The pale golden sun had just emerged from behind the mountain, the industrious birds opened their confused eyes and jumped on the trees, and Gao Wenjin yawned and walked briskly along the path to the council hall. Early in the morning, he was dug out of the bed by the people sent by the chief helmsman, and he didn't know what was urgent.

When he came to the door of the council chamber, he straightened his clothes, straightened his countenance, and pushed the door in.

The conference hall was empty, and there was only one person sitting at the other end of the long table, and Zhou Tianrun, the chief helmsman of the 12 serial docks in Jiangnan, who had always been dashing, was frowning and stroking his forehead.

After Gao Wenjin saluted, he asked, "What is the chief helmsman worried about?" ”

Zhou Tianrun propped his head with one hand and knocked on the table with the other, and said, "This morning I received a flying pigeon summons, and someone asked me to help intercept a person in Lingfeng Gorge. ”

Gao Wenjin asked, "Who are you stopping?" ”

Zhou Tianrun said: "'Flame Knife' Ai Li. ”

Gao Wenjin was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Why did you intercept her?" ”

Zhou Tianrun said: "I heard that she robbed the official ship and also seized the treasure of Zhenguo Temple. ”

Gao Wenjin said: "That's really troublesome, can we ignore this matter?" ”

Zhou Tianrun said: "No, because I owe that person a favor, I have to help him." ”

Gao Wenjin also frowned and said, "Since this is the case, I have to do it." Although Ai Li, the 'Flame Knife', is not famous, we are not vegetarians, not to mention that the water is our world, and fighting with her on the water, no matter how big her ability is, she is not as good as us.

Zhou Tianrun's brows furrowed even tighter, and he said, "But I am good friends with Wen Haowu, the fourth son of Junan Villa. ”

Gao Wenjin said: "I know, what does this have to do with the arrest of Ai Li?" "The helmsman Zhou Tianrun and Wen Haowu, the fourth son of Junan Villa, do not know each other, and the matter of becoming close friends is known to everyone on the rivers and lakes, and it has long been rumored to be a good story.

Zhou Tianrun said: "'Frost Sky Sword' Wen Haowu has always been superior to others, and he is very conceited about his martial arts, but after he competed with 'Cold Sword' Xu Shaofeng some time ago, he was full of praise for him. 'Cold Sword' Xu Shaofeng is Ai Li's junior brother, and Ai Li is known as a chivalrous person, so I don't want to be her enemy. ”

Gao Wenjin thought for a while and said, "I have a way, the helmsman might as well give it a try." ”

He whispered in Zhou Tianrun's ear for a while, and Zhou Tianrun's brows finally slowly relaxed.

said that Ai Li and Wulian occupied the official ship and went all the way down the river. The official ship is a combination of sail pulp, but the sail can be pulp, these days the wind is smooth, the sail is smooth, and the ship is fast. After traveling for several days, the boat sailed to a canyon on both sides, on both sides of which were steep mountain cliffs, the river was only ten zhang wide, and the mountain cliffs went straight up and down, which looked quite different from the previous scenery.

Ai Li and Wu Lian were standing side by side at the bow of the boat to watch the scenery, when dozens of small boats suddenly flashed out of the water hole on the side of the cliff on both sides.

The boats were lined up, densely packed, and the entire river was sealed. These boats are all teak dhows, small in size, fast, and very skillful in the use of the wind, which are difficult for ordinary people to control, but are loved by fishermen and are often used as fast merchant ships.

Ai Li is very strange, I don't know what these teak sailboats want to do?

Behind the teak sailboat, a large ship with nine masts and twelve sails approached quickly, and on each side of the big ship were twelve sturdy men, shirtless, rowing neatly and vigorously. On the big boat, a dark blue flag was waving in the wind, embroidered with a pure white water beast: a fish-tailed leopard's head, the front half of the body was in the air, and the bloody mouth and claws were not mighty.

Ai Li recalled that this was the symbol of the Twelve Serial Docks in Jiangnan.

The big ship approached, and the teak sailboat that closed the river parted in the middle to make way for it. On the bow of the big ship stood a twenty-seven or eight-year-old man in white, who was Zhou Tianrun, the chief helmsman of the 12th Serial Dock in Jiangnan.

