Looking at the sky darkening little by little, Kang Rongfa advised:

"Hold on to the speed, don't go too fast, and wait until it's completely dark before you get there. ”

Kang Kun lowered the sails of the ship, and the passenger ship still went down the current. He whispered to Kang Rongfa:

"Dad, will the water demon ...... those children?"

Kang Rongfa shook his head and said:

"Water demons are different from water ghosts, who encounter living people and kill them even if they don't eat them. But the water demon is only looking for food, whether it is to eat live people or livestock, as long as it fills its stomach, it will leave. The water demon entrenched in this section of the river is even easier to satisfy, and it is full after eating only two people at a time. ”

When Kang Kun heard this, his expression was gloomy:

That is, out of five of them...... At least two have to die...... Otherwise, if we don't run away, Jiang Zhutou may not have murderous intentions, and he may let us go. ”

Kang Rongfa sneered:

"Kun'er, you're still too young. Do you remember the night we met the cargo ship of Chisha City? Jiang Zhutou didn't have to sink the big ship, but he did it anyway, and the whole ship was buried at the bottom of the river. Jiang Zhutou is not a kind-hearted person, his fierce name is already well known in Yangcheng. He didn't touch us, he just needed us to steer the boat. ”

Speaking of which, Kang Rongfa grabbed his son's hand:

"Whether he wants to kill us or not, we can't take any chances! Then we will start a new life, and after earning money for two years, we will give you a daughter-in-law and inherit the family for our Kang family!"

When Kang Kun came to the end, he hesitated:

"But—"

Kang Rongfa interrupted:

"You don't care so much, sail in peace. ”

Looking at his son's young face, Kang Rongfa sighed in his heart, where can he take care of other children's children at this time, only his own is the most important.

In the cabin, the four children were still practicing, but the corner of Jiang Yuan's mouth brought a smile:

"Water Monster?"

Although the voices of the two outside the cabin were very low, Jiang Yuan's sensitive six senses had already heard their secret conversation clearly.

Jiang Yuan has never ignored them, just as they said, he needs them to steer the boat.

They were clever enough to guess that they would kill them.

And at this time, they have already entered the no-shot county, and they are no longer needed. If the two of them really dare to do something unfavorable to themselves, then simply let them die first.

However, at this time, Jiang Yuan still stood still, and he was full of expectations for the water demon.

The silver moon is like a hook, and the river is churning.

The sight was not very bad tonight, and the two of them kept their eyes on the scenery around the river.

For them who run boats all year round, the environment here is not unfamiliar.

Finally, a shallow beach with no human footprint appeared on the side of the Xuan River.

The shoal is not in a gap in the steep mountain wall, and behind it, it seems to lead to a wider world.

Aquatic plants grow from the surface of the water and bend over and twist along the current.

Kang Rongfa and Kang Kun glanced at each other and knew that the place had arrived.

Kang Kun hurriedly picked up the iron anchor and threw it into the river, and the iron chain on the winch was stretched longer by the iron anchor, and finally stopped suddenly.

The hull of the ship also began to stay firmly in the middle of the river.

Then the father and son began to stare nervously at the cabin, waiting for Jiang Yuan to come out and ask why the boat was stopped. They have a lot of excuses ready in their minds.

But the two waited for a long time, but there was no movement.

The two looked at each other suspiciously, a situation that was somewhat unexpected to them.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of fingernails scratching at the bottom of the boat.

The voice grew sharper and sharper, followed by something that seemed to be grabbing the hull of the ship and trying to climb up.

Father and son knew they couldn't wait any longer, and they hurriedly hid under the sails, where a lot of rotting fish were already prepared to hide the smell. The two of them lay down among the rotten fish, looking out through a gap.

Soon, something was climbing the deck, and the footsteps sounded heavy and clear.

Kang Rongfa stared nervously outside, only to see a pair of feet covered with cyan scales, slowly walking towards the cabin.

Father and son were secretly happy that things had been going in the direction they had expected.

"Squeak!" the door of the cabin was already opened, and the light in the cabin instantly hit the deck.

At the same time, the frightened screams of four children could be heard from the cabin.

"It's now!"

Kang Rongfa let out a low cry, jumped off the side of the boat with Kang Kun, and jumped into the turbulent river.

The water demon was about to launch an attack on the people in the cabin, and Jiang Yuan was too busy to deal with it at that time, and he didn't have time to care about the two of them.

After the water demon was full and left, the two of them had already fled far away.

The two people who entered the water were like two nimble fish, and although they were constantly being swept downstream by the rapid river, they still swam towards the shallows little by little.

Inside the cabin, Jiang Yuan still sat calmly behind the table.

The four children hid behind Jiang Yuan in horror, looking at the monster at the door of the cabin.

