On the second day, the Longwei dart team rented a passenger boat and had to travel more than 20 miles by water.

After getting on the boat, all the dart masters immediately changed to water support, saying that it was to prevent water thieves, and in case of a surprise attack, they could go into the water at any time.

Liu Yuanzhi walked back and forth in front of the deck, looking a little restless.

"Dad, you can rest easy. With so many dart masters guarding, it won't be too much of a problem. Liu Ming handed over a cup of tea.

At this time, there were a few words of warbler sound behind the two of them, and the two maids held hands and walked in front of this deck, rubbing incense powder on their bodies, and the fragrance was overflowing.

Due to the limited space of passenger ships, the dart team shared the ship with other merchants, and these maidservants were the daughters of other merchants.

Liu Yuanzhi's eyes were stunned, and he looked at the backs of the two maids in a daze, and said to himself, "I'm really worried about their safety, I don't know if they need any personal protection services......

"No way!" Liu Yuanzhi slapped his thigh, "I got to the back cabin to see the safety of those female dependents, and if necessary, I can stay there with a knife to guard them......"

"Master Liu." Gao Wu suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and arched his hand at Liu Yuanzhi, "Master Liu, don't step into the back warehouse." ”

Liu Yuanzhi said with an embarrassed face: "I'm also afraid that your dart team won't have enough manpower, so it's ...... I'll help you share your worries, won't you, Ming'er? ”

Liu Ming rolled his eyes directly at him.

Gao Wu said solemnly, "Master Liu, men and women are not kissed. As a dart master, she has always attached great importance to martial virtues, and the boatgirl also abides by women's morals, and knows self-esteem and self-respect, and fulfills her duties. If the employer has a female dependent, we have to retreat. Please think twice......"

Liu Yuanzhi is also at a loss, he naturally can't say that he is short of women in the five elements now, and said: "I'm just afraid that the water thieves are coming......"

"Third master, all our dart masters are guarding the front cabin and the middle cabin, as long as there are water thieves on board, they will definitely know." Gao Wu said.

"Okay, okay. It's okay not to go to the rear cabin. Liu Yuanzhi climbed the railing and looked into the distance, his face showing joy.

In the distance, a boat is floating on the river, decorated with red lanterns.

Seeing the boat, Liu Yuanzhi's discouraged expression disappeared in an instant, and he cheered and said to the boatman: "Quickly tell that flower boat to come over, come over." ”

The boatman smiled knowingly, "I understand, master, I'll say hello." ”

The boatman waved his flag at the boat, and after a while the boat approached, richly decorated like a small palace. On the platform on the side of the ship on the second floor, there are also two courtesans singing.

The lights of this flower boat are red and green, for Liu Yuanzhi, it is really a charcoal in the snow.

Lede clapped his hands, touched his money bag, and prepared to board the ship.

Just when the flower boat was still twenty meters away from the passenger boat, Gao Wu took two dart masters, with swords at their waists, and stood side by side in front of the side of the boat, waving his hand at the flower boat and shouting,

"Longwei Dart Bureau's private boat, there was a lot of disturbance just now, please avoid." As he spoke, Gao Wu took out a few taels of silver, stretched out his hand and shook it hard, and those few taels of silver, "whoosh" like an arrow off the string, cut through the air, and accurately landed on the desk of the other party's second-floor platform.

Seeing Gao Wu with a majestic saber, and seeing the silver taels, the captain of the flower boat laughed, turned the rudder, and gradually went away.

"Gao Wu, what's the matter with you?" Liu Yuanzhi stomped his feet angrily, "It's okay if you don't let me enter the back warehouse, master, I can't go to the flower boat to listen to two little songs?" I paid you to hire you, did I get angry? ”

Gao Wuyi hugged his fists and smiled bitterly: "Master Liu, you are our gold master, how dare we be angry with you." It's not that Gao is unemotional. It's just that you just committed a taboo of walking water darts, and the back cabin of this female dependents is not allowed to enter, and the flower boats along the way are not to be touched! ”

Liu Yuanzhi said dissatisfiedly: "Gao Wu, are you a man?" Are you afraid of being like that? ”

"I'm afraid, I'......m afraid," Gao Wu's eyes flashed, "It's not the Qinglou woman in that boat, but the boat full of thieves, this is called "releasing white pigeons." To reassure the shipowner and employer, if we come on board to scare away the thieves and pervert ourselves in the cabin, it will be a big loss. Because of the misunderstanding, this reputation spreads, and our Longwei Dart Bureau will also have a bad reputation. ”

"Are you sure there was a thief on board just now?" Liu Yuanzhi asked.

