Lin Rufei and Gu Xuan both chatted for a long time by the river at night.
Until the sky was completely dark, and Jiang Chaoer was not seen to come back, Gu Xuan said that according to his estimation, it would take one night to go back and forth in the river, and Jiang Chaoer would be able to come back at least tomorrow morning.
Lin Rufei said, "In the early morning tomorrow, isn't that evil dragon awake?"
Gu Xuandu said: "Not necessarily."
But looking at Jiang Chao'er's skilled appearance, it was obvious that he did not do such a thing once or twice. Lin Rufei felt a little relieved. Seeing that it was getting late, she went back to the inn.
After nightfall, the inn was much quieter, and there was no one in the hall.
Xiao Er led Lin Rufei to the upper room, where Fu Hua and Yu Rui had prepared hot water that had just been boiled and served him to wash.
Lin Rufei changed her clothes, and at Gu Xuandu's urging, she drank a dose of the potion with a bitter face, her whole face wrinkled together, and she muttered that she didn't cough much, and it was fine if she didn't drink.
Gu Xuandu just stared at him like that and didn't say anything until Lin Rufei sighed and crawled onto the bed, and the quilt covered her tightly.
"Lights out." Gu Xuandu said.
Lin Rufei hummed, the room went dark, the sound of the waves in her ears was still the same, the wind was cold, and she didn't know what the weather would be tomorrow.
The next day, it rained.
In the mixed inn, it became lively early in the morning. In the hall, there was a chorus of voices, shouts, and even drinking buddies shouting with their fists. Although it is far less quiet than Kunlun Shang, it does not have a worldly atmosphere of fireworks.
Lin Rufei's cough was better than a few days ago, but she still didn't sleep well, she sat up softly from the bed, saw Gu Xuandu leaning against the bed and looked at Jiang Jing in the early morning, saw that he was awake, and smiled. Said good morning to him.
"Good morning." Lin Rufei rubbed her eyes. Before she got out of bed, Gu Xuandu helped him get his clothes and put them on one by one. Seeing this movement, he was a little more skilled than Fuhua Yurui. point.
Lin Rufei's sleepy eyes were slack, and before she could react, her clothes were already on.
"That kid is back." Gu Xuandu helped Lin Rufei to tie the last nephrite belt, and said, "Mao Shi came back earlier than I estimated." This season, Mao Shi is still dark, and lurking Jiang The Jiaolong in the middle also hasn't woken up, so he is naturally much safer than the daytime.
"You're back?" Lin Rufei muttered in confusion, "It's good to be back..."
Gu Xuan looked at him and wanted to laugh. Every time Lin Rufei woke up from sleep, he had to be confused for a while before he was completely awake. During this period, he was very obedient. He played a petty temper and refused to drink the medicine, so his brothers and sisters coaxed him to drink the medicine when he just woke up. Of course, Lin Rufei woke up after drinking the medicine. The cough medicine was so bitter that anyone who drank it would have a wrinkled face.
After washing up, Lin Rufei's sanity gradually became clearer. She ate the breakfast brought by the maid in the house and discussed with Gu Xuan, "Then do you think we can cross the river in that little guy's boat?"
Gu Xuandu said: "Of course it is, but God can't control it, do you still have to be bullied by a little dragon?"
Lin Rufei said, "Little Jiaolong?"
Gu Xuandu said: "It takes a thousand years for a Jiaolong to become a dragon. I'll do the math. He's only about six hundred years old, and he's a little guy."
Lin Rufei thought six hundred years old and the word "little guy" didn't seem to fit well.
"The rain will stop in the afternoon, and I can leave tonight." Gu Xuan was chewing on the food in the inn and didn't like it much. "This inn is a mixed bag, and I hate it very much."
Lin Rufei said, "Okay."
After he finished breakfast, he went down the stairs to the lobby of the inn. Before he got there, he heard Jiang Chao'er's energetic voice, the teenage little doll drinking the good wine just poured from the gourd in his hand, dancing and dancing. He told everyone that he almost died on the river last night, and he also vaguely saw the bad-tempered Evil Jiao, fortunately, the Evil Jiao didn't see his shrimp, and sank into the water and went to sleep.
