Chapter 44: Death Ferry
Walking out of the dead silence of the chaotic stone forest, the four of them came to the smoky river, and the turbulent river rolled forward with a roar, running into the distance without knowing the way.
Cunyi looked at the river, and looked around, but there was no trace of the boatman. Yufeng said: "Without the ferryman, how can we cross this river?"
It wasn't long before a black dot floated from the sky, and then a voice echoed in the vast river. "Who sees that there are no ferrymen in Zhouzhu, and they strive to be a lonely ghost with a broken soul. ”
Yufeng rubbed his eyes and looked, the black spots had gone from far to near, and a barefoot man wearing a hat and water pants stood on a bamboo raft. The hat on his head was so low that his face could not be seen.
I saw a thick short beard, like a sharp steel needle, standing under the chin.
Gang Leader Yang and Master Zhao walked to the river bank and said to him: "Boat family, can you cross us to the other side, you can drive it at any price." ”
In a deep, lifeless voice, the captain replied, "Come up." ”
At this time, Zhao Qingyun found that the bamboo raft of the captain was not tied with ropes, but the bamboo poles were tightly gathered together under the action of a certain force.
Gang Leader Yang caught an abnormal message from Zhao Qingyun's face. He gave Zhao Qingyun a look, and the hearts of the two of them were on guard.
The bamboo raft is speeding down the rapids, and the grass on both sides of the river beach sometimes emits white light.
Yufeng hurriedly asked the captain, what was the glowing thing? The grandfather turned a deaf ear and didn't say a word.
Seeing that the captain was arrogant and rude, Yufeng was about to get angry, and Cunyi held her hand and told her not to affect the captain's mind, so as not to cause danger on the river.
The raft sails into the Gulf Stream, the roaring river rushes in the face, and the bamboo raft flies over an abrupt stone before landing on the calm surface of the river.
Gang Leader Yang and Gang Leader Zhao were horrified, this person's martial arts were indeed unfathomable, and they were still able to keep the bamboo raft intact while marching in this rapids. But I don't know if this person has any plans for us.
The head of Zhao said to the captain: "After taking the boat for such a long time, you don't ask us for the boat fare, we don't know what you mean." ”
The captain said in a dead voice, "I never ask for silver for the ferry." No matter who you are, it's the same when you get on this raft. ”
Yufeng shook her head and said, "Wouldn't it be a loss for you to do this?"
The captain sneered: "Because you have already paid the boat fare when you get on this bamboo raft." ”
Yufeng asked puzzled, "When did we pay the boat fare?"
The captain snorted and replied, "This fare is your life, so I said that you have already paid it." ”
Yufeng was furious, she pulled out the flying phoenix sword and stabbed at the captain. The captain sneered, and swung the oar to slap the jade phoenix into the water.
Zhao Qingyun and Yang gang leader one held a sword and the other swung a fist, and just came forward to besiege Gong Gong. The captain let out a loud shout and kicked the raft apart. Zhao Qingyun and Yang Gang Leader had no place to stay, on the one hand, they had to resist the oars waved by the captain, and on the other hand, they had to use the broken bamboo raft to stand on it.
The captain floats on the surface of the river, like a leaf of duckweed, and he has a favorable position on the water. Cunyi saw the jade phoenix falling into the water, and hurriedly dived into the river to rescue. Zhao Qingyun and Yang Gang Leader were outstanding, and they joined forces to fight one person, but they didn't get the slightest bargain.
The repeated vicious fights have not yet recovered their mental strength, and now that they have encountered this impermanence on the water, Zhao Qingyun's strength has obviously not been able to continue. Seeing that Zhao Qingyun's footwork on his feet was messy, he knew that his mental strength had been exhausted too much, so he used the light skill of duckweed Lingbo and swung the iron oar to hit Zhao Qingyun's feet.
Zhao Qingyun was not good and turned into the river. The captain dropped the oars, and a fierce man plunged into the water.
On the surface of the river, Yang Gang Leader turned over and moved on a bamboo raft, and saw that Cunyi and the others had disappeared, but he had nothing to do.
A wave broke out on the surface of the river, and Zhao Qingyun flew out, spitting out a stream of water from his mouth. Then behind him, the river began to tumble, and huge jets of water splashed out. Gang Leader Yang said to him: "Master Zhao, be careful behind. ”
Zhao Qingyun looked back behind him, and the captain swam away like a barracuda, and then the river returned to calm.
Gang Leader Yang said to Zhao Qingyun: "Master Zhao, my underwater kung fu is not good, and I can't help you." You have to pay more attention to yourself on the water. ”
Zhao Qingyun nodded, and he said to Gang Leader Yang: "Gang Leader Yang, when I sneak into the river to search for this thief, you guard the river, and when we show up on the river, you kill him with the Dragon Capture Skill." ”
But it was said that Cunyi dived into the water and found her in a piece of rubble. Cunyi rescued her to shore and helped her spit out the standing water in her chest. When I lifted her shirt, a bruise appeared on her shoulder.
Cunyi gave Yufeng the calming qi pill to take it, and used his skills to help him heal his injuries. After a while, Yufeng woke up and turned around. She cried bitterly and threw herself into Cunyi's arms.
Cunyi comforted her a few words, ordered her to heal and rest on the shore, and he wanted to help Senior Zhao.
