603. The boatman whose boat capsized (1/2)

603. The boatman whose boat capsized (1/2)

"Master, did you sleep comfortably?"

Su Wu turned to look at Chilong Zhenren and said 'greeting' to him expressionlessly.

Master Chilong glared at him and said in a low voice: "In the situation like that just now, if I woke up, they would definitely be ashamed and angry. It's better for me to just sleep. Anyway, you can handle such a scene." .

If they just meet you face to face, even though they look shy on the face, they will not feel lonely, angry, or humiliated. In this way, staying awake is the best of both worlds. What do you know? ! "

"Why don't they feel angry or ashamed when they meet me?" Su Wu asked suspiciously.

Chilong Zhenren looked at him intently and sneered: "There are no men or women who don't value appearance, let alone a person with good appearance, bones, and appearance?

A certain person has never been young!

Stop talking about this!

From just now to now, I haven't noticed anything unusual.

Have you ever discovered anything? "

Su Wu frowned and shook his head: "Nothing was found."

"It's quite hidden." Chilong's eyes flashed coldly, he turned to look at the portrait of the 'Wutong God' hanging on the wall of the temple, and said, "No matter what, the Wutong God and the Tianwei Taoist Altar are both Can't be separated.

After we arrive at the Tianwei Taoist Altar, no matter how many secrets there are, we must find out all of them.

You should be more alert in the second half of the night.

Let’s sleep a little longer. "

The master gave Su Wu a few words, then he lay back on the bed, covered himself with the quilt, closed his eyes and fell asleep again.

Su Wu looked helplessly at Chilong Zhenren for a while, looking at the dark sky outside the window and the faint moonlight. The long night had not yet passed half. He sat in the corner, closed his eyes and rested, his mental energy hovering in the temple, always keeping vigilant so that he could respond as soon as an abnormality appeared.

but,

He kept watch for more than an hour,

There were no more accidents in the temple.

Instead, the accident occurred from outside the temple.

More than an hour later,

Someone knocked on the door of the temple, and the knocking sound was quite intense.

Bang bang bang bang bang!

This knock on the door not only woke up the Beilu Mountain group who were staying in the temple, but also woke up Lao Miao Zhu who was resting in the inner room. There was a rustling sound in the inner room. Soon after, Lao Miao Zhu was holding a candlestick. , shakily walked out of the room.

The light on the candlestick flickers,

The wrinkled face of Lao Miao Zhu was reflected.

The knocking on the door outside the temple continued incessantly.

Su Wu was already standing in front of the temple door. Old Miao Zhu came over and stood with him, saying repeatedly: "Come here, come here, I will open the door for you now!"

As he spoke, Miao Zhu handed the candle holder in his hand to Su Wu.

Su Wu helped the old man hold the candlestick.

The old man pressed his palm on the door bolt, took the latch on the door bolt, and pulled the door bolt open.

With a "squeak" sound, the two red lacquered wooden doors were gently opened by Lao Miaozhu.

There was very little moonlight outside the door, and everything in the distance was hidden in the darkness.

A short and thin man wearing a bamboo hat and a raincoat on his head was standing at the foot of the steps in front of the Wutong Temple. He was shaking like chaff, and drops of water fell from his bamboo hat and raincoat as he trembled. It slipped down and dripped around his feet wearing straw sandals, soaking the surrounding land.

Seeing the Wutong Temple open the door, an oil lamp reflected the rickety figure of the old temple Zhu. The short and thin man looked like a drowning man holding on to life-saving straws. He stepped up the steps in two steps and grabbed the arm of the old temple Zhu. : “Uncle Chen, Uncle Chen!

problem occurs!

The boat capsized!

Everyone drowned! "

The short and thin man was instantly wet, and his palms were stained with a large amount of liquid that was either sweat or river water. He grabbed Lao Miaozhu's arm and immediately soaked all the clothes on Lao Miaozhu's arm.

Lao Miaozhu was grabbed by his arm and couldn't break free for a while, so he reached out and patted his shoulder: "You...speak slowly first, don't get too excited, tell the matter slowly.

Where is the boat going? Why did it turn over? Who drowned? "

"I just came to talk to you, Uncle Chen!

Uncle Chen, don’t you remember me? I am Huang Liuzi from nearby Jinxi Village!

——I have to go home and see my mother-in-law. I’m going back first, Uncle Chen! "The short and thin man said a few words incoherently, which at least revealed his identity. After he finished speaking, he suddenly let go of Lao Miao Zhu's arm, turned around and ran towards the village road on the side of Wutong Temple. ——

Lao Miaozhu wanted to hold him, but his hand came up empty.

He opened his mouth, still recalling who the name "Huang Liuzi" refers to?

"return!"

Miao Zhu had no time to react. Su Wu, who was holding a candle next to him, moved the energy between his brows and issued a "silent call" to 'Huang Liuzi' - Huang Liuzi was called by Su Wu's energy and stopped immediately. Standing three or four steps away from Wutong Temple, he turned around and looked at the old temple blessing at the entrance of the temple in confusion.

Su Wu held the candle and pushed the old temple to Huang Liuzi.

Behind him, Master Chilong and others also walked out of the temple, surrounding Huang Liuzi.

The candlelight reflected Huang Liuzi's face, which was pale due to excessive fear and cold. Huang Liuzi's appearance was quite upright. Although his face was pale now, it gave people a fair and delicate feeling.

Lao Miaozhu looked at Huang Liuzi's face under the candlelight. His eyes were stunned, and he finally matched the name of Huang Liuzi with the person in front of him: "Liuzi, aren't you going to help the 'Goulan House' in Qingxi County today?" Has the goods gone?

