Chapter 7 Chapter 5 Yan Ruyu, a good guest on board

Everyone's ears suddenly fell silent, as if all the power was used to capture the aftertaste of that voice.But it immediately disappeared without a trace, as if it was just the product of the accidental encounter of the sound of wind, rain, and spray. Just this moment is enough to make everyone believe that they have never heard such a thing in their life, and will never hear it again. nice voice too. At this moment, there was a delicate golden bell on the stairs in the ship. A dazzling red light slowly shone on the deck.A woman in red walked out of the upstairs slowly while holding on to the gangway.

Although she walked very slowly, people could not keep their eyes on her face.I just feel that every step of her is swaying, like stepping on a lotus flower. The sandalwood was scattered, and the sea breeze raised her bluish-black long hair, like a coquettish lotus flower, blooming freely in the sea and sky, the flying black silk and the big red gauze wrapped around her set off each other, making it a bit gorgeous dizzying. Her complexion is slightly darker, her eyes are bigger and darker than those of the Central Plains people, half-opened and half-closed against the sun, revealing a kind of wild wit.What is even more memorable is that on her broad forehead, instead of an auspicious mole dotted as usual, there is half a bright red crescent moon inlaid.The rotating gemstones are deeply embedded in the bones, and this strange decoration deeply reveals a kind of evil temptation, making her look like a witch who came out of the Tianzhu murals.

There was an indifferent smile on the corner of her mouth, her eyes as clear as an ancient pool swept across Yang Yizhi's body, and then turned to the depths of the sea, and said softly: "I thought it was Leader Yang who refused to see me." Yang Yizhi stared at her, the expression in his eyes gradually became strange. The woman didn't look at him, but a slight smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, as if reminding him of something. Everyone on the deck hoped that she could continue talking, because it was the most enjoyable thing in the world to hear her voice for a while, not to mention that the group of people on the deck themselves were the most enjoyable people in the world.

However, she didn't speak anymore, and the two faced each other silently on the deck. After a long time, Tang Xiu'er finally couldn't bear it anymore and said, "So you are the owner of this ship?" The woman smiled and said, "Yes. Could the girl be the friend who insisted on chartering a boat?" Zhuo Wangsun replied, "It's me." She turned her head slowly, her gaze swept across the crowd one by one, and finally stopped on Zhuo Wangsun's face. There was an instant change in her dark eyes.Senhan's deep light melted like spring water, and two floating flames gradually jumped out from the depths of his eyes.The fire seemed to have life in itself, shining on her and burning her, prompting her to abandon everyone and walk towards Zhuo Wangsun step by step.The long trains dragged on the damp floor, rustling in the still air.

Xiangsi and Bu Xiaoluan next to her were startled, Xiangsi took a step forward and said, "Girl, do you know my young master?" She didn't answer, she stopped in front of Zhuo Wangsun, and never took her eyes off him. For many years, no one dared to look at Zhuo Wangsun like this. Zhuo Wangsun thought it was a little funny, looked at her with a smile, and waited for her next move. The expression on the woman's face changed rapidly, as if she was not looking up at a person, but at a mountain, at the blue sky, at an unattainable illusion.Her countenance settled at last to piety--an inexplicable piety.This is the expression of a pilgrim who has trekked through thousands of mountains and rivers when he faces the majestic temple deep in the white clouds and green bamboos.

She looked up at Zhuo Wangsun, uttered two strange syllables from her bright lips, raised the red gauze on her arm, and knelt down deeply. She slowly touched Zhuo Wangsun's instep with her forehead, and her five-foot long blue hair pressed the crimson gauze skirt, spreading it all over the deck. Zhuo Wangsun frowned, as if he did not expect that there would be Hindus giving him the most solemn foot-touching ceremony in public.The others were even more stunned, looking extremely surprised.The scene in front of me is extremely strange and fragrant, just like the celestial maiden Ma Jie protruding her dharma body, kneeling devoutly at the feet of the gods and Buddhas.

The woman stood up slowly, bowed her head and said: "My son of heaven, my lord Shiva actually gave you a face like his. You are blessed, worshiped, and revered by the gods. Lord Shiva Avatar." Zhuo Wangsun asked, "Are you a Mandala sect?" She lowered her head, made a mudra on her chest, and said, "Thank you Lord Shiva. I am the heavenly singer who rose up when the great god stirred the sea, Abrava Rampa, and I am waiting for your command." Zhuo Wangsun said indifferently: "I am not a member of the Mandala sect, and I have never seen the face of Shiva. You don't need so many courtesy."

