coobybook Chapter 15, 3 River Town 3
Chapter 15, 3 River Town 3
"Young Master Gu, please come with me."
The three entered the cabin and, as soon as they sat down, two boys dressed as fishermen appeared beside them. The taller, more robust boy glanced at Gu Mingfeng and asked Fei Xi in an unfriendly tone:
"Senior Sister, who is this pretty boy?"
If Brother Ji hadn't held him back from alerting the scoundrel, he would have rushed out to teach him a lesson. He'd known her for so long and had never even held Miss Mu in his arms; how dare this lecherous fellow lay a hand on her!
Fei Xi wanted to facepalm. If three women make a drama, then three hot-blooded men are more like roosters fighting.
Before the person beside her, who was showing displeasure and snorting coldly, could speak, she preemptively introduced in a gentle voice:
"This is Prince Rui's heir, Gu Mingfeng. Prince Gu, please allow me to introduce you. This is Tie Yi, the young master of Thunderbolt Fortress."
"Thunderbolt Fortress? When did Thunderbolt Fortress get a senior sister?"
Gu Mingfeng still remembered that the woman dressed as a maid opposite him was clearly a disciple of Wei Tianshi of the Qingcheng Sect...
what do you say that is?
"I am Fei Xi, the senior sister of the Qingcheng Sect. Young Master Tie is a sincere person. He is just calling me by my junior brother and sister's names. Young Master Gu, you don't need to take it seriously."
“Young Master Gu, we, the guardians of morality, are investigating a case. If this case has nothing to do with you, please leave immediately.”
A cold, desolate voice suddenly broke in.
The person speaking seems to be Jiaren's senior brother? Hmph, Gu Mingfeng sneered inwardly, a few greenhorns are nothing to fear.
He gazed at the beauty with deep affection and smiled slightly:
“If Miss Mu is in trouble, I, Gu, will naturally not stand idly by.”
"What does your junior sister's business have to do with you!"
"You think you can interfere in the affairs of our Qingcheng Sect?"
As the boys roared, the arrogant youth struck first.
The palm strike was fierce and powerful, completely different from the gentle palm strike from the beautiful woman earlier. Gu Mingfeng abandoned his contempt and dodged the palm with a nimble movement. Unexpectedly, before he could regain his footing, a powerful fist came flying from behind, striking his back with the force of a thunderbolt. Using the force, he flew into the air, turned around, and kicked at the person who had struck him.
The three figures clashed and fought fiercely in the cramped cabin, exchanging blows and neither could gain the upper hand.
Dragging his dumbfounded junior sister aside, Fei Xi, if she knew martial arts, would love to slap each of them.
They're as combative as roosters! Can't these men at least consider the occasion when they're fighting over a woman?
Just then, something unexpected happened.
With a loud thud, the entire painted boat shook. Before Fei Xi could regain her footing, the boat split open in the middle.
It turned out that the painted boat had somehow made its way to a bend in the water where the current was turbulent.
The famous Shibashuiwan in Sanhe Town is a place that even experienced fishermen with decades of experience dare not easily venture into.
A group of reckless young men and women from out of town let their pleasure boat drift aimlessly on the river. They didn't even realize when the boat had left the calm waters and entered the turbulent currents.
A massive reef stood prominently in the middle of the turbulent rapids. The painted boat struck the reef, and it snapped in two like a chopstick being forcefully broken!
Before she could grab her junior sister's hand, Fei Xi fell directly from the boat into the river.
The river waves pounded against her body like heavy punches, and she swallowed several mouthfuls of water. Fei Xi tried to swim to the shore, but no matter how hard she tried, her frail body couldn't overcome the force of the current.
Am I going to die here today?
Just as despair crossed her mind, a strong arm embraced her from behind. Water splashed through her vision, and she couldn't see who had saved her.
The chest pressed against her back gave her a strangely familiar feeling, but Fei Xi didn't have time to think about it. A sharp pain shot through her chest, and she fainted.
When she regained consciousness, she found herself lying under a tree. The surroundings were quiet and desolate; there wasn't a single person in sight.
As soon as she regained consciousness, Fei Xi felt a chill run through her body, as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. The winter sun offered no warmth whatsoever. The cold north wind howled, and she realized she needed to find a place to start a fire to ward off the cold immediately.
