Everyone was stunned, and no one dared to look at the sun on the bow of the ship. Almost the last moment, they were still immersed in the happiness of being saved, but at this moment, all happiness was cruelly torn apart by a word from the Governor of Water.

Obviously, the hope of escape is so close and right in front of them, but this "hope" has to be clearly marked to them in this desperate situation - a gold coin can make a person on the boat, and a gold coin can live a life! So in the face of this cruel rule, people trapped in the water can only be forced to remain silent. Not to mention that the flood swept away most of their possessions, even in normal times, a gold coin was not a small amount to them. How could ordinary people who fell into the water immediately get a piece of gold coin?

"Isn't this fucking robbery?" Zhong Wuyan was immediately furious, and almost without hesitation, he was about to raise his head and scold angrily at the official ship, "You dog officials raised by the imperial court! In such a major matter where human life is at stake, he still dares to abuse his power for profit! Are you fucking human? Then before she could make a sound, the hand of the three dogs immediately stretched out from behind, and held her down no matter what, so as not to make a trace of reactionary sound.

"Boss, don't be angry, look!" The three dogs buried their heads next to Zhong Wuyan and whispered. Zhong Wuyan then raised her gaze, and immediately saw that on the bow of the boat, next to the dignified water governor and chief officer, there was a man following - "It's really a wrongdoer...... who was robbed by her at the bottom of the mountain and beaten up" Zhong Wuyan suddenly dissipated her impulsive anger, and buried her head in the water, deliberately not letting Captain Huang on the boat find her.

Zhong Wuyan is not stupid, of course she can understand the tension of the situation - now that the town of Chenhe has been flooded, she and her brother in Shizhai and all the residents of Chenhe have been trapped in the water. However, the rescuer who finally waited for him was a corrupt official and a team led by an enemy, and it was not easy to be saved. If she is still angry at this time, and if there is any conflict with the other party, there will definitely be no hope of survival.

In danger, she had to endure it. Even if she is not for herself, she has to endure it for the sake of the townspeople of Shizhai and Chenhe Town. "Why don't you want to give out a single gold coin?" Seeing that the people in the water were silent, the governor of the water stood at the bow of the boat and said a little impatiently, "The river is still rising, and we won't spend too much time here......

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, the flood of the Xuan River is so big - I mean that the entire people in Chenhe Town have been drowned, and the court will not believe it, right? The words of the Governor of the Water were like another invisible wave falling from a great height, smashing countless people trapped in the water. So that those who bowed their heads and were silent were awakened at once. They suddenly felt a bone-piercing coldness spread over their whole bodies—the kind of cold that was submerged by the river, and the kind of cold that the water governor was ruthless, but even more so the kind of cold where death was pressing behind them!

Cold! It's cold! When they faced the unattainable siding of the official boats, the water of the Xuan River was still pouring into the town in large quantities, the turbulent river was surging, and the icy water was rising. At a glance, I found that the water had flooded so much that the entire houses in Chenhe Town were submerged under water, and there was nothing left to rely on on the water. All people, adults, old people, children, as long as they have not yet sunk into the water, all of them are struggling in the turbulence, and as for sinking into the water, it is even easier to do.

The coldness, the suffocation, and death were swelling in people's hearts like never before, and none of them could afford to struggle anymore. "My lord! I have money! I have, I have a gold coin! "In the turbulent water, I don't know which woman was the first to shout." Help me! My lord! Please, get me up quickly! I have money. "Hmph." Standing on the high bow of the ship, the Governor of the Navy pursed the corners of his lips proudly, as if mocking people's compromises, "Drop the rope and save people!" ”

"Three officers and soldiers were waiting on the side with knives, and no one else was allowed to sneak up." When the life-saving water rope was lowered from the bow of the ship with a glint of hope, the Governor of the Water did not forget to add a cruel sentence in time, as if he had cut off the life of those who had no money with a knife first. "My lord, I have money too! Let me go up too! ”

"I also have money! Help me! "Isn't it just a gold coin! I'll give! I'll give, save me and my family and children! ”

"And me! And me! "From that first person, countless cries for help sounded in the surging river, yes, wasn't it just a gold coin? At this juncture of near death, not to mention a piece of gold, even if it is ten or a hundred, people will give it out. What could be more important than staying alive? It's just a gold coin, who would die for a gold coin?