The Indian woman who called herself Lanpa replied respectfully: "This is God's will, please give Lanpa a chance to serve you." Zhuo Wangsun smiled calmly and said, "I'm about to go to sea." Lan Pa took a step back, bowed and made an inviting gesture: "All the honor and wealth in the world belong to Lord Shiva. Please come aboard, my lord." Zhuo Wangsun said: "These people are my friends, is your boat big enough?" Lan Pa bowed even lower, and said: "Where the great gods are, the sky bears the sea, so what is not included, what is not included? Everyone please."

Tang Xiu'er also wanted to board the boat, Xie Shan hesitated, "Cousin, we don't know them before, so it seems inappropriate to take their boat." Tang Xiu'er snorted, and said: "Didn't Yu Qingyang claim that everyone here is his friend? How come they don't know each other? Besides, I don't know how long this sea ban will last. Could it be that I have been waiting like this for a long time? It's been three months since we came out with you, my father must be anxious to death, he can't waste time in this ghost place." She looked at Xie Shan's frowning face, and she felt angry again, and said: "What's more, follow them Maybe we can find out about the gang of Japanese pirates. If we can eliminate harm for the people and kill all of these pirates, will we have an explanation to your father and my father when we go back? You don’t have to hang around all day With a bitter face, I am worried that I will be scolded for sneaking out with me."

Xie Shan smiled wryly: "Cousin, I definitely don't blame you, but if my father knew, it would be so easy to be scolded. What you said is indeed very reasonable, but..." Tang Xiu'er said angrily: "It makes sense, you don't hurry up, you stand there like a log." After saying that, she turned around and walked forward on her own. Xie Shan was helpless, shook his head and sighed, picked up two wooden boxes and followed inside. Just entering the cabin door, before I had time to see the furnishings in the cabin, there was a commotion outside the door, and it seemed that many people came again.

