"Drive~!"

On the vast avenue, several healthy horses galloped past, stirring up a puff of dust and heading away into the distance.

Li Xiuyuan took Xing Shan, Wu Fei, Ma Dong, and Niu Er and four guards and quickly set off from Guobei County, heading towards Guobei City, preparing to go along Guobei City to Jinling City, and then go to the Qingshan mentioned by Hu Han to have a look.

After all, the old man opened his mouth to ask for help, and Li Xiuyuan naturally couldn't shirk it.

As soon as it was light, he set off.

"There's the big river ahead, and the little ones go to the ferryboat to cross the river. Ma Dong said.

Li Xiuyuan nodded.

From Guobei County to Guobei City, it is necessary to pass through a river, and the transition river is the fastest distance, and if it is a detour, it will take at least a day or two more to travel, which he can't wait.

However, he is a dragon horse, and he can cross the river, but his subordinates cannot.

This time, I heard Hu Han say that there are hunters and scholars on the Qingshan side, and there are many hunting farmers, the situation is a little complicated, and Li Xiuyuan feels that even if he wants to help, he must bring a few good hands.

In terms of skills, Xing Shan and Wu Fei are considered to be top-notch, Ma Dong and Niu Er are not bad, carrying a willow stick all day long, the stick does not leave his body, and he specializes in beating evil ghosts.

But just when Ma Dong was about to go to find the ferry, a passing fisherman said with a smile: "A few heroes, don't look for the ferry, the Wangchuan River was flooded last time, and the ferry was flooded, and now there is no government to fund the repair, and now it is abandoned, and now people are going upstream, there is a ferry there, and there is no boat here to ferry." ”

"Isn't there a boat?" asked Ma Dong.

The fisherman laughed, "There is no one, all of them are sunk in the water, unless they are fished out of the water." ”

Li Xiuyuan's expression moved and asked, "Didn't this river originally have no name, why is it suddenly called Wangchuan River again?"

The fisherman pointed to the river and said, "Isn't there a stone tablet there?" There are two words written on it, although I don't know the words, but I have heard from others, and I should not be wrong." ”

Li Xiuyuan looked in the direction he was pointing.

Sure enough, there is a stone tablet lying in the mud by the river, the handwriting on the stone tablet is very old, and the stone tablet is incomplete, only half of it, I don't know where it came from.

Wu Fei glanced at it and said lightly: "Hey, isn't this the stone tablet on Wangchuan Mountain, how did you come here?" Young Master, this stone tablet used to stand at the foot of Wangchuan Mountain, and it was covered by wild grass. ”

"That's ......"

Li Xiuyuan looked at the stone tablet with the word Wangchuan, and couldn't help but move his eyes slightly, but he didn't doubt Wu Fei's words.

Because the mountain where Wu Fei is located is called Wangchuan Mountain.

Since the mountain is famous, then naturally a stone tablet should also be erected to engrave the name of the mountain.

"A river has no name for hundreds of years, thousands of years, and now a broken stone tablet has been washed down from Wangchuan Mountain, but this river has a name, you two go and straighten the stone tablet, and this river will be called Wangchuan River in the future. Li Xiuyuan said.

"Yes, young master. Niu Er and Ma Dong answered, and went to drag the half of the stone tablet by the river up the river bank and stood on a higher ground.

In the future, everyone who passes by will be able to see it.

Li Xiuyuan looked at the word Wangchuan and couldn't help but be a little distracted.

"There's no ferryboat here, young master, we should go around the upstream and go through the ferry port upstream. Ma Dong said.

Li Xiuyuan nodded, and he looked at the calm river again.

The last time I crossed the river was because of the help of the Eight Kings, and now the Eight Kings have become the water gods of Yangzhou Territory, managing countless water areas, and it is estimated that they have moved now, and it is impossible to stay in this inconspicuous river all the time.

"Let's go. Li Xiuyuan didn't say much, and was ready to take a detour.

But just as a few people were about to leave, they heard a middle-aged man's voice coming from the Wangchuan River, "Engong don't go, don't go, there is a boat, there is a boat." ”

At this time, I saw that there was no boat on the river before, but when I turned around, there was suddenly a painting boat, and there was a simple middle-aged man on the painting boat, who was rowing the boat and rushing here.