Unless they really don't have any money. Zhong Wuyan looked at the people around her who took out gold coins and called for help to the official ship with surprised eyes, she didn't understand, how could so many people suddenly be able to come up with money, as if they had already prepared a piece of gold on their bodies, and the flood of Ming Ming's size flooded the entire Xuanhe Town, even if they had money, they should have sunk in the water! Why? Why are so many of them still able to come up with money?

Could it be that when the flood was about to fall, they were still carrying money at home? Could it be that in such a time of crisis, people have not forgotten money? What's even more terrifying is that Zhong Wuyan's eyes turned around and saw the rich man Chen who had just been rescued on the boat, he was drowning and embarrassed, but he carefully opened a cloth belt full of money from his arms!

It was flooded like this, and even his family was gone, but he could still hold a big money bag in his hand! Holding such a heavy thing in such a turbulent water, he didn't let go of such a dangerous thing! Oh my! Zhong Wuyan felt that he couldn't accept everything in front of him at all. What's even more ridiculous is that the people who are so heavy on their lives have now handed over a piece of gold and are safely on board, while they, the people who don't care about money, are thrown into the water like real fools.

"Boss......" The low and desperate voice of the three dogs suddenly came, which made Zhong Wuyan feel shocked physically and mentally. At this time, she suddenly realized that when she lost her mind, it was always the three dogs behind her who were supporting her and preventing her from sinking into the turbulence. Zhong Wuyan immediately paddled her arms and floated on the water, her gaze subconsciously turned, but she happened to touch the desperate eyes of the three dogs. In that look, I could see that she couldn't say a word.

However, when she subconsciously turned her gaze, she suddenly found that the brothers of Shizhai who were trapped in the river and struggling with the turbulence were all looking at her from all directions with the same kind of eyes. It's all that stagnant and desperate look. Looking at those eyes, Zhong Wuyan felt that they were all silently asking themselves - "Boss, what should we do?" Zhong Wuyan knows, she knows that everyone is scared, they are not as afraid of everyone as they are here! And she is their only and greatest hope, so they all look at her and pin their last hope on her.

But she doesn't have any money! She has never been disdainful, let alone thought of seeking money and saving money. It has nothing to do with this flood, she has never had a penny on her! What could she do? How can she save everyone in this situation? Zhong Wuyan never thought that she would encounter such difficulties today because she had no money! And it's a matter of life and death!

"Yo! Isn't that the bell sledgehammer that shocked all directions? A mocking voice came from the bow of the boat, Zhong Wuyan subconsciously looked up, only to find that it was Captain Huang standing at the bow who discovered her existence.

"Didn't you sweep through a thousand armies with a storm of rocks? How? Flooded, huh? Hahaha, it's really a reincarnation in heaven! Soldier Commander Huang looked down at Zhong Wuyan's embarrassed figure struggling in the turbulence, and laughed arrogantly. The laughter was like a knife, but it pierced not only Zhong Wuyan's heart, but also the hearts of the brothers in Shizhai Village, and even the hearts of the townspeople who paid the gold coins to get on the boat.

However, no one dared to say anything, not even Zhong Wuyan himself, he could only face Captain Huang's ugly face and harsh ridicule, and swallowed his anger. Only Captain Huang's boss, who was also standing at the bow of the boat, expressed his doubts, so Captain Huang immediately lowered his head and whispered to the Governor of Water to explain the origin of the accident.

"Heh, it turns out that you are the bandit leader who robbed the government property." The Chief Governor of the Water Governor looked at Zhong Wuyan in the water and said with a chuckle. Although he had also heard of Zhong Wuyan's powerful power, he naturally had no fear when he saw her falling into the water so embarrassed now. "Ah...... This is really a narrow road. You see, you and your brethren are all people who have made enemies with the government—so why don't we give you a chance to get on the boat? Or don't give it well? The Chief Governor of the Water Governor stared at Zhong Wuyan's solemn expression, but sneered with interest.

And Zhong Wuyan, who was floating in the water, heard such words, and his whole heart trembled. She was afraid, afraid that the other party would really hold on to the grudge and deliberately embarrass her at the moment—not for her own life, but for the lives of her brothers. "Well, but there are a lot of them, so I don't care about these old grudges with you." After laughing twice, the water governor suddenly said very tolerantly.

Hearing this, Zhong Wuyan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. But the Governor of the Water said right after. "This official will not embarrass you this time. Like everyone else, you can get on the boat and be saved if you pay a gold coin. Suddenly, Zhong Wuyan's expression sank again. Even if the other party doesn't have grudges with her, it is impossible to save them the cost of living on the boat...... Like everyone else, they still have to pay the gold coins they should pay, otherwise they won't be able to get on the boat.

