Li Qiufeng saw Xiao Dong staring at him, knowing that this person was suspicious of him, and hurriedly said: "It's just a coincidence, I learned some three-legged cat kung fu, where have you worshipped any martial arts master as a teacher?"

Xiao Dong shook his head and said, "Your internal strength is so good, you are not a sect master, and you will never be able to train such a good apprentice." Your Excellency has such martial arts, but you are so young, you must be a great master in the rivers and lakes if you want to come to respect the master. We have a lot to do with this trip, and I ask you to inform me of the origin of the master, and the official can also ask for peace of mind. ”

When Li Qiufeng saw Xiao Dong speak, his hands were clenched into fists, and his body stood straight, and he could hurt people at any time. His heart was bright, knowing that he had just struck the flying mast, revealing his deep internal strength, Xiao Dong was suspicious, thinking that he was hiding his martial arts and had other plans. Li Qiufeng was not afraid of Xiao Dong, but he didn't want to have any extraneous branches, so he had a conflict with Xiao Dong and missed his plan to go to Fusang. It was because he thought for a while, and then he said: "In the next life, I live in Shu and make a living by operating Shu brocade." In order to protect themselves, the ancestors spent a lot of money and invited several hermits to teach the clansmen martial arts. Since childhood, he has learned some rough kung fu with his father, but he is limited by his talent and has not seen the advanced martial arts, but he has taught Master Xiao to laugh. ”

Xiao Dong heard Li Qiufeng say that he practiced family martial arts, and he didn't believe it in his heart, but it was not easy to delve into it, so he had to smile and say, "I see." I can't imagine that among us, there are martial arts masters like Your Excellency. With your help on this trip, why worry about big things?"

At this time, Zhang Shi had already walked to the bow of the boat, listening to Xiao Dong's words, knowing that he was not at ease with Li Qiufeng. Zhang Shi was afraid that the two would have a conflict, so he hurriedly walked up to Xiao Dong and said, "Lord Xiao, this Zhu brother was invited to help, and the two of them should be closer and closer." ”

His voice fell, and suddenly someone said in a trembling voice: "I, I'm not ...... in the underworld."

Li Qiufeng and the others looked for prestige, but they saw Shopkeeper Song crawling out of the cabin, drenched all over, looking at everyone with a blank face. Shopkeeper Yin, who was standing next to the cabin, hurriedly pulled him up and said, "Old Song, don't talk nonsense. We've escaped the catastrophe, so you're going to have fun. ”

Qin Lao Wu tied the sail rope and said with a gloomy face: "Shopkeeper Yin, it can't be said that we have escaped this catastrophe. Whether we can escape depends on whether God is willing to let us go. ”

After he finished speaking, he instructed several boatmen to inspect the boats, and took the compass and charts, and carefully looked at them with Zhang Shi and Hu Shopkeeper. The three of them whispered for a while, and their faces were not very good-looking.

Xiao Dong stood aside, and seeing that the three of them looked different, he couldn't help but ask, "Shopkeeper Hu, is there anything wrong?"

The shopkeeper Hu looked embarrassed, his mouth opened, but he didn't speak. After a while, he arched his hand and said, "Lord Qiqi, we have just been hit by the big waves, and we have deviated from the course, and we are now drifting north. The mast of the big ship has been broken, and if it wants to sail east to Fuso, it is impossible to think about it. However, he turned around and headed west, and could only sail to the Shandong boundary. If the imperial court's garrison army in Shandong saw us, they would have to go on board to search for us, because they would not be able to land westward. If you want to go back to Ningbo, you don't know if the big explosion at the sea will happen again. We just escaped by luck, and if we meet again, we will definitely not be lucky. In other words, there is only one way to go north. ”

Xiao Dong was stunned for a moment and said, "To the north, isn't that getting farther and farther away from Fusang?"

Shopkeeper Hu looked embarrassed, nodded, and said, "That's right." However, according to the words of the boat boss, let's go all the way north, we can find a wharf in Liaodong to anchor, repair the big ship, and then go south along the coast of North Korea, or we can go to Fuso. If we don't delay on the road anymore, we won't be able to delay for a few days. ”

After Xiao Dong listened to what the shopkeeper Hu said, he kept silent, and his face was cloudy. Qin Lao Wu said on the side: "Lord Xiao, the villain has heard from his predecessors that it is faster to go to Fusang from Liaodong along the Korean coast than from Ningbo to Fusang. Moreover, the Liaodong Sea is forbidden, so we can rest assured that we can go south boldly, and we don't have to hide. In this way, compared with the departure from Ningbo, it is not a few days late. ”

Xiao Dong pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Since this is the case, I have to go to Liaodong first, and then go south." ”

After everyone agreed, they returned to their respective cabins and changed their clothes. Although it was thrilling, there were no casualties, and the hold where the cargo was placed was not flooded. It was a secret luck in everyone's hearts, and after changing into clean clothes, they were no longer panicked in their hearts.

