Chapter 323 Chapter 5 Sudden Change

Kou Zhong said in amazement: "Who can be called Uncle Pi by Wen Caiting?" Xu Ziling replied: "It's an old guy nicknamed 'Yunyu Shuangxiu' named Pi Shouxuan. I heard it from You Niaojuan and Anlong when I was pretending to be Yueshan. Lin Shihong is his apprentice. This person should be in the Demon Sect. Very prestigious." Kou Zhongxi said: "It is finally confirmed that Lin Shihong is a member of the Yin Gui sect, and his methods are also extremely despicable. We must find an opportunity to beat him severely later." Xu Ziling said: "We will calculate later. What should we do now? It is very difficult to absorb ourselves into the body of the boat. In a few hours, we will be finished."

Kou Zhong sighed: "Everyone is watching with wide eyes, I can't think of a way. Ha! If we drill a hole in the hull of the boat, go in and see what sinful things they have done, there must be something on board. The light thing, maybe it came from a person?" Xu Ziling remembered the dozens of peachwood boxes, nodded and said: "Your guess is eight or nine. You can't board the ship anyway, so you can just make a hole to get in. You choose the place." Before Kou Zhong had a chance to choose where to enter, the speed of the boat suddenly slowed down, the two of them looked in amazement, and saw bright lights in front of the river, and there were at least four warships lined up. Passing ships pose a great threat.Moreover, the current of the river is very fast. Although the river surface in this section is relatively calm, it is not easy to maintain this kind of formation on the river surface, and it is also in the dark. From this, it can be inferred that there must be master boatmen on board to preside over the river blocking fleet, isn't it? Easy to be with.

At this moment, due to the distance of half a mile, the two of them were dazzled by the lights, so they could not clearly see the flags of the four ships. Kou Zhong was stunned and said: "White Demon Girl is not easy to mess with, no matter if she is a concubine of the Yin Gui sect or Qian Duguan, who would dare to mess with her?" Xu Ziling already knew a little bit about water warfare, and said: "The opponent has the advantage of going down the river, and he is ready to wait. The one who will lose in a fight will undoubtedly be the White Demon Girl's side. Li! Shall we take advantage of the other party's attention to focus on the front?" , take the risk of sneaking onto the ship from the stern?"

Kou Zhong frowned and said, "It's impossible to get into the middle cabin. It shouldn't be a problem for us to get into the tail cabin, come on!" By the way, he checked whether the dozens of boxes were really sea salt. " The two acted quickly. When they were at the pier this morning, they saw Bai Qing'er's men put the wooden box sent by the Haisha gang into the stern of the boat, which was naturally much easier than sneaking into the front or middle cabin. The two turned up to the deck from the stern, and all the people on board gathered towards the bow and the watchtower. The people working on the deck only paid attention to the barge in front of the river. In addition, the two were very skilled, and they raised the tail without anyone noticing. The hatch cover was opened, and the official ship slowly stopped while sitting on the piles of wooden boxes.

A peaceful and deep male voice came from far in front, saying: "Sun Huacheng, the right prime minister under the throne of Jialouluo, send greetings to Mrs. Qing'er." Bai Qing'er's coquettish laughter sounded and said: "It turned out to be Prime Minister Sun, this is the first time I, Bai Qing'er, have met in such a boat line to greet guests. I wonder if King Jialouluo is a unique way of welcoming guests?" Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling exchanged glances, both feeling strange. King Jialuluo is Zhu Can, who is famous for his brutality. It stands to reason that he is now at war with Xiao Mian, and he has a deep feud with Pegasus Ranch. He shouldn't offend Qian Duguan in Xiangyang, a strategically important city that firmly holds the road to the north, so blocking Bai Qing'er's official ship like this is really unreasonable.

Although the stern cabin was pitch black, it didn't hinder their sharp eyes. Just by their ears, they knew that there was no living person hidden in the box, otherwise there would always be the sound of breathing. Sun Huacheng replied indifferently: "Madam is justifiable in blaming her, but Hua Cheng has other difficulties, because he was entrusted by others, so he had no choice but to ask Madam a question." Bai Qing'er wondered, "Which question Sun Xiang wants to ask?" Sun Huacheng said: "I just want to ask Mrs. Qing'er, is Princess Lianrou on board?"

