Shen Huanzhi would never forget this scene even if he were to die.
It should be said that everything around him had stopped, he did not remember when she gave the order to shoot, nor did she remember how Fang Yu pounced over, she even suspected that he was seeing things, the night was dark and the wind was biting cold, his eyes were shrouded in mist.
Was the one that fell Xi? How could she fall?
Half of Fang Yu's body was stretched out outside the boat, and a pair of hands were suddenly placed on the boat deck. The water was really cold, and the bone-piercing coldness spread inside her head, calling back her consciousness.
What had she done?
Fang Yu chose the best time to pounce forward. Although the position was a bit dangerous, it was still better if Gu Qing did not move, because once he reacted faster than his, Xie Jingxi would be in danger, and as long as he had a chance, he would fight for a chance. She had already taken into account the distance, and even the coordination of the archers, but he had underestimated Gu Qing's vigilance.
Fang Yu had guessed that Gu Qing's body was poisoned, she had easily poisoned Fang Dai previously, she had always thought that Fang Dai did not have much time left, but at this moment, she realized, it was truly hard to guard against.
Even so, she still gave Gu Qing a chance to catch his breath, and quickly flung Xie Jingxi to the side. In that moment, Fang Yu was unable to grab hold of her, and the corner of her clothes slipped out from her finger, as she helplessly watched Xie Jingxi get flung out.
The place Gu Qing stood was close to the boat shield, it was unknown whether he used too much strength or was out of habit, but Xie Jingxi was flung out of the boat, suspended in the air outside the boat. Due to the boat's shallow body, half of Xie Jingxi's body had already fallen into the water, so her hands tightly grabbed onto the boat, and she could not help but slide down.
Fang Yu was so scared that she almost went mad, he did not care about Gu Qing who was at her side and risked being severely injured by his hands to fish them out of the water. Gu Qing struck heavily behind her back, causing Fang Yu to nearly spit out blood, and if not for the arrows released by the archers, she would not have been able to escape death. Gu Qing tumbled on the boat, diving into the water head first, causing Shen Huanzhi to lose his figure.
Shen Huanzhi stared at the previous torrent of water, his heart sinking to the bottom, without thinking he jumped in, swimming desperately towards the direction she disappeared to, but even if he jumped in time, he did not find Xie Jingxi when he entered the water, it was hard to see underwater, it was even harder to find his.
At this moment, Gu Yun was still in the capital's Suddenness Garden, and as all the people Fang Yu had brought were kidnapped, the news had already spread for three days. When Xie Jingxi found out that she had gone missing in the water, she immediately vomited blood.
Zhao Zhang was currently panicking and at a loss as to what to do. What had happened to his wife was nothing like what had happened to her, so no matter how big the problem was, he could answer it in front of the master and servants, but his wife … It was their master's life.
Zhao Zhang trembled as he went to find him some medicine. Old Master Zhang had said this before, he was afraid that the poison in his blood would rush into his heart, and as a result, enter his heart. The consequences would be … He didn't dare to think about it.
"Master, don't worry, I will lead the way right now. Our Lady's lucky fate will be fine, Young Master Shen has already personally gone to look for her, the Right Shore Merchant Union has many people, finding one will not be a problem."
Gu Yun grabbed his arm to compose himself, and his face was already expressionless, "Let's go to the Azure Province now."
It had already been six or seven days since Xie Jingxi had disappeared. If they were on the water, they would either find him immediately or never find him again, and after wasting so much time, their chances of surviving would already be slim. However, Gu Yun did not believe it, because he did not believe that this was the result the heavens had given them.
It extended from the place where it disappeared to the entire Riverside Prefecture, even to places such as Shandong. Along with the people in Right Shore Merchant Union, there were countless people who had to move their numbers, as if they were looking for heaven and earth to overturn it. I want to see him too.
Shen Huanzhi also went missing the second time he went into the water to look for someone, but he did not say anything, it could be said that in the past few days, other than commanding the people to look for someone, he did not say anything unnecessary. When Zhao Zhang was looking for someone, he kept on staring at him, forcing him to eat and drink a little, but he knew, Gu Yun would not be able to sleep even if he had his eyes closed, and the amount of food he was carrying out became more and more, and sometimes, he did not even use his chopsticks, or else.
