Episode 18

The boatman confessed to Lu Lingfeng and Su Wuming that it was not that they did not want to get out of the boat, but that the river surface was dangerous at night, especially the whirlpool in the center, which had swallowed up many adventurous private boats and boatmen.He solemnly warned that if anyone insists on seeking death, he might as well try those civilian ships.Su Wuming was curious about the cause of the whirlpool in the middle of the river. The boatman explained that one theory was the power of water converging, while the other was more mysterious. It was rumored that there were ferocious beasts at work underwater.As for why the official boats were relatively safe, the boatman did not elaborate, but Su Wuming guessed that maybe the official boats were stronger, or the boatmen knew the river better and could avoid these natural and unknown threats.

The boatman insisted that the passengers sell their horses and other livestock to prevent attracting unknown creatures in the river.After Lao Fei reluctantly sold the horse, he saw his waiter trying to kill the donkey, and his heart became heavier.He wanted to drink away his sorrows, but found that the tavern only had a name and no wine to sell.Pei Xijun and Yingtao became interested in an ancient painting in the store. The river in the painting was unusually wide, and they had a premonition that the road ahead would be difficult.Liu Yudi was disturbed while meditating and looked angry.Lao Fei shared the cake he bought with everyone, but Su Wuming felt something strange about the cake, and just as he was about to speak, Supervisor Xie Nianzu joined in. He also encountered the same dilemma of being unable to buy wine. The store owner insisted that there was no wine for sale.

When Lao Fei heard that Xie Nianzu claimed to be a senior official, he suspected that his true identity was similar to the person he met last time.Su Wuming speculated that Xie Nianzu had also visited the store they had visited before.At this time, Su Wuming accidentally choked, and the store owner quickly handed him water. Xie Nianzu was very picky about the quality of the water and said it was difficult to swallow.With his keen sense of smell, Lao Fei smelled the faint aroma of wine in the air and revealed the truth about the shopkeeper's private collection of fine wine.When the two sides were about to start a dispute, Cherry intervened tactfully and successfully asked for a jar of good wine on the grounds that the shopkeeper resembled his senior brother.When Xie Nianzu saw this, he also became greedy and wanted to exchange the riding crop in his hand for fine wine.Su Wuming examined the riding whip, and Lao Fei bluntly said that it was a fake, and the atmosphere became subtle.

Although Xie Nianzu was humiliated, Lu Lingfeng paid tribute to his ancestor with wine, mocking him for losing the style of his ancestors.Everyone skillfully protected Xie Nianzu's face.Xie Nianzu insisted on crossing the river, but the boatman tried to persuade him to no avail, so he had to ask him to register his name for official inquiries.Wu Ping was the helmsman of the ship. Liu Yudi and Lao Fei rushed to get on the ship. Xie Nianzu tried to stop but no one paid attention. His face became more and more gloomy.Liu Yudi stared at the hull and murmured to himself, saying that it was strikingly similar to the description in a certain book.Lao Fei asked curiously which classic it was.Lao Fei felt uneasy and got off the boat to drink water. Unexpectedly, everyone suddenly felt dizzy.

Shaojin Ling, the owner of the previous shop, quietly boarded the ship and ordered his men to tie up those who had not drunk, while the others were unable to resist due to the effects of the drug.He was sharpening his knife, preparing to kill people for meat, but because there were officers and soldiers on the ship, he had murderous intentions.Lu Lingfeng was accidentally unaffected by the drug, which shocked Shao Jinling. He hurriedly cut off the sail and fled in panic.

At this time, the boat had reached the whirlpool in the middle of the river. The boatman looked at the registration book with a smile on his face.Suddenly, he saw his son coming back in a panic.Shao Jinling was afraid that everyone would return, so he felt relieved after hearing his father's words, and even laughed at Liu Yudi for not overestimating his own abilities.Everyone is in a desperate situation. Su Wuming notices something strange in the box on the ship. Liu Yudi barely supports the mind control ship, calls himself the Jade Emperor, and mentions the matter of being deprived of power.Su Wuming and Lu Lingfeng had actually woken up a long time ago. They had doubts about the identity of this self-proclaimed “Jade Emperor” and were secretly on guard.The self-proclaimed Jade Emperor is actually a crazy thug, putting everyone in an unprecedented crisis.