Chapter 382 — Red Candles on the Wedding Night
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 4
" "Not yet. " Si Yunxiang's voice came from behind him. Shen Mu jumped in fright and whirled around to see Si Yunxiang tiptoeing along behind them.
"When did you get out?
" Shen Mu asked in surprise. Si Yunxiang said with a half-smile, "A while ago.
I wanted to eavesdrop by the wall, but instead I heard a little female cat in heat meowing and meowing—pity she couldn't call over a little male cat. " Ling Yuxiu sneered. "Some little female cats aren't even qualified to call for a little male cat. Cowherd, shall we go find the little fox? " "Ling'er has turned traitor!
" Shen Mu shook his head.
"We leave now. You two, don't make a sound.
" "Where is the Hierarch going?
" The dragon qilin suddenly appeared behind them, startling all three. "Traitor! " Shen Mu ground his teeth.
"If you ever want to eat again, don't make a peep—otherwise at New Year we'll have a whole-dragon feast! " The dragon qilin shuddered and obediently followed him as they sneaked out, saying, "Old Master Blind has gone out—said he was going to invite Emperor Yanfeng to the wedding banquet.
We can slip away.
" Shen Mu looked behind its rear and saw a dozen flood dragons also tiptoeing along.
He did not know whether to laugh or cry. "Leaving Ling'er alone—I'm afraid she'll be uneasy.
Where's Ling'er?
" The dragon qilin lowered its head, and there was a snow-white fox sprawled spread-eagle, fast asleep on its forehead. "Let's go, let's go!
Otherwise when the emperor arrives, we really will lose our heads! " Shen Mu pulled the two girls and leaped onto the dragon qilin's back with all his strength. "Don't ride the fire clouds—Blind Grandpa will see.
His eyesight is excellent! We'll slip quietly out of town without disturbing anyone. " The dragon qilin carried them out of town and raced south.
After a hundred li, Shen Mu relaxed and said, "We can run at full speed now! " The dragon qilin sped up and ran all night, covering three or four thousand li.
Shen Mu laughed.
"Blind Grandpa's eyes shouldn't be able to see this far. Fat Dragon, you can stop and rest. .
. The Yong River is just ahead.
Let's go to the riverbank, follow the river to the Eastern Sea, then take a roundabout route to the capital. Is Ling'er awake? Tie up the little traitor! " "Still drunk. " They reached the bank of the Yong River and were about to look for a boat when they saw one drifting over from midstream. At the bow stood an old blind man leaning on a cane.
Shen Mu's face turned ashen.
"I lured Emperor Yanfeng away with a feint—he's already chased off to the Great Thunderclap Temple. " The blind elder said calmly, "Shen'er, I waited an hour for you, and only then did you make it here.
I'm very disappointed.
" Shen Mu slumped in despair.
The dragon qilin hastily cried, "Old Master Blind, I knew you were here, that's why I hurried this way with all my strength! " The group had no choice but to board the boat.
The vessel immediately turned and sailed toward the Wasteland Ruins. "Once we reach the village, there's no hurry—we can hold the remaining two weddings then.
" The blind elder smiled amiably.
"Last night I treated Emperor Yanfeng to chicken.
He has most likely already agreed to this marriage. " Shen Mu could already picture himself being dragged to the execution ground at the vegetable market.
Suddenly, the river surged with towering waves, the current turning swift and violent.
Shen Mu was momentarily startled, then hurriedly leaned over the boat's edge. He saw the water abruptly shift from raging to calm—but the stretch of river beneath their boat was rising higher and higher, gradually surpassing the trees on both banks, then the hilltops on either shore. Ling Yuxiu and Si Yunxiang ran to the stern and the bow respectively, looking upstream and downstream, and were struck dumb. The Yong River had lifted clean out of its channel, like a long ribbon of jade. More and more river water floated into the air, like a water dragon.