On the tumbling river, a row of tall official boats appeared. The bow flag flutters in the wind. Rows of officers and soldiers lined up neatly, armed with bows and arrows, and the glittering arrows were aimed at the three ghostly clippers swaying gently on the river.

"It's the official ship of Gunzhou, we have been saved, we have been saved....... "The cargo ship sounded an excited call. The bandits, who were still fighting to the death with the dart masters, began to retreat.

I saw a commander on the official ship waving the small flag in his hand vigorously, and the officers and soldiers with bows and arrows let go of their hands in unison, and the feathered arrows flew in unison again like raindrops. The awe-inspiring hum sounded again, and the rain of arrows once again cleverly avoided the cargo ships, landing on the heads of the three clippers who rose and fell with the waves, as well as the bandits who were desperately swimming in the river.

After a round of arrow rain, the officers and men suddenly shouted in unison from the official ship: "Kill, kill, kill!" The sound came to everyone's ears along the wind, so loud, so neat, with a killing atmosphere that makes people's hearts palpitate!

The officers and soldiers of Gunzhou who rushed to the rescue were full of momentum, and the water bandits, who had already suffered heavy casualties, became more and more frightened, and lost the courage to continue the struggle. And those who fought against the bandits, the boatmen were more courageous. They also shouted: "Kill, kill, kill........" forced these unintentional water bandits to jump into the water and flee for their lives.

The bandits soaked in the icy river water, and shouted in horror and despair: "The wind is tight,!" No matter how fierce they are, they will not be able to confront the well-trained officers and soldiers. With round after round of dense arrow rain. The bandits retreated quickly and in disarray, and the three clippers also reversed course and fled for their lives as fast as they could.

They came strangely, and they retreated very simply. If it weren't for the sporadic burning sparks on the surface of the river, and the countless corpses floating quietly on the surface of the river, everyone would have thought it was just a nightmare.

The cargo ship was silent for a moment, and after making sure that all the bandits had retreated, bursts of cheers suddenly erupted. Being able to escape from the infamous Qingfeng Village is incredible for everyone. Many people even collapsed directly on the deck, and some covered their faces and wept in fear.

The official ship finally joined the cargo ship, and a young general in a silver robe quickly boarded the cargo ship with a sword on his shoulder and a group of soldiers. After the soldiers got on the boat, they began to methodically clean up the bandits who were injured and could not escape. The young general came straight to Liu Hui, he knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and saluted: "I have seen the prince, I am a step too late for my humble position, and please atone for my sins." ”

Liu Hui helped him and said in a deep voice: "Captain Zhang, get up! This time, thanks to you for coming in time, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang!" Zhang Duwei saluted again before standing up neatly.

Liu Hui explained a few more words to Zhang Duwei, but heard Hua Lianyue's anxious call from behind the crowd: "Sango, Sango, how are you?"

Liu Hui hurriedly left Zhang Duwei and followed the sound to find him.

Under the outermost fence of the cargo ship lay a girl in ragged clothes. The girl's eyes were closed, the skin on her neck was open, and a flying knife was inserted in her chest, and the dazzling blood kept gushing out. soaked her shabby padded jacket.

A little boy lay beside her and shook desperately, calling out to his sister one after another.

Liu Hui remembered that at the most urgent moment, it was this girl who burned the hemp rope with fire oil, forcing those bandits to abandon the rope and jump into the river, giving the people on the boat a chance to breathe. Probably the same, those water bandits who are bound to repay will have a black hand on this cardamom girl.

Xiao Fengnan squatted down, he reached out to probe the girl's snort, and after a while, he shook his head gloomily at Hua Lianyue. Feng Qi said to Liu Hui with a face full of shame: "My subordinates are incompetent, I failed to protect the coral girl, and I asked the prince to atone for his sins." ”

Liu Hui patted him on the shoulder and said in a deep voice: "Forget it, you have done your best to save her from adding several more knife wounds." Appeased Feng Qi, Liu Hui looked at Hua Lianyue worriedly.

Coral died so quietly?

Hua Lianyue was a little stunned and a little sad. However, it was not only Coral who died on this cargo ship, and the sobs, wails and anxious calls that sounded everywhere all indicated that after this baptism of blood and fire, there were countless more broken families in this world.

Ye Wushuang bent down and hugged the boy in his arms, gently pressing his face against his neck socket to prevent him from seeing the miserable appearance of Coral. She gently shook the boy's body and coaxed softly: "Little stone, don't cry, your sister will sleep more when she is tired, let's not quarrel with her, let her rest for a while!"

