Chapter 172
Yin Zheng woke up just as Jiaojiao sat up. Just as he was about to say something, a quick call suddenly rang out and then disappeared, as if someone was strangled by the neck.
Yin Zheng woke up instantly, held his breath and listened, then turned over and prepared to go next door to fetch Qin Mianmian and Shi'an.
As soon as he opened the door, the strong smell of blood made his eyes darken. When he went to the next room to pick up Qin Mianmian and Shi'an, the noise outside became louder.
Someone on the second floor was woken up. He pushed open the door impatiently and was about to call the boatman, but an arrow shot at him at high speed pierced his throat and he could no longer make a sound.
"You two, watch Jiaojiao and don't let her go out!"
After bringing Qin Mianmian and Shi'an over, Yin Zheng hurriedly gave some instructions and walked out.
"Dad, Jiaojiao is going." Jiaojiao, who had just woken up from her sleepy state, raised her fair and tender little face and said anxiously.
"No need." Yin Zheng's tone was flat and his face showed no expression. If he hadn't been poking Jiaojiao's cheek, which was puffed up with dissatisfaction, Shi'an, who couldn't see clearly, might have thought that he didn't like Jiaojiao after hearing his stiff words.
As if feeling that his tone was a bit stiff, Yin Zheng slowed down his tone and added, "Be good."
For Jiaojiao, who had the word "be good" etched in his bones, the word "be good" had a great restraining force. He pursed his lips and hesitated for a while, but finally nodded obediently, reached out and tugged at the corner of his father's clothes, and said eagerly: "Jiaojiao, be good, Daddy will come back soon."
"good."
Yin Zheng turned and pushed open the cabin door. All sorts of noises outside filled his ears. Qin Mianmian and Shi'an subconsciously clenched their hands upon hearing this. Jiaojiao, who was a little scared at first, noticed their fear and quickly crawled over to them, patted their hands, and whispered to them, "Don't be afraid."
"Water bandits! It's water bandits!"
"Be careful of sneak attacks!"
"They're coming over here, there are so many of them!"
“Run!”
Yin Zheng turned around and closed the door to block out the sounds.
On a dark and windy night, flames lit up the river surface, and the entire deck of the ship was in chaos. The smell of blood mixed with the smell of the river made my stomach churn and I wanted to vomit. The heart-wrenching screams could be faintly heard on the shore.
Most of the pirates came up from the front deck and the rear hold, and occasionally some came up from the side of the ship in both places.
Yin Zheng kicked the pirate who rushed towards him to death, picked up the knife in his hand, and walked forward quickly, knocking down many people along the way. The murderous aura on his body was even scarier than that of the pirate.
He was not too far away from the cabin, but was between the cabin and the deck, in a position where he could keep an eye on the cabin at any time.
After getting rid of another pirate who rushed up, Yin Zheng frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong.
When these pirates rushed in front of him, they would inexplicably stop for a moment. This stop made them look like motionless living targets in front of him, without any threat at all.
In the air that Yin Zheng could not see, or that no one could see, there was a fierce consciousness, which could also be called mental power, that was seriously helping his father to hold back the person who was rushing towards him.
When Jiaojiao in the cabin discovered that she could see her father with her eyes closed, she moved forward and rested her head on Qin Mianmian's legs, closing her eyes and looking at her father in her mind.
Qin Mianmian seemed to see Jiaojiao resting her head on his legs, just like seeing his own cat suddenly jump onto his legs to sleep. He subconsciously held his breath and carefully covered Jiaojiao's ears with his hands, fearing that the noisy shouting outside would disturb Jiaojiao.
Jiaojiao looked at her father in a different way. When she saw someone rushing towards her with a ferocious look, she angrily reached out and grabbed the person, not allowing him to use a knife to attack her father.
Yin Zheng, who was unaware of the situation, was chopping things like cutting melons and vegetables outside.
The fire on the boat was fierce. Seeing the fire going up the mast, several boatmen bravely ignored the sparks, found the rope of the sail and cut it with a knife. The flaming canvas immediately collapsed. The thing that the boat had the most on the river was water, so two boatmen immediately scooped water with wooden buckets to put out the fire.
As soon as the fire was put out, I heard a few neighings. I turned my head and saw that the horses in the stable ran out. Fortunately, there were not many horses, so even if they ran out, the chaos caused was not too big.
Yoyo ran out of the stable, looked around, and then followed his sense of smell to find Yin Zheng. Seeing a bandit rushing towards Yin Zheng with a knife in hand, he let out an angry "Yo~", pawed his hooves and rushed forward, pushing the bandit three meters away, and he fell straight into the river.
"..." Yin Zheng, who had hit nothing, fell silent for a moment. He went forward to check Fan Youyou's head and found that nothing was wrong. He planned to throw it away to guard Jiaojiao.
At this moment, the ship shook, and the draft increased. A boatman shouted, "The bottom hold is flooded! A pirate has broken into the bottom of the ship and breached it!"
Yin Zheng, who couldn't swim, had a gloomy face. Just as he was about to find the boatman to ask about the situation, he saw several hooks flying onto the side of the boat, and several big hands grabbed the side of the boat and flipped it over.
On the boat, swords were flying and shouts of killing were deafening. Yin Zheng alone withstood most of the attacks, but he did not expect to encounter a tough pirate. The pirates' eyes were bloodshot and they rushed forward, wishing to cut him into pieces.
The ship was shaking more and more. The rainstorm that had been brewing for a day poured down. Thunder roared. The waves outside the ship were surging. The raging waves hit the ship. The ship shook violently and hit a reef.
The boat tilted immediately afterwards. Seeing this, the pirates shouted and retreated, then turned around and jumped into the river, leaving everyone on the boat in panic.
Yin Zheng's face darkened and he turned around and walked quickly towards the cabin.
The ship was tilting, and the slippery deck made it impossible for people to stand. The heavy rain made it impossible for people to open their eyes. Before Yin Zheng reached the cabin, the ship, which was already shaking violently, tilted again. Jiaojiao and Qin Mianmian, who were sitting on the bed in the cabin, were caught off guard and crashed into the window.
The hull of the ship was tilted, and the window was not closed tightly. Shi'an's face changed drastically. He rushed forward and grabbed Qin Mianmian's clothes. There was a "hiss" sound, and the cloth was torn. Shi'an failed to hold on to the person, and was also pulled down by the force.
Yin Zheng saw this scene as soon as he opened the door. His pupils trembled slightly. He rushed over but it was too late. The three people had already slid out through the window, hit the broken boarding, and slid into the river from the side of the ship.
As soon as they fell into the water, Yin Zheng dived into the water, only half a breath behind them.
It was also because Yin Zheng jumped fast and was heavy. Jiaojiao had just fallen into the water and had not yet choked on the water when he jumped into the water and grabbed her ankle and threw her onto the boat. Seeing this, Youyou on the boat jumped up and caught Jiaojiao.
Jiaojiao, who had choked on the water, turned around and saw his father being swallowed by the raging waves in the dark river. His heart sank: "Dad——"
Liu Jingcheng, who was far away, only dared to ask people to row the boat over after watching the bandits leave.
The closer he got, the more disgusting the smell of blood became, making his stomach churn. He could hear voices desperately calling for help coming from the boat, and people struggling to emerge from the water.
He covered his churning stomach and looked up, and saw a huge white deer standing on the bow of the tilted boat in the sudden downpour, raising its neck and calling. The ethereal deer cry pierced through the rain, and seemed to be mixed with a childish, inaudible cry.
The white deer raised its head and cried, and the rainstorm stopped abruptly as if someone had pressed a switch. Then the waves calmed down and the wind died down. Then big fish emerged from the river one after another and carried up the people who fell into the river.
