Chapter 570 Incident at the dock
Chapter 570 Incident at the dock
Li Kaiyang was having a good time drinking with the boatman, so he wanted to persuade him to have great ambitions, marry a housewife, and live a normal life. However, the fisherman didn't take it seriously. He took a sip of wine and a bite of meat and stopped telling Li Kaiyang to mind his own business.
Li Kaiyang knew that he drank a lot. It seemed that this person was an alcoholic, not just a bachelor, so he asked a ridiculous question, "Brother, where do you put the bottles of wine that you drink every day? Let me see. You don’t have any wine bottles on the boat, but I observe that you are a drinker.”
The boatman suddenly laughed. "Look, you are really discerning. You know that I am your good friend and drinking buddy. Yes, that's right. I do like to drink a sip or two every day. After I finish drinking my wine, the bottle will be thrown away. Throw it into the sea.”
Li Kaiyang laughed heartily. Gu Xueying next to her did not drink or eat like them. She ate a steamed bun bought by the boatman, and tasted the fish he cooked. It was delicious. She chewed slowly and watched the smiles of the two people. This was already very satisfying to her. She has been sick in bed for such a long time, just like a fool. Thanks to Li Kaiyang, he risked his life to get the holy water and revived her. This time, he is almost like a normal person. He already feels very happy in his heart. Looking at the boundless Sitting on this leisurely boat in the sea, he felt fascinated. He was about to get off the boat and go to rescue Xiaolan with Li Kaiyang. His heart was now agitated with an indescribable excitement.
She is also a useful person, and he tried it just now, and his light energy power has not diminished at all. Although he feels weak, his light energy power is very abundant. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's all he gave her. Great confidence.
In the evening the waves grew bigger and bigger, lapping against the strings of the boat which also beat against the embankment. Gu Xueying cast her gaze into the distance. He saw someone carrying a load on the shore. The load was very heavy and pressed into an arc. The old man was petite and carrying a heavy load. He was walking with difficulty step by step along the stone path on the shore.
She also saw an old man carrying a bamboo basket. The bamboo basket was filled with so many vegetables that he couldn't straighten up even though he was bent down. He seemed to be walking towards a restaurant standing on the shore.
This shore is actually a small town. Since it is a dock and there are many merchants passing by, it has formed a small village. There are food, drink and hawking here, but of course it is far less prosperous than the city inside.
Looking back, he saw a large merchant ship loading and unloading goods. In fact, there were about a dozen ships loading and unloading goods, but the dock was small and could only accommodate one or two ships working here. The bustling scene on the shore was dizzying, and Gu Xueyang felt extremely excited. He took Li Kaiyang's hand and let him watch the buskers, monkey tricks, and some brothels come here to show off and attract passing customers. . The porters loading and unloading goods on the dock, with their thin bodies carrying huge sacks, looked like a bustling scene on earth.
Li Kaiyang knew that he was already anxious. He had been bored at home for so long, and now he could finally relax. He did not restrict him and allowed him to watch freely. Gu Xueying ran around, changing angles in the cabin. Suddenly he saw a strange phenomenon. A large number of people were running towards the same boat. People gathered from all directions on the same boat. This phenomenon was a bit abnormal. He ran over and asked Li Kaiyang, "What do you think that is?"
The boatman next to him also realized something was wrong and glanced outside. I saw a group of people hurriedly carrying something down from the boat, and the people who ran over were also grabbing things.
He was also quite curious about what this ship was for, so he told Li Kaiyang with great interest. "Brother, why don't we go take a look? Maybe there is something important that we need help with."
Li Kaiyang was already half drunk. He couldn't be said to be swaying, but his feet were a little shaky anyway. So the three of them got off the boat and walked along the path along the shore to the pier.
The people here are almost crazy. When they run, they don't realize it when they encounter people. A group of young men even shouted to get out of the way, get out of the way, and a big hand pushed Li Kaiyang hard, causing his body to stagger. Hey, he was okay, but Gu Xueying couldn't stand their pushing and pushing, and Gu Xueying was slightly angry. But there was nothing he could do. It would be too much to make a fuss if he accidentally collided with her and activated the light bomb, so she said nothing with an angry look on her face.
