Chapter 61 Danger on the River
Lower the anchor and hoist the sail.
Under the operation of the boatman, the boat went eastward with the current and soon sailed far away.
It was Chu Tang's first time to sail on a long voyage in this kind of wooden boat. He felt very novel. He walked from the cabin to the deck and saw the vastness of the river and the distant scenery on both sides of the river.
This is a large ship specially designed to carry people. The cabin is like a small building. It can not only protect you from wind and rain, but also has more than a dozen small cabins where people can sleep and rest.
After the boat sailed, everyone's heartstrings relaxed.
Zhuo Lien also gathered everyone in the cabin and told them his plan.
It turned out that after receiving Fang Kai's request for help, Zhuo Lien was arranging manpower while studying the support plan.
He found that if you go by land, no matter how careful you are or how many people there are, it is not safe. The enemy can ambush and attack you at any time.
In the end, he chose to take the water route.
Unlike the small river in Shixian County, in Liangzhou, the farther north you go, the more and larger the rivers are.
One of the large rivers runs from west to east and is an important water transportation thoroughfare in the southeast of Liangzhou. A section of it passes through Ping County. There are often large and small boats on the water, transporting goods or guests.
Zhuo Lien arranged for a large boat to wait on the river in Ping County, picked up the people, and headed east along the river.
If everything goes well, they will leave Ping County, pass through Shan County within a day or two, and then come to the intersection of Gui County and Rong County. They will change to another waterway from south to north. In another three or four days, they will be able to Arrive directly at the county seat of Guijun.
Because there is a section where you have to go upstream, it takes more time. Overall, it takes about six days to reach your destination, which is half as long as taking the overland route.
But Zhuo Lien still feels that it is worth it, because the rivers of these two rivers are very wide, relatively flat, and have no turbulence. Natural dangers are much less, and man-made impacts are relatively difficult.
They are well prepared. They can eat, drink, and relieve themselves on the boat without having to dock for supplies, which reduces the chance of contact with people and makes them safer.
"The plan is very good. If someone is really bribed, once the boat sails, in such a small space, everyone eats and drinks together, he can't even convey the message, let alone leave any signal on the water." Chu Tang said in his heart He affirmed Zhuo Lien's arrangement, but for some reason, he always felt uneasy.
Whenever he saw other boats on the river, Chu Tang's heart rose in his throat, and he was extremely vigilant, fearing that the other boat would approach them.
Fortunately, every time it was a false alarm, it was just some passing ships, either crossing each other forward or backward, or crossing left and right. They were all separated by a distance of more than ten feet, and there was no chance of contact.
There were no dangers along the way, and in most of the day, they traveled hundreds of miles downstream.
Chu Tang had been on a sea ship before and found it very uncomfortable.
Now the wooden boat has been replaced, which is lighter and more floating. The waves of the river are rocking, and the bumps are even more severe. People are also dizzy and depressed.
Fortunately, they are all martial arts practitioners and have outstanding physical fitness. They can quickly suppress the discomfort and adapt to the rocking of the ship.
Everyone gathered to have dinner. Zhuo Lien arranged for people to stay on duty overnight and patrol the entire ship, while others rested early.
I don’t know if it was out of trust, but Zhuo Lien only arranged for him to bring his subordinates to stay on night watch. Chu Tang and other agents who joined later, as well as the group before Fang Kai, did not have night watch duties.
Chu Tang ended up clean, so he didn't have any objections, but some people didn't look very good-looking.
Soon night fell, and there was another scene of river boats traveling at night.
The boatman Zhuolien hired was very experienced and familiar with the waterways. Even at night, after hanging up the lights, he could operate the boat skillfully and drive smoothly.
It's just a lot slower than before.
The night wind blows, the river water rushes, and both sides of the river are dark. Looking around, the water mist is filled with mist, and under the dim moonlight, it emits a thin white light, which looks a bit scary.
Chu Tang and Shi Zhifeng were still arranged in the same small room in the cabin.
The cabin is simple and simple. It is said to have a bed, but in fact it is just a wooden board. It is more than half a foot long and only three or four feet wide. It can only accommodate one person lying down, and it is not easy to turn around.
Two wooden boards, one on the left and one on the right, were where the two slept, with only a two-foot passage in between.
If two people face each other sideways, they might be able to sense each other's breath.
Chu Tang was not used to sharing a room with other people like this, and couldn't sleep, so he simply sat on the wooden board, meditating and doing exercises, adjusting the energy of the God to guide the energy and move it around the body.
