Chapter 5 Chapter 5 The Prodigal Son

The destination of the ship was Anqing Mansion, and passengers were picked up along the way, so the journey couldn't be slower, but he didn't care, there was plenty of time for wanderers in the rivers and lakes. There were six guests in the front cabin where he stayed, two were escorts; two were young people visiting relatives in Anqing; Because there are female relatives in the cabin at the back, I don't know who lives there, and people who go out are self-conscious, and no one bothers to pay attention to where the guests in the cabin come from. The cabin is not big, and the guests are divided into two sides.

He occupied a bed, and the parcels were used as pillows and quilts. There were no quilts on board, and those who did not wear quilts deserved to suffer from the cold and drink the northwest wind. The cold weather in April has not yet completely subsided. . The sun was setting and the river was windy. All the guests hid in the cabin to rest their minds. The boat sailed slowly, bumping in the waves. His neighbor is the half-dead middle-aged man, with an old quilt covering his lower body, leaning on the wrapped pillow, staring blankly, like a stone man who has experienced thousands of years of wind and frost and is about to be shattered. .

The bunk on the left is one of the two customers, an unsmiling and rustic middle-aged man, holding a bag full of things all day long, even sleeping in his arms and refusing to let go. The hatch was closed, and there was a small window behind him, which let in a faint light, and now and then the ship's hand could be seen walking on the gunwale. Hi!He greeted Shui Ke: Have you arrived at Taiping Mansion? Soon.In the evening, moor a boat in Taipingfu.Shui Ke replied casually, glanced at him, and then looked down at the bag in his arms, as if afraid of being snatched away. Unloading in Taiping?

No.Shui Ke answered indifferently. I heard from the boatman that we need to carry more guests.A young man visiting relatives on the opposite side interfaced: If you upload one more, you will earn more money. God!If we go on like this, when will we be able to reach Chizhou?I am going to Chizhou.He muttered dejectedly: It looks like he will be suffocated to death. About ten days and a half.The young man said: Hello!What is your last name? The next name is Zhou.And you? Surnamed Li, to Anqing.How about some entertainment? pastime?How to spend time? How about throwing Shuanglu? hell!There is no use of tools to throw Shuanglu

It doesn't matter if you don't have enough tools.The young man said, with a pair of mouse eyes wandering, he took out two dice in his arms: there are only two dice, and it is very interesting to throw a simple comparison of size. oh!interesting?How to throw?he asked with great interest. Look, just throw it down.The young man flipped the dice on the deck with two claps. Oops, if you starve to death one or two, you will lose!Come on, try it out. The young man picked up the dice thrower and handed it to him with a smile. He held it in his palm, shook it twice and threw it down: drink!Five or six.

Five or six is ​​bigger than the sky, you win, look at me.The young man said, picked up the dice and shook it in his palms for a while before throwing it down. Two three, there are five points.He said. The young man's luck was very bad. After more than ten throws, only one throw of eight points won his seven points, and he threw double sixty-two points four times.More ideas than the other side every time. Idle is also idle, he had a good time. Soon, the young man on the opposite side curled his lips and said: Hi!What's the point of you two playing like this? Fun is fun.The surname Li said: How do you want to play?

This is originally a gaming tool, so what's the point of playing without gambling? oh!Do you want to blog? Of course, dare you? Bo what? Of course it is money, I, Yang Fang, have plenty of money. The one surnamed Li took out two slings of money from his bosom and said, "How about we do it once every ten times?" No, the stakes are high, no interest.Yang Fang curled her lips in disdain, took out three ten taels of silver ingots and put them in her palm and said: One tael of silver can be exchanged for six hundred Wen, who will play money with you? God!You pay thirty taels of silver?The one surnamed Li screamed.

In those days, prices were fairly stable. A bucket of rice cost about 50 renminbi, an acre of land cost only 67 taels of silver, and a chicken or duck cost less than 20 renminbi. Too much!Yang Fang patted the pillow package.Do you have silver?A game of ten or eight is interesting. dark!Brother Zhou, do you have any money?The person surnamed Li asked Zhou Yongxu. Yes, yes, you You are lucky, if you have a gamble with him, wouldn't it be great to beat him by 80 percent?Why not make money and entertain yourself? Is this good or not, no matter who wins or loses, you are stupid.Fu Er, surnamed Li, said: This guy is a dude from a rich family. He has a lot of gold and silver. Wouldn't he be a fool if he didn't beat him by one or two hundred silver?bring it on!How about this, can you lend it to me first?I blog with him.

The one surnamed Li really showed intimacy, reaching out to his arms. He opened his outstretched hand and said: Slow down, I only have ten taels of silver Ten taels is just right, and he will give it back to you if you win. Don't worry, you will win for sure. this bring it!If you don't believe me, I'll show you the win right away. He smiled and took out an ingot of silver. Before he opened his hand, the person surnamed Li snatched it like a fly seeing blood, and said to Yang Fang: Come, come, come, ten taels and one prize. Yang Fang moved over and sat down, put down ten taels of silver with a smile and said: Don't cry when you lose, come on!

