Chapter 50 Chapter 50

The boatman trembled in fright, and what fell in front of him with a "dang" sound was a fist-sized ingot of gold. Gongsun Hong said: "Can this make you change your mind?" The boatman's face turned pale again, but he still said in a trembling voice: "The little one has a family and a small... Please..." Mei Qian took a look at Gongsun Hong, and threw something in front of the boatman, but it was just a pocket—it actually contained twenty ingots of official silver. The boatman's eyes were straightened, and he stayed for a while, then suddenly stood up, and said loudly: "Okay, for these, we will sacrifice our lives."

After more than an hour, the ship was about to go to sea. During this more than an hour—— The boatman had bought enough food and stocked up on clean water—naturally, he had to ask his acquaintances to send a message and bring some settling money home. During this more than an hour—— Mrs. Wan has quietly hid herself in a pile of ropes, canvas, boards, and boxes piled up in the corner of the cabin. But Mei Qian and Gongsun Hong were just sitting opposite each other, you stared at me, I stared at you, the light in their eyes looked terrifying. At noon, the boat was going down the river and was about to go out to sea. The boatman put the food between the two of them. Once it was done, he turned around and left.Although he didn't know martial arts, he intuitively felt a strong murderous aura between the two of them, which chilled his whole body and made him dare not stay for a moment.

Mrs. Wan sniffed the aroma of the food, and she was drooling already, but before the boat went out to sea, she could only hold back—let's wait until the boat goes out to talk about anything. Mei Qian picked up the chopsticks and said, "Please." Gongsun Hong also took the chopsticks and said, "Please." The two wolfed down five bowls of rice each.If Mei Qian ate meat, Gongsun Hong ate fish, and neither of them touched the bowl of food that the other's chopsticks touched. When the bottom of the bowl was turned upside down, Gongsun Hong wanted to put down the chopsticks, but when he looked at Mei Qian's hand, his eyelids trembled suddenly, and he couldn't put down the chopsticks anymore.

Mei Qian still held the chopsticks in her hand. With the back of his hand up, he held the first chopstick between the thumb and index finger, but pressed the second chopstick against the tiger's mouth with his ring finger and middle finger. Although it is a pair of ordinary bamboo chopsticks, in Mei Qian's hands at this moment, it seems to have exuded an imminent sword aura. The chopsticks still had the tips of roasted meat marinade and finely ground rice grains, but at this moment, like the tip of a sword, they pointed directly at Gongsun Hong's two big acupoints "Tiantu" under his throat and "Quepen" on the side of his neck.

Gongsun Hong's hand holding the chopsticks turned outwards, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally, but with the palm facing upwards, the top of the chopsticks pointed to the two large acupoints "Qijin" and "kufang" on the Yangming Jing of Mei Qian's left and right hands and feet. The top of the chopsticks is just like the tip of the "point acupuncture point". The corners of Mei Qian's mouth twitched, and he said slowly with a half-smile: "The meal is over, if Gongsun Daxia wants to get off the boat right now, there is still time." Gongsun Hong said: "Could it be that Hero Mei wants to disembark now?"

Mei Qian said: "I will never get off the boat." Gongsun Hong said: "Can't this boat accommodate the two of us?" Mei Qian said coldly: "I can't tolerate it." Gongsun Hong's eyes flickered, and said: "Could it be that the place where Hero Mei goes is not willing to be known? Otherwise, since you and I both intend to go to sea, why can't we go on the same boat?" Mei Qian said: "With you on board, it feels too crowded to be on the boat." Gongsun Hong said: "I think Hero Mei should just let it go!" Mei Qian said in a low voice: "Hero Gongsun is determined not to get off the boat?"