Someone shouted harshly outside the door: "Who is the owner of the ship, come out and speak!" Before the person inside could answer, the person said again: "If we don't come out, we will go in!" As soon as the words fell, there was a sound of crackling footsteps, and more than 20 officials rushed in without any explanation. Lan Pa looked at the people with cold eyes and said, "What's your business?" The leader yelled: "You are lucky, my Master Fang wants to rent your boat." Master Fang?Everyone followed the sound, and saw a man in official uniform slowly walking in at the door, about forty or so, with long eyebrows and fine eyes, white face and long beard, doughy, not really ugly.But it was Fang Tiansui, the fat sheep that the pirates were looking for. Seeing everyone's attention, Fang Tian coughed dryly, pushed aside the folding fan in his hand and shook it twice, someone next to him immediately handed over a silk scarf, he took it and stuck it on his forehead slightly, without looking at it, and turned to Throwing it away, sighed, and said: "Fang Fu, don't be rude. How did I supervise you? I am an upright official, have a clean sleeve, love the people like a son, and resolve cases like a god. How decent and polite are you? Can you lose the face of your master? You see, this lady is as beautiful as a flower. She is not a daughter of a thousand gold, but also a xiaojiabiyu. The ancients said that goodness is like water, which means that those good people are all as delicate as water. This lady has already If you are extremely kind, even if you are an official, you should be polite, how can you be so abrupt?" These words didn't make any sense, and the tone was pretentious. Everyone felt chills, and suddenly felt that his fair old face had suddenly become the skin of a persimmon beaten by the autumn frost, which was extremely hateful. Tang Xiu'er was so angry that she was about to pounce on her, but Lan Pa said coldly, "Master Fang came at an unfortunate time, this boat has already been rented out, please go back, Sir." Fang Tiansui didn't care and said: "I have something urgent to go to sea, so it's okay to go with them." While sweeping Tang Xiu'er from the corner of his eye, he stopped for a long time on Xiangsi and Bu Xiaoluan, and said with a smile: "It's really water. Piaobi, so clear to the bottom. Hahahaha..." Everyone's teeth ached. Lan Pa said: "Master Fang, we'd better wait a few days before leaving, the boat is already full." Fang Tian shook his fan and said with a smile: "It's okay for me to be crowded..." He suddenly put away the folding fan in his hand, and said solemnly: "You don't need to hide this from me, this ship Dawei Tianchao was built by Zheng Zheng back then. And the largest ship in the fleet, which can carry 10,000 people, are you afraid that there will be more of us? Let the girl tell the truth, this officer is in a hurry to go to sea this time. Please, it’s not a child’s play. The other thing is to transport some local products donated by my foster father, Yan Songyan, back to Hainan. Although there are not many things, it is the whole heart of my foster father. Mr. Fang ordered his father to live, Don't dare to delay. As long as you can reach Hainan safely, I would rather take out 10,000 taels of silver as a thank you." Tang Xiu'er interrupted: "What is ten thousand taels?" Fang Tiansui narrowed his slender eyes: "Is ten thousand taels still a little?" Tang Xiu'er snorted softly, and said, "Master Fang's local products are estimated to be worth at least seven million taels. Now that Mr. Fang's whereabouts have been discovered by Japanese pirates, it is natural that there is more danger than luck. Before they do anything, take this If a ship goes to sea ahead of time, it may be possible to avoid a catastrophe, but for such a good deal, wouldn’t it be too difficult to sell at 10,000 taels?” Fang Tiansui looked at Tang Xiu'er, his long eyebrows moved, and he said coldly: "Young lady has a big appetite. But if I tell the young lady, if I am not on board, the ship will not be able to go to sea within a month. Will the young lady believe me or not?" Do not believe?" Everyone's heart sank.Yan Song's party has controlled the court for more than 20 years, and his party feathers have spread all over the world, how can the little Liujiagang be an exception, if Fang Tiansui is really angered, it may be difficult for the Dawei Tianchao to leave Liujiagang. Tang Xiu'er looked out of the window with a sneer, and said, "What a master Fang with his hands and eyes open to the sky, but the big tree is about to fall, I don't know how many days the hozen can still be beautiful?" Fang Tian Sui's face sank, his eyes were like knives on the faces of Tang Xiu'er and Xie Shan beside her for a long time, and finally he sneered and said: "Okay, let's see." After speaking, he flicked his sleeves, Go to the door. "Lord Fang, please stay." Zhuo Wangsun said: "If Master Fang insists on taking this boat to go to sea, there is no other way." Fang Tiansui turned his head, with a smile on his face: "This young master is——" Zhuo Wangsun said: "I am Yu Qingyang." Fang Tian thought for a moment, raised his forehead with his hands, and said in surprise: "Oh, it turns out that he is the son of the Yu family in the south of the Yangtze River. Speaking of which, the chief mentors of my father and I are both Taifu Zhang, so it can be regarded as a fellowship. I have to have the audacity to call Mr. Yu a nephew. But in recent years, I have been busy with business, the two families have not moved around, and I have invited my nephew back to pay my respects." Zhuo Wangsun smiled calmly and said, "Don't dare." Turning to Lan Pa, he said, "Are there