Chapter 38: Meet the Zhao Family Guards
"Then you mean to say that she ate her husband Jiang Yong?" Zhao Chuan's hair was numb, and his body couldn't help but want to distance himself from the seven girls.
"What are you scared of! I won't eat you, you are my benefactor, how can you eat you? I can't bear it! The seven girls said with a smile, leaning over to Zhao Chuan.
Zhao Chuan was really a little scared, so he threw her off and walked back to the cabin quickly, not in the mood to play anymore.
The seven girls hurriedly followed up to explain that it was a joke, everyone's cultivation ideas are different, even if there are really aliens who can eat people, she will not eat them. Besides, what's so terrible about cannibalism? Aren't humans eating people the same in some cases?
Zhao Chuan was silent, but he felt in his heart that this was really the case, and human beings were sometimes not necessarily more upscale than aliens.
Zhao Chuan understood.
Everyone seems to be the same, but in fact, everyone is different.
Therefore, all kinds of people want to improve themselves through practice.
Zhao Chuan was secretly pondering, and suddenly the cabin door was knocked a few times, and before anyone could go over to open the door, someone pushed the door open and walked in.
This is a middle-aged man, who pushed open the door and walked only two steps before he hurriedly retreated, and hurriedly closed the door and left after saying "wrong".
"There are only a dozen or so rooms on this floor, how can you go wrong?" The seven girls muttered.
Zhao Chuan was in a displeased mood sitting in the small living room, and when he saw someone walking into the wrong cabin uninvited, he was about to scold, but suddenly remembered that this person was so familiar! There's something wrong with this man!
Zhao Chuan hurriedly got up and wanted to chase him out to investigate, but unexpectedly, the hatch opened again, and it was still the same person just now.
The man stood at the door of the cabin, staring blankly at Zhao Chuan.
"How are you?" Zhao Chuan was surprised.
The person who came was Wang Ke, the guard who fled when the Zhao family was destroyed.
At the beginning, the only people who fled when the Zhao family was wiped out were the second master Zhao Yishan, the third young master Zhao Li and the guard Wang Ke.
Before his death, the grandfather said that his biological father was the second master Zhao Yishan, and when he was born, he was transferred to the third young master Zhao Li. In order to be afraid that someone would come to retaliate against the Zhao family in the future, he still destroyed the door, but fortunately, a few escaped.
Wang Ke's face was pleasantly surprised, but when he saw the seven girls behind Zhao Chuan, he stopped talking.
Zhao Chuan understood and said, "My family, it's okay." And said that the room was soundproof.
"I can find you, Third Young Master!" Wang Ke closed the hatch and turned around to hug the martial artist fist.
Wang Kekou called Zhao Chuan the third young master, it seems that he knows the relationship, which means that he either knows his biological father or knows where his adoptive father is. Because this secret can only be known to biological or adoptive fathers.
"You, you ......" saw the people of the Zhao Mansion, although it was only a guard of the original mansion, Zhao Chuan was so excited that he couldn't speak.
Zhao Chuan's tears couldn't help but flow out, and he didn't speak for a long time.
Seeing this, Wang Ke had no choice but to tell Zhao Chuan about his situation first.
It turned out that after the injured Zhao Yishan and Wang Ke died to protect Zhao Li from jumping into the river, because Zhao Li could not float in the water, Zhao Yishan and Wang Ke could only take turns to swim with him in the water.
The moat of Zhaojia Village is the river that leads directly to the side, and both of them were seriously injured and did not dare to go up to the riverbank, so they had to take turns to swim to the river with Zhao Li on their backs.
But finally arrived in the middle of the river, Zhao Li was even more afraid because he didn't know the water, he tossed desperately, and saw that he was about to drag the two into the river, but Wang Ke had no choice but to temporarily knock Zhao Li unconscious, and then the three had to drift with the river.
After dawn, Wang Ke floated to the river, but found that there was only Zhao Li beside him, but Zhao Yishan didn't know where he had gone, and then Wang Ke took Zhao Li to survive for a few years until now.
"Then how do you know the secret of me and Zhao Li's transfer?" It turned out that neither his biological father nor his adoptive father were with Wang Ke, and Zhao Chuan wondered how he knew about it.
Wang Ke said that when he was drifting in the river, probably because the second master knew that he might be dying, so he told him about it and asked him to take care of Zhao Li.
Zhao Chuan said that he didn't understand the second master Zhao Yishan, since he knew that Zhao Li was a fake, why did he sacrifice his life to protect him and ask Wang Ke to take care of him.
Wang Ke said that he also asked this in the river at that time, and Zhao Yishan said that even if it was a contract, but the people over there gave you a good life, and you also got a good child when you got it, right?
When Zhao Chuan heard this, tears fell again.
"Where is Zhao Li now?" Zhao Chuan asked.
Wang Ke said that he would send it back to his hometown Nanling as soon as possible to raise it by the sea.
Zhao Chuan asked how life was going.
