The battle of the golden knife and the crazy knife that caused a sensation in the rivers and lakes finally ended with the fall of the two sword kings.

Most of the people did not see the scene of the decisive battle, and the people at the scene did not mention it. Rumors spread in the rivers and lakes, some people said that the golden knife Li Qiuyi was plotted by the crazy knife and killed the crazy knife before he died, and some people also rumored that an immortal came into the world at that time and took the two away.

It wasn't until three days later that the official announcement of Xiaosheng Jianghu and Gossip Weekly was belated, and the golden knife Li Qiuyi and the crazy knife Chu Ritian broke through the three realms, and both died in battle, and the victory or defeat was not scored.

This announcement has attracted a new wave of discussions, the two competitors have always sung against each other for the news of the rivers and lakes, but this time the caliber is surprisingly tacit, and it was only released three days after the decisive battle, which must be strange. For a while, conspiracy theories were full of tea shops, and some people secretly manipulated this duel and tampered with the ending, because there were major interests involved, especially several major gambling houses, which made a lot of money in this duel.

However, not long after, another news detonated the rivers and lakes, the amorous son Qin Ziyou raped and killed the famous prostitute Savadika and threw her body into the Qinhuai River, and is now on trial in Yangzhou.

This incident caused a huge sensation in the rivers and lakes, and the gossip weekly reported the matter first, and even Xiaosheng Jianghu, who rarely got involved in gossip news, also issued several special issues in a row against the true identity of the famous prostitute, whether she was smuggling, whether she was protected by the law of the Ming Dynasty, etc., and launched a scolding war with the gossip weekly, and successfully transferred the attention of the people in the rivers and lakes to that romantic public case.

No one knew that the two editors-in-chief of Xiaosheng Jianghu and Gossip Weekly were invited to the prison for three days to drink tea after the decisive day.

Pang Tianqing of Dengwen Academy is in charge of investigating the matter of Shujian Mountain, and he will never allow anyone to reveal any information related to Shujian Mountain until the matter is clear. So Qin Gongzi, who was far away in Yangzhou, became a victim of diverting everyone's attention, although he found the most famous local lawyer and insisted that he was framed, but the goal had been achieved, and the outcome was not important.

There are some things where the truth doesn't matter.

Some things, the ending is not important.

Yixiaotang suffered heavy losses in the Suzhou incident.

The hall master Zao Wou-Ki defected, carrying the clues of the "Martial Scriptures" and disappeared into the rivers and lakes. Lawless was seriously injured and recuperated in Hangzhou.

What made Yuwen Tianlu even more sad was the death of the Blood Demon Shadow Sun without a trace. His body was found on the edge of Taihu Lake, and the fatal wound was on the Qihai Cave, and the autopsy report said that the wound was incised by a secret weapon of the Tang Sect, which made the Tang Men people who were far away in Shu panic, lest they be retaliated by the Yuwen family.

After this incident, Yuwen Tianlu rearranged Yixiaotang, disrupted the three orders and eighteen rudders, and divided Yixiaotang into two major areas, Jiangnan and Jiangbei, with the Yangtze River as the boundary, and Ren Pengju, who was a drunkard, was entrusted with the important task and became the chief deacon of Jiangnan Yixiaotang, and purged the remnants of Zao Wou-Ki in Yixiaotang.

During this time, the most proud person in Suzhou City was Su Zhengyuan.

After the fake prefect Zhou Xiao fled, Su Zhengyuan left the relationship with Zhao Jinlian, thinking that he would be a general judge, but after a few days, the imperial court directly appointed Su Zhengyuan as the prefect of Suzhou. As soon as the paperwork came, Su Zhengyuan was so excited that he didn't sleep for three days and three nights.

In order to take care of Boss Fan's business, Su Zhengyuan had a banquet at the Xiaoyao Inn for three days and three nights. Master Su is on the rise, everyone knows that his official fortune is coming, and colleagues from other states and counties in Tianfu, fellow martial arts in Jiangnan, and nearby squires have come to congratulate, and the scale is much larger than Zhou Xiao.

Zhao Jinlian, the prefect of Yingtian, did not attend, and it is said that he hid at home and scolded for three days and three nights.

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On the wharf of the Yangtze River, cargo ships and passenger ships are lined up one after another, boatmen solicit passengers, porters take work, and the sound of selling, infant crying and shouting is full of wharf. Relying on the mountains and the water, these people who take the boat as their home are busy running around for their livelihood.