three toss No!Don't be a child, it's a one-off game, whoever is older wins, you go first. The half-dead middle-aged man suddenly reached out and patted Zhou Yongxu's shoulder, and said weakly: "Young man, don't talk to them!" Immortal what are you doing?Yang Fang cursed loudly: Get out of here, don't spoil our fun. Forget it, brother Yang, ignore him.The one surnamed Li smoothed things over: Look, I'm throwing! Zhou Yongxu's clumsy appearance was ridiculous, clapping his hands and shouting: Wonderful!Eleven o'clock, eleven is bigger than the sky.

Terrible, it's a lost game!Yang Fang said dejectedly, picked up the dice listlessly, shook it a few times and threw it down. Five o'clock, two or three o'clock, I won.The one surnamed Li grabbed back two ingots of silver and cheered: Brother Yang, my luck has changed! Yang Fang put down two ingots of silver and said, "Twenty taels this time, dare you?" The person surnamed Li put down the silver: When luck comes, even Mount Tai can't stop it, I'm afraid you dare not. This time, Yang Fang was the first to toss, she was not bad luck, one six and one four, but the surname Li threw fifty or sixty one and won the bet. Zhou Yongxu snatched back his ingot of silver and said: I will get the original money back, so that I don't have to worry about it. fool!Li's surname snatched it back: If you get back the capital at this time, you will change your luck and have bad luck. After three throws and two throws, the one surnamed Li threw three dots at the end, and the four dots thrown by Yang Fang won the last ingot of silver. If you want to get back the capital, how can I have bad luck? how can you blame meHe said foolishly: "It's your bad throw, how can you blame me?"oh!Give me back my silver. Huh!Why should I give it back to you?The one surnamed Li is cheating. you borrowed from me Yes, I'll borrow yours, but isn't that the explanation?I'll give it back to you if I win, right? this I didn't win, how can I pay you back?The surname Li rebutted outrightly. It makes sense, Zhou Yongxu is so stupid! Unless you still have money, you can't get it back?The one surnamed Li further teased him: You are lucky, you should have let you throw it yourself.Is there any silver left?I promise you can win all his silver. forget it!With his material, can he get Ben back?Yang Fang said triumphantly. Quickly take out the silver and win for him to see.The one surnamed Li was about to dig into his arms again. OK, let me see if there is any more.He fumbled to open the package.The half-dead middle-aged man was about to speak, but Yang Fang raised his big fist behind Zhou Yongxu's back and raised his eyebrows and stared at him. Zhou Yongxu fumbled here and there, and took out five gold leaves.Five ingots of broken silver amounted to twelve taels. I grabbed it in the palm of my hand and said: This is the money for selling land, will it work? The eyes of Yang Fang and the mouse surnamed Li are shining, they are so happy! Gold is not discounted at the official price, and every two is discounted at ten taels of silver.Yang Fang said generously: You have a total of sixty taels of silver. How about we gamble once? Come on, just once.The person surnamed Li took the gold and silver and put them down, and stuffed the dice into Zhou Yongxu's hands: Throw it!Guaranteed to win. Yang Fang put down the sixty taels of silver and said, "I'll toss first, how about it?" Don't let him roll first, you're lucky now.The person surnamed Li said, grabbing his dice-holding hand and stretching it out. Clap!Dice drop the deck, one three, four o'clock. Oops!He patted his thigh and complained. It's my turn.Yang Fang said triumphantly, grabbed the dice and slapped it on the palm of her hand, clasped her palms together in one breath, shook it a few times, and threw it down with a strange laugh. The dice hit the board and flipped four or five times. One two, three o'clock.He yelled and dialed back all the silver. What the hell.Yang Fang stared at the dice in a daze, one red and two black, three o'clock, absolutely true. Do you still dare to come?The one surnamed Li asked. Yang Fang took ten ingots of silver from the package, and said angrily: "I don't believe you are so lucky, one hundred taels a gamble, come on." No matter whether Zhou Yongxu was willing or not, the surname Li took the one hundred taels of silver and pushed it forward, saying: You toss first. Yang Fang picked up the dice, and in the old habit of clapping it twice before shaking it, she rolled fifty or sixty one. It's over this time.Zhou Yongxu said sadly. Unless he can roll a twelve, he's a loser! He picked up the dice, folded it in his palm and murmured a word to the Bodhisattva to bless him, and rolled it down. The dice turned sharply, and finally all red: twelve o'clock. Hahaha he laughed wildly, reaching out to pick up the bet: twelve o'clock. Wait a minute, it's ten o'clock.Yang Fang shouted, first grab the dice and flip two fives: You lose, brother Li is the witness. Yes, it's ten o'clock.The person surnamed Li said: Zhou Zhi, I am willing to accept the bet, but you can't rely on it. He stopped pretending to be stupid, grabbed Yang Fang by the collar, and said with a sneer, "Your Excellency, you need to make your tricks clearer." let go!Yang Fang coldly scolded: You must be blind, dare to move your