The water rippled, and the boat moved slowly forward.
Su Qing sat on the side of the boat, watching the emerald green river flow downstream.
The river gradually widened, indicating that we had probably reached the middle reaches of the river.
The boat captain, sporting a thick beard, chatted with Su Qing and Black Sparrow with a beaming smile, appearing very enthusiastic, though his words were mostly inquiries about their origins and destinations.
Su Qing didn't pay much attention to the other party, only referring to them as two "travelers," while Black Sparrow seemed to enjoy talking to him quite a bit.
"There's something fishy about this ship's captain!"
Black Sparrow moved closer to Su Qing and lowered his voice.
As a female thief, she was quite knowledgeable, and after a brief conversation, she realized that the boat captain was suspicious.
"I know!"
Su Qing answered calmly, "I wouldn't even take a ship that doesn't have problems! Is it easy to find a ship with such problems?"
Normal boat owners would definitely have to pay the fare, but with a problematic boat like this, not only do they not have to pay the fare, they can actually get a boat for free.
The boat slowly came to a stop in the middle of the river, with no one around.
The boatman put down his oar, grinned, picked up the steel knife in the corner, turned around, and slowly approached the two men: "Gentlemen, there's something I need to discuss with you. I'm a little short on cash lately and would like to borrow some gold coins from you. What do you two think?"
He spoke politely, but the steel blade in his hand gleamed coldly, and a powerful aura emanated from his body, clearly indicating that he was a great knight.
However, resorting to robbery is truly despicable.
Su Qing looked at him and said, "I've always been the one asking others for money. You're the first person to ask me for money. That's commendable!"
The praise was sincere, but it didn't sit well with the boat captain.
Especially seeing that fat, dark-skinned man's calm demeanor, as if he didn't take him seriously, a surge of rage rose within him.
"Stop talking nonsense, little fatso, hand over your valuables..."
The boat captain threatened in a cold voice, but his steps moved closer to the side of the boat.
He wasn't entirely brainless; he knew that if he offended someone he couldn't afford to mess with, he could at least save his life by escaping into the water.
Having spent years navigating the river, he knew that holding his breath for a few minutes was enough to escape hundreds or even thousands of meters.
However, the moment he took a step, he heard the fat, dark-skinned man opposite him speak, his tone laced with a hint of mockery and amusement: "Don't move if you don't want to die!"
"What?"
The boat captain froze, staring at the other man with suspicion.
Do you feel your heart racing and your breathing becoming rapid?
He hadn't thought much of it at first, but upon hearing the other person's words, the boat captain suddenly tensed up and sensed something.
Sure enough, my heart was beating faster and my breathing became rapid.
Su Qing continued speaking calmly, "Do you feel a chill all over your body and goosebumps down your back?"
Behind the boat captain, a cloud of mist condensed into several fan blades, which gently turned and stirred up a chilling wind.
The boat captain felt his hair stand on end, his pupils contracted, and he was filled with shock and rage: "You fucking poisoned me?"
Su Qing smiled faintly: "One thousand gold coins, the antidote!"
Black Sparrow glanced sideways at the dragon, clearly noticing Su Qing's subtle movements.
The poison is just a fart, it's purely to scare people, but can it really work?
The boat captain was indeed a little suspicious. He had been too frightened to think it through, but now that he realized the guy hadn't even touched him, how could he have had the chance to poison him?
bluff!
His face immediately darkened: "A thousand gold coins? Do you want a thousand slaps? Quickly hand over your valuables, or don't blame me for being ruthless."
As he spoke, he stepped forward, brandishing his steel knife in a defiant manner.
Snap!
The blade suddenly broke off and fell onto the deck.
Su Qing withdrew her claws, looked at the blade on the ground, and shook her head in exasperation: "Is that all you've got? You didn't even know to bring a decent knife when you were robbing people."
The boatman, realizing he had met his match, didn't hesitate and leaped into the river.
A splash of water created ripples, but the river quickly returned to calm, and the boatman, who had fallen into the water, swam frantically into the distance.
Standing on the boat, looking at the calm river surface, there was no way to find where the boat captain had gone.
Aren't you going to catch him?
Black Sparrow looked at Su Qing, who stood with his hands behind his back at the bow of the ship, his black robe fluttering in the wind, but his protruding belly looked rather funny.
What's the rush?
Su Qing had a mysterious air about her, but her next question left Black Sparrow speechless: "Can you row a boat? How do you move this thing?"
call!
Feeling that they had created enough distance, the boatman's head emerged from the water, panting heavily, and he glared back at the wooden boat with resentment.
The hunter who spends all day hunting geese has finally gotten his eyes pecked by a chicken!
But he never expected that this one glance back would make him regret it so much.
Because Su Qing on the wooden boat also looked at him, revealing the huge dragon head under the black robe, but with that kind of face.
The true face of capitalists, a masterful skill of mockery!
This was the first time Su Qing had seriously used this skill, and she was worried that the effect wouldn't be as good as she expected, so she went all out.
That face was etched into the boat captain's mind, and the next moment, he exploded.
"You son of a bitch, I'm going to kill you!"
The boat captain roared, grabbed a rock that was as tall as a person, raised it above his head, and started running like crazy.
It strode across the waves at great speed, running for more than ten meters before sinking into the river.
Bubbles were rising and falling on the river, but soon the noise stopped.
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