When Liang Chuan woke up, the sound of cries of apes on both sides of the bank was endless. All he could see were dark and confused mountains, and even the starlight was extremely dim.
Where is this?
Liang Chuan didn't know where the boat was going, but Liang Chuan could still tell when it was sailing against the current!
In the lower reaches of Zuojiang River, there are still a few fireflies on both sides of the river, no matter how bad they are. From time to time, bursts of smoke can still rise from the mountains in the distance, indicating that there are still scattered people living here.
But when the boat arrived at this stretch of water, there was nothing on both sides except for the occasional roars of beasts in the mountains and forests, except for primeval forests, which were still forests! This is the unfriendly part of Guangnan. Although she has a large area of land, if a hoe hits many places, nothing but stones will remain. Moreover, these mountains are very deep and dangerous, and there are all kinds of poisonous insects and beasts hidden in them. In order to move westward to Guangnan, the Hakka people paid a heavy price before they could barely get a foothold in this piece of land.
The boatman worked extremely hard to push the boat, and the boat reached the bottom of the river. He used all his strength to push the boat forward, then retracted the pole, and then pushed the pole to the bottom.
Fortunately, there is a sail on this small ferry, and it can easily reach three points with the help of the wind. Otherwise, the old man would be stuck on the river and the boat would not be able to advance even half a foot!
Liang Chuan quickly shook Yelv Chongguang awake, but Yelv Chongguang himself fell asleep leaning on the boat cover at some point.
However, being wary by nature, he immediately pulled out his knife and said to Liang Chuan, "What happened?"
Liang Chuan did not answer, but looked solemn. Yelu Chongguang looked at it and said in a panic: "My boss, where are we?"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Yelv Chongguang knew that he had said the wrong thing. If he had known, he would not have looked so unhappy. Yelu Chongguang immediately shouted to the old boatman: "Where have you taken us, you old man? Hurry up." Otherwise I will chop you up and throw you into the river to feed the bastard!"
The old boatman stood tremblingly at the stern of the boat. Seeing Yelu Chongguang's fierce look, he kept apologizing and muttered: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the water tyrant on the river told us to push upstream when we met the Han family. , otherwise we will be sunk as well as the people and the ship!"
Sure enough, something happened!
The two of them looked at each other, and a tacit understanding of being caught in a trap flashed through their hearts. Yelu Zhongguang grabbed the knife and ran straight to the stern of the ship. If he had been someone else, he would have jumped off the ship to save his life.
But the old boatman would be dead if he lost his boat! He could survive without the ship, and if he wanted to abandon the ship, he would never be able to do it. He could only wait tremblingly for the steel knife to be pressed against his neck!
The boat is life, life is on the boat!
"You're old and immortal, aren't you afraid of death?"
Yelu Zhongguang was ready to wipe off the knife at any time, but he thought about Liang Chuan's words. Yelu Zhongguang had learned a lot in the past few years and knew that impulsiveness could not solve the problem!
The old boatman didn't even hide. After suffering all his life, perhaps dying like this would be an apology to his family. He fled back and lost the boat. The daughter-in-law at home expected that he could still make some hard money by helping him, so it was not difficult for him. If he had lost even this ability, he would have longed for his death. What kind of old people have not seen the old people who have lived on the river for decades? Leaving all his humanity in this river, he has experienced many passing experiences and has long seen life more clearly than anyone else. Instead of doing this, it is better to be more direct here and end it with one knife!
Liang Chuan stopped Yelu Zhongguang and said: "Stop!"
Yelu Zhongguang didn't wipe off the knife, but said to the old boatman: "I'm taking advantage of the bastard in the river!"
"Old boatman, we won't embarrass you. As long as you take the boat and put us on the river bank, we can walk back by ourselves. Otherwise, if you send us back, you won't be able to explain it!"
When the old man heard this, he thanked Liang Chuan profusely!
In order to make things more comprehensive, the old boatman said forcefully: "Please ask the official to cut me with a knife. It will serve as a witness. The water tyrant will not hold anything against me when he sees that I am injured. Please leave me alone." This is a sign of mercy!"
What a shrewd old man!
The old man pushed the boat to the river bank. Liang Chuan personally took a knife and made a gash on the boatman's back. It looked scary, but it didn't hurt the bones at all. Then he left a few Dong family ointments!
"Go back and ask your family to help you wrap this medicine. You will get better quickly with this medicine. This medicine can save your life. The rest depends on your own destiny!"
Liang Chuan is not a fool. The two of them fell asleep on the river just now. The old boatman had many opportunities to kill them, but the old man didn't take action, which shows that he is still a good person!
The old boatman had spared their lives, and Liang Chuan repaid them with peaches and plums.
Now there are more and more enemies in the dark. From Anping Prefecture to Pingxiang Cave in the south, there are people who can be seen and invisible, and there are people who have been planning their own lives in the dark. Now even the water thieves on the river have been captured by them. Bribing is really difficult!
Liang Chuan gave the old boatman some money and said to the boatman, "These boats are enough to buy you a boat. If you go back and find a good job, the remaining money will be enough for you for the rest of your life. Thank you to the old boatman for your kindness. This In this land of disputes, don’t show your face again, lest you bring trouble to yourself!”