Everyone listened to his words and laughed, saying that Jiang Chaoer, you should stop drinking, and they all started talking drunk. Who would dare to cross the river at night, you are not afraid of breaking the cow!
Jiang Chao'er wasn't annoyed at all when someone said that, and changed the subject by giggling, but when she saw Lin Rufei coming down from the corner of the stairs, her black eyes lit up, and she called out sweetly, "Young Master Lin. —”
Lin Rufei smiled and said, "Drinking so early?"
Jiang Chao'er said, "I didn't sleep well at night, so drink some alcohol during the day." He yawned, "Young master, when will you cross the river?"
Lin Rufei said, "Tonight."
"What?" Jiang Chaoer thought she had heard it wrong.
"I said to cross the river tonight and take your boat." Lin Rufei said warmly.
As soon as these words came out, the entire inn fell silent, and everyone looked at Lin Rufei with incredible eyes, all with the expression of what kind of medicine this young master had taken wrong, even Jiang Chaoer himself.
He stammered: "Master, Master, what did you say, what?" He thought he had heard it wrong.
Lin Rufei repeated what she just said.
After hearing this, Jiang Chaoer burst into laughter, jumping up and down in front of Lin Rufei like a monkey, jumping up and down, so excited that the wine in the jug almost spilled out, he stared at Lin Rufei with piercing eyes. Loudly: "Master, are you kidding me?"
Lin Rufei said, "I never make boring jokes."
Jiang Chao howled excitedly, if it wasn't for Yurui, he would have hugged Lin Rufei and started to circle.
Everyone in the inn looked like a ghost, and someone with a good heart persuaded him, "Young master, you must not listen to this little devil. He never goes down the river and gets on his boat, doesn't he mean he has entered the gate of hell? !"
Lin Rufei listened to these words, but smiled lightly and did not respond. When someone saw this, she felt a little angry. She was about to say some extreme words to this ignorant son, when she saw a flash of white light in front of her eyes. When I came back to my senses, the wooden table in front of me had been cut in half.
"Everyone, be careful." The floating flower behind Lin Rufei, who had been silent, threatened in a cold voice.
The inn was silent for a moment.
Jiang Chao'er didn't care, his smile was still brilliant. He said that he saw the weather, and it was not raining this evening, so he would take Lin Rufei to cross the river, but the carriage would definitely not be able to carry it, but he could put the carriage on Valuable things were taken apart and the horse was sold.
Lin Rufei said no, the two horses are very spiritual, they can be released today, and they will go back to Kunlun in a few days.
Jiang Chaoer's expression changed slightly when he heard the word Kunlun, and his voice was a little softer.
Lin Rufei said, "I'm not." He pointed to Fuhua and Yurui standing beside him, "They are."
Jiang Chao'er's eyes were straightened. Although Lin Rufei said that she was not an exiled immortal, how powerful a son would be to treat exiled immortal as a maid.
"Although they are exiled immortals, it's up to you to cross the river." Lin Rufei said, "Do you think it's alright tonight?"
"Of course, yes, of course." Jiang Chao'er was excited.
Even if this matter is settled, Lin Rufei and Jiang Chaoer set the time and price to cross the river at Hai Shi. As for the price, Lin Rufei took out a piece of broken gold from the cuff and said that as long as it passed, it would be worth it. It was a reward for Jiang Chaoer. Jiang Chaoer blushed happily, took a few sips of wine, and said that he would go to rest for half a day, and then come to Lin Rufei in the evening, and then left the inn reluctantly.
Just now, Fu Hua showed such a hand, no one in the inn dared to offend Lin Rufei, and even the place where he sat down was nowhere to be seen.
Lin Rufei drank a cup of tea and was called outside the inn by Gu Xuandu.
It was still raining lightly at the moment, and a thick layer of water mist rose on the river. Under the mist was the rushing river water. The river water was dim and yellow, and a huge dark shadow was faintly swirling in it, and the people watching it were horrified.
"It's not peaceful tonight. If something happens, don't stop it with your hands." Gu Xuandu took off the Gu Yu from his waist and handed it to Lin Rufei, "Just use Gu Yu."
Lin Rufei said, "Is it suitable?"
"There's nothing inappropriate." Gu Xuan said lazily, "I originally wanted to give Shuang Jiang to you, but..."
