Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty 2 唐朝诡事录之西行 Episode 17

The boatman confessed to Lu Lingfeng and Su Wuming that it was not because he was unwilling to get out of the boat, but because the river was full of dangers at night, especially the whirlpool in the center, which swallowed up many adventurous private boats and boatmen. He seriously warned that if you want to die, you can try to find a civilian ship. Su Wuming curiously asked about the mystery of the whirlpool in the middle of the river. The boatman replied that one said it was caused by the force of water converging, and the other was more mysterious, saying that there might be vicious beasts making waves under the water. As for why the official ship was safer, the boatman did not elaborate, but Su Wuming secretly thought that maybe the official ship was stronger, or the boatman was more familiar with the waterways, and could avoid these natural and unknown dangers.

The boat owners forced passengers to sell their horses and other livestock to prevent attracting river monsters. After Lao Fei reluctantly sold the horse, he saw his waiter trying to kill the donkey and felt heavy. He wanted to buy wine to relieve his sorrow, but found that the tavern had only a name and no wine to sell. Pei Xijun and Yingying became curious about the ancient paintings in the store. The river in the paintings was unusually wide, and they had a premonition that the road ahead would be difficult and dangerous. Liu Yudi was disturbed while meditating and showed displeasure. Lao Fei shared the cake he bought and everyone ate, but Su Wuming felt something strange about the cake and was about to say something but stopped. Supervisor Xie Nianzu joined in and also encountered the embarrassment of being unable to buy wine. The store owner insisted that there was no wine to sell.

When Lao Fei heard that Xie Nianzu claimed to have a prominent official position, he secretly murmured in his heart, doubting whether his identity was true or false, just like the last time he met. Su Wuming speculated that Xie Nianzu had also set foot in the store they visited earlier. At this time, Su Wuming accidentally choked, and the store owner quickly handed over 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 caught 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 argue, Cherry intervened smartly and successfully obtained a jar of fine 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 whip 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 was tense for a moment.

Although Xie Nianzu endured the humiliation, Lu Lingfeng paid tribute to his ancestor with wine, mocking him for losing the dignity of his ancestors, and 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 in charge of the ship's navigation, while Liu Yudi and Lao Fei rushed to get on the ship. Xie Nianzu tried to stop him but was ignored, and his expression gradually became ferocious. Liu Yudi stared at the hull of the ship and murmured to himself, saying that it was surprisingly similar to the description in the book. Lao Fei was curious and asked 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 boat and ordered his men to tie up those who had not drunk, while the others were left limp. He sharpened his knife sharply, intending to kill people for meat, but he only had the intention to kill because there were officers and soldiers on the boat. Lu Lingfeng was accidentally unaffected by the drug, which shocked Shao Jinling. He immediately cut off the sail and fled in panic.

At this moment, the boat has reached the eddy in the middle of the river. The boatman is flipping through the registration book with a smile on his face, when he suddenly sees his son returning in a panic. Shaojin ordered the fearful people to return. After hearing his father's words, he felt relieved and even laughed at Liu Yudi for not overestimating his abilities. Everyone was in a desperate situation. Su Wuming noticed something strange in the box on the ship. Liu Yudi forced his mind to control the ship, claiming to be the Jade Emperor and talking about being deprived of power. Su Wuming and Lu Lingfeng were actually sober. They had long been suspicious of the identity of the "Jade Emperor" and were secretly on guard. The self-proclaimed Jade Emperor is actually a crazy thug, putting everyone in an unprecedented crisis.

Su Wu claimed that the book was just a legend, and joked that he could not enter the heaven from the river end. He secretly knew that Brother Liu Yu was practicing evil arts, and when he saw that he was possessed by demons, Pei Zhijie urgently advised him. Unexpectedly, Liu Yudi had murderous intentions, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.