The little boy lay on her shoulder and blinked his watery eyes vigorously, really holding back his crying. He was obviously very familiar with Ye Wushuang, put his hands around her neck, and sobbed and muttered, "When will that sister wake up?" Shi is afraid, my father and mother also slept like this, and they never came back. ”

The people around all felt sour when they heard this, Wu Qingfeng on the side frowned, raised his blood-stained palm on the shoulder of the stone, and said in a deep voice: "Little stone, your sister will never wake up again." In order to save you, in order to save our whole boat, she was assassinated by the bandits. ”

Ye Wushuang quickly covered Xiao Shi's ears, turned his head and glared at Wu Qingfeng angrily, and said, "He is still young, and now that he has lost even the last relative, you can't speak softly." is so hard, how can the child stand it. ”

Wu Qingfeng raised his voice, and said sharply to Xiao Shi, who could obviously hear his words clearly: "Come down, kowtow to your sister! Since your father and mother died, she has taken care of you as both a father and a mother for more than half a year, and this gift is what she deserves." ”

Xiao Shi's tears that had just stopped flowed out, and his small body became extremely stiff in Ye Wushuang's arms, and after being stunned for a moment, he actually really struggled to jump out of her arms.

Ye Wushuang couldn't bear it, and bent down to take him back, but Hua Lingyue quietly grabbed her on the side.

Ye Wushuang looked back at her in confusion, and Hua Lianyue said softly: "Brother Wu is right, what Xiao Shi needs now is not a gentle coaxing, but a reason to be able to live." ”

Ye Wushuang was still a little unbearable, her eyes followed Xiao Shi's every move, and she muttered, "But he's still so young......"

Hua Lianyue smiled bitterly: "It's because he is still young, but he has no relatives in this world." He needs to be a hundred times stronger than other children to survive well."

Ye Wushuang seemed to be touched, although his eyes were still whirling worriedly on the little stone, he no longer tried to dissuade Wu Qingfeng.

Xiao Shi had already knelt down in front of the corpse of the coral that had not yet lost its residual warmth at Wu Qingfeng's signal, and kowtowed respectfully three times. Wu Qingfeng said sternly on the side: "Little stone, raise your head and see every wound on your sister's body clearly." You have to remember clearly, these are all imposed on her by the water bandits of Qingfeng Village. She could have hid well, but for you, for the sake of the other guests on the ship from being brutalized by the bandits, she is the bravest warrior, and you, as her brother, can't be a pusy that only cries your nose!"

Xiao Shi couldn't cry for a long time, but he remembered Wu Qingfeng's words strangely. More than ten years later, he really became a rare young general, and led people to break through Qingfeng Village, which had been harming one party for decades. Of course, that's all for later!

Xiao Shi resisted the urge to cry, stood up, and knelt down in front of Wu Qingfeng. In the stunned eyes of everyone, he kowtowed respectfully, then raised his little face, and said very seriously: "I heard my sister say that you are very capable, I want to avenge my sister when I grow up, can you be my master and teach me kung fu?"

Probably even Wu Qingfeng didn't expect Xiao Shi to say such a thing, he was stunned for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "In addition to kung fu, I can ride and shoot, arrange formations, write poems, play chess, and draw." If you worship me as a teacher, you have to learn all these things, and it will be very hard. ”

Xiao Shi nodded ignorantly but firmly, and said in a milky voice: "Xiao Shi is not afraid of hardship, as long as he can learn skills and avenge his sister, Xiao Shi can do anything." ”

Wu Qingfeng didn't agree immediately, he deliberately raised his head and groaned. The people around him were eager to press down on his neck for Xiaoshi and agree to his request to apprentice. Hua Lianyue couldn't help but say in Ye Wushuang's ear: "I didn't expect the former prince of the world to be so deeply hidden. ”

Ye Wushuang raised his hand to comb the messy hair around his ears, glanced at Wu Qingfeng deeply, and then whispered with a proud expression: "Otherwise, why do you think I followed him with all my heart back then, is it just because of his name as the son of the world? If it weren't for being intentionally suppressed, his achievements would definitely be a hundred times stronger than that of the old Huaiyang Marquis." ”

A very eye-catching guy hurriedly found a clean tea cup filled with water and handed it to Xiao Shi, encouraging him: "Xiao Shi, quickly give tea to the master!"

Xiao Shi took the teacup ignorantly and said to Wu Qingfeng: "Master, please drink tea!"

Wu Qingfeng couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It seems that as long as you drink your tea, you will be completely relied upon." He hesitated for a moment, but still reached out to take the teacup in Xiao Shi's hand and took a sip.