"I'm not sure...... But we are walking the benevolence and righteousness dart, just now I used my strength to send the two pieces of silver into the other party's table, which also shows that our Longwei dart game, there are still good martial artists, if there are really thieves in that boat, they will also be afraid. Gao Wu explained.

"Amitabha Buddha ......" Dharma holding a rosary in his hand, standing beside Liu Yuanzhi, "The Heart Sutra has clouds, color is emptiness, emptiness is color, and it is the same when you want to know it...... Donor, please respect yourself......"

"Respect yourself for a fart!" Liu Yuanzhi hit the empty head with his hand, "You little rabbit cub, the hair hasn't grown yet, if you grow up, you will also want that color ......"

Scolding and scolding, Liu Yuanzhi still understands that compared to entertainment, his son's safety in catching up with the exam is more important, and he is bored and loves it, so he has to go back to the cabin to sleep.

Night is approaching, and a river of pale blue water is quietly horizontally outside the window of the boat, and the shadows of mountains like ink paintings are rising in the distance.

After dinner, everyone leisurely leaned in the front cabin, and at this time the passenger boat had sailed into the deep mountains, and there were no lights on both sides of the river, and it was dark and not in the middle of winter, only the miserable crow cry, echoing in the sky.

There was really nothing to do on this boat, and a few scholars took out their books by the dim oil lamps, and reviewed their schoolwork with the rhythm of the rising and turning of the water. Su Shi and Liu Yong, the two of them drank too much at noon, and were leaning back in their chairs and dozing off at this time. Liu Ming sat aside, quietly looking at the dark river scene, and didn't know what he was thinking.

Liu Yuanzhi was really a little bored, he slept in the afternoon, full of energy, but he didn't know what to do, he kept using his chess pieces to throw at the Fakong who was meditating and chanting on the side, ready to tease this little doll.

At first, Fakong ignored it, but after being thrown by Liu Yuanzhi several times, he had no choice but to put down the scriptures and said in a milky voice, "Uncle Yuanzhi, what are you going to do?" ”

"Dad, you're so old, and you're still bullying Fakong...... Liu Ming said.

"Your father is not bullying Fakong, he loves him." Liu Yuanzhi stepped up, hugged Fakong's round head, and rubbed his face with his hands.

"Donor...... Like the Lord...... Four masters, is it enough? "Fa Kong's mouth is pinched into an O-shape.

"Empty ......" Liu Yuanzhi patted Fakong on the shoulder, "You have read a lot of books in the temple before, do you have any good stories, come, tell Uncle to relieve boredom." ”

Fakong Urn replied angrily: "I want to recite the scriptures, and I haven't finished my homework today." ”

"If you don't rush to recite the scriptures, if you recite them again today, you won't be able to become a Buddha, will you? Let's tell some stories and let us have fun. Liu Yuanzhi persuaded.

Fakong was so entangled that he had no choice but to spread his shoulders and say, "Okay, I'll tell you two stories so that you can sleep in peace." ”

Liu Yuanzhi was happy and said to Gao Wu, "Brother, don't be in a daze on the side of the boat, come and listen to the little monk tell the story." ”

Gao Wu stood on the side of the ship with a sword like a pagoda, and replied without moving like a mountain, "Master Liu, listen. The river is so narrow and full of reeds that I'll have to watch here, in case there are water thieves. I heard that there is an active gang of water thieves called "Five Ghosts" on this river. ”

"You're also in a daze all day long, where did you get so many bandits...... I think we've had a safe journey. Liu Yuanzhi said disdainfully, he turned his head and called out to his companion, "Su Shi, third brother, come on, listen to Fakong tell a good story about sleep aid before going to bed." ”

This Liu Yong and Su Shi also leaned over, and even the maidservants poked their heads out of the back warehouse, looking at this bald little monk with great interest, watching what funny stories this innocent and kind little monk could tell.

"Then I'll start talking, there is such a legend in the temple where I am located......" Fakong cleared his throat.

After half a pillar of incense, the boat screamed, and the maidservants were so frightened that they retracted into the back cabin, and some timid passengers on the boat also changed their colors when they heard it.

The sound of the Dharma Empty Urn and the sound of the urn echoed in the darkness.

