For Wooding and his party, the so-called distance does not actually refer to the distance, but more to the ease of the way of traveling.

If you take the road by land, given the poor road conditions between the north and the south, it is undoubtedly impossible to take a horse-drawn carriage. And if you choose to fly, you have to spend energy. But taking the boat by water is different, although the speed may not be faster than the horse-drawn carriage, but it is better than no consumption, as long as there is no seasickness, then the road will be easy.

It was precisely because of the difference between the two that after seeing Woodin insisting on leaving, Haita immediately thought of taking the waterway.

Of course, someone thinks the same way......

......

At the beginning of the new year, because of the inability of the Northern Armament Department to suppress, the news of the unusually active gray army finally spread all over Bran.

At this time, in the territory of Bran, there was an army of the Northern Wilderness outside, and a gray-clothed army inside was sparking the prairie and taking advantage of the situation. Under the internal and external troubles, the people of Bran South have lost their former relaxed and indifferent state of mind, although there may not be much panic, but worry is always indispensable. Any unconfirmed rumor can cause a lot of commotion, discussion, and then panic......

Under such circumstances, the economies of the North and the South will undoubtedly be greatly affected. The Lenau River, known as the main economic artery of Buran, is now deserted, and there are hardly any large merchant ships coming and going. Comparatively, there is an increasing number of official ships transporting passengers from north to south......

Of course, that's not the point. The point is that in recent times, among the few boats still on the way, there has been an anecdote that a small and inconspicuous boat got stuck at the mouth of a key river in officially designated safe waters. A few days and nights. There was no sign of movement.

This situation is undoubtedly somewhat abnormal. At first the crew thought it was an abandoned ship. But when he got closer, he found that there was a young man on the boat, who sat upright on the bow most of the time, and his body showed little movement except for the ups and downs of the boat...... It wasn't that there were no kind ships approaching and asking if they needed help, but most of the responses were that the young man chuckled and shook his head without speaking. Just sitting.

Over time, no one cared anymore.

Originally, when the matter came to this, it was over. After all, no one wants to be nosy when they are away from home. Besides, this young man is obviously abnormal, maybe he has a brain problem and can't be provoked.

But then a piece of news came out, once again bringing the strange boat and the strange young man into the spotlight.

The source is no longer verifiable, but the general idea is that a water bandit boat occasionally saw this strange boat when it passed by the mouth of the river.

I saw it and saw it, although this strange boat was stuck at the mouth of the river. But the mouth of the river is unusually wide, and this small boat is not arrogant in the middle of the water. Nothing at all. Besides, this lonely boat monster doesn't look like he has oil and water, even if it is a water bandit who hasn't opened for half a month, he won't be eye-catching.

But there are many idlers in the world, and I don't know which tendon was suddenly wrong, and these passing bandits actually got up to tease the strange young man. And then, there was no then......

According to the crew members of the passing boat, they only saw a flash of human figures, and then the approaching dozen bandits, together with the boats under their feet, capsized and fell into the river, and soon sank in the floating and sinking river and disappeared.

Of course, rumors are always unreliable, and this is just one of the most concise versions. It is also said that this young man is actually a water magician, and he stayed here to feel the water element up close, and those unlucky water bandits were directly swallowed by the large river around him with magic...... This is the advanced version, and there is one of the most nonsensical versions. It is said that this young man is actually the embodiment of a demon in the water, and he stayed here to attract the curious, and then dragged him into the river to ask for his life......

Well, whether these rumors are true or not, no matter who this eccentric young man is. The result was the same, that is, from then on, no ship dared to pass through the surrounding waters, let alone approach the strange man of the lonely boat......

......

At noon, the weather was bleak and gloomy, and the gray sky began to fall in the early morning. By this time, the rain had already shown signs of intensifying. As far as the eye can see, the entire river surface is gray and covered with a layer of mist, shrouded in the ups and downs of the river, but there is a bit of hazy and freehand beauty.

