The anchor flag fluttered in the wind, and I stayed under the flagpole with the old madman, waiting silentlyI don't know when I have to wait, I have the heart to talk to the old madman, to see if I can find some clues from the words, but the old madman rarely speaks, I say ten sentences, he answers half a sentence, sometimes the words are reversed, and I really can't talk about it. I don't speak, the old madman never talks to me, he sits under the flagpole and mutters to himself, not knowing what to say.

The big flag on the top of the mountain is very eye-catching, but the river beach is so big, if you want to use the big flag to attract people, it is not a matter of one or two days, halfway, I went down the mountain to explain, Sai Huatuo went back first, and Maitreya accompanied Jin Dashao to raise the injury on the butt at the bottom of the mountain. Actually, the old madman and I are only one side, and I can't tell if it's worth wasting time at this juncture, but I always have that feeling in my heart that I have to figure out the identity of the old madman.

His identity may be at stake.

After waiting on this hill for seven or eight days in a row, Maitreya would sometimes go to the river beach to inquire about the situation, and I would give the old madman something to eat every day, and if I gave it to him, I would take it, and if I didn't give it, I wouldn't ask for it. After a long time, I also settled down, anyway, I believe that this matter will definitely have a result, so I stay here and practice kung fu when I have nothing to do. The old madman didn't care about anything else, but every time I practiced, he watched with all his attention.

More than ten days passed in a flash, and I rested here in a row, and I was very energetic, and when the day was just dawning, I got up and ran a few laps around the top of the mountain, practicing my fists and feet. The old madman leaned against the flagpole and watched silently, in fact, most of the time, he was still quiet. However, this time he only looked at it for a moment, and the old madman's head suddenly raised, and his calm eyes suddenly flashed with two sharp lights, and he said in a low voice: "Someone is coming." ”

"Anyone?" I immediately withdrew my hand and looked around from the top of the mountain, a little puzzled in my heart, my senses were very sensitive, especially after receiving the life chart and the blood essence of the Great Ding, but when I looked at it, I couldn't see anything, and I couldn't sense anyone approaching the hill. I looked around, turned my head to look at the old madman, and after he had said a word, he said no more, and the light in my eyes gradually dimmed, but without turning my head I looked at the only way to the hill.

"I guessed it, they're coming"

"Who's coming?"

The old madman shook his head, I guess, even he didn't know who was coming, but he always remembered this anchor flag in his heart, and those who could be attracted by this flag were naturally people who knew the inside story.

At this time, a crisp whistle came from the bottom of the mountain, which was sent by Maitreya, with the effect of warning, secretly telling me that someone was approaching. I ran to the edge of the hill and looked down, and there were indeed people in the vicinity of the hill, and there were many of them, and at first glance, there were at least twenty or thirty people, led by a sturdy man in his thirties. This man walked on the mountain road, walking with a tiger, his face was tanned, and he had a dense beard.

These are the people who were attracted by the anchor flag? I looked closely, and these people looked like they were all covered in dust, as if they had been on the road for a long time, and they were hurrying towards the side of the hill, but there seemed to be no hostility. I deliberately hid my figure, but the old madman stood straight on the top of the mountain, looking down intently.

As soon as the old madman appeared, the men immediately stopped and stood at the foot of the hill. The bearded man at the head paused and said, "Who is the person pulling the flag?" Can you come out and see you? ”

"I can't tell me, you tell them." The old madman stood on the side of the mountain and said to me without looking back.

I had no choice but to come out of hiding, I didn't know anything, and if I did, I had to start with this anchor flag.

"The flag-bearer is here." I shouted down the hill, "Come up, let's talk first." ”

The bearded man looked at me, and then at the old madman next to him, and before he could speak, a group of people rushed from the west side of the hill, and the speed of the group was very fast, and then I saw it clearly, and my heart was slightly shocked, it was the person brought by the big goatee of the sect.

"It's the people of the Eighteen Waterways!" Goatee was running fast, and when he was still more than ten meters away from them, he suddenly stopped and shouted, "Report your name!" ”

"Cao Gang, Zhang Siye." The beard arched his fist, and between speaking, he could be heard with a thick foreign accent, definitely not a native of the river beach.

"I know it's you, you've been coming to the river beach for a while." Goatee spoke very politely, and said bluntly: "As soon as you touch the riverbank, we will know." ”

Although Zhang Siye is not very old, he looks thick and calm, but he is very alert, and he looked behind him between talking to the goatee, and when he looked at it like this, I also found that the goatee was not only carrying so many people behind him, but also faintly lurking in the wilderness on the four sides.

