The prince is very cruel

"Who else is coming?" Guan Ning glanced around calmly, with a kind of oppressive aura and an indescribable youthful heroism.

The waiters in the teahouse looked fearful and didn't dare to step forward.

Seeing Guan Ning's extraordinary moves, the boatmen with calloused hands and ferocious faces no longer dared to block his way and all retreated.

The scene was very quiet. Guan Ning, with his men and horses, walked straight through them and came to the river.

"Boatman, shall we go?" Guan Ning fixed his eyes on a dark and thin old man. There was a little boy beside him, who looked like a grandfather and grandson.

Their boat was a little old, but it was not small, and it was no problem for two horses to pull it up.

"Sir, sir, I can walk, I can walk!" The old man stepped forward, bent down and nodded respectfully.

"I'm going to Fengdu River. This is the deposit. I'll give you some more when I get there." Guan Ning said. He felt that this old man was not like the people behind him, so there should be no problem.

"Sir, that's enough, the deposit is enough!"

"Thank you for your trouble, please come up quickly. My boat is a little broken, but it's very safe. I have been rowing for more than 40 years, so there will be no problem!" The old man was excited and enthusiastic, as if he had not received any guests for a long time.

Guan Ning signaled Lou Xinyue to go on board first, and then he got on board.

The two Arabian horses were also very docile and very human-like. They lay down there to rest as soon as they got on.

At this time, the old man ran quickly to Fengbo Pavilion after running around, nodded and bowed and said something to several men, and then took out most of the money given by Guan Ning and gave it to them.

Finally, he got on board.

creak, creak...

The seemingly old man used his hands to flexibly move the entire boat, moving it away from the shore little by little.

Guan Ning looked back at Fengbo Pavilion. There was a mountain behind it, so the sunlight could not reach it much, giving people a very depressing feeling.

"Uncle, what's your name?" Guan Ning took the initiative to speak.

The old man rowing the boat was sweating profusely. He turned around and said with a smile, "Sir, your surname is Zhang, Zhang Wentong."

"If you don't mind, you can just call me Lao Zhang."

Guan Ning was slightly surprised: "From the way you talk, you don't seem like someone from this poor and remote place."

Old man Zhang smiled bitterly, hesitating to speak, and finally said, "Just to make a living, just to make a living."

Guan Ning continued, "I just saw you give most of the money to those people. Why is that?"

Old Man Zhang smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, Fengbo Pavilion is theirs now. If I want to row a boat here, I have to pay them. If I don't pay, there will be trouble. This is the rule of Fengbo Pavilion Ferry, and it applies to other places as well."

"But don't worry, sir, I will definitely take you to Fengdu River safely."

Guan Ning and Lou Xinyue looked at each other, feeling a little sympathetic.

This place has already established its own unspoken rules. Not to mention the bloodsucking of the court nobles, there are so many monsters and demons in the local area. How can the common people live?

Guan Ning planned to give him some more money when he got off the boat.

"By the way, old man, do you know anything about Fengdu River?"

Old man Zhang turned around, a little surprised: "You haven't been there?"

Guan Ning shook his head: "It's my first time there."

Old Man Zhang's face suddenly became serious: "Sir, is this your first time here?"

"This……"

"Be careful when you get here, don't be fooled."

Seeing how the locals were terrified at the mere mention of tigers, Guan Ning could also sense the complexity and danger over there.

"Thank you, old man."

"I'm new here, is there anything I should be aware of?"

Old Man Zhang said enthusiastically, "Sir, when you get there, don't go to any of those restaurants or inns with incense sticks at the door. They're all shady places. Losing money isn't a big deal, but many people disappear because of them."

"Also, if anyone on the road guides you and gives you food and drink, don't trust them."

"And the brothel over there..."

"In short, don't trust anyone, and don't show off your wealth!"

"By the way, if you meet anyone from the five major families, don't provoke them!" he said solemnly.

"The five major families?" Guan Ning raised his eyebrows. These were things he didn't know. Even Lou Xinyue was coming to such a dangerous place for the first time.