Of course, this beauty is not in the mood to appreciate the eccentric young man who has been sitting on the bow of the boat and not moving. The boat has no pergola, and if he doesn't want to move his nest or go down to the river to bathe after the rain comes in, he has to get up every once in a while and take a wooden ladle to splash the water in the cabin......

Thinking about this somewhat wolf-like scene, if the crew members who dare not approach it can see it, then the outrageous rumors about this young man's outrageous identity such as water magicians and water ghosts will be self-defeating.

Got up, wiped the rain on his face, and after draining the water in the cabin again, the young man casually threw down the wooden scoop, looked depressed, and sighed to the sky: "Bang, it's a big hair to pretend to be X! I knew that I would buy a big boat and lie down, isn't it a sin." ”

There is no need to guess, the one who can destroy the current beauty with no lower limit with such a round and free use of discipline without a lower limit should be Tang En's children's shoes alone.

From the rumors circulating on this route today, it can be known that Don En has actually come here a long time ago. I also tasted the sweetness of the farm last time, thinking that in the modern novels and movies, the protagonist often gets the opportunity to have an epiphany and break through after watching the famous mountains and rivers, and then his strength soars. So Tang En also did this, deliberately bought such a broken boat, floating on the river all day long, either entering the system training, or sitting on the bow of the boat watching the sunrise and sunset, the tide rising and flat......

As a result, I really had an epiphany - I seem to be pretending to be X and pretending to be big!

Cha!

"It's been nine days, do you have to wait?" Just when Tang En was intoxicated by this realization and couldn't extricate himself, an old voice suddenly sounded in his ears, as if he was impatient.

"Of course. Waving casually at the bleak sky above, Don sat back on the bow of the boat and replied with certainty, "I have a hunch that Wooding is coming." ”

"You said the same three days ago. ”

"Ahem, this time is different. "Not everyone who is exposed to a lie in public will be embarrassed, at least not Donn, who has never known what the lower limit is. Just cough lightly twice. It's very atmospheric to open your hands. Facing the cold rain of the river breeze, his tone was exaggerated, "Do you feel it, looking at such an atmosphere and such an environmental climate, does it suddenly rise in your heart with a sense of grandeur that a big war is about to start?"

“...... Does it count as a feeling of wanting to beat someone?"

"No!" simply refused, Tang En shook his head regretfully, "Ba Lao, this is the career gap." You're a master. Possess an unusually sharp sense of perception. Unfortunately, you're not an Assassin, so you lack a sense of foresight of impending danger...... Trust me, wait, Woodin will definitely come!"

"Hehe, that's a new excuse...... Then wait a little longer. ”

"Old Ba is wise. ”

End of conversation. gave up his hand and patted a sycophant without sincerity. Don continued to sit on the bow of the boat, chin on crutch, staring at the murky river waving around...... Idle.

That's right, any prediction of impending danger and so on, all made up by Donne. He didn't believe it himself. It is estimated that Ba Lao didn't believe it either, just because he had been waiting for nine days. Both of them are a bit difficult to ride a tiger, and they don't want to give up lightly.

It stands to reason that when he saw the gray-clothed army suddenly rise as strong as an aphrodisiac, Wu Ding's side must have sensed that something was wrong, and then raised his sword and went down the mountain to seize this excellent opportunity. And now all the northern teleportation arrays that connect to the south have been destroyed by them. Between the remaining land and water routes, Don was 80% sure that Wooding would choose to take the water route......

Of course, this qiē is just a guess, and there are too many variants. For example, Wooding just couldn't immediately see that the situation of the Gray Clothes Army was wrong, and for example, it wasn't Wooding who came, or even if he came, he just wanted to go by land, etc.

No way...... This is also the so-called principle that people plan things and things are done in heaven.

However, this time God seems to be on Don's side......

"Huh?!"

There was a whisper of surprise in his ears, which suddenly startled Tang En, who was in a daze, and reacted and couldn't help grinning: "I said Ba Lao, what do you want to do?" Or is it a master, can you do everything calmly, can you do it?"

