Fang Hongjin, the master of Ciyuan Pavilion, first appeared. He was a smooth and affable businessman. When he was chatting and talking, he was so colorful that people automatically ignored his social status. However, when he became a little serious and looked at us intently, I
But one can feel that there is still a terrifying beast hidden in this fat body, and it possesses terrifying power.
This is an extremely powerful person. Many people only remember that Ciyuan Pavilion can do business, but they have forgotten what kind of skills these people rely on to be able to gain a foothold in the turbulent and dangerous shopping mall and develop rapidly.
strength.
Originally, when I saw the young master of Ciyuan Pavilion and several shopkeepers, their strength was not outstanding, and I thought Ciyuan Pavilion was only average in strength. However, after seeing the magnanimity of the master of Ciyuan Pavilion, I realized that my estimate just now should be somewhat different.
There is no ghost in our hearts, we all face the sweep of the Ciyuan Pavilion Master calmly, neither happy nor sad, calm and composed.
Soon, he laughed and said that I had just heard Mr. Huang Da talk about this matter. The three of them are all top-notch in cultivation. If they can get your help, I naturally have nothing to refuse, but I still have a worry.
Over there, we are here this time, well prepared. The plan is to lure the real dragon out, and we may not necessarily go to the dragon's nest at the bottom of the lake. If so, we may not be able to get the ambergris you need, and if there is no reward,
I feel uneasy about the great gift you received from the three of you, and I don't dare to think of doing anything to you.
The uncle nodded and said that we came to Dongting to search for dragons. The news was blocked and time was wasted. If we can work with you to get some traces of real dragons, no matter what the outcome is, it will not disturb your plan.
Seeing that we were so honest, the master of Ciyuan Pavilion laughed and said that Hong Jin should be happy to get three helpers. However, when both parties cooperate, ugly things need to be said first. I have three requirements here. If you
If we can all agree, then we will immediately board the boat hand in hand and go to the depths of the swamp together; if not, we will break up and we will meet again in the future. I will remember your friendship.
The uncle handed over his hand and said, please give me some advice.
The master of Ciyuan Pavilion held out three fingers and said, one, if you get on the boat, you need to listen to what we say about how to go, how to stop the boat, and how to follow the traces. You are not allowed to act without permission, and you are not allowed to make rash accusations. Xiao
Uncle nodded and said that this is natural. Although we can make inferences based on our expectations, we are just amateurs after all. We are not as well prepared as you. How can we point fingers?
The master of Ciyuan Pavilion smiled with satisfaction, withdrew one finger and said, secondly, if you encounter danger, you should not run away and disrupt morale. You must advance and retreat together, and be in the same boat through thick and thin. My uncle proudly agreed,
As long as we are identified as partners, we will naturally not do the kind of things that betray our companions and fear death. If we are afraid of death, why bother to come here all the way and endure the wind and rain?
The master of Ciyuan Pavilion handed over his hand and said to the three warriors. I have heard what Mr. Huang Da said. Let me talk about the last thing. If we encounter other sects during this trip and there is a conflict, if we have any old relationship with you, what should I do?
Please inform us in advance. This will be beneficial to both parties, so as not to end up at war with each other.
The uncle froze at this moment, and turned back to look at us. Zamao Xiaodao took a step forward and said, Pavilion Master Fang, we don’t have any grudges with others. We only have some grudges with the Evil Spirit Sect, but they and you seem to have no grudges.
The same is true. Here I can assure you that if we meet someone close to us, we will naturally try to persuade them. If the advice is useless, we will avoid it; but if we encounter enemies, we will naturally stand shoulder to shoulder together without any hesitation.
Do you think it's okay?
The master of Ciyuan Pavilion heard what we said, he clapped his hands and laughed loudly, saying hello three times, saying that he was originally worried that there were not enough experts in this trip, but with three of them, it was really perfect.
After he finished laughing, he bowed and invited us to board the boat: "Gentlemen, please!"
The master of Ciyuan Pavilion had a serious tone when he was testing us before, but now he was respectful and respectful, which somewhat relieved our grievances. He was really a well-rounded character. Taking a small boat, we came to the lake.
Under the medium-sized ship, there was a ladder lowered above it. After climbing up the bow, I saw that the wooden ship was larger than I thought. It looked like a building ship, with an animal head on the bow, which looked like a unicorn.
Except for the frame, this boat is basically made of natural aged fir wood that is oil-impregnated and polished. I looked around for a week and didn't see any modern electronic equipment. Even the dozen or so lights I just saw were all.
Gas lamp, not electric light.
Everyone got on the boat one after another, then hoisted the two small boats up and tied them to the side of the boat. The master of Ciyuan Pavilion saw the three of us looking curious, so he smiled and asked you if you are strange, why is there so little on the boat?
I don’t have any electronic equipment, but I didn’t rent a modern ship, or just buy a yacht, or come over with a decommissioned gunboat?
We nodded and said yes, it’s not like we didn’t have money, so why should we make it so crude?