Gongsun Hong said: "Yes." Mei Qian said: "Then..." The two words were exported, and the chopsticks were pointed straight out like lightning. Gongsun Hong retracted her palms, and the tops of a pair of chopsticks in her palm happened to catch the tips of the pair of chopsticks in Mei Qian's palm. Mei Qian turned his palms over, and the chopsticks also turned over, and bounced out of his palms, turning the tops of the chopsticks forward, carrying a sharp wind, and hitting the "Chengqi" acupoints under Gongsun Hong's left and right eyes. He didn't hit Gongsun Hong's eyes, but "Chengqi" under his eyes, because if Gongsun Hong wanted to lower his head to dodge, the pair of chopsticks that rushed like lightning and went from bottom to top would happen to be inserted into his eyes.

Unexpectedly, although the chopsticks were in a hurry, Gongsun Hong responded even faster - he didn't bow his head, but turned around suddenly, and the chopsticks barely brushed against his cheekbones. And at that same instant— Gongsun Hong turned her palms over, and the chopsticks flew out, but turned into chopsticks and pointed forward, hitting the "Dahe" point on the Shaoyin meridian of Mei Qian's left and right hands and feet. Mei Qian turned his palms outwards, using "elasticity", using the chopsticks from bottom to top, Gongsun Hong turned his palms inwards, using "throwing force", using the chopsticks from top to bottom.

His attack was sharper than Mei Qian's. Mei Qian sat there, the pair of chopsticks hit him directly around the navel, he could neither hide down nor dodge up. But he responded quickly, which was beyond human ability. In this unstoppable moment, he actually pulled the table with his free left hand, and the table blocked his abdomen like a wooden shield. Just listen to the two sounds of "Dao, Dao". Mei Qian's chopsticks inserted into the deck behind Gongsun Hong. Gongsun Hong's chopsticks inserted into the wooden table in front of Mei Qian. The bamboo chopsticks are as thick as three inches deep.

The two each performed a move, and each avoided a move. Both of their moves are as fast as lightning, chasing souls and killing their lives; their evasive moves are both time-sensitive and dangerous. But the bodies of the two of them still sat upright, which caused Mrs. Wan who was peeking out from the corner to break out in a cold sweat for no reason. The boat had begun to shake, and it was obvious that it was about to go out to sea, so the waves were big. The plates and bowls on the table have begun to slide left and right. But Gongsun Hong and Mei Qian are still sitting like a tree and stone, and their eyes are still as sharp as a sharp knife - these two people don't even speak a word.