claws in front of me, Yang Fang, the flying fish, you are impatient to live. The sound fell and the hand was released, and the two middle fingers of the right hand hit a double dragon play ball to catch the eyes. It was so fast, and it was hit with one move. He let out a strange cry and fell on his back. puff!The man surnamed Li gave him a slap on the ear door very fiercely, intending to kill him. Throw him into the river.Yang Fang said, and began to pick up gold and silver. The middle-aged man who was half dead and half alive suddenly screamed wildly, and his voice was very loud: Murder for money and murder!Help the boatman. This guy is in the way.The one surnamed Li grabbed back the dice and called: Tell him to shut up forever. Yang Fang rushed towards the middle-aged man, about to kill him. Whoever talks nonsense, be careful of his old life.The man surnamed Li said fiercely to the two trembling merchants: "The heroes on the river say that they are the same, you don't want to go down the river to feed the bastards?" The cabin door was opened, and a boatman shouted loudly: "Stop!"Some of you really murdered for money? Flying Fish Yang Fang had already grabbed the middle-aged man's throat, and hurriedly let go to block the hatch, mumbled a few words incomprehensible to outsiders, made a strange gesture with her right hand on her chest, and said in a low voice: Here We are responsible for the matter, without your matter, the ship docks at the pier a little later, you know? The boatman's face changed drastically, and he couldn't speak: Keke You don't want to drink water from this river anymore?Flying Fish asked sharply. A handsome middle-aged man with three long beards suddenly appeared behind the boatman. He put his hands behind his back and said with a sneer: Do all the passengers have to be silenced except the boatman?Otherwise, the lawsuit is settled. Flying Fish Yang Fang was taken aback, turned around and rushed towards her package, quickly pulled out a dagger, and rushed towards the cabin door like a gust of wind.The person surnamed Li also pulled out a water diverter knife from the package, and then grabbed it out. Your Excellency's tone is like the government's eagle claws.Flying Fish Yang Fang said fiercely to the middle-aged man standing with his hands behind his back: "I'm going to summon your soul for you, you accept your fate!" I was looking for an opportunity to go to Anqing to find Hun Jianglong, but I had no excuses.The middle-aged man said happily: "You two damn things are here to commit crimes, just give me a good clue to put Hun Jianglong in prison. If you want to use a dagger to commit murder, I have to abolish you first, come on!" Yang Fang, the flying fish, was taken aback, and didn't dare to approach again, and asked, "Who is your Excellency?" Nanjing Wucheng Bingmasi, Beicheng Deputy Commander Qi. Flying Fish Yang Fang was terrified, she couldn't help taking two steps back, and shouted in horror: "Qi Retribution!"you The one surnamed Li was even more frightened, and ran to the starboard side to jump into the water. A figure flashed in the corner of the cabin, and a man in Tsing Yi walked out and shouted: This road is blocked. You are the surnamed Li and stopped to ask. Ying Tianfu made a first-level patrol to arrest Yu. God!Ghosts worry about Yu Rui.The legs surnamed Li are almost weak: Nanjing Shuangxiong is here, I Your knife is about to drop, be careful not to hurt your foot.Ghost Jianchou said, walked down the sideboard and smiled faintly. Nanjing Shuangxiong refers to Qi's deputy commander Qi Baoying Qi Xiang, and Ying Tianfu's headhunter Yu Rui. Qi Baoying is responsible for the security of the North City of Nanjing, and Gui Jianchou is responsible for the security of the ground in Jiangning, the capital of Nanjing.In terms of official position, Qi Baoying is only a small official of the seventh rank, and the ghost is even smaller, just entering the stream from the ninth rank. Although these two small officials are not big, but they are in great power, their martial arts are beyond the dust, they are selfless in enforcing the law like a mountain, and their iron fists reach them.Those tycoons with records never dared to reveal their names in Nanjing; even the powerful children of those big officials and wealthy families feared them like tigers. The two of them have the most brilliant way to deal with the perpetrators, that is, anyone who dares to resist arrest will be abolished first, and they will never pay attention to the origin of the perpetrators. Therefore, when those unworthy and powerful children see them, it is like a mouse seeing a cat. Even if there are great and powerful elders as the backstage, they will be deposed first, and it will be over if they can be released on bail. Of course, the two heroes never act recklessly in handling cases, and they won't strike hard if they don't have corroborating evidence.They served for three or four years, and indeed they handled many earth-shattering cases. Not only did they execute many Jiangyang robbers, but even Huahua Taisui Zhang Shiquan, the son of the right servant of the Nanjing Military Department, was dragged back to the government office from Jiangning Town with his hands bound and on horses. The officials and people in Nanjing are all applauded. Nanjing