You said you were going...where?

We have to sail for three days... Did you just say that the boat capsized? Who drowned? "

Huang Liuzi was surrounded by a group of unidentified people, and he was even more frightened, but fortunately there was always a familiar face in front of him. When he heard Lao Miao Zhu pull him and ask slowly, he calmed down a little and reorganized his mind. Language, he said in a seductive voice: "I thought the employer wanted me to take the goods from Qingxi County to somewhere else -

Unexpectedly, he asked me to drag people to another county, Xiuchang County, and drag some older and sick prostitutes from Goulan Washer in the east of Qingxi County to the secret door of Xiuchang County. 'Go and resell it!

I used to work for this customer, and he gave me a lot of money, and it was the same this time - my boat wasn't a boat to pick people up, but he gave me a lot of money, so I was greedy, so I agreed to help him pick up those prostitutes. Walk.

Halfway, half way..."

At this point, Huang Liuzi obviously hesitated, and his words became hesitant: "Halfway through, the boat capsized!

Seven prostitutes in a boat were all drowned in the river! "

Master Chilong noticed the change in Huang Liuzi's tone and frowned.

Lao Miao Zhu didn't hear anything wrong at all. Hearing this, he sighed repeatedly: "Hey, why did the boat capsize? After all, it cost a few lives..."

"Yes, there are always a few lives!" Huang Liuzi's eyes showed a look of shame unconsciously. He looked at the old temple and continued, "Before I did this errand, I made a wish to the God of Wutong.

Those prostitutes also said that they had seen the Wutong Shenxunyou ritual in the first month of the year, and even went there to make wishes.

Old Uncle Chen, please see if you can help contact the red-headed master and ask them to help perform a ritual to save their souls. "

Huang Liuzi, who gradually calmed down, finally told why he came to Wutong Temple for the first time after climbing ashore from the river - originally to let the old temple Zhu help contact the red-headed master of Tianwei Taoist Temple. , perform a salvation ritual for those drowned prostitutes!

Lao Miaozhu nodded: "I can ask someone to go to Tianwei Taoist Altar to spread the news.

But even if you only invite a red-headed master to perform a religious ceremony - it will still cost you two taels of silver..."

Laomiao Zhu did not say anything about the rest.

But the meaning behind the words has been made very clear.

Huang Liuzi nodded on the spot and said, "I'll pay this money. I'll pay you all the money within three taels of silver!"

"Liu Zi is willing to give money to a few people who just met by chance to do something to save themselves. He is really a kind person..." Lao Miao Zhu praised Huang Liuzi a few words.

Huang Liuzi's eyes dodge, not daring to look into Lao Miao Zhu's eyes.

“Where did you capsize?

Struggling to escape from the river and walking all the way to Wutong Temple must be very hard, right? "At this time, Su Wu asked coldly. Huang Liuzi's various expressions and tone made him feel strange. There might be something hidden in this matter.

Huang Liuzi heard Su Wu's question without any objection, and subconsciously replied: "Five or seven miles ahead from Wutong Temple is the Shaxi River. There is a ferry over there. I often sail from there. Go to various places along the river to make a living.

If you go down the Shaxi River, you can reach the Minjiang River.

This time the boat capsized at the junction of the mouth of the Shaxi River and the Min River. It was not far from the Wutong Temple. After I swam ashore, I walked a few miles to find the Wutong Ferry, and then headed towards the Wutong Temple. It's not hard, it's not hard..."

Su Wu nodded when he heard the words. With the blessing of his verbal attacks, mental energy and other means,

It can be confirmed that Huang Liuzi did not conceal anything in his remarks.

At this time, Huang Liuzi seemed to have suddenly come to his senses. He grabbed Lao Miao Zhu's arm and said repeatedly: "I'll leave the matter of inviting Master to you, Old Uncle Chen. I have to go home first. I have to go home to see him." Look at my wife—"

"You guys, when you get off the ship, you usually go around gambling or entertaining cats and dogs. You never care about your family.

Did you change your temper today? Did you know you were going home to see your wife? "Old Miao Zhu joked a few words with Huang Liuzi casually.

Huang Liuzi just shook his head,

Without responding to the old temple's blessing, he turned around and walked out of the crowd.

From the beginning to the end, he seemed to be extremely concerned about his wife at home. After explaining everything in a hurry, he was about to run home.

"Are you sure that the place where your boat capsized is at the mouth of Shaxi River?" At this time, Chilong Zhenren narrowed his eyes and suddenly asked Huang Liuzi who turned around to leave.

“It’s the mouth of Shaxi River, and from there you can go down to the Minjiang River!

There is only one Shaxi estuary! "Huang Liuzi replied quickly.

"Okay." Master Chilong nodded, and Taoist Yuan Yuanqing and the Taoist boys ordered, "Go get the horses, and let's go to the mouth of the Shaxi River to have a look -"

He turned to look at Su Wu: "Dingyang, escort Huang Liuzi and send him home.

It’s dark at night and the road is slippery, there might be a ghost! "

The bearded Taoist emphasized the last eight words.

Everyone at Beilu Mountain Gate went to work.

When Huang Liuzi heard what Chilong Zhenren said at the end, his shoulders trembled slightly and he stood frozen on the spot - looking at the dark road ahead, he felt great fear in his heart, and he was so scared that he did not dare to go forward!

Tong Baimei led a black horse to Su Wu, handed the reins to Su Wu, and hurried away with her head lowered.

Su Wu led the horse to Huang Liuzi's side: "Let's go, I'll give you a ride."