Chapter 43: Passers-by
"It's not good, it's a chain of wood, the flood manager, quickly let the fleet evacuate to both sides!"
An older dart master looked at several young swordsmen and found that they were also at a loss for what to do, and their expressions were flustered. In his heart, he couldn't help but be disappointed, and shouted loudly to the steward of the merchant ship at the top of his voice.
"No, Brother He, look at both sides. Another young guard shouted with some trepidation.
That Brother He looked at both sides of the cliff, and his expression couldn't help but change greatly. I saw that on the cliffs on both sides, I don't know when a lot of thick ropes have fallen, and the top of the cliff is full of people, I don't know how many people are hidden.
Obviously, as soon as the ship is on the side, the bandits can slide down the rope at any time, or even swing directly into the merchant ship.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
Before Brother He could say anything, there were a few arrows in his ears. Then there was a flash of fire, and several huge arrows were nailed straight into the splints of several ships. The pine oil ignited on the arrow suddenly lit up, and the fire crackled.
"Steward Hong, otherwise, let's turn around quickly!" Several young knights could no longer see any calmness, and came up with a stupid idea.
"No, Steward Hong, it's better to wait for them to get on the boat, we..." The big brother He strongly objected, and said that in the end, he made a desperate gesture and the net was broken.
"You!" said one of the young men, furious.
"Alright! Alright!" But before he could say anything, Steward Hong interrupted and directly conveyed the order: "Escort He, let the ship pull over, and avoid the impact of the giant tree first! Remember, look at my eyes, don't act rashly!"
When the young man saw this, he was naturally even more angry. The rest of the people were also unhappy, and just wanted to question, but Steward Hong waved his hand again and again, smiling bitterly, without the slightest explanation.
"Although this Hong steward is a bit of a philistine, he is also decisive in handling things!" Hao Feng looked at it coldly and thought to himself.
"It's too late, we have a slight change, as long as the rockets are fired at once, hehe, we... What's more, in such a narrow place, dozens of merchant ships are crowded together, even if we turn around, how can we avoid the impact of the sassaloon! Hahaha, I don't know how many brothers are in the water!"
A young man of twenty-five or sixteen, slightly thin, with a long sword on his back, suddenly spoke, and finally made fun of the rest of the people.
He had been standing on the side of the crowd, silent from beginning to end, a little out of place with the rest. This person is one of the few people Hao Feng found who has experienced life and death struggle.
At this moment, he also seemed calm and relaxed, and he was not so flustered.
"Feng San, what do you mean, do we have to wait for death?"
"That's right, you're old, don't think... Who knows if it's true or not!
The rest of the people were angry and had nowhere to vent, and they no longer stepped forward to question Steward Hong. All of a sudden, the spearhead was aimed at him, and there was a burst of gossip. Although the words are unceremoniously, there is also a faint jealousy!
"Distant Ancestor, Liuyunfang City, Descendant?"
Hao Feng naturally heard the words of these people clearly, his heart moved, and he looked at Feng San carefully, but he didn't see any clues.
He was a little unrelenting, secretly probed out his divine sense, and used his mana slightly, his eyes flashed with a little blue light, and disappeared in a flash!
Leaning slightly, Hao Feng quietly withdrew his divine sense and spiritual eye technique, the corners of his mouth turned up, and he was secretly happy: "It's really nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it!"
Feng San's strength is definitely second to none compared to these people, but it is naturally not worth mentioning in Hao Feng's eyes. However, the sword he was carrying was somewhat interesting, and he should be able to surprise himself with something.
"Hey, hey, hey!"
In the face of several people's gossip, Feng San didn't fight back, just sneered again and again.
Steward Hong was big for a while, "What kind of people did the young owner find here!"
However, he also knew that this time it was not a chamber of commerce organization, and with the strength of each firm, he would not be able to invite any famous tycoons at all. can only find some rising stars who want to make a name for themselves in the rivers and lakes, earn a place, and go out to experience, to do their best.
These people, except for that Feng San, he doesn't know the depths. When the rest of the people were fighting and performing martial arts, they did have some real kung fu, and each one looked more powerful than the other!
But now that he hasn't come into contact with the bandits, he has become a mess, and his own people have infighting first, which is really difficult to take on a big responsibility!
He was about to dissuade, "Boom, boom, boom... Fire... Hide... There was a loud bang in my ears, followed by all kinds of noisy shouts from behind.
Steward Hong hurriedly looked back, only to see the flames soaring into the sky, and the rear fleet was in chaos.
"Ah... Yes!... Save... It's too late, dive... Don't panic... Hurry up and put out the fire..."
The last three merchant ships noticed the movement ahead and were about to turn around, but the bandits on the cliff condescended and threw incendiary materials onto the ships with trebuchets, followed by a volley of rockets.
Suddenly, the fire soared into the sky!
Screams for help, shouts and diving, and cursing resounded through the narrow river!
"Boom, boom, boom!"
The wind fueled the fire, igniting the flammable materials of the merchant ship, and several loud noises were heard, and the flames burst out more than ten meters high. The three merchant ships instantly turned into huge fireballs, and a heat wave rose into the air.