Liang Chuan took out ten golden melon seeds at once, but he did not dare to give too many, for fear that the old man would be responsible and bring trouble to himself!
The old man took the money from Liang Chuan with trembling hands. He had never seen gold in his life, but he had seen a lot of knives. He had been robbed many times on the Zuojiang River, and even lost a few boats. Well, it’s not easy to survive until today.
I thought these two people wearing Miao clothes were ordinary people, but they were also strong men with swords!
They have always been the only ones to give money to robbers, but no robber would give them money, and even their escape route has been arranged for them!
But it’s better than losing your life!
What this man said is true. The river has become increasingly unstable in the past few years. It is no longer easy to survive, and loss of life is common. The old man often thinks about going back to take care of himself, but who will provide for him? My daughter-in-law wishes he had died in this river!
Liang Chuan naturally doesn't know about these things, nor does he want to know. The old man got the money and followed Liang Chuan ashore. Liang Chuan didn't leave. He was afraid that Liang Chuan would regret it, so he bowed his head a few times to Liang Chuan and disappeared into the vast night.
"Go to the riverside to pick some artemisia!"
Yelu Zhongguang was stunned, and without asking any questions, he took a knife and went to the river to chop down a lot of reeds as tall as a person!
"Throw it on the boat and destroy the boat!"
Liang Chuan didn't want to leave any traces!
Yelv Chongguang's movements were very fast. The whole boat was piled with hay. A raging flame rose up from the dark riverside at night, illuminating half of the riverside. Countless flying insects came chasing the light.
Liang Chuan and Yelu Chongguang had already hidden themselves by the river, hiding on a hill in the distance, watching from a distance as the ferry, burning mountains, gradually sank into the river!
Just when the fire started to appear on the river, a group of water thieves appeared out of nowhere and rushed over the river. However, when they arrived, the fire on the ship had almost burned out, and the hull collapsed suddenly and slowly sank. Enter the river.
The water thief walked around the river for several times without finding any trace of life, and the fire on the river finally calmed down!
The water thieves waited until the fire completely disappeared, and had people go into the water to salvage several times, but finally returned without success. The last few boats left in anger and disappeared again on the dark and boundless river.
The two of them saw this scene clearly.
"Let's go!"
There is no hope of passing through the waterway. It is a great luck for the two of them to escape from the boatman just now. It is impossible to expect to meet good people every time?
It's just that Yelv Chongguang is suffering, carrying a bamboo basket with skins in it and a lot of meat brought by the Anping Chieftain's Mansion. Now he has to carry it all on his two legs and move forward step by step.
Liang Chuan himself also carried a lot, but Yelu Zhongguang didn't have such strong physical strength as him!
"My boss, who have we offended? How come someone is deliberately trying to kill us!"
As soon as the two of them left the river, they were afraid of encountering the group of water thieves. The land three to five miles away from the river was no longer safe! Liang Chuan looked at it and didn't even take the path on the flat road. He led Yelu Zhongguangjing back through the mountain road.
It seems that I have to go back to Anping Prefecture to trouble Ning Yu again!
Liang Chuan murmured in his heart, who did he offend? Even Guangnan had so many people chasing him!
There is a group of escorts under Shitou. If they can come, this road may be safer!
There are only steep mountain roads, and there may be fewer obstacles on the road!
It was quiet along the way, and all the wild beasts restrained their auras, because Yelu Zhongguang was carrying a tiger skin on his back. The playful smell was too strong, and no normal animal would dare to invade this overlord of the forest. !
"Have we offended too few people in the past few years? After traveling all over the country, we haven't made many friends. People who want our lives can queue up to Yongzhou. It's useless to think about this. The most important thing now is to think about what to do. go back!"
"We won't walk back to Yongzhou like this? How long will it take?"
"What I'm thinking is that we might as well go back to Anping Prefecture and wait for someone to pick us up!"
"It can only be this way!"
The two of them had just climbed over a mountain, and everything they looked around was pitch black! I don’t know how long they walked, but they finally saw the light of a firefly. They were overjoyed and quickened their pace. When they got closer, they saw that it was another mountain temple!
There is a pair on the left and right, an empty mountain resting place, a small temple with a true God!
There was a small stone temple with firelight inside. When I walked in, I saw a group of people resting inside!
This group of people were mostly young men. When they saw someone breaking in, they immediately raised their swords and stared at Liang Chuan and Yelv Chongguang with unkind expressions.
The two groups of people smelled danger in each other.
Especially Liang Chuan, with his tall figure and frightening scars, it really makes people wonder if he is here to rob Tao!
When Liang Chuan saw this, he knew that this group of people had misunderstood. There were not many places to stay in the wild, and whoever occupied it belonged to him!
A group of people were setting up a fire and grilling steamed buns and the like without even a bit of meat.
The smell of tiger skin on Liang Chuan's body scares away all the wild animals in these areas. They can only be lucky if they can hunt something to fill their stomachs!
"Quickly take out our bacon and share it with a few brothers. There is really no place to stay at night, so we can only ask a few brothers to be kind and move out to a place so that we two brothers can rest!"
This group of people were afraid that Liang Chuan was showing weakness to the enemy. After hearing Liang Chuan's words, they became even more alert and pressed their hands firmly on the handle of the knife. How could they dare to move the room for him!
