After Shen Xi stepped off the official ship and boarded the merchant ship behind, the three ships quickly set sail and went down the Ting River, and it was more than two hours before Hui Niang set off.

Shen Xi stood on the bow of the boat, hoping that the clippers sent before would catch up with Hui Niang's fleet earlier, and hoping that the thieves had not yet attacked.

Shen Xi has analyzed the sections along the Ting River.

This section of the river from Changting County down is relatively gentle, and there are mountains along the way, and there is no wharf for dozens of miles, but it is the easiest for bandits to take advantage of.

If the thieves really want to attack, they may take advantage of the fact that the ships are docked at night, or when the rivers are scarce during the day, but even if the thieves dare to rob the ship and kill people, they do not dare to make too much publicity, for fear that the matter will be exposed.

At this time, it is the autumn when the water is calm and there are many boats along the river, and the thieves are likely to take advantage of the unclear vision after nightfall, when the boats have just docked, and the surrounding terrain is not familiar, the manpower is very easy to mess up, and it is difficult to detect the thieves mixed in.

"The little shopkeeper doesn't have to worry too much, there are people from the inspection department stationed on both sides of the river, and if there are thieves, the people from the inspection department will not sit idly by."

Song Xiaocheng saw that Shen Xi was worried, and couldn't help but comfort him.

Shen Xi sighed, there were some things he couldn't explain to Song Xiaocheng.

The Inspection Division is similar to the local Xiangyong, whose main role is to govern the local government, and is led by the local prefect and the prefect's yamen, not the regular army.

It can be seen from Jiang Liwei's only transfer of the soldiers and horses of the Tingzhou Guard, but not the personnel of the Inspection Division, that in fact, the men and horses of the Inspection Department do not have too strong combat effectiveness at all.

What's more, after An Rusheng was transferred to the Tingzhou Mansion, it was impossible for all the outlaws behind him to be arranged to serve in the government, and most of them had to be placed in the localities, most likely in the inspection department along the river. In the past year, although there have been no boat hijackings along the Tingjiang River, there have been continuous thefts, and there are even boat escorts who have disappeared inexplicably, which is obviously done by this group of people.

This time, An Rusheng wants to hijack the merchant ships of the Chamber of Commerce, and it is very likely that the internal response of the Inspection Department will be mobilized.

These people are in the name of the official. Secretly, he is a habitual bandit, and it is difficult for people to detect before he robs the ship, which makes Hui Niang's situation even more dangerous.

Shen Xi asked Song Xiaocheng about the specific situation along the river, and first estimated the wharf where Hui Niang and his party might stay at night. It is usually fifty miles away from Changting County, or less than ten miles along the river to Yanggudu. Even if Kuaima can send a message to Shanghang Qianhu in time, and then transfer troops from Shanghang Qianhu to the north, it may be too late.

It was sunset, and the ships hurried to it. It has reached a dangerous shoal before the dam crossing, and there are more than ten miles of desolate people around, and there are no boats going up the river at this time, because even if you are in a hurry, it is impossible to reach the upstream ferry before dark. Sailing at night is extremely dangerous, and if you are not careful, you will run into the reef and sink, and no one dares to risk your life.

Shen Xi looked at the scenery on both sides of the river and felt a little solemn, but the speed of the official boat in front of him gradually slowed down, because the official ship was relatively large, and it was necessary to go as slowly as possible in the dangerous river section to maintain stability.

It's nightfall. The group was still on their way.

It was not until the last shift that the three boats arrived at the dam ferry, and there was a contact point of the chamber of commerce in the dam ferry. Hui Niang was in a hurry, and the speed of travel was not slow, and she did not stop at night, and it had been more than half an hour.

Continuing to be led by official ships, two merchant ships followed closely behind, continuing southward. When it was almost the second watch, the boat finally arrived at Yanggudu, and you could see a fire in the direction of the ferry wharf from afar, and Shen Xi stood on the bow of the boat and looked out. I have been silently reciting Hui Niangji's natural appearance.

"Little shopkeeper, there is a fire on the shore, and it looks very serious. Will the big boss be in it? Song Xiaocheng also sensed that the situation was wrong and wanted to dock the ship, but the shore was all shallow, and it was impossible to dock at all.