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In just a few minutes, the two huge merchant ships were burned beyond recognition, and the wreckage gradually sank.
There were more than 100 people on it, except for a very few lucky ones who were rescued by the ships next to them. The rest were either engulfed in flames, or jumped into the river and did not know whether they would live or die!
Most of the people who were rescued were also injured. A few of them were badly injured, and I am afraid they won't survive for a while!
The breeze was gentle, and the fire gradually subsided. On the narrow river road, except for the undulating screams of the wounded, there was no sound!
A few young people who were fighting with Feng San couldn't help but look like dirt and couldn't speak anymore.
"Hey, hey, hey!"
Suddenly, a crowd of seven or eight hundred, armed with all kinds of blades, stood on the top of the cliffs on both sides, shouting in unison, demonstrating to the fleet below!
"Lao Cui is finished, confused! Now that he is in the middle of the river, people are swords and I am fish and meat, how can I be so reckless!" Lao Cui in the mouth of Steward Hong is undoubtedly the steward of the two merchant ships behind.
"I'm looking for death! I don't want to go to the river to feed the fish, or become a roast pig, just hurry up for Lao Tzu!" he was stunned for a moment, and then he scolded!
"If you don't want to die, hurry up!" At the same time, there was also a shout of scolding from the nearby merchant ship!
The tragic sight of the three merchant ships stunned everyone, and after a slight delay, the chain of wooden formations that went down the river was less than two or three hundred meters ahead.
However, in the beginning, more than 30 merchant ships were divided into three columns in parallel in order to form a momentum! In a hurry, it was not easy to avoid the sassal trees that were flowing down the river and almost covered the riverway!
There was a panic on the river!
Although the people at the helm of each merchant ship are carefully selected veterans, there are still a few ships that can't dodge under the panic. In a moment, it was swept down the river, and the salamina wrapped in sharp weapons was riddled with holes, and it was precarious!
One of them was directly smashed into pieces, and most of the people on board were swept into the river before they had time to react! Life and death are unpredictable!
Seeing this, everyone on the rest of the precarious ships didn't care about anything else, shouted and jumped into the river together!
As soon as some of the unlucky ghosts jumped into the water, they were directly hit by the saki. In an instant, blood splashed, screams again and again, and the death was unbearable!
However, there are many survivors. After all, these people live on ships all year round and are skilled in water. As long as you are not directly hit by the sassal wood, dive into the deep water and flee to both sides, you will naturally have a chance of life and be rescued by the rest of the boats on the side!
The bandits on the top of the cliff watched a group of people sneak into the water and find it difficult to survive in the sandalwood clamp, and they all burst into laughter, and they didn't make any other moves for a while.
But as long as someone climbs the sassal wood and wants to go straight downstream. In an instant, there was the sound of a bowstring, and the thick arrows carried a blast of wind and nailed them to the wood!
Seeing this, everyone in the water dared to make any more changes, and they all honestly avoided the sassaga and slowly moved closer to the river!
Although Hao Feng's boat was at the forefront and the closest to the salamina, after all, it was not bound by the ships in front and behind, and the three boats also leaned to the river in danger and avoided the attack of the salamina.
At this time, the sassaga trees in the river have gradually thinned, but the lessons of the past are still there, and where does the Hong Steward dare to make any changes, and honestly order the anchor to lean on the cliff!
Hao Feng didn't come to the rescue of anyone, just watched from the sidelines.
It's not that his heart is like iron and stone! It's just that according to the words of the predecessors of "Mo Chongxiao", although there is no explicit rule in the world of cultivating immortals, there is a convention: "Those who cultivate immortals are not allowed to directly participate in all kinds of struggles between people in the world." ”
Otherwise, it will cause a lot of trouble. Once discovered, even if it is attacked by a group, it may not be said! Therefore, in the world of cultivating immortals, this can be regarded as a very deterrent taboo!
This kind of convention is naturally a powerful protection measure for the world of cultivating immortals against the secular world.
Otherwise, the skin will not be attached!
Any immortal cultivator in the Qi refining period can set off boundless storms in the secular world, causing misery to all living beings. Over time, it will undoubtedly destroy the fundamental foundation of this world, and it is only a matter of time before the Immortal Cultivation Realm declines.
Although there are also immortal cultivators who are the party to the disaster from time to time, in general, ordinary immortal cultivators are still quite concerned about this taboo as long as it is not necessary.
Of course, if the worldly people provoke them, it is a different matter. As long as the city is not slaughtered and the country is destroyed, there is not necessarily anyone who will come out and call the shots. After all, most immortal cultivators are selfish, and it is not a big deal to die a few ant-like worldly people in their eyes!
When Hao Feng first arrived, he naturally had to follow the local customs, and he didn't want to touch this taboo for no reason.
Moreover, in his view, whether it is a bandit or a merchant ship, it is an internal matter of the society, and any way of doing things also belongs to the laws of survival in the world.
No matter what you say, you are a passerby, and you should not interfere more!