It was the beginning of autumn in the ninth year of Jinghan in the Wu dynasty.
Hangzhou.
The setting sun was red, and it was a scene of panic. In the violent shaking, the originally gentle water of West Lake kept surging as if it was boiling. The mountains and the water nearby were all shrouded in an indescribable panic by this sudden power of heaven and earth.
"Hide under the table! Hide under the table! "
On the big ship, the sound of countless tables and chairs moving, the sound of bowls and plates falling and breaking, mixed with panic and screams. Some people fell, some ran around, and some collided with others. At this moment, the whole space was filled with panic. Ning Yi took Su Tan'er and Xiaochan's hands, and then pushed them under the round table. Wen Ding, Wen Fang, Luo Tian and his wife also reacted and hid under the round table.
However, it was not necessary to hide like this. When everyone hid under the round table, after a while, they realized that the continuous shaking of the ship was actually not very big. The earthquake was buffered by the lake water, so it was mainly the left and right swaying of the ship. This ship was not a sea-going ship, so it did not have enough earthquake resistance. However, because the ship was huge, it was still relatively stable. Except for the amazing power at the beginning, the rest of the shaking was bearable. It was just evening, and the lights on the ship were not turned on yet. Perhaps this was the luckiest thing.
Then, with another boom, the ship on the other side swayed and collided with the ship on this side.
There weren't many berths in Little Yingzhou to begin with. With so many boats docked together, considering that the wind on West Lake wasn't strong at this time and the boats were crowded together, the waves turned the vibration into swaying. Almost all the boats on Little Yingzhou were colliding with each other. For a moment, there were chaotic noises between the ships and the dock. Screams, panic, and shouts came from afar, mixed with the loud noise of the earthquake, rising and falling.
Ning Yi was stunned. He listened carefully to the sounds. Su Tan'er squeezed his palm. "Juan'er and Xing'er, Juan'er and Xing'er..." She also realized that the vibration on the ship was not strong. It was just that the whole world was noisy. Ning Yi glanced at her and patted her hand. "It's okay." In such a hurried situation, he did not have much experience in dealing with it. The big ship should be fine. In fact, during an earthquake, the most important thing was to be afraid of being smashed by things and being crushed by collapsed objects. However, there were no skyscrapers at this time. He only hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'll go to the deck to take a look."
Crawling out of the table, someone in front was already shouting, "Don't panic, don't panic, it's okay!" Ning Yi pushed away a person who ran over and pointed at the table next to him, shouting, "Hide under the table!" Looking back, he saw that Tan'er and Xiaochan had also run out. They were even following Su Wending and Su Wenfang. He wanted to shout, but thinking that the deck outside might be safer than here, he did not say anything and ran out shakily first.
There were also people panicking on the deck. Ning Yi looked around. The whole Little Yingzhou was shaking violently. The bridge was collapsing, the trees were swaying, and the tiles of Baoning Temple in the distance kept falling under the setting sun. It looked like it was disintegrating. A pillar of a pavilion on the side collapsed, and then the entire pavilion started to collapse. Occasionally, water would splash onto the lower path of the cofferdam.
Ning Yi looked from afar, but there were ships all around him. Their pleasure boat was too small after all, so it was blocked and could not be seen at all. The planks that connected the big ship to the pier were rumbling and shaking. However, these things were made to look grand to begin with. Usually, even if it was a horse carriage, it would still look spacious and sturdy. However, at this time, there were no signs of it falling apart.
The people on land had worse luck than the people on the ships. Some of the soldiers had already fallen into the water and were struggling desperately. There were also a few monks near Baoning Temple who were running for their lives, but they did not know where they were going. One of the monks fell into the water and then struggled to climb back up. They had originally lived here, so they were good at swimming.
There was also a gap in Ning Yi's thoughts. At the next moment, Su Tan'er suddenly pointed into the distance and shouted, "Old Wu! Old Wu … Husband! Look! " She had a panicked expression on her face. Among the countless trembling trees, Ning Yi could vaguely see the scene over there. It was the shore where their pleasure boat was anchored. The boatman, Old Wu, seemed to be hugging a tree on the cofferdam. His leg seemed to be bleeding from an injury. If these boatmen had fallen into the water, they would not be afraid. However, looking at it now, it was obvious that he had been hit by something during the earthquake. The pleasure boat should be over there, but for a moment, no one came down to help him get back on the boat.