They are not Jianghu people, and they don't care about what happens in Jianghu.

What they care about is whether they can take more guests or load more loads of goods on this trip; what they care about is which route on land and water is safer, where there are more bandits, and where the government has set up checkpoints for collecting taxes; they exchange information and the prices of goods in various places to see if they can make a profit on this trip.

The world is bustling, all for profit.

The world is crowded, all for profit.

On this day, three young people came to the Yangtze River ferry.

and a donkey.

The man in the middle, wearing a brand-new hero suit, maybe the clothes were too bright, he was a little uncomfortable, and he didn't even know where to put his hands. The person on the left hand is a handsome boy, holding a dark folding fan, wearing a square scarf, indescribably handsome and graceful. The man in his right hand was a burly man, carrying two knives and a porcelain vase in his arms, his expression was cold, and his eyebrows were tightly locked.

These three people are chic, handsome, or cold, as soon as they appeared on the dock, they attracted everyone's attention, especially the handsome boy, who caused everyone to discuss, some of the boatwomen who were a little bolder even made provocative remarks, and the boys just smiled slightly, causing a commotion among the women on the boat.

These three people are Xiao, Zhao, and Li.

After the First Battle of Chongyang, Zhao Lanjiang decided to go to Yinyang City. He promised Li Qiuyi and scattered his ashes on the head of Hidden Sun City. This son of the Hidden Sun, since he did not return to the Hidden Sun City when he was alive, after he died, he also asked for a fallen leaf to return to his roots.

Chu Ritian's ashes were scattered into the sea, which was his last wish before his death.

Xiao Jinyan and Li Chengcheng went together.

Because of Xiao Hongyu's words before leaving, "If you want to know Li Jinghong's whereabouts, you might as well go west." ”

Before leaving, Pang Tianqing found Xiao Jinyan and brought a message from Li Chuntie that something big was about to happen in Yinyang City, and the spies sent to Xichu by the Dengwen Academy died mysteriously, and Li Chuntie asked him to investigate the matter.

After killing Sun Wuxi, he knew that he would never be able to leave him alone.

The sword cultivation on Shujian Mountain has re-entered the rivers and lakes, and the future rivers and lakes will inevitably be eventful.

And the string force in his body has reached a bottleneck, and he needs a practice, an experience, as an opportunity to break through.

Monk Baolu stayed in Suzhou City, Fan Wuchang's Xiaoyao Inn needed someone like Baolu, and Baolu needed a shopkeeper who could give him enough food.

From Jiangnan to Yinyang, you have to pass through Jingxiang, bypass Shuzhong, and cross Hengduan Mountain, before arriving in Shuzhong, water and land are the best choice.

Xiao Jinyan said, "I suddenly remembered that when I settled the wages in the morning, Fan Wuchang shorted me ten copper plates, and my trip to Yangzhou should be considered a tolerance." No, I'll have to go back to him and theorize. ”

The two were unmoved.

Li Chengcheng said: "One back and forth, let alone half an hour, for ten copper plates, is it worth it?"

Xiao Jinyan said with a straight face, "Even if it's a penny, it's worth it." ”

Li Chengcheng turned around and ignored him, Xiao Jinyan looked for Zhao Lanjiang again, "Lao Fan is more afraid of you, will you accompany me?" Zhao Lanjiang also turned around. Xiao Jinyan scolded, "Loser, don't eat me if you have the ability!"

"Childe, wait for me!"

Qingcao led a horse and chased after him from behind, "Childe, you all need a guy with a bag when you go west, don't you run errands before and after the saddle? If I go back to the house, I will be beaten to death by the master." ”

Li Chengcheng said: "At least I can die in the house." ”

When he saw the grass and wanted to cry, he touched his head, "Go back and tell my father, if I can't find the fragment of the sword in the city, I will never go back." ”

After sending away the grass, the three of them came to the pier to ask for the ferry.

A guy came over and stepped forward to salute, "Do the three sons want to take a boat?" The three nodded, and the guy said, "Then you have found the right person, our Yuantong package is satisfactory to you! We have upper, middle and lower third-class cabins on the ship, comfortable and tidy, and the price is reasonable, the three of them are not mortals at first glance, they must be first-class." The guy whispered, "It's not a secret, at night, we still have a show on the third floor, you know, the journey is tiring, everyone is a man, you know." ”

Zhao Lanjiang's eyes lit up.