"Yes. After a pause, an indifferent tone came, "Your assassin's sense of prejudgment seems to have come true." ”

"yes, that's really...... En?!" Responding casually, Tang En's body shook suddenly, and his expression was unpredictable. The next moment, the corpse jumped up suddenly, and shouted in ecstasy, "It's coming, it's really coming?!"

"Calm down, you're a master. ”

"Oh! This is still a calm fart! Is Woodin here?"

It seemed that he couldn't accept Don's shameless face, and after a pause, Bamutu's angry voice came, "I don't know." The distance is too far, the perception is blurred, and I can only roughly feel that there are many masters coming this way. ”

"Ba Lao, you are a master...... Above the empty level?"

"Nonsense!"

"Then you won't be able to run! It must be that they are right!" The empty-level powerhouse is not a cabbage in the ground, just pull it out. The actual situation that Tang En knew was that there were very few martial artists who could break through to the empty level. Listening to Bamutu's tone again, it is obvious that there are not one or two empty-level powerhouses who have come over now. And the only ones who can assemble such a luxurious lineup in Bran are the Bran Royal Court and the Temple of Light. With this combination, Don has a lot of confidence in his own judgment.

Of course, none of this is the point right now. "Where's Wooding? Did he come?" As soon as he spoke, Don knew he had asked the most stupid question. The perception of a master is not omnipotent, especially for a master of the same level. As long as you don't look at your face, as long as the other party doesn't deliberately show off your momentum, it will be difficult for the other party to notice.

Sure enough, Bamutu shouted angrily, "Nonsense! You ask me, who do I ask? I don't even know when you kid sneaked into the girl's room, and you let me perceive Wooding from such a distance?"

"Hehe, just ask, don't be angry. Laughing twice, Tang En touched his chin and thought about it, his brows couldn't help frowning slightly, "It's not good, with Wu Ding's strength, why does he need so many masters to accompany him if he wants to come to the north...... It can't be that you didn't come, right?"

Tang En and Bamutu ran around destroying the teleportation array, and they spent so much effort to create the current scene, and they were going for Wooding. If he hadn't come, then this qiē would undoubtedly be meaningless.

However, Bamutu was calm: "It doesn't matter, sooner or later you will bump into it." Before the next meeting, warm up and send the heads of these masters. It's also a good start. ”

Don thought about it when he heard this. There will be no more entanglement. Sitting back on the bow of the boat and waving his hand, he said: "Since Ba Lao is so enthusiastic, then these masters will be handed over to you to solve." ”

"What, don't you want to take the opportunity to try your strength after breaking through? You must know that it is difficult to find masters, and it is even more difficult to find suitable stones!"

"Forget it, I'm from Bran. "What are you kidding, how can anyone try their hands on a martial artist of the same level, isn't this looking for a pit...... It's not that I'm afraid, there are several empty-level powerhouses who have died in Tang En's hands now. Just because it's not necessary. Why fight for your life if you can easily solve it, and don't you have to be next to yourself if you are injured?

Of course, Bamutu didn't believe the reason that Tang En threw out casually, but seeing that Tang En really didn't want to make a move, he laughed twice and didn't entangle.

However, it turns out that it is useless to hide what Don faces......

......

At this time, more than ten nautical miles away. A medium-sized Imperial transport ship is cleaving the waves and sailing fast. There were very few guests on board, just over a dozen. It seems a little abnormal, but in fact, it doesn't matter which one of them it is. All have the energy to mobilize a large transport ship.

At the bow of the boat, Haita took an oilcloth umbrella and walked briskly on the wet deck, and complained while quickly opening it: "Master, it's raining, why are you running here?" ”

"You're just too careful. Your master and I are not so old, so we can't even withstand this little wind and rain. After a pause, Wooding squinted at the gray river in the distance, his brows furrowed slightly, as if he was looking for something.

"What's wrong, master, is there something wrong?"

