I've never felt happy to become an immortal.

Chapter 31 I Go Up, You Go Down

North bank of the Wujiang River.

The river tide rises and falls.

A huge wave crashed onto the shore.

A fiery red shadow emerged in the moonlight, slowly emerged from the water, stepped on the waves, and walked out of the riverbed.

Snore——!
The Fire Cloud Horse snorted and shook its head. Its mane was wet and its whole body was emitting water mist.

If you look closely, you can see faint lines beneath its brown-red skin, like burning flames.

This priceless BMW with the blood of an exotic beast is certainly not comparable to an ordinary colt. It not only has extremely strong physical fitness, but also has the ability to move both on land and in water.

Even if a huge wave overturned the official ship and caused it to fall into the water, it could still swim from the bottom of the river to the shore, and...

There was a person on his back.

Ning Jianshuang grabbed the horse's mane and reins. She opened her eyes and confirmed that they had reached the shore. Only then did she stop holding her breath and take a deep breath of cool air.

Because I was sitting on the back of the Fire Cloud Horse, with its body temperature, even though my clothes were soaked, I wasn't too cold.

The eldest lady looked back and saw that the river had returned to calm, as if the disaster just now was just an illusion.

"Find the others first..."

She sat on the horse, kicked the horse's belly lightly, and searched for her companions on the shore.

Thinking carefully back to the scene at that time, the entire ship was thrown up and then smashed onto the river surface, and the cabin was in a mess... I still remember that at the moment when the wave swept in, Luoluo was smashed onto the coachman. With Uncle Huai's strength, protecting Luoluo was no problem.

After walking forward for about half a minute, she saw the little maid coming towards her.

Luoluo burst into tears and threw herself into the young lady's arms, sobbing. She didn't look like a maid at all, but more like a little sister.

The driver walked to the Fire Cloud Horse and touched its nose.

"Uncle Huai, will the assassin show up?"

"There's no trace of him, but given the current situation, he might have been swept dozens of miles away by the waves, so it's impossible for him to have any information about our location." The driver analyzed calmly, "But for safety reasons, we can't stay here or light a fire for the time being."

"Okay." Ning Jianshuang nodded: "Let's continue looking for Erlang, and we have to find a way to salvage him."

"Well……"

"What's wrong?" Ning Jianshuang saw the coachman hesitate to speak.

"At the last moment before falling into the river, I saw Young Master Bai grabbing the ropes around the coffin. Given his personality, he certainly wouldn't let go," the driver said. "With Young Master Bai's ability, I think he can escape danger."

Ning Jianshuang's eyes were filled with surprise. "So, as long as we find him, we can find my father's coffin?"

"That should be the case, but..." The driver paused again, then sighed, "According to my guess, Young Master Bai must have been swept to the south bank by the river current."

"What? Uncle Huai, are you sure?"

"Nine out of ten... at the time, the giant python from the Wujiang River passed between us underwater, seemingly intending to drive us away. Although it didn't directly injure anyone, two streams of water flowed in both directions."

"This..." Ning Jianshuang couldn't help but remain silent.

It is not difficult to cross the Wujiang River, but the difficult part is that there is a giant python in the river.

If we go by land, it will take even longer.

"My suggestion is to go back and find help first." The driver, displaying his wisdom, said, "There are assassins hiding in the dark. Every time we stay here, we risk more. Why don't you return to the capital first, and I can come back later to search for Young Master Bai."

"I can't go back like this." Ning Jianshuang said immediately.

"Miss, this is not the time to be angry."

"Uncle Huai, I'm not angry." Ning Jianshuang said calmly, "After my father's death, I became the head of the family. I know I'm not an ordinary woman. The life and death of the Jiangning family rests on my shoulders. How can I have the right to act out of spite?"

"I can't go back because everyone in the world knows my father is dead. If I return to the capital alone and in disgrace, I'll be unavoidable to those who are watching. The vicious dogs and wolves that used to be afraid of my father because he was hiding in the underworld will become even more unscrupulous and treat Ningguo Mansion and Juyi Pavilion as prey!"

"By then, we'll only have one option left... and I don't want to make that choice unless it's absolutely necessary!"

"So, I can't just run back like this, and I can't expose my weakness. I must return to the capital with dignity and safety, so that I can tell those wolves and tigers who are secretly watching that I, Ning Jianshuang, am not to be trifled with!"

These words prove what is in my heart.

The old driver was silent for a moment, then knelt on one knee and said, "I am the old servant who has overstepped my bounds and failed to understand the young lady's deep meaning."

"Uncle Huai, please get up quickly." Ning Jianshuang blushed, then smiled bitterly: "I'm just trying to be confident. I'm nowhere near as confident as my grandfather and my maternal grandfather."

"Based on what you just said, the eldest lady is already qualified to inherit the Ningguo Mansion. The old Duke would definitely be very pleased if he knew about this." The coachman sighed.

"However, even if you don't go to the capital, Miss, you still need to find a safe place to recuperate and settle down."

Ning Jianshuang replied, "I already have a plan. Juyi Pavilion has been traveling back and forth for so many years, so we must have trustworthy partners. Besides... after crossing the Wujiang River, we will be in territory I am familiar with."

She clenched her fingers slightly and whispered, "Erlang, give me some time. I will definitely take you home. Just stay here and wait for me to pick you up."

He turned around and took a deep look in the direction of Wujiang River, and swore silently.

The shame of today will be repaid with your blood someday!

……

early morning.

Bai Xuan had just gotten up when he heard a flurry of footsteps outside the door.

