Elder Haoran repeated the words of Huang Quanke's "The Underworld Boat Ferry, the Gold and Silver Road." and said: "I finally understand. If you want to cross this vast underground river, you must have this gold and silver money."
Lu Ming chuckled and said, "The elder is indeed an understanding person."
Huang Quanke lifted up her full head of hair, revealing his pair of dark eyes hidden under the hair. He glanced at Elder Haoran, raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said, "It seems that you are a smart person." people."
Lu Ming said impatiently: "Huangquanke, please stop nagging and hurry up and send us across this road to Huangquan. Don't worry, this money is indispensable to you."
The guest from Huangquan smiled faintly and said: "Lu Ming, you know the rules of my Huangquan Inn. If you want to go to Huangquan Road, you must pay first, otherwise you should prepare to fly there by yourself."
Lu Ming looked at Elder Haoran with helpless eyes, spread out his hands, shrugged and said: "Elder, this is the rule of Huangquan Inn, and there is nothing I can do about it. Look..."
"I know, since this is the rule of Huangquan Inn, we don't want to embarrass senior. As long as senior keeps his promise and sends us across this underground river, it's just money, I'll give it." Elder Haoran took out a bag from his waist. The bag of shell coins was thrown into Huangquanke's hand casually, "Send us across the river quickly."
The Huangquan guest weighed the bag of money to see if it was enough. She said with great satisfaction: "As long as you have money, there is no problem in crossing the Huangquan Road."
After a loud whistle from Huang Quanke echoed in the deep cave, a little while later, a awning boat slowly sailed out from the depths of the smoky river. The lanterns on both sides of the bed looked like beasts. His twinkling eyes glared at them fiercely and slowly approached them.
The man holding the boat was an old man wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat. Under the cover of the bamboo hat, Elder Haoran couldn't see his face clearly.
"Sir, please get on board." The old man said in a deep voice.
Elder Haoran followed Lu Ming to the boat. When Elder Haoran turned around and looked at the Huangquan guest again, she had already disappeared, like a ghost, disappearing quietly.
The old man pointed to the two raincoats placed next to Elder Haoran and Lu Ming, and said, "Those two raincoats are prepared for you. You put them on. If you get wet by the water of this underworld, you will be safe." I can bear it.”
The two of them put on the two raincoats according to the old man's instructions.
Elder Haoran asked doubtfully: "What is the use of this raincoat? Will it still rain in this cave?"
Lu Ming showed a strange smile and said: "Elder, don't be impatient. We don't need to answer the doubts in your heart. You will find the answer later by yourself."
The black-topped boat was pushed away from the ferry, and the old man immediately raised his pole and swung it back. The water droplets flying from his bamboo pole passed through the four lanterns on the high pole in front of the Huangquan Inn. Put out the lights inside.
After the lights went out, the far away ferry and inn were slowly swallowed up by darkness.
Seeing this, Elder Haoran said: "Such a high and profound internal strength cultivation. Judging from the senior's actions, the senior must have cultivated to the realm of high-grade golden elixir!"
The old man said calmly: "I am a big swordsman in front of Guan Gong, and I make the elder laugh with my trivial skills. If my guess is correct, the elder's cultivation level is only one step away from that Nascent Soul Mirror, right?"
Elder Haoran smiled, remained silent and did not answer, and the old man did not ask excessive questions.
Elder Haoran asked the old man curiously, "Senior, this is obviously an underground river, why do you call it Huangquan Road?"
The old man smiled and said, "Elder, you will know the reason if you look at the rapids flowing under the boat."
Elder Haoran stretched out his head and looked down the side of the boat. Through the dim light, the rapids under the boat were yellow, like mud. Just now, the river surface was shrouded in mist. The color of the river water was completely hidden in the darkness, so there was no trace of it. be found.
Elder Haoran asked: "Is this Huangquan Road named after the color of the river?"
Lu Ming said: "You are only half right."
Elder Haoran asked: "It's only half right. Is there any mystery behind it?"
Lu Ming smiled mischievously and said, "You'll know right away."
As soon as Lu Ming finished speaking, the old man holding the boat shouted loudly: "You two... hurry up."
Before Elder Haoran could react, he saw Lu Ming clinging to the rope and the side of the boat. Seeing Lu Ming and the old man so nervous, Haoran thought, could there be any danger ahead that could make these two cultivators so strong? Advanced people become so nervous.
