small figure curled up in his arms that also looked down on his face. Qingjun's face was covered with mud, but it had dried up and formed a shell. Even so, it couldn't hide his noble temperament, he half-closed his eyes, and when he felt someone coming, he suddenly opened his eyes, and a sharp light bloomed in his eyes......

"Your Highness......" Chang Shun trembled his voice and knelt down.

Someone behind him had already run away in surprise to report the news, and a 'found' voice broke through the early morning silence.

"Find the doctor, she has a fever."

It wasn't until Chang Shun pounced that King Chu let go of his arm and exposed the little man in his arms.

That person was the same as the King of Chu, his hair was scattered, and he was covered in mud, but he had a very clean face, a white little face, delicate eyebrows and eyes, but the beautiful eyes were tightly closed, with an abnormal flush on his face, his brows were tightly locked, and his lips were white.

"Nine Ladies ......"

*

Jiu Niang felt that she was hot......

It was as if she was in a furnace, and there was hot magma everywhere, so that she couldn't think, so she could only be groggy with the scorching heat......

Is she dead?

Many, many images flashed through my mind, but I couldn't stop......

It's hot......

It's so hot......

"Why is it still not feverish?"

Looking at the person on the couch with a flushed face and churning endlessly, the King of Chu asked with a twisted eyebrow.

"Doctor Liu said that Jiu Niangzi was too cold to cause fever. The antipyretic decoction has been taken, and it will take time to ......"

"How's it going?"

Chang Shun hesitated for a moment before he spoke: "There are indeed dead people on the ship, but when the slave and maid go down to investigate, they have already been cleaned up. Yesterday the slave fainted, and finally was woken up, the people of the Xiao family said that someone attacked our ship with a combination of inside and outside, and the medicine was placed in the water tank used for cooking dinner yesterday, so many people were recruited, but there were still some people on duty who were not recruited, fortunately, there were these guards of the Xiao family, and those attackers were repelled......"

After speaking, Chang Shun paused, "The slave always feels that this matter is not so simple, the Xiao family said that there were people who attacked at night, even if there were people who should cooperate with the outside, so how did those people come here?" This is on the river, not on land, it is impossible to come and go without a trace, there must be tools. The other party must have a boat, and since it was repulsed, it was natural to leave by boat, but the Xiao family did not seem to have the intention of pursuing. And the slave and maid also searched around the ship, and there was no trace left on the ship......"

King Chu's gaze froze.

If there are many people fighting, there will inevitably be traces left, and the other party is a group of people, and there are also a group of guards resisting here, how can there be no traces left, this is on the ship after all. And the whole thing is too weird, someone came to find it at that time, Xiao Jiuniang was unconscious, she couldn't move, King Chu thought of many situations, but he never expected that Chang Shun and the Xiao family would find it. From the time they fled the ship to the time the Xiao family found them, it was only a few hours apart, and the Xiao family's speed was too fast......

Of course, this qiē can also be said that the king of Chu and Xiao Jiuniang are lucky, they were not drowned in the water, nor were they frozen to death, they are really lucky. But this luck always reveals a strange atmosphere......

"It's hot, it's hot......"

The muttering of the person on the couch broke King Chu's thoughts, he frowned and glanced at the red face of the person on the couch, and said in a deep voice: "Let Imperial Doctor Liu think of a way to reduce her fever." ”

After a pause, "Let people pay attention to Xiao Heng and the movements in the capital." ”

"Yes."