There was a sound of "crash, la la", and all the dishes on the table slid down, but the two of them didn't even blink their eyes. The boatman didn't know whether it was because he was shaking the boat with all his strength, or because he didn't dare to meet the two of them, so even though the dishes were dropped on the floor, he didn't come in to clean them up. There were still a few croquettes left in the dish, and they fell to the ground. Now that the ship was shaking, the croquettes rolled around on the deck. Mrs. Wan's eyes peeked out from a pile of ropes, and she couldn't help rolling around with the few meatballs on the ground at this moment. She felt her belly was so hungry that it pressed against her back, and her saliva was almost dry. At this moment, her eyes were fixed on the meatball, and her eyeballs seemed to protrude. Suddenly the boat swayed, and two meatballs rolled into the corner. Mrs. Wan's heart was pounding, and she secretly looked up. Gongsun Hong and Mei Qian were still like wooden figures at this moment, motionless. She couldn't bear it anymore, swallowed, and quietly stretched out her hand from under the rope, her fingers crawled inch by inch on the ground, grabbing the two meatballs. Seeing that her fingers touched the meatballs—she could already feel the greasyness and warmth of the meatballs at her fingertips, and her fingertips kept warming her heart. Suddenly, there were two sounds of "swish, swish", and then two sounds of "swish, snatch". Two bamboo chopsticks were inserted into the meatballs, and the meatballs were firmly nailed to the deck. This is exactly the bamboo chopsticks on the wooden table in front of Mei Qian. Mei Qian still didn't move, didn't blink, just said coldly: "Come out!" Mrs. Wan's fingertips trembled, and her body trembled too. Mei Qian said: "Still coming out?" Mrs. Wan suddenly shouted loudly, "I'm suffocating." I saw planks, boxes, and ropes flying around. Her body had already bounced out like a ball, and she scooped up three or four meatballs with both hands, and stuffed them into her mouth. She swallowed the meatballs without even chewing, and rushed to the rice bucket. There was still half a bucket of rice in the bucket, so she grabbed a handful and put it into her mouth. She really hadn't eaten for days. Gongsun Hong and Mei Qian looked at her coldly. She didn't care, she swallowed her rice and said vaguely: "Anyway, you have seen it, let's have a full meal first." She planned to go to sea, so she dared to speak. Mei Qian said coldly: "Is white rice so delicious?" Mrs. Wan said: "If you starve for three days, you will know whether it is delicious or not." Mei Qian changed color and said, "You recognize me?" Mrs. Wan's face was covered with grains of rice, and she said, "Hmph! Hehe..." Gongsun Hong caught a glimpse of half a chicken leg on the table - it fell out of the plate when they were eating just now, so it didn't fall to the ground. He smiled, picked up the chicken leg and handed it over, saying, "This is not dirty." Mrs. Wan took the chicken leg and said with a smile, "Gongsun Hong, it seems that you have a better conscience." Gongsun Hong couldn't help being startled, and said, "You also recognize me?" Mrs. Wan said: "Hmm..." Gongsun Hong said: "How can you recognize me?" Mrs. Wan said: "I only have one mouth, how can I have time to talk now? You won't wait until my old man finishes eating before asking?" Mei Qian stared at her intently. After a while, Mei Qian suddenly shouted, "So it's you." Mrs. Wan finally finished eating, touched her stomach, and said with a smile: "Do you also recognize my old man?" Mei Qian said: "You are Mrs. Wan... Mrs. Wan." Mrs. Wan giggled and said, "You still have some eyesight." Gongsun Hong was moved and said, "Could it be the mother of Wan Daxia?" Mrs. Wan said: "It's strange, why does everyone mention my unfilial son when they see me? Isn't my old man's reputation in the rivers and lakes greater than that beast?" Mei Qian said coldly: "Although I don't recognize you, I have heard your name for a long time, but I don't know why the majestic Mrs. Wan is so sneaky today?" Mrs. Wan said with a grin, "What's going on in the hidden house today... My old man's hidden house has always been elusive. Didn't you know it until today?" Mei Qian said: "Oh... hum!" When he met such an old woman, what else could he say. Mrs. Wan swaggered and sat down beside Gongsun Hong, stretched her waist, and said, "Comfortable! Comfortable!" He closed his eyes and dozed off. Gongsun Hong looked at Mei Qian, suddenly smiled and said: "There are more people on board, is it more crowded?" Mei Qian said: "Exactly." Mrs. Wan also opened her eyes and said, "Do you still want to drive us both away?" Mei Qian said: "Hmph!" Mrs. Wan giggled and said, "With your own strength, can you drive us away?" Mei Qian said in a deep voice: "Gongsun Hero would not join you if he thinks about it." Mrs. Wan said: "Hey! Just now you wanted someone's life, and