Chapter 166 River Crossing Troubles
The exile team soon arrived at the Changhe Ferry. As long as they crossed the river, they would reach the southern border.
Therefore, everyone was looking forward to it. The environment in the south would not be so harsh and they would be able to find more food in the wild.
You need to take a boat to cross the river, but there is no boat big enough to accommodate so many people.
Therefore, they had to go in batches, with the yamen runners taking a group of people across the river first, and then picking up the others.
Otherwise, who knows if any of the prisoners would take the opportunity to escape.
Therefore, the first person to go must choose carefully.
Xu Tian planned to let Chen Xue's family cross the river first, but as soon as he said this, Zhang Yiquan immediately jumped out.
“Why?”
"Everyone, please judge for yourself. Why should the Chen family cross the river first? There are so many of us, including elderly and children, but their family is neither old nor young. Why?"
"this……"
After experiencing all kinds of things, people are no longer jealous of the Chen family. After all, everyone knows that the Chen family has an immortal disciple, so they should not offend him if possible.
So, after Zhang Yiquan jumped out, he wanted to pull others along, but no one responded to him.
This made him very embarrassed.
However, although no one stood up, they were actually somewhat dissatisfied with the Chen family being the first to go.
Therefore, Lord Chen just went with the flow and let the others go first. It didn't matter whether they arrived earlier or later.
And it’s better to leave later. If they leave first, it will be difficult to deal with the things in their carriage. After all, most of the things are actually in space.
It is morning now, the time when there are the most pedestrians, so the boats are almost full and there are not many boats left to take.
Even if there is, many people choose not to accept it, after all, prisoners are unlucky.
Xu Tian and others spent a lot of money to find several boats, and then they started to pick up people one after another.
However, there was another boat on the shore, which neither took passengers nor prisoners. Instead, it was parked on the shore and did not move.
However, after seeing Chen Xue's family, the boatman wearing a conical hat quickly ran over.
"Master Chen, this way!"
"I was sent by Lord Tan to escort Lord Chen across the river."
Chen Xue frowned, feeling that something was wrong, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
Several people followed the boatman to the small boat on the shore. The boat was about the same size as the others.
The ship sent by Lord Tan is only this small?
Chen Xue and others looked at each other in disbelief.
However, considering that Lord Tan seemed to be a county magistrate and held a high position, he did not have enough money to charter a large ship.
"Master Chen, the boat is small, so we can only go in batches..."
After hearing what the boatman said, Mr. Chen estimated that the boat could only accommodate six or seven people. With his family and Xiaodie, there were already four people in total.
That is water, and at most two can be served.
"Master Chen, let us two brothers follow you!"
A guard stepped forward. They were sent by Xie Yunshang to protect Lord Chen and his family, so naturally they had to stay with them all the time.
"OK!"
With two guards following, safety is more or less guaranteed.
Then he looked at Chen Xiaohua's family, the other guards, and the villains, "Just wait for the second trip!"
"Sir, let me go up and check it out first!"
The guard who had spoken just now saluted Lord Chen again and planned to go up and check whether the ship was safe. It was obvious that he was very responsible.
"I was sent by Lord Tan, how could I possibly harm Lord Chen?"
The boatman became angry when he heard this.
"There are so many of you and I'm just one person, how can I harm you?" The boatman rushed to the cabin and lifted the curtain, revealing the situation inside. "Look carefully, there is no ambush inside."
Seeing the boatman's determined expression as if to say, "If you don't believe me, I will die in front of you," Lord Chen had to give up the inspection.
The boatman was also on the boat. If anything happened, he couldn't run away because there was water all around him.
Several people quickly got on the boat, and the boatman rowed the boat towards the center of the river. However, a cold smile appeared on his face under the bamboo hat.
Chen Xue and others sat in the small cabin, looking around.
From the outside, the boat looked better than others, but after entering, one could see that it was even more dilapidated than imagined.
There were patches of wooden boards everywhere in the cabin, and you could even vaguely see water seeping in from behind the boards.
Fortunately, there was a pile of hay in the cabin, so their clothes and shoes would not get wet.
But when the boat was moving, Chen Xue heard the creaking sound and was a little afraid that the boat would fall apart.
Shen Dan held the knife and stared at the boatman.
Relying on his years of battlefield intuition, Po was 100% sure that there was something wrong with this boatman.
But in the final analysis, it was just a feeling. He had no evidence, so he chose to keep a close eye on the boatman. As long as he made any unusual movement, he would nip the danger in the bud.
His younger brother Shen Qing was in the cabin protecting Mr. Chen and his family.
The two brothers were named after the emperor Pingyuan, who gave them the title of "Xie Yunshang's personal bodyguards" and recorded them in history.
Finally, Xie Yunshang asked them to protect Lord Chen, so they would do their best to protect Lord General.
Soon, the boat reached the middle of the river.
Chen Dan subconsciously placed his hand on the hilt of the knife at his waist. This position was the most dangerous. If something happened, the people on the shore would not have time to rush to help.
The boatman glanced at Chen Dan but didn't react at all and continued to row the boat leisurely.
Soon, the boat left the center of the river and headed towards the other side.
Shen Dan breathed a sigh of relief, but at this moment the boat suddenly shook, as if it had hit something, or encountered an undercurrent.
Chen Dan was a little unsteady on his feet, but at this moment he heard a cry of surprise from inside, and his heart skipped a beat.
"Master Chen, are you all right?"
The boatman also shouted urgently and rushed into the cabin, as if he was also worried about Lord Chen.
Shen Dan quickly steadied himself and then chased after him.
As soon as he entered the cabin, Shen Dan felt a chill under his feet. He looked down and found that the cabin was full of water.
Oh no!
Shen Dan’s heart sank, and he stepped forward quickly.
Then I found that my younger brother was protecting Lord Chen and confronting the boatman. It was obvious that the boatman did not have good intentions.
"snort!"
The boatman snorted coldly, without any further ado, took out a tinder and threw it onto the hay in the cabin, then turned around and jumped off the stern.
Flames suddenly rose in the cabin.
“Damn it!”
Shen Dan cursed inwardly and yelled at his brother, "Shen Qing, what are you still standing there for? Protect Master Chen and leave."
He took off his clothes, soaked them in the cabin and began to put out the fire.
Shen Qing protected Chen Xue and others and came to the bow of the boat. Looking at the vast river, Shen Qing's face darkened.
He was alone and had no way of swimming to the other side with Chen Xue and the other three.
"No, there's no way to put it out!"
Shen Dan rushed out of the cabin, covered in dust and dirt. "Besides, that bastard is still digging at the bottom of the boat underwater. The boat is about to sink."
Behind him was the burning cabin, and in front of him was the vast river.
Several people looked very ugly.
"Bang!"
At this time, another object was thrown onto the boat.
"Oh no, it's a drug, hold your breath!"
Shen Dan quickly reminded him, but Xin sank to the bottom of the valley. Although there was only one enemy, he was well prepared.
Although they held their breath in time, they still inhaled a lot and could instantly feel their hands and feet becoming weak.
On this fireboat, if you lose your strength, the outcome will be either burning to death or drowning.
"You are dead!" The boatman under the water sneered.
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