Chapter 472

As for the Embroidered Uniform Guards and a group of sailors, they were all busy hoisting the sails and securing the cargo on the deck.

Everyone was rushing against the clock, and hardly anyone was paying attention.

So when Liu Rushi fell, basically only Su Qiao saw it.

"Rushi!"

Su Qiao saw the distance was only four or five steps when Liu Rushi slipped.

Not only that, she also dragged the maid Qing'er down with her onto the deck.

If it had only been this, helping her up would have been enough.

But it was as if Heaven deliberately refused to let them pass.

The storm suddenly intensified, and the wind and waves grew larger.

The ship among the waves immediately began to rock violently.

Liu Rushi had just stood up with her maid Qing'er, holding onto a wooden pole, when the ship rocked and she immediately slipped and fell again.

In the raging storm, with towering waves and the ship rocking more and more violently, Liu Rushi and Qing'er couldn't even stand up, and were even tossed into the air off the deck several times!

Even though Su Qiao and the other sailors were very close now, the violent rocking of the ship made it impossible for them to approach for the time being.

Suddenly, a wave seven or eight meters high struck again.

Su Qiao's face changed drastically!

"Not good!"

Crash!

The giant wave lifted by the storm slammed into one side of the ship all at once.

The already violently rocking ship rocked even more violently this time!

The two women, Liu Rushi, who had already slipped to the edge of the deck, could no longer resist this tremendous force, couldn't hold onto the wooden post beside them, and were seen falling into the sea.

Su Qiao didn't think twice, quickly grabbed a wooden plank at random to use as a life preserver.

He lunged and jumped down in one motion!

"Mr. Su!"

"my lord!"

"Lord Su!"

The other sailors and Embroidered Uniform Guards on the ship were truly frantic.

They were originally supposed to escort the Imperial Envoy, but the Imperial Envoy jumped into the sea to save his Lady.

Could their lot be anything good?

But with such a fierce storm and waves, even if the sailors and Embroidered Uniform Guards had ropes tied around their bodies, they couldn't stand steady on the deck.

Let alone saving anyone.

At first, they could still see Su Qiao holding the wooden plank in one hand and pulling the two women with the other.

But soon, with wave after wave, plus the pitch-black sky and the murky, unclear view, they lost sight of Su Qiao and the two women.

The wind was truly strong and the waves urgent, the distance between the two sides grew wider and wider, the view was unclear, and they couldn't get any closer.

Even if they desperately wanted to rescue them, there was nothing they could do.

Su Qiao, now fallen into the water, was fortunate to know how to swim; in his previous life he had been quite a strong swimmer.

Although he was a bit dazed right after jumping into the sea, he soon spotted Liu Rushi and her maid Qing'er not far from him.

Neither woman could swim, and at this moment they kept choking on water, visibly struggling in the sea.

Su Qiao quickly grabbed the wooden plank and swam toward them.

Fortunately, the distance wasn't far, and in a few breaths Su Qiao reached their side.

"Quick, hold onto the plank!"

Su Qiao helped the two women lie on the wooden plank; with his help, the two women finally found their pillar of support.

They weren't as panicked as before!

But the price was that they could only drift with the current, getting farther and farther from the ship.

The wind and waves on the sea were extremely strong, and the wooden plank Su Qiao had grabbed wasn't very large; it was already a stretch for the two women to bear the weight, and adding Su Qiao made it completely impossible.

So he basically had to keep going on his own in the sea, and only when he was tired would he reach out a hand to steady himself for a short rest.

The storm lasted the entire night!

Su Qiao and the others were soaked in the sea until their skin turned white, and they had no energy left.

Not to mention having any sense of direction, or knowing where they had been blown to!

On this boundless sea, the three of them had no water, no food—it was utter despair!

"Husband, I'm sorry, it's all our fault for dragging you down!"

Liu Rushi was in a terrible state at this moment, and felt even more guilty.

Su Qiao shook his head upon hearing this and said, "Don't say such useless things. Saving you was my own choice, and besides, we haven't reached a dead end yet!"

He truly hadn't given up; in his previous life he had watched plenty of TV shows on this sort of thing.

Generally speaking, as long as one falls into the sea and can hold on for a day or two, they would easily come across some Haidao or land, or even a reef was possible.

After all, there are simply too many Haidao in the sea!

Like the stars in the sky, no one could know exactly how many there were.

The morning sunlight came out, and the three of them were much more awake now.

Although they felt their bodies were a bit warmer.

But he knew they couldn't keep soaking in the sea, nor could they be exposed to the scorching sun without a water source.

The result of that would be death!!

So Su Qiao immediately began scanning the surroundings, searching for any sign of life.

Liu Rushi and Qing'er, having received Su Qiao's reminder, also hurriedly looked around.

"Son-in-law, Young Lady! Look, there seems to be land over there!"

Whether it was Qing'er's keen eyesight or a mirage she saw, she suddenly pointed excitedly toward the southwest.

Su Qiao and Liu Rushi followed her finger and indeed faintly made out the silhouette of an island.

But at this distance, seeing the mountain and running the horse to death, it was a bit far!

Fortunately, Su Qiao noticed they seemed to be drifting southward along the current.

Even if they didn't strive to go south, they would still slowly arrive.

A whole day nearly made all three of them faint from the sun.

The sight was simply too miserable.

Fortunately, the island was finally reached.

Just a dozen or so zhang away from them lay the island's beach.

Liu Rushi and Qing'er, whose constitutions were already weak, had now collapsed onto the wooden planks, almost motionless.

Only Su Qiao was still struggling desperately toward the island.

"Wake up, wake up, come on, there's food on the island; I even saw coconut trees and coconuts! We can quench our thirst then!"

Su Qiao could only keep encouraging the two women with words, employing the tactic of quenching thirst by thinking of plums.

Fortunately, it did have an effect.

Hearing there was food and drink, the two women instantly woke up.

"Really?"

"Really!"

328, Fruit of Life!

Exhausted, the two women finally crawled ashore before nightfall, thanks to Su Qiao's various encouragements.

The three of them, soaked in the sea for a day and a night, could barely stand.

Their clothes were soaked through, and they looked utterly wretched.

Especially the two women, whose delicate bodies had turned pale from being soaked in seawater.

Fortunately, the last glow of the sun still lingered, and the weather had not yet turned cold.

If they waited until the sun completely set, it would likely be disastrous.

Su Qiao's constitution was no more robust than theirs; he was simply male, and his stamina and vital energy were considerably stronger than a woman's.