Fenglin Tianxia: Queen With A Thousand Pets

Chapter Thirteen: Difficult to Die (2)

Chapter Thirteen: Difficult to Die (2)

Zheng Xi yawned, rubbed his eyes and patted his face. After feeling somewhat awake, he widened his eyes and looked ahead.

It was the middle of the night; the sky was covered in dark clouds. Neither moonlight nor starlight were present. The wind slowly grew bigger.

Zheng Xi looked at the wind flag that was flapping around. This wind came fast. Earlier, the night sky was still full of stars; but now, the wind was blowing so intensely!

Looks like there will be a downpour, thought Zheng Xi. He rubbed his eyes again. Since Sanyu was surrounded by small islands and hidden reefs, Ling Qingyu told Ding Dong and the rowers to rest and only left Zheng Xi and two sailors on deck. Looks like this situation will require Ling Qingyu and the others. Heavy rain is coming.

Zheng Xi yelled down, "Tian Keng, go call the head and others over. I'm afraid that there will be heavy rain."

After shouting a few times and not hearing any response, Zheng Xi set the rudder still and walked out the door. He immediately saw that two small s.h.i.+ps had already been lowered into the ocean. Tian Keng, another sailor, and a few prisoners were sitting on the s.h.i.+p, preparing to row away.

"Tian Keng! Head! Get up, people are running away!"

Tian Keng waved toward Zheng Xi and cut the rope connecting to the small boat with a blade. The boat immediately drifted away from the Aeolus.

"Zheng Xi, check the sails. Lu Yao, go find Gu Sui and Yang Zhao and check the oars. Fang s.h.i.+, you go check the lower cabin." Ling Yu gave orders to everyone while putting on her outer coat. After a.s.signing tasks, she suddenly stopped and stretched out her hand to feel the wind. A sulphur smell filled her nose. When she lifted her head toward the sky, her face sank.

"Miss, the rolling mechanisms of the sails are damaged. The masts of the middle and front sails are destroyed. I'm afraid they will fall once a strong wind blows."

"Head, all the oars had been thrown into the ocean. Hu Yu and some others are missing," yelled Gu Sui as he ran up. He had been watching Hu Yu and the others. But for some reason, he fell into a deep sleep today. Such a mistake. Could it be that the previous days were too comfortable and he lost his vigilance?

"We will catch those little b.a.s.t.a.r.ds!" yelled Zhang Dahu.

"No need. Zheng Xi, check if we can lower the sails! Gu Sui, go check the bottom cabin. If there are holes or gaps, think of ways to fill them up. Everyone who can't swim get on deck and tie yourselves with ropes!" called Ling Qingyu as she turned.

"Understood." Gu Sui lead a few others down.

"Yang Zhao, go get some ropes. Make sure you stabilize yourselves, then go help Gu Sui," said Ling Qingyu toward Yang Zhao and the others.

"What happened?" Yan San walked out in a daze.

"Peng!" A loud bang came from the distance. An enormous smoke rose from the distance in the dark night. A ball of red exploded in the sky, dying it in blood red. The explosive sound reverberated in the ocean.
"Find a place to hold on to!" shouted Ling Qingyu as she grabbed a rope hanging on the bow and circled it around herself.

The formerly silent ocean suddenly became lively. Rolling thunder covered the sky. A huge, ten meter high wave rushed over.

"Sail down!" Ding Dong grabbed a rope and tied it to his body. The remaining sailors went to the side of the other sail and lowered it with Zheng Xi.

The canvas had not even lowered halfway when a crunching sound was heard. The broken middle and front masts fell and violently crashed into the water.