Curled up, her trembling fingers pulled a medicine bottle from her bosom. After taking a pill, Fei Xi managed to stand up and survey her surroundings; it seemed to be a deserted island.
As Fei Xi walked, she looked for a suitable place to warm herself by the fire. She collected some dry branches along the riverbank.
Suddenly, a patch of purple appeared in my field of vision as I looked around.
Fei Xi quickly approached and saw a person dressed in a purple fur robe, lying by the water for some unknown reason.
Turning the other person over, it was indeed Gu Mingfeng.
Can't he swim?
This man's martial arts skills were not bad; even when her junior brother and the young master of Thunderbolt Fortress joined forces to beat him, they couldn't gain the upper hand. Logically speaking, although the river was dangerous, apart from her, other martial artists shouldn't be in any danger.
His pale, bluish face... he was clearly drowning.
He performed first aid, and the person beneath him vomited foul fluid and coughed a few times. His beautiful peach blossom eyes opened, and upon seeing her, Prince Gu frowned, wiped his lips, and asked in a hoarse voice:
"Where is Miss Mu? Is she alright?"
"do not know."
Seeing that the person was awake, Fei Xi ignored them. Carrying the firewood, she walked on and came across a thatched hut, which she guessed might have been built by a fisherman who had stayed there before.
Judging by the wind direction, she sheltered herself from the wind and made a place to sit using thatch. She cleared a space nearby, gathered some stones to form a circle, placed dry branches on top, and took out a tinderbox from her waterproof bag.
The fire was quickly started, and she took out the small knife she always carried. She used some sturdy branches to make two simple stands. She took off her soaking wet and heavy clothes, wrung them out a couple of times to dry them, and placed them on the stands to dry.
"You...you have no shame!"
Hearing the angry and humiliating voice, Fei Xi looked up and saw that Gu Mingfeng, who had been wandering around, had somehow come to the fireside. Seeing her undress, he pointed at her and cursed her with disbelief, like a humiliated wife.
"Young Master Gu, you're so high and mighty, please turn around and stop taking advantage of me, okay?"
Before Fei Xi could finish speaking, Gu Mingfeng roared as if his hair had been bristled:
"Who took advantage of you?! It's clearly you who's shameless!"
Seeing the man obediently turn his back to her, Fei Xi tilted her head, curled the corners of her lips, and said in a commanding tone:
"Take off your clothes."
"What are you trying to do, woman?!"
Gu Mingfeng turned around angrily. The firelight illuminated his pale face, and the girl's smiling lips and crystal-like eyes reflected different colors. He couldn't understand the meaning in her eyes, but he understood her cold and indifferent attitude, which made him feel a surge of anger and chill.
"Take off your clothes and warm yourself by the fire."
After offering a brief explanation, Fei Xi lost interest in the man feigning innocence in front of her. She squeezed her half-dry clothes, pondering the events of the day.
Too much coincidence in an accident is often the work of someone with ulterior motives.
Last night at the Kuai Zai Lou restaurant, she persuaded Tie Yi and Dongfang Rui to contact the elders of various families together before taking action. She could tell that Dongfang Rui also wanted to earn the moral integrity points from this series of disappearances. She wasn't worried about him not having ideas; if he wanted to, she would give him the opportunity to participate directly. A three-way alliance was better than being defeated one by one.
In the previous life, the perpetrator used the same method to mislead Thunderbolt Fortress and Qingcheng Sect into believing that there was more than one perpetrator, causing each side to investigate independently. Meanwhile, Dongfang Rui of Xuehai Academy, lurking in the shadows, planned to reap the rewards once both factions had nearly finished their investigations.
The perpetrators remained hidden, exploiting the friction between the three factions and their dispersed forces to gradually weaken them, manipulating them at will. Only after the perpetrators kidnapped their junior sister did the Qingcheng Sect and Thunderbolt Fortress join forces to follow Ji Zhongxuan to Sanhe Town. Meanwhile, the Xuehai Academy secretly followed the two factions to Sanhe Town as well.
Today is the 21st of the twelfth lunar month, and the ripening time is not yet ripe. She thought the other party would make a move in a couple of days, but now it seems that an unexpected change has occurred!