Kou Zhong felt Xu Ziling's tiger's body tremble slightly, and said in surprise, "Do you know who this princess is?" Bai Qing'er on the deck near the bow let out a coquettish smile like a silver bell, and said in a mocking tone: "This is really strange, I only know that there is a Princess Mei in your country, but I have never heard of it." Princess Lianrou, why did Prime Minister Sun find the servant's boat? I don't know who entrusted it?" Sun Huacheng said: "Since this is the case, please forgive Huacheng for being rude. As for who entrusted us, please forgive Huacheng for not revealing. Madam, please go ahead!"

Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong in the cockpit heard each other's faces, they didn't understand at all that Sun Huacheng came to ask someone aggressively, and after giving Bai Qing'er a denial, he obediently backed down, which was more serious than their blocking the river. Unreasonable. Xu Ziling said in a low voice: "Lianrou is the daughter of Yun Shuai, the Persian teacher of the Western Turkic State, and the goddaughter of Tong Yehu. I fought against her in Chengdu. Her martial arts are very strong, especially her lightness kung fu. Mei is one of the gang, but unexpectedly, they were captured alive by the Yingui Sect and made them prisoners."

The boat continued to sail, but both of them felt the atmosphere was strange. There were more than 100 people on board, but no one talked to each other, and the atmosphere was dull and tense. Although they pricked up their ears, they could no longer hear the conversation between Bai Qing'er and Wen Caiting. Kou Zhong frowned and said, "I'm sure Lian Rou is in the main cabin right now, Sun Huacheng didn't dare to launch the ship to attack because he was afraid of throwing a mouse, so he used empty words to threaten, it would be best for Bai Qing'er to try to transport her away by land , they can intercept."

Xu Ziling shook his head and said: "If you want to rob people, it's best to be on the river. The goal is simple and clear. The most powerful part of Sun Huacheng's move is that it is unpredictable and profound. Even we two bystanders can't figure out his subsequent methods. If he thinks it out, then this person's intelligence cannot be underestimated." Kou Zhong thought hard: "How could the Persian beauty captured in Chengdu appear on a boat sailing from Jiujiang to Xiangyang? The two seem to have nothing to do with each other. How could Sun Huacheng have such accurate information? Can you tell me how you met Lianrou?"

