The Real Young Master Was Sold as a Slave, The Obsessive Crown Prince's Forced Love - Chapter 52
Chapter 52: Alive
The sudden rush into the water after the rapid drop made it impossible for Song Yu to open his eyes underwater.
There was no time for him to adapt. He could only rely on instinct, grabbing the Sixth Prince, whom he was tightly clutching, pulling aside the carriage curtain, and scrambling out.
But the current was moving too fast, so fast that a huge fear arose in Song Yu’s heart after he calmed down.
Such a fast current usually indicated either a steep slope or a narrowing of the river channel.
The former was manageable.
If it was the latter, a waterfall would most likely follow the constricted channel.
If they fell into a waterfall, their chances of survival would disappear.
Song Yu gritted his teeth, using all his strength, pulling the Sixth Prince and struggling upwards.
Guanyin Bodhisattva, Tathagata Buddha, Jade Emperor, Nezha, Black Bear Spirit, protect me!
“Hoo! Cough, cough, cough~”
He violently broke through the water surface and could finally open his eyes to see his surroundings. Song Yu didn’t have time to assess the environment. Subconsciously, he first looked at the floating words, “Is there a waterfall ahead!”
He made it sound like he was talking to himself.
He immediately got an answer.
[It’s a waterfall! Oh my God! I went to see the Hukou Waterfall with my mom last year, and I don’t think it was as spectacular as the one ahead!]
[Xiao Yu, swim to the shore quickly! If you fall into the waterfall, you won’t survive!]
[Hurry, cheer up! I’m breaking out in a cold sweat just watching. The sound of the waterfall ahead is as loud as thunder. If you fall in, it will swallow you instantly!]
Seeing that it was a waterfall, Song Yu’s hanging heart finally died.
“If there’s a waterfall ahead, how far is it!” He held the Sixth Prince, trying his best to swim towards the shore, while continuing to talk to himself.
He got an answer again.
[A few hundred meters, I guess? It feels like it’ll take one or two minutes to get there!]
Song Yu: …
What is ‘one or two minutes’ supposed to mean!
Is that a unit of time?
Never mind!
Swim!
A description like “one or two” instantly felt very urgent, no matter the context.
The Sixth Prince was completely unconscious and couldn’t exert any effort. Song Yu was dragging him like a sack of waterlogged corn.
The huge and fast current was pulling him downstream.
Song Yu not only had to frantically paddle towards the shore himself but also had to tightly grip the Sixth Prince with his other arm.
[Xiao Yu, let go of the Sixth Prince. The current is so fast. It’s difficult to swim alone, and impossible with two people!]
[Indeed, this is not the time to be reckless or overly kind!]
[A person has to be selfish when necessary, Xiao Yu. Let go of the Sixth Prince!]
After deciding to swim towards the shore, Song Yu no longer paid attention to the floating words.
Gritting his teeth, relying on a single breath—
I want to live!
If I die, no one will know I passed the imperial examination!
I want to live, to live! Song Yu must live! I can’t die like this! I’m not even twenty yet!
Rumbling~
Rumbling~
Just as Song Yu was almost exhausted, a huge sound started to roar in his ears. The intensity of the vibration made him feel a tremor even in the water.
It’s the waterfall.
He used all his limbs, frantically sprinting towards the shore.
Almost there!
I’m going to reach it!
Almost there!
Come on! Use more strength! Xiao Yu, you can do it, you can do it! Swim!
Song Yu didn’t know if he was crying or if his eyes were damaged. His vision was blurry, and his ears were ringing. He could barely see or hear, only knowing that he had to swim! Swim! Swim with all his might!
[Aaaahhhhhhh! He reached the shore! Holy crap!]
[Xiao Yu is amazing! You did it! Holy crap, I’m crying!]
[Me too! His desperate look… I’m bawling my eyes out. I’ve never seen anyone fight for their life like this.]
Just as the words erupted in cheers, Song Yu was practically touching a branch of a tree that stretched horizontally out to the water from the shore.
His strength was completely gone.
He clenched his jaw tightly, forcefully exerting himself, dragging the Sixth Prince, who was being pulled away from him by the water, back. He violently shoved him onto the branch.
Thud!
With the help of the water’s buoyancy, the Sixth Prince was pushed onto the branch.
Song Yu clung to the branch, gasping for air.
So tired.
His arms were weak and soft. He had no strength left at all.
I can’t hold on anymore.
No, I have to hold on. I’m already at the shore. Just a little more, just a little more is enough.
Song Yu kept encouraging himself in his mind, but the truth was, he truly had no strength left.
He wanted to pull himself up onto the shore by the branch.
But the strength in his arms couldn’t resist the fierce and powerful impact of the current. His fingers were slowly losing their grip on the branch.
[Heavens!]
[No! Xiao Yu worked so hard! He swam all the way to the shore! No, no! I can’t bear to watch!]
[Is this the fate of a cannon fodder? Even if he tries his best to live, he can’t escape death?]
[No, no! Xiao Yu, hold on!]
[Aaaahhhhhhh! It’s over! He’s completely let go!]
Just as the comments were screaming in terror, Song Yu’s fingers completely released the branch.
He was distraught, scared, and desperate, yet he truly couldn’t muster any strength.
Slap!
The arm that had just left the branch was suddenly grabbed tightly.
[Holy crap, it’s the Sixth Prince!]
[You’re finally awake! I command you not to let go of Xiao Yu. Pull him up quickly!]
[Xiao Yu got you to the shore! You would have died without him. You can’t let go of Xiao Yu!]
[But the Sixth Prince is a fool. Before falling off the cliff, he was still thinking about attending his brother’s funeral feast. What if he thinks this is a game?]
[Please, please, pull him up! Don’t be an idiot now!]
Whether it was the natural brute strength of a fool or something else, Song Yu felt a sudden pull after the Sixth Prince grabbed his arm. He was dragged a considerable distance towards the shore, as if he were rocketing toward it.
The heart that had just turned ice-cold suddenly came back to life.
Violently pulled forward, he also used his hands and feet, exerting all the strength he could manage to quickly grab the tree trunk.
The Sixth Prince wobbled as he got up from the branch and stood on the shore. He then dragged Song Yu onto the bank as if he were a dead dog.
[Oh my God, a huge sigh of relief!]
[This show makes me cry, laugh, feel nervous, and excited all at once!]
[They’re alive! They’re alive! They’re both alive!]
[Good job, both of you! Surviving a great disaster brings future blessings!]
[Huh? What’s going on?]
The moment Song Yu was dragged ashore, the Sixth Prince, who had been standing well and forcefully pulling Song Yu a second ago, suddenly swayed, and with a thud, he fell heavily, face-first, onto the ground.
Song Yu didn’t pay attention to him. After being dragged ashore, he lay sprawled on the ground, panting heavily.
The enormous roar of the waterfall was still there.
The rushing sound of the water was still there.
And he.
Didn’t die!
He lived!
Hahahahahahaha!
He’s alive!
Song Yu wanted to laugh, but he had no strength. He just stared at the blue sky above. His eyes, bloodshot from the water’s irritation, curved into a smile of excitement from surviving the ordeal.
After lying on the shore for a while, catching his breath, Song Yu flipped over and sat up.
He looked at the Sixth Prince lying on the ground.