Chapter 169: Danger on the river
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Speaking of business, the smile on Miao Yuxuan's face retreated, "But, you are right about one thing, the reason why we in Longxi do not trade with other countries and have been isolated from the world for many years is to not let people know that we are very poor, once they know the inside story, we Longxi will never have peace!" ”
He forced his eyes to An Pingyu, "This secret, now that you two know, King Pingyao, what do you think?" ”
An Pingyu played with the wine glass, and the corners of his mouth pursed an unfathomable smile, "You think it's a secret, but in the eyes of others, it may not be, do you think that if you are covered with a veil of mystery, others can't see it clearly?" Don't forget, there are months of the year when the fog on the Nu River clears! ”
"You sent someone to infiltrate Longxi?" Miao Yuxuan's expression became nervous. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Their tribesmen have always been on guard, and the clan never accepts strangers, just to prevent other countries from sneaking into the spies, could it be that the defense line he always thought was very strong has actually been encroached upon by others?
Mu Xiang shook the knife used to cut meat in his hand, and said with a smile: "You are a person, you are smart and self-righteous, can you install eyeliner and set up hidden stakes in other countries, and do not allow others to follow your example and sneak into your territory?" You only allow the governor to set fires, and don't allow the people to light lamps! ”
An Pingyu was very happy that Mu Xiang was on his side, "Yes, in fact, not only Benhou, many people have sent secret agents into Longxi, some of them are lurking and there is no movement, so you can't see it, you can't find it, it's normal!" ”
"Don't you tell me that Helian Sheng's people are among them?"
"Guess," An Pingyu applied Mu Xiang's words, winking at her mischievously.
Bang! Miao Yuxuan crushed a cup with his bare hands, "You are ruthless enough!" ”
Mu Xiang glared at him with disgust, "Talk is talking, don't be angry at every turn, the purpose of your kidnapping me to Longxi, do you want me to help you solve the poverty problem in Longxi?" ”
Miao Yuxuan threw away the debris in his hand, lowered his head, and was noncommittal.
Mu Xiang opened the door of the house so that the smoke could dissipate a little, "If your tribe refuses to trade with the other three kingdoms, and is always content to be self-sufficient and stand still, then no one can save you, no one can help you!" ”
By this time, fog had risen over the river, and as time went on, the fog became thicker and thicker.
"I haven't thought about trade, first, it's a thick fog on the river, it's an obstacle and a barrier, and second, after trade, it's even more difficult for the people to manage," Miao Yuxuan stood up and looked at the river outside the small window.
An Pingyu said: "Your Longxi, from the beginning, was wrong, there is no regime in this world, can form a four-legged situation, not to mention, you are still five-legged, your father, never thought of unifying Longxi, self-proclaimed lord?" ”
"He is very conservative, my eldest brother is the next patriarch, he is also very conservative, the two of them are the same, so I am worried!" Miao Yuxuan was worried, but he was a little more stable.
Mu Xiang said with a straight face: "Miao Yuxuan, I can understand your mood a little, but have you thought about your approach, what will you bring to Longxi?" Taking me alone will not solve your predicament, and if you do so, it will only intensify the contradictions, and the gains outweigh the losses! ”
Regarding this, she didn't understand Miao Yuxuan's true motives at all.
Miao Yuxuan still looked at the fog in the river, the fog was getting heavier and heavier, and the person stood in front of the window, and soon his head was wet by the fog, "Is the gain outweighed the loss?" Hmph, do you see the fog rising? There is a highly respected heavenly master in our clan, who once fabled that there will be a thick fog in the next few days, a fog that occurs once in a hundred years, and at that time, it will be difficult to argue between heaven and earth, even us, it is difficult to distinguish the direction, let alone others! ”
When Mu Xiang and An Pingyu heard this, they stood up violently.
An Pingyu ran to the back of the boat, and now his boat was no longer visible, to be precise, the visibility of the dense fog was less than five meters.
Everything five meters away was a foggy gray.
"Why is there so much fog all of a sudden, my ship? Why is the ship gone? An Pingyu was shocked, he originally wanted to save people, but now it's good, people haven't been saved, and even the means of transportation are gone, how can this be good.
