As soon as Liu Xin counted to three, Gan Ning jumped into the water, splashing a big splash. He came out at the age of thirteen to be a water coward, has been walking on the river for three years, the water surname is excellent, plus he is brave and thirsty for killing, the surrounding gentry are afraid of him, hearing the name of the Jinfan thief, all admit defeat and submit to softness, obediently offer gold, silver and jewelry, few people dare to resist. Now that it has been nearly a year, he brought his brothers this time to prepare to go home for the Spring Festival, and he didn't want to meet Liu Xin's fleet on this river, so he couldn't scare them, so he had to accept Liu Xin's challenge in a hurry.

Gan Ning was sitting in a small boat, the bow of the boat was not far from the water, and his head and feet jumped straight into the river, and the cold water made him shiver. Don't say that in this cold winter, even in late autumn, Gan Ning rarely goes into the water, after all, he has few opponents on the river, and there is no chance for him to make a big move. Therefore, he felt very uncomfortable in entering the water this time, floated on the surface of the water to catch his breath, relieved his nerves, and then began to swim to the opposite shore.

Liu Xin counted and moved his body until Gan Ning swam three or five steps, and he did a somersault and submerged in the water. Liu Xin has not undergone professional diving training, but has only seen a lot of athletes' movements on TV and knows some diving essentials, so although he can't do any beautiful aerial movements, and he doesn't know how to press the splash, his posture in the water is much better than Gan Ning's.

Zhao Yun, Wen Ping and others were sweating on the boat, their boat was far from the water, Liu Xin set off later than Gan Ning, and when Liu Xin entered the water, Gan Ning had already swam more than ten steps.

Liu Xin plunged headfirst into the river, he did not surface immediately, but a fierce man went down more than three meters deep and dived forward. Liu Xin naturally has his reasons for doing this, the water temperature under the river surface is higher than the river surface, and the diving time is longer, which can make the body better adapt to this cold environment, and at the same time, the resistance to diving is much less. Liu Xin dived more than 20 steps in one breath before he surfaced.

Zhao Yun and Wen Ping saw that Liu Xin had not surfaced in the water for a long time on the boat, and they couldn't help but be worried, and suddenly saw Liu Xin coming out of the water, already more than half of Gan Ning's body, and immediately let out a burst of cheers.

Liu Xin's original occupation also belongs to a high-risk industry, and there is an important skill in this industry that must be practiced, that is, escaping! Because no matter how shrewd a thief is, there will be times when he misses, so Liu Xin attaches great importance to training in this area.

In order to be able to escape smoothly, in addition to being flexible in the brain, you need more strength, which is reflected in two aspects: speed and endurance. Liu Xin understands that since it is an escape, the incident happened suddenly, and the route must not be the same as the one designed in advance, so taking the waterway sometimes becomes a last resort choice, and escaping from the waterway has another advantage, that is, it can hide the smell of the body and make the police dog lose its target. Therefore, Liu Xin has practiced both running and swimming for a long time.

The police catch thieves in different seasons, so Liu Xin not only goes swimming in summer, but also swims in winter. Although after arriving in the Eastern Han Dynasty, especially in the two years between the rivers, Liu Xin did not have the opportunity to go for winter swimming, but the meditation he practiced could help him drive away the cold on his body, which could completely make up for the impact of lack of training.

Gan Ningshui's surname is indeed very good, if he is allowed to step on the water, fight on the river with a big knife, or dive to the bottom of the river to fight underwater, Liu Xin is not his opponent. But now the two sides are comparing speed, which is not Gan Ning's strength, not to mention that it is still in the cold winter. Gan Ning didn't swim far, because his body didn't move beforehand, his physical strength gradually became a little exhausted, and there were signs of cramps in his legs, so he had to slow down.

And Liu Xin's swimming posture has changed to freestyle at this time, and his strong arms are paddling rhythmically, and the speed is getting faster and faster, leaving Gan Ning far behind.

On the ship, Zhao Yun also personally beat the war drums, and the soldiers shouted and cheered.

Liu Xin swam to the opposite bank, and one turned over and swam back. Gan Ning saw that the general trend had gone, and the surname Suo stopped, stepping on the water on the river, revealing half of his body. Liu Xin couldn't help but secretly admire, Gan Ning is really good at water, and he is absolutely incomparable to his kung fu of treading water.

At this time, Wen Ping had already commanded the building boat to row over and put down the two cables. Liu Xin grabbed the rope with one hand, and slightly, the whole person rose from the river, landed lightly on the bow of the boat, and showed a beautiful little kung fu.

Gan Ning was still floating on the surface of the river, letting the cold river wind blow his body blue, and shouted loudly: "I lost, but I don't accept it!" ”

Liu Xin wiped his body and said: "Gan Ning, I am willing to gamble and lose, it is useless to talk more, if you are a good man, come on my boat." ”

Gan Ning gritted his teeth and grabbed the cable, and the soldiers pulled him up with all hands and feet.