enough cabins on this ship?" Lan Pa respectfully replied: "There are fourteen first-class cabins on the ship, three for Tian and Di, and four for Xuan and Huang." Zhuo Wangsun said: "Then please arrange it for me." Lan Pa bowed her head and said: "Yes. Mr. Yu is the real owner of the ship, and the two ladies are invited to condescend to the three cabins of the Tianzi; Lord Yang is also a distinguished guest invited by me, please go to the first room of the Dizi; Xuan Zi No. 1 is the room in front of the screen. If you need anything during your itinerary, you can come to find it at any time; if Miss Tang and Mr. Xie go to sea together, please go to Xuan San Xuan Si. These two rooms are close to the stairs. , it is most convenient to go to the deck; as for Mr. Fang, please go to Huang San’s room, there is a hanging ladder next to it directly leading to the downstairs, and Mr. Fang’s subordinates, please go to the second-class cabin downstairs to rest.” "Miss Lan Pa is really caring, even I, who has spent most of my life at sea, may not be so thoughtful." Ao Guang came in through the door with a crutch and a smile: "I'm old, and I like to go to the deck for a while if I have nothing to do. Muscles and bones, please ask Miss Lanpa to arrange for me to go to the yellow number one next to the ladder." Lan Pa frowned slightly, and said, "You want to go too?" Ao Guang smiled and said: "Recently, the Japanese pirates have almost scrapped the merchants' oil and water, and it is very difficult to do business. It is rare that this ship is full of rich people. After thinking about it, I still fight this old bone to follow you all. Come on, how can you go back to make soup with oil and water all over your body." Zhuo Wangsun said with a smile: "If Boss Ao's oil and water are willing to cook soup, I'm afraid that the people in the whole Taicang County won't have to eat anything else in thirty years... But when outsiders see it, they may mistakenly believe that Liu Jiagang is out. A pig spirit." Ao Guang smiled and said: "Young Master Yu is joking. Although Ao has a small fortune, but his family has a big business, it is inevitable that the expenses will be higher. The old man is already sixty-three, and he has seven sons, nine daughters, and two daughters. Thirteen grandchildren, met a married woman, gave birth to children and grandchildren, entertained relatives and friends, left and right neighbors, and they have been poor for food all these years, so there is no oil and water.” Zhuo Wangsun said with a smile: "I'm afraid Boss Ao eats too much oil and water, and wants to change his taste. It's just that Yu has always been stingy, but I don't have any vegetables and radishes for Boss Ao." Ao Guangdao: "Master, you made fun of me. How dare Ao want something from you? Master Fang wants to pay Mr. Yu 10,000 taels of boat fare. Mr. Pianpian is of good quality, so naturally he won't be burdened by these vulgar things. The sky's expenses are all on Mr. Fang." Zhuo Wangsun said with a smile: "Boss Ao is worthy of being the Sea Dragon King, he eats all fish and shrimp." Ao Guangda said happily: "So, the young master agrees?" Zhuo Wangsun smiled slightly. Lan Pa said in a low voice: "Since the personnel have been confirmed, shall I order the first-class kitchen to prepare meals for nine guests tonight?" Zhuo Wangsun smiled slightly and said, "Ten." Everyone was stunned, Zhuo Wangsun walked up to Xie Shan, raised his hand and knocked on the mahogany box next to Xie Shan: "The sun is setting in the west, the cattle and sheep are coming down, brother is He Gu, still living in the scorpion?" Both Xie Shan and Tang Xiu'er were startled, and after a while, they asked in surprise, "You...you mean there is someone here?" Zhuo Wangsun said with a smile: "There are people, but they are not ordinary people." Xie Shan and Tang Xiu'er looked at each other, with expressions of disbelief on their faces—with the martial arts of the two of them, someone could sneak into their carry-on luggage without knowing it at all! Tang Xiu'er took two steps forward, looked carefully at the lock on the wooden box, shook her head, and looked at Zhuo Wangsun suspiciously: "Then who do you think is inside?" Zhuo Wangsun laughed and said, "Who else is hiding in someone else's luggage?" Tang Xiu'er lowered her face, waved her palm and slashed at the wooden box, and the wooden box shattered in response. A black shadow suddenly jumped up from the broken wood, and everyone took a step back in shock.The black shadow folded and shot towards a nearby chair like lightning, but he was not in a hurry to sit down. He took out a handkerchief from the cuff of his tights, wiped it carefully, and leaned on it half-sitting and half-reclining. . Fang Tiansui's eyes lit up next to him - that black shadow was actually a woman. Although there are many chivalrous women in Jianghu, it is very rare to see such a suitable figure.It's just that this body was wrapped in a pitch-black nocturnal suit from the beginning to the end, which made Fang Tiansui yell a pity. There was a look of disgust in the man's eyes, and he raised his hand and slapped his body vigorously, as if something unclean had been stained on it. Tang Xiu'er didn't expect this person to be picked up from the luggage by herself, and she would still be sitting swaggeringly and patting ashes.She took a step forward, pointed at the man's nose and said, "Who are you?" The man in black didn't raise his head, and said: "Thief." The voice was hoarse and dull, which was quite different from her graceful figure, and everyone was stunned when they heard it. Tang Xiu'er was taken aback when she heard her admit it so frankly, and asked, "Thief? Then what