Shuangxiong is not only familiar to the local officials and people, but also friends in the Jianghu, regardless of whether they are black or white, famous masters, all admire them with admiration. If a person acts upright and sits firmly, acts aboveboard, and is clear about public and private interests, he will surely gain the respect of others, and even his enemies will respect and praise him. This is why the Nanjing Shuangxiong, their names and reputations have a very high status in the rivers and lakes. I admit it.The one surnamed Li said, throwing down the water diverter knife. You see.Fei Yu also dropped his dagger and said: We are not Hun Jianglong's brothers, it is useless for you to take us to find him. oh!So which line are you on?Qi Baoying asked. We are about to go to Hunjianglong, just cheating some money to have fun.Flying Fish said pitifully: We used to be fooling around under Yecha Linyi's men in Hongze Lake. Last year, Hongze Water Village was destroyed by Wei Song, the second of the three monsters, and we became fish out of water. Well!I take your word for it.Qi Baoying nodded and said: "Although you did not commit crimes on Qi's ground, Qi is a law enforcement officer. If you encounter it, you can't ignore it, so you have to hand over you to the government. You killed the victim who was deceived?" this Then, you must be bound and do business, my lord Zhou Yongxu's figure appeared at the hatch, he laughed and said: "Old Qi, Mr. Wei, you have to pay me three hundred taels of gold." Huh!It's you?Qi Baoying was very surprised: Fuck you, didn't you take Hezhou Jiangbei land road?Ha ha!These two juniors were blind and dizzy, no wonder Sao Baxing was out of luck. I was just waiting for them to throw me into the river, so that I could ask them for three hundred taels of compensation for my life. Now, with your brother, retribution, to enforce the law, wouldn't I lose my personal wealth and money? He got out of the cabin and saluted Ghost Jianchou with fists in his hands: Hehe!Brother Yu, you have come to the river to eat, be careful Hun Jianglong invites you to eat bandao noodles. Ha ha!If I had known it was you, we would be happy to be at ease.For you, we have revealed our Xingzang, what do you say?Gui Jianchou replied with a smile and asked: Hunjianglong is well informed, and he probably has already prepared to deal with you, the blackmailer. hehe!You two great bodhisattvas are hiding on the wrecked boat, so you can deceive people?Stop being self-absorbed!He shook his head: Since Hun Jianglong has been charged on your ground, how can he not strengthen his guard?I advise you to turn back to Nanjing. If that evil dragon is afraid of you, he will not go as far as Nanjing to commit crimes and dig his own grave.I dare to write an insurance policy, he has set up a net and waited for you to enter the net, there is not a single truth in what these two juniors said. you mean They are one of the countless eyeliners sent by Hun Jianglong, and there is also a well-known sick man Yuan Fu on board.As soon as I got on the boat this morning, I found out their identities. They exchanged messages by signing with each other. It just so happened that I understood the sign language of my friends on the Dajiang Waterway. Gui Jianchou quickly ran to the hatch. Zhou Yongxu said again: No need, he is leaving!Sliding into the water through the window over there. In the cabin, the half-dead middle-aged man has disappeared. oh!Really?Qi retribution was moved. Ask questions with the method of splitting muscles and bones to ensure that they tell the truth. Flying Fish and the one surnamed Li coincidentally jumped up on two sides, wanting to dive into the water to escape. stay!friend.Zhou Yongxu said, snapping his fingers together. I don't believe you can fly?Qi retribution waved his sleeves. boom!As soon as the two brothers stood up, they fell heavily. Go into the cabin and talk.Ghosts said sadly. In the interior of the middle cabin, they were greeted by Gui Jianchou's niece Yu Shuang and a maid. Yu Shuang was about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a childlike face, a melon-seeded face with picturesque features, elegant and elegant, wearing a moon-white dress, no one could believe that she would be a master of inner circle. Feiyu and the two ruffian sticks surnamed Li were pressed into the corner of the cabin. Shuang'er, come to meet the strange person who has caused chaos in the world in recent years.Gui Jianchou said to Yu Shuang who was about to avoid him: He is Zhou Yongxu, the prodigal son of the blackmailer Shenlong who is troublesome.This is Yu Shuang, my niece. Miss Yu, don't listen to your uncle's nonsense.He sat down cross-legged: This time I passed through expensive land, so I didn’t dare to stretch out my hand on the ground Ha ha!Isn't Wujiangpu the land of my Yingtianfu?The ghost asked sadly: "The three hundred taels of gold three feet below the ground, you picked it up early on the road, didn't you?" Huh!That's weird, isn't it harder to lose money than to pick it up? You!If this goes on like this, sooner or later we will hit a big snag.Qi Baoying said sincerely: "Brother Zhou, I don't agree with your playful behavior. If someone finds out about you and plots against you with vicious methods, it will be too late to regret it!" Of