As the boat slowly sailed into the boundary of Xiangzhou, there were more people around.

Pu Gucheng often came to the boat to eat and drink on the grounds that he didn't want to meet people, and Yang Xiaoyang was always vigilant against him, because he would bare his teeth and emit a breath whenever he encountered something angry.

Yang Xiaoyang felt that it was murderous.

One day, Yang Xiaoyang carried a box on his back and went to a nearby village with the four of them to buy some spices.

There were many children gathered at the entrance of the village, and they all looked at them with some fear and curiosity.

Ju Yeqi waved his hand to the four of them, and one of them stepped forward, took out the candy from his arms, and said that if he could call the adults of their family out, he would give it to them.

The children cheered and ran home, Ju Yeqi turned around and smiled smugly at the four of them.

The candy was snatched from the Lonely City.

Because one morning Xiao Di said that he wanted to eat candy, he ran around all afternoon and snatched it back from a far away town.

Yang Xiaoyang said that it was not good to do this, and gave Pu Gucheng a few copper coins and asked him to send them back.

It was rare that Pu Gucheng was not angry that time, took the copper coin and left silently, and it was already night when he came back.

Yang Xiaoyang and Li Congwen carried a few pheasants and a few fish to exchange things for the villagers, Ju Yeqi talked and laughed with the children, and Lao Chen and Pu Gucheng watched from the side.

Seeing that the children were very happy with the candy, Pu Gucheng frowned slightly, and returned to the boat to bring a handful.

He beckoned to the children, and when they saw the beautiful brother making candy, they surrounded him, staring at the beautiful brother in front of him with an expectant face.

Pu Gucheng grinned.

However, as soon as he picked up a candy, he saw the children who had been laughing with fear and tears rolling in their eyes.

Someone shouted, "He's a monster!" and all the children ran away.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaoyang secretly activated his aura, afraid that he would get angry and hurt the children, but he didn't.

Pu Gucheng was stunned for a moment, looking at the backs of the children and not knowing what they were thinking. Then he closed his mouth, looked at the candy in his hand, opened his mouth wide and silently stuffed all the candy in his hand into his mouth, and walked towards the boat without saying a word.

When everyone returned, there was silence in the cabin, and although the gloom of the Lonely City was only fleeting, everyone still felt it.

After a long time, Ju Yeqi spoke: "The donor wants to be a person?"

Her voice trembled a little, which showed that she was still a little scared.

Pu Gucheng was still in a posture with his head up, with a disgusting smile on his face.

He glanced obliquely at Ju Yeqi, "Who would want to be such a useless thing as a human?" and then got up and walked out, disappearing into the withered forest.

He didn't reappear that day.

After that, he would come to the ship every day, and his face gradually lost his annoying smile, and he rarely spoke.

just watched Xiao Di talk and laugh with everyone with an expressionless face, and walked far away after eating.

Yang Xiaoyang thought that he might not want them to see his fangs again.

Yang Xiaoyang's defense of him was slightly reduced.

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Twenty-three years of Anyan, autumn, Yongzhou.

Yang Qi received the letter and talisman from King Yong in the big account, and Xu Li asked on the side: "Old Yang, he has 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 foot soldiers of King Yong, how can he resist it, he handed over the talisman without fighting?"

"Although we only brought 10,000 Imperial Forest troops this time, there are still 30,000 iron cavalry from the northern frontier on the right side.

Besides, King Yong doesn't know if Xiliang has cavalry coming, and he is surrounded by enemies on three sides, so what if he can resist for a while?

Now that King Yong's talisman has been handed over, then Xiliang will not rebel again.

Babaili hurriedly told the prince that he would send an angel to collect King Liang's talisman, and then send someone to talk to the King of Shu and ask for troops to come over. ”

"No. ”

Yang Qi casually burned King Yong's letter, looked at the letter sent by Sun Li, the prince of Zhenbei, on the table, looked at the territory map, and smiled slightly.

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The old city of Yuezhou looks a little bleak in winter, but the crowds of people coming and going by the docks add some life to the old city.

"Third son?" As soon as Yang Xiaoyang and the five people got off the boat, a middle-aged man greeted them, nodded at a few people, and said.

Li Congwen raised his eyebrows, "You are a servant of the Duan family?"

"Exactly, the little one has been waiting here for more than a month under the orders of his grandfather, and finally a few distinguished guests have arrived. ”

Li Congwen waved his hand, "My son is enjoying the scenery on the road, I will explain it clearly to Duan Qingxiu." You don't have to worry, take us to the inn. ”

"Grandpa ordered, let the little one take a few people to Grandpa's house in Yuezhou to rest. ”

Yang Xiaoyang pulled the bow of the night, she was still holding the box and spinning in circles......

