Chapter 41 Mushroom Cloud
The boat on the river was erected with a large flag and a white flag. A row of huge "Titian Sichuan West Fourth Route Punishment Prison Office" was embroidered on it. Five or six people wearing official robes stood at the bow and pointed at the two sides from time to time. There were small boats and speedboats cruising around, driving away some fishing boats that were not eye-catching.
The person in the official robe was from the Criminal Prison Office, and the escort were the soldiers. Three ships walked in one after another and set out in sequence. The archers holding crossbows on the side of the ship were patrolling the river surface. There were villagers along the way staring at them on the shore. The entire fleet seemed to be very defensive and foolproof.
Changsun Hong looked at the other side of the small wharf, and there was also a group of people standing there. It was Li Xian, the richest man in the village, Li Yi, the deputy guard and the group of thugs brought by them. The thugs were dressed in different clothes, holding Park Knife and axe, and their fierce appearance showed their faces. Although they remained silent, they had a murderous aura. At first glance, they were like people from the martial arts world who were accustomed to fighting.
These people are in line with the trend of the times, embroidered tattoos, and on their hands and legs, which are very stunning in the gangs of later generations. Changsun Hong frowned and leaned against his father. He was not used to standing so close to the gangs.
"Changsun Baozheng, have the inspections at the intersection be arranged properly? The court's orders should not be careless." Li Xian saw that the fleet was approaching and opened his mouth and shouted at Changsun Hao.
Changsun Hao frowned and turned his head to answer, "Don't worry, Guanren Li, everything has been arranged, and a suspicious person will not be let go."
Li Xian nodded with satisfaction and said, "The county magistrate sent someone to say hello a few days ago, asking us to be careful. The person arrested this time is a great figure in the Tang sect. Those remnants of the Southern Tang Dynasty will definitely not give up. They must be motivated to be twelve points. You must not have any accidents on our river."
Changsun Hao lowered his head and replied "Yes", turned around, and looked at the river again with a expressionless face. Changsun Jin kept holding his simple knife, looking at the three ships of soldiers with a smile, as if he was recalling the days he had been in the army before.
The fleet was getting closer and closer. A small cruise ship was approaching the shore around the three large ships. The people on the ship were waving to this side. Li Xian hurriedly stood forward and bowed to the people on the ship to return the salute. The boat leaned slightly towards this side and left, continuing to move forward. Li Xian stood on the dock and waved his hand for a long time.
The fleet slowly moved away with the sound of the boatman's horn until it disappeared at the bend of the river and left the river area of Lijia Village. The three of the Changsun family breathed a sigh of relief, while Li Xian on one side seemed very excited and spoke loudly to the group of people behind him. He listened to his words. The person on the boat just now was Shizhao County County Captain, who leaned over to say hello to him, Li Xian.
A group of people in the martial arts world said flattery, which made Li Xian even happier. He turned around and said to Changsun Hao with a reserved attitude: "Everything is gone, we have nothing to do. Come to my house tonight, and everyone will have a drink!"
A group of people started to make a fuss, saying that Li Daguan was righteous, and Changsun Hao bowed in accordance with the situation, and did not say he would go, nor did he say he would not go.
There was no one on the small dock soon. Changsun Hong followed his father's second uncle home. There was nothing in the village. The government was like a big enemy to shock the possible madmen. To be honest, in Changsun Hong's opinion, it might take an army to fight with hundreds of soldiers on this wide river with rapid currents. Therefore, the Changsun brothers didn't care much at all. Just take people to handle the errands. Li Xian brought people over with great fanfare just to let the county magistrate accompanying the guards see how loyal he was.
No matter what, after the incident, no accident happened. The three officials carrying the prisoners marched up smoothly and left the scope of Lijia Village. Even if a mountain torrent suddenly broke out in front of him, destroying the fleet or thousands of people from the Tangmen came to kill him, there was nothing wrong with Lijia Village.
The farmers did not have the habit of having lunch. At most, they could eat some vegetables and wrap their stomachs. The Changsun brothers didn't even put their weapons back home and went directly to the fields. There was still a lot of farm work not to be done.
Changsun Hong was allowed to go home, and scholars had to put homework first. Before leaving, Changsun Jin kept blinking, meaning Changsun Hong understood that this was asking him not to leave behind martial arts practice.
After returning to the village, Changsun Hong walked around the entrance of the village and went up the mountain. Gouzi was already waiting there. The favor of the three hundred-ciete copper coins, Gouzi's family was no longer upset about taxes. After paying the taxes of the court, there were still a lot left. Gouzi's father deliberately let go of Gouzi's wind, allowing him to go up the mountain to chop wood for half a day every day, and the remaining time was free to be controlled. So this guy stayed in the private martial arts training ground on the mountain, which was much more time than Changsun Hong.
The two of them stole for a while and began to waving their fists at the sandbags tied to the trunk. The cool breeze in the forest was blowing, and the two of them sweated and their fists were raining. After more than two months of physical exercise and basic martial arts practice, the two of them had a much stronger body. The fists they hit were whirring and making a sound. Under the continuous blow of the two ordinary people, even though they had sandbags, they still swayed left and right, and the leaves "swooshed" and seemed to be at risk of breaking at any time.
The two of them became more and more excited as they practiced, and they began to block the blocking practice according to Changsun Jin's professor. This kind of practice is very simple, just a routine. One person swung his fist and blocked the blocking, and what they practiced was proficiency. They had to block the fist freely like the conditioned reflex when they were confronted with others head-on. Only this seemingly boring and monotonous practice was exercised.
As he was practicing, Changsun Hong hit Gouzi's face with a straight punch. Gouzi immediately put his hands on the shelf and sealed the punch. Although the two of them were practicing, they used all their strength. When they went down this punch, they heard a "boom!" sound in their ears, as if the sound of the earth shaking the mountain was shaking the sky.
The entire mountain was moving, and the trees were shaking. Changsun Hong and Gouzi were stunned. No matter what, Changsun Hong's punch would not cause such a big noise. Dog's arms were not steel and iron. After a moment of dazed, Changsun Hong's first reaction was: There was an earthquake!?
No! It was only a moment of shock, and my feet recovered as before, and I was very steady. The loud noise didn’t sound like an earthquake, but a bit like... an explosion!
Changsun Hong retracted his fists and looked around, but saw the dog opposite him opening his mouth wide, pointing his hand behind him, and stuttering, "Yan!Yan!Yan! There is smoke there!"
Looking back, Changsun Hong immediately saw a black smoke pillar soaring upwards and into the sky outside the forest.
The lingering sound of the explosion was still lingering in my ears, and the echoes in the mountains lasted for a long time. The black smoke column was so conspicuous in the blue sky and white clouds without a trace of haze. Even though it was far away, Changsun Hong could still see that he was more calm than a dog, so he could quickly tell that it was not a fire smoke column, but a very special cloud.
"Mushroom cloud, this is a mushroom cloud!" Changsun Hongqian rushed a few steps, came to the middle of the open space, and looked up at: "Mushroom clouds with gunpowder explosion!"
Chapter completed!