course, I will be careful.At the same time, no one will watch the old tricks after playing too much. It seems that I will switch to strange tricks from now on? What strange trick? Secrets cannot be leaked. oh!From what you can see, Hun Jianglong really knew we were coming?Qi Baoying asked: I hope there are people we can use in Anqing Prefecture. Hunjianglong must be waiting for you to give gifts.Zhou Yongxu said affirmatively: At the same time, I can assure you that the massacre of five corpses and six lives at Longjiangguan was deliberately committed by Hun Jianglong, and deliberately left clues to guide your investigation of the conspiracy. I hope you believe my judgment.Brother Qi, you don't have anyone available in Anqing Mansion, and the inspectors in the yamen can only chase away rats.If my predictions are correct, Guo Tianqi, the famous White Daoist whip in Anqing Prefecture, is probably no longer alive. He is the only arm you can rely on. If Hun Jianglong doesn't get rid of him, he won't be so stupid as to provoke you. oops!That Therefore, I advise you to go back to your home. Below Taiping Mansion is Hun Jianglong's territory.Jin Yan, a tyrant in Chizhou, never asks about the idle accounts of Dajiang's underworld friends, and he can't control them. Brother Zhou, can you do something good?The ghost asked with a smile. Am I not doing something good?He is planning to donate the extorted gold to Huimin Pharmacy in Chizhou and various philanthropic halls. I mean oops!Please, please, don't drag me into the water. To be honest, corrupt officials and local tyrants are everywhere. I have a very bad impression of you people. Of course the two of us are exceptions. Yes, that's the main reason why I regard you as friends. You can't push yourself too far, and I won't run errands for the government. Thank you for looking after us.Qi Baoying clasped his fists and said: I beg you as a friend, but you don't agree? this Hunjianglong is cruel and ruthless, his humanity has been lost, even pregnant women are not spared, five dead and six dead do not talk.He said irritably, shaking his head: Is there a deadline for you to solve the case? end of this month. Can this be delayed for a while? Brother Zhou's meaning I have something to do in Chizhou, which is very important.Murderous intent flashed in his tiger eyes: If I can wait until the middle of next month, I will go to Anqing.Remember, I'm not doing things for you, but for the dead. I thank you in advance.Gui Jianchou said happily: "It's a deal, Brother Qi and I will arrive on schedule in the middle of next month, waiting for Brother Zhou to dispatch us." Here we go again, dare I send you?I do things my way, you don't have to pay attention to me.Now, you just need to send some unremarkable people to the Anqing area to find out the situation secretly.On May 15th, send someone to wait for me at Shuangzhong Temple to exchange news. If I don't come at noon, then there is no need to wait for me.Shuangzhong Temple is on the east side of Fuxue, a place frequented by scholars, and it is easy to find. you mean There are unpredictable things in the sky, and people have misfortunes and blessings; that is to say, if I don't come, it means that my actions in Chizhou this time will be good or bad, so don't rely on me. Brother Zhou, do you think we are friends?Qi Baoying asked solemnly. of course you If you think we're friends, you should share your worries hehe!If I have to deal with some gangsters and villains, I will naturally rely on your best efforts.However, my brother has wandered around the rivers and lakes for five years, and started to travel all over the world at the age of eighteen. He only started to roam around in the name of the prodigal son of the dragon two years ago. Do you know why?He took a deep breath and sighed: That means that I have encountered many difficulties, and I must change the course to carry out the plan to eliminate demons. oh!Are you looking for an enemy? Not enemies.Just as I am willing to help you catch the murderer who killed five corpses and six lives, I was ordered by my teacher to eliminate the chief culprit who slaughtered tens of millions of people.Not only is this person unrivaled in qigong, he immediately became known as the enemy of ten thousand people, and his mysterious kungfu and Taoism are unparalleled in the world. I have not heard from him for five years, and it was very hard for me to find him.It was rumored that he might go to Jiuhua to ambush this time, so I came here. oh!I know who you're looking for.Qi Baoying said awe-inspiringly. you know?joke. Brother Zhou, don't underestimate your brother's ability.Qi Baoying said: Brother Di Bao from the Ministry of War in Nanjing had the opportunity to look at the incident five years ago. Then don't say it.Zhou Yongxu rushed to say: Do you know about the Yuezhi Jiuhua Conference? I heard that Moxie booked this date for the Mid-Autumn Festival last year.Ouyang Chunfeng, the big demon of the Three Demons, Yunlong, appeared three times, and one of the three evils, the magician Wuying Lang Junshi.The disciples of the two disciples are competing with each other, are you Go and have a look at Fengse, there may be someone I'm looking for. I am very worried for you.Qi Baoying said worriedly: "That fierce demon can escape calmly