"No, there was no ship before, where did this ship come from. Wu Fei exclaimed.

The surface of the river is calm and waveless, and you can see at a glance whether there are boats or not.

If there was a ship, it would not have been possible not to find it just now.

Ma Dong recognized the boatman, but said, "The eldest young master, it was the boatman who sent us across the river last time, I remember that his boat was overturned by a big black fish and sank to the bottom of the river, and his man also sank into the water and drowned, but the eldest young master took pity on him and gave him a sum of silver, so that he could bury his man and buy a new boat to make a living." ”

"The little one also remembers, but I didn't expect him to make a living on the ferry. What a coincidence. Niu Er said.

Li Xiuyuan looked at the ship, and the boatman who was hiding in the cabin to make oars, but he was silent.

Soon the boat docked, and the boatman beckoned to Li Xiuyuan and the others, "Engong, hurry up and get on the boat, I'll send you across the river." ”

"Young Master, it's better to come early than to come by chance, let's cross the river quickly. Ma Dong said happily, only to feel that God had helped him, but he didn't expect to meet a boat willing to ferry so coincidentally.

Li Xiuyuan groaned for a moment, looking at the boatman who kept waving, he couldn't help but hesitate a little.

But in the end, he nodded, and led his subordinates to lead the horses to the painting boat.

"There are a few more Engong, sit tight. ”

The boatman shouted, drew the boat and moved it, carrying everyone towards the riverbank.

Li Xiuyuan stood on the boat and asked, "How many days have the boatman been ferrying here?"

"A few days later, thanks to Engong's silver taels last time, I was able to bury and compensate the guy, and the family also lived well because of Engong's silver taels, Engong's great kindness, I don't know how to repay it, thinking that Engong often passes by here to cross the river, so I think about making a boat here, and crossing Engong across the river in the future. The boatman said with a smile.

Li Xiuyuan said: "You cross the river with me, who will cross you?"

"I'm on the boat all day, where do I need someone to cross, as long as Engong takes me a few more times, the little one has no ability, so he can only make the boat repay Engong's kindness." The boatman said.

"Hey, boatman, your boat is really dirty, it's full of mud, wet, like it was just fished out of the river, and you don't sweep it. Wu Fei sat in the cabin and saw that the wooden planks were stained with a layer of silt, and he couldn't help but feel a little dirty.

The boatman smiled embarrassedly, "Next time, next time, next time I'll clean up." ”

It must be said that the boatman made a good boat, and in a short time the boat reached the river bank smoothly and steadily.

The group led the horses and walked off the boat.

"By the way, young master, I haven't paid this boat a ferry fare yet. Ma Dong suddenly remembered something and said.

"No, he won't ask us for the ferry fee. Li Xiuyuan walked forward without looking back.

Several people were a little puzzled, and subconsciously looked back, and suddenly their faces showed a look of horror.

Where is there a ferry on the Wangchuan River behind him, only the calm surface of the river, and the painting boat that carried himself and others across the river just now disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"What about the scare Lao Tzu? What about the boat, it was still here just now, where did it go in the blink of an eye, why is it gone? Wu Fei touched his bald head and exclaimed.

The taciturn Xing Shan's face also changed slightly, and he was a little uneasy.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Didn't you say just now that the ship was very dirty and unclean? Okay, don't make a fuss, and continue on your way." ”

Wu Fei was stunned for a moment, and then seemed to think of something, and suddenly felt a chill behind it.

Ma Dong has seen a lot of things with Li Xiuyuan, and said in a suppressed voice at this moment: "Wu Fei, you are right, the painted boat seems to have been fished up from the bottom of the water, as well as mud and aquatic plants, it must be a sunken ship, and the person who can summon such a ship is either a god or a ghost, it is absolutely impossible to be a living person, the eldest young master is only afraid that he can see it at a glance, so he hesitated a little when he got on the boat before." ”

"It's a ghost ship, how dare the eldest young master take it?" Wu Fei let out a cold sweat and was afraid for a while.

Niu Er next to him pouted and said, "What is this, the eldest young master's concubine is still a fox spirit, this time we are going to help our in-laws solve the trouble." ”

"You're still grinding something, and you're not in a hurry. Li Xiuyuan urged.

"The eldest young master is urging, let's keep up. "Ma Dongdao.

Several people got on their horses and hurriedly followed.