"I'll go over, don't come over! It's safe here! " Ning Yi simply shouted and walked towards the upper and lower planks of the ship. The big ship swayed again. He steadied himself and went over to take a closer look. The connection between the ship and the shore had not collapsed or broken. Ning Yi took a deep breath and ran over. He had already run up the plank when he heard Su Tan'er shout, "I'll go too."
"You …" Ning Yi turned around and stretched out his hand. The couple staggered to the shore and almost fell. At this moment, the ground under their feet was shaking violently. Their vision was blurry. Then, they heard what seemed to be intermittent shouts, "Son-in-law, Miss …" They saw that Xiaochan had also run halfway. She was running in a panic. Just as she was about to reach the ground, the plank shook violently and she fell to the ground. Ning Yi reached out and grabbed the front of her shirt. Xiaochan also used her hands to hug his arm. She was pulled over by Ning Yi, and her little face was also shaking in his field of vision.
At this time, if the big ship was hit violently again, the several meters wide plank might be shoved over. Ning Yi pulled the two women away quickly, but he saw that Su Wending and Su Wenfang were also running down. Su Wenfang almost fell, but he was caught by Su Wending. The two men were not in any accident. Ning Yi blinked, "Your … sister …" He had been a decision maker for so many years and was always strict during emergencies, but at this time, he was not in the mood to say anything. In fact, Su Wending and Su Wenfang were more suitable to help than Su Tan'er and Xiaochan. However, if the two of them came, Su Tan'er and Xiaochan would not stay on the big ship.
The five of them staggered over. In fact, Ning Yi did not want to save the boatman, but there were people left on the ship. The boatman was injured, but no one came out to help him, so it was most likely that there were other problems on the ship. Ning Yi and Su Tan'er were also anxious about the safety of Juan'er and Xing'er. At this critical moment, no one could be charitable. If Juan'er and Xing'er were on the big ship, even if the boatman and the coachman Dong Zhu were dead, Ning Yi and the others would not take the risk to get off the ship.
Shaking, crashing, loud noises, shaking vision, miserable screams, boats, and people falling into the water. The place where the five of them had just run past suddenly had a weir collapse. Almost half of the road, including a big tree, had collapsed into the water. After all, Little Yingzhou was surrounded by dams. With such shaking, some places had already started to collapse. Ning Yi only took a glance and ran faster with the others.
When they reached the pleasure boat, the small pleasure boat was still leaning against the shore, and the rope was still tied to the shore. It was hard to tell if the boatman's leg injury was serious or not. He was just scared silly. Ning Yi grabbed him and threw him onto the boat. Just as he was thrown up, he suddenly saw Xing'er lying on the deck at the bow of the boat. He did not know what she was doing in the water. Dong Zhu took a bamboo pole, and Ning Yi called out, "What's wrong?" Dong Zhu turned back, and Xing'er also turned back and cried, "Young master! Young master! Juan'er fell into the water … "Xing'er and Dong Zhu did not know how to swim.
Su Tan'er, Xiaochan, and the others were instantly stunned. Ning Yi let go of them and jumped onto the deck of the pleasure boat. He almost sprained his ankle because of the shaking, but he immediately ran towards the other side. Seeing a figure in the water, he jumped in with a bang.
Swimming in such water was completely different from swimming in the West Lake. There were countless splashes, bubbles, undercurrents, and dull sounds. Fortunately, Ning Yi had been training for a long time. After a while, he finally found Juan'er's position, grabbed her back, and carried her out of the water.
The water rippled violently in the surrounding vision. The bow of the pleasure boat, which usually looked low, was almost out of reach at this moment. The figure above was reaching out and shouting, but they could not hear clearly. Ning Yi usually boarded the boat from the side, which was slightly lower. At this time, just as he was thinking, he saw a pleasure boat swaying like a small mountain, colliding with his own small pleasure boat.
Ning Yi adjusted his body in the water and looked at Juan'er, who was being carried. She did not have the strength to struggle, but her eyes were still slightly open, as if she was still moving. This was good, Ning Yi thought. He forcefully rowed a few times and approached the bow of the pleasure boat again, but he saw that the bow of the boat suddenly enlarged in his vision.
The waves pushed the pleasure boat towards him, and with a bang, the bottom of the boat hit Ning Yi's head.
For a moment, the world spun, and he was a little dazed. There was a gurgling splash, and the scarlet and trembling sky under the waves. Juan'er sank again because of this. He reflexively grabbed at her, but he did not catch her. After a moment, he finally adjusted his body, picked up Juan'er again, and floated up.
