Autumn is as cool as water, and the smoke waves are vast.

Long Shiqiu rode alone along the river by moonlight, but he never saw the big boat of Yin Fengling and others, and he couldn't help but feel a little anxious. The cold wind of the late autumn night cooled the aftermath of the fierce battle just now.

What he is most worried about now is that the people of the Changle Gang are temporarily anti-water, and there are more than 30 masters of Yin Fengling, Ghost Xiao and Jinyiwei There is nothing to worry about, but once the big boat sails into Dongting Lake, it is difficult to say, because the Nine Gangs and Thirteen Rudders led by You Long and Changle Gang eat this bowl of rice on the water, and on this 800 miles of misty Dongting Lake, these people on their own boats are completely at a disadvantage.

Just when he was at a loss, a melodious flute suddenly sounded in his ears. The sound of the flute is gentle and graceful, like a breeze blowing, and it is scattered into the distance with layers of ripples on the sparkling lake.

Long Shiqiu followed the sound, and at the end of the song, he felt that his body and mind were stretched, and there was an indescribable sense of happiness and accessibility.

As far as the eye can see, a flat boat is swaying in the middle of the lake, and the melodious flute sound comes from this small boat.

Seeing that the boat was getting closer and closer, when it reached the shore, Long Shiqiu saw clearly that there was an old man in white standing on this small boat, this old man was already in his old age, his hair and eyebrows were all like frost, he had a bamboo flute in his hand, and a palm-sized gourd hanging from his waist.

Long Shiqiu turned over and dismounted, and saluted the old man: "The old man is invited!"

The old man in white stood on the bow of the boat and said, "Is there something wrong with this little brother calling the old man?"

Long Shiqiu took a few steps closer and said, "Dare to ask the old man, have you ever met a big ship along the way?"

The old man in white said, "Your Excellency is talking about a ship full of people and a large wooden box?"

Long Shiqiu was overjoyed in his heart and said with a smile: "Exactly." ”

Who knew that the old man in white rolled his eyelids and said with a calm face: "I didn't see it." He turned to the captain and said, "Let's go." The captain shook the oar and went straight north.

Long Shiqiu couldn't cry or laugh, where was he willing to let him go, chased a few steps to the shore a little bit, volleyed two somersaults, and landed firmly on the stern. His body was elegant and light, and he landed on the boat without the slightest shaking.

The old man in white turned around and glanced at him, with a look of surprise in his eyes, and couldn't help asking, "Who are you at such a young age?"

Long Shiqiu had a request for help, so he had to tell the truth, walked to the bow of the boat, bowed and hugged his fists: "Long Shiqiu in the Lower Yangzhou Duhe Villa." ”

The old man in white's face changed suddenly, and he exclaimed, "Long Shiqiu, it turns out that you are the orphan of Duhe Villa?"

Long Shiqiu frowned and said, "Why do you know your seniors?"

The old man in white sighed and said: "Duhe, Hanyan, Miaoyin, and Yinyue were the four major families recognized by the martial arts back then, and the old man and Ling Zun were friends who were irreversible, if it weren't for the year you were born, I was in retreat for alchemy, and I might be able to catch up and drink your full moon wine." ”

Long Shiqiu glanced at the gourd on the waist of the white-clothed old man, and his eyes lit up and said: "'Wonderful hand holding samadhi, sacred heart setting eight tones' predecessor is not the Miaoyin Villa Luo Shifang Luo Divine Doctor?"

The old man in white stroked his long hair and said with a smile: "My nephew has good eyesight!"

Long Shiqiu bowed his head and said: "The younger generation has admired the name of Luo's predecessor for a long time, and please forgive the seniors if they are rude!"

Luo Shifang laughed and said, "Nephew, please get up quickly." Stretched out his hand to pick up Long Shiqiu, looked him up and down through the light, and sighed: "The old man has long heard that your brother and sister were rescued from the sea of fire and fled outside the gate, and it has been fifteen years. After a pause, he asked, "Sister Ling, where is she now?"

Long Shiqiu sighed: "After our brother and sister were rescued by the Yin Clan of Mobei, in order to hide people's eyes, the hero Yin Menghu took me to the Western Regions, and my sister Long Bingying was taken to the south by the heroine Yin Mengdie, so there is no news. ”

Luo Shifang saw that he was preoccupied, and asked, "Isn't the nephew going to chase after that big ship?"

Long Shiqiu nodded, and Luo Shifang smiled: "Don't worry, although our ship is small, it is lighter than that big ship, and they have only not gone far to catch up." So he immediately commanded the captain to set sail and chase him north with the wind.

Luo Shifang took Long Shiqiu's hand and said, "Nephew, don't be impatient, sit down and talk." The two entered the cabin and sat across from each other.

Luo Shifang asked, "Yin Menghu didn't tell you their whereabouts?"

Long Shiqiu shook his head, reached out and tore open his clothes, revealing a blood-red lotus imprint on his chest, and said, "Senior Yin said that my sister and I both have this red lotus imprint on our chests, if our brother and sister fate is not over, this is the only evidence that we recognize each other." ”

Luo Shifang sighed: "The sea of people is vast, after so many years, she is at least twenty years old this year, even if you brothers and sisters can meet each other, but after all, there is a difference between men and women, how can the private parts of the girl's chest be easily let you see?"