Compared to his panic, Mu Xiang was much calmer, and the only thing she was worried about was whether Helian Sheng's fleet would also get lost in the dense fog, if she got lost and couldn't figure out the direction, it was definitely very dangerous.
No wonder Miao Yuxuan dared to openly tie up people, no wonder he had no fear, let the pursuers, follow behind him, and make it for a long time, his magic weapon of victory is here!
An Pingyu has always been humble and gentlemanly, and when he arrives at Miao Yuxuan, he will be stimulated by nothing left.
"Honestly, did you deliberately lead me to the ship, you already calculated the time, didn't you? You deliberately let me get on the boat, just to tie me up, what do you want to do? ”
Miao Yuxuan blinked his big eyes that seemed innocent, but were actually black and boundless, and hugged his shoulders, expressing helplessness, "I don't know, the Great Heavenly Master only said that there will be a thick fog in the past few days, and he is not an immortal, can I calculate when and at what moment, I can only say, you should have this calamity!" ”
Schadenfreude, absolute schadenfreude!
When it comes to poisonous tongues, the three An Pingyu together are not his opponents, so he only said a few words, and he was blocked again with nothing to say and nothing to argue.
Mu Xiang looked at the backs of the two of them, thought for a moment, and asked, "Miao Yuxuan, then what are you relying on?" In the thick fog, it is easy to identify the direction, in addition to the compass, there is another way, but this method, once it is said, your Longxi mystery will be cracked, everyone will think, but so, so you dare not say, can not say. ”
Miao Yuxuan has always admired her insight and avant-garde thinking, "Yes, this is like a trick, it looks amazing, in fact, in the final analysis, it is just a trick, and it will not be fun to pierce that layer of window paper." ”
Mu Xiang had been standing by his side all the time, but when she heard his words, she walked towards the bow of the boat.
An Pingyu can't go back now, so he simply follows her.
The boat was in the middle of the river, trapped in a thick fog, like an island. Both of them were gone, and naturally he had to follow.
Mu Xiang stood at the bow of the boat, observing the surrounding scene.
Visibility is only five meters, and it is impossible to see even with reference fog.
Is it the wind?
She looked up at the flag overhead, and the wind was blowing chaotically, and the direction of the wind was unknown, and she denied it!
Seeing her thoughtful expression, An Pingyu also knew that she was pondering about the thick fog, "Could it be the flow of water?" The water of the rivers is living water, and the flow direction varies from season to season. ”
The two looked towards the river together.
Miao Yuxuan walked over quietly and stood between the two, "If you follow the flow of the water and go all the way, you have to enter the sea, this river, there are countless forks in the road, one fork in the road is wrong, the goal will be wrong!" ”
An Pingyu was angry, "If you have the guts, just say the method, if you don't have the guts, just shut up, I don't believe it, you Longxi people can still swim back like a fish!" ”
"I thought of it, it's a fish, look at the water," Mu Xiang pointed to the tumbling river in surprise.
Autumn is supposed to be the hibernation period for fish, but there are also some fish that swim back to a fixed place to spawn at a fixed time in winter.
In the winter, when the weather warms up, or some fish make two trips a year to the river, one trip to the river is four times.
According to the number of times the dense fog on the river, * is not far from ten, it must be it. And the fish are in the water, the absolute best and the most secret guide.
An Pingyu is also a smart person, Mu Xiang mentioned it a little, and he understood the meaning of her words.
"The water of the Nu River is fierce, except for large boats, which can fish in the river, ordinary people will not come here to fish, and therefore, the longest fish here can grow to more than three feet, if you really follow the fish to find the way, there is this possibility."
The two of them were full of interest, but they didn't pay attention, Miao Yuxuan was quietly retreating.
Before the two of them could remember to ask him, he slipped away before he spoke.
Mu Xiang and An Pingyu stood at the bow of the boat, watched for half an hour, and finally appeared, swimming in front of them with a school of fish.
Miao Yuxuan was completely silent at this time, what he was worried about was that if these two people passed on the method to Helian Sheng, wouldn't they be caught by him in minutes?
But how can they get the word across?