are you doing in my luggage?" The man in black was a little impatient: "Of course the thief is stealing things." Tang Xiu'er pointed to the broken wooden box and said, "You stole all the presents I brought back?" The man in black said coldly: "I threw it away. I am a thief and I have some status, how could I steal those vulgar things?" Tang Xiuer trembled angrily: "Throw it away? Why did you throw it away?" The man in black seemed too lazy to answer, and said calmly, "You don't want to choose a bigger box. If you have it, you don't have it. If you have it, you don't have it. Do you think you should throw it away?" Tang Xiu'er pointed to the door and said, "Don't you have no legs, so you can't walk up by yourself?" The man in black said: "Thieves have to go on their own, don't they become stupid thieves?" Tang Xiu'er gritted her teeth angrily and said, "Okay! Then what are you going to steal on board?" The man in black said: "Although I don't bother to steal your things, other people's are different." Tang Xiu'er gritted her teeth and said, "What a big thief. Do you know how I usually treat thieves?" She paused, and said heavily: "That is to plant a dozen or so thorns made of iron on his body, and then mess him up. Beat it out with a stick." As he spoke, he reached for the buckskin bag at his waist. Zhuo Wangsun sighed, "It's better for Miss Tang to act slowly." Tang Xiu'er glanced at him, and said: "People say that Mengchang is like a chicken and a dog is a thief, so is it true that Mr. Yu is the same?" Zhuo Wangsun laughed and said, "That's not true. It's just that although the hidden weapons of the Tang family are powerful, they may not be able to deal with this thief." Tang Xiu'er looked at Zhuo Wangsun suspiciously: "What kind of thief is so powerful?" Zhuo Wangsun said with a faint smile: "There is no owner of the wind and moon in the world, so I borrowed it temporarily and left no trace." Tang Xiu'er was a little suspicious, and looked carefully at the man in black on the chair, and suddenly said, "Could it be that she is Kong Chan?" Zhuo Wangsun smiled but did not answer.Ao Guang sized up the man in black, and said thoughtfully, "Kongchan? That's right, this person should be the god thief Kongchan who is known as the world's best empty hand." Everyone was shocked again. Everyone standing in this hall is a celebrity, but no one can guarantee that his fame must be greater than Kongchan.Kong Chan's martial arts is not high.The reason why she is famous is entirely because of her superb skills. It is said that when she was nine years old, she sneaked into the palace alone, and stole the ritual sword beside Jiajing's couch on the eve of the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven. But although she is a godly thief, she is never greedy for money.She may be the only thief in the world who is not greedy for money.She is only greedy for one thing, which is strange things, and the weirder the better.So the things she stole were not only things that others couldn't steal, but also things that others would never think of stealing. No one can tell when Kong Chan walked the rivers and lakes, some say more than ten years, some say decades.The only certainty is that it has only missed once in all these years.It was ten years ago that she tried to sneak into the Blue Bird Island of Huayinge and steal the mermaid Xinglian.Although she didn't succeed, she escaped from Huayin Pavilion, the forbidden area of ​​martial arts. She was only twenty years old that year.Since then she has become one of the most famous people in the martial arts. But Kong Chan is withdrawn by nature, has no relatives and no friends, very few people have seen her, and even fewer people think that she is actually a woman, and she may be a very beautiful woman, and even a very rich woman. So Fang Tian and Ao Guang had smiles on their faces, only Tang Xiu'er couldn't.She snorted coldly: "So what if she is Kong Chan? Could it be that I, Tang Xiu'er, are afraid of her?" Zhuo Wangsun said: "Of course Miss Tang is not afraid, but although Kong Chan is a thief, she is always an elegant thief. Why don't Miss Tang give her face and see what she is stealing? It is also a pleasure in the boundless sea. Miss Tang thinks how?" Fang Tiansui suddenly remembered something, and said, "This... nephew, I'm afraid it's not convenient for Miss Kongchan to try her skills here." Zhuo Wangsun said with a smile: "Lord Fang, don't worry, since this girl is Kongchan, she will never touch your 'native products'." Tang Xiu'er said: "Then what about the gift I give?" Zhuo Wangsun said: "I don't know if Miss Tang's gifts are worth the boat money for the two of you?" Tang Xiu'er was stunned for a moment, then raised her voice and said, "You dare to threaten me? Do you think you can threaten us because you are the owner of the ship?" Zhuo Wangsun said with a smile: "I dare not, if Miss Tang still wants to take my boat, this little face must be given to Yu." Before Tang Xiu'er could speak, Lan Pa had already interrupted: "Miss Kong Chan, how about going to Huang San's room next to Mr. Fang to rest?" Kong Chan glanced at the crowd and said, "Give me a clean room, I don't want to live next door to any man." Lan Pa said: "That's only Xuan Er, my room is on the right, but Miss Tang is on the left..." Kong Chan said: "That doesn't matter." After saying that, he didn't wait for Lan Pa to lead the way, and went upstairs by himself. Tang Xiu'er looked back at Zhuo Wangsun coldly and said, "Yu Qingyang, I'll come to settle accounts with you after I've dealt with those pirates." At this time, a flute sounded from the deck—the Dawei Tianchao finally set sail again after a hundred years of dormancy.