Chapter 328 Iron Hook
Zhu Qingyan was so frightened that he couldn't help but let out a soft cry.
The shadow moved and stood up. It turned out to be the one with short braids.
Zhu Qingyan's shout woke up the other three. Zhu Lan opened his eyes and noticed the girl with short braids standing there. He couldn't help but frowned.
After the short braid was discovered, he was not panicked at all. In the night, one could vaguely see a hint of excitement on his face.
He stretched out his hand to Zhu Qingyan, who subconsciously dodged backwards. Then she realized that the little short braid wanted to show her something, and as if afraid that she couldn't see clearly, she stretched out her hand in front of her eyes.
With the help of the light from the lantern on the bow, Zhu Qingyan could see clearly that the girl with short braids was holding a dead sparrow. Water was dripping from its wings, as if it had just been fished out of the river. It had been dead for a long time and was even a little rotten.
"Ah——" Chen Li and Chu Xin screamed in fright, and Zhu Qingyan's face turned pale.
The girl with short braids seemed satisfied with their reaction. She then looked at Zhu Lan and found that she was just staring at her coldly without any panic or fear on her face.
The girl with short braids looked a little frustrated. She threw the dead sparrow back into the river, leaned over and splashed the water with her hands twice, as if to wash her hands.
Fourth Uncle was still at the bow, paddling the boat silently, ignoring what was happening behind him.
Chu Xin was frightened for no reason, and when he came to his senses, he was so angry that he started to curse.
Chen Li quickly held her down, nervously glanced outside, and said in a low voice, "According to the estimated time, we are now at the part where the water is fast flowing. We must not distract Fourth Uncle and cause any more danger."
Chen Li's voice was filled with fear, and Zhu Lan could understand that. The woman was away from home and now boarded someone else's boat. The way the boat sailed was entirely decided by the fourth uncle and his son, so no matter what she went through, she could only swallow her anger. In this remote place, if something really happened, I'm afraid that no one would be able to help her.
It is precisely because of this that this little girl with short braids dares to be so unscrupulous.
Zhu Lan considered the current situation and whispered to Zhu Qingyan, "Just bear with it for a while. We can talk about it after we get ashore."
Zhu Qingyan held his breath, said nothing, and silently withdrew his hand from his waist.
However, the man with short braids did not give up. Seeing that Zhu Lan was not scared, he simply bent down and entered the cabin, and sat down next to Zhu Lan. The fishy smell on his body immediately penetrated Zhu Lan's nose, and their arms even touched.
Zhu Lan frowned tightly and squeezed towards Chu Xin and Zhu Qingyan, not wanting to have any contact with him.
She moved inward, and her short braid followed.
Zhu Lan clenched his fists, took a deep breath, stood up suddenly, pointed at the short braid, and said seriously:
"you--"
But before he could finish his words, there were suddenly several strange noises coming from the ship, and then it shook violently!
The people in the cabin were caught off guard. Fortunately, Zhu Lan was quick to support the cabin ceiling and prevented them from falling.
Although the other people were sitting, they were shaken all over the place, and the short braid fell directly on Chu Xin.
Then Chu Xin kicked him away with disgust on his face.
The girl with short braids was obviously frightened by the noise and finally gave up the intention of teasing them. She stepped onto the bow of the boat and started talking to her fourth uncle.
My fourth uncle was almost shaken into the river, but thanks to his many years of living on the water, he had an excellent balance and was able to keep himself steady.
Zhu Lan and the others couldn't understand the conversation between him and the boy with short braids. They only heard that the two of them were talking very fast. The boy with short braids seemed very surprised, and there was confusion on the face of the fourth uncle, but more of it was fear.
He began to look around anxiously, and Short Braid immediately started to check whether there was any water entering the boat.
Chen Li also became nervous. She stuck her head out and tried to make out the surrounding scenery in the moonlight.
"They say that where the water is fast flowing there are many hidden reefs. Could it be that we accidentally hit it just now?" Zhu Lan asked.
Chen Li sat back in the cabin, but his face suddenly became even worse, even paler than when he saw the dead sparrow just now!
"No... No, I know the river is very narrow in that area. Now... No, I shouldn't..."
Chen Li even spoke incoherently, and Zhu Lan took a long time to understand. What she meant was that the river was wide at the moment and was definitely not the dangerous section.
Zhu Lan also looked out. The river was so vast, and the middle part was usually the deepest part. How could it hit a reef?
Fourth Uncle's face clearly showed the same confusion. He stared down at the water in a daze, and his expression instantly became extremely ugly.
The ship shook slightly again, but this time the shaking was not violent. It felt more like a sudden change in sailing direction.
Zhu Lan immediately sensed something was wrong and hurried out of the cabin.
Fourth Uncle stood blankly at the bow, the bamboo pole in his hand did not move, but the boat was moving -
The boat did not move forward or backward along the direction of the water flow, but was drifting sideways towards the shore!
Zhu Lan was startled when he saw this strange scene, but he immediately realized, "No, there is something below dragging the boat towards the shore!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked downwards, but it was dark at night and it was pitch black beneath the water, so nothing could be seen.
"Look here!" Chu Xin pointed at the ground and shouted.
Several people hurried over to check, and saw three iron hooks nailed firmly on the outside of the other side of the ship wall.
The end of the iron hook was hidden under the water. Zhu Lan guessed that it should be connected to a rope or something like that, which went around the bottom of the boat and pulled the boat to one side.
She winked at Zhu Qingyan, who understood and without hesitation drew out the Wenliu from his waist. He held the side of the boat with one hand and leaned out half of his body.
Wen Liuben was a famous swordsman in the world, able to cut through iron like mud. She swung her arm and chopped, and the iron hook on the far right immediately sank to the bottom of the water, leaving only an iron tip remaining on the wall of the boat.
Neither Fourth Uncle nor Little Short Bian had expected that Zhu Qingyan actually carried such a magical weapon with him, especially Little Short Bian, whose face immediately showed a look of fear.
The three iron hooks were originally pulling the boat towards the shore, but one of them was cut off and the boat immediately tilted.
Everyone steadied themselves, as if they saw hope. Zhu Qingyan continued his efforts and tried to cut off the other two iron hooks.
However, the two iron hooks were too close to the water surface for Zhu Qingyan to reach. If she leaned out a little further, she would fall into the water.
Seeing that she couldn't reach it for a long time, Fourth Uncle stamped his feet in anxiety and tried to snatch the soft sword from her hand so that he could chop it himself.
Zhu Qingyan dodged subconsciously, and Fourth Uncle missed her chance. He anxiously gestured to her and said words that Zhu Qingyan could not understand.
Chen Li hugged the bundle tightly and whispered to Zhu Qingyan to give him the sword. After all, Fourth Uncle was tall and had longer arms, so he should be able to reach it.
Zhu Qingyan did not respond, his eyes clearly showing resistance.
This is the sword that Ah Jing gave to me. What if my fourth uncle doesn't take it seriously and his hand slips? In such a deep river, if the soft sword falls into the water, it will never be found again.
More importantly, the sword is soft, and if you want to achieve the effect of chopping, you must master extremely high sword-wielding skills. Fourth Uncle has no training, so it is impossible for him to do it.
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