Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 269 - 267

At the bottom of the sea, numerous irregular stones crisscrossed. Xiao’er and Jiang Tao were straining to control the sails, and to avoid the lethal rocks, the ship was traveling extremely slowly.

Di Shaowei and the soldiers leaned on the ship’s railings, sticking out half of their bodies to stare at the sea.

The black rocks under the sea were faintly visible.

This ship was not loaded with many goods, so it was not sitting deeply in the water.

When the helmsmen occasionally saw the ship’s hull brushing past rocks or the bottom scraping over areas that faintly resembled rocks, they couldn’t help but feel a chill run down their spine, with cold sweats breaking out on their foreheads.

The chief helmsman couldn’t help but wipe the non-existent cold sweat off his forehead, "Should I jump down and check the situation?"

"I’ll go too!" Staying on the ship was too torturous. He was scared out of his wits!

"I think that’s a good idea, pairing up two by two, monitoring the left and right, it’s better than being anxious on the ship!"

"Yes, yes, that’s a good idea! It’s clearer to watch from the water. On the ship, we can only look and feel anxious, but can’t do much about it!"

"Well, we’ll go down first!"

"Okay, come up later, then I’ll take your place!"

"Alright."

...

Of course, Xiao’er had no objections to this.

It was now the peak of summer, and a dip in the sea wouldn’t hurt, as it wouldn’t freeze them.

The people who jumped into the water swam around and, seeing so many rocks, felt even more uneasy than they had on the ship. They thought of their good luck that had kept the ship from running aground so far.

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"Hurry, move a bit to the left, quickly, or we won’t make it... We’re going to crash! Hurry, hurry!" The chief helmsman saw from the water that the ship was about to crash into a sharp rock and was so anxious he started jumping around, pushing the ship with both hands!

The bow of the ship moved its hefty body away from the rock at the last second. The chief helmsman let out a breath. That had nearly scared him to death, it felt like his heart was about to burst!

...

"Ah! There’s another one here, turn right! To the right! Don’t come here, don’t come here... To the right! Didn’t you hear me? ..."

The people on the ship looked at Xiao’er and the others, then at the people frantically gesturing in the water, their hearts just as strained.

"No! Stop! Stop! Stop! Go away! Go over there! Go over there..." The man became incoherent with panic. Where exactly was ’over there’?

Again, informative to the sky, the ground, the water, the birds, the fish, but not the people!

Someone on the ship couldn’t resist cursing: "For fuck’s sake! Where the hell is that ’over there’?"

This was really driving him crazy!

...

"No! We need more people in the water to help push the ship, Quick, Quick, Quick!"

"Can all those who can swim get into the water to help!" Di Shaowei quickly ordered the soldiers.

...

"Xiao’er, how are things going?" Di Shaowei ran over to ask Xiao’er, wondering if they should stop and swim across instead.

But it was too far... how could they swim there?

"Don’t disturb me!"

Ignoring the shouting and screaming from the people in the water, Xiao’er responded to Di Shaowei tersely, then focused completely, her face serious as she quickly calculated, following Bai Tian and Tian Bai’s guidance and instructions with maximum precision to control the sails!

Di Shaowei: "..."

Di Shaowei was now the only one left idle on the deck. Using Qinggong, he leapt towards the distant sea and embarked on his first journey of exploring the rocks!

This island was actually quite large, including the rocks underwater. But the fact that a large part of it was hidden under the water was a huge pain.

The rocks at the bottom of the sea varied in depth. If there were navigation markers, it would still be feasible.

However, for Xiao’er, it was as good as having them even without them!

All difficulties in the world can be overcome by humans!

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Shangguan Xuanyi saw a ship approaching a long time ago. In the two months he had been here, he had spotted two ships in total, both far away from the island. One of the ships sank midway, the other, even further off, sailed away directly.

The distance was too great, even attempting to call for help was futile.

He could vaguely see a bright yellow flag fluttering at the top of the white sails of the approaching ship. Their army flag was of this color.

Had they finally found him?

Shangguan Xuanyi was never worried that no one would come looking for him. His worry was that he didn’t know when they would find him in the vast sea.

Other than a cave that could be used on this rocky island, he didn’t recognize any of the vegetation. He didn’t know what was edible. Apart from occasionally finding some fish, shrimp, and crabs, there was no source of drinkable water!

Therefore, he was fortunate to have the spatial bag from that girl. Without it, he wouldn’t have starved to death, but he would have died of thirst!

"Young Master Shangguan, I saw a ship coming! Can we go home now?" The little boy’s name was Wan Fusheng, he looked up at the man who he was a bit afraid of but greatly admired.

"I don’t know." Shangguan Xuanyi was somewhat certain in his heart, but whether the ship could actually make it was uncertain.

"Oh." Hearing this, the little boy was very disappointed, "Young Master Shangguan, the sun is nearly midway up the sky, I’ll go cook."

This time Shangguan Xuanyi didn’t reply, but just stood there motionless, gazing at the slowly advancing ship in the distance.

Being on this island for two months would make even the most patient person feel bored. Especially when there was someone he had been yearning to see.

He desperately needed to get back. He also didn’t know what that girl would do when she found out he was missing? Would she rush to Nanzhou heedlessly?

If she knew he was missing, what would she do? He had speculated more than once, concluding that she would definitely come to Nanzhou to find him.

Touched by this thought, he looked at the distant ship, a bright light glowing in his eyes.

Wan Fusheng didn’t mind that Young Master Shangguan hadn’t responded. He had already gotten used to days when Young Master Shangguan wouldn’t utter a word.

It didn’t matter if Young Master Shangguan didn’t speak. He could speak to him instead. Days without someone to talk to were unbearably boring.

But sometimes when he spoke to Young Master Shangguan, he would get annoyed by his chatter and tell him to shut up.

Wan Fusheng returned to the cave and began washing rice to cook.

He was so grateful for the cave Brother Shangguan found. Not only did it have rice, flour and other food, but also the stack of food was more than in his own house.

The rice was unlike anything he had seen before; the rice it produced was fragrant, sweet and soft.. He could eat two bowls at a time!

The kitchenware, tableware and everything was complete, even the firewood, rice, oil and salt was abundant! Moreover, everything was even better than what they had at his home! His home’s bowls were chipped, none had a perfect edge, all of them could hurt his mouth.

A large landlord must have lived here. His mother said that only the meals in the house of a large landlord were served with white rice every day!

Moreover, Brother Shangguan would find some vegetables and meat on the island every day.

The food here was even better than at home.

Not only could he eat well, but he could eat plenty!

Wan Fusheng felt that life was wonderful, but no matter how wonderful it was, he hoped to return home soon. He was missing his parents terribly.

When Shangguan Xuanyi returned to the cave, Wan Fusheng had just finished cooking.

The two sat in silence, quietly eating.

In the past, how many grains of rice Wan Fusheng ate in a meal, that’s how many sentences he would speak.

Yet, during their first meal together, upon uttering his first sentence, Young Master Shangguan said coldly: "One should not speak while eating or sleeping!"

After that, he did not dare to speak or even make a noise while eating.

Because Brother Shangguan didn’t make a sound either, and his posture and movements while eating were graceful, no matter how he looked at it!

He was so captivated he even forgot to eat.

After eating, Shangguan Xuanyi went out to look at the ship again. Now he was sure the ship was heading for this island.

Otherwise, after all this time, it would have sailed far away, not come closer.