in the encirclement of a hundred thousand troops, and come and go freely in the forest of knives, mountains and swords, how can you deal with him?" If it was before the end of last year, maybe I wouldn't be able to deal with him, I'm only responsible for detecting his whereabouts, and my family teacher will take action to catch the devil.And now, it's not easy for him to get away from me. oh!I still don't know who the commander is.The ghost asked sadly. There are quite a few masters, so it's hard to tell.His eyes fell on the window: it was getting dark.Taiping Mansion is here!Are you ashore? Yes, I will go back to Beijing according to your words. Yes, a wise man will not do it if he forcibly breaks into the net of heaven and earth. Are you going to spend the night on the boat? hehe!There are hundreds of taels of gold in the bag, so I'm worried, right?He patted Qi Baoying on the shoulder: Therefore, you can't gather too much money, if you have too much money, you will be led by the nose by the property!Hurry up and approach Nanjing suddenly, Hun Jianglong must be suspicious, and it will be much easier to do business in Anqing in the future. They were talking loudly, while Master Yu Shuang and his servants sat quietly and listened.Miss Yu's bright eyes kept turning around Zhou Yongxu's body, her pink cheeks would suddenly turn red, and she avoided his gaze as if to avoid him. He didn't pay attention to the girl's expression, and he didn't leave any impression on the junior he just met, he just instinctively felt that Gui Jianchou had a good niece who was beautiful and quiet. The ship was docking, and the ship was busy for a while. Zhou Yongxu returned to his cabin and leaned against the window to browse the busy pier. It was not yet completely dark. Thirty or twenty large ships were moored on the pier. Gui Jianchou brought his niece and maidservant to go ashore first, and Qi Baoying escorted Yang Fang, the flying fish with his hands tied behind his back, and the man surnamed Li, and then went ashore unsuspectingly. The two people dressed as masters saw Flying Fish Yang Fang clearly, they were startled, they sneaked into the crowd and walked south. People who have been around for a long time must have sensitive eyes and ears, and a natural hound nose, which can smell dangerous breaths and can spot suspicious things at a glance. Zhou Yongxu at the window was a bystander, so he immediately packed his bags without saying hello to the boatman. Shi Shiran stepped on the springboard and disappeared among the busy crowd. The wharf is a commercial area, but it is still two or three miles away from the city, separated by a moat. Standing at the highest point of the wharf, you can see the gate tower of Shuiximen in Taiping Mansion.The city wall of Fucheng is extremely high, measuring three feet and six feet. In addition to the height of the city gate tower, boats can be seen in the middle of the river. To the north of the wharf is the Taiping Water Station. Gui Jianchou took the lead and went straight to the gate of the post station. He ran into a postman head-on. You are a postman, looking at him and asking. Gui Jianchou took out a volume of documents from his arms, opened it and said, "Please tell the postman that I want to pass through your land by road. This is the official document of Su Zhi." However, there is no official residence on this site, and there are many official errands who come to lodge today.Well, you go to the delivery office in the north and try it.However, the delivery office is probably full today, and there are as many as fifteen tank boats from Huguang. That It's too late to enter the city, how about this, I can temporarily settle down in the woodshed at night forget about it.Gui Jianchou put away the official documents helplessly. How could he live in the firewood house with his niece?It was indeed too late to enter the city, the city gates were closed as soon as it was dark, and no one could enter or leave. How about we go find a boat and release it overnight?Qi retribution said. Also good, give it a try.Let's find a restaurant first, dinner hasn't been settled yet.If you can't find a boat, you have to stay in a small inn tonight. Although there are quite a few inns along the wharf, they are all small shops for peddlers to stay, almost all of them are big shops. Passengers with female relatives must go to the city to find a big hotel, or they have to spend the night on a boat. This delay caused a big mistake. They ate at a small restaurant, and then Qi Baoying went to the pier to look for a boat. Not only could they not find the large and small ships that were lowered, but even the passenger and cargo ships they had been on before were also missing. Let go. Qi Baoying was very alert, and the disappearance of the ship aroused his suspicion. Logically, the ship had to load a few passengers here, and the voyage was quite hard. This kind of ship was slow. , if you are not careful, how can you bear it if you hit a rock and run aground?Navigating at night is very dangerous, and it is impossible for the ship to sail in a hurry. He saw the danger, and when he paid attention to the expressions of the servants on the pier, he was secretly startled.That's right, quite a few people looked at him with strange eyes, and almost all of them avoided