Chapter Forty-Six: The Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell
Pei Yun didn't know why, but he had to do it, so he pulled Yu Ying and the others onto the boat and ordered the boatman to lift the anchor. The two didn't know what Xi Zhen meant by doing this, but they also knew that there must be ghosts in it. So he stepped up the offensive, and the moves one after another were like a sea of mountains, endless, and the attacks were critical.
Xi Zhen once again used Tiyunzong's kung fu to avoid the attack, looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "Why are you two anxious? If I give you my life, then I will be dead, so, please forgive me for not being able to obey my fate." The onlookers also burst into laughter when they heard that Xi Zhen was still joking at this time.
The two men were furious and were about to attack. I saw that Xi Zhen suddenly used enough internal force, and the wind blew up, raising the dust on the roadside. At the same time, his eyes were full of murderous aura, and the two of them had seen this scene when they came to the guest house. Therefore, he didn't dare to be careless, and immediately raised the mourning stick and guarded the door.
Xi Zhen suddenly shouted angrily, his body rose from the ground, and at the same time, he pointed at the iron fan in his left hand and turned into a fist in his right hand, rushing towards the two of them like Mount Tai pressing the top. The two hurriedly raised their sticks to block it, but when they were about to make contact, Xi Zhen suddenly turned over with a harrier in the air without any leverage, and his feet instantly kicked towards the mourning stick instead of his hands.
Both sides used strong internal force in this move, so as soon as the two sides touched, they could only hear a bang. Everyone thought that one of the two must be injured, and Deng Shi was dumbfounded. I saw Xi Zhen kick it, the two of them greeted him, and the two took a few steps back, but Xi Zhen used the power of a blow to bounce to the riverside pier.
This borrowing is very strong, under the action of the internal force of both sides, the whole person is like an arrow from the string, and he said with a smile as he walked: "The master won't play with you today, if you have the ability, you can catch up with me, and we will fight again." ”
How could those two have suffered such a great shame and humiliation, and they were going to chase after them in a fit of rage. It's just that it's too late, and I saw Xi Zhen take advantage of the momentum to connect the dots and jump onto the boat that was setting sail. After settling down, he turned around and put on a super grimace at the two. The two were extremely angry, but they had no choice but to hurry to find a boat to chase.
Everyone gathered around, and Xi Zhen hurriedly said: "We are exposed here, and the Laikezhuang and Qilin will immediately know that we are here, and they will definitely find a boat to follow us." Xi Zhen didn't have time to explain, and immediately said: "Don't worry, we must not let the other party follow us to the end." Pei Yun, Brother Huang Gui, the two of you take this boat and go all the way forward, I think you will be able to reach Poyang Lake in a few days, and then you two will go to Poyang Lake for a few days and return to the capital by the same way. The rest will follow me, and we will find a secluded place for the boat to dock later, and we will take it to Yuanzhou Mansion by land. So give them a golden cicada shell. ”
Everyone admired Xi Zhen's strategy very much, and then Xi Zhen said again: "Pei Yun, you are walking with Brother Huang Gui, you are acting recklessly, everything must be obeyed by Brother Huang Gui, and you must not disobey." Then he looked at Huang Gui and said, "Brother Huang, I'm really sorry, I'm afraid you won't be able to go home this time to save your relatives." You take your opponent around in a circle, and once you come into contact, you must not fall in love with the fight, and you must choose the method of getting out immediately. ”
Huang Gui said: "Brother, where is this, it's okay if you can't go back to your hometown, I will definitely do what you want on this trip, don't worry, I will arrange it." ”
Pei Yun usually hangs his shoulders, but every time he faces something serious, he never flamboyantly speaks, and he readily accepts orders.
When the boat passed a turn, Xi Zhen, He Xiong, Yu Ying, and Pei Feng quickly disembarked while the boat was docking, and went straight to find the horses. When Huang Gui led the boat to continue sailing, within half a pillar of incense, two boats followed behind.
Xi Zhen waited for the land route, found horses, and traveled all the way south. In order to prevent their whereabouts from being exposed, the four of them stayed overnight, bypassing the big town, and did not stop for a moment. I no longer pay attention to the scenery along the road, and I only look forward to arriving at Yuanzhou Mansion as soon as possible.
The wind sends visitors to go, and the eunuchs return. Traveling all the way, he has arrived in Jiangxi in a few days, getting closer and closer to Yuanzhou Mansion, Xi Zhen's heart is excited, because there is his unforgettable story here. In his heart, he even hoped that Guan Qing had returned to Yuanzhou, and he might be able to see Guan Qing again. It's just that if he really sees Guan Qing, what will he do? Looking at Yu Ying, who was with him without regrets, his heart began to feel guilty again, and he kept blaming himself.
