Бездомная собака в моих мыслях

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He disliked her, which was a mild reaction. He didn't know where the young prince had picked up such a wild girl. She was not only rude and dirty, but also uneducated and incompetent. She could barely read and write, and her kung fu was worse than a novice's. Such a "neither scholarly nor martial" person would starve to death if thrown on the street, yet the young prince treated her like an honored guest!

Zhu Huihui talked to herself for a long time, and Steward Qin finally just hummed and hawed, his forced smile giving Zhu Huihui goosebumps.

Seeing that the dragon boat was less than half a mile from the shore, she jumped up and ran out of the cabin. "Pah! You sissy, I can't be bothered with your attitude!"

This time, Steward Qin spoke up. He grabbed her and said in a deep voice, "Wait!"

Zhu Huihui's eyes widened: "What? Trying to molest me?" Her claws snapped into hooks, lunging for Steward Qin's genitals. Hmph! She'd disliked him for a long time; this was a preemptive strike, a counter-offensive!

Steward Qin's facial muscles twitched, his eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he stepped aside, suppressing his anger as he said, "Something's wrong with Xuan Yue Water Island!"

Zhu Huihui grabbed at nothing, nearly falling over from the force of her grab. She staggered a few steps before regaining her balance: "What happened?" Her sneak attack failed, yet she still pretended nothing had happened; her shamelessness was truly remarkable.

Steward Qin's face was as dark as the sky, so dark it looked like it would drip water if you squeezed it.

Zhu Huihui looked at the shore, scratched his head, and suddenly realized: "It's so dark, yet they haven't lit any lamps!"

That's right! No wonder Steward Qin said something was wrong with Xuan Yue Water Island. It's so dark and raining, yet Xuan Yue Water Island doesn't even have a single light on! Even the navigation light hanging high on the flagpole is out!

A flash of inspiration struck him: Maple Snow Colors. What happened? Could it be... could it be that all the people of Xuan Yue Water Island have gone blind like the great hero? Or has something unexpected happened?

Steward Qin said coldly, "The ship has been sending signals to Xuan Yue Water Island for half a day, and they haven't responded at all—is there anyone still breathing on Xuan Yue Water Island?"

He clapped his hands: "Dock! Azure Dragon's House, Heart, House Team 3, go ashore to Xuan Yue Water Island, Winnowing Basket Team stays to guard the boat!"

Zhu Huihui was completely baffled and was about to ask a question when a loud reply came from outside the cabin: "Yes!"

She was startled. Judging from the voices, there were at least fifty or sixty people in Zhoushan, but she had been in Zhoushan for so long and had never noticed them.

Unbeknownst to her, Liu Yue's guards were organized into teams according to the four divine positions of Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise. The three teams of Horn, Neck, and Clan that Liu Yue had previously taken away, along with the four teams of Room, Heart, House, and Winnowing Basket, belonged to the Eastern Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon.

Of course, Steward Qin wouldn't explain this to her. Seeing that the boat was less than ten feet from the shore, he waved his hand lightly, and twenty or thirty burly men leaped ashore. Each of them was dressed in a golden flying fish robe, and their rusty spring knives were drawn. They landed silently and quickly disappeared into the shadow of the magnificent buildings on Xuan Yue Water Island.

Seeing this, Zhu Huihui felt even more strongly that Xuan Yue Shui Yu might be in big trouble. In her memory, when Fang Jianwu was hosting a banquet at the lakeside pavilion, a mysterious man in black appeared, and countless guards emerged from the lake, the reefs, the shore, the bushes, etc., completely surrounding the scene.

Now, with so many of them on Xuan Yue Water Island's territory, not a single person has come out to greet them...

Her eyes darted around and she noticed Steward Qin standing to the side, staring at her expressionlessly. She gave a sarcastic "humph," strolled out of the cabin, stood at the bow of the boat, and assessed the distance to the shore. She figured that with her current skills, if she tried to jump over like others, she would probably fall into the lake.

She turned to Manager Qin and said, "Manager Qin, aren't you going up?"

Steward Qin stood beside her, forcing a smile, and said, "The young prince ordered this old servant to protect Miss Zhu's safety, so wherever Miss Zhu is, this old servant will be there."

Zhu Huihui blinked her big eyes and asked, pretending not to mind, "Brother Liu Yue asked you to protect me. Wherever I am, you will be there too?"

"Yes!" Steward Qin would never say a word more to someone he didn't like.

Zhu Huihui patted her chest lightly: "That's great!" Suddenly, she leaped into the lake. Hmph! ( ) Jump into the lake, let's see if you'll even jump!