Those people squeezed through the crowd and rushed to board the big ship. As Li Kaiyang and the others got closer, they saw that the ship was a huge cargo ship, which was already filled with cargo. They saw that the ship had a deep draft. After people go up there, they will move things down in sacks. The boatman looked here for a moment and suddenly realized. He smiled and said, "Oh, I forgot. This is the time to distribute food every year. This is another act of kindness by the prince. He sends people to purchase large quantities of food from other places every year. The food was transported here. Distribute the food to those who lack food and clothing. You see, these people are really greedy. Each of them carries a big bag and leaves. Think about the old, sick and disabled, they carry a big bag. Broken bowls came to ask for food, but they couldn't carry too much. Those who were strong may not be short of food, but they got the food to their own homes first, and some even ran away twice. These phenomena are all embarrassing. .”
Li Kaiyang saw that this was also the case. Sure enough, someone was distributing food here. A young man was carrying a sack and just passed by him. Li Kaiyang grabbed him and asked, "Little brother, are all these grains given to you for free?"
The young man glanced at it and said, "Don't you know there are two times every year at this time?" He also felt funny, how could I know, I don't live here all the time, but there is no point in arguing with him, Gu Xueying Said: "Should we share a bag and go back to eat?"
The boatman said of course, since I caught up, I couldn't miss this good opportunity. As he spoke, he boarded the deck first. When they got on the boat, everyone lined up, and the place where food was distributed was in the cabin. They all have to go in. This is the first time for this boatman to receive food. He was not at the pier when the food was distributed last time. I am very happy to catch up this year. But when he entered the cabin, he was dumbfounded. It turns out that food is not given to others easily. You have to carry this bag of rice easily. You must kowtow three times in front of the man who distributes the grain before leaving. Most people will kowtow without hesitation. The place where they kowtow is also very high, with a stone placed underneath. What's happening here? People don't think about it, but most people just carry the food on their backs and leave. This boatman sees this happening. First of all, he couldn't stand it. He regretted it a little. He shouldn't have come here. I didn't want this bag of grain, so I could still live my life, so why should I kneel down to them? However, since he came, he had to follow other people's methods, but when he knelt down and knocked his head on the stone, he suddenly felt dizzy, his body seemed to be exhausted, and the heat in his body could not help but projected onto this stone. He couldn't figure out what was going on? After knocking my head down three times, I felt this way every time.
After the meal was finished, the officer pointed with his hand and asked him to carry a bag full of grain. After he carried the grain out of the cabin, his steps were still a little staggering. When he ran to Li Kaiyang and the others, he was a little exhausted. Li Kaiyang saw that there was sweat on his head and asked him what was going on. A bag of rice would not be enough. Is it pressed like this? The boatman said, "Don't go up there, I think it's a little abnormal."
Li Kaiyang was a little puzzled when he heard this. What was going on? He asked the boatman: "When you go, you have to kowtow. No matter how you kowtow, you have to kowtow your head on a stone. When you bump the stone, you will feel the heat on your body." Everything is on that stone, it's very mysterious, I feel like it's absorbing the energy from me, so you'd better not go, you're exchanging your life for food!"
After hearing this, Li Kaiyang knew that there must be something fishy in it, and he became interested instead, so he said to Gu Xueying next to him, "Wait until I go up and have a look. The boatman couldn't persuade him even if he wanted to, so he just followed the crowd." They lined up to enter the cabin. When he saw the stone below, he screamed in surprise. Isn't that a spiritual stone that the black devil once worshiped? He once clearly remembered that this stone was placed on the Heaven-defying Platform. He didn't know if this piece was the same piece, but it was placed in the center of the Heaven-defying Platform. It was said that it was more powerful than the Nine Star Stone. It turned out that he was using this method to collect the source of human life.
