Chapter 46: Victim
"Master Wang, this thing of yours is really exquisite. Where did you get it? Can you please let me see it?" The man in green looked at the man in red who was holding a slender, hollow golden columnar object.
"Look at you, you look like a pug, haven't you seen this before?" The man in red raised his head and glanced at the man in green, with an arrogant look on his face, his nose almost pointed to the sky.
The man in green seemed to be used to his attitude, and instead attentively poured him water and fanned him.
"I have never seen such things before. You are the only one who deserves them." He was massaging the red shirt's shoulders again.
The man in the red shirt crossed his legs, opened his mouth, and a peeled grape went into his mouth.
He chewed a few times and stroked the golden column. It actually became longer. The man in the red shirt put it on his eyes again, squinting one eye.
"What are you looking at? You know so much. Even if this thing falls into someone else's hands, they may not be as good as you in playing with it!"
The man in green shirt continued to flatter him and massaged his calves.
The man in the red shirt kicked him and asked him to stand up, then handed the thing to him: "Okay, I'll give you a chance to play with it for a while, but don't break it. This is a gift from the emperor."
The man in green opened his mouth in surprise and took the object as if it were an imperial decree.
The red shirt man continued, "This is called a telescope, a Western thing. If you are my follower, don't embarrass me."
"Then how come you have the item bestowed by the emperor? You are really amazing!" The man in green shirt imitated him and put the telescope on his eyes. The man in red shirt helped him adjust it and kicked him on the butt because he didn't know how to use it.
Lying on the chair again,
"The noble lady in the palace, oh no, now I should call her Lady Jiapin,
The Empress is pregnant. When the eunuch came to report it, my father was in the Shangshufang discussing matters with the Emperor. The Emperor was so happy that he gave it to my father as a reward. "Please don't break it for me. I begged for this for a long time before my father gave it to me!" ”
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Wei Qingcheng thought that she could get ashore safely, but unexpectedly, the originally calm water surface became angry, and a strong wind came, howling and sweeping everything on the water. The huge ship was like a lone boat on this vast water, swaying and trembling.
"Lower the sail!" the ship owner shouted, and several nimble crew members climbed up the mast and pulled the rope to lower the foresail.
Suddenly, there was a violent storm with strong winds and thunder. Raindrops as big as soybeans hit the planks of the boat, making the new boat crackle.
"Everyone, don't panic, go back to the cabin!" The boat owner, lying on his stomach, shouted to the panicked crowd.
"What should we do? In this horrible weather, we are not going to get stuck here, are we?"
"What bad luck! What nonsense! It's just a small storm and will pass soon."
"Is there any landing spot nearby? Hurry up and get to the shore!"
"Yes, drive faster and dock. We don't want to sit here anymore!"
In just half a quarter of an hour, the sky was covered by dark clouds, and the distance was gray. People fled everywhere but had nowhere to escape.
"Go and appease the guests!"
The boat owner called a few waiters and asked them to persuade the passengers to go into the cabin. He wiped the rain off his face. If they stood outside, the boat would shake and someone would die if they fell off.
He felt like his heart was about to jump out of his chest. He was looking for a new boat, but he didn't expect to encounter such terrible weather on his first trip.
Wei Qingcheng climbed up the window of the cabin and looked outside.
Xie Jingyu held his hand tightly and said, "Don't be afraid, we will reach the shore safely."
"The cabin is leaking! It's leaking!" Awu rushed in, his clothes hanging on the door. Yi Si helped him pull it down.
"Walk!"
"Run! Ahhh, there's a water leak! If we don't leave, we're going to drown!"
Before the water had seeped in much, people were already screaming and shouting, throwing them into disarray.
Xie Jingyu clenched Wei Qingcheng's hand and held him in his arms.
In this crowded situation, everyone only cared about their own lives. Some people's shoes were stepped on and some people's clothes were torn. Propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame were not as important as life.
The distance from the cabin to the deck was not long, but because of the panic, everyone could hardly move. A crew member reported the situation to the ship owner.
The boat owner, with his big belly and rain on his face, shouted, "We'll be able to reach the shore in another quarter of an hour, don't be afraid!"
Who knew that the crowd became even more panicked, and the boat owner had no choice but to let the waiter yell at them.
"Don't push, you'll die if you keep going like this! Be obedient if you want to live!"
The crowd quieted down a bit, but a few people who were reluctant to leave started to put on airs: "Give us our money back! How do you operate a boat? With this attitude, no one will take your boat again!"
He was scolded by people around him: "You really value money over life. If you don't leave, others will leave."
"Yeah, it's already this late, why are you still being so hypocritical? If you don't leave now, you'll die here!"
The man stopped talking and reluctantly lined up. Under the organization of the waiter, everyone reached the deck safely.
As soon as Wei Qingcheng arrived on the deck, she looked around.
"Awu? Otoshi!"
They stood in the crowded crowd, and Awu answered, "Master, we are here!"
"It's good that they are all here," Wei Qingcheng held Xie Jingyu's hand and couldn't stop trembling.
He had never seen such a large canal in his life in Bian Jing, and now that he had encountered such a canal, he was extremely frightened.
"Qingcheng, we are all here," Xie Jingyu patted his back.
"They're all here. No, the dancer and the drummer are missing!"
Wei Qingcheng was a little worried. If the people were still in the cabin, it would be bad.
Xie Jingyu saw his worry and said, "Don't be afraid, it must be on the deck."
Before Wei Qingcheng could say anything, the waiter came over and organized the people in their group to go to another place.
It's too crowded here, and the uneven weight of the ship makes it sink faster.
Only a small group of people went this time, without Awu and Yisi.
The dancers and drummers squeezed in from somewhere and followed them closely.
When they got to the other place, it was indeed more spacious than the other place. Wei Qingcheng breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the violently shaking water surface and turned his head to ask the dancer when they came.
But the dancer approached Xie Jingyu, with a knife flashing in her sleeves, and swung it towards Xie Jingyu's back.
"Jingyu!"
Wei Qingcheng dragged Xie Jingyu to the side to dodge. As he turned around, the blade sank into his body. Then a big hand pushed him into the water. He actually saw...
That's... the drummer...
...Dancing girl...
...the people he saved with his own hands...
... Can't this ending be changed even if I start over again?
...I just wanted to save people, am I doing something wrong...
...Jingyu, I'm sorry...
The cold water submerged Wei Qingcheng's body.
It's cold. Really cold.
Jingyu, don't cry...
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