The man was overjoyed, and hurriedly said to Xiao Shi: "Brother Wu has accepted you as an apprentice, hurry up and kowtow to the master." ”

So under the witness of everyone, next to the body of the coral, Xiaoshi officially worshipped Wu Qingfeng as a teacher. Hua Lianyue thought about it, took out a crystal clear jade recipe from her waist, put it on Xiao Shi's hand, and said with a smile: "Since I have watched your apprenticeship, I should give you an object as a witness." This jade pendant is my token of the Valley of Hundred Flowers, if you need it in the future, just take this jade pendant to the Valley of Hundred Flowers to find me. ”

Many of the onlookers have heard of the name of the Hundred Flowers Valley, and they also know the name of the chief doctor of the Hundred Flowers Valley and the Willow Valley, and this small jade pendant is simply a chance to live. The merchants were all staring at the jade pendant in Xiao Shi's hand with fiery eyes, eager to grab it in their hands.

Liu Hui saw that Hua Lianyue generously sent things out, naturally he was not too stingy, after thinking about it, he took out a dark wooden token, put it in Xiaoshi's hand, and said: "This is my token to you, this is the token of my Xianwang Mansion." If you want to avenge your family in the future, you can come to me with this token, and I will definitely do my best to help you. ”

"Thank you!" Hearing that this heavy wooden card could be used for revenge in the future, Xiao Shi immediately thanked him unceremoniously and accepted it.

Zhang Duwei also took out a short sword from his body in a playful manner, handed it to Xiao Shi, and said with a smile: "Here, this is my gift to you." This sword is only obtained by me, cutting copper and iron, cutting gold and jade is like destroying withering and decaying, and it will be cheap for you today. ”

Ye Wushuang on the side originally looked at it with a relieved face, and was startled when he heard Zhang Duwei's words. Hurriedly grabbed the short sword in his hand in front of the little stone, and said with a smile: "The little stone is still small, wouldn't it be a pity if such a good thing was broken by him." Or I'll put the sword away for him. When he is old enough to hold a bow and lift a sword, give it to him. ”

Zhang Duwei just played with Liu Hui, but he didn't really care who this short sword belonged to in the end. He nodded at Ye Wushuang in a friendly manner, and did not squeak.

Xiao Fengnan was in a hurry, he didn't want to be compared to Liu Hui, so he touched his body for a long time, and actually found a thick stack of silver tickets. He slapped the silver ticket into Xiao Shi's hand and said with a smile: "I'm a real person, I won't take any jade pendants, the wooden card is used as a gift, and this stack of silver tickets is for you." Take care of the aftermath for your sister, and use the rest to support yourself. ”

"Thank you!" Xiao Shi nodded obediently, and in a blink of an eye, he held the stack of silver tickets in front of Ye Wushuang, and said, "Master, you can also help me keep these!"

Ye Wushuang also did not shy away from accepting it, and carefully stuffed the stack of silver tickets into his personal purse.

Seeing this, Hua Lianyue's heart couldn't help but move, and then she secretly sighed that Xiao Fengnan was thoughtful. Since Wu Qingfeng decided to accept Xiaoshi as an apprentice, it means that he has to bear all the living expenses of Xiaoshi.

And looking at Wu Qingfeng's simple dress, as well as the behavior of leading Ye Wushuang to work as a black worker on the cargo ship, it can be seen that he must be shy in his pocket. Xiao Fengnan's stack of silver tickets said that it was a gift for Xiao Shi, but it indirectly helped Wu Qingfeng and his wife, which can be regarded as a gift in the snow.

After the little stone was settled, Zhang Duwei hugged his fists and said to Liu Hui: "Lord Wang, this cargo ship has been very badly damaged by thieves, and it must not be able to move forward." Why don't you take my official ship back to Beijing!"

"This ......," Liu Hui looked at Hua Lianyue.

Hua Liyue lowered her eyelashes, stroked Xiao Shi's head one by one, and did not speak.

Liu Hui thought about it and refused directly: "Forget it, I'll still follow the other guests to change to other cargo ships, so I won't bother with Captain Zhang." ”

Zhang Duwei was stunned for a moment, probably because he didn't expect Liu Hui to refuse his proposal. He thought for a moment and said, "In that case, the lowly position is not reluctant. However, this time the Qingfeng Zhai bandits suffered heavy casualties, and they feared that they would make a comeback and retaliate against the fleet. It is better to let the lowly escort fleet for a ride, as long as it reaches the scope of the capital, presumably those Qingfeng Village bandits will not dare to entangle again. ”

As soon as these words came out, the rest of the guests cheered at the same time. With the backing of these powerful official ships, the rabble of Qingfeng Village will definitely hide far away and dare not take a step closer.

No one noticed that under the blood-soaked river, there was a black shadow floating like a fish. He walked cautiously, avoiding one fresh corpse after another floating in with the current, without making a splash or making a sound.