Wang Ke said that he was living happily, and he had married several beautiful wives for him, and he had to eat and drink every day, be taken care of, and eat, drink and have fun as before.
"How many beautiful wives did you marry?" Zhao Chuan was surprised.
"Yes, there are a lot of beautiful women in that place, and the opposite side is Luzon Island, which is rich in gold, and he doesn't think about anything when he goes."
"Then you're here to find me?" Zhao Chuan was a little moved.
"Not exactly." Wang Ke smiled a little embarrassed, and then Wang Ke lowered his voice and said, "The main purpose of coming out this time is to rob the treasures that Hou Ye paid tribute to, and by the way, I was looking for you, I didn't expect to see you on this ship so coincidentally......"
Wang Ke is a native of Nanling by the South China Sea, thin and tall, personable, first-class martial arts, nicknamed "Jade Face Scholar", his ancestors were military attaches to the imperial court, and his ancestors of Zhao Mansion had some intersections, and later resigned and returned to his hometown after being excluded. More than ten years ago, the Zhaofu Martial Arts Hall lacked a fist and foot leader, so he wrote a letter to invite him over.
Knowing that Wang Ke wanted to rob the Hou Ye's treasures on the ship this time, Zhao Chuan was a little surprised.
This Hou Ye is also expected to take the waterway for fear of robbery, since this is the case, he must be well prepared on this ship, he himself is a bandit, he used to rob others, and he wanted to rob him, but he is also Hou Ye, and there is almost no hope of success.
After analyzing the situation, Zhao Chuan shook his head again and again. said that he couldn't get used to these officials, if he wanted to disgust them, it was possible, and it was not easy to rob them and make them bleed.
Wang Ke said that no matter whether it succeeds or not, he will give it a try, because he has been planning and preparing for half a year, and this batch of rare treasures is not what he wants alone, but a group of people have a grand plan and urgently need this batch of treasures as funds.
Zhao Chuan didn't know what kind of grand plan Wang Ke was talking about, but as long as he was against the official family, he was excited, and said Can I help you with anything?
Wang Ke said that this kind of thing is opposed to the government, and you will be killed, and you are small, and it is none of your business, so don't get involved for the time being.
After chatting for a while, and learned that Zhao Chuan's recent situation was very good, Wang Ke relieved himself and said that he couldn't stay here longer, so he was leaving.
Zhao Chuan grabbed him and asked him to give him some money, saying that Zhao Li asked you to take care of it, how can you afford it for such a long-term use.
Wang Ke said no, you don't know, the second master Zhao Yishan Jiangshui once gave him a waist card, saying that the Zhao family has some silver money stored in some places in the south, which can be used if needed, enough to take care of Zhao Li for a long time.
Wang Ke glanced at the seven girls behind Zhao Chuan a few times, and then left, hiding in the place on the boat again.
Zhao Chuan was a little confused for a while, are you sure that he was born to the Zhao family? How can he take such good care of Zhao Li, and when he fled, he was lonely and sleeping, and sometimes he had to eat wild fruits and gnaw tree bark, even now he is earning a flower.
Alas, people are just different.
After Wang Ke left, Zhao Chuan told the seven girls all this back and forth.
Zhao Chuan talked for two hours, although the seven girls have not been a human for too long, and they have not been in the world for a long time, but she is very smart, and she can sort out the powerful relationship of people after only listening to it once.
The ship's timing department will no longer report after a while, only the wanton shouting of a few guests in the public area on the second floor of the ship, indicating the noise of the middle of the night.
Tonight is a full moon, and the bright moonlight shines on the cliffs and trees on both sides of the riverbank, which is very hazy and poetic.
At about the ugly hour, a gong and shout suddenly came from the ship's lookout, "It's amazing, the water bandits are robbing, robbing!" Rob! ”
Zhao Chuan was awakened, and looked out from the window of the cabin, only to see that on the dark river, there seemed to be many small boats moving towards the passenger ship, but unfortunately his aura cultivation was abolished and he had no night vision function, and he couldn't see who dared to rob such an armed passenger ship.
It can't be Wang Ke and others who did it, right? Thinking of his plan that he had talked to Wang Ke who had already dived on the boat before going to bed, Zhao Chuan's head was a little big, he wouldn't be so stupid, right? Isn't it a shot like this in such a situation?
Zhao Chuan was a little worried, he got dressed and came out, and met the seven girls who also came out in the small living room.
"Did you do it?" The Seven Girls asked in a low voice.
Zhao Chuan said that he didn't know, he asked the seventh girl to look at the river outside, she had cultivation, and she could see clearly at night.
The seven girls went out of the cabin to look at it for a while, and came back and said that there were many small boats, and it was estimated that there must be hundreds of them around, and the people on the boats were wearing rattan armor and helmets made of rattan, and they couldn't see their faces clearly, but they were all carrying a rope in their hands, and they were tied to small altars and jars, and they didn't know what they meant.