now you call him Gongsun Hero. Are you afraid of him? Could it be that you want to flatter him?" As expected, she is indeed an old fox, she weighed her situation and knew that she could not win over Mei Qian, so she held on to Gongsun Hong tightly - she would never suffer. Mei Qian sternly said: "I did not go out to sea this time for traveling, so I don't want others to go with me, and even go head-to-head with Gongsun, but I still respect him as a hero in my heart." Mrs. Wan rolled her eyes and said, "Isn't it traveling? Could it be that you have a mission to go to sea?" Mei Qian said: "Exactly." Gongsun Hong was moved and said, "What is your mission?" Mei Qian said: "This...forgive me for not being able to tell you." His voice paused, and he said suddenly and sharply: "In short, no matter who it is this time, it cannot go with me. Among the three of you and me, if it wasn't for my blood splashing here, the two of you will get off the boat. How should you choose? , Hero Gongsun, please think twice." Gongsun Hong said: "This... I have no purpose in this trip. If Hero Mei really has a mission and it is so important, I might as well change the boat." Mei Qian said: "Thank you." Gongsun Hong's complexion darkened, and said: "But it depends on what mission Mei Xia is taking on!" Mei Qian changed his face and said: "So, the hero Gongsun did not hesitate to fight?" Gongsun Hong said: "In this way, Hero Mei, you would rather fight than reveal what mission you are on?" Mei Qian said: "Exactly." The situation between the two suddenly became tense again, as if the arrow was on the line. Mrs. Wan suddenly laughed and said, "What mission is he? Even if I don't say anything, my old man will know." Mei Qian sneered and said, "You know?...Hey! Hey!" Mrs. Wan said slowly: "My old man was at the Taishan Conference. When I saw you fighting with others, I already saw that there was something wrong with you kid. You must have some schemes." Gongsun Hong couldn't help but said, "What's wrong with him?" Mrs. Wan said: "At the Taishan meeting, everyone wants to beat the crowd and show their faces in front of others. Therefore, although the name of the Taishan meeting is more skilled, everyone is actually working hard." Gongsun Hong sighed, "Exactly." Mrs. Wan said: "But this guy never used his full strength when fighting with others. Out of 100% of his martial arts, he only used 70% at most." Gongsun Hong was moved and said, "Oh!" Mrs. Wan said: "It can be seen from this that he has other plans?" Mei Qian sneered and said, "Mei just thinks that it's not worthwhile to fight with others for the sake of a mere fame. This is a bit strange in the eyes of those who are greedy for fame." Mrs. Wan smiled and said, "Although your words are beautiful, in fact..." Gongsun Hong couldn't help but said again: "What does Mrs. Wan think?" Mrs. Wan said: "This fellow came to Zhongtu from Dongpu recently, and he did not hesitate to use all kinds of means to gain fame for himself, but when he really showed his face, he didn't have to use all his strength... At this moment, the man in white will be Besides, everyone in the martial arts world wants to witness this battle, even some Dongying people have traveled thousands of miles, but he wants to return to Dongying right now." She sneered and said, "Aren't these strange?" Gongsun Hong said in a deep voice, "That's right, it's indeed a bit strange." Mrs. Wan said: "Can't you guess what his plan is?" Gongsun Hong pondered for a while, then suddenly moved: "Could it be that he...he is the man in white..." Mrs. Wan clapped her hands and said, "This man must have been sent by the white-clothed man to go undercover in Central Earth. I don't know what news I want to pass on to the white-clothed man!" Mei Qian suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, saying: "Interesting! Interesting!" Mrs. Wan said: "Is my old man right?" Mei Qian said sharply: "If you roll off the boat right now, I will let you off for the time being for the sake of Hero Wan, otherwise..." With a shake of her arms, the shiny "locking sickle" was already in her hand. Mrs. Wan sneered and said, "Do you just think that my old man is afraid of your broken scythe? Hehe! My old man has long wanted to show you how powerful it is, but it's a pity..." Mei Qian said: "Since that's the case, what's the pity?" Mrs. Wan said: "It's a pity that there is Gongsun Daxia here, how could he let my old lady take action?" Mei Qian said: "Gongsun Hong, what do you think?" Gongsun Hong pondered: "Is what she said just now true or false?" Mei Qian said: "If you believe her words, you are not worthy of Mei's explanation." Gongsun Hong said: "This..." Mrs. Wan suddenly pulled the purple red cloak off his body, and said: "Everything my old man said just now has a basis, why don't you talk to this kind of person. Go, take his life soon, absolutely nothing wrong." Gongsun Hong said: "But..." Mrs. Wan rolled her eyes, and said: "Could it be that you