"How many years have the Eighteen Waterways not interfered in the affairs of the river beach, why did they come here now?" The goatee smiled and said, "When it comes to our land, you have to give an explanation, right?" ”

"We were reckless in doing this." Zhang Siye looked rough on the outside, but his speech and demeanor were reasonable, and said: "We got some news, the boss of the eighteen waterways showed up on the river beach, so we discussed it privately, and Baba rushed to find the boss, absolutely no offense, I thought that after these things were over, I would go to the house of a good friend on the river beach one by one to apologize, and I couldn't write two water words in one stroke, and went back a few years, and the big river beach was also a part of the eighteen waterways." ”

"Needless to say kind words, I naturally know your intentions." The goatee smiled gloomily and said, "What is the boss of the Eighteen Waterways looking for, is it true to find the Eighteen Waterways token?" The eighteen waterways are now also a plate of loose sand, whoever gets the waterway token, who has the advantage, the people of the Cao Gang, the mind is fine. ”

"That's been said." Zhang Siye immediately retorted: "Those of us who are juniors have not seen the boss with our own eyes, but the adults in the family said that the boss broke his bones and tendons for the eighteen waterways, and they all said that the boss spilled the blood of the big river beach back then, and now I heard that he is still there, we just want to take him away and go back to live a good life for two years, there is no other meaning."

"The words are nice, is it really to ask your boss to go back and live a good life?" The goatee shook his hand, and took out a palm-sized brand from his body, which may have been carved out of mutton fat jade and black jade inlay, with black edges on a white background, carved with water ripples up and down, and a small anchor pattern in the middle, which is exactly the same as the anchor flag fluttering on the top of the mountain, the goatee was in good spirits, holding the sign and shouting: "The token of the eighteen waterways is here, kneel!" ”

"Waterway Token!" Zhang Siye was taken aback, the brand was only the size of a palm, but to him, it was like a mountain.

"Don't doubt it's fake!" The goatee waved his hand, and immediately someone came behind him, raised his knife and slashed it on his finger, dripping a few drops of blood on the sign.

As soon as the small sign was stained with blood, it seemed that there was a spirit swimming in it, and the water ripples on the sign began to rise and fall one by one, like a pool of flowing water.

"It's a real token" Zhang Siye hesitated for a moment, turned his head and looked at the top of the mountain: "The waterway token has always been a token that the boss carries with him, he"

"What? The token is here, want to disobey? "The goatee was on his toes, as if he were holding an imperial decree.

"Don't dare" Zhang Siye gritted his teeth, and knelt down, and when he knelt, twenty or thirty people behind him looked at each other and knelt down one after another.

"Those two people on the top of the mountain, kill them first!" Goatee held up the waterway token and said, "Kill now!" ”

The old madman looked at the six ways and listened to the conversation below, but was indifferent. I cursed the goatee in my heart, and at the same time, I had a vague understanding of this matter.

"Quick! Kill in the past! Goatee drank again.

Zhang Siye slowly stood up, waved his hand, and led twenty or thirty of his men to rush along the path up the mountain, I was anxious, and I also stepped forward to meet the enemy, but the old madman was as calm as a mountain, standing motionless. Zhang Siye's gang rushed to the top of the mountain, but they didn't make a move.

"The mountain is surrounded, no matter who you are, now protect you and rush out." When Zhang Siye arrived, his expression became solemn, and without saying a word, he was about to go down the mountain with us. I don't know if there is fraud in this, and I looked at the old madman hesitantly.

"You're here because of this flag! Isn't it! The old madman reached out and grabbed Zhang Siye, this Zhang Siye was obviously not an ordinary person, but he endured it and did not move, he was pinched by the old madman's arm, and the bone joints burst again and again: "Say!" What a flag this is! What am I! ”

"This is the sailing banner of the Eighteen Waterways!" Zhang Siye gritted his teeth and stood motionless: "Are you the boss?" ”

"Eighteen waterways, sailing flags" The old madman looked back at the flag fluttering in the wind, not knowing if he remembered something.

"Don't talk about it now, those people down there may be opponents!" Zhang Siye said: "Let's go from here first, we have other brothers, not far from here, rush out, someone will answer." ”

"Let's go!" The old madman waved his hand, not knowing whether he remembered something, or believed Zhang Siye's words.

Immediately, Zhang Siye turned around and rushed down the mountain road with the gang, and the goatee noticed that the situation was wrong, rushed over to stop it, and shouted: "What's the matter!" Aqueduct tokens don't work! ”

"The people of the Eighteen Waterways dare not violate the token!" Zhang Siye said while rushing: "But these two people are too powerful, we can't beat them." ”