Ai Li had several encounters with Zhou Tianrun, and secretly thought that he had no grudge against him, so he hugged his fists and said loudly: "Lord Zhou Duo hasn't seen you for a long time!" I don't know why you're blocking my way? ”

Zhou Tianrun also hugged her fist and saluted back: "Zhou is entrusted by others, so I have to do this, please forgive Ai Nuxia!" ”

Ai Lixiu's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and it was already clear. Recently, I have a grudge with her, and I know that she is walking on the waterway, only Zhan Feipeng is the guy!

She said lightly: "Since this is the case, please ask Lord Zhou Helm to draw the next way." ”

Zhou Tianrun raised his hand back and said, "I'll set up a water array here, if Ai Nuxia can crack it, Zhou will give it away." If Ai Nuxia can't crack it, please also ask Ai Nuxia to leave the treasure of the official ship and Zhenguo Temple. ”

Ai Li saw that he led so many ships on the river, obviously prepared, and he could not retreat at this time, so he sneered and said: "It's better to be respectful than to obey!" ”

Zhou Tianrun arched his hand again and said: "Ai Nuxia is polite, and I hope that my subordinates will be merciful when I give advice." With that, he waved his hand upward, and the trumpeter behind him blew the horn. After a long whistle, the teak sailboat seemed to hear an order, and surrounded Ai Li's official ship like an army marching. Zhou Tianrun's big ship retreated behind the battle to command.

Ai Li calmly instructed Wu Lian beside him: "You go to the cabin and lie down, don't come out if you don't hear my order!" ”

Hearing this, Wulian hurriedly turned around and went into the cabin.

At this time, the teak sailing boats were already lined up in a neat semicircle, surrounding Ai Li's official ship in the center.

Zhou Tianrun's big boat sounded another horn, and the sailors on the teak sailing boat put down the pulp, grabbed the hook and rope, and at the same time threw the hook rope high, and the hook rope tightly hooked the edge of the official ship, and the official ship was immediately unable to move.

Ai Li narrowed his eyes, put his hands behind his back, and pulled out two knives from behind him, holding the Red Flame Farewell Knife in his left hand and the Golden Flame Divine Weapon in his right hand. With both knives in her hands, she slammed into a whirlwind that cut through the hooks on both sides of the boat.

The sailors with the hooks on the teak sailing boat all lost their strength and leaned back, and even more so that they accidentally fell into the water. The official ship broke free from the hook, shook a few times, and regained its freedom.

Seeing this, Zhou Tianrun, who was on the big boat, raised his hand and made a gesture of clenching his fist, and the trumpeter beside him blew out a short and powerful horn.

The sailors on the teak sailing boat threw away their hooks and cables, and the bow of the ship rushed straight forward into Ai Li's official ship.

The teak sailing ships of the 12 chain docks in the south of the Yangtze River are not ordinary teak sailing boats, they are designed for war, and their bows are equipped with iron cast ramming angles, and after the general ships are hit, the hull is often damaged, and then leaks and sinks.

Ai Li immediately used a knife to make a pulp and retreated the official ship, but he was still hit by several teak sailboats. The official ship shook violently.

Fortunately, the official ship is not comparable to ordinary water boats, and its hull is also covered with iron sheets, and a collision of a teak sailing ship cannot make it any better. Despite this, Ai was secretly shocked that although this official ship was stronger than ordinary water ships, it was difficult to guarantee that there would be any serious consequences if it hit it many times.

Seeing that the teak sailboats failed to hit once, they all retreated, and were preparing for the next impact.

Ai Li reacted very quickly, she still used a knife to make pulp, taking advantage of the retreat of the teak sailboat, the official ship suddenly moved forward and crashed into a retreating teak sailboat.

There was a sharp "boom", and the collision angle of the official ship hit the wooden hull of this teak sailboat, and the hull of the teak sailboat was knocked out of a big hole, and the river water poured in like a spring, and the teak sailboat tilted and sank. The sailors on the teak sailing boat saw that the situation was not good, rolled over and jumped into the water.

Ai Li immediately held on a few pounds, and the official ship was able to break through the gap in the encirclement of this teak sailboat.

At this time, the sound of the horn sounded again three rapid sounds, and the teak sailing ship quickly changed its formation, changing from a circular formation to a triangular formation, and the tip of the horn rushed straight towards the official ship.

