Chapter 16 5. The Water Dilemma

Together with the cavalry, there is also a big ship. I glanced away, but I saw that although the clothes and hair were all wet, they didn't look very embarrassed. They had been trained for a long time, and they were indeed useful for a while.The bow of the boat, which was as tall as one person, jumped down lightly, landed in front of me, bent his knees and said: "Respectfully invite the eldest lady, the chief manager and the two young masters to board the boat." "How is the battle going?" "Fifty water ghosts, forty dead, and ten missing. On our side, twelve died and five were injured."

More people died than injured, which shows how tragic the battle is. Gong Feicui was about to board the boat with the support of Xiao Zuo, when she heard this, she asked, "Where is Du Sanniang and her husband?" "Du Sanniang escaped from the water, her husband died." The cavalry leader took out a bracelet from his arms, "but she threw this bracelet at us before the water escaped." I stretched out my hand to take it, but I saw that it was shining silver and elegant in style, it was exactly the one that Du Sanniang was wearing on her arm earlier. Gong Feicui stepped forward to take a look, and murmured: "If you run away, you will run away, what are you doing with this bracelet?"

"I don't know." I shook my head, "Miss, let's talk about it after getting on the boat." Gong Feicui nodded in agreement, and asked the cavalry while boarding the boat: "How did you get this boat?" "Back to Miss, on the way, I met the senior official who returned home. It turned out to be Mr. Shi, the former servant of the Ministry of Rites who had participated in the exhibition. When he learned that we were killed, he took the initiative to borrow the boat." Gong Feicui let out an "oh", I thought about it, and said, "Miss, do you want to catch up and thank her?"

"Okay." Gong Feicui nodded casually, "Go as you please." I turned to order the helmsman: "Catch up with Master Shi's boat." The helmsman led the way, and I leaned on the railing of the deck, watching the waves rolling under the boat, recalling the scene of the boat sinking into the water just now, as if it had been a lifetime...everything is not going well!Why did everything go wrong along the way? "What's wrong?" Baili Chenfeng followed up and asked. I sighed quietly: "It is said that when Dayu controlled the water, he used a magic ax to split the mountains into the human gate, the divine gate, and the ghost gate, and let the water of the Yellow River flow eastward into the sea, so it was named Sanmenxia. Then passing through it from now on is like choosing among the three realms." For once, whether you are a human being or a god or a ghost, maybe you know it yourself?"

Baili Chenfeng's eyes blurred, and I realized that I had lost my composure, so I smiled and led the way: "When we arrive at Baili City, can we meet that great adopted son?" "You want to see him?" "Very." Curiosity is human nature, and I am no exception, but what I want to make sure is whether he and Xiao Zuo are the same person.This doubt has been entangled for a long time, if there is no answer, it is really unwilling. "What kind of person is he? How is his martial arts better than yours?" Before Baili Chenfeng could answer, a voice floated over and said: "If Miss Feng is concerned about whether he is really invulnerable to all poisons as in the legend, I can answer for you."

I turned my head and saw Xiao Zuo who was smiling, his eyes were shining brightly.If he thinks that I will be embarrassed, then he is wrong, I smiled slightly, and followed his words: "Then, Mr. Lao Xiao will solve my doubts." "My answer is - no matter how invulnerable the city's son is, if he meets the wind girl, he will finish the game." "you sure?" "Very much." He imitated my tone and nodded vigorously in order to express his affirmation, but his eyes were obviously full of smiles. Believe him?Unless I'm an idiot. Xiao Zuo interrupted my plan to get some inside information from Baili Chenfeng, so I simply gave up and turned my head to look at He Shuidao: "We will arrive at Hukou in half an hour. The plan is slow, but fortunately not too slow."

"No, we don't dock at Hukou." "Alright." I wasn't surprised at all.For some reason, I expected that this extremely cunning young man would temporarily change course, so I just asked casually: "Then, what is Mr. Xiao's new plan?" "We will disembark at Hancheng, pass through Weinan, and then enter Lishan Mountain. In this way, the ghosts in the mountain will not be able to imagine, and the plan will be completely messed up. The more chaotic they are, the better it is for us. Don't you think, Miss Feng?" I said lightly: "Young Master Xiao is our guide, so naturally everything is up to you to decide."

