Chapter 418: Desperate

It was chilly in spring, and the river was icy cold.

It was dark and windy, and the waves were turbulent.

Ning Chen emerged from the water and looked at the capsized ship, his face livid.

This was a warship, and these people dared to sink the warship and try to kill him... They were really daring, no, they should be said to be crazy.

To tamper with a warship is a serious crime that will result in the execution of the entire family.

He was very careful along the way, but he didn't expect that the other party would dare to attack on the warship.

Corpses floated to the surface of the water and were washed downstream by the river.

A warship usually has forty or fifty crew members.

Looking at the number of corpses, almost all the people on the ship were killed.

Suddenly, Ning Chen's ankle tightened.

A hand grabbed his ankle and tried to drag him into the water.

Ning Chen's body sank, and his other foot kicked out fiercely, hitting the other party in the chest.

The hand on the ankle loosened, and the other party was seriously injured if he didn't die.

Ning Chen emerged from the water again and swam towards a wooden board.

It was unknown which structure of the hull this wooden board was, but it was the size of a round table. Ning Chen climbed onto the board and looked around with sharp eyes.

"Old Pan, Old Feng..."

"Old Pan, Old Feng..."

Ning Chen hadn't seen Pan Yucheng and Feng Qizhen, and he was anxious.

But he called out several times, but got no response from Pan Yucheng and Feng Qizhen, which attracted the killer.

A killer swam quietly behind Ning Chen, but just as he emerged, Ning Chen's dagger followed and stabbed directly into his forehead.

Suddenly, there was a thump from under the board!

It should be that a killer wanted to sneak attack from under the board, but underestimated the thickness of the board, and the sharp blade could not pierce the board.

Ning Chen stared at the board vigilantly.

Sure enough, a head emerged from the water next to it.

But before the other party could react, Ning Chen's dagger stabbed directly from his crown, killing him in one blow!

Ning Chen squatted on the wooden board, holding the board with one hand to stabilize his body, holding the dagger in the other hand, and killing one by one.

Before long, more than a dozen assassins died in Ning Chen's hands.

Ning Chen waited for a while, but no more assassins appeared.

He turned his head to look at the wreckage of the warship that was washed downstream, took a breath, and rushed out like lightning, his toes touched the water surface, and his body rose again, and after a few ups and downs, he boarded the wreckage of the warship.

"Lao Pan, Lao Feng..."

Ning Chen shouted.

But he never got a response from the two.

Ning Chen frowned, "Lao Pan, Lao Feng... You must not get into trouble."

After a little hesitation, he took a deep breath and plunged into the water.

After a long while, Ning Chen emerged from the water again, gasping for breath.

He had just ventured into the ship, but the warship had already been destroyed beyond recognition and could not be searched at all. He himself was almost trapped in it.

There was no way, so he could only withdraw first.

Just then, Ning Chen heard a neighing sound!

Ning Chen swam over quickly, climbed onto a wooden board, and looked in the direction of the neighing sound.

The light was dim, the river was turbulent, and it was not clear.

"Diao Chan, is that you?"

Ning Chen shouted.

Soon, a neighing sound rang out.

Ning Chen kicked his feet, took advantage of the water surface, and flew downstream like a dragonfly skimming the water.

It was really Diao Chan.

Ning Chen was a little surprised. Diao Chan's two front hooves were placed on a piece of wood, and her two hind legs were paddling desperately in the water.

Horses can swim, but they can't swim too far.

He was surprised at Diao Chan's cleverness, and she knew to find a piece of wood for herself to use.

However, this wood was too thin to bear Diao Chan's weight. Diao Chan's physical strength should have reached its limit, and she sank into the water several times.

Ning Chen fell into the water, looked around, and found that the wooden board he had just been perched on rushed down from upstream.

He swam over and pushed the board to catch up with Diao Chan.

Remove the wood that it was using for support and replace it with a wooden board.

Diao Chan neighed, as if to thank Ning Chen.

