Chapter 49: Powerful Chasers
The scholar's startled personality, Lu Xin has long been used to it. Sometimes, I want to kick him in the face. But at this time, the merchant ship was indeed followed by another ship. Look at the appearance, the boat shape has a low head and a high tail, the hull is wide in front and narrow in the back, and there are eight floating boards on the left and right sides, which are shaped like bird wings. Lu Xin's face changed instantly, this is a sea falcon ship unique to the imperial court, and it is a kind of naval warship.
When he was still in the Xu Mansion to trade tea, Lu Xin saw the Yamen of the Yuezhou Governor's Mansion practicing water warfare with a sea falcon boat in the river outside Hangzhou. Due to the opening of the Jiangnan Canal and the prosperity of Cao Yun, the waterway from Hangzhou to Yangzhou was robbed by thieves from time to time.
However, Xuanzhou Mansion is located in the middle of Jiangnan Province, and there is no Grand Canal in the territory.
"It's broken! The boat was extremely fast, and if the sixteen floats swung at the same time, they could ride the wind and waves. Our ship can't outrun it."
Lu Xin's face was ugly, and it didn't matter if a warship of the imperial court followed behind. What's even worse is that on the bow of the boat stood six disciples of the Xuantian Sect in yellow robes. Among them, the leader is Huang Yuyi, who has been photographed a few times.
"Fox, stop playing, come over and have a look."
"Look, I'm catching a fish, and I'm scared away by you."
Yue Bu Hei heard the call, and walked through the cabin with a sullen expression. Immediately glanced in the direction of Lu Xin's finger, instantly scolded, and almost jumped up.
"I play with his sister's eighteenth generation ancestor, are these people a fart, there's no end!"
"Okay fox, it's useless for you to blow this way. Let's figure out how to get rid of them. Brother Xin can say that the ship is a court warship, and it can fucking fly! ”
"Cut, what is the imperial court? The Emperor's Wind Charm can also be used in the water! ”
Yue Buhei raised his eyebrows, and immediately cast a spell on the hull of the ship. In an instant, the whole ship seemed to be wrapped in a fresh wind, and the speed of sailing was more than three times faster. The Yang sisters were already asleep in the cabin, but at this time, the speed of the ship increased, and the whole boat shook, and the two of them still slept peacefully.
After Yang Xiu reached the stern of the boat, he saw the disciples of the Xuantian Sect chasing after him with the people from the official mansion, and his expression was also ugly. The Central Plains is not the territory of the Miao people, and once they are caught up and the two sides fight, they can only suffer.
"Sister, this Xuantian Sect is really too deceitful. When I go back this time, I must talk to the patriarch and his old man. Even the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has to be polite to us Miao Jiang, this small sect, what is there to be arrogant. ”
"Hmph, if it was in Wuzhou, these people would have gone to feed the corpse worms a long time ago! Demon fox, how long can your spell last? ”
"The hull of the ship is too big, and it can only last about two sticks of incense, but now it's a tailwind, and the two pillars of incense are enough to shake them off for dozens of miles."
"That's good, as long as we can survive until dark, we can escape from the shore in the night. Qin'er, Lu Shaoxia, we will row together, and we must not let them get close. ”
The two sisters of the Yang family are both experts in boating, under the command of Yang Xiu, several people paddle at the same time, coupled with the wind spell that the moon is not dark, and soon there is no trace of the sea falcon boat. Although Lu Xin and the others were not sure that Huang Yuyi was coming at him, the other party had a superb jade talisman on his body, and he could easily sense the surrounding mana fluctuations. No matter how clever the illusion of the moon is not black, it is possible to be recognized by the superb jade rune.
After rowing for two hours in a tense atmosphere, everyone was so tired that they couldn't lift their arms. By this time, the sky had completely darkened, and the night sky was hazy, without the slightest starlight. The fog on the river is heavy, and there are occasional gusts of wind, and it seems that heavy rain may fall at any moment. Maybe it's because Yue Buhei was poisoned by the corpse and his mana became weaker. As soon as it was dark, the illusion that had been cast on the crowd vanished. This made Lu Xin's heart a little more worried.
Looking around, there was no light as far as the eye could see. On both sides of the river is bare wilderness, with no farmland and no homes. According to the boatman, after a whole afternoon of galloping, everyone was almost in Raozhou. There are two hundred miles of waterway, and you can reach Poyang Lake.
Lu Xin saw that the sea falcon ship never caught up, so he wanted to go to Raozhou Mansion first in one go. But just when everyone thought that they had thrown off the Xuantian Sect and his party, a light suddenly appeared in front of the boat.
It was the light of an oil lamp, coming from another ship. Lu Xin stood at the bow of the boat and looked at it, and there was a huge car and ship coming in front of him, and dozens of strong men stepped on the ship and walked against the water, and the speed was extremely fast.
", why did the warship of the imperial court appear on the front? This chariot and ship is driven by a paddle wheel, and as long as there is enough manpower, it is faster than a sea falcon! ”
"We all wanted to miss a point, the other party is an onmyoji. The disciples of the Upper Xuantian Sect were able to communicate with each other with sword talismans, presumably it was Huang Yuyi who immediately used sword talismans to pass on the book and summoned his fellow disciples in Raozhou after discovering our ship. ”
Yang Xiu frowned, at this time, the murderous aura on her body was already very heavy. I thought that I could get rid of the people of the Xuantian Sect, but I didn't expect to fall into the situation of being attacked on the back of the abdomen. Looking at the current situation, it is inevitable that there will be a vicious fight.
