The battle was over, and the men of the caravan began to clean up the battlefield.? Eight? 1. Chinese ≈.

They brought back the wounded and dead on their side, treated the wounded, and sorted out the remains of the dead. While scrubbing the cabins, cleaning the blood stains from the ship's board, and repairing the damaged parts of the ship.

Search the river bandits' boats to see if there are any survivors? Other than that! By the way, I searched the silver taels on the Jiang bandits and the Dongdong on the ship, and detained the valuable Dongdong privately, which was regarded as the Jiang bandits' compensation to them. And then! The bodies and boats of the bandits were left there unattended.

After dealing with the scene, someone was sent back to the shore to report to the officer.

The winner takes all! When they win, they can be fully prepared. While reporting to the official, let the government come to the scene to check. While sending someone to find his backer and report to the owner. That is, to tell the local officials and businessmen who have shares, and let them move behind the scenes.

To know! Jiang bandits are not easy to mess with. If they didn't have backers, how would they dare to blatantly organize such a large-scale robbery?

When Zhuangzi saw that the battle was over, he returned the little boy to the caravan.

The people of the caravan were surprised to see that the little boy had mysteriously returned. That's when they remembered: yes! What about our little boy? Where was he just now?

Just now, because the little boy was thrown into the river by the Jiang bandits, the magical power of the caravan was aroused, and the Jiang bandits were defeated. If it weren't for the sudden explosion of magical power, where would we be the opponent of the Jiang bandits? To know! The number of Jiang bandits is several times that of us!

It was precisely because the Jiang bandits offended the anger of the people and offended the hearts of the people that the talents of the caravan suddenly burst out with magical power, and there was a kind of realm of "mourning soldiers will win".

"Boy! You? Where did you just go? Boy! You? ”

"Boy! Are you talking? Boy! ”

"Woo woo woo ......"

Everyone is here, and he seems to have become a little stupid.

Thinking that his father and mother are dead, they are all sad.

The boy's father was a small leader in the caravan, and to be specific, the captain of a certain ship. He is a very good person, and everyone has a good relationship with him. And also! The little boy's mother is not only beautiful, but also a person. And there's more! The little boy's mother cooked a good meal, and everyone ate her food.

So! Everyone felt uncomfortable when they saw the little boy suddenly become an orphan.

The little boy was stunned for a long time, and finally came to his senses and cried loudly.

"Mother! Mother! Mother! ……”

The little boy cried and ran to find his mother.

"Daddy! Father! Daddy......"

As he passed by the corpse, the little boy remembered his father again and cried again.

Saw! The little boy cried and screamed as he searched among the corpses for his father's body.

Seeing the little boy's sensibility, they all cried along.

At noon the next day, the government on the nearby shore sent someone to inspect the scene. After confirming that those people were Jiang bandits, they let the caravan leave. And then! Row back the river bandits' boats and confiscate them.

In the afternoon, Yingdu's navy also rushed over after hearing the news to investigate the matter. After confirming that it was Jiang Bandit, no one on the water army could believe it? With the two hundred or so people on the nine ships of the caravan, how did they defeat the seven or eight hundred people of the Jiang bandits?

Even if their water army encounters Jiang bandits, they don't dare to provoke them when they are not absolutely sure. Though! The Jiang bandits were afraid of the water army. But if there was an encounter, the Jiang bandits were not afraid of them.

River bandits often disguise themselves as official ferries, folk ferries, or merchant ships, sailing on the river, looking for targets. Once the target was found, the other boats of the river bandits gathered together and carried out the robbery.

Abominable yes! These bandits are not just robbers. They often kill people and leave no traces. Since the crime is committed on a large river, it is often the corpse that is thrown into the river water, leaving you dead without proof.

Under the questioning of the Yingdu Water Army, the survivors in the caravan remembered: Yes? How did we win?

According to the little boy's account and the memories of the survivors, they remembered that there was a god to help!

"We saw an emaciated young man who appeared on the board of the boat and rescued the little boy. He was the one who smashed that damn creature to pieces......"

Because that scene was so cruel, so! Everyone's memory is still fresh.

"Emaciated young man?"

"Hmmm! Not so skinny, just! His cheekbones are prominent and prominent. And also! On his cheeks and chin, he has a few beards, which are very conspicuous......"

"That's right! I remember his beard, a goatee, with only a few sparse ......."

"What is the man you are talking about? How does it seem like a person? A certain small leader of the Yingdu Navy thought about it.

"Who?"

"Who is he like?"

Under the urging of everyone, the little leader shook his head and smiled apologetically.

"Me? I can't say it well? I? Actually, I haven't met him either? But? I've heard people say that! He seems to be? Seems to be? Don't take it seriously! This is no joke! This? ”

"Who the hell is he like?"

"Say?"

"We're just guessing! Not seriously! ”

"That's right! Not seriously! He's a god! We have all decided that all the people of our caravan will worship him! He is the one who protects us! ”

Under everyone's questioning, the little leader had to tell the truth: "This person seems to be the inheritor of Taoist doctrine, Zhuang Zhou Zhuangzi!" ”

"Zhuangzi?"

"Zhuang Zhou?"

"What? Is he a Zhuangzi? ”

“……”

"Zhuangzi? Uncle? In the caravan, a middle-aged man didn't dare to say it after saying a word in his heart.

It seems like that's the case!

Oh, yes! This person is not Zhuangzi, who is it?

Heard! He's the uncle of our white old white benefactor?

That's really the case, isn't it? Zhuangzi, how could he come to save us?

Oh, yes? Why didn't I think of it?

Right! He could be my uncle!

Thinking of this, the image of the person who rescued them came out clearly in his mind.

But? He wasn't sure about it.

Because! That man, no! It's a god! The gods just appeared mysteriously for a moment, huh?

And our uncle, it is impossible for him to have this ability?

Anyway! We have to draw a picture of this god who rescued us, make offerings, and ask the gods to keep us safe forever.

Once back on shore, the survivors of the caravan found a painter and drew the deity in their minds. After looking at the portraits drawn by the artist, everyone nodded and said that they were very similar.

"That's him!"

"That's right! That's him! ”

When the little boy saw the portrait, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"Benefactor! Woooooo ”

Afterward! This portrait became the protector of all the boatmen on the river.

Zhuangzi! His portrait has since been passed down in the state of Chu and has become a deity.

For these, Zhuangzi also learned later.

When he learned that his portrait was offered by the boatman of the Chu State, he was so anxious that he couldn't do it.

"How did I become the protector of the ship's family? I? ”

Zhuangzi wanted to say: This is not my intention?

As a Taoist! Especially as he Zhuangzi, he can't be so famous.

It's not about being famous, it's about provoking right and wrong!

It is precisely for this reason that the later king of Chu sent someone to the Song State to verify whether this portrait is Zhuangzi? Later, I learned that this portrait was really Zhuangzi, and the appearance of Zhuangzi was the same, so I regarded Zhuangzi as a god-like figure.

And then later! The king of Chu sent someone to invite Zhuangzi to go to Chu as an official. But! Rejected by Zhuangzi.

Afraid of being famous, afraid of the tree making a big splash, Zhuangzi became more timid.

That's an afterword! Therefore, the allusion of "the turtle that would rather live in the mud for the sake of freedom" was left.