Refining Demon Tutuo

Chapter 510, The Ship Arrives in the Heart of the River

In the old Qiu's shop, He Yuan and the others drank some local specialty fish porridge.The fish porridge was really unpalatable. It was all local specialty fish, boiled with vegetables and grains.There is nothing delicious in the old shop, either fish porridge or fish rice, and you can drink some spirits to warm up.After a busy day, the four of them barely had enough to fill their stomachs, and hurriedly washed and rested.

On the street, several people were walking towards Qiu's old shop.Before getting close, I saw the horses tied up in the yard of the old shop from a distance.

A man approached, looked at him carefully, turned back immediately, and beckoned his companions to leave.If He Yuan was here, he should be able to recognize that it was Uncle and Nephew Zou Dawang.

The next morning.

The water is rushing down, and there are sundries floating on the surface of the water from time to time.

He Yuan came to the pier early, found the ferry boat of the White Fish Gang, and said hello to the boatman guarding the boat.

The boatman knew that someone had paid a high deposit, and after asking about his identity, he allowed He Yuan to board the boat.

The ferry is quite large and belongs to the flat boat.There is a cabin below, and a simple shed is built on the board of the ship.The left and right sides of the boat walk around the pole to hold the rope.

He Yuan and the others have four horses. When discussing with the leader of the White Fish Gang yesterday, they paid a lot of money, and the other party agreed to transport the horses up.

He Yuan stepped onto the board, feeling the shaking of the ship.

He came to the boat he was going to take in advance, just to get used to the feeling of taking a boat.Regardless of past life or present life, He Yuan has very little experience in boating.He was worried that he would not be able to adapt to the combat environment when encountering emergencies on board.

After staying for a while, feeling that he had adapted to the shaking of the boat, he stood up and began to walk slowly on the boat.

Looking at He Yuan's clumsy movements, the boatman guarding the boat seemed to be watching a joke.

However, He Yuan is getting used to the rocking on the boat.

When Liu Mengjun and others arrived, they saw He Yuan on the boat, walking back and forth like a stroll.

Liu Mengjun said: "You are in good spirits, and you still want to play on the boat."

Seeing them coming, He Yuan waved his hand, "I've never been on a ferry, so let's get acquainted first."

Liu Mengjun looked at the situation on the river and said, "I hope nothing will happen."

Shen Jieyu took out a greased paper bag.

"I see you came out too early, you haven't eaten breakfast yet. I brought you some."

After He Yuan thanked him, he took the paper bag.He gave some breakfast to the boatman.Then, while having breakfast, chatted with the boatman about life by the river.

On the simple pier, there are not many people coming and going.Looking at it like this, there are not many people crossing the river today.

After He Yuan finished his breakfast, a middle-aged man led five or six sailors to the pier.

The middle-aged leader's surname is Qiu.Seeing that He Yuan and the others were already waiting on the boat, he couldn't help laughing. "You guys are too anxious, don't worry, I'll send you across the river after receiving your deposit. There aren't many people crossing the river at this time, so don't wait too long. I'll test the water later. problem, let's cross the river."

The so-called testing the water is to stand on the bow, watch the wind direction, and even put a few planks down.Look at the plank floating away in the river.

Wait until the sun is three poles, and the wind by the water becomes weaker.Qiu raised his head in greeting. "This master, you can board the boat now."

He Yuan and the others got impatient for waiting, they built the planks together with several boatmen, pulled the horses onto the boat, and fixed them.

At this moment, someone shouted from the shore. "Wait a minute, is this boat going to the other side?"

Qiu turned his head to hear the sound, and looked over with several boatmen.

I saw a traveling monk hurried into the pier.The monk was tall and strong, with a curly beard.It turned out to be a Hu monk.

Monk Hu speaks Chinese well.

"Several benefactors, is this boat going to the other side?

Qiu shook his head and said, "We are going to the other side, but this boat has been chartered."

Monk Hu hurriedly said, "The poor monk has something urgent to go to the other side, can you give the poor monk a ride?"

Qiu turned his head back to look at Huoyuan.

"Master, you paid for the money, what do you say?"

He Yuan looked at Liu Mengjun.

Liu Mengjun also hesitated for a while, worried that something unexpected would happen.

He Yuan looked at the monk Hu.

Hu Sengye saw He Yuan's role in it, and immediately said to He Yuan. "Brother, the poor monk is in a hurry to go to Zhitong Temple, can you make it easier for me?"

He Yuan hesitated for a moment, then turned to Qiu and said: "If there is room for others on the boat, let this master board."

Qiu put his head on the wooden board and let monk Hu board the boat.

After Monk Hu stood firm, he thanked several people repeatedly.

He Yuan had a few polite words with him.

At this time, several boatmen yelled in unison and pushed the boat away from the dock with their oars.

A man who stayed on the shore untied the rope, threw it violently, and shouted: "Catch it!"

A boatman on the boat took the rope, and several boatmen swung or rowed the oars, and the boat slowly sailed away from the shore.

Leaving the shore, the horses were still a little disturbed, but after being calmed down, they finally calmed down.

The boatmen echoed back and forth, and Qiu turned the rudder.Although the boat was shaken by the current, it was still moving smoothly.

As the boat got farther and farther away from the shore, He Yuan's heart couldn't help but lift up.

The faces of the few people who were traveling with him were also not good-looking.Monk Hu sat on the board of the boat and silently recited scriptures.

After a while, the boat was approaching the center of the river.

He Yuan saw beads of sweat slowly forming on the foreheads of several boatmen.Traveling on water requires the help of water power, but it also consumes a lot of physical strength.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that the boat seemed to be getting slower and slower.

The ferry boat swayed up and down in the drifting river.

The uneasiness in He Yuan's heart was quickly confirmed.

A boatman asked: "Qiu head, why is this boat getting slower and slower?"

Qiu roared his head. "Don't talk nonsense!"

A boatman sitting on the left and paddling tilted in the shaking, and glanced at the side of the boat inadvertently.He suddenly exclaimed, let go of his hand, and rolled into the cabin.

He was not far away from him, and his reaction was extremely quick, and he grabbed the oar dropped by the boatman with all his hands.

Qiu turned his head to see the panic of his subordinates, and cursed the boatman as a waste.

He steered the rudder with one hand, grabbed the rope with the other, and stretched out his head to check.At a glance, Qiu Baotou's face also changed.

He Yuan noticed the changes in several people. With his left hand, he put the coral stick on his belt, imitating Qiu holding his head, grabbed the rope on the boat, and held the oar with his right hand.

He stretched out his head and looked down the boat.

The flow of the river under the boat made his eyes unable to adapt for a while.

He Yuan looked at it for a while, and there seemed to be no special shadow in the water.Continuing to check, he suddenly saw something moving on the side of the boat.He took a closer look and suddenly felt his scalp tingle.

I don't know when, near the waterline of the ship, there was a layer of black worms attached.
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