Chapter 444: Bad things happen!

Chapter 444: Bad things happen!

Chapter 444: Bad things happen! (4k)

The pitch-black swamp was surging, with occasional flashes of lightning.

The rain on the deck followed the shaking of the ship and rushed to one side into the swamp. When the ship was righted, a thin layer of water film accumulated again.

No matter how big a ship is, it is just a small boat on the vast ocean.

The crew members above were put into a jar and shaken like dice in a casino.

Liang Qu put down the compass and inserted it into the compass slot. The needle trembled and the direction marked with cinnabar was clearly visible.

"Keep going. If you have any problems, feel free to contact me. If you have any other questions, contact Ran Zuoling. Don't be careless just because you have the demon-repelling ointment!"

The soldier straightened his back and said, "Don't worry, sir!"

The soldiers in the Hebo Station were all experienced sailors, so Liang Qu felt very relieved. After giving a few instructions, he walked out of the cabin and went back to his room to sleep.

According to the current progress estimate, it will take the fleet about two and a half days to arrive, which gives a four-day buffer before the anomaly occurs. There is plenty of time and no pressure.

Early the next morning.

There was still drizzling in the early morning, but at 7:00 p.m., the sky brightened and the weather was sunny and windy.

One end of the seven-color rainbow sank into the lake, and the other end was in the clouds. Occasionally, birds flew across the rainbow bridge.

Walk through the corridor to the kitchen to have breakfast.

Soy milk, fried dough sticks, white porridge, preserved egg and lean meat porridge, scrambled eggs, steamed shrimp dumplings, meat pancakes, three kinds of vegetarian buns and three kinds of meat buns.

We just left the shore, all kinds of supplies are fully prepared, the vegetables are fresh, and the dishes are rich.

There is also a small ice cellar at the bottom of the cabin to ensure food supply for ten days, and you can even order dishes from the chef.

Liang Qu was not suffering from the disease of affluence. He took a few plates and went to the window seat. While eating, he lowered his consciousness to check for Awei's location.

The green boat swayed, cutting through the waves, getting closer and closer to the location of the strange phenomenon.

everything is normal.

Ke Wenbin, who was sitting in the opposite corner of the kitchen, saw Liang Qu sitting down and ate his buns in two or three bites: "A Shui! Are there any activities after dinner?"

Liang Qu shook his head and gave a reminder.

"What are you going to do? You're too far away. If we lose the fleet, we won't be able to find you."

"No, we're not getting off the boat. It's a nice day outside and we want to go fly a kite! Would you like to come?"

"fly a kite?"

Liang Qu turned his head and looked out the porthole.

The sky was clear and the air was fresh, so it was indeed a nice day for an outing on the shore.

only……

"You brought a kite?"

……

On the deck, the boatman was washing the deck.

Ke Wenbin and others brought out a pile of thin metal sticks, assembled them one by one in order, and then covered them with a layer of thin but tough and airtight special cloth.

It was obvious that the few people had planned this for a long time and had brought the things on board early.

Yang Dongxiong stood aside to join in the fun.

When the assembled kite was fully unfolded, Liang Qu retreated tactically with a look of vigilance in his eyes.

“Why is the kite so big?”

There is nothing special about the shape of the kite. It is just a large diamond with two cloth strips at the tip of the tail. A three-year-old child can make it. There is no aesthetic sense at all. The only thing that is weird about it is that it is too big!

Very big!
When the diamond-shaped kite spread its wings, its width was as much as twelve meters, spanning the entire deck!
Not to mention the length.

If Ke Wenbin hadn't held down the head of the kite, the river breeze would have blown it away.

Such a huge kite was too conspicuous, and people from several large ships nearby curiously poked their heads out and moved to one side one after another.

Ke Wenbin grabbed the kite and looked up at the sky.

"It's a rare good day, who will come first?"

Bai Yinbin suggested: "Let's go with Ah Shui! He definitely has never played it before!"

"I've never played it before! So someone has to come and give me a sample first!"

Liang Qu was worried about a trap, and then he had an idea.

"Well, that makes sense." Ke Wenbin looked around, "Who will do the proofing?"

"I come!"

Xiang Fangsu volunteered to stand out from the crowd.

He tightened his belt, grabbed the long metal pole connecting the wings under the kite with one hand, and faced Ke Wenbin.