are really injured as he said, and you are too seriously injured to defeat him? Then, let my old lady..." Gongsun Hong looked up and laughed loudly: "What is this mere injury?" Amidst the loud laughter, the Heavenly Dragon Cudgel inserted obliquely at his waist was already in his hand. The ship swayed more violently, and the tables had slid into corners. The sky outside the window seemed to be getting dark. The cabin is full of murderous aura, the murderous aura on the "lock sickle", the murderous aura on the "Tianlong stick", is completely different from the bamboo chopsticks just now. The lock sickle can be rigid or soft, hard or soft, it can be far away from three feet away, and it can be close to hand-to-hand combat. It can be said to be the most varied and complicated weapon in the world. But the "Dragon Cudgel" adapts to all changes without change, returns to the basics, and pays attention to clumsiness over ingenuity. It can be said to be the simplest weapon with the fewest changes in the world. These two weapons are completely different in terms of performance and temperament. However, at this moment, the two completely different weapons are using the same policy - braking with silence and striking later. It was because they both knew that what they were facing at this moment might be the strongest opponent in their life, so neither of them dared to act rashly. Gongsun Hong held the Tianlong stick tightly, her knuckles turned white. Mei Qian held the hand of "locking the sickle" with the same strength and tension.The knife and stick are facing each other at a distance of five feet. Gradually, the knife and the stick were moving slowly—the two moved almost at the same time, and it was unknown whether the knife moved with the stick or the stick moved with the knife. No matter how you move, the knife and the stick are always facing each other. The eyes of the two of them already emitted a strange light. Rather than saying that they wanted to detect the flaws in each other's posture, it would be better to say that they wanted to discover the extreme intention of each other's martial arts. The hull continued to shake, and gradually became more violent. But the feet of both of them were nailed to the plank of the boat like nails, no matter how violently the boat swayed, their bodies still stood still. But this "moving" is also "moving". But "not moving" is even more intense than "moving". Mrs. Wan was impatient, and said with a sneer, "Why didn't Gongsunhong make a move?" She couldn't help staring at Mei Qian's saber movement, she thought it was very normal at first glance, but after looking carefully for a long time, she couldn't help but break out in cold sweat. She only felt that Mei Qian standing there, the person and the knife seemed to have become a whole, she thought of a hundred moves, but she knew she couldn't break it. Although she stood far away, she could already feel the murderous aura on the knife.The longer she stared at it, the more she felt that her whole body seemed to be enveloped in the murderous aura of the sword. She was heartbroken: "If I were Gongsun Hong, I'm afraid the blood would be splashed on the ground right now." She wanted to turn her head to see Gongsunhong's posture. But for some reason, her gaze seemed to have been attracted by the murderous aura on the knife. She couldn't move her eyes. She thought: "If Fang Baoyu were here, would he be able to see the flaw?" She thought: "Fang Baoyu must be able to see it...but the same pair of eyes, why is there such a big difference? Why can he see it but I can't?" But in the end, she couldn't even think. Even her heart was attracted by the murderous aura of the sword. How can a knife have such a great charm? Although this "lock sickle" is exquisitely made and the steel of the knife is pure, it is always dead and lifeless no matter what. How can dead things be attractive? Although this principle is complicated, it is extremely simple. Peerless beauties can make people sleepless and fascinated, but Wu Daozi's paintings and Wang Youjun's calligraphy can also make people fascinated by them. The same is true for knives. Although the knife is dead, it has life in the hands of masters—its life is endowed by the spirit of the knife holder. The posture and luster of the saber are just like Wu Daozi's painting and Wang Youjun's calligraphy. It is no longer a simple "thing", but has a soul and life. Although Mei Qian's saber technique has not yet reached the supreme realm, it is enough for Mrs. Wan - Mrs. Wan's eyesight is not yet able to penetrate the marvelous realm. In the eyes of Mrs. Wan, Mei Qian's sword skills are already perfect - and any perfect thing in the world has an attractive charm. She involuntarily walked towards Daoguang. Gongsun Hong's eyes were also a little strange. Although his spirit is still concentrated, without any slack, but gradually he is not concentrating on his own stick, but gradually concentrating on the