Only then did Qi Ning know that there had been such a drastic change in the palace in Dong Qi. He frowned slightly and the old man continued: "After the current monarch ascended the throne, many places in Qi State rebelled. The monarch sent troops to conquer, and the taxes collected suddenly increased. After some discussion, the taxes have not been reduced since then. Although the rebels were wiped out later, the monarch wanted to rebuild the palace, and the navy of Qi State wanted to build ships and increase troops...!" At this point, he sighed and shook his head. .
The strong man sneered: "When the late king was in power, he was considerate of the people, and the people could still have enough to eat. Now it's less than a year. I still remember that when the deposed prince was still alive, he often led people around on inspection tours. , and punished many corrupt officials, and the people applauded, saying that after the deposed prince became emperor, the people would live a good life, but... But who would have thought that such a thing would happen to the deposed prince."
Qi Ning was thoughtful and asked: "You don't know the life and death of the deposed prince?"
The strong man shook his head and said: "I only heard that he rebelled and was arrested. We don't know what happened next." He snorted coldly and said: "But since the current king has become the emperor, naturally he cannot let the deposed prince live. Many rebels Everyone is trying to avenge the deposed prince, but I think the deposed prince has already been killed."
Qi Ning wanted to ask more, but suddenly heard a voice coming from outside: "Is there anyone on board?"
Qi Ning's heart trembled, and he immediately stretched out his hand to hold the cold blade. He was only worried that the Dong Qi soldiers would catch up. The strong man had already gone over to lift the curtain, poked his head over, and then heard a voice from outside: "We are going to cross the river. On the other side, please take us across the river."
The strong man said: "The wind and rain are too strong. We can't get through it now. We have to wait for a while."
"That's okay." A voice from outside said.
The strong man said: "Four people, sixty coins!"
Immediately, Qining felt the hull of the boat shaking, and someone jumped on board. The strong man opened the curtain, and several people filed in from the outside. The first person was over forty years old, strong, with dark skin, his clothes were quite shabby, and he had thick eyebrows. With big eyes, he looked like a warrior from the land of Yanzhao. There were three people following him, some of them were carrying packages, and their clothes were all very shabby.
The black man entered the cabin and frowned slightly when he saw someone, but he still nodded to Qi Ning. Seeing that they were not officers and soldiers, Qi Ning breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in return. The cabin was not big, and everyone came in. It seemed a bit crowded, but the four people were very particular and sat huddled together in the corner.
The black man took the silver and handed it to the strong man. He also gave ten more coins and said, "Please, please boil some hot water for us."
The strong man did not accept the ten cents and said, "You don't need cash to drink water." He went over and took a wine pot, went out and fetched water, and put it on the stove to boil the water.
A few people adjusted their wet clothes. The black man turned his head slightly to look at Chi Danmei who was lying down. His brows tightened. He looked at Qining, pondered for a moment, and finally said: "She was injured and her internal organs were damaged." , don’t wait too long, otherwise even if you recover, the disease will fall on your internal organs.”
Qi Ning's heart trembled, and he thought to himself that this person had great eyesight, so he forced a smile and said, "Thank you very much."
The black man hesitated for a moment, got up and came closer. Qining thought that this was the ground in Dongqi. Although these people were dressed in shabby clothes, their origins were unknown. They did not dare to take it lightly and were wary. The black man came closer and looked at Chi. Dan Mei frowned and said, "You can use kung fu to open up her blood and qi. The blood and qi in her chest and abdomen are not smooth. If the qi is not smooth, she may not be able to wake up in three or two days."
Qi Ning knew that this man had an extraordinary origin, and he also saw that he had some skills. Although he had already learned how to adjust the inner energy of his breath, he did not know how to help others adjust their breath. He frowned slightly, feeling helpless. The black man was surprised and said: "Is it possible? Don’t you know how to help people get lucky?”
Qi Ning smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I am very ashamed. I am of low ability and I really don't know."
The black man frowned, thought for a moment, and then said, "Help her sit up."
Qi Ning saw that he had a dignified appearance, and there was no evil look in his brows. His face did not look like a villain. Although he was still cautious, he followed the black man's instructions and carefully picked up Chi Danmei, then helped her sit up. The black man walked around behind Chi Danmei and said, "I'm offended!" His shot was like lightning, and a palm had already been slapped on Chi Danmei's vest. Qi Ning was not sure what he was going to do, but he saw his palm on Chi Danmei's vest. Wipe it left and right, looking focused.
In just a moment, Qi Ning discovered that blood had already appeared on Chi Danmei's pale face, and he felt happy. The black man had already retracted his palm, took a deep breath, and then said: "It's okay for now. Let's see a doctor as soon as possible." Look, if you rest for a few more days, you should be able to recover."
Qin Ning knew in his heart that this black man was actually an old man who helped Chi Danmei with her exercises and breathing. They were strangers to each other, but this man actually helped Chi Danmei. He was really chivalrous. He helped Chi Danmei lie down and said with cupped hands: " Thanks to this big brother, I...!"