She was now wearing both a rabbit fur coat and a pigskin fur, and her whole body looked bulging.

Pu Gucheng followed behind, and everyone had become accustomed to his existence after more than a month of getting along, and they were also used to his thin white shirt, a white shirt as white as him.

"The small one is called Duan San, if you have any needs, just tell the little one, and the small one will try to meet you. Duan San said as he led the way in front.

"How did you recognize us?" asked Li Congwen with a pleading expression.

"Li Gongzi said with a smile, can you not know the small one in your own boat?"

"Then how do you know that I am Li Congwen?"

"Grandpa said that he can still be chic in this dress, it must be Li Gongzi. ”

Yang Xiaoyang's face twitched, "Who is this dress usually for?"

Duan San was also stiff, "Daoist Yang, let me tell you the truth, this dress is generally worn by the subordinates in the mansion." ”

Yang Xiaoyang's face was a little dark, and when he looked back, he found that Li Congwen was not angry at all when he heard it, but laughed.

Lao Chen also followed Silly Le, Ju Yeqi had a calm face, but why were his shoulders shrugging?

Pu Gucheng had already regained his disgusting smile for more than a month, and now he even smiled so much that he showed his fangs, but unfortunately no one saw it.

The Duan family's house in Yuezhou is very large, and the location is very secluded.

As soon as a few people entered the lobby, someone brought hot tea and lit incense.

"Duan San, are there many people who come to suppress bandits now?" Li Congwen casually picked up a piece of pastry on the table and nibbled on it.

"If you go back to Gongzi, there are already many famous factions that have entered Daze, and there are also many idle Jianghu people who have also entered in groups, a total of about 1,000 people. Duan San closed the door and stood at the table and replied.

"No matter how high the martial arts of these thousand people are, it's not enough to meet 30,000 water thieves, right?"

"The water thieves are actually very scattered, and many heroes have caught them alive, and they are ready to use them as coolies to build a new city in the future. ”

Li Congwen nodded, and Yang Xiaoyang knew that he definitely wanted to catch him alive when he looked at his expression.

Duan San saw that several people didn't speak, and was about to retreat, so he heard Li Congwen say: "Duan San, can you make the cabin of our ship bigger and add a layer of iron sheet to the outside?"

Duan San was stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "Gongzi Li, our ship is already made of good ironwood, it is extremely strong, ordinary bows and arrows can't shoot through, and adding iron sheets is really a bit redundant." Besides, this boat can be rowed by one person, so I'm afraid it will be ......."

Li Congwen waved his hand to interrupt without waiting for him to speak, "You don't have to worry about this, how long will it be correct?"

Duan Sanyi gritted his teeth, "Three days is enough." ”

Li Congwen retreated with a wave of means.

Yang Xiaoyang endured it for a long time, and finally frowned and asked, "You want to take Yeqi on the boat?"

"Hmm, you didn't want me to go, that's not good, I'm going!"

She opened the box, and Xiao Di flew out, firmly standing by her sister's side.

Li Congwen pouted, "That's it, didn't you just want to see the water thieves when you came to the night?" Don't worry, the water thieves can't have bed crossbows, and they will definitely not be able to wear iron sheets."

When the time comes, you and Xiao Di will stay on the boat, and I, Lao Chen, and Brother Pu will jump to the gang, so it will be foolproof. ”

"You and Lao Chen can't swim, what should you do if you fall into the water?" Yang Xiaoyang was angry.

"The old man will definitely not let my son-in-law fall into the water, Yang Gongzi can only rest assured. Lao Chen took a sip of hot tea and squinted his eyes and said.

Yang Xiaoyang rolled his eyes, "Old Chen, how are your martial arts?"

Lao Chen smiled, his gray beard trembled, "The old man's martial arts are the second in the world." ”

"Wow, Grandpa Chen is amazing. Ju Yeqi smiled and responded.

Yang Xiaoyang wanted to drop the cup, feeling that the three of them were hopeless, and turned his head to look at Pu Gucheng.

"Hey, if it's time to kill them, I can get them. Pu Gucheng chewed the tea leaves, thought about it and swallowed it again, showing a disgusting smile.

Li Congwen hurriedly retorted: "No, try to catch it alive." ”

"I think you know how to swim, and I thought you couldn't when you stood on the water all the time. Yang Xiaoyang felt that the question that Li Congwen cared about seemed a little strange.

The faces of the people in Pu Gucheng showed a look of disdain on their faces, "Have you ever seen a fox that can't swim? Besides, why should I be able to swim when I can stand on water?"

Li Congwen and Ju Yeqi laughed mercilessly when they heard this.

Yang Xiaoyang wanted to say that I had never seen a fox, so I thought about it or gave up.

He lowered his face, and felt more and more that none of these people seemed to be normal.