Xiao Zuo looked at me, his eyes flickering, and when I wanted to capture something, it disappeared without a trace.At this moment, Gong Feicui walked out of the cabin and walked towards us, "What are you talking about here? Can you guess who is behind the scenes?" What the hell? Seeing my confusion, she flattened her mouth and said: "It's that Du Sanniang! Although the tricks she plays are not very popular, but if there are all these beauty tricks in the future, there is no guarantee that someone will not be fooled into the trap. " Xiao Zuo coughed awkwardly, with a dumbfounding expression on his face.

I saw it in my eyes, and suddenly found it very interesting: Although he can always make Gong Yui's seven orifices smoke with anger, but on the other hand, the only one who can make him embarrassed and speechless is Gong Yui. Baili Chenfeng pondered and said, "Du Sanniang probably isn't from the nest of ghosts in the mountains." "No?" I looked at him. "I don't think so." He replied, "otherwise it would be impossible to arrive at the ferry in such a short time and wait for us to take the bait early." "That's strange, is there another group of people who covet the vase?"

Xiao Zuo suddenly interjected sullenly: "Maybe the other party is not coveting the vase." Gong Feicui asked suspiciously: "It's not a vase, what is that?" Everyone wanted to know this question, so they all waited for Xiao Zuo's answer very cautiously. Unexpectedly, he rubbed his chin, and said leisurely: "Oh, that's not sure. Maybe it's someone who sees that Miss Gong is as beautiful as a flower, and wants to snatch it back and become Mrs. Yazhai... " I thought Gong Feicui would be angry, but she just rolled his eyes at him and spat lightly: "Bah, no one is serious." Instead, her face gradually turned red.

Seeing this, my heart suddenly moved.Gong Feicui is seventeen this year. If it wasn't for the death of her master, she would have been mourning for her father for a year. At this age, she should have chosen a son-in-law to marry. There is an intersection with Xiao Zuo in one matter, look at this appearance, could it be... Just thinking of this, a cavalry said loudly: "Sir, we have caught up with Master Shi's boat." So fast?It's like waiting for us on purpose.I suddenly smiled, turned around and looked at the other side of the ship, and saw many large ships sailing side by side. On one of the largest and most gorgeous ships, an old man walked out of the cabin, smiled and cupped his hands at us and said, "The opposite is Miss Gong and the wind steward. Is it? Old Shi Yan, you are being polite here." I looked at Gong Feicui, and saw that she had restrained her previous little girl appearance, she nodded slightly in return, she was both noble and lazy, and she winked at me. I knew she didn't like to socialize, so I ordered the iron cavalry to put the planks on the boat and go across the boat in person. Before Shi Yan arrived, he came up to him and helped him up and said, "Why don't the labor style chief come here in person, be careful." Just as I smiled, my gaze suddenly paused, and I saw a child standing behind Shi Yan, about eleven or twelve years old, with a small pink face and big black eyes, extremely cute. "this is……" "Oh, this is my grandson Yu." Shi Yan pulled the child behind him. "What a beautiful child!" I knelt down, looked at the child's clear eyes, and said softly, "Sister gave you a gift." As he spoke, he took off a chain from his neck and put it in his hand. It is said to be a chain, but it is actually just a red thread, tied with a jasper pendant, although the thread is ordinary, the pendant is quite delicate, with ancient nouns engraved on it. "You live at the head of the Yangtze River, and I live at the end of the Yangtze River..." I chanted the famous line in the poem, but somehow I mispronounced it, so I stopped my voice and said with a blushing smile, "Oh, look at me, I was wrong! What is it? "I live at the end of the Yangtze River"... Well, Ziyu, this jade is for you, and you can give it to your sweetheart in the future." Seeing the small size of the jade pendant, Ziyu immediately took it and began to play with it. Shi Yan chuckled and said, "Children don't understand the rules, thank you, Director Feng." "Where, it's Xian Su who should thank you for saving me." After exchanging pleasantries, I put up my skirt and went back to the boat.Baili Chenfeng picked me up from the other end, his eyes were as gentle as if they had been washed away by water, "I can't imagine that Ziyu Xiangman, who is famous all over the world, likes children so much." I smiled and didn't say anything, but Xiao Zuo interjected: "I think that kid also likes Miss Feng very much." I saw him staring at the opposite ship, thinking thoughtfully: "His eyes have been staring at you." I turned my head and met Shang Ziyu's gaze, the wind was blowing, and the scenery on both sides of the river flew by, only those eyes could see directly into my heart. In the vastness of the mist, everything became blurred, and another sentence in the divination operator emerged vividly-when will the water stop?When is this hatred? The wind blew the sails, and we sailed quickly to the end of our waterway, which is also the last port of the Yellow River——Hancheng.