Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 642 Escape

The storm was raging, and Song Ying could only see the swaying figures on the opposite canal boat, but he couldn't make out the expressions of the people on the other side. However, the man called Scar also had a rough smile in his voice: "It's not the storm that blinded you, Brother Chu, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

Before he could finish his words, Song Ying suddenly caught a glimpse of a bright spot on Scar's waist, and stabbed towards Captain Chu fiercely!

Her heart tightened and she shouted, "Be careful!"

Lightning ripped through the sky like a silver snake, illuminating the entire river surface in an instant. Song Ying and others clearly saw that General Chu was holding a short knife more than two feet long, and was trying to block the sharp blade that Scar was stabbing towards him.

"Qiang!"

The sound of metal clashing pierced the rain. Captain Chu's palms were numb from the shock, but he still held on tightly to the blade opposite him. His eyes were filled with disbelief. "Scar, are you fucking crazy?"

In the illumination of lightning, Song Ying finally saw Scar's appearance clearly. He had a square face and dark skin. There was a centipede-like scar running diagonally from his left forehead to his right cheek, which made his right eye half-closed, making him look hideous and terrifying.

"Brother Chu, I'm sorry. You can only blame your bad luck!" Scar smiled sinisterly and suddenly exerted force. The blade brushed against Boss Chu's waist knife and slid down, going straight for his throat.

Captain Chu was a veteran in the martial arts world, and had been prepared for this attack. He dodged the blade and then swept his leg straight to Scar's lower body, shouting, "Enemy attack! Crossbowmen, release!"

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, a hail of arrows came from the opposite side. Song Ying's breathing almost stopped, and he subconsciously wanted to retreat back into the cabin. Then he thought of Yuan Qing and others outside. Just as he was about to call them, his hand was pulled back. Yuan Qing's voice rang in his ears: "Hurry up!"

Only then did she realize that Yuan Qing and the others had already retreated back into the cabin. Everyone's faces turned pale, and a woman trembled and said, "What's going on? This is an official ship, how could it be robbed?"

The other woman also said with trembling teeth, "What robbers? Didn't you hear that Captain Chu knew the other side?"

The old woman was even more confused, her body shaking like a sieve. "What should I do now?"

Zhang Renzhi ordered with a stern face, "Yinzhu, you lead the way, Poyunchuanyue, and you two guard the rear. The rest of you, find a piece of wood. Let's leave first!"

With his instructions, the Zhang family seemed to have found their backbone and did as they were told.

Song Ying glimpsed through the window and saw arrows flying like locusts outside. He couldn't help but clutch his sleeves tightly, "Should we wait until the rain of arrows stops before leaving? It's too dangerous to go out now without any shelter."

Zheng Renzhi insisted, "No! We can't wait!"

Yuan Qing pursed her lips, swept the items off the small table next to her, picked up the table with one hand, and held Song Ying tightly with the other. "Don't worry, everything will be fine. We'll just follow the line where the cabin is. With the cabin as a shield, there won't be so many arrows."

As he was speaking, a sharp arrow whizzed through the gap in the window and lodged itself in a pillar inside the cabin, with black smoke emitting from the arrow.

Song Ying's back was sweating profusely, and he even resorted to fire!

Luckily it’s raining heavily now!

Sensing her fear, Yuan Qing squeezed her hand firmly. The warmth of her palm shone through her sleeve, and Song Ying's panicked heart calmed down. She took a deep breath and said, "Protect the vital parts: your head, heart, throat, and thighs."

When the panicked crowd heard this, they became even more anxious.

Yuan Qing thought for a moment and added, "When you go out, it's best to turn sideways and hunch your shoulders to reduce the possibility of being hit by an arrow from the front."

Everyone responded, looking flustered. I don't know how many of them actually listened to it, but at this point they didn't care about that anymore.

Zhang Renzhi lifted Yu Lingwan up and said in a deep voice, "Let's go!"

The two guards Po Yun Chuan Yue walked to the door first, holding wooden boards and extending them out of the hatch one on the left and one on the right.

Yin Zhu took a breath, held up a wooden board and walked out first. The rain of arrows came from behind, and they got off the boat from the front. They were not worried about the rain of arrows coming towards them, so he held the wooden board above his head.

Before leaving the cabin, Song Ying put the small bookcase he had prepared on his back and used the desk at the door as a cover.

Po Yun beside him said anxiously, "Miss Song, it's already so late, why are you still carrying that box? It's more important to escape."

"Don't worry, I've been used to carrying heavy things since I was a child, so this little weight won't affect me."

Many of the medical books in the box are secret recipes and unique skills passed down from the master, so they cannot be thrown away. Besides, her money is also in them!

Po Yun was speechless and could only let her go. He moved the wooden board as everyone else did.

“Grab, grab, grab!”

Several arrows were deeply embedded in the deck, the closest one was only three inches away from Song Ying's feet.

She quickly stepped to the side and tilted the table horizontally to cover as much of her body as possible.

"Take it!"

An arrow was stuck in the table she was holding, and the force made her palm numb. Fortunately, she usually grinds medicine and has strong arms, so she did not let the table fall out of her hand.

There was a scream from the front. It turned out to be the maid Xier who had fallen to the ground after being shot in the calf. Nanny Zhang beside her pulled her up and said, "Hurry up and get up."

Xier also knew that this was not the time to be squeamish, so she endured the pain and continued walking.

I don’t know if it was because the rain of arrows from their canal soldiers suppressed the other side, but there were fewer arrows, and they even stopped for a while.

I don’t know whether it was the counterattack of the canal soldiers that worked or the enemy’s arrows were exhausted, but the rain of arrows gradually became sparse. Everyone no longer cared about the formation and rushed to the shore.

As soon as he got ashore and entered the woods, Song Ying dropped the desk and ran away.

Suddenly, Zhang Renzhi from behind shouted urgently, "My wife!"

His voice trembled, revealing worry and anxiety.

Song Ying hesitated for a moment, but still stopped and turned around to look. In the light of lightning, he saw Zhang Renzhi holding Yu Lingwan and standing there stiffly, his face as pale as paper. Poyun beside him asked "What's wrong" while looking back frequently.

Behind them, Yanqiu and Aunt Zhang were running out of breath.

Yuan Qing also stopped and turned to ask, "Brother Zhang, what happened to my sister-in-law?"

Zhang Renzhi said in a trembling voice, "Wife, it seems my water has broken."

Song Ying's heart sank. She quickly ran over and took Yu Lingwan's pulse. Her heart immediately sank to the bottom of the valley. Her pulse was rapid and disordered, and her radial pulse was slippery and rapid. She said in a tense voice, "Sister Lingwei is about to give birth."

Po Yun was shocked and anxious: "Why is it now? Isn't it just over nine months?"

"It's a miscarriage." Song Ying's fingers were still pressing on Yu Lingwan's wrist, and he could clearly feel her muscles twitching slightly as they were tense due to the severe pain.

She looked around. It was a desolate place in the wilderness, and it was a critical time to escape. Where could she find a safe place to give birth?

Yu Lingwan curled up in her husband's arms, her fingers tightly clutching his collar, her knuckles turning white from the strain. She bit her lip and said with difficulty, "Don't worry about me. Let's go."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Zhang Renzhi's voice was trembling unnaturally. "It's my fault for putting you in danger."