Breeze and Water Pirates (II)

Jingmen River in Jingmen Prefecture, Jingmen Stone on Jingmen River.

Xu Changan and other people were naturally intercepted in the Jingmen River, and it was rumored that Jingmen Prefecture originally had a Jingmen Lake, leaning on Jingmen Mountain, but suddenly one day a giant blade fell from the sky, at that time, like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, after the earth shook the mountain, the two sides of Jingmen Mountain were split and disappeared, so the water of Jingmen Lake was leaked out and connected with the original river channel, one went straight to the outside of Jingmen Prefecture, and the other was rushed to the foot of the mountains.

This Jingmen stone is actually not a stone, it is a low earth mountain, which divides the Jingmen River into two, and the river water leaks out from both sides. But this mountain is really like a tiger and a cat compared to the previous Jingmen Mountain, and it is not above the same level at all, although it can also be called a mountain, but the people prefer to call him Jingmen Stone.

These two rivers are very different.

The river leading to the capital of Jingmen Prefecture is called Jingmen Zhenghe, and the flow of this river gradually decreases when it reaches the lower reaches of the river. The other is naturally called the Jingmen Side River, which leads to the mountains, flows through several uninhabited land boundaries, and finally flows into the sea.

After crossing the Jingmen Stone, the water flow became turbulent. But obviously, the side river is more turbulent than the main river, and the average old man does not dare to go, only these water thieves who lick blood on the head of the knife and beg for a living in the big river can be like a fish in water in this side river.

The water flow is different, the scenery on both sides of the river is naturally different, to the Zhenghe is the low tiled house on the way, and occasionally a few dead branches stick out in the yard, for fear that the boat will pass by, it will go down with the wind. The side river is different, with spring flowers blooming, red flowers on the cliffs on both sides, and some snow hanging on the green foliage. In the summer, the colors on both sides of the river are more abundant, not only flowers, but also various fruits hanging on the plants that have not been known, birds streak high in the sky, and occasionally fall "surprises" as gifts for those who come from afar; as for now, that is, autumn, the banks become golden, the yellow dead leaves fall into the water, and the trees have no time to stay, so they drift away, even the wailing of the apes cannot be recovered. The ripe fruit fell into the shore or into the water, adding a "colour and a disgusting smell" to the river, and in winter it was better, because the water was strong and did not freeze, and when the fruit and dead branches were covered with heavy snow, they lost their taste, and when the winter had passed, the side river was reborn.

Although the trees will change, but the mountains on both sides of the river are still steep, like a knife and an axe, it is extremely difficult to imagine how these water thieves survive, although the assassin history of Jingmen Prefecture knows which mountain this gang of water thieves is on, but they can't go up, they can only look at the mountain and sigh.

Xu Changan and his entourage were held hostage by this group of water thieves, naturally they would not go from the Zhenghe, after passing the Jingmen Stone, Xu Changan opened his eyes a little red, and only then did he want to see the strange peaks on both sides of the river, but he was stopped by the water thieves.

Soon, there were two or three more people in the boat, who were the pirates who had been in the river.

They took some cloth out of their bosoms, and it was wet. Regardless of everyone's protests, they asked Xu Changan and the others to blindfold themselves with these cloths.

These cloths have been soaked in river water, and it is autumn, so the smell is naturally unpleasant.

There was an old man in the boat, dressed like a poor peasant, he folded his hands, muttered, and said as if he was complaining to his son at home: "Don't you know that I have an eye disease, and you give me such a dirty thing!" Unfortunately, the water thief was not his son, and the leading water thief smiled "hehe" and threw the old man into the river.

"Anyway, it won't be the fish we're looking for at this age, and if it's dead, it's dead!"

The old man threw himself in the river a few times, and then went down the rushing river, and disappeared in an instant.

When everyone saw this scene, they put away their curiosity and honestly blindfolded themselves with the cloth.

Xu Changan is no exception, those water thieves saw Xiaobai and didn't care about it.

In their minds, no matter how spiritual they are, they will not remember the way and bring people to destroy them.

Xiaobai lay quietly in Xu Changan's arms, during which it screamed a few times, asking Xu Changan if he wanted to make a move, and he got up to deal with these mortals, and it had one paw at a time.

Xu Changan touched it and shook his head.

If these men were going to take them up the mountain, why didn't he go? It was better to be in the mountains than in the water.

"Listen, this inspection is only for people who are about years old, we will not check the elderly, women and children, but you must be obedient, what should be seen and what should not be seen in your heart, what should be said and what should not be said. Otherwise, you have seen the consequences just now, and our brothers have more than one life in their hands!"

Most of the people shrank in fear, and some of their teeth couldn't help but tremble.

Xu Changan thought about it, and also pretended to shake his body, but he didn't expect to be kicked on his body.

"I saw that he was five big and three thick, this beard is comparable to ours, but I didn't expect it to be a coward!" Xu Changan could only bear this kick silently, and sighed in his heart.

The boat seemed to slow down, Xu Changan and the others were driven to the shore, everyone was blindfolded, and they could only roughly guess that there was a ferry port for water pirates.

Xu Changan frowned, although he had cultivated and had excellent eyesight, he couldn't see through the items, and he couldn't imagine that in this turbulent river, this group of water thieves still had the ability to get a ferry out.

Everyone was driven to stand in a row, and at this time, there was a whistle in their ears, Xu Chang'an's sound was not very good, and naturally he couldn't tell what kind of instrument was used to make such a vast and far-reaching sound.

After a while, there was the sound of chains rubbing, accompanied by the creaking of wood.

"Go up!" the group of water thieves didn't say much, so they shouted directly.

Xu Changan was fortunate to be the first batch of people to go up the mountain, under the guidance of the pirates, he stepped on it step by step, only to know that it turned out to be a hanging basket, it seems that this group of water thieves also used hanging baskets to go up the mountain, no wonder Jingmen Prefecture has not been able to exterminate this group of water thieves, they went to the people to collect monthly money and did not care.

With the natural danger of having to use a hanging basket to go up, coupled with the turbulent river, if there is no person above the river who can fly with a sword, how can ordinary soldiers compete with this group of water thieves who have taken advantage of the location?

The hanging basket creaked, after Xu Changan and the others went up, they were ordered to stand up, and the cloth on their eyes was not allowed to be removed, and they waited for about two or three hours, and the water thieves themselves were also difficult, so they let everyone sit down, Xu Changan was blindfolded, and he was extremely bored, anyway, this group of people could not threaten themselves, so they lay on the ground and fell asleep.

Xu Changan was woken up, he only felt that there were many people gathered, and he didn't care, so he followed the guidance of the water thieves and walked forward.

I don't know how long it took, Xu Changan and they finally arrived.

"Alright, you can see. ”

Hearing this, everyone pulled down the cloth covering their eyes, everyone rubbed their eyes, and after getting used to the light, they looked around, and they were all shocked!

I saw that a square was actually built here, and the flat bluestone slabs under their feet were actually stepping on, and the torches around the square were burning, illuminating the huge archway in front.

"Qingfeng Village!"

Xu Changan didn't care, seeing Chang'an and the world, compared to Chang'an, it seems that all the buildings are not worth mentioning.

Xiaobai looked around curiously, Xu Changan patted it, Xiaobai understood, and slipped out of Xu Changan's arms while no one was paying attention.

The men who escorted them all showed their solid, dark arms, but the difference was that they showed their faces during the day, but now they all wore the iron masks of fanged green ghosts.

"This gang of water thieves is not simple, so careful!" Although Xu Changan was one of the hijacked, he still admired the meticulous thinking of these water thieves in his heart.

"Stand still!"

A few water thieves wearing masks and carrying chains came over.

They carefully discerned each one, and many screamed in terror as they met the pirate's eyes.

Xu Changan watched them pick people, probably to pick out the men who were weak to the age of forty, those who looked at the older ones, they splashed them with the water they had prepared a long time ago, and then rudely helped these old people wipe their faces.

Xu Changan didn't dare to underestimate this group of water thieves more and more, and he also knew the ordinary camouflage technique, but this camouflage used some paint, and the clues could be seen by scrubbing it with water.

When they arrived in front of Xu Changan, they were stunned, and they were about to splash water, Xu Changan carried the big black sword behind him, and hurriedly said: "No, I will be the year of my establishment!"

The water thieves glanced at Xu Chang'an, and also at what he was carrying behind him.

"What is this?" said the water thief, pointing to the burn behind Xu Changan who was wrapped in sackcloth.

Xu Changan was thinking about it, and the water thief waved his hand and said, "Forget it, bring it in, you won't be able to make any splashes!"

The water thieves have selected people, and there are about thirty or forty people who meet the standards, Xu Changan naturally can't have so many people on their boat, I think it was this group of water thieves who caught all the people who walked by water today.

A group of people walked inside, only to see into the archway, up dozens of steps, then saw a brightly lit hall.

Xu Changan looked up curiously, and saw a big chair with tiger skin spread on it, and the top of the chair was similar to the bandit den in the mouth of the storyteller, the word "loyalty" of the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing!

The water thieves suddenly stood on both sides, as if they were protecting Xu Chang'an and them.

At this moment, a burly man with a bronze mask of demon fangs stood out from behind his chair, his arms exposed, and his voice was rough.

"Welcome to Qingfeng Village!"

A pair of eyes scanned everyone like a wolf.

"I was invited by someone to come here today, not for money, and certainly not for sex, after all, all the men who came in!"

The owner of the village, surnamed Meng, told a cold joke that no one could laugh at.

He didn't care either, and continued: "Among you, is there anyone surnamed Sui, take a step forward!"

The lord of Mengzhai glanced at everyone, but no one came out.

"Did you call Sui Yuanxing to come out!"

Still no one has come forward.

The Mengzhai lord with the demon fanged mask let out a chilling sneer!

"Okay, I've given you a chance, don't blame me for being rude, if I find someone I'm looking for among you, I'll take you all and feed them to the dogs!"