Ever since he truly experienced the magical effects of the Shen Zhao Sutra's Qi, Chu Tang has been practicing this technique the most recently. It can even be said that he is obsessed with the practice of this magical technique.
After the Shen Zhao Sutra is completed, it can almost run on its own. After a short week, you can get rid of fatigue. After a great week, any internal or secret wounds will be healed.
Such wonderful exercises are addictive!
Therefore, he changed from his previous practice of relying solely on panel initiations to pass on the exercises, and became diligent, practicing the Shenzhao Sutra day and night.
Although in the panel, the Shen Zhao Sutra has been perfected and there is no room for improvement, when he practices it himself, he feels that there are still changes.
Especially the combination of Shenzhao Jingzhen Qi and Wedding Dress Shenqi Qi, the wonderful taste of the fusion is even more unforgettable.
Every time you practice for a period of time, the two become more integrated. After accumulating day and night, the two kinds of true energy penetrate more thoroughly as they grow stronger.
Although the two different zhenqi are now only less than ten percent fused, Chu Tang is still looking forward to the scene when they are 100% fused!
He had a premonition that there would be changes beyond what the panel could provide!
Opposite Chu Tang, Shi Zhifeng was lying on the bed, but he couldn't fall asleep and was tossing and turning.
But when he saw Chu Tang meditating and heard her long breathing on the opposite side, he didn't dare to disturb him. He could only open his eyes and look at the dark wooden board on top.
More than half an hour later, when he heard Chu Tang's long breath again, Shi Zhifeng perked up, sat up, and spoke: "Chu Tang, how are your water properties?"
Chu Tang's energy had just circulated for a week, and before he even opened his eyes, he heard Shi Zhifeng's meaningless words and couldn't help but open his eyes to look at him.
The cabin was dark, with only the dim light coming from the small window, but Chu Tang's sharp eyes captured Shi Zhifeng's uneasiness from his tangled face.
"Old Shi, you ask me what water is for?" Chu Tang asked.
"We are on a boat now, in a big river. If the water quality is not good, if something happens, we may not be able to escape."
"Are you still worried that our industry is unsafe?"
"Aren't you worried?"
Chu Tang was stunned when he heard this. Yes, isn't he worried?
If you don’t worry, there will be ghosts!
To be honest, on the boat, the body is swaying with the water, and there is no sense of being grounded, which makes people feel no sense of security at all.
Sighing, Chu Tang said: "Old Shi, if something happens and you are good at water, just jump into the river and escape. Life is the first priority."
"how about you?"
"I'm good at Qinggong." Chu Tang said leisurely.
Shi Zhifeng: "..."
That’s very embarrassing!
Qinggong is so amazing!
Well, Chu Tang proved with facts that being good at Qinggong is really amazing.
"No matter how good your Qinggong is, you can't fly on water, right?" Shi Zhifeng thought of this.
"Uh... there is always a way. Let's all escape then." Chu Tang could only say this. He couldn't hit Shi Zhifeng anymore and said that he was already in the fifth realm and generally didn't need to run for his life.
Shi Zhifeng hummed and lay down again, silent.
Chu Tang looked at him, feeling a little bitter in his heart. Why did he feel that the other party had become a burden to him?
If something really happened, could he, Chu Tang, refuse to save him until he died?
"It's so hard for me..." Chu Tang wailed in her heart. It's so hard to be a good person. She really wants to be a bad person!
Good people don’t live long, but bad people live for thousands of years!
However, the panel only recognizes the value of chivalry, and one must do good deeds.
Forcing a policeman to become a hero, this panel is also very embarrassing!
I had a lot of thoughts and was speechless all night.
When I woke up the next day, it was still boring boating on the river.
At noon, the boat turned around and entered another river channel, from west to east instead of south to north.
In three or four days, they would be able to arrive directly at the dock near the county town.
The next two days also went smoothly.
In addition to the increasingly hard work and fatigue of the boatmen going upstream, the people who had been resting for a few days became more energetic and their physical condition reached its peak after adapting to the bumpy life.
Then, something happened to them on the river in Yang County, which is only one county away from the county government!
At this time, the sun was setting and evening was approaching. Originally, the boats on the river should have become increasingly rare. On the contrary, there were more and more boats, no less than ten large and small, and they inadvertently approached the boats of Chu Tang and his party.
There are three large ships blocking the road in front, two medium ships approaching on the left and right, and several small ships approaching slowly behind.
Looking at it this way, their big ship was actually surrounded by other ships on the river!