He really thought about it too much, Mu Xiang and An Pingyu didn't even have a cronie by their side at this time, unless they could fly in the air, or drive the fish to show them the way, they could only stare at the bottom of the mystery.
By the end of the evening, the fog had become so thick that even they could not make out the direction.
Because you can't see the bottom of the water at night, in this era, there is no searchlight, how can you see the fish under the water!
The boat could not move, so it had to stop where it was and wait until dawn.
At today's dinner, there was no meat, only some rice, and there was fish, but these days, they have eaten fish in different ways, steamed, boiled, fried, fried, baked, in short, they have tried everything.
No matter how good the craftsmanship is, no matter how good the cooking method is, you have to get tired of it.
Anyway, Mu Xiang will see the fish, let alone eat it, just by looking at it, he already wants to vomit.
Shrimp too, they have nets with the boat, all the way, fishing shrimp all the way.
Alas! In short, if they don't dock again, their food will be in short supply.
At night, the boat stood still, and the surroundings were quiet, and the moonlight could not penetrate it, which was actually very scary.
Tonight was unusually quiet, and the flag hung weakly, and it really didn't move.
After dinner, the boat came and called Miao Yuxuan away.
Although An Pingyu didn't grow up living by the river, with his directness, he felt that something was wrong tonight.
Mu Xiang also felt that if they were in the center of the river at this time, calm as a mirror, there was only one possibility, the tranquility before the rainstorm.
Miao Yuxuan went for a while, and then came back, his face was a little ugly, and he scolded the damn old Taoist priest when he opened his mouth, "I didn't make it clear, so I made up my mind, the young master was trapped in the river, and told the two of you that it was dangerous tonight, logically speaking, our boat should be able to resist, but there is an accident in everything, if there is an accident, there are still two small boats tied to the side of the boat on the right side, and we can only lose the boat and flee at that time." ”
He secretly swore that after he went back, he would beat up the Great Heavenly Master.
After hearing these words, ordinary people should be frightened and panicked and at a loss.
But Mu Xiang and An Pingyu didn't have any superfluous expressions.
The result was what they expected, but now it's just worse.
Mu Xiang touched his stomach with a solemn expression, "Did he say how high the waves will be?" ”
Ask them how many levels of wind they have, and it is estimated that they don't understand, but the waves in the river must be caused by strong winds, and the wind levels are different, and the waves set off are also different. According to the structure and size of this ship, it can resist at least seven levels.
An Pingyu also had this problem, "We should take some precautions, it is best to find out where the wind direction is coming from, we can adjust the direction of the boat in time, and can those two small boats sit on the people on the boat?" ”
Miao Yuxuan frowned and shook his head, how could such a small boat sit on all the people on the boat.
There were fifty or sixty men on his ship, including the shipwrights and his guards!
In front of human life, Mu Xiang didn't want to worry about him, besides, in her current situation, if she couldn't get off the boat, she would try her best not to get off the boat, otherwise once she got into the tumbling river, it would be really dangerous.
An Pingyu shook his head when he saw him, and he was angry, "If you hadn't forcibly tied her onto the boat, why would she be trapped here, don't say I didn't remind you, if something happens to her, you wait for the entire Longxi to be destroyed!" ”
Miao Yuxuan scratched his head irritably, "Do you think that the master thinks, who knows that when encountering this kind of ghost weather, the temper of the river is not something that we can control, and countless fishermen die in the river in Longxi every year, people fight with the sky, who can fight!" ”
"Okay you two, what's the point of talking about this now, hurry up and prepare, you let the head of the ship be sure to watch the wind direction, handle it properly, there is still a chance," when she said this, her heart was also bottomless, but at this time, it can only be a dead horse as a live horse doctor.
It was almost midnight, and the water in the river seemed to stop flowing, and even the air seemed to be still.
The bow of the boat carried the people, set up the altar of incense and candles, and offered only one chicken, killed the blood of the chicken, and sprinkled it on the bow of the boat to sacrifice to the god of the river.
Miao Yuxuan and An Pingyu had a tacit understanding, standing on Mu Xiang's side respectively.