Yufeng's beautiful eyes radiated with anger, and she bit her lip and said, "Brother Cunyi, kill that thief for me." ”
Cunyi nodded, cast a dragonfly to point water, and flew to the front of Gang Leader Yang. Gang Leader Yang saw Cunyi coming to the front and inquired about Yufeng's injury. Cunyi told him that Yufeng was not without trouble. Gang Leader Yang was very happy when he heard this, but looking at the calm water, a cloud of sadness appeared on his face.
Cunyi took out the rope from his bosom and pulled it into a noose. He said to Gang Leader Yang: "Gang Leader Yang, I will dive into the water now to help Senior Zhao. If that captain shows up, you kill him at the right time. ”
Yang Gang Leader understood, and Cunyi dived into the water with a lasso. Zhao Qingyun is old and weak, and he is not as good as him on the water all the year round, and when Cunyi rushed underwater, Zhao Qingyun was strangled by his neck. Cunyi swam behind him, put the noose around his neck, and pulled it back vigorously.
The captain let go of Zhao Qingyun and waved his hands under the water. Zhao Qingyun became conscious, he saw the two people entangled together, and it turned out that Cunyi used a lasso to catch the captain.
Zhao Qingyun didn't answer, and used a thunderbolt palm, shaking the captain to death. Then Cunyi helped Zhao Qingyun and jumped onto the riverbank.
Yufeng brought Zhao Qingyun back, and she flew over to inquire about Master's injuries.
Zhao Qingyun was drenched, and said with a sigh: "It's Yi'er's wit again, who saved my life, otherwise I would have died in the hands of that father-in-law." ”
Cunyi poured out a calming qi pill from the medicine bottle in his arms and gave it to Zhao Qingyun.
He said to Zhao Qingyun: "Zhao Qingyun, what did your old man call me just now?"
Zhao Qingyun smiled, Cunyi turned her eyes to look at Yufeng, and her blushing face couldn't hide her joy.
Gang Leader Yang patted Cunyi's shoulder and said, "Master Zhao has changed his name and already regards you as his own person." ”
Cunyi suddenly realized, he smiled and said to Yufeng: "Feng'er." ”
Yufeng smiled and bowed her head silently, Zhao Qingyun said to Cunyi: "Yi'er, you are benevolent and chivalrous, humble and courteous, the old man has gone through hardships and dangers with you, and he already knows you very well. You will never do anything that is insulting to the teacher. Therefore, the old man will try his best to match, and you and Feng'er will achieve a good relationship. ”
Cunyi said to Zhao: "Thank you for the love of Zhao's seniors, I am in love with Feng'er, and I will definitely not fail her." It's just that my master has always regarded me as an enemy, thinking of the teachings and nurturing grace of my master in the past, if I can't invite him to his old man's house when I marry Feng'er, it will be my biggest regret and unfilial piety. ”
When Gang Leader Yang and Boss Zhao heard this, they all admired the filial piety of Cunyi. Then the head of Zhao said to Cunyi: "Yi'er, how did your master behave in the past?"
Cunyi said: "Senior Zhao, my master is chic and doesn't like mundane entertainment. Although he doesn't like to have too much interaction with people, he has a benevolent heart. After learning that his old friend was caught by Jinyiwei, he didn't let us go to the danger and went to the rescue alone. ”
Zhao Qingyun listened to Cunyi's narration and couldn't help but admire: "The benevolence of the Confucian teacher is really an example of the righteous path of martial arts. ”
Cunyi said: "Later, I learned that the master had fallen into a trap by mistake and was caught myself. When I was robbing the Dharma Field, I accidentally met Feng'er. ”
Yufeng continued: "Master, the matter is indeed as Brother Cunyi said. Of course, I met Brother Cunyi's master on the Dharma field. He has the air of a Confucian and speaks softly, and he is by no means the rude way he is now. ”
Gang Leader Yang said to Cunyi: "Yang Shaoxia, don't hide it. Since the change in the beggar gang, my attitude towards your master has changed greatly. He was full of benevolence and righteousness at the beginning, but when our gang was in trouble, he actually colluded with the traitors in the gang and wanted to kill me. In fact, if I say this, some people may think that I covet the position of the gang leader, but in fact, anyone can lead the beggar gang, as long as he can carry the beggar gang forward, I can hand over the position of the gang leader. ”
Cunyi hugged his fists and saluted the Yang gang leader and said: "The Yang gang leader stands up to the sky and the earth, he is a bright and upright hero, and the younger generation respects you very much. How could I not believe what you said? When Master appeared in front of me, I had doubts. But because my senior brother Zhang Jianfeng and senior sister Ziyan appeared at the same time, my suspicions were dispelled. I'm thinking, even if Zhang Jianfeng colluded with the thief to pretend to be a master, how could he easily hide it from his meticulous senior sister?"
Zhao Qingyun told Cunyi about the competition between him and the scholar that day, and after listening to Zhao Qingyun's story, Cunyi told them that the master's martial arts were fierce and fierce, and he would never be ghostly and evil martial arts.
Gang Leader Yang told Cunyi that since everyone had doubts about his master's identity, he had to buy time now to collect evidence, and maybe he would get some clues from the old monster with a thousand faces.
Zhao Qingyun told everyone that the martial arts of the thousand-faced old monster were also extremely vicious in the legends of the rivers and lakes, and the palm that the scholar injured himself also made him feel inexplicably cold.
Everyone rested and recuperated with doubts, and there was still unknown danger waiting for them ahead.