When it was less than a mile away from the sheep crossing. Finally, I saw people moving on the sheep crossing, the wharf was on fire, the shadows of the boats on the river were longing, many boats were already on fire, and there were people on the shore who kept throwing things into the boats.

When I got closer, I saw that people on the boats that were on fire from time to time had to jump into the river, and there seemed to be a "water ghost" hidden in the water.

"Shoot the arrows!"

There was a sound from the official boat in front, and as a row of crossbowmen and arrows shot out at the bow, the people who were setting fire to the ship on the shore saw that the situation was not good, and hurried to the rear of the dock.

Soon the official ship had already released the boat and began to land.

Although Jiang Liwei is not a general who leads the troops, he is a martial artist in the end, and he has an order from the imperial court, so he seems to be the commander-in-chief of this encounter.

"Little shopkeeper, we are also docking...... Damn, dare to be the enemy of our Chamber of Commerce, I don't want to live anymore! Song Xiaocheng's eyes were red, he had been thinking, was Shen Xi too fuss from time to time? But when he saw this scene in Yanggudu, he couldn't help but be angry, his blood surged, and he shouted hoarsely, "Brothers, take the guy ashore!" ”

Although Song Xiaocheng brought not many people this time, there were fifty or sixty people, and they were all good hands in the chariot and horse gang, because there were no small boats prepared on the merchant ship, and before the ship docked, some anxious thugs had already jumped off the river and swam to the shore first.

When they arrived on the shore, a group of gangs followed the officers and began to attack the thieves on the dock.

At this time, Shen Xi was most concerned about Hui Niang's safety. Looking at this situation, it seems that the thieves did not go smoothly in robbing the ship, otherwise they would not have gone to great lengths to set fire to the ship, because this is tantamount to publicizing the matter so that the government along the river will know the situation, which is inconsistent with the low-key style of the bandits.

When the ship docked, Song Xiaocheng was about to rush forward to fight, but Shen Xi pulled him and pointed to the boat on fire around the dock: "See the situation clearly first, it's important to save people!" ”

"Understood, understood."

There was a lot of noise on the shore, shouts of killing, screams, the sound of "clanging" from the contact of weapons, the painful wails of those who were on fire, and the mournful cries for help of those who were floating and sinking in the water.

Shen Xi didn't care about anything else, picked up a canvas, soaked it in the river water, and draped it on his body, wanting to rush to those burning boats. However, at this time, there were already officers and soldiers who went up to check the situation first, but unfortunately there was no fire dragon team among the officers and soldiers, and the officers and soldiers of the Shanghang Qianhu Office did not arrive, so the manpower seemed to be overstretched, and it was very difficult to put out the fire.

"Little Lang ......"

In the distance, Shen Xi heard Hui Niang shout.

The voice entered his ears, and Shen Xi not only did not settle down, but became more and more panicked. He hurriedly followed the sound and looked over, but unfortunately at this time, the fire on the river was everywhere. There were people everywhere, whether it was people from the Chamber of Commerce, or thieves who hijacked ships, as well as officers and soldiers who rescued people, and some passengers on boats docked on the river at night. All are calling loudly.

In the beating of the firelight, the vision is blurred!

Shen Xi's heart was so confused that he didn't care about anything else for the time being, first wearing a soaked banner cloth, trying to find the main ship of the Chamber of Commerce from the burning ship. But after looking at it for a long time, I didn't recognize the ship.

"Xiaolang!"

This time the sound is clearer.

Shen Xi looked at it and saw that someone was waving to him on a merchant ship outside, and the situation of the ship on fire was not too serious, but there were still people who had to jump into the water to survive.

Shen Xi pulled Song Xiaocheng by the hand, pointed to the direction of the boat and said, "Hurry up!" ”

A group of brothers from the chariot and horse gang put the boat on the board with all hands and feet, and Shen Xi rushed onto the boat, and a burst of flames rushed to his face. made Shen Xi's hair burn off a handful.

Shen Xi quickly lowered his head, looked in the direction of Hui Niang, rushed over in a few steps, and quickly draped the banner cloth on Hui Niang. At this time, a fire had already ignited in the bow of the ship, and the fire was getting stronger and stronger, and it was impossible to remove it from the plank.

didn't have time to think more, and Shen Xi didn't know where the strength came from, so he hugged Hui Niang and rushed forward directly, jumping into the river with a "bang".