"Behind the Buddha statue, a green grimace flashed......"

"That day...... It was very dark, like today......"

"Finally...... The captain of the boat understood who the murderer was, and it was too late, so he spat out blood with a stabbing ......"

Liu Yuanzhi hugged his head with both hands tremblingly: "Fakong, you little brat, why do you tell such a story at night?" ”

Fakong told seven or eight ghost stories in a row, all of which were colorful.

"On board...... Only Wu Gongzi was left, and the others ...... It's all dead......" Fakong continued with a blank face.

"Fakong! Stop it! "Liu Yuanzhi is crying wolf."

At this time, the sound of falling water suddenly sounded on the side of the boat.

This voice, on the black river in this dark night, seems even more weird.

Liu Yuanzhi was even more frightened, he stood up, "Fakong...... You go and see...... What's going on......"

"Law and Empty ......"

Liu Yuanzhi raised his voice and shouted, but no one on the boat responded.

Fakong is gone......

At this time, the mountains on both sides of the river are more like abominable ghosts, and the wind sweeps through the trees, making a loud noise, which is even more terrifying and terrifying.

"Fakong—"

"Fakong—"

Liu Yuanzhi's voice became more and more desolate, and he was close to collapse: "Fakong, don't scare me, don't scare me......"

Liu Yuanzhi's voice suddenly made Liu Ming's heart tighten, and he remembered Gao Wu's words about the water thief just now.

Liu Ming and Gao Wu glanced at each other, Gao Wu immediately understood, took out his saber, and shouted loudly: "Light the torch, the whole ship is on alert!" ”

There was a rush of hustle and turn, the sound of footsteps, exclamations, and the sound of blades drawn from their scabbards.

At this time, the moon was completely hidden in the clouds, and there was no light or shadow, and the darkness almost swallowed the passenger boat.

There are "goo-goo" bubbles coming out of the water, which attracts the attention of Gao Wu and Liu Ming.

"There's someone underwater!" Gao Wu said softly, he made a gesture, and seven or eight dart masters immediately leaned over, paying close attention to the water.

A few more bubbles popped up.

Gao Wu's brows furrowed.

With a "bang", the waves rose in all directions, and a round head emerged.

"Fakong!" Everyone on board shouted.

"Look at ......" Fakong happily picked up a handful of water chestnuts in both hands, "I fished the water chestnuts!" The aquatic weeds just now were so entangled that it took me a long time. ”

Fakong had an innocent smile on his face, completely unaware of the disaster he had caused.

"Fakong, come here." Liu Ming's face turned pale, and he hooked his finger at him.

After a while, the ship heard the cry of Fakong Wow.

Liu Ming picked up the ring ruler and slammed Fakong's bare ass.

"Do you dare to scare others in the future?" Liu Ming said fiercely.

Fakong held his pants in one hand, shook his head violently, tears slid down his cheeks, "Woo...... There is a water chestnut in the river...... You eat vegetable leaves during the day, and you don't have the strength to take the exam, I want to get some to make up for your body......"

Seeing that Fakong's big eyes were full of tears, Liu Ming's heart was also soft, and he immediately put down the precept ruler and educated a few more words, which could be regarded as giving up.

In the face of this round-headed and round-headed little monk, he always couldn't get angry.

Gao Wu was beside him, listening to Fakong's explanation, still frowning, as if he had something on his mind, he hesitated and asked, "Fakong...... You just said that the water and weeds are haunting people......"

"Yes." Fakong nodded.

"But......" Gao Wu said with a serious expression, "in this river, as far as I know...... There's no water weed......"

"No water weeds?" Liu Ming asked.

"I'm sure there should be no aquatic weeds on this waterway." Gao Wu said categorically, "What you kicked, could it be something else?" ”

"Alright, alright, boatman, let's get out of the boat." Liu Yuanzhi snorted and said, "It doesn't matter if it has aquatic weeds or not, whether it kicks a mud snail or a herring, it doesn't matter what we do." We still have to hurry. ”

Several boatmen swung their oars, and the boat slowly moved forward, disappearing into the darkness.

In the blink of an eye, tranquility seemed to have returned to the four places, only the chirping of autumn cicadas.

"Gollum", "Gollum".

There were a few blisters on the calm surface of the river.

In an instant, the waves were rising, and two people floated on the water, both wearing dark water suits, with blue noses and swollen faces, dying......