Chapter 182 Distress in Water
Su Wanyan also followed Ji Xiaohan into the water. It was late at night and the water was icy cold. They all warmed up their bodies by exercising before entering the water. After entering the water, they did not dare to stop for a moment. They had to stretch their bodies, otherwise, they would either be pushed away by the waves or their bodies could not bear it.
Fortunately, although Su Wanyan's current body was light, she was a good swimmer. Ji Xiaohan tied a rope around her waist and pulled her along, and she swam at a speed that did not slow down at all. The two of them soon came to the middle of the river. The waves here were even bigger, and the waves were accompanied by the wind. Even Ji Xiaohan was forced to push and swim, but the man's hand was always tightly holding the rope that tied her, and he swam towards the other side unswervingly.
Someone had already swam to the other side. It was the guard with Shaoyao, named Gao Hu. As soon as he got ashore, he pulled the trembling little maid off his back. He was a big, rough man, and his movements were not gentle. But when Gao Hu pulled the maid off, he saw that the little maid was trembling all over. He didn't know if it was from the cold or fear. Her face was not good, and she was a little at a loss. "Hey? What's wrong with you? We're on the other side. Don't cry! I hate to see women cry!"
Shaoyao, feeling cold and frightened, listened to the guard's words, which seemed to be both disdainful and caring: "..."
Gao Hu scratched his head, and out of the corner of his eye he saw the little maid's graceful body soaked in water. He hurriedly took off his wet coat and put it on her, trying to speak in a gentle tone, "Don't be afraid, it's okay."
Shaoyao grabbed the guard's coat. Although the coat could not bring her warmth, she felt a little warm in her heart. She no longer thought his words were rude and nodded, "Well, I'm not afraid anymore."
Rong Mama was carried to the shore by another guard. The old mama's body could not stand the cold, but her complexion was much better than Shaoyao's. She felt a little weak after getting ashore. Shaoyao held her hand and stood aside looking into the river, waiting for the prince and princess to come up.
Ji Xiaohan's speed was not slow, and Su Wanyan could keep up closely. The two were about to swim across the middle of the river, but unexpectedly, a bolt of lightning struck, splitting a large tree on the upstream bank in half. The broken half of the trunk fell into the water with a "crash".
The river water was surging very quickly, and the tree trunk was about to fall towards Ji Xiaohan and Su Wanyan, which frightened the guards behind them and He Bo and others who had just climbed ashore and screamed in fear.
"Prince, be careful!"
"Princess, be careful!"
But it was too late. The speed at which the tree trunk moved in the water was more than twice as fast as Ji Xiaohan and the others' swimming speed. They had no way of avoiding it.
Su Wanyan also saw it. The tree trunk fell into the water vertically at first, but was flipped over by a wave and turned sideways. Its length was exactly two-thirds of the width of the river. Their current position happened to be in the middle of the river, so they could not avoid it. The only way was to hold their breath and dive into the water.
Ji Xiaohan naturally thought of the same solution that Su Wanyan could think of. The two looked at each other, took a deep breath without any hesitation, and then sank into the water hand in hand.
The other guards following closely behind them followed suit and hid in the water.
In the dark night, the river was devoid of any light. Darkness enveloped them in an instant. Their breathing became a little chaotic, and overhead, a large tree trunk floated over them, pressing down on the water...
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