Bai Cong'e was shocked, although the Heavenly Demon Sect has not been as powerful as it was decades ago in recent years, there are also many masters in the sect, and the main altar is located in Lingnan, and it is even easier to defend and difficult to attack in the mountains, this news comes from Shangguan Yun's mouth, so naturally it can't be wrong. Bai Cong'e didn't dare to take the risk, nodded and said, "Sect Master Shangguan, let's go now, let the old and young in the village be careful." After that, he hugged his fist to Dingzhou Zhizhou and said: "This matter came suddenly, I am really sorry to be tight, disturbing the adult's Yaxing, and after the affairs in the village are finished, Bai will drink with the adult for three days and three nights." ”

Dingzhou Zhizhou advised: "The master of Baizhai should be careful when he goes, and remember that people's hearts are separated from their stomachs." ”

The three of them said goodbye and hurried back, and when they arrived at the lake, the three of them got on the big boat and hurried overnight. A lot of fishing lights gradually lit up on the dark lake, and all those fishing boats rushed towards the center of the lake, but Xia Cheng kept stopping. Bai Cong'e and Shangguan Yun sat in the cabin, boiled some crabs and shrimp roe in the lake water, and let Xia Cheng work outside the cabin alone.

After a whole night, the sky was already bright, and when Shangguan Yun walked out of the cabin, he saw a thick fog rising on the lake, and many large boats and small sampans loomed in the fog. The big boat where the three of them were gradually sailing towards the shore, while the rest of the boats were waiting in the lake, and it wasn't long before Shangguan Yun finally saw land.

The shore of the lake is a village built by the lake, and there is a delicate pavilion next to the lake, from the small pavilion, a path leads directly to the pier in the lake, and the big boat where the three people are located stops at the pier.

Bai Cong'e got off the boat, Shangguan Yun also wanted to go down, Bai Cong'e hugged his fists and said: "Shangguan Sect Master, you are the leader of the Luoyang Iron Sword Villa, and now you are the head of the Heavenly Demon Sect, if they see you, they will definitely be embarrassed by you." As the master of the Dongting, Bai Mou can't let you have the slightest mistake here, and ask the Shangguan Sect Master to stay on the boat, and Bai Mou will negotiate with the head of Jin. ”

Although this matter was reported by Shangguan Yun, he was an outsider after all, so it was naturally inconvenient for him to get involved. If Jin Wancheng misunderstood the alliance between the Heavenly Demon Sect and Dongting Water Village, so that the two sides would fight, his sin would be not small. Although Shangguan Yun was not very relieved, he still said happily: "The good intentions of the lord of Baizhai, how dare I refuse, I can't come out of the cabin." ”

Seeing that he agreed, Bai Cong'e said to Xia Cheng again: "Brother Xia, no matter what happens, you must protect the integrity of the Shangguan Sect Master." If you give orders again, you must ask the people in the village to obey my orders and act, and you must not violate half a point. ”

Xia Cheng said with a smile: "Just with my little skills, I'm afraid that I will have to be protected by the Shangguan Sect Master, hahahaha......" As he said that, he took out the snail number again, and ordered the old and young of Dongting Water Village.

Bai Cong'e confessed again: "Brother Xia, you can put some wine and food, and greet the Shangguan Sect Master for me." With that, he walked to the small pavilion on the shore, and the servants in the village had already seen it, and the two girls hurried over to greet him.