To everyone's surprise, Steward Qin just sneered, and a fair hand shot out like lightning, grabbing Zhu Huihui's collar in mid-air.

Zhu Huihui was being held in mid-air, and he was about to vomit blood. He never expected that this weird-looking fat man would move so fast!

Steward Qin stared at her, pausing in mid-air for a moment. For a split second, Zhu Huihui thought he was going to throw her into the lake, and she couldn't help but feel a little scared—even though her previous action was also to jump into the lake, and the outcome was the same, was being thrown in the same as jumping in herself?

At first, Steward Qin really wanted to throw her overboard, but after thinking about it for a long time, he finally decided to carry her ashore for the sake of his young master.

As soon as Zhu Huihui's feet touched the ground, she took off running towards the mountain villa and water fortress.

Xuan Yue Shui Yu was dark and gloomy. It wasn't that she wasn't afraid, but Brother Liu Yue had appointed Steward Qin as her bodyguard. He seemed very capable, so he probably wouldn't let her get killed easily, right?

The walls of Xuan Yue Water Island were very high. Zhu Huihui searched along the base of the wall for a long time before finally finding a side gate in a corner.

The door was closed. Zhu Huihui pressed her ear to the door and listened, but couldn't hear anything. She pushed the door hard, only to find it locked from the inside.

He glanced at the high wall, then back at Steward Qin, indicating that he should be carried inside. Steward Qin tossed his head back, pretending to look at the sky.

Zhu Huihui was still angry. She turned her head away, ignoring him, and glanced at the stone hitching posts carved into animal shapes standing on either side of the wall. These things were taller than her; perhaps if she stood on them, she could jump onto the top of the wall…

She grabbed the beast's feet, struggled to climb up, pressed down on its ears, stepped onto its head, and stood up shakily. She tiptoed and peered into the manor, but still couldn't see anything clearly. She pushed off with both feet and leaped towards the wall, hooked her arms over the top, and struggled upwards for a while before finally getting onto the wall.

Looking down, he could vaguely make out what appeared to be grass. Just as he was about to jump down, he suddenly remembered that when listening to storytellers on the street, in situations like this, one would usually test the ground first to see if there were any traps or tripwires. So he lifted a tile from the wall and smashed it down with all his might.

The tile landed, hitting something with a "crack," and shattered into pieces. Zhu Huihui listened intently, sensing that the ground below was solid, and then jumped down.

Although it was difficult for her to climb up the wall, she was very agile when she came down. With her toes touching the ground, she rolled to dissipate the force of the fall and hid behind a tree. Then she peeked out with half of her head showing.

A gentle breeze blew by, and Steward Qin appeared beside her.

Zhu Huihui caught a glimpse of the disdain on his face and knew that she had been looked down upon by this effeminate man again—thinking about it, he was right, how come she could never shake her thieving habits! This Xuan Yue Water Island was the territory of the heroes, and she had come with the government, so from any perspective, she should be acting openly and honestly!

So she immediately stepped out from behind the tree, coughed, put her hands behind her back, and imitated the adults on the stage, putting on airs and walking forward with measured steps.

The Xuan Yue Water Island was deathly silent, with only the occasional chirping of night birds, and no other sounds.

She walked through several courtyards but didn't see a single person. Even the guards from before were nowhere to be seen.

This situation is truly...unusual...

Jianghu Tianhenqing II 6 2009-08-06 18:43 As she was walking, her foot slipped, as if she had stepped on something. Zhu Huihui quickly grabbed a rock to steady herself, and then saw a person lying on the rock. In the darkness, she couldn't make out the color of the person's clothes, but she could smell the strong stench of blood on their hands. It seemed that blood had trickled down the rock, and although the rain had washed it away, traces remained. She guessed that what she had just stepped on was blood.

Zhu Huihui felt a chill run down her spine and hurriedly jumped to the side, but then kicked something with a loud "clang," which sounded particularly jarring in the silent manor and startled her.

Looking closely, she realized that what she had kicked was a broken knife.

Further in, corpses and weapons appeared intermittently. The corpses were arranged differently; most were neatly dressed and lying to one side, while only a few had been killed by sharp weapons. Visibility was poor in the night, and Zhu Huihui was extremely nervous, but at this moment, she couldn't worry about anything else. She didn't know what was going on with Xuan Yue Shui Yu Fusang. She only knew that one person lived here each day, and judging from the appearance of the corpses, they hadn't been dead for long.