At this time, it is impossible to stay in the cabin, but in order to stabilize the body in the storm and not be blown away by the strong wind, a lot of ropes are tied around the ship in case of emergency.
Mu Xiang stared at the front in the darkness, and suddenly, she heard a soft sound, very light.
Immediately after, there was another soft sound.
The experienced captain shouted, "The wind is coming, everyone be careful, the helmsman, a few more people go up, put away the sails, Master Hou, you have to be more careful!" ”
Before the words fell, I only heard the whirring wind and came straight to the bow of the ship.
"Be careful!"
"Be careful!"
An Pingyu and Miao Yuxuan grabbed her arm at the same time.
"You take care of yourself, hold on like this, I'm not good at fixing!" Mu Xiang shook off their hands and pulled out a rope, originally wanting to tie it around his waist, but after thinking about it, he could only tie it to his wrist.
The wind came as it spoke, and it came very quickly, and a gust of wind blew through it, with a roaring and roaring sound, causing the hull of the ship to shake violently.
"Hold on, be careful that the waves are coming!" An Pingyu suddenly rushed in front of her and hugged her reflexively.
The gust of wind came so fast that he didn't have time to tie the rope, and when he hugged Muxiang, he placed himself on the edge of the boat.
As soon as the boat shook, his body staggered.
But the waves came faster, and a huge wave hit An Pingyu's back.
Even though he had internal strength to protect him, he was still shocked by the surging qi and blood, and his clothes were all soaked, but looking at Mu Xiang, who was protected by him in his arms, there was nothing at all.
The waves carried the water into the cabin, which is why they couldn't stay in the cabin, they had to stay on deck.
Miao Yuxuan actually wanted to protect the woman for the first time, but how could An Pingyu be one step faster than him and already held the woman in his arms.
The wind was followed by a torrential rain, a real pouring rain, and at that moment, the sky seemed to step down and become one with the earth. so that people cannot distinguish between heaven and earth.
An Pingyu couldn't spare his hand because he was holding Mu Xiang, so he wiped a handful of water beads on his face, "I can't stay here, we have to change places, go, go over there." ”
There were also steps on the deck, and they were standing above it now, and although they would not be flooded, the wind and waves were so strong that even if they were tied to ropes, they would almost be unable to support them.
But Mu Xiang has already tied the rope to her hand, and now she can't even see people clearly, let alone untie the rope, she wants to push An Pingyu away.
"You guys retreat there, I'm here, one person will do!"
Miao Yuxuan was about to speak, and when he looked up, an eight-foot-high huge wave was running straight towards them.
"It's not good, get down!"
He flew towards Mu Xiang, and fell to the ground together with An Pingyu, crushing the two of them under him with his own body.
At the same time, the huge wave rushed past Miao Yuxuan's back.
Crashing straight into the cabin, it only took a few seconds for the entire roof of the cabin to be carried away by the waves.
Several people in the bow of the boat also screamed.
Some were knocked off by the lifted cabin and fell into the boiling river, while others were shaken directly and fell off the boat.
At such a difficult moment, Miao Yuxuan's dead soldiers all surrounded him half a meter away, and a human wall was built around him.
But in the process of fighting with nature, whether you are a top master or a person who does not know a trace of martial arts, everyone is equal here, and they all have to rely on God to appreciate their faces in order to survive.
In the chaos, some people had to struggle in the water, and some people clung to the boat.
At this time, how can I take care of it, the cold clothes are attached to the body, wet from head to toe, once I think about it, I immediately have frozen teeth and shiver.
"Young master, leave in a small boat, this boat is about to sink," the people around Miao Yuxuan urged him to leave with a loud voice. There is no way, no matter how strong this ship is, it will not be able to withstand the attack of the huge waves in turns, and if there are two more such huge waves, the ship will have to sink.
Miao Yuxuan wiped the water beads on his face, propped himself up, and looked at the wood fragrance under him, when it was really time to leave the boat, Miao Yuxuan's heart suddenly became empty.
An Pingyu also got up, he wouldn't thank Miao Yuxuan for saving him just now, if it weren't for him, how could the two of them fall here now, "Go, let Mu Xiang go first, you send three people to protect her!" ”
In terms of strength, the two of them are definitely not as good as the dead soldiers around Miao Yuxuan.
Miao Yuxuan understood what he meant, "You two, take her and get off the boat!" ”
The order was given, but the two of them did not move, "We only protect the young master, and the others, forgive our subordinates for being incompetent and unable to protect them!" ”
"The subordinates and others are the dead soldiers of the young master, and they will not leave an inch until death!"
The traces of life and death, let alone a woman, even if his father came, it was also the six relatives who did not recognize it, and only recognized Miao Yuxuan alone.
This is the most important task of being a dead soldier.
Miao Yuxuan was angry, "Tell you to go, this is an order, there is another boat, after you get on the boat, I will follow and get off the boat together, go quickly, no longer delay!" ”
His words were mixed with rain and river water, because one of his handsome faces was so drenched that he could hardly distinguish his facial features.
But the men stood still, as petrified, and let the tide beat upon them, and let the wind sweep them.
Miao Yuxuan was so angry that he was about to use a knife to cut someone, and he was about to say something more.
Mu Xiang got up and pushed the two away, "I don't need you to save ......"
He was only halfway through his sentence when he heard someone screaming in fear.
The three of them looked in one direction in unison.
The hand of destruction, coming too fast, without giving people any room to prepare, swept in.
Everyone heard a loud bang, and then it seemed like a giant hand was pushing the boat, and it overturned the boat in an instant.
In the chaos, everyone fell into the water.
After falling overboard, their boat disappeared in an instant.
An Pingyu wanted to swim towards Mu Xiang, but the waves were too big, he swam one meter and was pushed back two meters.
Miao Yuxuan is the closest to Mu Xiang, and he is also very good at water, so he desperately swims to her side.
Several of his dead soldiers also surrounded the two of them.
After Mu Xiang fell into the water, he only felt that his body was pushed, wrapped, and rolled by the waves, and he could not do anything but let the wind and waves push him to wander in the water.
However, she knew very well that she couldn't stay in the water for a long time, they had to find the shore quickly, and then go ashore, otherwise they would always soak in the water like this, even if they didn't get pickled to death, they would have to freeze to death.
"We need to find the riverbank, Miao Yuxuan, do you know where it is now?" She shouted at Miao Yuxuan at the top of her voice, otherwise he wouldn't be able to hear it.
Miao Yuxuan heard it, but he just shook his head in embarrassment.
It was dark, and it was hard to see unless he had clairvoyance.
The river waves rushed, and it was easy to scatter people, and after only a moment of attack, An Pingyu's figure disappeared, and there were fewer and fewer dead people around Miao Yuxuan.
In this cold, endless river, Mu Xiang deeply felt despair.
Because you can't have any expectations, and to be soaked in water is to wait for death.
Moreover, if you soak in cold water for a long time, your hands and feet will cramp and become numb.
Miao Yuxuan kept holding her hand tightly, afraid that she would be blown away by the wind and waves, blown to a place where he couldn't find it.
This will he no longer think about regret, he shouldn't have taken her on the boat, now he thinks about that, it's useless, floating in such a storm and waves, if he can save his life, it is already God's grace, and he is fortunate in misfortune.
So he kept holding Mu Xiang's hand tightly, and the other hand was desperately drawing in one direction.
"If we can't go on like this, we'll all die here," Mu Xiang was almost out of strength, she couldn't see herself, and her lips were blue and purple at this time. Half of his body soaked in the water gradually lost consciousness, unable to move his body anymore, and couldn't stop sinking.
Miao Yuxuan saw that his expression was wrong, and he knew that something bad was going to happen, so he was anxious and distressed, "Don't you sleep, don't sleep, don't you still want to settle accounts with me?" You don't understand, the master likes you to find me trouble, and fix me to death, because only that ladder does I feel that I am alive, a heart, is beating, do you understand? Got it? ”
Mu Xiang reluctantly pulled out a smile, and her body was completely leaning on him, "You are abusive, born with cheap bones, but my sister doesn't want to do it, my sister just wants to live a stable life with my husband, give birth to a few naughty babies, and be stirred up by you like this, I'm afraid it won't be possible this time." ”
Several dead men gathered around, supporting the wood incense together.
