Chapter 70 Chapter 1 The Second Lord of the Yangtze River

The salt boat left the sea and sailed upstream into the Yangtze River. "Crack! Crack! Crack!" Following the knock on the door, Xu Ziling's voice sounded in the room: "Come in!" Kou Zhong pushed the door open and entered, seeing Xu Ziling sitting cross-legged on a chair by the window, he said with a smile, "You really work hard, kid." Xu Ziling said lightly: "I have a very ominous premonition that there will be trouble tonight." Kou Zhong sat down opposite to him, nodded and said: "I'm here to tell you that we've been embattled by the enemy, and two ships are dangling our tails, I really want to turn around and kill him."

Xu Ziling smiled and said, "Fighting strength is just a strategy, what the hell do you have in mind?" Kou Zhong shook his head and sighed: "The one who knows me, Kou Zhong, is none other than Xu Ziling. We can't just sit on a boat and let others come to seek bad luck. If there are shameless people who have the guts to burn the boat but have the guts to dig it, then our This batch of salt cargo is in danger." Xu Ziling said: "Master Kou has to think more about Duan Yucheng and those four boys, otherwise all the heavy lifting will be done by the noble hands of Mr. Kou."

Kou Zhong smiled wryly and said: "I beg you! Don't use such a sarcastic tone to tease me again, okay? Of course I have thought for them. As the leader of the gang, if you don't love the people below, who will give it to you?" What about risking your life?" Xu Ziling also felt that his tone was a little too much, and said apologetically, "It's my fault! Can you think of any clever plan?" Kou Zhong sat comfortably next to the back of the chair, straightened his long legs, and said, "When it gets dark, let's play tricks and get rid of the two boats behind."

Xu Ziling smiled and said, "You don't want to scuttle other people's boats, do you?" Kou Zhong said distressedly: "You guessed it right again. In terms of underwater skills, who can match us. Now those boys are making preparations. Later we will release a lot of thick smoke from the stern of the cabin to interfere with the enemy's movement." Sight, and then we took the opportunity to go into the water, each of us serving the other's ship. This time, we used a tool for chiseling the planks of the ship. With our Yangzhou Shuanglong's peerless magic skills, we can... Huh?"

The sound of hurried footsteps approached from far away, and the short and capable Bao Zhifu shouted angrily outside the door: "The two gang leaders are in trouble, the enemy has caught up." The two three-masted ships in the rear chased to a distance of only forty feet, and they were getting closer and closer. Obviously, they were faster than their ships. The river we are in now is deep and fast-flowing, with steep cliffs on both sides, dangerous shoals and reefs everywhere, very steep, we can see that the enemy chose this waterway to launch an offensive, but it was premeditated.

The moonlight was excellent at night, and the turbulence reflected the light of the stars and the moon, like thousands of quivering silver snakes, which was extremely mysterious. Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong stood at the stern of the boat, their eyes gathered together, and they saw more than ten people standing in the stands of the other two boats, and they were also pointing out to them. When the eyes of the two fell on the deck of the enemy ship, they couldn't help gasping. It turned out that each ship had at least a hundred archers and trebuchets. How can this battle be fought? Kou Zhong's eyes flashed with icy murderous intent, and he said in a deep voice, "Where are these two ships from?"

The slender and handsome Duan Yucheng was in charge of the helm, and he heard the words and shouted: "It should be the warship of the Dajiang Club. Their good show is that they can accelerate when turning. No other helmsman can do it." Dajianghui is one of the eight gangs and ten associations. It has a long-standing reputation in the rivers and lakes, and it is by no means easy to get along with.The main and deputy gang leaders are "Dragon Lord" Pei Yue and "Tiger Lord" Pei Yan, who are famous for their cruelty.Back in Yangzhou, the two had already heard of their notoriety, and they never expected to meet these murderous men as soon as they entered the Yangtze River.