On the very first day they had arrived at the Azure Province, Fang Yu was kneeling outside the door. For two to three days, Gu Yun had not spoken a single word to her, and with Fang Yu's stubborn temper, she continued to kneel just like that, even though Dong Ri's weather was so cold, her entire body had already stiffened into a rock, and her face was devoid of human color. Zhao Zhang could not bear to watch anymore, and advised her, "Fang Yu, you should stop messing around with me.
Gu Yun would never forgive her, Fang Yu was clear in her heart, regardless of whether the Madam could find him, the First Young Master would never forgive her, it would be fine if he really wanted to beat her up, but even if he were to cut her up twice, she would still recognize it. He might ignore him, but the Eldest Young Master's meaning was very clear, she was no longer his subordinate.
She wanted to cry for the first time, but she couldn't. She made up her mind, stood up with her stiff legs, and stumbled out, walking far away. After that, she turned around, looked back, gritted her teeth, and left without looking back. If Madam really could not find him back, then she would have to compensate him with her life sooner or later, but before that, she had to kill Gu Qing for her revenge.
When Shen Huanzhi regained his senses, he was lying on a riverbank that no one was on. His entire body was already so cold that it was numb, and he couldn't feel any pain or pain at all. He could only absorb the warmth of the sun as much as he could, and then, his fingers and toes slowly felt sensation.
Shen Huanzhi rubbed his swollen head as he recalled everything that had happened to him. The first time he jumped into the water, he followed Xi, and only floated back up after he used up all his energy. He couldn't find the person he was looking for, so he went back to the boat and ordered everything, including asking Song Yanchen to send people to help him, as well as to prepare for him to enter the water again.
The boat had been following him all this time, and several of the best swimmers had gone into the water with him. For safety's sake, each of them was tied up with a rope, but he had found someone who wanted to cut the rope in half and then encountered a sudden torrent.
Shen Huanzhi observed his surroundings, which was completely empty. He did not know where he was at the moment, and he did not know whether Xie Jingxi would be like him, swept up onto the riverbank, so Shen Huanzhi decided to look around. If he was lucky enough to meet someone, he might be able to contact them.
Shen Huanzhi was located further away from the village, so he hadn't noticed anyone for a long time. He walked along the riverbank for a long time, and when he arrived late at night, he finally found a small fishing boat that was returning. Shen Huanzhi was overjoyed.
The fishing boat was really small, and on the boat was an elderly couple, and the couple only managed to get a few small fish for a day. Seeing that, Shen Huanzhi was disappointed, as this meant that the place had to be extremely remote, but for fishing villages with a bit of size, water beauties and fishes, life was very good, with fewer people and fewer boats, and fewer contacts with the outside world, it might not be discovered so easily.
However, he had never heard of the name of the village, so the fishermen's words were unclear. The furthest he could tell was that there was a Quadruple Town tens of kilometers away, and this was the furthest place they had ever been, so much that they did not even know which prefecture or county the Quadruple Town belonged to.
Since he could not get a clear answer out of them at the moment, Shen Huanzhi asked them about something else, "Old man, are there any other fishermen in the village?"
The fisherman waved his hand at him, "Not much, the fish here are pitifully young. Those who can't count on us all go out to work. Besides us, there's no other way to survive. Who would suffer like this?"
"Then you two will leave the ship every day. Did you notice anyone else? Even an outsider like me might have been washed away by the water."
The old couple looked at each other and shook their heads, "No, this is the size of the village, and there is an outsider coming in, everyone must know. In any case, we didn't see any outsider rushing in here, there were once in a while, but most of them are dead people, so we won't be able to survive."
unconsciously frowned. If Xi did not rush over here, then it would be even more troublesome, he herself did not know how to leave, nor did she know how to save others. But no matter what, since he could be washed ashore alive, there was at least half a chance that Xi could survive.
Seeing that it was getting late, Shen Huanzhi decided to stay the night in the village. The old couple were initially hesitant, because having an extra person to eat was not something they could handle. Shen Huanzhi did not have any money on him, but he still had a jade pendant on him.