The wind and waves were so strong that Shangguan Ruoli's frightened voice was immediately drowned out by the roar of the wind and waves.

Dongming Ziyu said loudly: "Observe it, there will be a safe area at the root when it moves forward. As long as we seize the opportunity and rush into that area, we can successfully avoid it!"

He used ten percent of his inner strength to speak in order to be heard by the guards on the other boats. In this critical moment, he sought a chance to survive.

It's easy to say, but the waterspout is so fast that there is no room for deviation. If you don't seize that critical opportunity, you will be caught in it and be shattered to pieces.

Dongming Ziyu made this decision after careful consideration. Instead of letting Shangguan Ruoli, a pregnant woman, get caught in a waterspout, it would be better to risk everything and give it a try.

Shangguan Ruoli secretly gritted his teeth and grabbed his shirt with one hand, "No matter what happens next, we can't separate!"

There was no time to say more, the waterspout was already in front of us!

Shangguan Ruoli watched helplessly as it came towards him, his heart almost stopped beating.

At this dangerous moment, Dongming Ziyu mobilized his internal strength and suddenly turned the bow of the boat in one direction, speeding up and rowing forward.

The waterspout that was about to swallow them up one second was grazing the side of their boat the next.

The huge waves brought up covered the two of them, but before they had time to be thankful that they had escaped the waterspout, a large wave more than ten meters high hit them head-on, and the small wooden boat was suddenly smashed into the bottom of the water.

At the critical moment, Dongming Ziyu hugged Shangguan Ruoli tightly.

The cold seawater surged in from all directions, and the fear and despair were like an invisible hand tightly squeezing Shangguan Ruoli's throat.

But she immediately regained her composure, held Dongming Ziyu tightly, held her breath, and relaxed her body.

After a wave rolled over, the two people's heads came out of the water and they took a deep breath.

Dongming Ziyu held her with one hand and paddled the water with the other, asking with concern: "Li'er, are you okay? Is the child okay?"

The sea water was too cold, and he was a little afraid that Shangguan Ruoli wouldn't be able to bear it.

Shangguan Ruoli made a "pop" sound and sprayed the seawater out of his mouth, "I'm fine, and so is the child!"

A wave came over again, and this time they were lifted onto the top of the wave. The advantage of this was that they discovered that there seemed to be a small island in the distance.

When the waves passed, Dongming Ziyu said in a deep voice: "There seems to be an island over there. Let's swim to it."

After saying that, he held her with one arm and paddled with the other hand and slowly swam in that direction.

The wind and waves were too big. It would be very laborious and slow for him to swim by himself. Shangguan Ruoli said: "I can swim by myself. Let's go to the island to meet up."

With a collective goal, you won’t be afraid even if you are temporarily separated in the water.

Dongming Ziyu didn't want anything to change, "Let's cooperate, hold hands, and paddle with one hand!"

In this way, even if there are waves, the two will not be separated easily.

Shangguan Ruoli nodded. After all, the two of them had lived and died together many times, and they quickly developed a tacit understanding.

The two swam a long distance, and then they vaguely saw a small island. To be precise, it was a group of rocks, a dark one.

Shangguan Ruoli shouted in surprise: "It's almost here!"

The sea water was cold and the wind and waves were strong. She swam for such a long time. Although Dongming Ziyu tried not to let her exert any force, her stomach couldn't bear it.

As long as they were not soaked in the water, they might be saved. Xiao Fei, Zhui Feng and the others would definitely send ships to look for them.

As a result, both of them were shocked and swam faster towards the rocks.

Dongming Ziyu climbed ashore first, and then dragged Shangguan Ruoli up. Both of them were as embarrassed as a drowned rat.

"First find a place to shelter from the rain and wind and waves!" Dongming Ziyu held her hand and walked towards the rocks.

It was getting darker and darker, and they had to find a place to stay before it got completely dark.

This is a small island formed by a group of rocks in the middle of the sea. Because it is washed away by waves all the year round, there is not much vegetation on it. The island is deserted and mostly consists of bare rocks. There are some weeds and low shrubs in the leeward areas.

Dongming Ziyu picked up Shangguan Ruoli, but the sea water kept splashing on the rocks, and it was raining heavily. The rocks were very slippery, and he was afraid that Shangguan Ruoli would fall.

Besides, Shangguan Ruoli was very tired after swimming in the sea for such a long time.

After walking for a while, Shangguan Ruoli pointed to a high place in the distance, "There seems to be a reef cave there!"

"Let's go take a look!" Dongming Ziyu walked over with Shangguan Ruoli in his arms and found a reef cave.

The reef cave is not big, only about 20 square meters, but fortunately it is very dry inside and can be protected from wind and rain.

Both of them were soaked to the skin, and the sea breeze from the island made them feel even bitingly cold.

Dongming Ziyu said: "We need to light a fire now."

If they wear wet clothes all the time, they will definitely get sick. Moreover, after swimming for so long, their bodies are extremely dehydrated and tired. Only with fire can they find a way to get fresh water.

Dongming Ziyu groped around in the reef cave and found some hay and branches. It seemed that some kind of waterbirds had made many nests in it. It is winter now, and seabirds must have migrated to the southern hemisphere.

However, there are no flints, fire sticks or other things to ignite the fire.

Shangguan Ruoli suddenly asked him: "Do you know how to drill wood to make fire?"

Dongming Ziyu brought some hay and branches over and said, "I have used them before when I was marching and fighting. It's okay."

Dongming Ziyu found two slightly thicker branches. Fortunately, the weather in winter was mostly dry, so the branches and dry grass were not seriously affected by moisture, otherwise even the gods would not be able to make a fire.

Shangguan Ruoli sat aside and stared at him as he sharpened a piece of wood with the dagger in his boot, and then dug a groove in another thick piece of wood. Then, he inserted the sharpened branch into the groove with his two palms.

Instead, use the power of your palms to spin quickly.

He turned very quickly and used skillful efforts. After about ten minutes, Shangguan Ruoli smelled the smell of burnt wood.

Shangguan Ruoli saw that the middle of the groove had turned into carbon black, "It should be almost done, I can smell the paste."

"Dog nose." Dongming Ziyu teased her affectionately, but the movements of his hands were faster.

A wisp of white smoke rose slowly, and a few sparks burst out from it.

Shangguan Ruoli happily covered it with the prepared dry grass. The white smoke became more and more, and finally turned into flames, and soon a small fire was formed.

"Husband, you are so powerful!" Shangguan Ruoli couldn't help hugging him and smacking his face. Her man was indeed almighty.

The man who was praised put a proud smile on his face and placed branches on the fire, and soon the fire started to flourish.

He pulled out the fire with branches, built a shelf, and said: "Take off all your clothes and bake them. If you keep them wet, you will get sick."
Chapter completed!