Long Shiqiu nodded and said: "The seniors are extremely worried, so the top priority for the juniors at the moment is to return to Yangzhou to rebuild the Crane Villa, and then the Ice Shadow may know that his brother is still alive, and the Crane Villa is still her home." ”

Luo Shifang said with a smile: "Yes, as long as the banner of Duhe Villa is raised again, it will inevitably cause a sensation in the rivers and lakes, and then Ling Mei will naturally go back to Yangzhou to find you." ”

As soon as he talked about his sister, Long Shiqiu couldn't help but be excited, he calmed down and finally said: "Don't hide it from my predecessors, what is on the big ship in front of me is the foundation for me to rebuild the villa." ”

Luo Shifang said: "I see. ”

Long Shiqiu said apologetically: "There are seniors who chase after me, and the juniors are really ...... in their hearts" Luo Shifang waved his hand without waiting for him to finish speaking: "It's a trivial matter, and the nephew doesn't have to worry about it." ”

While the two were talking, the lights on the lake in front of them suddenly turned on, and there was a faint sound of shouting.

Luo Shifang and Long Shiqiu walked out of the cabin together and found that the big ship not far away had stopped on the lake.

It didn't take much time to catch up with the stern of the big ship, "Senior, I'll take a look" Before Long Shiqiu's words fell, the person had already jumped onto the big boat.

Long Shiqiu's figure floated down on the big ship, and he saw that the two sides of the people on the bow deck were facing each other angrily, and all the brocade guards on his side protected more than 20 boxes under their faces, and the people standing opposite Yin Fengling and Ghost Xiao were indeed the people of the Changle Gang, and the leader was Duan Xianwen, a scholar of the iron flute.

As soon as Yin Fengling and Ghost Xiao saw Long Shiqiu arrive, a big stone in their hearts fell to the ground, Yin Fengling sighed and said, "If you don't come again, we will really be enough to see tonight." ”

Long Shiqiu strode to the bow of the ship, glanced at Duan Xianwen and said, "Hall Master Duan, what do you mean by this?"

Duan Xianwen had seen Long Shiqiu's martial arts in the ring of the Dongting Conference, and he knew that he was not Long Shiqiu's opponent at all, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "Duan is just acting on orders, why don't you talk to Gang Master You if you have anything to say?"

Long Shiqiu couldn't help but smile after hearing this: "Do what you are ordered, I want to hear what you are ordered to do?"

Duan Xianwen didn't want to anger Long Shiqiu, so he coughed dryly and said: "The new rules set by the leader of the General Alliance, but any boat that passes by Dongting Lake must be inspected, and what is in those boxes behind you, I don't think I need to say clearly." ”

Long Shiqiu said indifferently: "Those are silver, what is there to avoid?"

Duan Xianwen didn't expect him to be so outspoken, and smiled reluctantly: "These silver are enough for millions of taels, can Long Daxia want to swallow it alone?"

Long Shiqiu smiled slightly, walked to the wooden box and opened one of them casually, revealing a box full of silver ingots, reached out and took out a piece and threw it in his hand, and said lightly: "How much does Gang Master You want?"

Duan Xianwen was suddenly stunned, he didn't expect Long Shiqiu to ask so directly, and reluctantly smiled: "What about this......"

Long Shiqiu smiled, and suddenly said coldly: "Go back and tell you Gang Master You, this batch of silver belongs to Duhe Villa in Yangzhou Mansion, don't talk about you Duan Xianwen, even if he You Gon comes in person, don't want to take one or two." After that, he threw the silver ingots in his hand into the box, and said word by word with a cold light in his eyes: "Did you hear clearly?"

Duan Xianwen's face was really a little unbearable, and he sneered at the fire: "The surname Long, I know that your martial arts are very high, but don't forget what kind of place this is, as long as I give an order, your ship will never want to leave Dongting." ”

Long Shiqiu laughed and said: "I know, so I have to give me a ride by the master of the Duan Hall!" As soon as he finished speaking, his body shook suddenly, and before Duan Xianwen could see it clearly, Long Shiqiu had already arrived in front of him, Duan Xianwen was shocked and retreated, and the more than a dozen gangs of the Changle Gang on both sides were not slow to react, and they drew their swords to block in front of him.

Long Shiqiu Shi displayed the "Treasure Xiang Qianye Hand", and instantly seemed to conjure up countless pairs of arms, before this group of gangs could see what was going on, the sword in their hands had disappeared, Long Shiqiu punched and kicked, and in the blink of an eye, more than a dozen gangsters were beaten like fallen leaves in the wind, and at least half of them flew out of the side of the boat and fell into Dongting Lake.

Duan Xianwen saw that the situation was not good, and he wanted to jump back to his ship, but before his body could fully unfold, he felt that a powerful force was sucked back from his waist, and Long Shiqiu used his hands as claws, and forcibly dragged him back from mid-air, and fell heavily on the deck.

Duan Xianwen still wanted to struggle to stand up, but suddenly a chill hit, and the two sharp swords crossed their necks with a "click".

The two black-clothed masked men behind him looked resolute and said nothing.

The dead soldiers trained by Jinyiwei have two major characteristics, one is cold-blooded and ruthless, and the other is absolute obedience to orders, never asking the reason, and not saying a word of nonsense.

Long Shiqiu threw the blade he had captured on the deck, looked at Duan Xianwen and said, "Hall Master Duan, you're tired!"

As the master of the Changle Gang, Duan Xianwen, who was in the limelight at the Dongting Conference and won the position of the master of a single game, knew that his martial arts were like a three-year-old child in front of Long Shiqiu, what appeared in his eyes at the moment was not panic, but fear, the kind of fear that penetrated deep into the bone marrow, and he felt that the martial arts of Long Shiqiu standing in front of him were simply terrifying!

People had to bow their heads under the eaves, Duan Xianwen had to order the boats blocking the front to let them go, Long Shiqiu walked up to him with a smile, picked up the fallen iron flute and handed it to him, and said: "I heard that the music blown out of this iron flute has a different artistic conception, you see that the moonlit night scenery on this lake is so beautiful, why don't Duan Hall Master blow a song?"