Kou Zhong bumped into Xu Ziling, and murmured: "His grandma's mother, she can't beat him tomorrow, so what should I do this time?" Since they set off, although they thought that they would encounter enemies, they only thought of groups of clowns or one or two masters trying to curry favor with Li Mi, and they thought it would be such a big battle. The enemy simply does not have the opportunity to engage them in hand-to-hand combat. Xu Ziling said lightly: "Abandon the ship!" Kou Zhong stared at the enemy ship that was chasing within twenty feet, and said in astonishment: "So this batch of salt cargo is going to be ruined?"

Xu Ziling wondered: "Young Master Zhong, why did your mind become so dull? We were the two who abandoned the ship. Didn't you see that the enemy was equipped with water thorns and water tanks, and they were about to capture our ship at the bottom of the water after sinking our ship? People. Then why don't we jump into the river first, lest the enemy waste arrows, stones and fat." Kou Zhong slapped his forehead, and Yun Gong shouted at the enemy ship: "Pei Yue, Pei Yan, are you a snake and a cat, are you pissing or peeing?" A cold snort came from the enemy ship.

Both of them were stunned, the other hummed loudly but not high-pitched, it was obvious that they had profound skills and were not easy to provoke. If there are other masters and more than 200 deep-water fighters, with the help of snares and crossbows, there are definitely a lot of chances for them to be captured. A dull voice came from the enemy ship on the left and said: "You two must be impatient to live. When you are dying, you dare to hurt others. Be smart and stop the ship immediately. You think our river will be like sand on the sea. Is it so easy to get along with you?" Using their eyesight, the two saw that this man was tall and tall, with a bald head and a broad face, a thick chin, wearing a black robe, quite imposing, only in his early forties.