The master of Ciyuan Pavilion laughed, pointed to the objects around the ship, and said, "You may not think that this ship looks good, but I have carefully plotted to capture it. It took a lot of thought. It stands to reason that I should get a modern ship."
, it is not difficult, but we are not here for vacation, but to hunt for dragons. Firstly, with this electronic equipment and fuel engine, we will not see the slightest trace of dragons in eight lifetimes. Secondly, even if they appear, even warships will not be able to avoid them.
After reading it, no one comes here to die, right? So I got this Xunlong from the hands of an old man from Changde.
Hearing the Master of Ciyuan Pavilion being so proud, we all felt itchy in our hearts. Is there anything special about this ship?
"Of course!" Since they were all in the same boat, the master of Ciyuan Pavilion did not show off and directly talked about the advantages and disadvantages of this boat.
It turns out that the Xunlong was originally owned by an old man surnamed Wu in Changde. The old man was not well-known in the world, but he had a great background. He was a descendant of the long-lost Mohist family, who had been building ships for generations. His ancestor was once owned by Chen Youliang, a rebel in the late Yuan Dynasty.
The navy superintendent built a huge navy, and all the ships could race horses and cross the Huaisi River. Later, Chen Youliang was defeated by Zhu Yuanzhang. His ancestors retired together with Monk Peng, and they continued to build ships for generations, inheriting the exquisite skills of Mohism.
craftsmanship.
This boat was built by the old man Wu who devoted his whole life. Every plank, every nail and every structure on the ship were made by him. The appearance of the hull is the same as ordinary, but the structure is made of
In accordance with the ancient Mohist method, the inner wall is painted with runes, so that ghosts and gods cannot invade it. No matter how big the wind and waves are, it will sway left and right without falling over. It is really an excellent weapon for riding the wind and waves.
Since it is called "Xunlong", there are naturally many arrangements on the ship. However, these Ciyuan Pavilion masters still avoided us and did not tell us everything. However, they still called in except for the eight strong men rowing at the bottom of the cabin, a total of twenty
Four people came to meet us. Some of these twenty-four people are practitioners in the main pavilion of Ciyuan Pavilion, and some are worshipers invited at high prices. Most of them are familiar with the nature of water, and there are also some masters among them. Their eyes are electric and very sharp.
Among them was the Taoist priest who had obtained dragon scales earlier. His real name was Liu Yongxiang. He was a dull man, and the cat did not speak in the dark.
The total number of people on board was forty-two. It can be seen that Ciyuan Pavilion came here with all their strength and was determined to win. However, since even the top ten masters of Yizijian, who are world-renowned, have been hired
, came to take charge, obviously they were well prepared.
We had met each other and became familiar with each other. After chatting for a while, we were very tired because we had worked hard for a long time that day and traveled for more than an hour. Ciyuan Pavilion had already vacated a room in the back cabin for us.
The three of us stayed in the room, so we went to the room, put down our luggage, and someone brought hot water. After washing up in a room at the stern of the ship, we didn't say much, leaving Duoduo to look after us, and then hurriedly fell asleep.
The boat was no better than on land. It was always bumpy and bumpy. The heavy rain outside had stopped for a while. The cabin was quite damp and shaky. It was actually not easy to sleep. I was always hazy and unsteady in my sleep. I don’t know.
After a while, I suddenly heard a rush of footsteps coming from the bow of the boat, sometimes mixed with shouts. I immediately straightened up and saw my uncle and Zamao Xiaodao squatting in front of the door, looking out through the crack in the door.
"what happened?"
I asked the two of them, Zamao Xiaodao did not look back, and my uncle answered me that he seemed to have encountered a fleet just now, not as big as ours, but there were three ships. The people from Ciyuan Pavilion turned off their lights and hid.
As they entered the nearby reed swamps, the fleet was also a little wary, so they sailed far away and did not catch up.
I nodded and asked, is it also a wooden boat? My uncle replied yes, I think he came here to look for dragons, but I don’t know if he is just an acquaintance.
The Xunlong stopped moving forward and hid in the reeds to wait. There was silence all around, except for the faint sound of waves coming from the window.
Dragon Spirits are the most disliked by modern equipment, so when we came here this time, under the supervision of people from Ciyuan Pavilion, we had already thrown away all the electronic equipment on our bodies. We didn’t have watches, so we even
I didn’t even know what time it was. When I looked outside, I could only feel the darkness. I thought it was only the third or fourth watch.
The people from Ciyuan Pavilion didn't come over to wake us up. Obviously they didn't intend to meet the fleet. They just wanted each other to be cautious and treat each other rationally. I waited for more than ten minutes and felt that everything was quiet and sleepy.
The thought came to mind again. I had fought so hard with Yang Zhixiu earlier, and I just wanted to get some sleep quickly to replenish my energy so that I wouldn't be sluggish tomorrow, so I ignored it, closed my eyes and continued to rest.
About half an hour later, I heard another strange noise coming from the west, followed by a burst of rapid footsteps, and someone knocked on the door of our cabin. The person shouted anxiously: "Lu
Sir, Mr. Xiao, the master of the pavilion has something urgent to discuss. Please come to the front cabin to discuss it.