Chapter 41: Strange Storms, Thunder and Lightning
The guests in the cabins on the second floor were evacuated, and even the merchants and entertainment workers in the common areas were gone, leaving only the crew and the guards accompanying the ship on the second floor.
Hearing the panic shouts below, the owner and the crew hurriedly went down to the bottom of the first floor to check.
I saw that the bandits had all run away, and a hole the size of a bucket was pouring in from a hole in the bottom of the boat.
The owner of the ship hurriedly organized the crew to repair the blockage.
Although the owner of the ship has a wealth of inspections and the crew is also very professional, the hole is too big and the river is too fast, even if everyone tries their best, it is really impossible to repair and block.
Luckily, the bottom of this luxury passenger ship is a composite double-bottom structure, with two bottoms, each of which is a separate structure.
The owner had no choice but to order the hole in the bottom bilge to be urgently sealed so that the passenger ship did not sink.
After the passenger ship was repaired, it was found that the passenger ship had already drifted out of the river fork tributary, and the huge luxury passenger ship was drifting down the wide main river.
Violent storms and rain can shake huge passenger ships on the river, and it is dangerous to drift down the river in such weather.
The owner ordered the boatmen to use the remaining two impellers to sail upstream at full speed.
But the river is turbulent, and the journey is extremely difficult.
The heavy rain had washed away the oil from the exterior and deck of the passenger ship, and the owner ordered all the lights on the ship to be lit so that the ship could sail, but it was too dark and the rain was too heavy to shine far.
After another hour, the storm did not decrease, but grew stronger.
"It's terrible, I've never seen such a big rainstorm in 20 years of sailing, and it's been a long time!" The owner of the ship sighed.
Zhao Chuan is only less than seventeen years old, so naturally he has never seen such a storm.
Zhao Chuan asked the seven girls if they had seen this, and the seven girls said that they had seen it, and that whenever there was a strange appearance, it was accompanied by abnormal heavenly appearances.
The guests of the whole ship were transferred, except for Zhao Chuan and the people of the third-layer marquis.
The third floor is high, and the shaking amplitude is even more powerful. In a short time, there were guards stumbling down above,
"Is the medic here? Where is the medical officer? The guards shouted loudly to find Huang Jin, saying that the people above had fainted and needed to be treated.
When Huang Jin heard this, he felt that the opportunity to perform had come, so he hurriedly ran up.
I didn't know that it only took a moment to run down in a hurry, "Chuan'er, hurry up!" Come up and check it out! It's scared to death! β
What's going on? Seeing Huang Jin's frightened appearance, Zhao Chuan thought that Huang Jin had encountered an incurable incurable disease, and the patient was frightening.
When Zhao Chuan followed the passenger boat swaying in the wind and rain, holding on to everything on the ship that could stabilize his body to the third floor, he realized that the scary thing Huang Jin said was not a fainting person.
In the flash of thunder and lightning, I saw a large snake with an invisible tail closely following the passenger ship.
Zhao Chuan used to hate snakes, and a few years ago he accompanied Qinglian to play in the mountains, she was bitten by a poisonous snake, and he helped her take drugs. But since the last time I encountered a large black snake with spirit in the river, my disgust has become much lighter.
The serpent was somehow long, and its head raised in the river reached the height of three stories of the ship.
The snake's two eyes glowed like a giant red lantern, and from time to time it looked up at the sky.
Whenever lightning struck, the serpent stuck its head up to the top of the ship, almost on the board of the three-story cabin, and the lightning fell on the side of the passenger ship and exploded.
At the highest observation deck, the two crew members fell on the guardrail, I don't know whether they were killed by lightning or stunned.
Zhao Chuan is bolder and more curious, otherwise he would have run away a long time ago.
When another lightning struck, the big snake stretched out the head of the snake as big as a cow's body to the third floor again, Zhao Chuan saw it clearly, the big snake was brown when it came out of the water, but the head was yellow, and there were two protrusions on the top of the head.
The lightning struck, although it didn't hit directly, but the big snake seemed to be in pain, and its whole body shook violently, and the snake's head let out a low whimper.
Although the lightning struck down many times, the big snake was also very painful, but he didn't leave, and still followed the passenger ship closely, which made Zhao Chuan very puzzled.
