The Time Traveling Anchor and Her Eight Hundred Fence-Sitters

[Tsk tsk, I didn't expect the "gift package" to be so powerful. But who is the Prince of Ning? It sounds very impressive. ]

[Well, who cares who he is? He is not someone the anchor can reach.

Besides, since he is married, Prince Ning must be quite old.

What's worth asking about an old man who can be a host's father? 】

Zhao Mianmian ignored the chatter in the comments and moved forward, wanting to continue eavesdropping. However, before the women could say anything more, there was a sudden commotion on the river bank.

Zhao Mianmian raised her head and vaguely saw a group of people holding torches, hurrying towards the direction where the pleasure boat was docked.

"What's going on on the shore? Why are there so many Xuanlin Guards?"

The woman in the barge across the river stood up, looked over, frowned and muttered something to herself.

When Zhao Mianmian heard the three words "Xuanlin Guard", he was so frightened that his whole body trembled.

But before she could react, the pleasure boat under her feet began to shake violently.

It turned out that the Xuanlin Guards on the shore were chasing someone and rushed onto a pleasure boat parked on the shore.

The man being chased had no way to escape, but today was the Mu Lian Festival, and there were many pleasure boats on the river. The man jumped on several pleasure boats and gradually distanced himself from the Xuanlin Guards who were chasing him.

The pleasure boats were floating on the water, which did not seem like flat ground, and they were close to each other, with no buffer space.

Several people were chasing each other on the pleasure boat, causing the vibration to spread out in circles along the pleasure boat like water waves.

“Ouch! Ouch!!”

"S-Stop shaking! I can't stand anymore!"

"Hurry, hurry up and get ashore! Get ashore first!!"

“Ahhhhh, Xuanlin Guards, it’s the Xuanlin Guards arresting people!!”

But in just a few blinks of an eye, the riverbank, which was decorated with lights and peaceful just a moment ago, suddenly became a place where everyone felt insecure.

A few people who reacted quickly anticipated something the moment they saw Xuanlin Guard and went ashore early.

Qin Shuyu and He Xulan also wanted to go ashore, but several collisions on both sides pushed their pleasure boat away from the shore, and then it drifted downstream slowly along the current.

"Tamamo, hurry up and catch Sister Lan!!"

"Yupu, go and pull Sister Mian, Yupu! Yupu??"

Seeing the pleasure boat drifting to the middle of the river, Qin Shuyu didn't care about herself and hurriedly ordered her maid to protect the two girls.

However, Yu Pu had already been swept into the river, and now only Yu Mo was left. She held the railing with one hand and tried to grab the shawl on He Xulan with the other.

Half of He Xulan's body was already hanging outside the pleasure boat.

"Mom! Mom!! I, I can't swim!!!"

Even though He Xulan was usually calm and self-possessed, she was still just a young girl who had not yet reached marriage age, and had never encountered such a thing.

She held on to the railing beside her with her hands and feet, fearing that she would lose her focus and fall into the bottomless river.

Compared to the embarrassed and flustered He sister, Zhao Mianmian's situation was much better.

Although she is young and cannot stand the shaking, she is short!

Even if she stood up straight, only a little bit of her head was visible above the railing. Even if no one came to support her, she could stay safely in the cabin and would not be thrown... into the river at all!

[You are so lucky, host! ]

[You see, being short does have its advantages! ]

[Hahaha, no wonder the host doesn't like Xuanlin Guard. It seems that except for the beginning, nothing good happens every time the host encounters Xuanlin Guard.]

[Tsk tsk, sometimes, you still have to believe in metaphysics~]

[Ahhh, anchor, be careful! ! Behind you! Behind you! ! ! ]

Zhao Mianmian gritted her teeth and tried to keep herself steady. She had no time to pay attention to what those fence-sitters were saying in the barrage.

By the time she reacted, a man in black appeared out of nowhere, ignored her, and reached out to He Xulan who was hanging on the railing.

Barrage:

【…】

[Being short does have its advantages. ]

The man in black was obviously not here to rescue anyone. He had his face covered, revealing only a pair of sinister eyes.

There was reluctance and anger in his eyes, as well as an indescribable arrogance and cruelty.

After the man in black captured He Xulan, he put the dagger in his hand against He Xulan's neck, threatening the Xuanlin Guard who was biting him.

"Take one more step forward and see if I dare to cut her neck!!"

He Xulan was already scared to death, and when she was held hostage by the man in black who suddenly appeared, her face turned pale and she was about to faint.

"Mother, mother..."

He Xulan wanted to call for help, but the dagger against her neck stabbed forward again, forcing her to swallow the words.

As soon as she saw the man in black holding He Xulan hostage, Zhao Mianmian curled up and hid under the table in the houseboat.

She was not far away from the two of them, but no one could have imagined that there was someone hiding under the table two steps away.

At this moment, Qin Shuyu's mind was completely focused on He Xulan who was kidnapped by the man in black. He had no time to care where Zhao Mianmian was hiding or whether she was safe.

"Ma Qiang, I have to say that with your mediocre skills, you will be caught sooner or later. Even if you take hostages, it will all be in vain in the end!"

Someone was talking to the man in black who kidnapped He Xulan from a distance.

Zhao Mianmian recognized the voice; it was Xie Chen, whom she had dealt with before.

"A waste of effort? Ha!!"

The man in black snorted coldly and gestured with the dagger in his hand as if to slash at He Xulan's neck again.

"Wait till I slit this little girl's artery, then it will be a waste of energy for you to discuss this with me!!"

When the man in black said this, Xie Chen in the distance frowned.

Although he did not recognize He Xulan, he recognized Qin Shuyu, and he guessed the identity of the girl kidnapped by Ma Qiang.

It would be fine if Ma Qiang had kidnapped an ordinary person, but since the He family is involved, it would be really troublesome and would require more effort.

The Xuanlin guards surrounding outside did not dare to act rashly due to He Xulan's identity. Zhao Mianmian, who was hiding inside, gritted her teeth and tried hard to digest her shock.

artery--

If I heard correctly, the man in black who held He Xulan hostage said the word "artery".

You have to know that this happened in ancient times. Ancient people would never say "cut an artery".

Could it be that this uninvited guest being chased by the Xuanlin Guards was also a time traveler, a stranger like her? ? ?