"In the cabin just now, there seems to be a faint perception sweeping by......" Wooding's tone was not very sure, hesitated, and raised his hand to point to the river on the right, "It seems to be in that direction." ”

Haita was stunned for a moment, paused for a moment, and asked tentatively, "Master, do you mean...... More than a dozen kilometers away?"

Wu Ding was silent, this was also the reason why he was unsure, he could cover his perception at such a long distance, even if it was only faint to almost negligible, he was undoubtedly the top powerhouse of his realm. But is there such a strong man in Bran's country?

After hesitating, Wooding shook his head and said, "Call everyone over, just in case." ”

"Yes. Although it was a response, Haita did not leave immediately, as if he had thought of something, and his expression was stunned, "If there is really someone waiting there...... Master, have we been calculated?"

"I don't need to be in such a hurry to make a conclusion, it's just my vague feeling, I can't count. Waving his hand, Wu Ding's eyes narrowed slightly, "But now that I think about it, it's really not the right time for the remote teleportation array to be broken......"

......

A quarter of an hour later, in the distance in the fog, a medium-sized Imperial transport ship gradually revealed a vague outline in Donn's field of vision.

Stunned, looking at the position of the bow of the boat, Tang En suddenly narrowed his narrow eyes, narrowed again, his expression changed, and slowly got up: "Ba Lao, it seems that you don't need to warm up." ”

Long-distance perception, Don is inferior to Bamutu, which is determined by strength. But judging accurately at close range, whether it is Bamutu or Wu Ding, they are not as good as Tang En, which is determined by Tang En's killing intent.

Bamutu didn't reply, he trusted Donn's judgment, so he didn't need to.

The river is gently rippling, and a light rain is falling one after another, and a kind of stagnant atmosphere called the imminent war is surging with the floating and sinking of the river......

Soon, as the Imperial transport ship in the distance reached a parallel position to Donn's boat, its speed slowed down, and then slowly turned around in the direction of Donn's side.

Needless to say, there is no doubt that Tang En's existence was also discovered over there!

I've finally been waiting for you, Wu Lao...... Donn's focus remained unchanged, keeping it on the bow of the transport, the thin figure standing in the center of the crowd under an oilcloth umbrella.

To be honest, it wasn't clear, but Don knew that Woodin was watching him at the moment. The corners of his mouth are slightly raised, and he smiles shallowly. Tang En's mood is really relaxed now, even if he knows that what he is about to face is the sword god Wu Ding, who is known as the number one master in the mainland, his mood is also unprecedentedly calm.

This calm, which implies a touch of pride, does not come from Bamutu hiding in the air, but from Don himself.

Tang En has reason to be proud, he has only come to this world for a few years, and he still came as a third-rate scumbag with no strength. But now? His enemy is recognized as the strongest man in the world. It is this comparison that is enough to make him full of confidence and pride!

Separated by a distance of about 20 zhang, the transport ship that relied on inertia to move slowly finally came to a standstill.

After a moment of silence, Wooding looked down at Don who was standing on the boat like a straight spear, and did not show the surprised look on the faces of Haita and Wenslin on the side, but patted the side of the boat, and suddenly chuckled: "Sure enough, it's you, Xiao Tang." ”

If a sentence is really you, a question will be solved naturally, and it will no longer be important.

Tang En also smiled and bowed: "Long time no see, Elder Wu." ”

Get up and spread your hands, "Have you eaten old lunch?"

"Haha......" Among a group of stunned masters, Wu Ding looked up to the sky and laughed when he heard the words, heroic and hearty, then shook his head and said with a smile, "Xiao Tang, how do you greet you...... Well, it's still so direct and polite. ”

Have you eaten lunch? This was the greeting that Don and Woodin used when they first met. Now that he is officially meeting for the second time, Don's greeting method has not changed. However, this time is destined to be different from last time, last time Tang En invited Wu Ding to a lunch, this time it is naturally impossible.

"Then for the sake of me being so polite, can you think about the possibility of going home?" Touching his nose, Don squinted and smiled embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, you know, I'm just so direct, I'm so willful." ”

............ (To be continued......)