The quiet moonlight shines on the river, accompanied by the stars reflected in it, and the ripples swayed by the boat are looming. The merchant ship sails alone and calmly in the dark night. This feeling of tranquility and stability will not let
It reminds people of words about conspiracy and frame-up. Even if the waves are aroused and the ship's hull is rocked from side to side, it is difficult to break the calm.
Who would have known that the people in that cabin had just escaped a fatal disaster. And they would not have thought that such hard-won peace would not last long. Maybe after the sun comes up tomorrow
, they escaped by chance, and the joy of surviving the catastrophe was replaced by another emotion with a more profound impact.
Lao Zhou, a boatman who is over fifty years old, is an old friend of the Zhang family in Xiahe Town. He has been running boats on the Yellow River for half his life with his young crew, and he thinks he is well-informed enough. So what happened tonight made him realize
, the guests on his boat are definitely not simple people. When they were at the ferry at Xiahe Town, judging from the officers and soldiers chasing them and so many flying arrows, it was very likely that Lao Zhou's boat was carrying
Several wanted criminals were found.
Therefore, after Lao Zhou measured the wind direction on the deck and commanded his men to adjust the sail and sail, he retreated to the cabin to rest early and explore the reality of these troublesome guests.
There is only a wooden board between the resting place of Lao Zhou and other crew members and the resting place of the boat passengers, so they only need to gently cut a hole in the corner to see clearly the movements of the guests. Lao Zhou walking
After many years in the martial arts world, if I didn't have these two tricks, I would have to go around without food sooner or later.
After discussing for a while, Lao Zhou planned to personally bring a few young and strong crew members to the compartment to pay a visit, and then send a special person to keep an eye on him in the dark. If there was any abnormality or abnormality, he would knock on the wooden wall as a signal reminder.
In this way, Lao Zhou came to the cabin where the guests were resting and knocked on the door curtain. After a long while, the tall rich man came to answer the door, and then he bowed to Lao Zhou and asked: "Old boatman, you still come to visit us so late.
, what’s the matter?”
Lao Zhou replied: "Sir, who are the three people who just boarded the boat?"
"Old boatman, those three are my friends. I asked you to wait outside the river for a long time just to pick them up!"
"But...but I can see that there are many officers and soldiers chasing after them! There is no room for criminals in this ship..." After Lao Zhou said this, he ordered several accompanying crew members to set up several wooden clubs and push the young man away.
Being warned by the young master's words, he warned Lao Zhou and others that they did not need to know the details, but Lao Zhou still pretended not to hear and forced his way in.
I saw three women waiting in the cabin, an injured man, and a "tomboy" who was neither male nor female. A strangely dressed foreign woman was sleeping on a bed made of straw, leaning against the wall.
It happened to separate the place where Lao Zhou and the crew lived; the rest of the people gathered around the injured man. Their faces should have been full of sadness, but when they saw Lao Zhou and others suddenly barging in, they all became hurried and nervous. They were very nervous.
He keenly concealed the man lying on the side and the other girl in yellow-green clothes from behind.
"Why did you suddenly break in! You are still holding a mallet and relying on a few grown men to bully us women?" The girl in red clothes said angrily: "Zhao Kuo, drive them out quickly!"
Zhao Kuo replied: "Haha...Miss E Wu, this is really embarrassing..."
"Girl, what do you do? Why would Shenzi ask the government to pursue you?" Lao Zhou asked.
A girl in her early fifteen years complained to the side: "Old boatman, are you Lao Zhou? Do you recognize Zhang Yi, the medical officer of Xiahe Town? He bought this boat? This Miss E Wu
She is his cousin!"
"That's it!" Lao Zhou responded repeatedly: "Doctor Zhang is an upright and generous man who has won the hearts of the people. Since he is a friend of Dr. Zhang, I, Lao Zhou, will not ask about it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lao Zhou was about to turn back. Unexpectedly, the foreign girl who had been sleeping in the corner suddenly exclaimed: "Ah ah ah! Look, there is someone inside the wall!"
When Old Zhou looked around, he realized that the person who was secretly following him had been exposed. Just when he could not argue, Miss E Wu took the opportunity to get angry. She took out the two swords beside her and stepped in front of Old Zhou, holding his hand.
Throat.
"What are your intentions? Actually, there is a secret whistle in the boat?" E Feiying took a defensive posture with her right hand and pointed at the opponent's throat with her left hand.
"Miss E Wu, don't be impatient! This is all a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding!" Lao Zhou, with his trembling hands full of wrinkles, ordered a few boys to call the companions in the cubicle, and asked a few of them one after another.
The guest apologized, "These young guys on the boat have been working hard on the water all day, and they haven't seen girls for a long time. Now, we happened to meet a few more, and it was inevitable that they would be in love and want to see more..."
After that, Lao Zhou pretended to be angry and scolded the young people who were following him.
Seeing that the old man had no ill intentions, Zhao Kuo immediately said: "In short, we are all friends. Miss E Wu can put down her weapons. Afterwards, can we just block the hole?"
After E Feiying heard this, she nodded in agreement and immediately returned to the injured man. The conflict caused by the misunderstanding was just resolved...
It wasn't until the next morning that the man who had been sleeping for a long time woke up.
For some reason, Bai Feng didn't feel too hard in the stuffy cabin, even though he was suffering from injuries.
He naturally thought that he must be under the careful care of others to feel good. So, he subconsciously looked for that person.
Sure enough, after just searching around for a while, she found the other party nearby. At this time, Murong Yan was lying on the straw bed and dozing off, without any warning.
Bai Feng didn't want to disturb anyone, so she planned to go on the deck to relax first. Unexpectedly, her eyes moved to the door, and she saw E Feiying standing there holding a knife in her arms, closing her eyes as if sleeping. A rich family who likes to boss others around.
Qian Jin actually started working as a doorman?
Seeing that the other party was working so hard, Bai Feng woke her up softly, "Miss E, wake up!"
"Bai...Bai Feng?" E Feiying looked at the other party with sleepy eyes in surprise and said, "You are not dead? You escaped to the boat last night. Your clothes were covered with blood and you completely fainted. I thought...
You can't do it anymore..."
After E Feiying finished speaking, she couldn't help lowering her eyes and sobbing. Bai Feng also noticed at this moment that her upper body was wrapped in white cloth stained with blood, so she replied: "Miss E, although the injury has not healed yet, it has already healed."
It’s okay, you stood here all night last night, right? Why not take a rest now?”
"Okay, be careful yourself..." After E Feiying said that, she ran to the side again, took the young man's sword, and said: "I got your sword back, although I didn't know that Bai Shaoxia was holding this sword."
What's the use of a broken sword, but it's important to you, right?"
"Thanks……"
The young swordsman then put on the cloak that the unknown knights had put on his head last night, took the Dragon Sword, and said goodbye to him.