LRAB Page 124
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From Xiangyin to Shaanxi (537).
The journey was long and arduous, covering a distance of three to four thousand miles.
To save time.
Li Xiaohu chose to take the train.
After arriving in Changsha by truck, they immediately boarded a train bound for Xi'an, Shaanxi.
It took another three or four days on the train to reach Xi'an.
As soon as I got off the train.
Li Xiaohu found a nearby inn and arranged for everyone to rest for the night.
The next morning, he led a few people to the vicinity of the Yellow River basin and took a ferry north.
Gulan County is not far from Xi'an.
If all goes well.
It only takes a little over half a day to reach the destination by ferry.
The group boarded the boat.
They immediately found a seat and sat down.
Although I got some rest last night.
The three or four days of continuous travel had left them exhausted, so they took the opportunity to rest.
Li Xiaohu seems to be in good spirits.
He arranged for a group of cats to guard the luggage while he stood alone at the bow of the ship.
Looking at the Yellow River before me, winding and turning, its waters surging and flowing endlessly.
It inspires awe and fear.
The yellow Yellow River meets the loess plateaus on both banks, and even the sky is faintly yellow, giving it a sense of water and sky merging into one.
"This is the first time I've ever seen the Yellow River."
Suddenly, Yin Xinyue's voice came from behind.
Walking up to Li Xiaohu and looking at the surging Yellow River, I was deeply moved.
"I never imagined that the Yellow River would not only be so yellow, but also so turbulent."
Li Xiaohu laughed and tried to scare Yin Xinyue, saying, "The Yellow River is very scary."
“A considerable number of people drown in the Yellow River every year.”
"Countless people died because the Yellow River breached its banks and caused flooding."
"Huh?" Yin Xinyue was genuinely taken aback.
She asked with some doubt, "Then why don't they move away from the Yellow River and go elsewhere to live?"
Li Xiaohu did not mock her spoiled princess mentality.
After all, she had never experienced the hardships faced by people at the bottom of society.
He just smiled bitterly and said, "Those people wouldn't be able to survive without the Yellow River."
Conversation room.
Most of the passengers have already boarded the ferry.
Li Xiaohu suddenly noticed that the three people were behaving suspiciously.
Partridge Whistle, who had been feigning sleep, smelled a familiar scent and immediately opened his eyes.
Open your eyes and take a look.
Three burly men dressed in tight-fitting clothes walked onto the deck carrying large and small bags.
Partridge Whistle immediately detected the earthy smell unique to tomb raiders on them.
The packages they carried on their backs.
It probably contains tools used for tomb raiding.
The three men looked shifty and sneaky.
As soon as he boarded the ship, he cautiously looked around.
Partridge Whistle didn't take the three of them seriously.
He couldn't possibly manage all the tomb raiders in the world, and he wouldn't bother with anyone who didn't have a conflict of interest with him.
Li Xiaohu noticed it too.
After keeping a close eye on the three of them...
Then he closed his eyes and went to rest.
At this time.
The captain walked out of the bridge onto the deck.
Five crew members followed behind, each carrying a plate of a cow's head, a pig's head, a sheep's head, and a plate of roast chicken and roast duck.
The passengers were confused.
Some people even thought these were brought out to entertain them.
"Clap clap clap!"
The captain clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention.
"Attention passengers!"
"Before we officially set sail, I have to tell you all about the rules on our ship."
Partridge Whistle and the others all came to their senses and looked at the captain with great interest.
This was the first time they had ever heard of it.
There are rules for sailing.
However, many passengers seemed unfazed and listened quietly.
The captain, seeing that everyone was looking at him, nodded in satisfaction.
Then he continued, "Whether you believe it or not."
"There are many taboos and rules to follow when sailing on the Yellow River!"
"However, this rule wasn't set by me, but by the Yellow River God!"
"The Yellow River God?" Partridge Whistle and the others were taken aback upon hearing this.
My curiosity grew even stronger.
The captain continued, "Once the ship starts moving..."
"Passengers must be careful what they say and must not utter any words that are considered unlucky for the ship, such as 'capsizing' or 'overturning'."
"If the river god hears this, our boat will surely capsize!"
"Moreover."
"Passengers, please do not pour blood or raw flesh into the river. If the river god smells the blood, it will arouse his bloodlust."
"Every single one of us on this boat must be offered as tribute to the River God!"
Done.
The captain then led the crew to the bow of the ship, and sent Li Xiaohu and Yin Xinyue away.
He clasped his hands together and bowed three times towards the Yellow River in front of him.
Then they poured the five plates of tribute into the Yellow River.
He murmured, "Lord River God."
"I have already presented you with the tribute that has been sent on this voyage."
"You must ensure that everything goes smoothly for me."
Yin Xinyue asked Li Xiaohu with some doubt, "Is it really as scary as he said?"
"There's even a river god in the Yellow River?"
Partridge Whistle and the others exchanged bewildered glances.
I don't think it's as bizarre as the captain described.
But Li Xiaohu said something unusual: "Some legends are not without basis."
Even if we don't believe it.
"Always maintain a sense of awe."
Yin Xinyue looked at Li Xiaohu strangely, not understanding what he meant by those words.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk."