The light golden sun had just emerged from behind the mountain, and the industrious birds were busy in the branches, Gao Wenjin rubbed his confused eyes vigorously and hurried along the path to the council hall. Early in the morning, the chief helmsman sent someone to dig out of the bed, and I don't know what to do.

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

The chamber was empty, with only one person sitting at the other end of the long table. Zhou Tianrun, the chief helmsman of the 12 serial docks in Jiangnan, who has always been dashing, is sitting with his forehead stroking, frowning.

Gao Wenjin stepped forward and saluted, "What is the chief helmsman worried about?"

Zhou Tianrun supported his head with one hand and knocked on the note on the table with the other, "Just now I received a flying pigeon summons, and someone asked me to intercept someone in Lingfeng Gorge." ”

"Who's stopped?"

"'Flame Knife' Ai Li. ”

"Why did you intercept her?" Gao Wenjin was shocked when he heard this.

"I heard that she hijacked the official ship and took away the treasure of Zhenguo Temple. ”

"Can we ignore this matter?"

"No, because I owe that man a favor, and he wants me to repay it. ”

"In this case, I had to take this business. Gao Wenjin was full of confidence, "Although Ai Li, the 'Flame Knife', is not famous, our Twelve Docks are not vegetarians. What's more, the water is our world, so if you don't touch her, you can't touch her. ”

"I didn't call you here to discuss how to fight. Zhou Tianrun ripped his hair irritably, "Wen Haowu and I are best friends!"

"What does this have to do with the capture of Ai Li?" Gao Wenjin looked at him strangely.

The fourth son of Junan Villa Wen and the chief helmsman do not know each other, and the matter of becoming close friends is known to everyone in the rivers and lakes, and it has been rumored to be a good story. Gao Wenjin grew up with him since he was a child, so of course he knows about it.

Zhou Tianrundao glared at him reproachfully, "'Frost Sky Sword' Wen Haowu has always had eyes above the top, and he is extremely conceited about his swordsmanship. But after he competed with the 'Cold Sword' Xu Shaofeng, he was full of praise. 'Han Jian' is Ai Li's junior brother, not to mention that Ai Li is known as a chivalrous person, I don't want to be her enemy. ”

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

The two whispered for a while.

Zhou Tianrun's brows finally relaxed.

But it was 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, which can be sail and pulp. In the past few days, the wind and waves have been stable, Zhang Fan is on the water, and the boat is fast.

It went on for several days. On this day, the official ship sailed to a canyon. The river is more than ten zhang wide, and there are steep cliffs on both sides. The mountain cliffs are full of strange rocks, which are quite majestic.

Ai Li and Wu Lian stood side by side on the bow of the boat, enjoying the scenery with great interest.

Suddenly, dozens of small boats rowed out of the water hole at the bottom of the cliff, densely lined up in several rows, and actually sealed the entire river.

On closer inspection, the boats are all teak dhows. Narrow and fast, the boat is loved by fishermen and is often used by locals as a short-haul and fast merchant boat. However, the use of this boat is very skillful, and the use of wind is particularly important, and it is difficult for ordinary people to control.

Looking at this group of fast merchant ships, Ai Li felt strange, and he didn't know what the purpose of their display here was. While he was thinking, a large ship with nine masts and twelve sails sailed majestically from behind the teak sailboat.

On each side of the big ship were twelve sturdy men, all naked/naked, shouting trumpets, rowing neatly and vigorously. A large jet-blue flag was waving in the wind on the bow of the ship, embroidered with a pure white water beast. The head of the water beast with the tail of the leopard, the bloody mouth and sharp claws, soared into the air, and the view was not mighty.

Ai Li walks the rivers and lakes all the year round, and he knows that this is the symbol of the twelve serial docks in the south of the Yangtze River. It's just that she and the Twelve Docks have always been well water and do not interfere with river water, and I don't know why they stopped in front of her boat.

As the big ships approached, the teak sailboats that closed the river separated in the middle to make way for a waterway. On the bow of the big ship stood a capable young man of twenty-seven or eight years old, who was none other than Zhou Tianrun, the chief helmsman of the 12th Dock in the south of the Yangtze River.

Ai Li had several encounters with Zhou Tianrun, and secretly thought that he had no grudge against him, so he arched his hand and said: "Zhou/The helmsman hasn't seen you for a long time." I wonder why you're blocking my way?"

Zhou Tianrun also hugged her fist in return, "Zhou was entrusted by others, so he had to make this decision, and I hope that Ai Nuxia will forgive me." ”

Ai Lixiu's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and it was already clear. The only person who has a grudge with her recently is Zhan Feipeng. Unexpectedly, this guy had such a big face, and he could invite the chief helmsman of the twelve serial docks in Jiangnan to intercept her.

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

Zhou Tianrun pointed his hand behind him, "I'll set up a water array here." If Ai Nuxia can get out of the formation, Zhou will give it away. If Ai Nuxia can't crack the water array below, please also ask Ai Nuxia to leave the official ship and the treasure of Zhenguo Temple. ”

Ai Li saw that he was menacing, and he obviously came prepared. At this time, she was no longer allowed to retreat, so she sneered and said, "It's better to be respectful than to obey." ”

Zhou Tianrun gave up his hand again, "I don't want to be an enemy of Ai Nuxia, and I hope to show mercy when I teach." With that, he waved his hand upward, and behind him the trumpeter blew the horn.

There was a long roar, and the ship retreated. The teak sailboats marched in formation, advancing and retreating like an army.

Ai Li calmly told Wulian: "You go to the cabin and lie down, don't come out without my order." ”

Wulian nodded, and turned to burrow into the cabin.

The teak sailing ships were lined up in a semicircle, besieging Ai Li's official ship in the center.

At this time, Zhou Tianrun's big boat sounded two horns, one long and one short. The sailors on the teak sailing boat put down the pulp, picked up the hook and rope, and threw it at the official ship one after another. As soon as the hook cable touched the edge of the official ship, it was tightly hooked. The official ship was immediately unable to move.

Ai Li narrowed his eyes and pulled out two knives from behind him, separating left and right. A sphirl leaped up, and she slashed the hooks along both sides of the boat.

On the teak sailboat, the sailors who were holding on to the hooks all lost their strength and fell back. Those who exert too much force fall into the water with their backs facing the sky.

The official ship broke away from the hook, shook several times, and regained its freedom. Ai Li's left hand Red Flame Farewell Knife, and his right hand Golden Flame Divine Soldier, standing heroically on the bow of the ship.

Seeing this, Zhou Tianrun, who was on the big boat, raised his hands high and clenched his fists. The trumpeter beside him blew a short, powerful trumpet.

The sailors on the teak sailing ship immediately threw aside their hooks and ropes, and the bow of the ship went straight forward, crashing into Ai Li's official ship.

The teak sailing boats of the 12-link dock in Jiangnan are not ordinary teak sailboats. For this battle, the bow of the ship was equipped with iron ramming horns. If an ordinary ship is hit by it, its hull will be damaged, and it will leak and sink.

Ai Lili reacted very quickly, using a knife to make a pulp, and retreated the official ship, but was still hit by several teak sailboats. The official ship was hit and shook violently. Fortunately, the official ship was not comparable to ordinary ships, and its hull was covered with a layer of iron sheets, which could not be affected by a single impact of a teak sailing ship.

Despite this, Ai Li still had lingering fears: although this official ship was stronger than ordinary water ships, it would be impossible to ensure that it was foolproof if it was hit many times.

Seeing that the teak sailboat failed to hit once, they all retreated in an orderly manner, preparing for the next impact. Ai Li took advantage of this opportunity to make the official ship move forward suddenly with a knife and crash into a retreating teak sailboat.

There was a sharp "boom", and the collision angle of the official ship hit the wooden hull of the teak sailboat. A large hole was punched out of the hull of the teak sailboat, and the river poured in like a spring. The teak galleon quickly tilted and sank. Seeing that the situation was not good, the sailors on the ship turned over and jumped into the water.

Ai Li took advantage of the victory to pursue, paddled a few times, and drove the official ship to break through the gap in the sinking teak sailboat.

Three hurried trumpets sounded, and the teak sailboat moved rapidly, changing from a circular formation to a triangular formation, and the tip of the horn came straight towards the official ship.

Suicide Collision!

Ai Li pursed her lips tightly. No matter how strong the official ship is, it cannot withstand the simultaneous impact of dozens of teak sailing boats.

A sharp light flashed in her eyes, and she slammed her twin knives on the deck, and the whole person glided over the teak sailboat like a phoenix spreading its wings.

The twin knives flew, and the sails of the teak sailing ship were cut off one after another. The sailless teak sailboat is like a bird with folded wings, which immediately loses its agility and speed, and huddles together on the water.

After Ai Li cut off the last sail, he kicked his feet on the mast and jumped back to the official ship.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Tianrun, who was on the big boat, threw his coat out of his hand, revealing a tight water lean with pale black shark skin inside. Immediately, he jumped to his feet and leaped gracefully into the water like a dolphin. The waves splash slightly at the entrance to the water, spreading out the ripples in circles.

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

With a slight sound of water, Zhou Tianrun jumped out of the water and jumped onto the official boat. He stood on the deck with a relaxed face and raised his thumb, "Ai Nuxia is very capable!"

Ai Li couldn't understand why he was in danger alone, so he condensed and said, "What are you doing here?"

Zhou Tianrun blinked, "I just want to persuade you not to take the waterway." ”

"Oh no, the ship is in water!" suddenly shouted Wulian in the cabin.

With the roar, water bubbled from the ship's planks in several places.

Zhou Tianrun smiled innocently, took out a few palm-sized round wooden blocks from his waist bag, and shook them. This is the bottom plate of the official ship that he dug when he entered the water just now.

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

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

A shrill trumpet sounded, and the sailors on the teak sailing ship raised their bows and arrows in unison, aiming at Ai Li.

Ai Li's face changed, and he suddenly thought: If he ordered someone to shoot arrows from the beginning, he would take Wulian, who didn't know martial arts, with him, I was afraid that he would have to abandon the boat and go ashore.

This Zhou Tianrun didn't seem to be hostile to her. Ai Li looked at him strangely and asked in a low voice, "You have been releasing water from the beginning, what is it for?"

Zhou Tianrun's eyes flashed with appreciation, and he also whispered: "Please say hello to the 'Cold Sword' on my behalf, just say that I am a friend of the 'Frost Sky Sword'." ”

Ai Li's face was surprised and thoughtful.

Zhou Tianrun took advantage of her distraction, her body shook from side to side, and slipped out of her hand like a big fish. With an elegant backflip, he leaps into the water.

When Ai Li looked again, he had sunk to the bottom of the water and was gone.

The official ship is sinking. Ai didn't have time to think about it, so he broke off a few planks from the boat and threw them out. Speaking of Wulian, she flew up, borrowed strength from the wooden block repeatedly, and jumped to the shore.

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

The plan he made with Gao Wenjin was to recapture the official ship. So in this battle, he did not do his best. Despite this, Ai Li's strength and intelligence greatly exceeded his expectations. With the strength of one person, she actually singled out the entire water array, and in the end he had to go out in person to settle the matter.

Gao Wenjin jumped onto the official ship and came to his side. Looking at the woman in red who flew away, he said with sympathy: "It is worthy of the 'Flame Knife' Ai Li." Such a strange woman, but I don't know who it will be?"

Ai Li didn't look back, like a touch of flying glow, disappearing between heaven and earth in an instant.

She single-handedly picked up the matter of the 12 consecutive dock water arrays in the south of the Yangtze River, which soon spread in the rivers and lakes and became a strange story that people talked about.