I saw that it was a humanoid monster covered in scales, its body was slightly rickety, and it looked like a fourteen or fifteen-year-old child, but its arms were surprisingly long, almost hanging on the ground.

It has fins in many parts of its body, eyes on the sides of its cheeks, a protruding forehead, and a pointed mouth full of fine fangs.

Jiang Yuan looked at this monster and couldn't help but be a little disappointed:

"Is this the water demon? it whets my appetite, but it smells weak. ”

The aura of this water demon is much weaker than the original human-faced centipede.

The only thing that made sense was that both of them made Jiang Yuan want to eat them.

Jiang Yuan shook his head helplessly, and said to the water demon at the door:

"If you're brave enough, come in. ”

The water demon had been standing at the door of the cabin, and it turned its face sideways and stared at Jiang Yuan with one eye.

Its nails are sharp, and there are droplets of water falling from it. But it seemed to be very cautious, standing in the doorway, without stepping into the door.

The two sides confronted each other like this for a while, and Jiang Yuan began to get impatient.

He stood up:

"I thought you weren't even qualified to die at my hands. But now you don't dare to come in and don't leave, which makes me very embarrassed. Simply...... It's good to eat you!"

When the water demon at the door saw Jiang Yuan standing up, it trembled violently, and then quickly turned its head and fled from the hatch.

"Whoa!" a sound of water soon sounded.

Apparently the water demon has fled into the water.

The children were dumbfounded, thinking that they were going to die in the belly of the demon, but they didn't expect the demon to run away by itself.

Jiang Yuan didn't chase after him, he instructed the four children:

"Pack your things, bring more clothes and gold and silver, we're leaving. ”

The four children were shocked, but under Jiang Yuan's orders, they still entered the bedroom and began to clean up.

After a while, two sharp screams suddenly came from the surface of the river.

The four children heard the cry and identified the person who was screaming:

"It's Grandpa Kang, them!"

Follow the children across the river and run briskly towards the outside of the cabin.

The screams continued for a while in the night, and finally died down.

After a while, the children returned crying:

"Grandpa Kang, they were dragged into the water by that water demon!"

Jiang Yuan naturally heard that the father and son were trying to use the water demon against him, so as to facilitate their escape.

I'm afraid that they didn't even think that the water demon would be scared away by themselves, so they went into the water to chase and kill the father and son.

Under Jiang Yuan's order, the four children soon each carried a bulging burden.

Most of the baggage is some essential things for life, including a lot of heavy gold and silver, which makes every child seem not easy.

Then Jiang Yuan led them to the side of the boat, hugged the four children with his arms, and then jumped violently onto the shallows a few feet away.

Now that the shipwright is dead, the passenger ship is no longer useful, and if it is kept, it will be exposed.

And the father and son chose this place to escape, and this place must lead to a populated place. Jiang Yuan also chose to enter Wujian County from here and start a new life.

He picked up a stone the size of a football from the ground and threw it at the boat.

"Bang!"

The stones struck the passenger ship like a cannonball, and the tremendous force quickly smashed the passenger ship through a hole, and the icy water continued to pour into the bilge.

Jiang Yuan didn't stop, and threw a few more stones in a row.

The passenger boat also sank to the bottom of the river little by little under the watchful eyes of everyone.

The four children began to cry, and Jiang Yuan didn't know if they were for the passenger ship or for the Kang family's father and son.

"Let's go. He said.

It is deeper and heavier, and the shallows are overgrown with weeds.

He took his four children with him, and in the middle of the night, walked deep out of the land.

Farther away, there are no steep mountain walls, but vast grasslands.

On the endless grassland, the cruel dark night dome is clasped to the earth like a pot.

The night wind whirls in the open space, and the overly overgrown weeds sway from side to side. The whole grassland is like a turbulent and murderous sea, and if you dare to go deep into it, it will mercilessly devour you, leaving you with no bones left.

Five figures shuttled through the grassland, as small as fallen leaves in the sea.

"Look!" Qianluo suddenly pointed to the sky and exclaimed, "It's so beautiful!"

Everyone raised their heads and looked up at the night sky, dancing in the night light like a gorgeous wedding dress, looking for the most beautiful bride, and like a mournful outpouring, waiting for someone to listen attentively.

The Milky Way is murmuring, reminding people that the past is fleeting and the past is hard to trace. The star is like a kite at your fingertips, as long as you gently pull your finger, it will slowly approach you, and it will never reach you.

The children blinked their big eyes and looked up at the brilliant starry sky.

The night wind froze them tight, but their red faces were as pure as the stars and the moon.

Jiang Yuan also stared blankly for a while, and at this moment, he felt a little homesick.

Pity...... But there is no going back.

He turned his gaze to the far side of the steppe, where it was pitch black, and the deep outlines of the mountains could be faintly visible.

"I hope that the rest of my life will be as beautiful as this night sky......"