"Hold tight?"

Ke Wenbin pulled up the long rope and gave a thumbs up: "It's fine!"

"take off!"

Before the sound faded, Xiang Fangsu kicked the ground with his legs.

Just raise your head slightly, and the whole kite will be pulled by the river breeze and fly up quickly with the wind!
Skyrocketing!

Liang Qu raised his eyes and watched the kite fly away. He immediately understood why these people were so enthusiastic. This was not flying a kite, this was clearly releasing people!
"stable!"

Ke Wenbin took a step back, controlled the kite, loosened his grip, and the entire thin rope turned into a residual shadow.

When most of the rope pile disappeared, Xiang Fangsu flew to about 700 to 800 meters away.

Ke Wenbin wrapped his wrist around the long rope and tightly grasped it, allowing the entire kite to fly far behind Qingzhou.

Facing the bright sunshine, Liang Qu squinted and stared.

Seeing that the kite was stable, Xiang Fangsu in the sky took action. He grabbed the metal pole, flipped over, and landed on the back of the huge kite. He raised his hand and grabbed a long rope that controlled the direction.

Pull it to the left and the kite will tilt to the left. Pull it to the right and the kite will tilt to the right. It's like controlling a giant diamond-shaped bird to fly freely in the sky!

The kite-flying method was too novel and attracted a large number of martial artists from other boats.

Word spread quickly, and in an instant, people from several government offices all came to the deck to watch, and there was an uproar.

"Whose general is that? So brave?"

"I know her, Xiang Fangsu from Hebo Police Station!"

"You really know how to play."

"I want to play too..."

Ke Wenbin on the deck heard the discussions around him and felt very proud.

“You can only fly it on the river when the wind is strong, not on land, unless you make a bigger kite. But a big kite is hard to fly, too heavy, and the frame is easy to break.

We figured out the method of making this flying man on the way here from the imperial capital. We didn't have the materials at the time, so we sent people to make a few sets. We used eight-sided gold as the frame and yellow cloth as the surface. It was hard and light, but we didn't play with it many times after it was made.

I was lucky today, the wind direction didn't change much, and Lao Xiang was quite stable. Normally, I would have to fall a few times before I could fly."

Liang Qu shielded his eyes from the sun with his hands. He could hear Xiang Fangsu's loud laughter above his head, while Feng Xu was riding the wind and having a lot of fun.

This form of entertainment is too dangerous and not feasible for normal people.

But for Wolf Smoke Martial Master...

After falling from hundreds or thousands of meters, wouldn't you be covered in bruises?
Perhaps the noise outside was too loud, Xu Yuelong leaned out of the second-floor window and was about to speak.

His eyes followed the rope in Ke Wenbin's hand all the way up, and he saw Xiang Fangsu in the sky, and raised his eyebrows.

"What are you doing? A trapeze artist?"

"Report to the commander! We are investigating the enemy!" Ke Wenbin said seriously, "Standing high and seeing far, Xiang Fangsu is the first flying wing scout of the Qingzhou Battalion of our Hebo Station! He is loyal to his duties! I only hope that the commander will discover the advantages of his subordinates and promote them regardless of their relationship, so that they can be promoted as soon as possible!"

Xu Yuelong: “…”

Amidst the joy, a green boat caught up with them, and a young man in brown clothes on the bow shouted loudly.

"Hey! Do you have any extra ones? Lend us one to play with!"

"My name is not Hello, my name is Ke Wenbin!"

"Who doesn't know who yet? Hurry up!"

"Yes, I do. Three thousand taels each. Do you want to buy one?"

"Get lost! You ate my golden eggs without even asking you for money!"

Ke Wenbin laughed loudly, turned around and called Bai Yinbin: "Take out the remaining ones and lend them to them to play with."

Bai Yinbin sent his soldiers to get it, and sent it over by placing a gangplank between the two ships.

A quarter of an hour later, the boat next to it successfully launched the second large kite after several attempts.

Seeing that there were so many, many ships came forward to join in the fun.

Xu Zishuai borrowed one and ran to Yu Dun's big boat, asking Lu Gang to pull the string for him, and he also caught it and flew into the sky.

"Wuhu!"

At one moment, there were four large kites flying in the sky.