getting close to him like avoiding the plague. He immediately went to the area of ​​the warehouse building to look for people in the government, and he should be able to find the patrol inspector of the Taiping Mansion in that area.However, he was disappointed. In the huge dock area, he couldn't find half of the people who patrolled the yamen. He returned to the restaurant and immediately told Gui Jianchou about his suspicions. Gui Jianchou is more experienced than him, and people who come from local patrols are more familiar than the security officials appointed by the military, so he immediately went to the dock to check. Soon, Gui Jianchou hurried back, with an abnormal expression on his face, he called Qi Baoying and his niece and maidservant out of the shop, and said anxiously: "Brother Qi, right now we have two ways to go. What clues have been found?You look terrible.Qi Baoying's heart tightened. Someone blocked the pier, probably because Yuan Fu, who was ill and impermanent, was one step ahead of us. His water quality is much faster than the boat, and he is the best friend of Hunjianglong. then we First, Yuecheng went to the government office to submit articles.Second, quickly return to Beijing along the land route. The first way is obviously unworkable, sneaking across the city gates to know the law is breaking the law, as long as the gangsters reveal a little word, we can't bear to walk around. Well, there's only one way to go, and let's go right away. As long as you travel thirty miles away, cross Niudu Mountain and cross Cimao Mountain, you will be considered to be in the territory of Yingtian Mansion, which is the sphere of influence of Gui Jianchou, so they left as soon as they said they had brought their bags, and the six of them set off immediately.They are not afraid of impermanence, they just don't want to be entangled for no reason. The main road meets the official road outside the north gate, and the six people spread out and hurried forward.Ten miles away is Niudu Mountain, the official road passes by the east foot, and the west foot of the mountain is near the river, which is the famous Caishiji. Wuli Pavilion was in sight, but the few farmhouses near the pavilion were completely unlit. Flying Fish Yang Fang walked away, turned her head and said, "Boss Yu, we didn't commit any crimes on your ground, and the sufferer surnamed Zhou is not here, so you can't convict us, can you?"How about letting us go? Let you go back and report to Hunjianglong?Sorry, can't do it.Ghost Jianchou said coldly: Please rest assured, if you want to commit a crime, why don't you have nothing to say?I'll give you a few charges to keep you happy in the jail. Don't say it's too early, it's a long way to Nanjing. Don't worry, if there are going to be ups and downs, the first unlucky person will definitely not be me, but you two dear friends. Why bother?If you are single, you can play ninety-nine. If you don’t play, you will get one plus one. If you let the two of us go, you will be spared if you are ill. I promise. What do you guarantee?How old are you?Less smug.Gui Jianchou said gloomily: If what I expected is correct, Hun Jianglong had planned it long ago, and he would not wait in Anqing for Yu to dismantle his platform. His gang of foxes and dogs has probably been deployed near Taiping, guarding the gate and so on. During the conversation, he had already arrived at the pavilion, and a dark figure walked out from the corner of the farmhouse on the right side of the pavilion, and said: Yes, we are already waiting for you at the gate.Nanjing duo, if you leave the ground of Nanjing, you will become birds with broken wings and fish without water.Ha ha!We have been waiting for a long time, we have already dug the grave for you, and we are just waiting for your corpses to fill it in! On both sides of the road, many figures stood up one after another among the bushes and trees. In front, there were eight black shadows blocking the way.In the pavilion, two tall black shadows rose, one stood on the cornice and said in a thunderous voice: Nanjing Shuangxiong, how many brothers have you killed over the years?You should pay with blood! Gui Jianchou handed over the two captives to Master Yu Shuang's maidservant, dropped the package, pulled out the famous weapon three-section cudgel in the mountainside, laughed loudly and said: Hun Jianglong, I really didn't expect your Excellency to come in person, very good good.My lower body is in the Gongmen, and I enforce the law fairly. I really can’t remember how many brothers you have captured. Tell me, in the massacre of a passenger ship in Longjiangguan, five corpses and six lives were tragic. Are you the mastermind? Did you say you were the mastermind? Two of the three murderers have been arrested, and you are the mastermind.The sufferer is a wealthy businessman who escaped from Anqing. He once recruited martial arts masters to resist your blackmail, and he had a deep grudge. He once cooperated with the government to clear the three secret rudders where you went to the river. In the end, you invited many vicious scum from the rivers and lakes to destroy After leaving his home, he had no choice but to flee to Nanjing with his family to avoid disaster.You were not reconciled, so you sent eight groups of twenty-four