Chapter XXVII
Purple Shadow stood at the bow of the boat, a large hole in the left side of the hull had been knocked out of the reef, and the river was whirring into the cabin, and several boatmen were fluttering in the water, trying to plug the hole. However, due to the fierce tide, several boatmen were swept away by the waves, and then slapped on the reef fiercely, splashing red waves, which was very miserable.
"Arrange for a few water-based shadow guards to go down. Purple Shadow commanded.
Huo Wu replied, "Two people have already gone out on a mission, and one person has already gone down to rescue." The rest of the water is not good, the wind and waves are too strong, and it will not help if you go down. ”
They didn't expect that something would happen to the ship, and they didn't take into account the question of whether the shadow guards were accustomed to water when screening the number of people, and now after careful calculation, there are only three shadow guards on the ship who can come in handy, and what is even more nervous is that two of them have already gone on a mission, leaving only the one shadow guard fluttering in the water.
It has been rescuing since the beginning of the reef, half an hour has passed, the situation is urgent, if the loophole can not be repaired in time, the shipwreck is in front of you, and the whole ship will be ......
"I'm very watery, let me go down!" Oriyuki's voice sounded behind him.
Ziying turned around, but saw Zhixue standing behind him in plain white clothes. It seemed that the flush on her face had not completely faded, and she just glanced at him and hurriedly dodged it. The slightly shy eyes and affirmative tone made Ziying's heart churn again.
"What are you messing with here?" Purple Shadow's tone was slightly reprimanding.
Zhixue still made up her mind, and the urgency of the situation did not allow her to think about it.
"If the ship sinks, everyone will die! Believe me, I can do it!" Zhixue threw a determined look at Ziying, and plunged headlong into the water with a thud.
Ziying nervously immediately chased to the bow of the boat and looked into the water, how could I not believe you! It's just that she just woke up and her body was weak, how could she withstand the cold of the autumn water and the lapping of the fierce waves?
Huo Wu thought that Childe was going to jump too, so he quickly grabbed him. "Childe, you're not good at water! ”
Purple Shadow stared at the churning river with wide eyes, was this woman too confident? Did she really think that she would die every time? He felt as if he was being pulled by something, and he was very uneasy.
Zhixue is very conspicuous in white, and her skillful movements come and go freely in the water, whether it is to help repair the boat or rescue the boatman who was swept away, she is handy.
After some emergency rescue, the hole in the cabin was finally repaired. The materials were insufficient and the repairs were in a hurry, and the boat was still leaking, but the servants had been arranged to take turns to clean up the stagnant water, and it was barely able to move. Fortunately, it was only the utility room and some shadow guards' rooms that were flooded, and there was nothing to lose except for a few boatmen who were swept away by the waves.
Purple Shadow stood at the bow of the boat and watched as Weaver Snow was slowly climbed to the bow of the boat by the other shadow guards, and knelt in front of Purple Shadow full of exhaustion. Her plain white pajamas were already soaking wet, and the drops of water from her hair dripped down her cheeks, slowly slid down her chin, and from her chin to her chest, all the way into her clothes. The white clothes were very transparent in the light of the lamp, and her thin figure was in full view. Purple Shadow quickly took off the cloak on her body and wrapped it around her, taking the almost unconscious Weaving Snow into her arms.
"This time it's really thanks to the Snow Maiden. "A shadow guard is also tired and weak.
"Reward!" Zi Ying just dropped a word, and then picked up the exhausted Weaving Snow and strode into the cabin, thinking that there was a stove in his room, but he didn't care about the identity of the master and servant and put Weaving Xue on his bed. He picked up a cotton handkerchief and gently wiped away the water droplets on Zhixue's face.
Zhixue frowned and trembled. She bit her lower lip fiercely, and her bloodless lips were now bright red by herself.
Purple Shadow held her cold hand, and there was a faint pain in her heart, as if she was about to lose something important.
The door was gently pushed open, and Huo Wu brought a quilt and walked in slowly. She watched Purple Shadow guard the weaving snow inch by inch, and she didn't even relax her eyes in the slightest.
She put the quilt aside, picked up a set of clean clothes and looked at Ziying, then looked at Zhixue who was lying on the bed and fell asleep, and asked lightly, "Do you want to avoid it?"
Ziying didn't speak, he looked at Zhixue with his eyes slightly closed, his heart repeatedly hesitated and struggled, but he still suppressed the anxiety in his heart and slowly withdrew from his room and closed the door with his hand.
Fire Dance saw the door shut, and the smile on her face stiffened.
She slowly untied Oriyuki's belt, but Zhixue grabbed her wrist violently. Zhixue opened her eyes and saw that it was Fire Dance, so she was relieved.
"There is a ...... of labor" spit out a sentence weakly, and he almost fell unconscious.
Zhi Xue knew very well in her heart that the internal force she had just used was not enough to hurt Huo Wu in the slightest, which showed how powerful Huo Wu was.
Seeing her soaked clothes being taken off one by one, Zhixue was still very embarrassed, although they were both women, she still felt very awkward. But he didn't have the strength to make any moves, so he could only be at the mercy of the fire dance.
