Because of the deliberate avoidance of the two, Yi Lian'er and Deng Xiaoke seemed to get along quite well on the road, but they also suffered Xu Anping. He had to be careful when he spoke, lest he might anger one of them by saying something bad, and in the end he could only occasionally tease the maid Huan'er and make fun of her for her penchant for snacks. Maybe it's because Yi Lian'er is a little weak by nature, and she is full of bullying attributes, she quickly established a good relationship with Huan'er, who was often reprimanded by the eldest lady, and the two of them chattered all day long.

Seeing that Deng Xiaoke, who was the eldest lady, seemed to be left out in the cold, Xu Anping asked while driving a mule cart: "Ke'er, what does this distant uncle of our family do?" Do you want me to come with you? ”

Deng Xiaoke wrinkled his nose and rolled his eyes and said, "Think beautifully!" Uncle is a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, and he is the most serious and old-fashioned. If he sees you like this, he will have to reprimand you for a lesson, and if he doesn't get it right, he will sweep you out of the house. ”

"Oh, forget it." He is most afraid of being preached, but he is unwilling to touch his head.

Deng Xiao saw that Xu Anping was finally stunned for a while, and his mood suddenly improved.

The next day, Xu Anping and his entourage came to the canal ferry and got on the boat to prepare to go all the way south to the capital. Yi Lian'er, Deng Xiaoke and Huan'er are all going out for the first time, and it is the first time to take a boat, and the three of them are very excited to look at the canal water, and they can see the passengers around them frequently sideways.

A few days later, the boat sailed to Huai'an Mansion and stayed for a day. Xu Anping took Yi Lian'er and Deng Xiaoke to play in Huai'an Mansion for half a day, while Huan'er, who was left on the boat, was indignant. The next day, just as the ship was about to sail, an old man in good spirits, accompanied by eight or nine servants, boarded the ship. The old man didn't say anything when he got on the boat, but his eyes roughly swept the surrounding passengers, although he was smiling, it still made people feel a little oppressive, which quieted the originally noisy atmosphere. Then, the old man nodded simply, turned around and entered the cabin under the guidance of the shipowner, and collapsed into the three first-class rooms that had been empty next to Xu Anping. Xu Anping saw that several healthy servants walking behind the old man had solid and dignified steps, powerful arms, and their eyes were patrolling around like eagles and falcons since they got on the boat, and he couldn't help but secretly raise his vigilance.

It was the end of the night, the cabin was quiet, and suddenly there were a few soft noises from the side of the ship, and Xu Anping, who had been vigilant, took out the dagger under the pillow and turned over. He casually leaned close to the window and looked out, and sure enough, he saw several dark shadows approaching him. Although he guessed in his heart that these black-clothed people were here to trouble the old man next door, he was still secretly awe-inspiring just in case. After a few breaths, the man in black touched the door of the old man's room, and after gesturing to each other, he was about to break in. At this time, Xu Anping saw the doorway, it turned out that these four people were assassins of the Blood Hand Alliance, and they were really narrow. So, he shook the teacup in his hand from the gap in the window, and the teacup shattered in the aisle not far away.

"What people!" The servant who lived in the old man's room became alert and shouted loudly, and the servant next door also rushed out with a knife. The two sides fought fiercely in the narrow aisles. Obviously, the eight or nine servants who came on board today had solid martial arts and wielded their steel knives vigorously, but the assassins' daggers were even more unguardable, and they were killed.

Xu Anping saw that the two sides were evenly matched, and estimated that the assassin would have a hard time succeeding tonight, so he went into the water from the other side of the ship and quietly swam over and lurked in the water.

Seeing that his whereabouts were exposed, the assassin could only fight with a few healthy servants, still muttering in his heart who had just warned him. After a while, several people fell to the ground, most of course, the old man's healthy guards. Although the Assassins gradually gained the upper hand, some of the ship's passengers had already been awakened and were watching from the sidelines, and the ship's owner also rushed over with more than a dozen people. The three Assassins, who were still fighting, nodded to each other, rushed forward for a while, stabbed their wounded companions on the ground, and then flew back and jumped into the river.

Xu Anping saw someone jump into the water, swam to one person and directly cut his neck with a dagger, and then swam towards the second person not far away.

The panting assassin saw that it was already far away from the passenger ship and that no one was chasing him, so he asked, "Second brother, what's going on tonight?" How can our brothers be so careful, why are they still recognized? Not only is the bounty gone, but this matter was personally ordered by the helmsman, and I don't know how to explain it when I go back. Seeing that no one answered, he just heard someone paddling behind him, so he turned his face and asked urgently, "Second brother, are you injured?" ”

Xu Anping dived into the water to reach the last assassin, plunged the dagger directly into his kidney, and then stabbed him in the heart before swimming towards the passenger ship. At this time, the passenger ship is brightly lit and full of people. Xu Anping finally found a gap, climbed onto the boat in a corner, and then quietly went back to the room to change clothes.

At this time, Yi Lian'er came over and knocked on the door hurriedly, and asked worriedly, "Brother Anping, you open the door." I heard that there was a fight over here just now, and it didn't hurt you, did it? ”

After a while, Xu Anping pretended to be sleepy-eyed and got up and opened the door, yawning and saying, "What fight?" Why didn't I hear that? Lian'er, you also know that I sleep so hard that I can't wake up when thunder. ”

Yi Lian'er patted her little chest and breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "That's good, Lian'er is still afraid that Brother Anping will fight with people." When we went out, A-Niang said that there were a lot of bad people outside, so let's be careful. ”

Xu Anping scratched her little Qiong's nose and said with a smile: "I know, I know, I will pay more attention." Next time there is such a thing, Lian'er should not come out, it is too dangerous. Okay, I'll send you back to bed, these things have nothing to do with us. As soon as Yi Lian'er was sent back to the room, there was another knock on the door.

Huan'er's somewhat impatient voice came from outside the door: "Deng Jiu, are you dead?" If you're not dead, make a sound. ”

"Huan'er, why are you running here in the middle of the night without sleeping? Can't you sleep, you want me to tell you a story! Xu Anping didn't bother to open the door, lying on the bed and laughing.

Huan'er quenched a mouthful and said hatefully: "Phew, big pervert! I don't bother to pay attention to you. As he spoke, he turned around and left, muttering in a low voice: "I'm Deng Jiu, I'm definitely fine, the eldest lady has to let me take a look." People are dreaming of eating pastries, so delicious, I don't know if I can continue dreaming when I go back. ”

In the next room, the old man who had boarded the boat during the day was sitting on a chair with a back, listening to the report of the servant. "Master, the minion has just checked, and there are four assassins here tonight, and a corpse left behind. The other three saw that something was wrong and jumped into the river. The minions were afraid that they would fall for the trick of diverting the tiger from the mountain, so they didn't let anyone catch up. ”

The white-haired old man nodded, then asked the servant to go down, and after a while muttered in the dim light, "After all these years, they still don't want me to go back!" ”