Breaking out of the water, he saw someone reaching down. In the panic, they grabbed at each other a few times. It was Su Wending. Half of his body was hanging off the deck of the bow of the boat, and everyone behind him was dragging him. For a moment, Ning Yi's head seemed to be ringing. When he reacted, he and Juan'er had been pulled onto the deck. Juan'er was held in Ning Yi's arms, and Ning Yi was practically hugging her.
After a few seconds of daze, Ning Yi shook his head and finally reacted. He looked at Juan'er. The usually quiet and quiet servant girl had her head tilted to the side, and there was no more sound. Her eyes were closed, and there were crystalline drops of water on her eyelashes. Ning Yi patted her face, but there was no reaction. He then patted her a few more times. Ning Yi stilled, and then laid her flat on the deck beside him. Su Tan'er was also doing her best to check on her movements.
Without much time to hesitate, Ning Yi lay down and put his ear on Juan'er's chest. It was summer at this time, and Juan'er's clothes were thin. At this time, they were tightly pressed against her petite body, and her breasts bulged like steamed buns. However, Ning Yi did not care about anything else. He did not hear a heartbeat. He crossed his hands and pressed hard on the left side of Juan'er's chest a few times. Then he pinched her nose and mouth-to-mouth to do artificial respiration, and then continued to press on her chest. He did this a few times, and finally, the servant girl spat out a few mouthfuls of water. Ning Yi bent down and continued to listen.
However, there was still no response.
Ning Yi took a breath, and continued to press, breathe, press, breathe … The people around them had not seen this kind of rescue method, but looking at Ning Yi's attitude, they most likely knew what he was doing. At a certain moment, when Ning Yi let go of Juan'er's nose and pressed his hands on her chest again, he suddenly discovered that the servant girl lying on the deck had opened her eyes, and was looking at him with some confusion.
Ning Yi subconsciously pressed again.
Juan'er was still looking at him in confusion, but her body also twitched slightly. The two of them looked at each other for a moment, and Ning Yi stretched out a hand to pat her cheek, while the other hand was still on her chest, and he bent down to touch that soft place … In fact, from this afternoon onwards, he had also experienced too many things, and exhausted a lot of mental and physical energy. He was almost anxiously and mechanically doing these things, and for a moment, he could not react. Su Tan'er bent down and called out, "Juan'er."
"Miss … son-in-law … cough …"
The expression on Juan 'er's face, which was usually gentle and quiet, was a little vacant at this moment, as if she herself could not figure out what was going on. She was very puzzled by Ning Yi's hand on her chest, and even the fact that he had put his ear to her ear and breathed into her mouth when she opened her eyes. Ning Yi let out a sigh of relief, turned around and sat down beside her, and laughed. He was also unbearably tired.
As if relieved of a heavy burden, his left hand was still on the other party's left chest. At this time, the surrounding mountains and rivers were still in a violent and crazy state. Ning Yi's forehead, which had been hit by the bottom of the boat, was also bleeding, causing the surrounding people to feel a little complicated. For a moment, they did not know whether to remind him about the perverted hand on Juan'er's chest, or the injury on his forehead. Even Su Tan'er's expression seemed to be a little complicated and hesitant.
Even Juan'er, at this time, was still lying down like before, looking at the sky, blinking her eyes woodenly. She had just woken up in a trance, and probably did not realize that something was wrong. Looking at her expression, perhaps she was only thinking: why does son-in-law keep putting his hand on her?
She could only keep lying down and not move …
The boatman was already struggling to retract the rope on the other side. Not far away, a boat was burning. No one knew how it started, but at this time, because it came into contact with a flammable object, it finally exploded with a loud bang. A small part of the hull fell into the water with spots of light. Some people jumped from there, some people fell into the water, and some people hit the side of the swaying boat in the air, and then fell into the two boats that were about to collide. There was a loud bang. Further away, more panic and accidents were still happening.
The crazy symphony of the night began to play in such an atmosphere …
*****
Originally, I wanted to cut the part where Juan'er had not woken up. That was the original idea, but after thinking about it, I should be kind and add the result.
Under such a kind situation, can I get a monthly ticket ^ _ ^?
There should not be a lot of disaster scenes written, but the atmosphere should still be created. After all, this is the stage for the main plot of the third episode, and the main plot will be similar to the climax of the heart like a fierce tiger. Uh … that's it.
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