Several soldiers rushed up, and five or six steel knives were placed on Gan Ning's neck, and Gan Ning's face was already blue from the cold, but he was not afraid at all. The two lieutenants flattered Liu Xin and said: "Congratulations to the lord, the Jinfan thief has been crisscrossing the Yangtze River for many years, and the government is afraid of it, but I didn't expect to be arrested in front of the lord today." ”

Liu Xin glanced at them with contempt, and shouted in a deep voice: "Don't be rude, don't retreat quickly!" ”

Gan Ning straightened up and said proudly: "Hmph, you don't have to be pretending to be benevolent and righteous, today my Gan Ning fell into your hands, if you want to kill or chop, listen to it!" ”

Liu Xin nodded and said, "Sure enough, it's a man." Gan Ning, you change your clothes first, and I'll wait for you in the cabin. ”

Gan Ning changed into clean clothes, looked coldly at the column of soldiers watching him, did not frown, and walked into the cabin with his head held high. In the cabin, Liu Xin sat in the middle facing the hatch, and Zhao Yun and Wen Ping sat on both sides. Gan Ning was also not polite, and sat down opposite Liu Xin with a big grin.

Liu Xin raised his hand and motioned to the soldiers at the door to hand Gan Ning a bowl of ginger soup, and said slowly: "Gan Ning, since you have admitted defeat, what else is there to disobey, let's talk about it, what are you relying on?" ”

Gan Ning took the ginger soup and drank it all, with a sense of warmth on his body, and then said angrily: "I am confident of my surname, I didn't expect to lose to you." If you do it, you're no match for me. ”

Liu Xin laughed and said, "Gan Ning, it's not that I look down on you, if you talk about martial arts, you don't even have the qualifications to fight with me." If you want to challenge me, you must first defeat my seventh brother. ”

Gan Ning stood up "Huo" and said, "Where is your seventh brother, let's go and compare them now." ”

Zhao Yun said lightly: "Jinfan thief, you just tried a game, if I fight with you now, I won't be able to win." If you really want to compete, let you rest all night, and tomorrow morning, we will share it with you. ”

Although Gan Ning is brave, he is not stupid, he has debuted for three years, he has never met an opponent, and he is very confident in his martial arts, but today's competition in the water consumes too much of his physical strength, since Zhao Yun took the initiative to compete tomorrow, he can't ask for it, so he said: "Okay, then tomorrow morning, you and I will fight to the death." Also, how are my brothers doing? ”

Liu Xin nodded secretly, this Gan Ning is still a loving and righteous person, and said: "Don't worry, they have food and drink, it's okay." Tomorrow, if you win against my seventh brother, I will let you go, and if you lose, you are not allowed to cheat again, everything must be at my disposal. ”

Gan Ning patted his chest and said, "Okay, then it's a word!" ”

When this happened, the fleet naturally could not move forward, so it had to camp on the shore. Gan Ning and his men were all surrounded in the middle, guarded by a large group of soldiers, and Liu Xin didn't have to worry about any changes in them.

In the early morning of the next day, in an open space on the riverbank, Zhao Yun and Gan Ning stood opposite each other.

Zhao Yun pointed at the bright silver spear in his hand and said, "Gan Ning, if it's a horse war, even if I bullied you, let's fight on foot." ”

Gan Ning listened to Zhao Yun's accent and knew that he was from the north, and he was sure that he would be good at kung fu immediately, but he refused to forgive people, and said: "Since you don't dare to fight on horses, I will let you do the same!" ”

After speaking, without waiting for Zhao Yun to answer, Gan Ning waved the big knife in his hand, and rushed up, Zhao Yunliang lightly touched the big knife, and the two of them fought together. The two sides went back and forth, and there were more than 50 rounds of fighting. Gan Ning is bound to win today, the knife went straight to Zhao Yun's vital point, and Zhao Yun was instructed by Liu Xin last night not to hurt his surname, so he was a little tied, and he couldn't use it, and the two of them actually fought equally.

In order to convince Gan Ning of the loss, Liu Xin did not allow the soldiers to beat drums and shout, and only the choking metal sound of the intersection of knives and guns and the shouting of the two were heard at the scene. The two men exchanged knives and guns, and fought for more than 20 rounds, and Gan Ning couldn't help but get anxious when he saw that he couldn't fight for a long time. However, Zhao Yun's marksmanship is getting faster and faster, Gan Ning's mind is confused, and gradually he only has the ability to parry, and he has no power to fight back. Zhao Yun saw that his knife skills were scattered, and he sold a flaw, so he let him slash in. Gan Ning finally found an opportunity, how to let it go, and sure enough, he was fooled. Zhao Yun took advantage of his castration to get old, and his strength was exhausted, and he suddenly turned around, and the silver spear twisted hard along his knife shaft. Gan Ning couldn't draw the knife in time, he couldn't hold it, and with a "dang" sound, the big knife had already flown out of his hand and fell to the ground. Gan Ning turned around and wanted to leave, but was caught up by Zhao Yun, and the tip of the gun was pointed directly at his throat, and there was still a finger away, and he was fixed there.

Gan Ning sighed, let go of his fists, gave up struggling, and Zhao Yun also put away the gun, took a few steps back, and stood aside.

Liu Xin stepped forward slowly and said, "Gan Ning, what else do you have to say?" ”

Gan Ning hung his head and said dejectedly: "Gan admits defeat, everything is borne by Gan alone, and please let my brothers go." ”

Liu Xin smiled and said, "It's really righteous!" Liu likes this kind of person the most. Whoever does our job, oh, no, it's your business, there is a rule that thieves don't go empty, and since you're here, don't you want to bring something back? ”