Suicide Collision! Ai Li's lips were tightly pursed. She knew that no matter how strong the official ship was, it would not be able to withstand the collision of dozens of teak sailing boats.

A sharp light flashed in her eyes, and she pushed the Golden Flame Divine Soldier in her right hand the deck of the official ship, and the whole person flew over the teak sailboat like a bird with wings. Her twin knives flew in her hands, and the sails on the teak sailboat fell. A teak sailboat without sails is like a bird with its wings folded, losing its agility and speed, huddled together on the water. After Ai Li cut off the last sail, he slammed his feet on the mast and turned around and floated back to the official ship.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Tianrun, who was on the big boat, raised his hand and threw out the white clothes on his body, revealing a tight water lean with pale black shark skin inside. Immediately, he jumped into the water gracefully like a dolphin, and the waves splashed slightly when he entered the water, spreading out the ripples in circles.

By this time, Ai Li had already propped up the boat and rowed through the blockade of the teak sailboat.

With a slight sound of water, Zhou Tianrun suddenly burst out of the water and jumped onto the official ship.

He stood on the deck with a relaxed body and praised with a smile: "Ai Nuxia is very capable!" ”

Ai Li didn't understand why he was in danger alone, stared at him vigilantly, and said, "What are you here for?" ”

Zhou Tianrun blinked his eyes and said, "Actually, I just want to persuade you not to take the waterway." ”

"Oh no, the boat is in the water!" Wu Lian, who was in the cabin, suddenly shouted.

The board of the ship was in a few places, and suddenly the water bubbled up.

Zhou Tianrun smiled and took out a few palm-sized round wooden blocks from the water pouch, which were the bottom plate of the official ship he had just dug underwater.

Ai Li narrowed his eyes and flew forward to capture him.

Zhou Tianrun didn't dodge, and let her grab her arm.

A sharp snail sounded, and the sailors on the teak sailboat raised their bows and arrows in unison, aiming at Ai Li.

Ai Li suddenly thought that if he had ordered people to shoot arrows from afar from the beginning, and he had taken Wulian, who didn't know martial arts, he might have to abandon the boat and go ashore.

This Zhou Tianrun doesn't seem to be hostile to her. Ai Li gave him a strange look and asked in a low voice, "You have been releasing water from the beginning, why?" ”

Zhou Tianrun's eyes flashed with appreciation, this effort was not done in vain! He also said in a low voice: "Please say hello to Senior Brother Ling Xu Shaofeng on my behalf, just say that I am a friend of the 'Frost Sky Sword' Wen Haowu." ”

Ai Li was slightly surprised, and Zhou Tianrun took advantage of her surprise, her body shook and slipped out of her hand like a fish. Then, with a backward flip, he leaped gracefully into the water. When Ai Li looked again, he had already sunk into the water and was gone.

The official ship was sinking, Ai couldn't think about it, broke off a few planks from the boat, and threw them out, she lifted Wulian, flew up, borrowed strength from the wooden block, and jumped ashore.

Zhou Tianrun re-boarded the official ship after she left. The hole under the official ship had been filled in when he entered the water just now.

He stood on the bow of the official ship and looked at the woman in red who flew away. Gao Wenjin's plan with him was to recapture the official ship, so that he could deal with Zhan Feipeng in front of him, so he didn't do his best to fight that battle with Ai Li. Despite this, Ai Li's strength and intelligence greatly surprised him, she actually singled out the entire water array, and in the end he had to go out in person to get things done.

Gao Wenjin jumped onto the official ship, came to his side, and said with feeling: "She is worthy of being the senior sister of Kunlun Wudao!" Such a strange woman, but I don't know who will go to it? ”

Ai Li never looked back, like a touch of flying glow, disappearing between heaven and earth in an instant.

The matter of "Flame Knife" Ai Li's single-handedly picking up the twelve serial dock water arrays in the south of the Yangtze River soon spread in the rivers and lakes, and it spread for a while. People in the rivers and lakes say that this Kunlun Wuzhi Gate has been in the limelight too much recently, and the "Cold Sword" Xu Shaofeng in the door and the "Frost Sky Sword" Wen Haowu of Junan Villa have just passed a month, and this "Flame Knife" Ai Li is in the limelight again.