After Xu Ziling narrated briefly, Kou Zhong was startled as if waking up from a dream: "The Yingui faction must have hooked up with the Eastern Turks!" Xu Ziling was stunned at first, and then he also thought that Kou Zhong's deduction made sense. Both Eastern and Western Turks have ambitions to invade China, but the real enemy is the other party, not any overlord who cedes territory and becomes king.In the chaotic situation in the Central Plains, Liu Wuzhou and Liang Shidu only bowed their heads to the Turkic people. Even if they were as strong as Li Yuan, Dou Jiande, Du Fuwei, etc., they did not dare to confront the Turkic people head-on. They all adopted the strategy of keeping a respectful distance. The Yingui faction has always had a record of colluding with outsiders, first with the Tiele people, this relationship ended when Qu Ao was defeated by Ba Fenghan, it would be most natural for the Yingui faction to collude with the Eastern Turks.Only in this case, the Yingui faction would take the risk of offending Tong Yehu and Yun Shuai, and capture Lianrou who had sneaked into Bashu and send them to Xiangyang, and then hand them over to Turli Khan in East Turkic. In this way, both Anlong and Zhu Can have a relationship with the Western Turks, so Sun Huacheng has the act of blocking people from the river. The vicious struggle is going on, and because of the participation of An Long, who knows the secrets of the Yin Gui sect, the Yin Gui sect can no longer maintain its previous secrets. Although they are in Bai Qing'er's hands, they are obviously in the upper hand. If they want to rob someone, they will be threatened by thunder. Even if there are three veterans on board besides Bai Qing'er, they will not be able to resist.That's why Pi Shouxuan, the "Shuangxiu of Cloud and Rain", had to meet them on the way, but he didn't expect that Sun Huacheng would appear in the waters under Xiao Mian's control, and he knew their whereabouts very well. In the fast speed, these thoughts flashed through the minds of the two of them one by one, and they figured out many things that were originally unclear. Xu Ziling said: "The Yin Gui faction and the East Turkic faction are likely to be connected by the 'magic' Zhao Deyan." Kou Zhongdao: "What's the use of Zhao Deyan, just look at the seductive appearance of meeting a seductive woman in Luoyang Tuli that day, this couple can hit it off immediately." Xu Ziling said: "The Yingui sect must have put in a lot of effort to bring Lian Rou here, and it's hard to predict that they will fall short in the end. To be intercepted here is something they didn't expect. Although An Long is an old fox , I'm afraid I still don't have such abilities. Where does the problem lie? Could it be that there are traitors in the Yin Gui Sect?" Kou Zhong said with a smile: "We must be too busy to worry about these things, why don't we come to a hero to save the beauty, and harm the Qing children and witches." Xu Ziling pondered: "Should we just wait and see what happens? I'm sure Sun Huacheng will come later. We can't make the mistake of leading the charge for Zhu Can." Footsteps sounded, indicating that someone was walking towards the hatch above their heads. Kou Zhong leaned over and said: "When the hatch is opened, we will act together and we will talk after we take the hostages." Xu Ziling was very interested. With their joint strength, if they were caught off guard, Zhu Yuyan might suffer a big loss. The footsteps stopped on it. Bai Qing'er's voice sounded: "This batch of fireworks and firearms cost us a lot of money, it would be a pity if they were destroyed." Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were taken aback, saying that if they were sitting in a gunpowder magazine, these things would be bright and beautiful in the sky, but burning them in a sealed place is not a joke, and they would not be able to bear it if they practiced for another hundred years Sorry.The fireworks and rockets in Jiangnan are famous all over the country, and the Haisha gang has always been active in Jiangnan. It is reasonable for them to sell this batch of fireworks and firearms that they don't know what special purpose they are going to use to Bai Qing'er. But this matter is still unexpected, no wonder Lei Jiuzhi guessed wrong. A deep and old woman's voice said: "These firearms are amazingly powerful, I think they are more important than Lianrou, now that our treasure has been revealed, we can only keep one of the two, I will take this batch of firearms as the first choice, Ting What do the elders think?" Another strange female voice said: "I agree with Elder Xia's opinion, but with our strength, we may have both. As long as we can lure the enemy away, these firearms can return to Xiangyang safely." Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling exchanged glances, and they both saw the surprise in each other's heart. Such things as firearms can only exert their power in specific environments, such as the use of raiding camps to burn food, such as when two armies are confronting each other, their usefulness is limited. But now Bai Qing'er regards this batch of things as more important than Lian Rou, an important hostage, which is naturally unreasonable. Wen Caiting said in a voice: "Elder Yun agrees with me. Because of this batch of firearms, we should never fight on the river. The only way is to go in two ways. The three of us will take Lianrou to leave by land, and lead the main force of the enemy away. Go, and Mrs. Qing'er will go to Xiangyang on the same ship, maybe both of them can be preserved." They still talked in a way of gathering voices into lines, but due to the close distance, both Kou and Xu could hear everything. Bai Qing'er said: "Firearms can be bought again after they are lost, and it is difficult for people to get them back after they are lost. It is also difficult for us to explain to others, and Master will blame me even more. To be safe, let Qing'er accompany the three elders to detain people from land. If we go, we may kill two birds with one stone, so that the enemy will pay less attention to this