It’s so lively and shaky!
Ke Wenbin shouted: "The boats should spread out a little, be careful of the lines getting tangled!" The green boats gradually spread out.

"You'd better be careful if you offend any bird demon."

Xu Yuelong shook his head and shrank back from the second floor, but left the window open.

After that, another person came to borrow the kite. Instead of calling out to other acquaintances, he sent his men to board the boat in person, which was quite polite.

Bai Yinbin gave one as usual.

Ke Wenbin turned around and said, "Who is that person? He's so polite."

Bai Yinbin looked back and shook his head: "I don't know him."

"Fuck, I don't know you, why would I borrow chicken feathers?"

"What's the problem? That person got on the boat. He must be from some family, right?"

Ran Ying felt that he looked familiar: "Is he from the Weng family?"

Ran Zhongshi glanced at him and said, "Oh, it's the Weng family. I know him, Weng Shaoping."

"The Weng family? Which Weng family?"

"Doesn't Huaiyin Prefecture have two Grand Masters? One is the former Palace Master Su, and the other is the casual person Weng Lijun."

"Oh, this Weng family."

Liang Qu's heart moved. Speaking of Weng Lijun, he couldn't help but think of Su Guishan at home.

The attack on Huaiyin County involved these two masters.

On the surface, Su Guishan died in the battle, Weng Lijun was seriously injured, and one of the Ghost Mother Sect members died and one escaped.

In fact, Su Guishan looked fine. His face was ruddy and he was full of energy. He even had snacks after four meals a day.

Weng Lijun's condition is unclear, but it is highly likely that he was seriously injured, and quite seriously.

Otherwise, how can we lure out the escaped Ghost Mother Sect Master?
Ran Zhongshi said: "The people from the three judicial departments, the demon hunting department, the river and lake police, and the government office account for the majority. There are not many families left who can come, and the Weng family accounts for 30% to 40% of them.

I heard that after the prefecture was abolished and changed to a county, most of the Weng family moved to Pingyang Prefecture, and only some stayed in Huaiyin County to handle business. I wonder if this is considered a division of the family."

Liang Qu was curious: "What does the Weng family do?"

"Alchemy and medicine."

After thinking for a while, Ran Zhongshi added, "The big guys are refining pills and making medicines, and the small guys are planting, collecting herbs, and trading medicinal materials. The entire upstream and downstream are involved, and there are more or less problems.

The former president of the local medicinal materials chamber of commerce in Huaiyin Prefecture is Weng Lijun’s son, Weng Jingguo. He seems to be in his eighties or nineties. I have met him a few times and he looks older than his father.”

Ke Wenbin wondered: "When did you see him? How come I didn't know?"

Ran Zhongshi rolled his eyes.

"Of the medicinal pills we use in Hebo, 50% are supplied by the imperial court, and the other 50% are produced and purchased locally. Among them, about 30% are provided by the Weng family. How come I have never seen them?
But Brother Yue Long didn't give the Weng family many places, it seems there are only nine. Among them, Weng Shaoping is the grandson of Weng Lijun. In addition, there are two galloping horses coming together. I guess they are late-born children?"

Everyone was stunned.

Liang Qu nodded, not thinking anything was wrong. Xu Yuelong would definitely not sell boat tickets openly.

If they don't serve in the imperial court, they will ultimately be outsiders. Giving those quotas to a few families is already a benefit of the cooperation.

We eat the meat, and I drink the soup. Then go down and smell the scent.

After playing for more than a quarter of an hour, Xiang Fangsu waved from afar.

Ke Wenbin gradually closed the line.

When it reached a height of several dozen meters, Xiang Fangsu pressed down hard, and the kite changed direction and fell to the deck, landing accurately.

Xiang Fangsu jumped up from the ground, with a flush of excitement still on her face.

"Ah Shui, the sample has been prepared, do you want to go?"

"Give it a try."

Liang Qu rubbed his hands and became interested.

"I'll pull it for you!"

Xiang Fangsu took the string.

Liang Qu followed suit, stood on the bow, grabbed the kite frame with both hands, and jumped hard.

Whoops!

The river wind was strong, and in the blink of an eye, a huge thrust came from his arms, pulling Liang Qu off the deck and rising rapidly!
Xiang Fangsu loosened his thumb and thumb, pulled quickly and released slowly, rising higher and higher.