The clerk, who was half soaked, pushed open the door, rushed to the fire, wrapped himself in his coat, and blew several breaths of hot air into his palms.

Bai Xuan poured a bowl of hot ginger soup and handed it over: "How is it?"

"After searching all night, we found the boatman and one sailor alive... but the other is still missing. He may have landed on the north bank or perished in the water." The clerk took a sip of ginger soup. "As for the nobles, we haven't seen any of them."

"Then there's no need to look for it."

"No, I want to see the person alive or the body dead."

"I mean, they must have gone to the North Bank." Bai Xuan said calmly, "They won't die, you can rest assured."

"Are you so sure?"

"I can drag a coffin back alive, why can't others?" Bai Xuan asked back.

"Young man, I think it's rude to hold others to your own standards," the clerk said weakly. "If you can't even do this, then you're just a novice." Bai Xuan raised an eyebrow: "If you're a novice, then practice more."

"Well, practice hard after you go down, and try to make zero mistakes." The clerk joined in the hellish joke, and suddenly asked curiously: "Speaking of which, did you see what Prince Jiang looked like?"

"Saw it."

"What does it look like?"

"A giant snake with a single horn on its head." Bai Xuan picked up a piece of charcoal and drew an outline on the floor. "Let's make it look like this."

"Hmm... quite domineering."

"Indeed." Bai Xuan said, "It's not difficult to understand why some people offer incense to it."

The clerk complained, "It sank the boat, and you're still speaking well of it? You... you're so generous."

...You want to call me an idiot?
Bai Xuan didn't take it seriously and explained, "When the boat sank into the river, the only one with the chance to kill was the River Dragon King... but he didn't kill, he just drove him away."

"If it opens its mouth, any of us present here wouldn't survive more than ten seconds. It's clear it really doesn't eat people."

Of course, the story goes beyond this. Prince Jiang sank the ship, but in fact he broke the deadlock in the cabin at that time, making it impossible for the dangerous assassin who was close to the master level to act, thus leading to the safe escape of everyone today.

The only drawback was that they were forced to separate into two groups.

Even if Prince Jiang didn't mean to do it, he still helped.

Bai Xuan naturally wouldn't bother with the property loss of a ship, all of that would be counted on the eldest lady's account!

The clerk was still puzzled: "Just because I let you go, you forgive it?"

...What if?
...Do you want me to take a golf club and crack it open?
Bai Xuan thought he was not capable of such a psychopathic act.

However, now that we have confirmed that the young lady is safe and sound, the next thing to consider is crossing the river.

The assassin is still roaming in the jungle.

It is actually dangerous to stay in a fixed area.

He asked, "Which is the fastest land route across the Wu River?"

Tian Xiaoli was puzzled: "Are you planning to go alone? Why don't you stay here? I won't charge you for food and lodging."

Bai Xuan said: "I have my own reasons."

The clerk couldn't persuade him, so he took out an old map and said, "There's only a mountain road to the west, but I advise you not to go there."

"Why?"

"There's been some weird rumors over there lately, saying there's a man-eating monster."

"What a treasure."

Bai Xuan was so angry that he laughed.

What is going on in this world? Not only are the righteous gods going crazy, but there are also demons and monsters everywhere?
Is it because I killed too few people in my previous life?
Do you really think my sword is not sharp?
……

There is a bamboo forest on the bank of Wujiang River.

Gray Protector sat on the ground, roasting a bamboo rat on a bamboo stick over the fire.

When it was almost cooked, a hand reached out from nowhere and snatched the barbecue away.

"This smell... This bamboo rat must have died of heatstroke and depression, right?" The red-robed Saint licked her lips. "It smells so good."

"Are you here to have a bite, or to laugh at me?"

"Why should I choose just one, and not all of them?" The Saint smiled. "I stopped four waves of people yesterday. I was exhausted and didn't sleep all night... But you, after getting nothing, still wanted to catch bamboo rats to eat."

"It wasn't my fault." Gray Guardian shook his head and said, "It was the giant python in the river that suddenly jumped out. I was about to succeed."

"That wording is so familiar." The Saint nodded her chin. "So it's not that you're bad, but that you're being targeted?"

Gray Protector remained silent.

He actually wanted to say something else, that kid was really weird last night.

Although he did not enter the country, he was able to escape unscathed at his hands, and his strength is enough to make him one of the top 100 on the Sleeping Dragon List.

"Never mind. I'm not here to accuse you." The Saint said as she ate her barbecue. "Next, you and I will split up and go find the person. You choose a direction."

"I choose the north bank." said the Gray Guardian.

"Then I choose South Bank."

The Holy Maiden of the Spiritual Religion left gracefully.

……

"Remember, don't tell anyone that I was here."

"If you don't want to get yourself into trouble."

"But if they use torture, you should confess quickly and don't put yourself in trouble just for the sake of loyalty."

In front of Guandukou, Bai Xuan said goodbye to the clerk and said some unlucky words.

The clerk looked annoyed.

"Hahaha, let's go!"

He left without hesitation, very decisively.

Even the carriage was just bought.

Bai Xuan controlled the car and the horses himself, and he was quite adept at it.

Carrying a coffin, he drove away amid the sound of horse hooves.

The clerk looked at the figure from behind and said to himself, "I can't wait even a day. I really don't understand... Is this world really that good?"

Less than half an hour after the young man left, a beautiful lady in red clothes and a veil hat arrived at Guandukou. However, the clerk was fast asleep at the time and had escaped an unexpected disaster in a daze.

(End of this chapter)