Lin Rufei said, "Just what?"
Gu Xuan didn't say a word, he untied Shuang Jiang from his waist and handed it to Lin Rufei. Lin Rufei reached out curiously to pick it up, and almost didn't blink, but fortunately Gu Xuan gave him a hand, so he didn't As for the fall, after standing firm, he couldn't help exclaiming, "It's so heavy."
"Although Shuangjiang is small, it weighs thirteen pounds." Gu Xuandu laughed, "I hang a thirteen-pound iron block around my waist..." Before he could finish speaking, Lin Rufei held it in his hand. Shuang Jiang made an unpleasant humming sound, as if blaming Gu Xuandu for saying that he was serious.
Gu Xuandu took Frostfall and said warmly, "Gu Yu is just right for you now."
Lin Rufei held Gu Yu. For some reason, he became slightly nervous. With a slight force on his right hand, he pulled Gu Yu's snow-white blade out of the scabbard.
Gu Yu's body is pitch-black, three feet seven long, and weighs eight catties and seven taels. There are several deep horizontal lines engraved on the blade. Even if Lin Rufei doesn't understand it, he knows that it must be a good sword. Being able to pull it out easily means that Gu Yu has admitted herself. Lin Rufei was delighted, she reached out and flicked the blade, feeling the coldness of metal, and Gu Yu hummed as if responding.
Lin Rufei stared at the sword in her hand softly for a long time, but when she looked up, she saw Gu Xuandu also showed the same look, but he was looking at the sword, and Gu Xuan was looking at him.
"Go back, it's cold outside, don't catch a cold again." Gu Xuandu said softly.
Lin Rufei laughed: "Okay, go back."
Suddenly there was a sword on his waist, and he was worried about what Fuhua Yurui would ask, but who knew that the two maids were very self-conscious and did not show any strangeness from beginning to end, but Lin Rufei was relieved. Breath, don't think about how to explain.
The rain stopped in the afternoon, and the sky was still cloudy and did not clear.
Fu Hua packed up the things on the carriage, and hesitantly asked Lin Rufei if she really planned to cross the river with that little guy Jiang Chao. After getting Lin Rufei's affirmative answer, she sighed slightly and bit down. A slightly distressed look appeared on his lips.
Lin Rufei roughly guessed what she was thinking, patted her head lightly, and comforted: "Don't worry, that Jiang Chao'er is a great boatman."
Fu Hua said: "But he's still so young..."
Lin Rufei smiled and said, "He is fourteen this year, and you are not much older than him."
"How is that the same?" Fu Hua muttered.
"It's the same, don't look at how thin he was born, but he's actually quite reliable." Lin Rufei said, "I watched him cross the Canglan River alone last night, and only came back this morning."
"Really?" Fu Hua was surprised.
Lin Rufei said, "Naturally take it seriously."
With his words, Fu Hua reluctantly let go of her heart, but she was still a little uneasy, and turned around in the corridor with a cold face. People who knew her knew she was nervous, and people who didn't, thought she was giving birth. sullen.
The night was getting dark, and Lin Rufei had just finished dinner when Jiang Chaoer carried his wine gourd and rushed into the inn in a hurry, and shouted at Lin Rufei with a smile, "Young Master Lin—"
Lin Rufei said, "Come here?"
"Come here." Jiang Chaoer wiped his face, "Let's go after I have something to eat."
After saying that, he asked Xiao Er to ask for a few steamed buns, then devoured them with tea, clapped the scum on his hands, and waved at Lin Rufei, motioning him to come with him.
When the two were talking, no one in the inn said a word, but most of them had mocking expressions on their faces, and some people laughed and gloated. It was obvious that Lin Rufei, the young master, was suddenly flooded with water, and he believed in Jiang Chaoer. Such a half-sized boy with no hair.
Lin Rufei had always been too lazy to explain this kind of thing, and followed Jiang Chaoer out of the inn with the floating flower jade.
Outside the inn, there is a small path paved with stones. Going down the path, you can reach the riverside. There is a simple wharf on the riverside. There are many ships tied with ropes on the wharf, some beautiful big ships, and some like Jiang Chaoer. Such a small fishing boat.
Perhaps because he felt that his boat was not very beautiful, Jiang Chao'er said a little embarrassedly: "The boat is small, don't dislike it, son."