"Look! Fish! Lots of big fish!"
"They lifted up anyone who fell into the water!"
"Look! The water is calm, not a single wave is visible!"
"It's because of that white deer... no, it's the divine deer!"
"That deer looked unusual. I didn't expect it to be a divine deer!"
Everyone's eyes fell on the white deer standing on the boat, full of disbelief and awe.
Liu Jingcheng listened to the noisy exclamations coming from the boat, and his eyes also fell on the giant white deer, with undisguised love flashing in his eyes.
Liu Jingcheng loved to raise rare creatures since he was a child. In Jiangzhou, he had a yard dedicated to raising various ferocious beasts and rare animals.
Among them was a black panther with smooth skin. Unfortunately, the panther was spotted by his brother and had to be defeated by him. However, he did not expect that he would meet such a deer here this time.
Apart from the scene just now, which was not sure whether it was a coincidence or a miracle, this deer itself is rare enough.
Liu Jingcheng looked at Youyou with surprisingly bright eyes. When Youyou noticed his gaze, she turned her head to look at him and scratched her hoof in dissatisfaction.
Yin Zheng, who was carried out of the river by several fish, immediately set his eyes on Jiaojiao on Youyou's back. He glanced at the rainstorm that suddenly stopped, and suddenly remembered the thunderstorm in Jiayang County that day.
He hadn't connected that thunderstorm with Jiaojiao, but now...
Noticing the fiery gazes on Youyou from the surrounding boats, Yin Zheng's heart tightened and he instinctively felt that something was wrong.
He held Qin Mianmian and Shi'an in his arms, reached out to grab the side of the boat, and with a force, he flipped onto the boat.
Jiaojiao, sitting on Yoyo's back, reached out to Yin Zheng with tears in her eyes, her voice filled with tears: "Daddy, hold me."
Yin Zheng immediately put Qin Mianmian and Shi'an down, reached out to hug Jiaojiao, and then slightly turned sideways to hide him in his arms, instinctively avoiding Jiaojiao from being noticed.
Jiaojiao's little hands buried in his father's arms tightly grasped his father's clothes, and his slightly trembling body told of his fear of losing his father.
Worried that he wouldn't be able to vent his anger, Yin Zheng lifted his head from his arms. Blood trickled down the back of his head, and his large hand stroked Jiaojiao's back soothingly: "It's okay, don't be afraid."
He didn't know how to swim, but fortunately he was calm and didn't panic even after diving into the water. It was just that the waves were too rough and he accidentally hit his head in the water, and the sharp reefs cut a big gash.
Yoyo, who was also a little scared, bit the hem of Yin Zheng's clothes and tugged at them for comfort. Her head was very dizzy, and Yoyo's pulling was not strong enough, so she was ignored by Yin Zheng, who was wholeheartedly focused on Jiaojiao.
When Liu Jingcheng saw this scene while directing his men to bring the boat closer, he said, "Come aboard our boat and rest for a while. The river is cold. It's okay for adults to fall in, but children won't be able to hold on. I've asked someone to make ginger soup and hot water. Come aboard and wash up and change clothes first to avoid catching a cold."
Hearing this, Yin Zheng turned his head to look at him, thought for a moment, and nodded: "Thank you for the trouble."
Then he picked up Qin Mianmian and Shi'an and put them on Youyou's back, and walked over with Jiaojiao in his arms along the prepared planks.
Yin Zheng and his friends boarded the boat, and everyone on the boat looked at Youyou who was following behind him with curiosity.
"Did you raise this deer?" Liu Jingcheng asked with a smile.
"Um."
Liu Jingcheng smiled with satisfaction and walked towards the cabin with Yin Zheng: "You have a head injury. Take the children into the room and change clothes. I will ask someone to bring ginger soup and hot water. Let the doctor take a look at your head injury."
"Thank you very much."
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