The black man waved his hands and said nothing. He went back and sat down. He thought for a moment before turning to look at Qining and asked: "Who did you offend? Although that person's skill is not very impressive, but he is worthy of it." The palm technique is extremely domineering and the strength is very fierce. This girl's internal strength cultivation is very profound. If it were an ordinary person, she would have died several times."
Qi Ning knew that this person was indeed a master, and thought that things in the palace could not be told. However, this person came to help, but it was difficult to make up lies and deceive. After hesitating, the black man saw the clues, waved his hands and smiled. : "If it's not convenient to say, there's no need to say it. I'm just curious. Just ask, there aren't many people in Dong Qi who have such palm power."
Qining smiled and didn't say much.
The black man leaned against the bulkhead and closed his eyes. Two of the three men under his command also closed their eyes to rest, while the remaining one looked wary. Qining saw that these people all looked dusty, and it seemed that they were all too. In a hurry.
There was silence in the cabin. After a while, the hot water was boiled. Everyone took the porcelain bowls they brought with them and poured the hot water to drink. Just as they put down the bowls, they suddenly heard a strange sound. Qining narrowed his eyes slightly. , listened carefully, and in the sound of wind and rain, he faintly heard the sound of horse hoofbeats. His face turned cold. The sound of horse hoofbeats came from far away, and soon he heard a cry from outside: "Everyone on the boat, come out."
The strong boatman scratched his head and muttered: "On weekdays, you rarely see one person every day. What happened today?" He went over again, opened the curtain, and asked, "Are you going to cross the river?"
A voice outside said coldly: "How many people are in the cabin? Come out. We have bought this boat."
The boatman said, "I won't sell the boat."
"Stop talking nonsense." The voice outside shouted coldly: "We are from Fenglei Hall. Since we, Fenglei Hall, want to buy this boat, you have to sell it even if you don't want to sell it. Let everyone inside come out."
Qi Ning frowned. Naturally, he had never heard of Fenglei Hall. They seemed to be part of a Jianghu gang, but in this heavy rain, they came here to buy a boat. Something was obviously wrong. Although the strong boatman was not convinced, But he was obviously a little scared. He retracted the cabin and turned around and said: "Uncle, a group of people are riding horses and carrying knives. They want to buy our boat. There are more than a dozen of them. We... what should we do?"
The old man said: "These are desperadoes. It's not easy to offend. You tell them that they want to buy a boat. When we take the guests on the boat across the river, the boat will be sold to them. We promised to send the guests across the river, but we can't Go back on your word.”
The strong man put his head out and said: "There are guests on the boat. We will send them across the river and we will sell this boat to you. Please wait a moment."
"Let us wait a moment, you are really impatient." Someone scolded: "Everyone, get out." Then the boat felt like it was shaking again, and it was obvious that someone else jumped on the bow, and the strong man lifted the curtain Going out, Qining heard the strong man's voice: "You can't...!" Before he finished speaking, he heard a "dong" sound, as if someone fell to the ground, and heard someone scolding: "Toast, don't eat, eat." If you are punished with alcohol, you will be seeking death."
The old man hurriedly got up and went outside. Before he could walk over, the black man stretched out his hand to stop him and winked at a companion beside him. The companion had already stood up quickly and moved quickly. He went over and lifted the curtain and came out. There was a voice outside. : "How many people are there in the cabin? Get out of here."
A voice was heard saying: "No one inside will come out. You should leave now, otherwise you will be responsible for all the consequences." From this tone, it was obviously the words of the black man's companion.
The boat shook violently again, and there was a "dong-dong-dong" sound, and people jumped on the boat one after another. Qining knew that the boat was not big, and he was really worried that there were too many people, and the boat could not bear the weight, so it sank like this. I heard a voice saying arrogantly: "We are from Fenglei Hall. This ship belongs to us. If you want to die, you can stay on the ship."
The black man's companion said in a calm voice: "Since we got on this boat, we won't get off until we reach the other side. If you want to buy a boat, we don't care. When we get off the boat, you can negotiate with the owner. Until then, wait on the shore. .”
"What a loud tone." Someone laughed and said, "It seems that he is really not afraid of death."
Qi Ning also felt that although the tone of the black man's companion was calm, there was power in the calmness. He suddenly heard a cry of "ouch", and heard two more "bang bangs", as if someone fell on the boat. Someone shouted: "This guy dares to fight back, brothers, come together and kill this bastard."
Then I heard someone shouting: "Stop!" Then I heard the voice say: "It seems that you are also a person on the road. I wonder which mountain top it is? Brothers are blind, and there are many offenses."
"I don't want to get to know you, so you don't need to know who I am." The black man's companion said: "Let's not interfere with the river, and don't cause any trouble. Your people will retreat to the shore, and we will pretend that we have never met."
"You don't know something. In fact, there is nothing we can do after we catch up here." The voice said: "Our hall master has something stolen by someone. The thieves are a man and a woman. The female thief also disguised herself as a man and was stolen by us. After chasing them, they fled all the way. We followed them here to take them back. We only took a look. If they are not on the boat, we will leave immediately so that everyone does not get into trouble."