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Chapter 811 - Crossing the River at Night

"Your Majesty, I think it's better for us to be careful."

Chi Zhongtian somewhat disagreed with the king's words. After all, he didn't understand this army guide either.

"Haha, you are worrying too much. You don't have to worry about this." The king smiled heartily and put the words aside.

Seeing that the king was so relaxed, Chi Zhongtian might have really thought that he was being too preoccupied, so he smiled and said: "I hope so, by the way, Your Majesty, the guide came up with an idea and asked us to go to the Jiangbei navy camp on the other side.

Seconding a warship over here will make it much easier to cross the river."

After hearing what Chi Zhongtian said, the king thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "It's feasible, but I'm afraid you can only do it yourself. It's not convenient for me to come forward, and others don't have the face."

"Your Majesty, if I go, your safety will be in danger..."

"Hey, it's just for a while, what are you afraid of? Besides, there are so many people here, everything will be fine. Zhongtian, you are a little too nervous. Have you been fighting and killing in the martial arts all day?

Such a personality."

People in the martial arts world are always cautious, but I am afraid that the king may not fully understand this idea.

"Okay, then, Your Majesty, I'll go and come back quickly!" After Chi Zhongtian finished speaking, he turned and walked out of the house. First, he asked the young officers to be more vigilant. Then, he found the army guide and left the city together.

The Jialing River Ferry was about four or five miles away from Boryeongfu. Because it was already dark, we walked a little slower.

After walking along the path for a while, the two of them arrived at the ferry.

At this time, the ferry was very calm. Most of the boats were empty. Only a few people were lighting fires and grilling food on the shore. These people were ferrying overnight and usually had nothing to do, unless someone was in a hurry to cross the river overnight.

For example, the current Chi Zhongtian is such a person.

"Which one of you is the boatman?" Chi Zhongtian got off his horse and walked directly to the group of people and asked.

Those people were eating together. When they heard what Chi Zhongtian said, one of them stood up and said, "I am, why, you want to cross the river?"

"Yes, it's a bit urgent." Chi Zhongtian replied with a smile.

"Where are you going?"

"Shunqing Mansion." Chi Zhongtian replied.

"Shunqing Mansion..." The boatman lowered his head and muttered, and then said: "Do you just go there, or do you want to come back after you go?"

"Just send me there." Chi Zhongtian replied.

"Well, that's fine, ten taels of silver, no bargaining." The boatman said directly.

Just when Chi Zhongtian was about to agree, the guide next to him came over and said, "Your price is too cheap. It's usually three or four taels of silver. Why do you want ten taels?"

"It's midnight and it's so cold. Look at how many boats are willing to go out. I'm just seeing you guys in a hurry so I'm just being kind. If you don't want to sit on it, then please do."

After saying that, the boatman sat back in the crowd. The other people in the crowd seemed to have not seen this and were still drinking and chatting by themselves.

"You!" The guide saw that the boatman was so unreasonable and couldn't help but get angry.

"Why!"

Chi Zhongtian quickly reached out to stop the guide, then walked over and said, "I'll give you twenty taels, as long as you send me there quickly."

This is the time when we are in a hurry. Of course, Chi Zhongtian will not care about money at this time.

"That's not necessary. I said ten taels is ten taels. In such a cold weather, it's natural for me to charge more. But if I charge too much, it's not my duty. Let's go."

After the boatman put down his things, he stood up and walked towards the shore.

Chi Zhongtian didn't expect that the boatman would say that, it seemed very unique.

"Then you go back first." Chi Zhongtian turned around and said to the guide.

"General, I'd better follow you, I'm afraid you don't know the way anymore," the guide said.

"No need. When I get to the navy camp, why don't the people there know the way? You'd better go back quickly. It's freezing cold at this time. If you take a boat with me, you'll be frozen to death."

Seeing what Chi Zhongtian said, the guide stopped arguing. He smiled gratefully and turned around to leave.

After walking to the shore, the boatman had already brought the boat close to the shore and hung two lanterns on the boat. Chi Zhongtian looked at the lights and saw that it was a very small boat. It was estimated that it could only seat four or five people at most.

personal.

"Master, please come up," the boatman said to Chi Zhongtian.

"good!"

After responding, Chi Zhongtian walked to the boat and sat cross-legged on the ground.

"Sir, it's going to be cold in a while. Are you wearing just this?" The boatman couldn't help but asked curiously when he saw that Chi Zhongtian was wearing single clothes.

Chi Zhongtian said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about me, just row the boat."

"Well, if you can't stand the cold, just stand up and walk around."

After the boatman finished speaking, he ignored him, directly picked up the bamboo pole, pushed it down hard, and pushed the boat away from the shore and rowed towards the middle of the river.

At first, Chi Zhongtian didn't feel anything, but after a while, Chi Zhongtian couldn't stand it anymore.

Although the wind in the middle of the river is not strong, it is bitingly cold, especially since the water surface is still slightly frozen. This cold wind mixed with the cold air from melted ice blows on Chi Zhongtian, which is really freezing to the bone.

He had no choice but to adjust his breathing secretly to circulate the warm internal energy in his body. After walking around his body, he felt significantly better.

The boatman was quietly observing Chi Zhongtian while rowing at this moment. He had been rowing at night all year round and had long been used to it. However, seeing Chi Zhongtian wearing a single coat and sitting motionless on the boat really surprised him.

About an hour later, Chi Zhongtian, who was still adjusting his breath with his eyes closed, heard the boatman's voice.

"Sir, we're here."

When Chi Zhongtian heard this, he opened his eyes and looked left and right. It was so dark that he couldn't see anything clearly.

"Sir, where are you going in the middle of the night?"

The boatman asked casually.

"It's okay, I'm in a hurry to find a friend." Chi Zhongtian casually prevaricated, then took out the money and handed it over.

"Sir, if you hurry up, I'll wait for you here for a while, and then I'll take you back, and I'll charge you five taels of silver." The boatman seemed to want to get some business done.

Chi Zhongtian smiled and said, "Thank you very much for your kindness, but I have to go back in a few days."

"Oh, that's it, that's okay, then I'll leave."

After saying that, the boatman turned the boat around and rowed back towards the way it came.
Chapter completed!
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