Hearing that there were bandits robbing, most of the guests stayed in the cabin and did not go out, and the soldiers accompanying the passenger ship immediately lined up in various positions to defend.
Zhao Chuan likes to watch the excitement, standing on the side of the ship on the second floor, he saw that the lower deck was full of soldiers with torches, and when he looked up, he saw that there were also soldiers with torches on the third floor.
A small lieutenant with a soldier on the passenger ship was standing on the bow of the ship to command the gun to fire, and the gunner put the projectile into the chamber, but after firing a few shots, he did not dare to fire.
For some of the people in the water had crept into the side of the ship, and threw many jars and jars on the deck, and the jars and jars fell to the deck covered with iron sheets and shattered, and the contents of the tanks flowed outward.
"It's amazing, it's fire oil!" There were soldiers shouting.
As the jars filled with fire oil were constantly thrown onto the decks and bulkheads of the passenger ships, the soldiers with torches in their hands were so frightened that they dared to open fire, and even the hands holding the torches were trembling, for fear that if they accidentally fell to the ground if they were not able to hold them steadily.
"Extinguish the torch! Fire extinguishers! The little lieutenant shouted nervously.
It was pitch black all the time, and even the lights in the cabins were turned off, and in the bright moonlight, the boats gathered around.
The lieutenant ordered the guards to shoot arrows in all directions, but after a few shots, he heard someone in the boat shouting: "Don't shoot arrows!" We don't kill people, we don't rob money! As long as the Hou Ye pays tribute to the jewelry! If you don't obey, burn the ship! ”
In the dark, somehow, there was more oil on the deck, and I walked with slippery feet.
Although the shell of the passenger ship is covered with thin iron sheets, so much fire oil flows everywhere, if it really catches fire, although it will not burn the ship for a while, it will definitely be baked into a cooked dumpling after a long time.
In the distance, there were several small boats on the river where people had already lit rockets, and it seemed that they were about to shoot onto the deck of the passenger ship if they didn't say a word below.
"Stop! Don't shoot arrows! Don't shoot arrows! The little lieutenant hurriedly stopped the soldiers from releasing the arrows.
The passenger ship suddenly accelerated, broke through the encirclement of the small boat and drove forward, it is estimated that this is the way that the owner of the ship, wanting to take advantage of the big ship and want to shake off the encirclement of the small boat.
But as soon as he drove far, he heard a few explosions, and the passenger ship slowly stopped.
A moment later, someone on the bottom floor shouted that someone had infiltrated the bottom deck and blew up the impeller with gunpowder.
Zhao Chuan stood at the hatch and saw some injured oarsmen being lifted up and placed on the floor of the public area on the second floor.
In the cabin on the second floor, some bold and restless guests ran out to watch the excitement.
In the open area in the middle of the public area, Huang Jin was busy treating his injuries with his hands and feet.
The owner of the ship angrily scolded the little lieutenant for allowing the bandits to infiltrate the boatmen and blow up the paddle room.
The owner of the ship asked the lieutenant to command his men to rush into the paddle room and kill all the bandits inside, and then he was to repair the impeller speed and leave the place.
The little lieutenant bowed his head in a scolding and shook his head vigorously, saying that the water bandits inside had hoarded a large amount of gunpowder, claiming that if they attacked it, they would ignite the gunpowder and blow it through the bottom of the ship.
"Where did they get so much gunpowder? Where did the gunpowder come from! How to get on the boat! "The owner of the ship stomped back and forth, and the six gods looked like they had no owner.
The shouting and fighting on the first deck became more and more intense, and it was obvious that the water bandits in the river had attacked the first deck.
"My lord, what should I do? There was fire oil everywhere outside, and they didn't dare to light torches, and even those who were blind in the black light couldn't see friend or foe clearly, and the water bandits attacked the ship! ”
A soldier hurriedly came to report.
When the owner heard this, he became even more angry and kept scolding.
"Rubbish! The proprietor spent so much money to build this ship and raise you, no fart! ”
"You eat well, wear well, and artillery, why can't you even beat a few bandits?"
Another pawn ran up, saying that the first floor had been controlled by the water bandits, and said that there was really no way to defend it, the opponent had a large number of people and had certain martial arts, plus it was dark night, and they couldn't light torches, and ordinary soldiers were not their opponents at all. Now I don't even dare to use my sword, for fear of sparking the passenger ship with a spark......
"It's over! If the ship is blown up, how can I explain it to the owner? The owner of the ship collapsed on the floor in despair.
The big ship stopped, drifted with the current, and simply reversed in the direction it came.
Zhao Chuan leaned out of the side of the ship on the second floor, stretched out his head to look at the river, and under the moonlight, many small wooden boats surrounded the passenger ship densely, and also drifted with the current.
This Wang Ke, I didn't expect to rob a passenger ship to cause such a big battle, it seems that there is enough material to be a general, and I used to be a martial arts instructor in Zhao Mansion. Zhao Chuan said secretly.