After that, the big ship sailed all the way north, and after more than ten days, it finally saw the place where the sea and the sky met in the north, and the shadows of the mountains appeared in full shadows. The crowd gathered at the bow of the ship, and when they saw the land in sight, they could not help but cheer loudly.

Qin Lao Wu and a few boatmen steered the big ship and sailed straight towards the land. However, although it seemed that the distance was not far, the big ship traveled for five hours before it reached a shallow sea not far from the land. Several small boats were fishing at sea, and when they saw the big boat approaching, the fishermen on board were a little panicked. Qin Lao Wu stood at the bow of the boat and waved to the fishermen again and again, only saying that the big boat encountered a strong wind at sea, deviated from the sea lane, and drifted here. The strong wind broke the ship's mast and needed to be repaired as soon as possible before it could return to its homeland. It's just that I don't know which prefecture or county is under the jurisdiction of this place, and where there is a dock where I can moorth. An old man said: "We are under the jurisdiction of Dongliao County, and a short distance to the east, there is a wharf." If you want to repair the boat, you can go to the dock and ask for the help of craftsmen. ”

When the old man said this, he paused slightly, looked at Qin Lao Wu carefully, and then said: "However, in the past two years, the Japanese have made a lot of trouble, and our coastal counties in eastern Liaodong have searched the ships coming from the sea very strictly. If you don't have a guide with you, you are afraid that as soon as you go ashore, you will be arrested by the government, tortured and tortured, and it is not a miracle that you will be killed by the Yamen army. ”

Qin Lao Wu arched his hand and said, "Thank you for your advice, I am grateful." ”

After the fishing boat left, Qin Lao Wu turned to Xiao Dong and Shopkeeper Hu and the others and said, "The villain has a road guide on him, I wonder if the adults and the shopkeeper have this thing?"

Shopkeeper Hu and others all said that they led the way. Xiao Dong snorted, and said: "This official has the criminal department on his body, which official in the world dares to stop him?"

Qin Lao Wu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's the best." I heard that the people of Liaodong are fierce, and we have to be careful. ”

Two boatmen turned the sails, and the big ship slowly turned eastward. At first, there were only sparse houses on the shore, but after more than ten miles, the number of houses gradually increased. There were more and more fishing boats on the sea, but when they saw the big boats that everyone was on, the fishermen on the fishing boats showed frightened expressions.

After walking for more than 30 miles, the sky gradually darkened, but I saw a little light not far away, and I thought it was not far from the dock. Everyone gathered at the bow of the boat, and their hearts were quite excited. Since leaving Ningbo, I have been floating on the sea for more than 20 days, and I have seen the boundless sea every day.

The big ship traveled for more than half an hour, and finally entered the dock. The pier was not very large, with only three or four small wooden boats parked. More than a dozen high poles stand along the shore, and large lanterns hang from the top of the poles, illuminating the sea in front of the pier. When the pedestrians on the shore saw the arrival of the big boat, they all stood on the shore and pointed, Qin Lao Wu instructed the boatman to lower the iron anchor, and the big boat slowly approached the shore and slowly stopped.

Qin Lao Wu turned to everyone and said, "I'm going to go to the shore to find a craftsman to repair the mast, if you are fine, you can rest on the boat." ”

Qin Lao Wu's voice fell, but he heard the shopkeeper Yin say: "We have lived on the ship for more than 20 days, and we have long been very tired. If I stay any longer, I'm afraid I'll have to go crazy. When he said this, he turned his head to look at Shopkeeper Hu and the others, and then said, "No matter what you guys do, I must go to the shore for a walk." ”

Shopkeeper Hu and the others and Shopkeeper Yin were also in general mind, and they nodded one after another. Qin Lao Wu was helpless, so he had to say to everyone: "Since the shopkeepers want to go around the shore, you must be careful and don't go too far." When we arrived here, we were not familiar with life, and once we got into trouble, we couldn't get out easily. ”

Shopkeeper Hu and the others were noisy and muttered, saying that Qin Lao Wu was too careful. Xiao Dong was silent, standing aside thoughtfully. Qin Lao Wu ordered a few boatmen to stay on the big boat, and then put down the planks and led everyone to disembark from the boat.