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Chapter 75: Gourd Baby Saves Grandpa
  Georgi Lap asked Nicholas and George to go skating with him because the ice in the river would melt if he didn't skate.

"No, the river has begun to thaw. It's too dangerous to go skating on the river now. You can't go there." George refused decisively. Today, there will be a ten-kilometer cross-country run, and George and Nicholas will be the referees.

"Nikki, please take me there. Since you left, I am the only one left in Gatchina Palace. I haven't skated for a long time -" Georgi looked miserable, as pitiful as if he was homeless. Homecoming puppy.

"George—" Nicholas looked at George with a request.

"Uncle George, seeing as I have helped you make so much money, I will definitely continue to work hard to help you make money~~" Georgi helped George make a lot of money during this time, a lot.

Okay.

George agreed not because of money, but because of his deep relationship with Georgi.

There are indeed many rivers in Venice in the north, and there is one next to the general headquarters.

While Nikolai and Georgi were changing their shoes, George asked someone to ride a horse and run around the ice to see how solid the ice was.

It's okay. Since I can ride a horse, skating should be no problem.

"If there is danger, stop immediately -" George was cautious and walked around the ice again.

"George, you love to talk as much as old ladies--" The little boy returned to his old ways. Sure enough, his cuteness and cuteness were all just an act.

Before George could get angry, Georgi skated far away. His skating skills were indeed good.

"George, aren't you coming?" Nicholas was also in high spirits. His diligence these days made George forget that Nicholas was also a very playful person.

"Go ahead, don't skate too far - don't do too strenuous movements -" George arranged for the guards to get on the ice and provide rescue at any time if an accident occurs.

Before George could finish his words, Georgi jumped up from the ice and spun twice in the air before landing.

The sharp ice blade hit the ice hard, sending ice shards flying.

The corners of George's eyes were twitching wildly, and the feeling of uneasiness was getting stronger and stronger.

"Georgi, wait for me -" Georgi slipped further and further away, and Nicholas struggled to catch up to Georgi.

"Nicky, don't run too far-" George chased after Nicholas.

"Hahaha, you can't catch up with me!" Georgi's laughter hadn't disappeared yet, and the ice under his feet suddenly cracked.

"Georgi!" Nikolai's voice was heartbreaking.

"Nicky, don't go there!" George threw off his shoes and ran wildly.

The guards wore military boots and ran on the ice. They slipped and fell after taking only a few steps.

"Nikki, save me—" Georgi crawled on the ice and shivered.

Nikolai's speed was too fast and he didn't stop.

Unable to bear the weight of the two people, the ice finally cracked, and Nikolai and Georgi fell into the ice cave together.

"George——"X2
  George took off his clothes while running, came to the ice cave and lay down on the ice with his hands and feet crawling quickly, shouting: "Hold the ice, don't let go-"

The clothes Nikolay and Georgi wore were thick. When wet, the weight of the clothes increased and affected their movements.

Nicholas was still calm and clung to the ice waiting for George to rescue him.

Georgi was a little panicked. The ice surface was even more slippery with water, so Georgi grabbed Nikolai's clothes.

When a person is drowning, no matter what he grabs, he will cling to it like a life-saving straw and refuse to let go.

You cannot save a drowning person from the front, because a drowning person will grab anything he can grab and step on it. The end result is that both people sink to the bottom of the water together.

Neither Georgi nor Nikolai knew much about swimming. Nikolai could barely save himself, while Georgi could only yell in panic.

George finally crawled next to Nicholas and reached out for Nicholas.

Nicholas took George's hand.

George tried hard but didn't pull.

Nikolai still has Georgi hanging on him. “Georgi, put your hands down!” George yelled.

"I don't - save me -" Georgi had lost his mind.

“Save Georgi first—” Nicholas was really kind to Georgi.

George held out his hand to Georgi.

Before Georgi stretched out his hand, the ice could not bear the pressure and cracked again, and George fell into the ice cave.

It's already May, and the river is still freezing cold.

George kicked a piece of broken ice away, walked around behind Georgi, grabbed Georgi's neck and dragged him underwater.

Georgi finally let go of Nikolai's hand, grabbed George's arm and struggled desperately.

George took a breath and dived down without his feet reaching the bottom of the river.

Nicholas's physical strength was rapidly draining, and he was slowly sinking.

George strangled Georgi with one hand, grabbed Nikolai with the other, and pressed his neck against the ice.

The river water under the ice is flowing, and Nicholas will be dead if he is washed away by the water.

Finally, a guard imitated George and crawled over.

“Don’t come over here, use a rope or a belt—” George was worried that the ice would break again.

If this bad thing breaks down again, it will become a gourd baby to save grandpa.

"Nikki, you go up first -" George pushed Nikolai hard onto the ice.

Nicholas was trembling all over and was speechless.

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  The clever guard jumped into the ice cave from the other side, and the four of them worked together to push Nicholas onto the ice.

Several guards dragged and carried Nicholas away.

George's muscles also began to stiffen, but he still pushed Georgi onto the ice first, and then grabbed the rope thrown by the guard.

Nicholas changed into the dry clothes of the guard and sat on the river bank shivering.

Georgi's lips were blue and his breathing was weak.

The guards rushed to the carriage, put the three Georges into the carriage, and rushed straight to Gatchina Palace.

"Georgi, Georgi——" Nicholas called repeatedly with a tearful voice.

George touched Georgi's neck. His pulse was weak.

George knew something about first aid, but Georgi didn't have breathing and heartbeat, so George's knowledge was useless.

Georgi fell into the ice cave, so those Georgies must have been right to move their bodies.

In front of the Gatchina Palace, Maria and the court doctor were waiting.

Before the carriage stopped, Maria rushed up to him. Seeing George's miserable state, Maria looked at George as if she wanted to eat George alive.

"Mom, don't blame George. It was George who saved Georgi and me just now. If it weren't for George, I would never see you again -" Nicholas finally cried.

When the guards and the palace doctor lifted Georgi out of the carriage, Georgi had regained consciousness.

Ya San, who was presiding over the imperial meeting, arrived late.

"Nikki, my child, I almost lost you, thank God, thank God for giving you back to me." Asan hugged Nikolay and kissed him crazily.

George sat at the door of the carriage, neither sad nor happy.

"Thank you George, you saved my family and my life." Ya San finally remembered that there was another person here.

(End of this chapter)