Seeing that Zhao Chuan noticed it, the big snake seemed to have made a confession, and directly stretched its head in front of Zhao Chuan, its head was level with Zhao Chuan, and its two lantern-like eyes looked directly at Zhao Chuan, allowing the lightning in the world to split around.
It wasn't until a lightning bolt was very close to the snake's body that the snake's skin was scorched and smoky, and although the snake's body writhed in pain, the snake's head still looked directly at Zhao Chuan, and did not escape or dodge, that Zhao Chuan realized whether the snake recognized himself, and realized that this big snake was not the black spirit snake in the river last time?
But last time the snake was all black, and it was much smaller than this one, this one was brown, the head was yellow, and there were two high bumps on the head.
Zhao Chuan suddenly thought that the black snake last time could understand his words, if this was the same as the black snake last time, then of course he could also understand his words.
The wind and rain were still very strong, Zhao Chuan hid under the wooden shed of a ship on the third floor, and asked loudly if the big snake was the black snake last time.
The serpent nodded up and down.
Zhao Chuan said that you have grown up? The serpent nodded.
Zhao Chuan said that when he grew up, his body changed color? The serpent still nodded up and down.
The head of the serpent is all scales, and it cannot express its emotions, so it can only nod or shake its head.
Zhao Chuan paused, and deliberately asked if it could speak human words? The big snake was stunned, the orange-red light from his eyes dimmed a lot, and then shook his head from side to side.
Zhao Chuan laughed secretly, feeling that this big snake might be thinking about human beings is very stupid, they have been communicating for a long time, and they can only answer your question with a nod or shake their head, and even asked me if I can speak, if I can say, I am still so troublesome?
There's no way, Zhao Chuan just doesn't like to play cards according to routines.
Zhao Chuan asked again, are you here to find me? The serpent shook his head.
Zhao Chuan asked, is the thunder and lightning here to chop you? The serpent shook his head.
Zhao Chuan asked, what are you doing here? The orange-red light from the snake's eyes dimmed a lot, and he couldn't answer with a nod or shake his head.
Zhao Chuan asked again, this thunderbolt always followed the boat, did I split me? The serpent shook his head.
Zhao Chuan asked, is this thunder and lightning here to split this passenger ship? The snake was stunned, then nodded and shook his head.
It seems that it is important to be able to speak, and language is such a good thing. Zhao Chuan said secretly.
The big snake nodded and shook his head, meaning that it was not to split this passenger ship, how to understand it?
The seven girls said that the wind, rain, thunder and lightning are abnormally large, and there are usually foreign objects appearing, since the big snake said that it is not to split it, but related to the passenger ship, that is, the thunder and lightning are to split some people in the passenger ship. Because passenger ships are not foreign objects.
Zhao Chuan asked if this thunderbolt was the person who came to split the passenger ship? The serpent nodded.
Zhao Chuan was secretly happy because his analysis was correct.
Zhao Chuan casually asked, who is this thunderbolt coming to split this passenger ship? After asking, Zhao Chuan immediately felt that it was nonsense again, because this big snake couldn't speak.
But this time, the orange-red light from the big snake's eyes did not dim, but turned his head to look at the third floor of the passenger ship, and nodded there a few times.
Oh, now Zhao Chuan understands that the thunder and lightning are here to split the people living in the third floor of this passenger ship.
Zhao Chuan asked the big snake for confirmation, and the big snake nodded again.
Is it to split the woman who lives on the third floor of this passenger ship? The serpent nodded, and the orange-red light from the snake's eyes brightened a lot.
Is it to split the man who lives on the third floor of this passenger ship? The big snake hurriedly shook his head from side to side, and his movements were very hurried.
Now it's all clear, the only women living in the middle of the third floor are the daughter of the Hou Ye and the dozen or so young and beautiful women who brought tribute from the South China Sea.
The thunderbolt is the woman who came to split the passenger ship, even if it has nothing to do with the big snake, but it is here to join in the fun, it must be that it is worried that this woman is in danger.
Zhao Chuan asked again, are you here to help the woman who lives on the third floor? The serpent nodded.
Just a woman? The serpent shook his head.
How many women? The serpent nodded.
It became clearer that the big snake was the dozen or so young and beautiful women who came to the rescue of the South China Sea and brought the offerings.
Zhao Chuan said okay, I'll go see them, I can help. The serpent nodded repeatedly, then dived into the water and disappeared.