Li Kaiyang understood at a glance, so since this stone must have the Black Devil's men here, he looked at these people. The adult was the officer sitting next to him. He didn't recognize him, but when he glanced and saw a captain standing behind him. He recognized at a glance that it was Gao Bufan, and this kid was here again. Gao Bufan hadn't seen Li Kaiyang coming yet, because Li Kaiyang had already dressed up in disguise. After so many years of ups and downs, his appearance had also changed. He was wearing this ancient clothes. The clothes were no longer the same as before, so Gao Bufan didn't notice him.
In fact, among the people who came in, not all of them kowtowed and carried food. Some people were dismissive. They didn't want to kowtow to others, so they turned around and went out again. This means that there is a bustling flow of people, coming and going, some carrying sacks and some walking back empty-handed, with different reactions.
Of course Li Kaiyang himself could not kneel down and worship them, so he left with these resisters. But as soon as he walked out of the cabin, someone called him from behind. "Why don't you kowtow? Why did you come in? Didn't you just get bags of grain? If you want grain, you have to kowtow."
Li Kaiyang looked back and saw that the person speaking was none other than Gao Bufan. He wondered if Gao Bufan had noticed that he was coming, but it seemed that Gao Bufan really didn't realize that it was him. So he turned around and hit him back firmly. "Isn't it okay if I don't kowtow and don't get food?"
As soon as he finished speaking, four or five big men gathered around him. No one has ever said such words of resistance. Li Kaiyang also wondered why he singled out himself and directly condemned himself. There were countless people who left without kowtow. Why did he single out himself? Could it be that he had seen any clues? Yet?
Li Kaiyang couldn't understand, but the crisis was right in front of him. Four or five big men came up to force him. Can he let them succeed? Of course not, four or five big men came up and started to attack. But they were never on the same level as Li Kaiyang. Li Kaiyang lightly stretched his ape arms and attacked from left to right, knocking those big men into the sea in three or five strokes. There was a chaos among the people present, and his food distribution ceremony was about to stop going on. The officer suddenly restrained Li Kaiyang, "Who are you?" Such arrogance and rudeness are the benefits that the prince gives to the people. If you don't want it here, why do you still beat people? What he said was really meaningless. It was obviously Gao Bufan who provoked him first and stopped him because he thought he didn't kowtow. He turned around and went out. People have the right not to kowtow. Why do they have to kowtow to him to get these things?
But the officer didn't say that. He said that Li Kaiyang was causing trouble. The villagers around him also disliked Li Kaiyang and thought that he was doing unnecessary things and affecting everyone's ability to receive food. Li Kaiyang knew that now was not the time to reason with them. He also laughed at how stupid these people were, why they still received food from him under such circumstances. Even if the stone did not absorb people's energy, he should not just kowtow to it.
Since you are distributing food, you should be fair and impartial and not discriminate against people. If you use this method, aren't you looking down on people? Besides, what's the big deal about kowtowing to you? Do you really like being kowtowed by others that much?
Of course, Li Kaiyang knew very well in his heart that this must be a trick of the Black Devil's men, who wanted to use this method to absorb people's energy, so he had to crush their conspiracy.
Li Kaiyang replied to him calmly, "I don't want it anymore. Am I not allowed to leave?"
The officer said, "You hit someone, and now you can't leave even if you want to."
Li Kaiyang said: "I'm about to leave, do you think you can stop me?"
The officer said: "I have a whole boat full of people, and these fellow villagers, will it be difficult to subdue a kid like you?"
At this time, Gao Bufan had already vaguely felt that the person in front of him was an acquaintance. He had already judged it through Li Kaiyang's accent, posture and demeanor. He stretched out his hand and said in surprise, "Li Kaiyang, is that you? We haven't seen each other for a long time. Come on, I finally caught you today. Do you want to run away? It’s too difficult. You hurt someone today, and the chief will not spare you. Moreover, these villagers are receiving food. If you affect them, they will I can’t spare you, I think if the crowd attacks you, you can still run away, but you can’t.”
Suddenly there was chaos on the ship. Countless hands were grabbing at Li Kaiyang, and he didn't know who it was, but he couldn't do anything now, so running was the best option.
So it rushed out, grabbed Gu Xueying's hand, and ducked back to their boat with the boatman carrying rice on his back.
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