On the river, the river was as wide as the sea. There were only the helmsman and a few experienced sailors on the large ship at the back. The two ships were connected bow and stern with iron chains.
After the two boats left the river ferry, they sailed for an hour and then stopped.
On the big ship ahead, the Black-Armored Guards had slaughtered the sheep, and Hongrui and Luqiao were roasting it.
The mutton was plump and delicious, with an enticing aroma. Prince Yan brought more than a dozen black-armored guards with him on this trip. Together with Hu Sinong and others, there were as many as forty or fifty people on the boat.
There were only two sheep, and Prince Yan's Mansion took one and a half, and the remaining half was given to Hu Sinong and others, and each of them only got a piece of meat.
Hu Sinong's face was full of worry. He really couldn't eat this piece of meat.
Although he wanted to gain credit by doing nothing, he was even more afraid of messing up the task. He would be in danger whether he showed his head or not, so he gritted his teeth and went to find Xiao Chenyan courageously.
Qing Wu and Xiao Chenyan were on the deck. The former even had someone bring a soft couch and lay there lazily, looking very happy.
The cruel and cold-blooded Prince Hate was sitting next to him, twirling a Buddhist rosary in one hand and crushing a walnut with the other...crack, and soon he had enough to fill a plate, which he had someone bring to his princess.
The white-browed captain was even more outrageous. He actually took out a fishing rod and started fishing nearby.
Hu Sinong's blood boiled and he felt that the end was coming!
"Your Highness Prince Yan, Princess Consort." Hu Sinong stepped forward with his head held high.
Xiao Chenyan raised his eyes, glanced at him, and nodded for him to continue.
Hu Sinong took a deep breath and said, "The situation in Nanling is urgent. We should race against time. I just heard that the princess ordered the boatmen to stop the boat midway. I really don't understand."
"The sun hasn't set yet, there's no rush." The woman said lazily.
Hu Sinong was so anxious that his mouth was covered with bubbles, and he frowned: "My Lady Princess, if we delay on the road for a moment longer, one more civilian will die in Nanling."
Only then did Xiao Chenyan take a closer look at the man.
Qing Wu slowly sat up and looked at Hu Sinong. "Lord Sinong really cares about the people."
Hu Sinong was angry and thought Qing Wu's words were sarcastic. He blurted out what was in his mind: "She is not as good as the princess."
After saying this, Hu Sinong regretted it and wanted to slap himself twice.
He really didn't learn his lesson. He was demoted to the fifth rank and thrown into the position of Si Nong because he didn't know how to speak and offended his superiors.
Now he has done this stupid thing again, and King Yan is right next to him!
Hu Sinong thought that he would follow in the footsteps of Shi Shilang, and his fat face turned pale, but he heard the Princess Yan laugh out loud, not looking annoyed at all, and even said to the Princess Yan:
"Don't judge a person by his appearance. Even though Hu Sinong looks like a corrupt official, he still cares about the people."
Hu Sinong's face turned red, and in his annoyance, his accent came out: "I'm not greedy. I may be fat, but that's because of my wife."
After saying that, he wanted to cover his face with his fat hands.
Not only did he talk nonsense again, he also exposed his gigolo days.
At this point, the surrounding black-armored guards all laughed out loud.
Hu Sinong glanced awkwardly and saw that King Yan actually had a smile on his face, which made him feel even more uneasy.
It can be said that Hu Sinong had a lot of passion and ambition since his early years, but his career was not smooth, and he was not good at currying favor. In addition, he was born in a peasant family and was not favored by the powerful in Beijing.
Besides, his dynasty did not come at a good time, as the crown prince had just committed suicide by burning himself to death. Since then, the administration of the Yong court had never been clean.
He was demoted again and again, and after being squeezed out to the position of Si Nong, he gradually became numb and had no hope for the court. He had never been involved in corruption.
"Hu Sinong, you should hurry up and eat a good meal when you have time. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't have time to feed you when we get to Nanling."
Qing Wu rarely spoke in a good mood.
Hu Sinong had a sullen look on his face, but he had already said what he wanted to say, so one more word wouldn't hurt.
"If we stop the ship and waste time, can we still reach Nanling?"
Bai Mei also put away his fishing rod and came back, laughing: "Master Hu has offended many people with his words, Your Majesty, this man must be punished."
Xiao Chenyan hummed with an unsure expression.
Hu Sinong felt depressed and looked sad. He was already thinking about how to write his suicide note.
Then the man said calmly, "Then punish Hu Sinong by making him eat two more bowls of rice. Eat until you are full and have enough strength."
Hu Sinong's eyes widened in disbelief.
As he was stunned, the sky gradually darkened and the surface of the water in front swallowed up the last ray of afterglow.
Qing Wu also stood up, patted the nut crumbs on her hands, and ordered: "Let everyone on the boat behind come over and disconnect the iron chain connecting the two boats."
Hu Sinong was completely confused. Seeing that everyone in the Prince Yan's Mansion looked excited, he became even more confused. What were they going to do?
After everyone on the boat behind had withdrawn, Qing Wu nodded, walked to the bow, took out a pigeon egg-sized bead from her arms, and threw it into the water.
The beads fell into the water and were submerged in an instant, causing ripples on the surface of the river.
Xiao Chenyan: "What is that bead?"
"Water beads." Qing Wu smiled, watching the ripples on the river gradually spread, "It's coming."
Everyone on the deck heard these three words and began to wonder what was coming.
At this moment, huge waves rose on the calm river surface, and the whole ship was shaking violently.
Xiao Chenyan hugged Qing Wu the first time, but heard her happy laughter. He looked down and saw her eyes sparkling with excitement and anticipation, and he felt relieved.
The next moment, screams and the sound of breaking waves rang out.
"ah!!"
"What is that—"
"River Monster!! It's a River Monster!!"
A terrifying giant monster head rushed up from the water, opened its huge mouth and swallowed the ship behind it in one gulp, and rolled up waves to make the ship shake even more violently.
After waiting for a long time for the water to calm down, everyone was terrified.
The monster appeared suddenly and disappeared quickly, so no one could see clearly what it was.
Even though the people in the Prince's Mansion knew that it must be their own princess who summoned him, they still couldn't control their accelerated heartbeats.
As for Hu Sinong and others, they had already fainted from fright.
Torches were lit on the deck, and the instant the flames started, they also illuminated the pair of huge round eyes on the water right in front of them, right next to the bow.
There was another round of screams.
When the pair of eyes approached, Xiao Chenyan noticed it. He was also surprised, but did not panic. At this moment, he looked into the pair of eyes that were as big as a person, and actually saw some innocence in those animal pupils.
Everyone on the deck also saw clearly what the giant creature that swallowed a ship was. It turned out that only half of the monster's head was exposed, and this half head was as big as a small mountain.
"Turtle... yes, it's a turtle..."
Someone trembled and spoke.
"Such a huge turtle... No... This must be the river god!!"
"It's the River God, it must be the River God!!"
Just as everyone was excited and trembling with fear, they watched helplessly as a fair, slender hand touched the center of the river god's eyes.
"Long time no see, little turtle."
Everyone: “…”
Was it the strong river wind that deafened their ears, or was it the river water that made their brains dizzy? What did the princess call the river god?
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