Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 5 Accident
After walking a few steps, Yue Ling remembered that there should be another person, so he turned around and asked, "Where's Xueyan? Isn't she coming?"

Lin Daiyu, who had been looking down at her toes, shook her little head, and her pair of small buns looked like rattles, looking very naive.

"She was a little seasick and has gone to sleep."

"This...don't you need to look after her in the room?"

Lin Daiyu turned her head away and curled her lips slightly, "No need, I think she ate too much, so she wanted to vomit."

Based on the past few days of getting along with each other, Yue Ling thought that this was indeed Xueyan's style.

Yue Ling smiled helplessly, "Okay, let's go to the deck and enjoy the breeze. You follow me and wrap yourself tightly."

"Ah."

The two men walked down the wooden ladder, came to the leeward side of the deck, held the railing and looked into the distance.

The setting sun remains on the water, making it sparkle. There are green mountains on both sides and houses in the distance.

The river is extremely busy, with small boats shuttling back and forth on both sides of the tall passenger ships, each seemingly going its own way.

Lin Daiyu was confused and didn't know where to go.

He glanced at Lin Daiyu and saw that she was just staring into the distance without saying a word. He measured her height and found that it was just up to his waist, so Yue Ling squatted down and watched with her.

Lin Daiyu pursed her lips and said, "General Yue, where are we?"

Yue Ling looked at the mountains and said, "We should be in Cangzhou now. We will be able to enter Beijing in a few days."

Lin Daiyu nodded slightly.

After breaking the ice, the two chatted more smoothly. "Thank you General Yue for taking care of me that day. I have been in poor health since I was a child. Taking medicine is like eating. I am afraid that I will have to trouble General Yue more in the future."

"No problem. I have already promised Master Lin."

The words were too polite. Lin Daiyu couldn't help but recall that in the past, only her mother had stayed by her bedside, and her eyes gradually became moist.

She was indeed grateful to Yue Ling, apart from the embarrassment and annoyance.

Seeing Lin Daiyu choking up a little, Yue Ling also asked with concern: "Are you missing home?"

Lin Daiyu wiped the corners of her eyes twice and said, "Facing the wind, my eyes feel a little uncomfortable."

They both turned their heads in tacit understanding, and then smiled at each other.

Lin Daiyu knew that she couldn't hide it from others, so she could only smile to hide her guilty conscience. Yue Ling looked at the stubborn little girl and thought she was quite cute.

"Well, you shouldn't be outside for too long in your health, let's go back."

Lin Daiyu hummed softly in response, glanced towards the south with longing, and then followed Yue Ling.

Suddenly, several flying claws flew up to the railing and handcuffed it tightly to the wooden stakes. A dozen small boats approached and surrounded the passenger ship in the center, coming to a standstill.

"Oh no, we've been attacked by pirates."

Yue Ling was very alert and quickly protected Lin Daiyu behind him, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Lin Daiyu, who was traveling far away for the first time, had never seen such a scene before. She was so frightened that her face turned pale and she was unable to speak.

Soon, a group of people gathered on the deck, each holding a sharpened weapon.

The first one had a scarred face and frowning eyebrows. He looked like a vicious and evil person who would do anything evil. He was scolding the minions around him, saying, "Search them all carefully."

A thug beside him bent down and listened, "Everyone, collect all the valuables, don't miss anything!"

Scarface slapped his younger brother on the spot and said disdainfully: "How much gold and silver can a broken passenger ship have? There is no pursuit at all."

The henchman was delighted, with a fawning look on his face, "Boss, have you come to your senses? This time you're taking in people as well? I wonder if there's a pretty young lady on the boat. It's time for the boss to get a new wife..."

Under the threat of this group of pirates, the ship owner finally came onto the deck, bowed and said politely to the two men in front of him: "Two heroes, we have already paid the insurance money when crossing this river. But since you brothers are here, there is no reason to go back empty-handed. These fifty taels are for you brothers to buy wine." As he said that, the ship owner took out a few silver bills from his arms.

The henchman was signaled to take it, but after receiving the silver, his face turned stern again. The scarred man said, "You are sending away a beggar. My name is Black Glue Dragon. Ask around. Is there anyone in the area of ​​100 miles around who sent me away with 50 taels? Get out of here!"

Scarface kicked the boat owner, causing him to stagger a few times, and signaled his minions to continue searching.

He arrested one of them and asked, "You said that the rich boy was on this ship. Have you found it?"

Yue Ling had been observing the movements the whole time, and when he saw the man's expression change, he calmly reached into his arms.

That man was the guy who had prepared medicine for him at night.

"I haven't found it yet. If I find it, can the boss spare my life?"

Scarface smiled and said, "Of course, I'll give you a seat."

The guy was delighted and started to investigate carefully. After walking around the cabin and then going to the deck, he found Yue Ling.

Then, they immediately shouted, "The boss is right here!"

Seeing that the situation was not right and that this group of people were heading right for them, Lin Daiyu could not help but become even more flustered, "General Yue, are you acquainted with them?"

Yue Ling shook his head slightly and replied, "I ran into that beast when I was getting medicine before."

Lin Daiyu unconsciously reached out and grabbed Yue Ling's clothes to steady herself, "It's because of me..."

While the two were talking, the pirates had already gathered and approached.

Scarface stood three steps in front of Yue Ling, looked him up and down, and said with a smile: "You are not lying, you look like someone with some extra money at home."

Noticing that there was a little girl behind Yue Ling, Scarface's mouth almost stretched to his ears.

"Oh, this girl is really pretty. It's worth coming here. I want not only the money, but also the person..."

Before he could finish his words, Yue Ling jumped up first, took a step forward, pulled out the dagger in his arms and stabbed it into the scarred man's eyes, knocking him to the ground in an instant.

Scarface got another scar on his face, and this one went deep into his brain. He howled in pain and rolled back and forth on the ground.

"Daiyu, turn your back and don't look over here!"

The minions had never expected Yue Ling to be the first to attack, and they had no idea what was happening. When they came to their senses, the boss was already seriously injured, and they heard Scarface yelling, "Kill him, kill him!"

The bandits finally reacted, drew their weapons, and approached Yue Ling step by step, not daring to take it lightly.

Yue Ling protected Daiyu and retreated step by step to the railing. He made sure that no one could pose a threat to Lin Daiyu before he took action again.

The dagger was specially made in the royal palace. It is more powerful than the miscellaneous iron forged by village blacksmiths and can cut through iron like mud.

Facing the weapons wielded by the three men, Yue Ling dodged and slashed from the side, breaking the weapons into pieces. He then swung the pieces around and used the force of the pieces to injure the three men on the opposite side.

He stepped forward and kicked the three people in front of him in the stomach, sending them flying backwards and knocking down a few more.

In a blink of an eye, more than a dozen people surrounded one person, but all of them fell to the ground, and those who were still standing did not dare to move forward rashly.

Instead, he was forced back step by step by Yue Ling.

"Don't come over here, don't come over here! If you come over here again I will!"

"That's it?"

In the eyes of the pirates, Yue Ling was like a demon from hell, making people tremble with fear.

With a splash, the pirate who had just confronted Yue Ling jumped off the boat, jumped into the water, and escaped.

(End of this chapter)