There was lightning and thunder, and a heavy rain came suddenly.
Dark clouds cover the roof, rain falls, the river surface seems to be boiling, the waves push up, and the rapids are surging.
The river surface is like a bumpy mountain road, with merchant ships rising and falling, rising and falling.
"Ah ugh!"
Several passengers couldn't bear it, became seasick and vomited.
The interior of the cabin then became a mess, and the smell of various vomits filled the air.
The air was dull and all the passengers felt extremely uncomfortable.
It is the first time for many people to take a boat ride for several days. They did not expect that the environment in the cabin would become so bad on a rainy day.
Some people wanted to go on the deck to get some air. However, the hull of the ship was shaking violently in the waves, and people could not stand firmly on the deck. If they were not careful, they might fall into the river.
Not to mention people, even the things on the deck must be fixed with ropes.
"Alas, the river god is angry..."
The boatman looked worried and hesitated again and again, still unwilling to dock the merchant ship to the shore to avoid danger.
no way.
The longer a merchant ship stays on the river, the greater its losses will be. Just feeding a bunch of crew members will cost a lot.
"Everyone cheer me up."
"Hurry up and put down the canvas..."
The boatman decided to take the risk of sailing, but he did not dare to be careless. He personally took the helm and directed the crew under him to work.
Under the pouring rain, a figure was running around on the deck, soaked all over.
"Master, look ahead, is there anything over there?"
Suddenly, a crew member standing at the bow wiped the rain off his face, pointed at the river ahead, and shouted loudly.
The boatman looked up and saw a vague shadow on the rolling river amid the dense rain. It looked more and more like the outline of a human being.
"The wind is strong and the waves are rough, it's impossible for anyone to stand on the river..."
The boatman is very familiar with this area of water and knows that there are no reefs, no islands, and no place to stay ahead.
He thought he was dazzled and didn't pay too much attention.
However, as the merchant ship continued to move forward, the boatman suddenly discovered that the "figure" had not disappeared, and its position kept changing, sometimes far and sometimes near, sometimes bright and sometimes dark.
Boom!
A huge lightning tore through the black clouds, and the sky and the earth instantly turned pale.
The boatman felt something in his heart, and took this opportunity to look up at the figure again. This sight was so incredible that his soul almost flew away with fright.
At some point, the figure appeared on the bow of the ship, raised his hand, grabbed a crew member's neck, and lifted him up.
The crew members were kicking their feet off the ground, kicking back and forth, and struggling.
call!
The next moment, the crew members were on fire, and their entire bodies were wrapped in crimson flames.
In just a few seconds, the crew was burned to the point where only skeletons were left.
The figure let go of his hand, and the skeleton fell to the deck, shattering into powder and dust.
Seeing this scene, the boatman was horrified.
Before he could scream in terror, streaks of crimson flames spread from the soles of the figure's feet, like lava gushing out, flowing on the deck.
"Fire!"
The second crew member did not see what just happened. He was stunned by the flames in the rainstorm, and actually touched the flames out of curiosity.
call!
Immediately, his whole body burst into flames!
"Ahhhh~~~"
The crew member screamed miserably, ran towards the side of the ship, climbed over, and fell into the river with a thud.
The boatman's breath was stagnant and he watched helplessly as the fire spread wantonly on the deck.
rainstorm!
flame!
Thick smoke!
It forms a shocking and weird picture!
The figure slowly came to the boatman and put his big hand on his head.
call!
The boatman instantly became a burning person!
In a matter of seconds, the fire burned through the deck and spread to the next level.
At the same time, the passengers in the cabin quickly realized the danger and rushed out one by one.
Bang!
The hull on one side of the merchant ship was pierced by a huge force, and wood and iron sheets fell into the river.
A large hole immediately appeared in the hull.
Wei An stood in front of the big hole with Jin Xiaobao in his arms, jumped forward, fell to the river, then stepped on the wave, and his body jumped up high, like a flying swallow climbing to a high place, and then
It landed firmly on the top of the mast.
"The fire..."
Wei An's face was calm. He looked down and soon saw Li Taiping.
Surrounded by several companions, she quickly fled to the deck.
But at this moment, the deck was full of fire, and there was no place to stand. Several people hid at the stern of the ship.
"Princess, the fire is unstoppable, let's jump off the ship and escape."
The young man waving the fan turned his back and signaled Li Taiping to climb up, and he would carry her on his back to escape the sea of fire.
Li Taiping hesitated, looking left and right, as if looking for something.
"Princess Taiping!"
Suddenly, a voice came through the heavy flames.
Li Taiping and others were startled and looked up at the sea of fire that was just around the corner. Unexpectedly, the crimson flames suddenly parted from the middle, revealing a scorched road.
A figure slowly walked over.
The expression of the fan-waving master changed, he stood in front of Li Taiping and shouted: "Who are you?"
The figure soon revealed his true appearance, a middle-aged man with a square face, bald head, wearing a fiery red monk's robe and Buddhist beads, with his hands clasped together and a peaceful expression.
"Are you the Thirteen-stick Monk!!"
The fan-waving master changed his color in horror, and the expression on his face was filled with boundless fear.
The red-robed monk ignored him, his eyes fell on Li Taiping, he stretched out his hand and said gently: "Princess, this poor monk is here to greet you."
Li Taiping's eyes flickered, his teeth clenched, and he shook his head and said, "I can't go with you."
The red-robed monk looked slightly confused and said: "Princess, you are monitored and manipulated by Wu Shensi every day. The fake Zen King Wu Yutian is even more suspicious of you. She can even kill her own son to get rid of you."
It’s just a matter of time, why do you still want to stay with them?”
Li Taiping pursed his lips and said loudly: "She is my mother after all."
The red-robed monk shook his head and sighed: "It seems that the princess has been deceived by them for too long and is a little confused. In this case, the poor monk can only take you away by force."
After saying that, the red-robed monk stepped forward.
"stop!"
The young master shook his fan and shouted in a trembling voice, but his body kept retreating.
Suddenly, he gritted his teeth, jumped over backwards, and jumped out of the boat.
Seeing this, several other people jumped out of the boat one after another. Some fell into the water, and some used Qinggong to ride on the waves and rush towards the shore.
"Have you seen that none of the gentlemen and ladies accompanying you are your friends? They just want to betray you in exchange for power. They want to chop off your head and offer it to Wu Yutian and Wu Shensi."
The red-robed monk walked up to Li Taiping and sighed.
Li Taiping lowered his head, unable to refute.
One's own family knows one's own affairs.
She is Li Sejong's most beloved daughter, and her mother is the Zen King who usurped the throne that originally belonged to her brother.
In order to regain the throne, her brother launched a coup, but was easily defeated by Wu Yutian and sentenced to death.
Since then, the Li royal family has rapidly withered, and no one has the ability to compete with Wu Yutian.