As the two boats approached and were only about a dozen meters apart, both sides stopped. The night was dark, the fog was curling on the river, and Lu Xin could only barely see a few sword-wielding people standing on the opposite boat. As for the other party's dress and appearance, it is not clear to see.
"Boatman, with the width of this river, can you go around?"
"Girl, you've stopped me. The fog on both sides of the river was so heavy that I couldn't see how wide it was ahead. If the other party's boat can lean to the side, we can get there. But now they occupy the middle of the river, so why do you say you can row forward? ”
The boatman looked anxious and helpless, he had long known that there was a group of onmyoji sitting on his ship. But these people are obviously running for their lives, and at this moment there is a big ship blocking the road in front of them, as long as they are not stupid and cute, they know what is about to happen.
Sure enough, as soon as the boatman finished speaking, the person on the other side threw a talisman into the sky. The fire flickered, and the fog that shrouded the river disappeared in a matter of seconds.
"It's ...... Fire Wind Talisman, what a big stroke! ”
Yue Buhei's face changed slightly, and then he heard a person's shouting.
"The Raozhou Governor's Office is on errand, and the boat in front of you will stop at the shore quickly!"
"The Governor's Mansion? Hmph, there is no onmyoji in the government. Sister, don't talk nonsense with them, kill them directly! ”
Yang Qin's temperament is the most anxious, and his temper is also the most hot, so he has to do it without saying a word. Seeing this, Lu Xin's left eyelid jumped, and he silently held the Youxian Sword in his hand. At this time, the entire river was blocked by the other party, and it was impossible to sail there. Although he was extremely reluctant to fight with the disciples of Xuantian Sect, the other party was outflanked before and after, and he couldn't hide if he wanted to.
"Tu Gongzi, you take the boat family to swim to the shore first. If we can fight, it is naturally the best, if we are defeated, you will go to Wuzhou Guwangzhai alone to report the news. ”
"Yang embroidery girl? You ......"
"Don't talk nonsense, Qin'er, let's go!"
After Yang Xiu finished speaking, he suddenly flew out and landed on the car and boat. Yang Qin followed closely, and saw a large amount of black gas swirling around the two sisters, as if they were wrapped in a thousand white tiny flying insects, which looked extremely weird.
At this time, there were three Upper Xuantian Sect disciples standing at the head of the chariot and boat. The three of them didn't seem to expect Lu Xin and the others to strike first, and hurriedly held their swords to meet the enemy.
One of them, tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, looked to be in his early forties, but he reacted the most quickly. After the sword in his hand was wiped with a yellow talisman, the sword body immediately turned dark red, as if it had been burned by fire. Before Yang Xiu's dagger approached, it was shocked by his sword qi, and the black qi that wrapped around his body became a lot lighter.
The man quickly launched a counterattack, and his swordsmanship was extremely ferocious, forcing Yang Xiu to the edge of the bow of the boat in a few moves.
"Miao Jiang Gu Technique, little girl, I have no grievances or enmity with you in Xuantian Sect, why bother."
"Hahahaha...... Joke! This girl is sailing on this river, you are a disciple of the Xuantian Sect pretending to be an official messenger to threaten, how can you not let you resist? ”
"Hmph, pretend to be crazy and stupid, then don't blame Cao for being ruthless."
Seeing that persuasion was useless, the middle-aged man's eyes suddenly turned cold, and his sword turned around, directly around the back of Yang Xiu. Immediately, he danced the sword with his right hand, and with his left hand, he sacrificed three talismans, which shook slightly in the void, and the talisman instantly burned, turning into a streamer and escaping into the sword body.
In the next second, the long sword in the man's hand spun violently, and then flew out of his hand, turning into a nine-mouth flying sword, hanging high on the top.
"Magic weapon! Hmph, the Upper Xuantian Sect is really rich. ”
Yang Xiu didn't dare to fight hard, and fell into the cabin. Seeing this, the middle-aged man did not immediately chase after him, but turned around and glanced in the direction of the merchant ship.
"Wang Song, Feng Li, you two quickly go and arrest the sword-wielding boy, here, leave it to me!"
"Yes, hall master!"
The two disciples who were originally fighting with Yang Qin immediately jumped into the water and swam towards the merchant ship after hearing the middle-aged man's words. Yang Qin wanted to chase after him, but was stopped by the three flying swords that fell head-on, and he couldn't get out for a while.
"Old thief, you dare to stop me?"
"Hmph, one is sixfold and one is only fivefold. Two girls, if the master of this hall really wants to kill you, it's as easy as a snap! Again, this matter has nothing to do with the two of you, and it's not too late to retreat! ”
"Less nonsense, are you scared when this girl is scared?"
Yang Xiu's eyes were grim, and he took out a second dagger from his sleeve and rushed to the man in an instant. At the same time, Yang Qin opened his mouth and swallowed a green worm, and his skin turned pale green at a speed visible to the naked eye. Two seconds later, the figure flickered and disappeared in place.
On the other side, Lu Xin, who was standing at the bow of the boat, quietly waited for the arrival of the two disciples of the Xuantian Sect. At this time, he looked indifferent, without joy or sorrow. In his mind, a mountain towered into the sky. In the distance are peaks and mountains, and the river is like ink. And on the top of the high mountain, there was a man listening to the sound of the piano and dancing the sword.