One person and one horse, drifting with the current.

When they reached a bend downstream, the water became gentle.

Ning Chen pushed the wooden board, and Diao Chan paddled with her hind legs and swam towards the shore.

I don’t know how long it took? One person and one horse finally reached the shore.

When one person and one horse got ashore, they were all exhausted.

Ning Chen fell to the ground with his legs spread out, gasping for breath.

Diao Chan’s snort was wheezing, and she used Ning Chen as a pillow, resting her big head on Ning Chen.

Ning Chen felt like he was being pressed down by a big rock, and it was difficult to breathe. He pushed several times but failed.

“Get out, I’m almost crushed to death by you!”

Ning Chen slapped Diao Chan’s big head.

Diao Chan finally moved her head away.

One person and one horse, both were exhausted.

The energy that Ning Chen had stored in his dantian during this period was almost exhausted.

After a rest, Ning Chen went to pick up some firewood.

The fire starter was no longer usable, but making a fire was too easy for Ning Chen.

Soon, the fire started to burn.

Ning Chen took off his clothes, wrung out the water, and began to dry them.

He took out the contract signed with Wu Guo.

Fortunately, it was silk, otherwise it would be all ruined.

Even so, the ink on it had spread and the handwriting was a little blurred, but fortunately it was still legible.

After drying his clothes and resting for a while, Ning Chen rode Diao Chan straight downstream.

Thirty miles downstream, there was a ferry.

This ferry was guarded by officers and soldiers and was a place dedicated to providing supplies for ships passing by.

When Ning Chen rushed to the ferry, the officers and soldiers stationed at the ferry also discovered the bodies washed down from the upstream and were salvaging them.

"who?"

Seeing Ning Chen approaching on horseback, several officers drew their swords vigilantly.

Ning Chen reined in his horse and said, "I am Ning Chen. I want you, the water festival envoy, to come see me."

The Water Festival envoy is similar to the postmaster at the post station on the official road.

But Yi Cheng is just a minor official and has no official position... Shuijie Envoy has an official position, but he is only a ninth-grade sesame official.

Ning Chen?

Several officers thought the name sounded familiar.

Suddenly, a guard reacted and said in shock: "You, are you Xiaoyaohou?"

Ning Chen nodded.

Several officers hurriedly sheathed their knives, knelt on the ground, and said in unison: "See you, Lord Marquis!"

"Get up! No need to be polite. Where are you Water Festival envoys?"

"Master Hou, wait a moment!"

A servant ran away quickly.

After a while, a slightly fat middle-aged man in official attire came running over in a hurry.

He straightened his clothes and paid homage with a look of fear on his face, "I see you, Lord Marquis!"

Ning Chen turned over and dismounted, "Get up, no need to be polite!"

"Thank you, Lord Marquis!" The Water Festival envoy stood up and bravely asked, "I dare you to ask, Lord Marquis, why he is alone?"

Ning Chen said indifferently: "I encountered an assassination attempt thirty miles upstream, and the warship was capsized."

The Water Festival brings about a dramatic change in the complexion.

Who is so bold? He dared to assassinate Daxuan Xiaoyaohou, and even dared to pierce the warship... This is a grave crime of annihilation!

"Master Marquis, we just found several corpses, they must have washed down from upstream."

Ning Chen hurriedly asked: "Do you know the fish scale suit?"

The Water Festival envoy said hurriedly: "We know you!"

"Among the corpses you saw were people wearing golden fish scale suits?"

The water festival envoy was startled. The golden fish scale suit was the golden suit of the Supervisory Department.

He hurriedly said: "Go back to the Marquis! I never saw it."

Ning Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let your people set up a net to intercept them, and all the corpses must be fished ashore... In addition, send a group of people to search thirty miles upstream along the river, looking for two people."

"These two people are from the Supervision Department. One is Pan Yucheng and the other is Feng Qizheng."

The Water Festival envoy did not dare to neglect, "Yes, I will make arrangements now!"