But a hundred brothers in the stone village on their side have to ask for a hundred gold coins, and she doesn't have a penny on her! "How about it, quickly hand over the gold coins to thank the official for his great kindness." The Governor of the Navy, still standing on the bow of the boat, smiling condescendingly. But after looking at it for a long time, he didn't see the reaction of the people in the water, and then he noticed that Zhong Wuyan's face was gray, so he was subconsciously surprised.

"You're not going to be your bandit when this kind of disaster is coming, are you? One person refuses to give out a single gold coin? The chief officer of the water governor said, his eyebrows raised, "It's really a bandit, and he doesn't want to die if he wants money." "We don't have any money." Zhong Wuyan lowered his head and said in a very difficult voice, "Huh? The Chief Water Governor's brows furrowed slightly, the bow of the ship was too high, obviously he didn't hear Zhong Wuyan's voice clearly. I said, we don't have any money. Zhong Wuyan raised his head with great difficulty, looked up at the chief officer of the water governor on the bow of the boat, and said with a solemn face.

"No money?" The chief officer of the water governor was suddenly shocked, and couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth, "You bandit leader who is robbing money everywhere, and you are fucking embarrassed to pretend to be poor with this official?" "You only robbed the property of the five carriages of the government half a month ago! Even if you are flooded, you can't have no money on you! "One by one, outlaws who regard money as their lives, dare to play this kind of trick with their own officials!" The chief officer of the water governor looked down at the brother in the stone village in the water, and scolded for a while, and after a while, he realized that he had lost his image, so he looked away and tidied up the corners of his clothes.

"We really don't have any money." After a moment of silence, Zhong Wuyan lowered his head, with a solemn expression, and said in a stoic whisper, "We have returned the money stolen from the government to the townspeople......

"Gave it back to the townspeople?" The Chief Governor of the Water Governor looked back and sneered fiercely, "Are you a three-year-old child when you are the official?" Even such words will have a surname? Zhong Wuyan lowered her eyes and had nothing to say, she also knew that her words were all fantasy jokes in the eyes of these people. Where will there be bandits who will return the stolen money to others? No one believed it at all. At this time, in fact, as long as the townspeople who got on the boat said a word, they could mention Zhong Wuyan and they confirmed it, but all of them just lowered their heads, and none of them said a word for Zhong Wuyan.

They are afraid, they are afraid that if they say it, they will take the responsibility on themselves, and they are afraid that Zhong Wuyan and the brothers in the stone village below will point back at them and pay to save people. Therefore, none of them dared to make a noise, and the catastrophe was imminent, and everyone was in danger. "I think you poor bandits are really dead. Okay, it's a waste of the official's kindness. After sneering twice, the water governor shouted, "Then you will wait for death in this big water!" ”

"Don't! We don't want to die! Those who were struggling in the turbulence suddenly exclaimed in fear. They shouted as they focused all their eyes on Zhong Wuyan, hoping that Zhong Wuyan could come up with a way to save them. "Wait! We really don't have any money! Can you let us get on the boat first, after today's catastrophe, I will definitely find a way to pay you back ten times the gold coins!" Zhong Wuyan raised her head violently and shouted excitedly at the Chief Governor of the Water Governor, she was also afraid, she was also afraid that so many of her brothers would die here with her. Get on board first? No way! The chief officer of the water governor vetoed Zhong Wuyan without hesitation, "If you want to live, you have to pay for your life." Don't tell the official that you will get on the boat first and make up the money later. This official doesn't eat you! "Either pay the money now, one person on one gold coin, or you all stay in this big water and wait to drown" "But we really don't have any money!" Zhong Wuyan roared hoarsely, tears welling up in her angry pupils.

She didn't know why these people were persecuting her so much. Is this really that important? Do they show no mercy without money? Is it better to have so many lives than a few gold coins? Zhong Wuyan was angry, she was really angry. She rowed her fists so tightly that she almost couldn't resist grabbing a heavy hammer and smashing the big ships with a single blow, drowning all the inhuman villains.

But the surging river suddenly rose up and hit her head so hard that she suddenly came to her senses. Her hammer had long since sunk into the water, and now that she was trapped in the rushing water, she was still struggling to breathe a breath of air, where was the environment and the strength to attack those big ships?

(End of chapter)