Shangguan Yun saw that this Zhuangzi was extravagant, and said with a smile: "I thought that the people and horses of Dongting Water Village all lived on the lake, but I didn't want such a good place to go in the village. ”

Xia Cheng was busy buying wine and food, and said with a smile: "Shangguan Sect Master, this Chongxiao Garden is the place where my Dongting Water Village gathers righteousness, and it is also the place where the owner of the village lives. Most of the people in the village take the boat as their home, and they also eat and drink Lazar on the boat, and they live very weekdays, but fortunately, they are free and easy, and the government can't take us. ”

Shangguan Yun remembered what he had heard and seen in the past few months, and sighed: "Now the world is difficult, everyone is fighting for power and profit, and the most bitter thing is the people in the world. ”

Xia Cheng nodded, and said in amazement: "At first, we were all ordinary people, but later the government colluded with the bullies to take away half of the fish and crabs we caught, so that we couldn't survive, so we retreated to the lake." Fishing and crabbing during the day, robbing and killing profiteers and evil officials passing by at night, although the government has sent people to surround and suppress them, where can they fight us on this lake?"

Shangguan Yun said: "Fortunately, Dongting Water Village has been pardoned by the imperial court, otherwise, how can the master of Baizhai accompany Zhizhou to listen to music." ”

Xia Cheng sighed: "If life is good, who is willing to bear the reputation of this bandit? A few years ago, the owner of the village agreed to send troops to help the government to destroy Liao, but he was also forced to do so, he wanted to find a way to live for the old and young in the village, and he could only exchange thousands of young and strong men for our lives. ”

Shangguan Yun was silent, Xia Cheng smiled again: "Zhong Xiang and Yang Laoqi can give me a long face in Dongting Water Village this time, they followed General Yue Fei to fight against Jin and kill the enemy, and made a lot of military exploits, no one in the rivers and lakes has dared to say that my Dongting Water Village is a bandit in the past few years." ”

Seeing that he was happy, Shangguan Yun also praised: "In the past few months, I have seen Brother Zhong and Brother Yang go into battle to kill the enemy, those Jin soldiers are not the opponents of the Shuizhai people at all, and with Brother Yue's proper command, they are even more invincible. As he spoke, he talked about the battle of Yue Fei and the others.

Xia Cheng closed the hatch, and gently opened a small crack in the small window on the side of the ship, and said apologetically: "Shangguan Sect Master, the situation is compelling, you and I will avoid it for the time being, just drink and eat meat in the cabin, and listen to how the owner of the village will deal with it." ”

Soon there were footsteps on the shore, and the two of them came to the small window, and saw Jin Wancheng, Ke Qingshen, Ling Xiaozi and others entering the small pavilion with great momentum, Bai Congzuo was surprised, and said with a smile: "Ke seniors, Jin Zhangmen, Brother Dao, heroes, Bai has just received a message from the brothers in the village, and before he has time to go to greet him, you have arrived, forgive your sins, forgive your sins." Then he invited them to sit down in the pavilion.

Tao Tianche said coldly on the side: "Of course you are guilty, and you are not small. ”

Jin Wancheng was not angry or happy, nor did he reprimand Tao Tianche for his rude behavior, he said lightly: "Lord Baizhai, Jin asked the little disciple Tianche to come over to deliver the message more than ten days ago, I don't know if the Lord of Baizhai has received it." ”

Bai Cong'e arched his hand and said: "The head of Jin took the lead and led the heroes to resist Jin Bao Song, and Bai admired it very much." It is said that Bai Mou categorically can't refuse to send troops to the north, but my left and right hand Zhong Xiang and Yang Qi have taken away all the strong people in the village a month ago, and they are following General Yue Fei and serving under Lord Zongze. Now that the village is full of old and weak women and children, Bai really has no soldiers in his hands, and I also ask all the heroes to learn from it. ”

Jin Wancheng said proudly: "Jin is now under the order of the generalissimo of Hebei soldiers and horses, and he leads the heroes of the rivers and lakes to organize the righteous army to expel the Tartars, and Zong Ze also serves under the generalissimo's account. The lord of Baizhai, you repair a book, let Zhong Xiang Yang Mi obey the order, and all the people and horses of Dongting Water Village will be under the command of Jin, and in the future, the righteous army will be together, and Jin will lead the heroes to cross the battlefield and expel the Jurchen barbarians from the Central Plains. ”