Ren Yaoqi had no time to react at this moment, because the boat suddenly tilted to one side. The screams that came one after another could almost make a person deaf. She only felt a spinning sensation, and Xiao Jingxi pulled her to the side, avoiding the low table and other heavy objects that slid over as the boat tilted.
A vase that was originally placed in the corner was smashed, and the fragments flew towards where the two were. Ren Yaoqi buried her head in the chest of the person on her body. The originally light medicinal fragrance suddenly became strong. Ren Yaoqi was a little dazed until she heard a light hum, and a drop of warm liquid splashed on her cheek, scalding her.
He immediately raised his eyes, and his gaze fell on the side of the neck of the person in front of him. There was a bloodstain on it. It was not too deep but somewhat shocking. Blood was oozing out of the wound. It should have been scratched by the flying porcelain fragments.
"Are you hurt?" Xiao Jingxi asked while looking at her.
Although the boat was still unstable, they had already moved to an open area with no debris around.
Ren Yaoqi shook his head: "I'm fine, you're bleeding..."
Xiao Jingxi reached out and pulled her up, smiling gently as if to comfort her: "It's okay."
"What's going on?" Xiao Jinglin, who was standing not far away holding the window frame, asked coldly.
Xiao Jinglin was very skilled, and she had already dodged the attack while Xiao Jingxi was pulling Ren Yaoqi away. The maids serving on the boat also hid in the corner, and except for two or three who were hit by objects, no one was seriously injured.
The arc of the ship's swaying had gradually subsided. Xiao Jingxi stood up and looked outside, his brows slightly furrowed. "Someone used explosives."
Ren Yaoqi also climbed up. Because the boat was still a little unstable, Xiao Jingxi subconsciously helped her. When his hand touched her, he felt something was wrong, but he still let go of her hand after the person stood firmly.
Ren Yaoqi pretended to be calm and looked at the river outside, but he couldn't help frowning.
Their large boat was parked not far from the finish line, and therefore close to the dragon boats. Most of the dragon boats had been flipped over by the explosion. Two or three boats near the finish line were even shattered or broken apart. The water was littered with driftwood and people thrashing and screaming. The faint red tint in the water suggested injuries, but it was unclear if anyone had died.
Although their big ship was affected, fortunately they escaped unharmed. However, they could still hear the loud screams and cries for help from the young masters and ladies on the next floor.
The people on the platform also became a mess, and the scene was in chaos.
The large ship they were on was not far from the shore. Someone had already lowered the planks, and the frightened young men and women were all rushing to get ashore. Occasionally, there was the sound of someone "splashing" into the water.
Xiao Jingxi and Xiao Jinglin, brother and sister, were very calm and didn't rush to get off the boat. They just looked at the chaotic scene outside, wondering what was going on.
Ren Yaoqi was just frightened just now, and now that he has calmed down, he can't help but think carefully about what happened here today.
In her previous life, she had never come to watch a dragon boat race, and she had no recollection of such an emergency occurring in any year's dragon boat race.
Looking at the dragon boat overturned on the river, Ren Yaoqi was very surprised.
There was such a big noise and gunpowder was used, but the only thing that suffered was the dragon boat.
Ren Yaoqi knew that although the dragon boats nominally belonged to each family, the people sitting on the boats and rowing hard were either bodyguards sent by each family or young and strong laborers hired for money.
These masters of famous families might, on a whim, personally participate in some ice skating competitions, which is elegant, but it is impossible for anyone to personally participate in the dragon boat race.
If there was some conspiracy behind today's incident, then these explosives should have been placed on the platform or on the large ship they were on. What benefits could be gained by blowing up the dragon boat?
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