Let's say that Huang Gui and Pei Yun drove the boat, raised the full sails, and cleaved the waves all the way. Even when they approached Poyang Lake, the boatman refused to go any further. Huang Gui asked the reason, and the boss of the boat said: "Uncle doesn't know, there are two waterways into Poyang Lake. A waterway passes through Yangwukou, detours to Guxian County and crosses into Poyang Lake, although the journey is a few days away, it is safe. ”
Pei Yun was very impatient, and hurriedly shouted: "Then go over there." ”
The boss of the boat hurriedly smiled bitterly: "Uncle, do you know, the water level of this waterway is shallow, there is little spring rain this year, and the river is low. ”
Huang Gui was calm, although he was also anxious in his heart, Huang Gui asked, "How about taking another path?"
The captain of the boat instantly showed a look of horror on his face and said: "Uncle, you are just giving the villain a mountain of gold and silver, and the villain and others dare not take another road." ”
Hwangyu asked, "What about it?"
The frightened look of the boat boss still hung on his face, and he said tremblingly: "This other road, go straight here, pass the old man's temple and enter Poyang Lake, this road is close, and here you will enter Poyang Lake in the past day." It's just that the waters of this old man's temple are weirdly tight. According to legend, the emperor and Chen Youliang fought a decisive battle at Poyang Lake, breaking Chen Youliang's Han army of hundreds of thousands. Countless Han soldiers were drowned in the Lao Ye Temple area, and these drowned people turned into unjust spirits gathered under the water, and no one dared to pass through here. ”
The boat boss swallowed his saliva, his eyes were still frightened, and said: "Later, the military Lord Liu Bowen learned that he asked the emperor to build a temple here according to the number of Qimen, and suppress the unjust souls in this area. ”
Huang Gui asked again: "I have also heard of this strange power and chaos, but is this not a rumor?"
The boat boss hurriedly shook his head and said: "Uncle, this is really not a rumor, the year before last, the villain's uncle and brother drove a boat like Poyang Lake, and strayed into the area of the old man's temple due to drunkenness, and then there were dozens of corpses in a boat. At that time, the villain was not far behind, and he saw that my uncle's brother was gone. ”
Pei Yun held the sword in his arms and said viciously to the boat boss: "Do you know who I am? I am the ghost who is known as killing people without seeing blood on the rivers and lakes. If you don't dare to enter, then I will kill you with a sword. ”
The boss of the boat was so frightened that he suddenly knelt down, kowtowed like pounding garlic and begged with tears: "Uncle, the little one has kowtowed to the two of you, the villain still has old parents at home, and there are wives and children to raise, so you two will bypass the villain." The villain doesn't want the two masters' fares, you two are kind, take pity on my family, let the villain go back. ”
This time, Pei Yun was also helpless, but fortunately Huang Gui was there. Huang Gui gently lifted the boat boss, and said with a pleasant face: "The boat family should listen to his nonsense, we are all good people." It's just that we can't hide it, we have offended the powerful in the capital, and the existing people have followed us all the way to hunt us down. We had to take refuge in Poyang Lake for a few days. As he spoke, he took out an ingot of fifty taels of gold from his money bag and handed it to the boat boss and said, "Since the two roads are not open, then we are not reluctant, this is the fare, you accept it first." It's just that I asked the boatman, are you familiar with the waters here, is there any other way to enter Poyang Lake?"
The boss of the boat excused himself, and finally accepted it and bluntly said that it was too much. The boat boss groaned for a while, and said: "Uncle, you are a good person, it is said that there are no two roads, if you have to enter, the villain has an idea, maybe you can give it a try." ”
Huang Gui Peiyun was speechless, and the boat boss bit his lip and continued: "Now the only way to abandon the heavy objects and debris in the boat is to gradually reduce the draft of the boat, or you can make a detour into Poyang Lake." Although the villain is not completely sure, it is the only way to try at present. ”
Huang Gui groaned and immediately decided to do what the ship boss said. So the captain of the ship summoned the paddle and helmsman and threw away the contents of the ship. I am afraid that it will not be enough, and the eight boatmen will be reduced by half. Huang Gui promised to pay the boatman a new boat after the trip, so the boat boss also ruthlessly abandoned many unnecessary things in the boat. So slowly walked towards the mouth of the house.