Chapter 245 Isolated Island
Chapter 245: Solitary Island

Ye Xuan and Zhu Huan stood at the bow of the ship, hugging each other tightly. They could hear the terrified cries of the surviving Japanese pirates and the approaching flames behind them.

Zhu Huan pressed his cheek against Ye Xuan's chest, and even felt absurdly that dying like this might be a blessing.

The sound of wooden boards cracking continued to be heard from the ship, and Zhu Kuang was already prepared to die with Ye Xuan.

But at this moment, Ye Xuan's gentle voice came to my ears, "Your Highness, can you swim?"

With a splash, two figures jumped down from the bow of the boat, splashing water on the vast sea.

"Huan'er, hold me tight, but be careful not to pull my hand!" At the critical moment of life and death, Ye Xuan didn't care about so-called etiquette. He not only called Zhu Huan "Huan'er" directly, but also let Zhu Huan lie on his back.

However, Zhu Huan was not angry at all. Instead, he felt extremely at ease.

With a slight nod, Zhu Huan closed his eyes and left everything to Ye Xuan to decide.

She didn't remember how long she had been drifting in the sea. She only remembered that the water was so cold, so cold that she just wanted to fall asleep. From time to time, she could hear Ye Xuan calling her, telling her not to sleep.

Zhu Huan tried his best to respond, but gradually he felt that his hands and feet were no longer able to move, and in the end he didn't even have the strength to say a word.

When she came to her senses again, she felt the long-lost feeling of groundedness beneath her body. The dazzling sunlight forced her to squint her eyes slightly.

But before Zhu Huan could rejoice that he and Ye Xuan had escaped death, he was shocked to find that there was no land under his feet, and he was just on a narrow island reef made of rocks.

The area was only two or three hundred steps in radius, and not only was there no vegetation or living creatures, even soil was not visible.

However, what frightened Zhu Huan the most was that Ye Xuan was missing.

"Ye Xuan, where are you! Don't leave me, wuwuwu..." While cooking, I felt as if all the strength in my body was drained, and the joy of escaping death disappeared in an instant.

But she didn't feel sad for long. A familiar voice came from behind her, "Why are you crying, Your Highness?"

This voice sounded like the sound of nature to Zhu Huan's ears. Zhu Huan turned his head in surprise and joy, only to see Ye Xuan walking out of a small cave, looking at him with a smile.

Zhu Huan didn't even bother to wipe the tears from his face. His hands and feet seemed to have regained strength. He stumbled towards Ye Xuan, and before he could stand firm, he fell into Ye Xuan's arms.

"Asshole, Ye Xuan, you big asshole!" Zhu Huan beat Ye Xuan's chest, crying, laughing and annoyed, "Who told you to leave without saying a word? I order you never to leave me again!"

"Okay, okay, I will never leave Your Highness again." Ye Xuan gently grasped Zhu Huan's wrist, and with his other hand he violently rubbed Zhu Huan's waist, whispering to comfort him, "I just took a walk around the reef. The bad news is that there are no living creatures on this reef. The good news is that there is a cave over there where we can temporarily take shelter, and there is a pit at the entrance of the cave that has accumulated some rainwater, so we don't have to worry about dying of thirst for the time being."

"You are still in the mood to joke!" Zhu Huanheng glanced at Ye Xuan and said coquettishly.

Ye Xuan's lips turned pale, and he smiled slightly and said, "If I am destined to die, it would be my honor to die with Your Highness."

Zhu Huan's face was gloomy and he hummed softly.

"Okay, let's not stand outside in the sun. We should try our best to conserve the water in our bodies. There is not much water on the island." Ye Xuan embraced Zhu Huancaogang and walked towards the cave they found.

Zhu Huan seemed to have accepted the reality, and sighed: "There is nothing to eat on this island. I will die sooner or later anyway, so why bother about her so much!" Ye Xuan smiled slightly and said jokingly: "Death is death, but I heard that people who die from the sun will look like mummies, which is ugly."

"Still scaring me! Hateful!" Zhu Huanjiao shouted and gave Ye Xuan a sidelong glance.

Ye Xuan gave a bitter smile. Actually, he was just trying to have fun despite the misery. If he also looked so sad, Zhu Huan would be even more unable to hold on.

Ye Xuan has always had a belief that he will never give up as long as he is not in a desperate situation where he will die.

Moreover, as a person from later generations, Ye Xuan knew that a person could survive for 20 to 30 days at most without food, but if he did not drink water, he could not even survive for three or four days.

What's more, we are now on an island, and there is no stable source of fresh water except praying to God for rain.

Fortunately, some rainwater had accumulated in the pit caused by the fight. If the two of them drank sparingly, they should have no problem lasting ten days or so.

Wang Feihu and his men would never sit idly by and watch Hu Weiyong escape. They would definitely hire ships to track him down along the route.

When they find wreckage floating on the sea, they will know that something has happened to them and will send people to search the sea for their whereabouts.

This is obviously not a small project. To find himself in the vast ocean, a large number of fishermen must be mobilized. If Ye Xuan was alone, he might not have the confidence that Wang Feihu would find him.

But there is also the emperor's eldest daughter Zhu Huan by his side. As long as Wang Feihu reports this matter to the prefect of Quanzhou, or even reports it to the court.

Then the possibility of Quanzhou Prefecture mobilizing fishermen to search and rescue would be very high. Although the wind was favorable when boarding the ship last night, the departure time was limited after all, and it was impossible for them to be too far away from the coastline. Even if they carried Zhu Huan on their backs and drifted along the ocean current, they would not drift too far.

If you are lucky, there is still a chance of being discovered.

Although it was very hot on the island, Zhu Huan found that the cave was quite cool after entering it. However, he regretted it the next moment.

The wet clothes stuck to my skin, giving off a cool feeling.

Zhu Huan couldn't help but clasp his hands over his chest and began to tremble.

"Take off your clothes and I'll help you take them out to dry. Otherwise you will catch a cold at night." Ye Xuan looked at Zhu Huan with pure eyes, and there was no intention of taking advantage of him at all.

"If you're shy, I'll go out first. Take off your clothes and throw them at the entrance of the cave." Ye Xuan glanced at the scorching sun outside the cave and said, "It's noon now. The sun outside is scorching hot on the rocks. Clothes will dry quickly if you spread them on them."

After Ye Xuan finished speaking, he turned around and walked out of the cave without asking for Zhu Huan's consent.

Looking at Ye Xuan's departing back, Zhu Huan's face turned blue and red alternately. Finally, she gritted her teeth and reached out her delicate hand to her lapel.

Ye Xuan only waited for less than half a minute before clothes were thrown into the cave entrance one after another, making the sound of wet clothes falling to the ground.

After a while, a small pile of clothes appeared at the entrance of the cave.

Ye Xuan bent down and picked up the clothes, walked a few steps outside the cave, chose a protruding rock, and spread out the wet clothes one by one.

(End of this chapter)