Lin Rufei thought the boat was quite interesting, and said with a smile, "How long has this boat been in use?"
"It was handed down from my ancestors, luckily, it has never been overturned." Jiang Chao'er said here, lowered his eyes lonely, and murmured in a low voice, "If my father used this boat, it would be a good idea to come here. No..." He paused and smiled again, "You don't have to worry about the rudimentary, I often repair it, it's very useful!"
The boat was indeed small, and it was very difficult to accommodate three people in the cabin. Lin Rufei let Fuhua and Yurui stay inside, and sat on the deck by herself, watching Jiang Chaoer skillfully let go of the rope and hold the oars.
The rope was loosened, and the rickety boat entered the river. Gu Xuandu sat opposite Lin Rufei, bent sideways, and held up a handful of dim yellow river water.
"Master, the wind and waves on the river are big, you have to sit tight." Jiang Chao'er raised a bright smile and shouted in a long voice, "Let's go out of the river—" After saying that, he swung the oar in his hand, and the boat followed the turbulent speed. The river flowed down and went straight to the heart of Jiang.
On the bank of the inn, there were many people watching the fun. They saw that Jiang Chaoer's boat actually left the pier and entered the Canglan River. Many people's faces showed surprise.
Until just now, everyone took Jiang Chao'er's words as a bragging joke. At this time, the boat entered the river and Jiang Chao'er was paddling, and everyone suddenly realized that this child was serious.
The river wind was hunting, and Lin Rufei's black hair was flying, her sleeves were dangling, and the boat under her was swaying unsteadily in the river, as if it would be overturned by a big wave in the next moment. Standing on the bow of the boat, Jiang Chao'er became the sea needle on the boat. The river splashed and soaked his clothes, but the boy still had an exaggerated smile on his face. He took a sip of the wine from the gourd in his arms and said: : "Attention, young master—it's about to turn—" After saying that, he suddenly pulled up the sail and adjusted the direction of the boat.
The boat was blown by the wind and turned a corner, avoiding the looming reef. When Lin Rufei crossed the river for the first time, she had such a novel experience. She found it particularly interesting and watched intently.
"Young Master, hurry up!" Jiang Chao'er shouted.
Another violent wave came, and the boat made a sour creaking sound. Lin Rufei held onto the mast and looked at the roaring river on both sides, raising her voice: "How many times have you gone back and forth?"
"I don't know how to count—" Jiang Chao'er laughed, "After my father died, I was left alone in the family, and I thought that the handed down craftsmanship could not be buried like this, so I also wanted to be a ferryman. It's a pity that I am young and thin, so few customers believe me!"
Also, compared with other sturdy ferrymen, Jiang Chaoer's appearance is really hard to convince people. Coupled with the steepness of the Canglan River, which passenger would dare to joke about his own life
"But it doesn't matter, when I'm older, I'll be the most powerful ferryman here. If the young master wants to take a boat, come to me, and I promise to deliver you safely—" The arrogance of the young man did not dislike him. , Jiang Chaoer smiled magnanimously, and said the craziest words in a childish tone.
Lin Rufei was infected by his smile and laughed along with it.
"After this big bend, it's the place where the evil Flood Dragon lives." Jiang Chao'er reached out and wiped the water on his face, and said in a loud voice, "There are more swirls on the reefs there, son, you should sit down. , be careful not to slip into the water!"
Both sides of the strait are steep and majestic canyons like a knife. People walk through the river, like a mayfly between heaven and earth.
The sky was too dark, and everyone could not see Jiang Chao'er's appearance clearly, but a small boat could be seen swaying down the river. Although the river was rushing, it was unable to capsize the boat. The boatman who had scolded Jiang Liu before, He spat lowly towards the ground and said, "That kid must be smiling again." Just after saying this, he couldn't help showing a smile.
After passing the big bend of the canyon, the scenery on both sides gradually changed. There are pines and cypresses standing on the steep cliffs, decorating the exposed yellow rocks into a blue color. The chirping of birds and apes was incessant, but the loudest sound was still the torrent of the river under their feet.