Looking down at the lake.

The world in my field of vision kept shrinking. The green boat turned into a narrow leaf floating down into a large lake. More and more green leaves came into view. The crew members on the deck were like ants crawling on the green leaves.

The joyful wind whistles in my ears, blurring the sound of the tide thousands of miles away.

Several kites are floating and flying, white-bellied water birds are passing by, and the long tails of the kites are fluttering, which is a great pleasure!

Don't mention it.

Cool!
Liang Qu's clothes fluttered and his heart beat like a drum. He imitated Xiang Fangsu's movements, grabbed the frame, climbed over to the back of the kite, and saw a long rope connecting the two wings twitching constantly. He reached out to grab it, stood up on the surface of the kite, as if he was riding a horse and pulling the reins.

Seeing this, Xiang Fangsu let out four-fifths of the rope in one breath, making it higher than all the other kites!
Even the other kites were pressed under him!
Soaring up with the wind, traveling a thousand miles happily!
Liang Qu stepped on the swaying kite with both feet and held the rope tightly with both hands.

As his eyes fell, the muscles in his arms tensed up for a moment, and he subconsciously felt an instinctive fear of heights!
But look into the distance.

The boundless sky was blue, the rainbow bridge was magnificent, and the wind blew on my face, lifting the kite with two long tails into the sky.

Lower your eyebrows and look down.

The water is sparkling, the sea is vast and fish are leaping, two spirit pig kings are moving alternately at the bow, and the sky and the earth are only blue and white. Cirrus clouds are floating low, and the waves are surging and connecting.

The heroic feeling of charging on horseback surges in my heart!
carefree!

There is great freedom between heaven and earth!
Even if you accidentally fall, it will only hurt for a while, it's no big deal!

This is the meaning of spiritual practice!
Liang Qu looked up at the blue sky, his body and mind were clear, and he let out a long roar of excitement!

Amidst the excitement, there was suddenly an impulse in my heart, and the qi and blood in my body suddenly erupted, merging and flowing into a silver-white gas mass, which flowed across the Jiaji Pass, and all the rivers flowed into the sea and merged with the Chong Mai!
"This is……"

Liang Qu sat cross-legged, his aura changed dramatically, and he suddenly had an epiphany.

He suddenly recalled the scene when he suddenly realized the Monkey Fist!
Can Xiangwang obtain it?

"What is that kid doing..."

on the deck.

Ke Wenbin and others felt strange about Liang Qu's sudden sitting cross-legged.

With five hearts in the sky...

Could it be the exercise of Qi?
"This kid has his veins condensed in the sky!"

Xu Yuelong stroked his chin, and without knowing when he leaned half of his body out of the window again, his tone full of surprise.

Ke Wenbin raised his head: "Nengmai?"

Xiang Fangsu continued: "What is the condensed vein?"

Xu Yuelong looked at him as if he was a fool.

"What do you mean by condensing the meridians, practicing wolf smoke, condensing the meridians, building bridges? One of you is building a bridge, and the other is about to build a bridge. Are you stupid for flying a kite?"

Ke Wenbin, Xiang Fangsu: “???”

What the hell!

What a breakthrough!

"Quick! Put the kite down! We can't let him succeed!"

"Oops, something went wrong! Pull up the rope, pull up the rope quickly, it will be too late!"

The two of them were shouting, but neither of them moved their hands.

Xu Yuelong laughed: "Why did the rhetoric change? Fang Su is the No. 1 scout, so why can't Ah Shui be the No. 2 scout?"

Ke Wenbin was heartbroken and said, "From today on, Liang Ashui will be expelled from the scout team!"

"It's incredible. I was flying a kite and something flew out."

"Did that kid really have an epiphany?"

"Whose evil creature is this? Is he not a human being?"

The martial artists on the other several Qingzhou ships gradually noticed the anomaly, asked each other questions, and came to the same conclusion.

Sudden enlightenment breakthrough!

Lu Gang pulled the kite string, shifting his gaze from Liang Qu to Xu Zishuai who was also in the sky, with hope in his eyes.

Xu Zishuai: “……?”

The sky is clear.

The other people hanging on the kite were closer, could sense everything clearly, and looked at each other in surprise.

what's the situation?
How come they didn’t feel anything?

(End of this chapter)