boat, and Zhu Can will try to save face." Wen Caiting said: "This is a good way, let's make a decision like this!" The footsteps go away. Kou Zhong leaned close to Xu Ziling's ear and said, "What should I do?" Xu Ziling saw that his eyes were shining brightly, and he smiled and said, "Do you want to be a thief who steals firearms?" Kou Zhong said excitedly: "This is more cost-effective than competing with others to save Persian beauties." Xu Ziling shook his head and said, "This batch of firearms weighs more than 10,000 catties. How do we move them?" Kou Zhongdao: "After all the witches and women have left, we will seize everyone on board, blindfold them, drive the ship to a secluded place, move the goods to the shore, and find a place to hide them. Then we will find another place to drive people away ship, and then set sail to the north, sail as far as possible, and then decide what to do." Xu Ziling frowned and said, "Is it worth spending so much time on these firearms?" Kou Zhongdao: "I don't know either, but seeing how the witches value these guys so much, they must have a lot of background, people are always greedy for cheap, right?" The hull of the boat trembled suddenly, and the speed of the boat slowed down significantly. It should have arrived at the turbulent river section. Suddenly, a shrill scream broke the peaceful atmosphere, followed by a series of screams and shouts. The two looked at each other in amazement, and without any scruples, lifted the hatch and looked out.I saw that the official ship came to the water gorge with dangerous cliffs and shoals on both sides. The waves were rough and the situation was dangerous. Under the illumination of the lights, the figures on the boat swayed, the shadows of swords and swords became a mess, chasing each other, and it was impossible to know how many enemies came. Kou Zhong took the lead and jumped up, said: "How about going to the top of the sail and mast to watch the excitement?" Xu Ziling nodded in agreement, and stopped talking, unfolded his body skills, and arrived at the observation platform at the top of the mainsail a while later, he was shocked to find that the fatal injury was a sleeve arrow in the throat of the person in charge of the observation lying on the rope rail. Kou Zhong tossed his body into the river and said, "Even if this man shoots the arrow from the cabin roof, it is at least five zhang away from here, and he uses the short-sleeved arrow that he shoots entirely with his hands, it is really powerful." Xu Ziling was searching the bottom with his eyes, but he couldn't find the shadow of the attacker. He saw people on the boat rushing into the cabin, but there was no sound of swords clashing inside, which is intriguing. Kou Zhong said again: "The body of the deceased is already cold, obviously he has been killed for a long time, heh." "boom"! A loud noise attracted their attention. Looking down, a figure broke through the side wall of the cabin door, came to the cabin wall on the port side and the long and narrow walkway along the side of the ship, jumped up, turned up and looked up. On the stage, the four big men guarding there were thrown left and right by him with heavy hands, as if they were sent up to him to practice boxing. Three figures chased out from the breach, one was Bai Qing'er, and the other two women covered their faces with light veils, they were the elder masters of the Yin Gui Sect, who were Wen Caiting, Elder Xia and Elder Yun. The two were even more astonished. It turned out that there was only one attacker, and it was very likely that one of the elders had been killed or injured.If you look more clearly, this man is burly and handsome, with long hair and shawls, but it is shining with golden light. When he leaps and moves, he flutters with him like a golden cloud, very pleasing to the eye.Looking down from their angle, they couldn't see his face, only felt that his outline was prominent, not like a middle-earth person. Two screams, and two more fell to the ground under his thunderous and lightning-like palms, and the third kicked him in the middle and the small, and the whole body was thrown several feet high, sinking into the white waves like a stone bullet thrown by a trebuchet to the churning river.The sound of bone fractures and flesh shattering could be faintly heard by Kou and Xu who were on the watchtower eight feet apart, which shows the tyranny of this person's skill. He seems to be deliberately teasing Bai Qinger and the three of them, moving left and right, looking for people to strike at multiple places, and someone will die if he strikes, and he taught Bai Qinger, who is in poverty, to stop him only when he is almost there, Gao Ming It's unbelievable. Kou Zhong watched him criss-cross the boat, from the bow to the stern, suddenly broke into the cabin, and then came out from the other side in an instant, Bai Qing'er and others still couldn't touch him, but there were already people on the boat. Dead bodies everywhere. When he plundered a group of people who were frightened by his killing, he didn't know who would take the lead first, those people shouted and all jumped into the river to escape, but they didn't dare to fight. Bai Qing'er scolded coquettishly, and swept away in the air. The other two elders were also outflanked by the two sides, obviously they were really angry. The man let out a long laugh, soaring into the sky, he was able to circle in the air, narrowly avoided Bai Qing'er's interception, and threw himself at another group of people. Those people immediately jumped into the river obediently and escaped for their lives. Kou Zhong took a deep breath and said, "This man's lightness kung fu is so high that he can be called the best in the world." Xu Ziling said in a deep voice: "I recognize his body style, which is the same as Lianrou's. He must be Yun Shuai, the national teacher of Western Turks." Before Kou Zhong had a chance to answer, with a "boom", the official ship slammed into a rock on the shore, the mast snapped off immediately, and brought the two of them down to the deck. All the lights went out.