"Fortunately, it's far away and the fire can't burn us."
The boatman was busy with how to dock the boat, so she went back to the house.
There was a mess on the dock side, and it seemed that the fire had spread and even the nearby warehouse was on fire.
Shi Qing looked at it for a while and felt something was wrong.
The fire spread too quickly.
Just thinking about it, the Gu insect on my body seemed to be sensing something...
"Crack!" The sound of broken porcelain sounded, and Shi Qing's premonition came true.
Small porcelain bottles were smashed on the ship's deck, and the smell of kerosene filled the air.
Shi Qing put his hand on the handle of the knife and stared into the water: "Who?"
What responded to him was a short arrow, and with a "whoosh" sound, the short arrow hit the wind lantern on the bow of the ship.
The flames splashed down, and with a bang, a fire broke out on the ship's deck.
Then fog began to spread, and the sounds coming from the dock not far away seemed to be distorted, vague and indistinct.
Now, how could Shi Qing still not understand?
He sneered and walked over with the knife in hand.
I really don't know how to live or die, and I dare to take advantage of them.
Wen Xiuyi also opened the door and came out, shouting: "Where is this little thief coming from? Get out of here, girl!"
There was a sound in the water, but it was an arrow.
Just hearing the sound of snatching and snatching, the boatmen scurried around and screamed in surprise.
Wen Xiuyi gritted her teeth with hatred. In order to hide her identity along the way, she used ordinary boatmen who did not know martial arts. Otherwise, why would she have to do it herself to these little thieves?
"Aqing! You stand back."
Shi Qing paused and followed her instructions.
Wen Xiuyi took out a porcelain bottle, opened it and sprinkled it before, and something blew into the river in the night wind.
Then she took out her piccolo and started playing.
"Woooo..."
Amidst the sound of the piccolo, something silently floated up from the bottom of the river.
"Ah! There's a snake!" A scream sounded.
"Whoa! Whoa!" All the thieves hiding in the water floated up.
“It’s available here too!”
"Get aboard!"
Seeing these people jumping on the boat, Wen Xiuyi sneered: "It's you indeed! I just let you go, but you don't know what to do and are looking for death!"
These gangsters didn't expect that they were mistaken. The other party was not a rich lady with no power. But after things have come to this point, can they still retreat? What if they know martial arts? Which of those big families are there?
There are no servants to protect the hospital, so we have to take action. Just kill them!
When the fire on the dock started burning, Ji Xiaowu was woken up by Mingwei.
"Huh? Cousin?" He fell asleep in a daze.
"It's time to work." Mingwei whispered.
Ji Xiaowu was excited and suddenly remembered that they were going to escape tonight!
"Is anyone here?" he asked.
Mingwei said: "There's a fire outside, they should have done it."
Ji Xiaowu opened the hatch and looked at it suspiciously: "Are you sure? Didn't the fire happen accidentally?"
Mingwei was very sure: "These gangsters are like this when it comes to robbing homes and houses. First, they create a mess so that they can easily attack. Then they push the boat far away. Firstly, others will not have time to rescue them. Secondly, the dock is in chaos and no one can care about it."
side."
Ji Xiaowu was doubtful.
He soon knew whether Mingwei was right or not.
The boatman went to pole, but found that the cable was loose and they drifted out.
At the pier, the fire was even bigger, and all those people went to put out the fire.
"Cousin, what you said seems to be right. Now our ship has become an island."
"Um."
"When are we leaving?"
"We'll wait until they do it."
When the fire started to burn, Mingwei said: "Let's get out!"
Normally they cannot leave the cabin easily, but now there is a fire and if they are not allowed to go out, will they be burned to death?
Sure enough, they took advantage of the chaos and left the cabin, and the boatmen did not come to take care of them.
Immediately afterwards, those Jianghu people jumped on the boat and started fighting with Wen Xiuyi.
The fire almost spread to the entire ship, and the boatmen were busy fighting the fire in a mess.
"Jump!" Mingwei said.
Ji Xiaowu hesitated: "They just said there were snakes in the water."
Mingwei didn't bother to explain to him, so she pushed hard and with a "plop", Ji Xiaowu fell down.
Because the fire was so strong, several boatmen who were on fire also jumped into the water, so they didn't pay attention to them.
Only Shi Qing glanced over here and felt something was wrong, but he couldn't care less about it for the moment.
Mingwei jumped down immediately, dragging Ji Xiaowu into the water.
Ji Xiaowu opened his mouth to speak, but she covered his mouth and nose. Then he remembered that he was in the water. Wouldn't he be choked by opening his mouth?
So I held my breath and swam forward cautiously.
Strangely, no water snake came to entangle them.
It wasn't until he swam out of the mist and drifted along the water for a long time, far away from the ship, that he remembered and asked, "Didn't you say there was a snake?"
Ming glanced slightly, and saw a small white snake swam out of her sleeves, climbed onto Ji Xiaowu's head, and coiled on top of it, hissing and spitting out the snake's message.
"With it here, what kind of snake dares to come close to us?"
"So that's it!" Ji Xiaowu breathed a sigh of relief, "We are out of danger?"
"Not even close." She looked at the little white snake.
The little white snake lowered its head, licked her hand, and suddenly opened its mouth and bit it.
"What is this for?" Ji Xiaowu was shocked.
Mingwei waited for the little white snake to finish sucking the stuff, then said: "Suck the poison out of us, cousin, use your hands."
"Oh." Ji Xiaowu obediently walked it to Little White Snake.
The little white snake followed suit.
"Okay, let's go ashore first!"
It's still March and people are freezing to death in the water.
At this time, a small boat came over.
The people on the boat discovered them and shouted: "Someone has fallen into the water, rescue them quickly!"
So the two of them were pulled into the boat in confusion.
The ones who rescued them were a kind-looking old man and a few strong servants.
The old man was dressed decently, but his temperament was more like that of a butler.
He asked: "Did you two drift over from the pier?"
Ji Xiaowu thanked the other party and replied: "That's right. The pier was on fire. Wan Sheng and cousin She accidentally fell off the boat and drifted here without paying attention."
"So that's it." The old man turned around and pointed, "My master's boat is parked in front. Why don't you two go back with me and change clothes? It's so cold. If you keep it cold for a long time, you might get sick."
Ji Xiaowu glanced at Mingwei and saw that she had no objection, so he responded: "That's it, thank you very much."
The boat turned around and headed back, and after a while, it entered a private port.
There is a big ship parked there.
The old man asked them to get off the boat, led them into the house, and told the servants and maids: "Heat some hot water and bring clothes for the guests to change."
"yes."
After Mingwei and Ji Xiaowu followed them in, the old man followed another road and entered a courtyard.
The hall was brightly lit, and an old lady with gray hair was sitting in the middle.
When the maid saw it was him, she entered the room and announced, "Butler Ji is here."
Butler Ji came in to see the ceremony and reported: "Old madam, the pier is indeed on fire. The younger one rescued two people." (To be continued)