Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 270 - 268

"The master cannot proceed any further!" Bai Tian’s voice rang out in time.

"Drop the anchor! We can’t go any further." Xiao’er told the helmsmen who had already returned to the deck.

As soon as the ship stopped, Shangguan Xuanyi used his Qinggong, a martial arts technique, to step on the water, leveraging off the reefs to hop onto the sailboat.

Dressed in a long purple robe, he appeared on the deck like a beautiful sight for the crowd of people.

Xiao’er dropped the rope and flew towards him— "Brother Shangguan!"

Shangguan Xuanyi opened his arms to carefully catch the girl’s body. His body tilted backwards slightly due to inertia.

"I finally found you! I was worried sick!" Xiao’er clung to Shangguan Xuanyi’s waist, burying her head in his chest.

At this moment, a heart that had been tense for over a month could finally relax.

Like soothing a baby, Shangguan Xuanyi gently patted Xiao’er’s back, "I’m sorry for making you worry. I’m fine."

"Master!" Zhao Yong and the others bowed, relieved to see their lord unharmed.

"Hail the Sixth Prince!" The soldiers, snapping out of their shock, quickly knelt and bowed.

Seeing this, the helmsmen and sailors also knelt and saluted.

The helmsmen were utterly stunned at this moment!

The Sixth Prince was actually still alive!

His survival was nothing short of a miracle!

And they had indeed found him on this southeastern sea island. No wonder the lady of Rui’an County insisted on coming this way! But how was she so certain that the Sixth Prince was here?

Could it really be as Jiang Tao said, based purely on intuition?

Ah! The Sixth Prince must have saved all sentient beings in his past life, that’s why he could still survive amidst such a storm!

And he seems to be thriving!

Seeing this, Xiao’er gently pushed away from Shangguan Xuanyi and stepped out of his embrace.

"Rise!" Shangguan Xuanyi nodded and put his hands behind his back.

He felt a bit unwilling to let go of Xiao’er, this was the first time she had ever embraced him. freewebnøvel.com

"Sixth Prince, did you come to this island for a vacation?" Di Shaowei looked Shangguan Xuanyi up and down, unable to suppress his mocking tone.

He’d imagined what Shangguan Xuanyi would look like a million times over. With ragged clothes, a body soaked rotten by seawater; a full-bearded face, filled with scars; mentally listless, drearily vulgar; or even completely unrecognizable, only identifiable by the signet ring he wore. But none of these came close to the handsome, elegant, talented, heroic, energetic, vibrant man standing before him. This was simply illogical!

The situation was infuriating!

"It’s outrageous! You look refreshed despite being stranded while I, the rescuer, am in such a dire state. You should..." Di Shaowei looked at himself, soaking wet and disheveled, compared to someone who was full of vitality and dashing. He felt wronged.

"Should what?" Shangguan Xuanyi raised an eyebrow as he looked at Di Shaowei, "Did you hope that I was miserable?"

Feeling a dangerous aura, Di Shaowei quickly corrected himself: "No, absolutely not! Am I that heartless? I believe that the Sixth Prince, under any circumstances, should always look as splendid as the moon and as elegant as the wind..."

"Brother Di, are you reciting a dictionary? Are you sure the phrase ’clear skies and sunshine’ is used like that?" Xiao’er quickly interrupted him, or else he might even say ’talented and cheerful’ and ’living the high-life’.

"Girl, Brother Di has been working non-stop day and night, barely eating or sleeping. My brain isn’t functioning right now and I’m at a loss for words! Didn’t you see it too? You don’t even sympathize with me, and even make fun of me!" Di Shaowei glared at Xiao’er unhappily.

"Brother Di, to realize your mistakes and correct them is virtuous." Xiao’er retorted with a ’you’re not being a good boy’ expression.

Di Shaowei felt aggrieved, this girl had found her person and now had the heart to tease him.

"Shaowei, thank you." Shangguan Xuanyi said sincerely.

"......" When had Shangguan Xuanyi ever spoken to Shaowei like this? Di Shaowei’s nerves smoothed over instantly.

"What’s the fuss? Why the thanks?! Isn’t it only right? Did your brain get washed away by the waves? You sound so strange! Ah, never mind, I’m off to change clothes! Just look at me now, completely ruining my usual debonair image!" He had always been distinguished and wise, good-looking and intelligent. Comparing how he looked now to Shangguan Xuanyi, he felt like he was the one who had been shipwrecked. He could no longer stand his scruffiness.

Di Shaowei’s face turned red due to Shangguan Xuanyi’s words, and in order not to be noticed, he quickly turned around and went back to the cabin after leaving his words behind.

"Brother Di, are you just shy and running away?" Xiao’er provoked him from behind.

Di Shaowei almost tripped in surprise.

The others also found excuses to go inside the cabin to change their clothes.

Even those who didn’t need to change their clothes knew to leave the deck with discretion.

Only the two of them were left on the deck.

"Brother Di spent two months looking for you on the sea." Xiao’er laughed as she looked at the haughty Di Shaowei.

"I know." He noted this favor.

"These past weeks had been tough on you as well." Shangguan Xuanyi cupped Xiao’er’s face, which had grown thinner.

"Absolutely! So, you must never disappear like this again!"

"Okay, I won’t! Xiao’er, have a look at this." Shangguan Xuanyi took out a yellow crystal from his spatial ring.

"A yellow diamond!" Xiao’er extended her hand to receive it. Her eyes glittered brightly.

She seemed to see a future where money flowed endlessly, and riches filled the house.

Shangguan Xuanyi noticed a red brand on the palm of Xiao’er’s hand. He quickly grabbed her wrist, opening her palm, revealing areas where the skin had rubbed off.

"How did you get hurt again?" Couldn’t this girl feel pain?

Looking at the daughters of the ministers in the Imperial Capital, they cried out at the slightest prick, eyes brimming with tears.

But her? Her skin was broken, yet she was still smiling.

He took out the hemostatic healing medicine Xiao’er had given him, and applied it to both her hands.

"There are many reefs under the sea, I didn’t trust anyone else, so I manned the sails myself." Xiao’er said.

Shangguan Xuanyi tightened his hold on her hand upon hearing this. It was all because of him!

"Brother Shangguan, are there still these rough diamonds on the island?" Xiao’er quickly brought the topic back to the main point. Now, their top priority was to mine these diamonds!

She reckoned she would never come to this island again in her life, naturally, they had to dig up all the diamonds on top of it!

An opportunity lost is gone forever!

This was blatantly a chance to get rich!

This diamond was worth even more than silver itself!

"Yes, there are many. I thought they looked like the gems in these rings. When I had spare time, I would dig some up and put them in my storage. I thought I could bring it back for you when I had the chance. You wanted to open a jewelry store, right? If you find them useful, I can dig up more to take back."

"Hurry up and take me to the island! I want to mine the silver!" Xiao’er said impatiently.

Seeing her in such a rush, Shangguan Xuanyi, amused, hooked his arm around her waist, performed his Qinggong, and whisked her to the island.