opponent's saber. His spirit has also been attracted by the other party. This may also be because Gongsun Hong has not been injured for a long time, and Mrs. Wan is even more physically and mentally exhausted, and she is in shock, so their spirits are also particularly fragile. Therefore, there is no need to make a move in this battle, and the winner can be determined.Although Mei Qian's saber hadn't been shot yet, the murderous aura on the saber had already destroyed Gongsun Hong and Madam Wan. The lock sickle shines brighter, and blood seems to be visible in the light of the knife. Suddenly, the entire hull seemed to be thrown up. Although Mei Qian and Gongsun Hong had their internal skills, they couldn't resist this natural power, and both of their bodies were thrown out. The murderous aura disappeared miraculously immediately. The two people's spirits were focused on each other, but at this moment the situation changed drastically-both of them were hit by this irresistible blow. Their goals have also shifted at the same time. So the two ears suddenly heard the howling of the waves, the whistling of the wind, and the hissing and exclamation of the boatman outside. These voices already existed, but they couldn't hear them just now. wind!The wind! The wind is howling, and the sea is also howling. The boat is in the raging sea, just like ants in the palm of a giant, life can be destroyed at any time, but Gongsun Hong and Mei Qian in the cabin... Just now, they still felt that they were the masters of everything, and they felt that they were invincible, but at this moment, they have realized how small and insignificant they are. The boatmen shouted loudly outside: "Leave the sails, keep the rudder steady..." Gongsun Hong, Mei Qian, and Mrs. Wan in the cabin were all clutching the pillars or window frames in the cabin, their faces had already changed color. The waves rolled in, and the mountain was pressed down like a mountain. All three of them were drenched. Mei Qian held onto the window frame tightly, and shouted: "Gongsun Hong, you should be grateful for this strong wind, it saved you." Gongsun Hong hissed, "That may not be the case." Mei Qian said: "Not sure?...Hmph! Just now I could take your lives at any time, once the wind stops, you should get off the boat quickly, otherwise, Mei..." Mrs. Wan laughed wildly and said: "Mei Qian, if you are really powerful, you can call Feng Ting! Can you? Can you?... Haha! You are just like us, an insignificant person. " Mei Qian seemed to be stunned for a while, but still sternly said: "Although Mei can't ask the wind to stop, but I want you to shut up." Madam Wan smiled and said, "You..." Suddenly there was a loud hiss from outside: "Save... life..." When the sound of "help" came out, he was originally outside the cabin, but later it was tens of feet high—this person had obviously been swept away by the huge waves. Then, there was another scream, and it disappeared... The three people in the cabin suddenly fell silent, and their hearts became extremely heavy—so heavy that they were not only speechless, even almost breathless. The wooden tables, benches, wooden boards and boxes in the corners had all been smashed into pieces by the huge waves one after another, and pieces were swept out by the sea water. Gongsun Hong suddenly shouted: "Mei Qian, be careful, the window you are holding on to is loose." A wave pressed down, covering everything. Then, it was Mei Qian who shouted: "Thank you." Suddenly, Mrs. Wan's body was also thrown out. At this moment, a chain wrapped around her feet, dragging her back forcefully—this chain was Mei Qian's "locking sickle". Mei Qian shouted: "Tighten the chain, don't loose it." Mrs. Wan hissed, "You...why did you save me?" Mei Qian said: "If you don't disembark after the wind stops, I will still take your life, but...but at this moment I still want to save you...this is why Gongsun Hong saved me." Mrs. Wan said: "You...you...thank you, thank you..." Gongsun Hong only felt that her eyes were wet, but she didn't know whether it was sea water or tears. This is man, this is humanity. The hatred between people has disappeared under this irresistible violence. Under the threat of common death, friends and enemies have become the same. One after another, the waves keep rolling in and pressing down... The sanity of the three people has gradually lost, and all that remains is the survival instinct of human beings. What they are grasping at this moment will not let go even if they die. In a semi-conscious state, Gongsun Hongtu shouted again: "Mei Qian, I want to ask you one last sentence." Mei Qian said, "Ask!" Gongsun Hong said: "What is the relationship between you and the man in white?" Mei Qian was silent for a while, and finally called out: "The man in white...he..." I don't know whether it was the wind and waves that drowned Mei Qian's voice, or Gongsun Hong was in a coma, in short, what Mei Qian was saying, Gongsun Hong could not hear at all.