Fire Dance smiled and didn't speak. changed her clothes for Zhixue, but saw her look drowsy, touched her forehead with cold hands, but was startled by her hot temperature, turned over the medicine box on the table, brought pills and fed her to eat, and took care of her carefully until her body temperature returned to normal.
She looked at the sleeping Oriyuki and smiled. It's a good thing to be sick! Childe's nervous expression, she looked very fresh.
The purple shadow standing at the bow of the boat, facing the cold wind of the early morning, seemed to be a little tired, and his eyes were blank.
Fire Dance walked up behind him lightly, "Childe. ”
"How is she?" Purple Shadow looked at the place where the water and the sky met, where the sun was about to rise. Adjusting his tone, he asked with a pretended lightheartedness.
"I've got a fever and I'm still sleeping, Childe hasn't slept all night, do you want to go to my room to rest for a while?" Huo Wu looked at Ziying's side face with a faint smile on his face.
Purple Shadow sighed, "No need. The ship is badly damaged, we need to rush to the Dragon Stream as soon as possible to repair it, how long will it take to get there?"
Huo Wu looked at the faintly shining stars in the sky and replied, "It will take three days." ”
"I can't wait three days. Purple Shadow sighed again. The hull of the ship is still seeping water, and if it does not arrive at the Dragon Stream as soon as possible, it will definitely sink.
Huo Wu looked at Purple Shadow with a sad face, and she also became anxious.
"Where's the weaving rain?" called the purple shadow.
"Childe. As if he appeared out of thin air, Zhiyu came out of nowhere and knelt on one knee and bowed his head to listen to the order.
"Remove the unimportant things on the boat and reduce the weight of the hull. In addition, additional manpower will be assigned to drain the water day and night, and the stagnant water must not flood the second-floor cabin. Also, it may be helpful to arrange a shadow guard with good water quality to see if there are any boats nearby. ”
"Yes. Weaving rain took the order and left.
Purple Shadow glanced at Fire Dance, "You can go down and rest too." ”
Fire Dance bowed and turned to walk into the cabin.
Before the hour came, the gray veil covering the water and sky gradually faded. The red patch disappeared, and at some point a semicircular red sun arched out. Ziying had never found that the sun at this time was not dazzling, and there was another beautiful scenery, which was really surprising to see it with her own eyes for the first time.
Oriyuki had a dream.
Endless night and endless abyss, she doesn't stop falling. Fear caused her to scream, but there was no response around her, and all her voices were swallowed up in the dark abyss.
Falling into the river with a thud, he finally got out of the dark abyss.
She hugged a rock that was out of the water, shivering with cold. In the fog, she saw a group of people burning torches, searching by the river, and seemed to shout whose names.
"Cher...... Xue'er ...... "The voice is getting farther and farther away, are you looking for me again?" she shouted anxiously, "I'm here, I... Here it is...... Help me, don't leave me behind......"
A huge wave crashed over, and she was swept back into the water by the rapids.
Kept drinking, suffocated, and then hit his head uncontrollably on the reef.
When she was about to lose consciousness, she saw a woman's blurred face, she clutched her hand on the edge of the cliff, and cried out heartbreakingly, "Cher......"
In the end, I let go of my hand from exhaustion...
Don't leave me behind...... Take me away! The cliffs are dark, the river is cold and cold...
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In a trance, as if she heard the sound of weaving snow, Purple Shadow hurried back to her room. Only then did I find out that this woman actually had the bad habit of kicking the bedding, and his movements were particularly clumsy when he had never covered others with quilts.
Seeing that her face was slightly red and her breath was even, he stroked her forehead, and there was a warm warmth that made him comfortable. The corners of his mouth inadvertently raised a smile, and the anxiety in his heart disappeared instantly.
"Don't leave me... Take me with you......" Zhixue Meng muttered a few words.
Purple Shadow froze for a moment, remembering what had happened before.
In the middle of the night, he had seen her on the top of the boat more than once trying to escape by forced swimming. But this section of the Peach Blossom River is the widest, I'm afraid she won't be able to dock for two or three days, and she will starve to death if she doesn't get tired to death. Then I watched her swim back and quietly return to her room.
Then he listened to the servants in the mansion talk about this new first-class shadow guard, as if he wanted to escape, occasionally asking about the surrounding terrain, and occasionally climbing the tower to look.
Purple Shadow didn't understand what made her so dissatisfied, that she was so disgusted, that he wanted to run away all the time, was he so annoying?
I saw her fingers pinching her palms tightly, and her joints turned white. He couldn't bear it, and forcefully pushed away her clenched fists and held her warm hand in the palm of his hand. The sleeping man seemed to feel some peace of mind, and whispered "Childe" again, and then fell asleep.
She actually shouted to herself in her dream! Purple Shadow was inexplicably happy in her heart!
However, just a moment later, Ziying looked at her appearance with some shock, as if she was angry again, why did she do this to this woman?
put her hand into the quilt, and pressed the horns firmly as if she was not at ease, and then she got angry with herself and threw her sleeves away.