Elder Haoran asked: "What's going on?"
Before Elder Haoran got the answer, the awning boat they were riding in began to bump wildly, as if there was a powerful monster under the water trying to capsize their boat.
The huge wave directly knocked the unprepared Elder Haoran out of the cabin. Elder Haoran jumped up, put his feet on the cliff next to him, and used his strength to jump back into the cabin, escaping the danger.
Only then did Elder Haoran understand why Lu Ming was so nervous just now and clung to the rope around him. It turned out that they knew that the water here was strong.
Elder Haoran recalled that the old man had just asked them to put on raincoats and take the boat. The questions in his mind at that time were obviously answered in the rough waves here.
Elder Haoran complained to Lu Ming and said, "The river here is so fast, why didn't you tell me earlier? You almost killed me."
Lu Ming said with some gloating: "I knew the elder could handle it, so I ignored this problem."
Seeing Lu Ming's gloating expression, Elder Haoran said angrily: "I think you did it on purpose..."
Before Elder Haoran finished speaking, he heard another frightened warning from the old man supporting the boat, "Everyone...be careful."
This time Lu Ming's hands grasped even tighter. Elder Haoran had suffered a loss once before, and this time he followed Lu Ming in tightly grasping the ropes and sides of the ship.
A huge wave came over, and the awning boat was lifted into the air, and it was about to capsize. Fortunately, the old man supporting the boat was skilled in business and had advanced cultivation. He jumped up in a hurry, exerted all his strength on his legs, and then heavily He fell to the other side of the out-of-balance ship and gave the awning boat a sharp kick to regain its balance.
The awning boat fell from mid-air and hit the water heavily, causing several feet of spray. Then it was lifted up again by the rapids. The old man jumped on both sides of the ship's side to ensure that the awning boat was balanced and prevented it from being hit by the waves. Overturned.
The rudder in the old man's hand skillfully poked the rocks in the rapids, allowing the awning boat to easily avoid the clear rocks of the reef. Fortunately, the old man's superb and skillful steering skills prevented the awning boat from capsizing in the rapids and waves.
Elders Lu Ming and Haoran clung to the side of the boat and the rope, preventing themselves from being thrown out by the ruthless waves. In this dark underground river, whoever was thrown out of the boat would be thrown out. Faced with the extremely turbulent waves and the intricate rocks in the water, no matter how high his cultivation level was, it would be difficult for him to stand a chance of surviving.
Riding on such an extremely dangerous and thrilling awning boat will be the most unforgettable experience for Elder Haoran in his life. Several times, they almost lost their lives in the boat.
It was pitch black in front of him, and there was no trace of snow behind him. He couldn't see the way he came. He could only hear the huge waves surging, making a deafening sound that echoed endlessly in the cave.
Elder Haoran complained to Lu Ming and said, "Didn't you say there are dozens of roads leading to the Yin Feng Ghost City? Why did you choose this extremely dangerous road? Do you think you have lived too long?"
Lu Ming said aggrievedly in the bumps: "Elder, do you think I want to take this road? You are not forcing me to do this. Originally, I was the guide in Jiuli City, and the road to Feng there is the best way to go. It was you who forced me to come to Yancheng. From Yancheng to Yinfeng Ghost City, this dangerous Huangquan Road is the only way."
There was another fatal jolt, and the old man jumped left and right on the side of the ship desperately, and kept moving the tiller in his hand left and right. At an almost ninety-degree corner, he saw the awning boat rushing down from the upstream at high speed. It was about to hit the rock wall, and it was inevitable that the ship would be destroyed and everyone would die. Elder Haoran and Lu Ming were so frightened that they closed their eyes tightly.
At this critical moment, the old man jumped out from the bow of the boat, pedaled his feet on the rock wall in front, and used his strength to jump back to the awning boat. He used his legs to push on the starboard side of the awning boat, causing the awning to fall. The tented boat turned a corner very quickly and went with the current.
The old man fell back on the boat, turned the fatal bend, and the awning boat came to a calm water area. The old man took a deep breath and made a thankful voice, saying: "You are really lucky to have successfully passed the test."
Elder Haoran said: "Now I finally understand why you call this road Huangquan Road. I think anyone who passes through it should have the feeling of walking through the gate of hell. I think those who have not We lucky people must all be on the road to hell, it’s really ‘the road to hell, the point of no return’!”