villains to follow and kill them, and slaughtered the boat at dawn at Longjiang Pass.Do you deny it? Hahahaha Hun Jianglong looked up to the sky and laughed wildly. After laughing, he said: All right.Telling you at this time is irrelevant, yes, I am the mastermind.Cut the grass without eradicating the roots, spring wind blows and regenerates, if it were you, you would do the same, don't you also capture the murderer and the mastermind?I know that the two brothers are very brave, and they will never be satisfied with catching the murderer, and they will definitely go to Anqing to find me with all their courage.Therefore, I have no choice but to preemptively send you on the road to eliminate future troubles forever.Brother Yu, the two of you should be proud that you escaped from the eyes of more than a hundred brothers, and you almost managed to escape from the net. The sick and old Jianghu didn't know that you were on the boat and fell home.Of course, he never dreamed that you would bring your family members to hide from others, and you never bring any companions when handling cases. Are you surrendering to me, or are you asking Mr. Yu to invite you?Gui Jianchou said boldly: Your Excellency, don't let your minions go forward to die, I don't want to hurt innocent people more, so come out. I know you are great, so I am willing to bow down.However, there are a few predecessors that you must first meet them. That's right, God has to weigh you first.A dark shadow stepped out of the road and said: Junior, use your poker to hit it. Your Excellency is Old man Zou Yonghan. Kill people!Ghost Jianchou exclaimed in amazement: The old man is a senior, why do you let a water bandit come forward to help the evildoer? The old man just can't understand the faces of you public eagle dogs.Murderous Rentu said grumpily. Qi Baoying pulled out his saber, and said in a deep voice: Brother Yu, stop talking nonsense with them, the matter has come to this point, the only way is to die.Although this old devil has never committed murder on our ground, there are no less than ten documents for his arrest.Brother Yu retreats, I will deal with him. Ha ha!As soon as martial arts people entered the public school, they put the rules of martial arts behind them.The life-killing man Tu Kuang said with a smile: Therefore, if the two of you stand shoulder to shoulder, the old man does not blame you. That's right, as a public official, one's duty lies in the principles of heaven and the laws of the country. The so-called dueling rules of the martial arts have to be put aside for the time being. The old rules of ignoring justice and fighting privately are unacceptable.Qi Baoying said sharply: Therefore, I don't blush because of this.Now, I have given you the opportunity to go to the court with the official without force and have a fair trial, but you force the official to do something, you can't blame me. Ha ha!why don't you come onwant to use mouth excuse me.Qi Baoying said coldly, and rushed forward. Huh!Don't you take out the knife first?Haha, the life-threatening Rentu said proudly, flashing to the side, swiping his sleeves fiercely, the wind was like thunder, and he used the domineering Iron Sleeve Kung Fu to kill the killer as soon as he met his face. . The old devil underestimated Qi Baoying, and he planned to destroy the viscera of this small official, and did his best without any scruples.Qi Baoying dared to go as far as the Longtan Tiger's Lair in Anqing to arrest the murderer with the strength of two people. If he didn't have superman's skill and courage, how dare he go to die?The sleeve wind rushed in, and he turned around quickly, not only avoiding the fatal blow, but also approaching the old devil's left side from a dead angle on the side, with a deep chirp, the saber flashed coldly, and immediately took advantage of the momentum to sweep the outside , The howling of the Qigong that the knife smashed through the body is horrifying. More than ten bloody cases are waiting for your trial.Qi Baoying stood outside Zhang and said. The life-killing Rentu spun around, then staggered to the left, rushed two steps, suddenly let out a terrifying cry, fell down with a slam, a big slit in his left rib, and blood gushed out like a fountain. Huh!There were screams from all directions almost simultaneously. The old man took his life with a knife, and Tu sighed. You can't die, I want you to stand trial alive. Damn the junior!A fierce roar came from the grass in the northeast corner, and gray shadows rose up, coming like lightning shooting stars. 鬼見愁大喝一聲，迎上挫虎腰來一記大地盤龍，三節棍猛攻灰影的下盤。 撤招退！農舍側方突然傳來急促的沉叱。 但已來不發了，聲音與灰影同時到達，三節棍已經攻出，接觸，錚一聲暴響，三節棍的前一節似乎炸碎了。 灰影手中的三尺六寸五分長的怪兵刃量天尺下沉，擊碎了第一節精鋼打造的精鋼棍，左手大袖一揮，同時反擊，噗一聲悶響，鬼見愁像斷了線的風箏，飛翻出三丈外。 戚報應大駭，不假思索地衝上就是一刀。 Damn it!灰影咒罵，量天尺硬接佩刀。左袖也揮出了，行致命一擊。 人影穿透合圍的人叢，像流光逸電般衝入鬥場，一根樹枝恰好與量天尺佩刀下方接觸。 Zheng!暴響震耳，那是量天尺與佩刀光一剎那接觸的響聲。罡風厲嘯，勁氣四蕩。袖風向外迸發。人影中分，地面塵埃滾滾。 戚報應的佩刀前一尺鋒刃不見了，斷成碎屑飄墜，連退七八步，最後屈右膝挫倒。 另一面，俞霜姑娘一劍震退了乘亂撲來一個個黑影，她也被震得側移三步。 灰影吃力地退了五步，勉強穩下身形，量天尺無力地支地，身形搖搖晃晃似乎站不牢。 一個蒙面黑衣人屹立先前接觸處，手中的五尺長樹枝斜舉，用奇異的嗓音說：無量天君，你為何不穿道袍？還俗了呢，抑或是隱姓埋名躲起來見不得人？你走不了的，信不信由你。 無量天君四字一出，不但已受了傷的南京雙雄大吃一驚，連四周合圍的歹徒們也驚叫出聲。這位漢中無量道院的院主道號就叫無量，綽號叫天君，名列宇內三暴的二暴，是大暴赤陽子玄真的師弟。 三暴橫行江湖三十年，與三邪三殘同稱九大殺星，黑白道朋友恨之切骨，江湖人聞名變色而走。據說，十餘年前少林九名羅漢專程趕到漢中，與這兩個殺星激鬥三個時辰，仍被他倆擊傷兩名羅漢遁走。此後，不再有人敢冒大不韙找他們的晦氣。 今晚，這位殺星沒穿道袍現身，竟然被這個蒙面不速之客所擊敗，蒙面人口氣之大，更令歹徒們心驚膽跳。