Shen Xi was wrapped in a heavy canvas, and after entering the water, he couldn't help but pour a few mouthfuls of water from "Gulong" and "Gulong".

People who are drowning are usually very panicked. I can't wait to grab a life-saving straw, but Shen Xi can still keep his senses, and it just so happens that people are organizing people on the bank to rescue the people in the river, and from time to time they stretch out bamboo poles. Shen Xi saw the opportunity to seize the pole. Then he grabbed Hui Niang with one hand and swam to the shore with a bamboo pole.

When they were about to reach the riverbank, someone had already jumped down to help, but men and women did not kiss, and Shen Xi still held Hui Niang's body halfway, using his hands and feet at the same time. Sent Hui Niang ashore......

The battle on the docks continued, and the bandits seemed to be showing signs of counterattack, and for a while the sound of killing was shocking.

But half an hour later, with the arrival of two official ships sent by Shanghang Qianhu, more than 200 officers and soldiers joined the battle, the bandits finally couldn't parry, some were killed by random arrows, some still resisted stubbornly, and more chose to flee to the surrounding mountains and forests, but before they could escape far away, the officers and soldiers had caught up, or were killed on the spot, or were caught on the spot, but there were still a few fish that slipped through the net.

Shen Xi sat on the shore, in addition to constantly spitting water and panting, he was holding Hui Niang, who was already choking on water, and kept pouring air into her mouth.

Fortunately, Hui Niang didn't choke on the water for a long time, just for a while, her chest rose and fell, and her breathing had returned to smoothness, Shen Xi then put her mind at ease, picked up a flag that the official army fell to the ground, and directly covered Hui Niang, hugging her as tightly as possible, wanting to pass on the warmth on her body.

Shen Xixin said that he really shouldn't discuss with Wu Xingyu the question of whether a woman should be saved if she fell into the water, and now she was really met by him, and what he did was much more serious than simply going into the water to save people, fortunately, there was chaos around the riverbank, and it happened to be a black grass pile under the lamp, so not many people noticed.

“…… Xiao Lang. ”

Hui Niang finally woke up, and when she found herself lying in Shen Xi's arms, she didn't struggle, and buried her head in Shen Xi's chest excitedly, because of self-blame and shame, and because she was moved, she actually sobbed.

Shen Xi stroked Hui Niang's back and comforted her, at this time Song Xiaocheng hurriedly looked for it: "Big boss, it's okay if you're fine, you don't know how to rush the little shopkeeper along the way!" ”

There were outsiders, Hui Niang hurriedly got out of Shen Xi's arms, reluctantly cleaned up, and wanted to stand up, but because her body was sore, it was difficult to even stand up straight, let alone stand up and talk.

"Sixth brother, hurry up and go into the water to save people, there are still many chamber of commerce brothers in the river, we can't let them be washed away by the river!"

"Good!"

Song Xiaocheng didn't care about any "system" issues, and continued to beckon people to go into the water to save people. Only then did Shen Xi stand up, and then helped Huiniang up.

After Hui Niang stood up, her body staggered, her head was on her hands, obviously dizzy from choking too much water.

Shen Xi said: "Aunt, let's go to the boat to rest first, and leave it to the officers and soldiers and the sixth brother here." ”

Hui Niang had no idea at all at this time, Shen Xi said whatever she wanted, she walked across the dock with Shen Xi's support and got on the boat that answered.

Shen Xi first helped Hui Niang to sit in the cabin, but unfortunately there were no clothes prepared for Hui Niang to change, so he had to continue to use the official flag just now for Hui Niang as a quilt cover, but at this time Hui Niang's body was trembling, and her body was almost unable to hold on because of the cold after she drowned.

"Wait, I'll go find something!"

Shen Xi walked out of the cabin door, and just saw the empty sack on the deck, and as soon as he tore it casually, he took the sack back and covered Hui Niang indiscriminately.

Hui Niang was in a dream, and looked at Shen Xi, who was anxious, with mixed feelings, and her heart was like numbness.

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PS: The second update is sent!

Oh, by the way, I forgot to make a summary of the first chapter just now, there were 950 monthly passes from yesterday to 0:00 in the morning, and about 80 people gave rewards, once again breaking the record of "The Champion of the Cold Gate" since the opening of the book!

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Continuing to challenge the record today, let's see where exactly our limits are, shall we? Come on! (To be continued.) )