Although it was late at night, there were still crowds of people on the docks in Xin'an City, but there were no cargo ships docking now, and these sounds were naturally not made by the owners and the dowrymen. They came from the yamen runners in Xin'an City and the wing troops sent by the court. Although the salt ships docked tomorrow evening, these people were stationed here a few days earlier.

In the past few days, they not only carefully inspected the fortifications of the dock, but also searched all the private houses and inns within a radius of miles, in order to ensure that there were no thieves lying ambushed nearby, and to ensure that the salt transported from Xixia thousands of miles was safely unloaded from the salt ship, and then transported it to Bianliang, the capital of Song.

Salt is a necessity for the people. In the Western Xia territory, the salt-producing areas represented by Wuchi and Baichi are cheap and good-quality, with pure taste, and are called blue and white salt. The salt produced in the northwest of the Song Dynasty was not only expensive, but also had a bitter taste, and the people did not like to eat it. Therefore, the imperial court had to buy a large amount of salt from Xixia every year to supply the needs of the people.

This time, more than 40 million kilograms of salt were transported from Xixia, and ninety-seven pieces of ship were loaded, which was the highest in the country. Therefore, the Song Dynasty court attached great importance to it from top to bottom. Emperor Taizong also sent two important officials to supervise the transportation of salt to ensure that everything was safe.

Therefore, it is not surprising that so many soldiers gathered on the dock of Xin'an City the night before the salt ship arrived on the shore.

The water waves were calm, reflecting the crowded scenery above. Pei'er could see this lively scene from afar, so she covered her stomach and walked around the south side of the pier, following a muddy and uninhabited path towards the depths.

This path is a blind spot on the bank of the bustling canal. This place was originally full of shops, but due to its age, most shops were dilapidated. In addition, they were far from the wharf, so the merchants and porters were unwilling to come here one more miles, so the owner moved away from here one after another and moved the shops to the two newly built streets on both sides of the canal.

Pei'er grew up in Xin'an and was very familiar with the layout around the canal. So when she saw the crowds of people coming and going on, she didn't hesitate at all, and twisted her stomach and turned to this dilapidated street that had been disrepaired.

Yes, since you are determined to die, you must not choose a place with a lot of people. Otherwise, you may be caught before you jump down. At that time, you will inevitably have first aid and will be known to everyone. Wouldn't it be that your father and brother will lose all their faces because of her again?

Thinking of this, she quickly walked deep into the path despite the pain in her belly. The withered shops beside the road were shrouded in the dark night, like ghosts with their teeth and claws, which looked extremely terrifying. Pei'er was a timid person and never dared to go to some secluded and quiet places, but now when she saw the scene in front of her, she just chuckled meaninglessly: What's scary? No matter how terrible? Can she compare to this monster in my belly?

Thinking of this, her hand on her belly suddenly shook suddenly, and her belly became a little bigger in a violent beating. Her thin clothes also made a crisp "Zla" sound, completely bursting.

Pei'er's heart pounded, her legs slid without being obedient, and she fell to the ground.

Her knees were worn out by rubble and gravel, and it hurt so much. But she got up again regardless of the matter, cried and staggered towards the dark river bank. She grabbed her belly, which was still jumping with one hand, and said intermittently, "Don't think about it, even if I die, I will let you bury with you..."

The things in her belly seemed to sense what she was going to do next. It stopped for a moment and then moved violently again, and it was even more powerful than before. Pei'er almost couldn't hold on, and her body was swayed by it. There were several times when she almost turned over to the ground. It took her half a stick of incense to finish a short road.

Fortunately, she finally arrived by the river. She took a deep breath, wiped off the tears from the corners of her eyes, bit her silver teeth, and threw herself into the water regardless of everything.

"Miss Pei'er."

The moment before falling into the water, Pei'er heard an anxious call. She turned her head gently and saw Jiang Xixi running towards the river from not far away.

However, he was still a step slower. When he was a few feet away from the river bank, Jiang Xixi heard a "thump" sound, and then a splash of water splashed up, hitting her whole body soaked.

"Miss Pei'er." She looked at the river surface that was gradually calming down below, and suddenly felt a sense of admiration in her heart. Although this underage girl looked thin and weak, she didn't expect to be a strong man. She knew that her life was in danger, so she wanted to take the monster to the underworld together, not giving it a chance to harm the world.

Jiang Xixi leaned over and squatted down, and two tears fell on his cheeks, "Miss Pei'er, I'm one step late, sorry..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a fist-sized bubble floated out of the water with a "gurgle" sound, and burst out on the river surface. Jiang Xixi's body shook violently. Then he stood up and pulled out his sword. The sword tip aimed at the black-lighted river water, and he didn't dare to move at all.

Cold sweat flowed down her spine, soaking her clothes. Jiang Xixi held her breath and condensed her breath, listening to her increasingly dense heartbeat in the silence of death.

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong..."

Like a drumstick, one after another, it seemed like it was about to jump out of my throat.

"Gudu."

Another bubble floated out from the spot, and under the reflection of the moonlight, a chilling white light flashed. Jiang Xixi bit his lower lip tightly, held the long sword in his hand and approached the river bank step by step, locking his eyes tightly at the place where the bubbles disappeared.

With a "bang", water splashed everywhere, and Pei'er's broken body suddenly bounced out of the water. The water vapor mixed with bloody smell, and it smashed Jiang Xixi down on her head and face.

Jiang Xixi couldn't dodge and could only use her arms to block her head. With a little force on her elbow, she bumped Pei'er's bloody body to the side. However, before she could react, the water surface in front of her right seemed to have been blown up, and a wave wall three or four feet high was raised, and it rushed towards the shore like a dragon and tiger roar.

The shiny black figure was particularly conspicuous as the white waves surging, but Jiang Xixi had just knocked Pei'er away and had no time to exert force again. He could only watch the black figure fly towards him, and then swung straight to her head, and then he skillfully turned in the air. His scaled wings suddenly waved her back, pushing her and his sword into the canal.
Chapter completed!