In fact, they really wanted to throw this woman away, and only wanted to save their young master and leave, but they knew the young master's temper, and he would not let go of her until the moment he died.
Miao Yuxuan felt that there was something wrong with her expression, and suddenly looked at her stomach, and with a bang in her head, a big firework exploded colorfully.
After being sluggish for a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Maybe we can get to Longxi by swimming, and at that time, I will make you forget that person, I can take care of you and your children, hey, I don't sleep, wake up!" ”
The sky was pitch black, with only the occasional flash of lightning streaking through the sky.
Mu Xiang was unconscious in the water, and I don't know how much river water I drank, and I don't know how long she floated in the water.
In order to conserve energy, she relaxes as much as possible and allows herself to float in the water.
Miao Yuxuan's pull became less and less, and in the end, when a huge wave came over, he failed to catch Mu Xiang.
The people around him, in order to protect him, no longer dared to live or die of Mu Xiang.
The wood incense is dragged by the waves, lapping, sometimes sinking, sometimes floating on the water.
Looking at the lightning in the sky, she thought that everything was over, she had lived one more life, did she have to draw an end here?
Thundered!
There was another muffled thunder, followed by a bright and dazzling lightning bolt that slashed towards the river.
Mu Xiang was in a daze, sighing how many things she had done in her life that should have been thundered by the sky, and she had to bother God to give her such a big punishment.
But at this moment, she vaguely saw a dark shadow swimming towards her.
Monster?
That was her first reaction, thinking, it's over. Could it be that the end of her life will end in being devoured by water monsters? Wouldn't that be too tragic?
But she didn't have the strength to escape, and when she threw herself and dodged to the side, the black shadow was already approaching.
Without waiting for her to resist, nor for her to hide, he scooped her up.
At the moment when she was picked up by the dark shadow, she smelled the person who made her think about it for a long time, dreamed of it every night, and woke up in the morning, but she couldn't see it. The person she knows best, trusts the most, and can't let go of in this world.
The moment she leaned into the dark shadow's chest, one of her last taut strings broke, and she fell into a coma.
She slept very deeply, dreaming one dream after another, light and shadow intertwined, time flew by, as if many years had passed, and it seemed like yesterday, in short, it was very strange.
When Mu Xiang opened her eyes again, the first thing she saw was a small piece of clear blue sky, and then, as if it was a familiar breath.
She could smell the familiar breath of the ship, his own.
Turning his head slightly, he easily saw the handsome face close at hand.
At that moment, she burst into tears, and the emotion and sourness that surged in her heart couldn't be contained, and she surged into her eyes one by one, resulting in her tears, which couldn't be stopped.
Her hot tears, dripping on the man's chest, woke the man up.
"Finally awake? If you don't wake up again, your husband will kiss you until you wake up," Helian Sheng hooked his lips and smiled, reached out and took her into his arms, hugging her tightly, holding it so tightly, as if she was afraid that she would slip away from her eyes again.
Being hugged by him like this, Mu Xiang's tears not only did not stop, but became more and more.
Clicks and clicks dripped on his chest, and there was no clothing to cover them, and the tears rolled down his chest and onto the sheets.
"What's wrong? Is there something uncomfortable? Is it cold? Helian Sheng thought he was sick, he was nervous, he would touch her face for a while, hold her head for a while, put his head against his head, and feel the temperature on her forehead.
As soon as he woke up, his voice was terrible, and there was magnetism in his hoarseness, this was the gentleness that belonged to Mu Xiang alone, except for her, no one could see this side of Helian Sheng.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Helian Sheng was really anxious, "You lie here and don't move, I'll take a look and see if I can find Lang Zhong." ”
He made a gesture to get up, but Mu Xiang stretched out his arms and hugged his waist tightly, "I'm fine, but I haven't returned to my soul yet, and I'm not very comfortable, you lie down with me, and lie down for a while." ”
Finally hearing her speak, Helian Sheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, "You have been sleeping for three days, I have to go and order someone to boil some rice porridge for you and eat something to have your strength." ”
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