After the serpent disappeared, the storm and thunder were still the same, but much smaller.
When Zhao Chuan arrived at the royal suite, he was stopped by the guards, and Zhao Chuan said that I was a doctor.
Zhao Chuan entered the room, and the three-bedroom and two-room rooms were all dying women.
Hou Ye's daughter asked Zhao Chuan weakly what he was doing?
Zhao Chuan said that I was here to see a doctor.
Although Hou Ye's daughter is not in good health, she does not fall down, saying that here are all delicate gold and jade bodies, what can you cure as a child, and it is not a traumatic injury, and besides, men and women are not kissed, you still come to me alone.
Zhao Chuan said that now there is a storm and thunder and lightning outside, it would be good for someone to come and see it, your lives are almost not saved, and you are still paying attention to these?
"I'm the daughter of Master Hou, Miss Ben is not a casual person! I'm going to have a medical hall on board. β
"Okay, then Miss Hou is at her own convenience." Zhao Chuan turned around and left.
Huang Jin saw Zhao Chuan coming down, and hurriedly asked how it was up for so long, how was it above, and was it all cured?
Zhao Chuan said that Hou Ye's young lady asked the medical officer on the ship to go, and he thought I was not good enough.
Huang Jin said that people's medical skills are better than mine, why do you still dislike you, I'll explain it.
Zhao Chuan said that there is no need to explain, you can just treat it, it is nothing more than some minor illnesses of seasickness, just a few stitches.
Huang Jin said that the above are all Hou Ye's people, and I am a little weak when I go alone, so it is better for you to take a look with me.
Zhao Chuan said Okay, you insisted on me going up.
Zhao Chuan went up with Huang for the second time, but he just stood at the door of the cabin and didn't go in, and Miss Hou didn't squeak when she saw this scene.
Huang Shi finished calling the pulse of the dozen or so young women one by one, and then frowned.
"Chuan'er, you come!" Huang Jin beckoned to Zhao Chuan at the door.
Zhao Chuan glanced at Miss Hou who was sitting in the living room and didn't move.
"He is my assistant and my apprentice." Huang Jin explained with a smiling face.
Miss Hou stopped talking.
Huang Jin asked Zhao Chuan to come into the room, and asked Zhao Chuan to give these young women a pulse.
Zhao Chuan was displeased, what happened to this old slippery head secretly, he didn't even know the number pulse? Such a rainstorm, thunder and lightning are not too tired at night, so why don't you hurry up and go back to sleep.
Zhao Chuan tried a few people in a row, and his brows furrowed.
"Not really, right, why are these ten or so women all slippery?" Zhao Chuan was enlisted.
This is a woman who Hou Ye wants to pay tribute to a certain big man in the capital, how can he send a pregnant woman?
Zhao Chuan looked at Huang Jin, and the two looked at each other.
Although Zhao Chuan's aura cultivation has been abolished, his medical skills are not affected, and the pulse is the most basic skill of the doctor.
Zhao Chuan gave the women a pulse again.
The pulse is smooth and smooth, and the pulse is fluent, which should be referred to as smooth, like a ball ball. This must be a slippery vein.
"Uncle Huang, these women are so weak that they are even unconscious, although there are weather reasons, the main reason is pregnancy reaction. If you don't believe them, they must be accompanied by dizziness, vomiting, indigestion, nausea, anorexia, picky eatingβ"
"Shhhh Of course I know this, I can't tell it's pregnant? No matter how bad my medical skills are, I won't be so ignorant. Huang Jin interrupted Zhao Chuan's words in a low voice.
Zhao Chuan glanced at Huang Jin and snorted, "Since you know, then what else are you letting me try to do?" β
"Chuan'er, you are confused, I mean so many women are pregnant, what should I do?" Huang Jin said with a somewhat uneasy expression.
"What to do? It's not you and I who made them pregnant, we will treat them if they are sick, and we will leave if they are not sick. What's the matter with us? Zhao Chuan said.
"It's really a young man who doesn't know the dangers of the world......" Huang Jin sighed.
"What's the matter, my uncle?" Zhao Chuan was puzzled.
"I'm afraid that if I know about this, I'm afraid that it will be a question of whether you and I can escape safely in the future......"
The wind and rain outside were much lighter, and the passenger ship did not shake much and began to stabilize.