But what really attracted their attention was a purple-clothed youth in his twenties on the left side of the bald man.This boy is slender and strong, with a straight and straight nose, and he looks good at first, but his eyes are extremely narrow, which is extremely disproportionate to the overall appearance, making people look very uncomfortable. The reason why they paid attention to him was because the pearls in his narrow eyes were shining with strange lights, it can be seen that his inner strength is superior to that of the speaker, and he must be a tenacious opponent. At this time, Ma Gui, who was full of acne, came behind the two and reported: "You can set the smoke screen anytime!" Kou Zhong was overjoyed and said, "Look at my gestures!" Ma Gui took the order and went. In order to divide the other party's attention, Xu Ziling laughed and said: "It's okay for everyone to be intimate after the boat stops, but who is the leader of Dajianghui who is talking?" The bald man shouted coldly: "I, Pei Yan, if you are sensible, lower the sails and stop the boat immediately, otherwise I will attack immediately, then don't blame me for being merciless." The purple-clothed youth let out a shrill laugh, and continued: "Brother Kou and Brother Xu are very valuable now, otherwise, why would Erdao Pei spend ten days and nights chasing you. But we don't want to take you like others It is not a gift, but I just hope to cooperate with the two to create a great cause." Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling exchanged glances, only then did they realize that the other party was coming for 'Mr. Yang's Treasure House'. Kou Zhong saw that the other party was getting closer, and shouted: "Who is your Excellency!" Pei Yandai replied: "You are really blind. You don't even know Mr. Wang Kuijie, the only son of the number one expert in Changbai, Wang Bobao, 'Thunder Sword', Wang Kuijie. What else do you learn to travel in the rivers and lakes?" Kou Zhong was surprised and said: "Do Bi Xuan and Ning Daoqi know Mr. Wang? Doesn't it mean that they don't have to hang out in the Jianghu anymore?" Pei Yan's original intention was only to praise Wang Kuijie, but he was at a loss for words when he heard that. Wang Kuijie was even more embarrassed. Kou Zhong knew that the other party would turn embarrassment into anger, so he hurriedly issued the command to release the smoke screen. Sure enough, the enemy ship sounded a drum, and everyone bent their bows and set up arrows, ready to get closer and launch immediately. There was a continuous crackling sound, and more than a dozen stones with a square meter were ejected from the trebuchet first, and were thrown towards them in the air. At the same time, four small windows were opened near the water in their stern cabin, and four puffs of black smoke erupted. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling leapt up immediately, fisted and kicked together, deftly deflecting the stones that had a chance to hit the hull. Before the enemy ships had a chance to throw stones for the second time, the thick smoke had covered them in the smoke along the wind. The thick smoke was continuously blown out by Bao Zhifu and Shi Jie with the blower, and in a blink of an eye, there was an invisible smoke behind. Ma Gui, Duan Yucheng, Kou Zhong, and Xu Ziling on the deck were all young at heart, screaming and cheering, very excited. Suddenly the wind blew loudly, a person came through the smoke, like a big bird Xiang Kou and Xu rushed towards Kou and Xu like a giant eagle grabbing a rabbit with a ball of sword light. Kou Zhongyi was not afraid, and shouted: "Good time!" Lightning pulled out a long knife, which turned into a cold light, and slashed at the light of the knife on the opponent's body with a "ding". The man fought Kou Zhong hard, and was shocked to find that Kou Zhong's knife not only carried an extremely cold true energy, forcing back all the energy of his sword, but also implied that it was behind, sealing his own body. Surprised by the knife's momentum, it rebounded with force, turned over in the air, and fell towards the observation deck on the roof of the cabin. Kou Zhong was also shocked by his opponent, he was so angry and bloody, when he was secretly startled by the strength of the opponent, Xu Ziling flew into the air like an angry eagle, he intercepted this terrifying opponent one step earlier, and exchanged several moves in the air. Xu Ziling's weapon is his body. Apart from using both hands and feet, there is no part that cannot be used for attack. The man obviously had never encountered this kind of attack, he was split by Chu Ziling's hand knife three times in a row, but immediately lost his stamina, he changed direction and capsized towards the side of the boat. Xu Ziling also felt exhausted, and safely descended to the watchtower. Only then did he see clearly that this son was Wang Kuijie, the son of Wang Bo. Kou Zhongzao dodged under the enemy's landing point and waited with his sword, he laughed and said: "Today is really a good trip!" Wang Kuijie groaned in his heart, seeing Kou Zhong waiting for him below, but he still couldn't fully digest the vigor of Xu Ziling's intrusion with a knife in his hand, such a sudden drop is actually no different from suicide. "laugh!" A powerful arrow shot out from nowhere and struck towards his back. Wang Kuijie was also very good, he raised his breath suddenly, miraculously lifted up about a foot, dodged the strong arrow, turned over, passed Kou Zhong, and threw himself into the river. Ma Gui rushed to the side of the boat with a big bow, and shot another arrow at Wang Kui's step into the water. At this time, the river behind the boat was completely covered in black smoke, and Kou Zhong heaved a sigh of relief. Xu Ziling jumped beside him and said, "This guy's sword skills are very sharp, I almost saw it." Kou Zhong nodded and said: "His lightness kung fu is also very good." Xu Ziling stared at the black mist behind, and said in a deep voice: "If you fight alone under fair circumstances, are you sure of winning?" Kou Zhong smiled wryly, "It's at most five or five." Both of them felt heavy hearts, and they were no longer confident when they set off. The days to come will never be easy to deal with. The rising sun marks the dawn of a new day. The salt boat avoided a tributary of the Yangtze River and moored in a thickly wooded place in a bend of the river. After rushing overnight, the four of Duan Yucheng needed a good rest.Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling took the responsibility of sentry. Seeing that Kou Zhong found a small chisel and was trying to carve on the sword, Xu Ziling squatted beside him and said, "What are you doing?" Kou Zhong said triumphantly, "I want to justify the name of my treasured sword." Xu Ziling laughed dumbly and said: "If this knife is also considered a precious knife, all the knives in the world can be regarded as precious swords except for special bad ones." Kou Zhongsu said: "This is the way to show the prestige of me, Kou Zhong. This is an ordinary knife, but because of me, it has become a famous tool in the world. Let me use this knife to fight all over the world, ha!" Xu Ziling sat on the deck, next to the railing of the boat, took a deep breath of the morning air, looked at a flock of birds flying by in the sky, stretched his waist, and said, "What the hell are you chiseling names on?" Kou Zhong blushed slightly, and said softly, "Jing Zhongyue!" Xu Ziling was stunned at first, then couldn't help smiling and said: "What a boy! How dare you have such a good name to yourself." Kou Zhong compensated and said with a smile: "You can just order it! There are two brothers in the same life, how can you care so much?" Xu Ziling pondered for a while, and said: "Duan Yucheng, these four boys are all talented. After I checked their meridians, I designed a set of methods for them to exercise their energy and Qi. If they succeed in the future, they will be Be your great help." Kou Zhong said gratefully: "Fortunately, you have this kind of leisure. Now I am thinking about my future actions all day long, and I don't have time to do this kind of water-like kung fu." Xu Ziling said: "In terms of intelligence, Duan Yucheng ranks first among them. But in terms of martial arts, Bao Zhifu must be the most successful in the future. Especially this person is brave and determined, and he is most suitable for practicing like Brother Li. The sword technique of hard bridge and hard horse." Kou Zhong nodded in agreement, and said: "Shi Jie is good at light kung fu, let me teach him a set of body and sword techniques learned from You Yu, and I guarantee that his future achievements will not be inferior to others." Xu Ziling said: "Magui is best at archery with hidden weapons, but his internal skills are poor. If he can make up for this deficiency, his achievements will be limitless." If the conversation between the two fell into the ears of great masters like Bi Xuan and Ning Daoqi, they would be so surprised that they would be speechless from ear to ear.The reason is not only their brilliant and unique eyesight, but also because they can teach according to their aptitude and formulate suitable inner strength methods, which shows that the two have reached the realm of the sect. Their strange martial arts were successively inspired by Fu Junchuo and the Jue of Longevity, together with Li Jing's ten styles of bloody battles, the beauty's gang leader's bird crossing technique, and Tu Shufang's pulse-cutting technique, they have each established their own complete systems at this time. into a grid. It is precisely because they are not restricted by established laws and rely entirely on their own efforts and explorations that they can change more flexibly and come up with their own ideas. Kou Zhong suddenly said with emotion: "You sound like you are going to leave me at any time, alas! Without you, I will not get used to it." Xu Ziling smiled and said: "The most important thing for a man is to keep his promise. You, Young Master Zhong, have promised to find the 'Treasure of Lord Yang' and let me be free, so you must not go back on your word." Kou Zhong sighed helplessly. At this time, the sound of sculls came, and a group of five fishing boats strung together passed not far from the bend of the river. They looked so peaceful and peaceful that people could not imagine that the world was falling apart and wars continued. Xu Ziling said: "Are we going to forcibly break into Li Zitong in Jiangdu tonight?" Kou Zhong murmured: "Li Zitong can't close the river, so we should just send warships to check the passing ships. As long as we manage the time well, we will definitely have a chance to break through." Just as Xu Ziling was about to speak, a warning sign suddenly appeared in his heart. Kou Zhong also had a feeling, and he looked towards the shore together.There was no one on the shore. The two exchanged glances, both feeling strange. If only one person has an induction, it can also be entrusted to a temporary illusion.But the current situation is that evil is tight. Who can hide within the scope of their senses, and can avoid it earlier? At dusk, the salt boats leave the bay hideout. This batch of private prisons to be transported to Guanzhong is no longer a matter of income, but represents a wish of the two, and can be regarded as their rigorous practice in martial arts. If they can be successfully completed, it can prove that they are capable of resisting any enemy ability.