"This time, it will take at least three hours. It's still fast to go, and it will be troublesome to come back." Seeing Lin Rufei's curious eyes, Jiang Chaoer introduced the Canglan River, "It's fortunate that it was early in the morning. , there will be a south wind blowing in the river, and I will ride the south wind back, not too tired, just need to pay more attention."
Lin Rufei said, "Have you ever encountered an evil Jiao?"
"Hey, I've discovered it long ago. Although the evil scorpion often comes out to eat people during the day, it doesn't make much noise at night. I've never encountered it at night, but you need to be careful in the early morning." Jiang Chao'er smiled. , "There are not many people who dare to cross at night... It's not easier for Jiang to get angry than that evil Jiao."
At night, the river is turbulent and the view is not good. Unless forced, almost no one crosses it at night. That is, Jiang Chaoer, a timid boy who is not afraid of death, went back and forth, touching this river all over.
The boat moved forward for a while, and it seemed that it had passed the most dangerous position. Jiang Chaoer hummed in a good mood, but Gu Xuandu, who was sitting opposite Lin Rufei and was watching the mountain scenery, suddenly stood up. , snorted in dissatisfaction.
"Senior?" Lin Rufei sensed something sensitively.
Sure enough, Gu Xuan said, "Come here."
The originally turbulent river suddenly began to bubble up. Jiang Chao'er saw this scene, his face changed greatly, and he looked to the side of the boat in horror.
Although the sky was very dark, a huge shadow could be vaguely seen moving slowly underwater, and finally enveloped the whole boat.
Fu Hua and Yu Rui, who had been in the cabin, also noticed something, raised their hands and opened the curtain.
"How, how could it be!" Jiang Chao'er was full of despair. He looked at the shadows that gradually surfaced around the boat, and his voice trembled, "Isn't it sleeping all night, how could it be—"
The shadow became more and more obvious, and even a raised dorsal fin began to surface. The dorsal fin was covered with tight black scales and sharp bone spurs. You don't need to guess, you also know who the owner of the shadow is.
Circle after circle, the shadows slowly surrounded the dilapidated boat, and then there was a long neigh, the sound of water was loud, and a giant slowly rose from the river, bringing shading from the sky. Daily oppression. Above the giant, a pair of long and narrow eyes glowed pale yellow, and the raised pupils in the eyes looked extremely evil.
That night, the evil flood dragon lurking in the river didn't sleep, Jiang Chaoer sat on the boat blankly, staring blankly at the behemoth in front of him.
Compared with the Evil Flood Dragon, his boat is not even as big as one of its fingers. It seems that as long as you take a breath, the wooden boat will easily break into several pieces.
"Young Master... Young Master, run away..." Not knowing how to summon the courage, Jiang Chao'er grabbed the oars, stood up shaking his body, gritted his teeth, and stood in front of Lin Rufei, tremblingly said, "You hurry up. Let your maid escape with you, I, I will stop him."
A hand rested lightly on Jiang Chao'er's shoulders. He turned around and saw the son in his mouth. The young master still had a smile on his face. The smile was not forced, but contained some comforting taste. He spoke slowly and said, "Go in first and hide with them."
Jiang Chao'er was stunned.
Then, the son said something Jiang Chao'er would never forget in his life. He said, "Go, don't stand outside, lest the river get wet later."
Young Master... just worried about Jiang Shui getting wet? Jiang Chao'er thought absentmindedly. As if responding to his thoughts, the huge evil Jiao dragon in front of him suddenly opened its mouth and let out a violent neigh, the wind slapped his face with a stench, and he even saw the row in the evil Jiao's mouth. The fine and sharp teeth... If it really bites down, it must be very painful... This is Jiang Chao'er's last thought before fainting.
Gu Xuandu took a step forward and stood in front of Lin Rufei. Facing the oncoming wind, he pinched his nose with his hand very unhappily, and even reached out and fanned in front of him, and said with disgust, "Stop screaming. , bad breath."
As soon as these words came out, Lin Rufei actually saw a bit of aggrieved expression from the evil Jiao's hideous face.
The author has something to say: Gu Xuandu: Xiao Jiu deliberately smoked me!
Lin Rufei thought for a while, and handed Gu Xuandu two leek buns wrapped in garlic.
Gu Xuandu: …
I feel it, my throat hurts like something is stuck in my throat_(:з」∠)_