Ming Dynasty: The Crocodile King of Han Prince Zhu Gaoxu's Family

Chapter 52 Late Night Lake Cruise 3
Prince Han looked at the calm old Taoist priest in front of him and felt as if he was hitting a marshmallow with all his strength, but he couldn't feel how much strength he had.

"Master Zhang, do you know why He'er asked you and me to come here?" Prince Han hesitated for a moment and decided to ask the old Taoist priest. Maybe he could get something out of him.

"Of course it's boating? Didn't Yanhe tell the prince?" The old Taoist was very smart. He could tell what the Prince of Han wanted to say, so he immediately replied slowly.

"I..., of course I know it's boating!" Prince Han frowned in frustration and looked at the old Taoist priest speechlessly. He really felt like he had energy but nowhere to use it.

"I'm glad to know. Yanhe told me the same thing." The old Taoist priest remained calm, but his tightly clenched hands revealed his inner excitement.

"You..." Prince Han's face turned red with anger, but then he changed his mind and thought, why should I argue with an old man who is almost eighty years old like you? It would be beneath my status as Prince Han. Then he turned his head away proudly and ignored the old Taoist.

"Gulu, gurgle..." The carriage continued to gurgle forward. It was surprisingly quiet along the way, without even the sound of insects or birds.

……

"Your Highness, Immortal, we're here." Just when the air in the carriage was filled with awkwardness, Xiao Xizi, who was driving outside, suddenly spoke.

Prince Han let out a long sigh, then got out of the carriage first and came outside. He looked at the dark night sky and frowned.

"Wulian Tianzun" Just when Prince Han was frowning and unhappy, a voice suddenly came from behind him, which scared Prince Han.

Looking back, it was the old Taoist priest Zhang Zhengheng who had also gotten off the carriage. He was also staring blankly at the moon in the sky in front of him, at a loss. However, the moon shining on the lake made the night sky as beautiful as silver sand pouring down to the ground.

"Xiao Xizi, where are we? Where is the prince?" Although Prince Han also thought that the scenery of the lake illuminated by the moonlight was beautiful, he was also a little puzzled as to why his son was not there.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince is already waiting for you on the small island in the center of the lake. Now, please follow me to the island with the immortal." Xiao Xizi came over with a package and a lantern in his arms, and said respectfully to Prince Han.

"Okay, let's go quickly and go back to sleep after we're done." Prince Han looked helplessly at the place not far away, feeling a little cold in his heart. He complained that his son actually took him to boat on the lake, which was so unromantic!

"Your Highness and Immortal, please move on." Xiao Xizi walked in front to lead the way, and soon they arrived at a place similar to a ferry.

"Xiao Xizi, when was a ferry built here? How come I didn't know about it? There's no handrail? And there's no boat. How can we get across?" Soon the three of them arrived at the ferry.

Prince Han looked at the ferry in front of him with a look of confusion. The ferry was built in a strange way. Some parts were wide and some were narrow. The widest part was about six or seven feet, and the narrowest part was about three or four feet. But the problem was that there was no handrail near the river. Aren’t they afraid that people would fall in?

Also, there is a thick layer of red cloth laid on this ferry. Is there any reason for this?

The key point is that there is no boat? How can we get to the center of the lake?
"You will know when Your Highness and the Immortal get to the ferry." Xiao Xizi was excited, but still spoke respectfully to Prince Han and Taoist Zhang Zhengheng.

"There will be a boat coming if we go up? How about the Taoist priest go first?" The Prince of Han had a puzzled look on his face. He turned his head to glance at the old Taoist priest who had been silent behind him and decided to let the old Taoist priest go ahead to scout the way!
"Your Majesty and the Immortal, please follow me." Xiao Xizi walked in front, lantern in hand. He strode onto the path to the ferry, his face brimming with excitement, his steps swift and furious. After reaching the ferry, which was covered with red cloth, he pulled three cushions from a small package in his arms and laid them out in a straight line.

"Your Highness, please come in, Immortal." After Xiao Xizi laid out the cushions, he respectfully bowed to the Han prince and the old Taoist priest who were still in a daze behind him.

Xiao Xizi's action shocked Prince Han and Taoist Priest Zhang Zhengheng. They both started to complain in their hearts.

Prince Han thought to himself: What's going on? Laying down cushions on the path. Is my son asking me to wait for him here? Or is he just waiting for the surprise?

The old Taoist thought: What the hell is going on in Yanhe? Something seems to be wrong here. There is not even the sound of insects or birds singing, only the sound of splashing water. It is so quiet that it is scary.

However, the old Taoist priest had good psychological quality due to years of practice. He took big strides and walked towards the ferry path.

As soon as he took a step onto it, the old Taoist priest felt that the road was not right. It was bumpy and hurt his feet. It also felt wrong, not like a road. However, the old Taoist priest did not think much about it. He went straight to the soft cushion in the middle and sat down cross-legged. Instantly, he felt much better. Anyway, it is just a matter of keeping constant in the face of change!

When Prince Han saw that the old Taoist priest had already gone up, he couldn't lose face, so he gritted his teeth and went up.

Similarly, Prince Han also felt something was wrong after he walked up. He seemed to have tripped over something protruding and almost fell. However, Prince Han had practiced martial arts for many years and had quick reactions. He quickly stabilized his body and sat down directly on the soft cushion at the back.

After sitting down, Prince Han looked at Xiao Xizi, who was inexplicably agitated in the distance, with a confused look on his face, and almost asked directly what to do next.

"Since the prince and the immortal are already seated, we are ready to set off. Please do not move, Your Highness!" Xiao Xizi also came to the soft cushion in the front and sat down, saying excitedly.

What do you mean by "Don't move?" Xiao Xizi's words made Prince Han and Taoist Zhang Zhengheng look confused, and they wanted to ask.

But the next moment, their words were stuck in their throats, or they could no longer speak.

Prince Han and the old Taoist priest had just heard Xiao Xizi's words when they suddenly felt as if they were moving, or rather, the ferry path they were sitting on was moving!
Swimming!
Swimming quickly towards the island in the middle of the lake not far away!
"What is this...?" Prince Han asked in horror, but no one answered him because the old Taoist priest was also in a state of extreme confusion.

In a trance, Prince Han followed the old Taoist's gaze and looked back. He saw ripples on the originally calm lake surface where they passed. It seemed as if something was swimming!

"Something is pushing us?" Prince Han said in surprise. He wanted to stand up and take a closer look. But when he saw him, he held him down, shook his head, and signaled him not to move, pointing to the ripples behind them.

Prince Han continued to look back in confusion, concentrating for a while.

Under the silvery moonlight, a scaly fish appeared on the water behind them! It had two protruding dorsal fins! Its strong, powerful tail rippled in the water!
dragon!
This incredible word suddenly appeared in Prince Han's mind.

(End of this chapter)