Li Chengcheng was unmoved.

Xiao Jinyan covered the money bag.

At this time, another person leaned over and said with a smile, "Zhang San'er, you are lying again, the three sons, you want to take a boat, find our Shunda, go out, the key is to be safe and reliable, our ship boss used to be mixed with the rivers and lakes, and people sent the nickname Titanic, black and white." They're a black ship!"

Guy Zhang San scolded, "You Shunda is a black ship, and your hands and feet are not clean, and you often lose things." ”

In order to rob the three of them, the two scolded.

Xiao Jinyan persuaded, "The public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother says that the mother is reasonable, it's better to do this, if you fight, whoever wins, we will go with whom." ”

When the two heard this, they stepped forward and scuffled and tore together, scolding their mothers while beating back, and Zhang San won, but it was also a tragic victory, his clothes were torn a lot, and blood flowed from his forehead, and he said to the three people: "Let's go, sail in an hour, and you will be able to reach the capital in half a month." ”

Xiao Jinyan was stunned and said: "Who said that we were going to the capital, let's go to Shuzhong." ”

Zhang San scolded when he heard this, "Damn, Lao Tzu's blood has been shed for half a catty, I don't care where you go, you have to go, you have to go, you have to go." ”

"What if you don't go?"

"If you don't go, pay for the boat, and you can go wherever you like. ”

Zhao Lanjiang listened impatiently and shouted, "Get out." ”

kicked Zhang San into the river, good Zhang San, a white strip in the waves, grabbed the oars, turned over on the boat, and said: "The three of you have the ability to wait for me!"

Li Chengcheng was a little disdainful of Zhao Yanjiang's behavior, and said: "Even if you cause trouble, find some decent opponents." ”

Xiao Jinyan said, "Walking the rivers and lakes, let's try to make as little trouble as possible! While they are not here, let's quickly find a boat and go." He arched his hand around, "I wonder if there is a boat going to Kawanaka?"

When the boatmen heard this, they shook their heads, "In this weather, the boat to the river is not easy to walk." ”

Xiao Jinyan was a little disappointed, is he really going to go by land?

At this time, there was an old man not far away, "Three sons, the little old man has a boat, and he wants to go to the middle of the river, if the three of them don't dislike it, they can take the little old man's boat." ”

The old man said, "It's just that the cabin is a little narrow, and if I can take a handle when sailing, I can charge less for the fare." ”

The man who spoke, in his fifties, had a wrinkled face, and was followed by a woman in a floral skirt, perhaps because of the perennial exposure to the wind and sun, and her skin was somewhat dark.

Xiao Jinyan said: "Thank you Mr. ”

Hearing the woman in the rag skirt say: "Grandpa, we are here to hire people, and they will pay for our boat, and we will bring guests again, isn't that okay?"

This old man's surname is Li Dazhun, he is running the Xichuan line, his son died early, and he and his granddaughter Li Jinping depend on each other to do shipping business. Li Dazhun has been playing boats all his life, employing five or six guys, and this time he took over a deal, but two of them couldn't go for a while, Li Dazhun brought Li Jinhua to hire people, and happened to meet Xiao Jinyan and the others, so there was that scene.

The old man said in a low voice, "Good granddaughter, this trip to Xichuan, it will cost you to hire a guy, let's take them, and we can save twenty or thirty taels of silver." ”

Xiao Jinyan smiled secretly, this pair of grandchildren can really calculate, but when they are away, it is good to be able to find a ship. He consulted with them, and they had no opinion.

"Then it's decided. ”

The three men and the donkey followed the old man to a boat.

It was a medium-sized passenger and cargo ship, with a heavy hull draft and no known cargo. The ship is divided into two cabins, front and rear. The front compartment is used by the boatmen, and the rear compartment is the passenger cabin, with a flag on top and the word "Qi" written on it.

Brigadier General Li settled down in the front cabin and said, "Let's pay the fare first." ”

Xiao Jinyan looked at Zhao Lanjiang, Zhao Lanjiang looked at Li Tingcheng, Li Tingcheng frowned, "It's broken, it's not good." ”

"What's wrong?"

"I never go out with me any silver, and the silver tickets are all on the grass. ”

Xiao Jinyan said, "From here back to the Xiaoyao Inn, back and forth, one hour is enough." The two were silent, staring at Xiao Jinyan, Xiao Jinyan said, "What do you think I'm doing, you also have a salary, okay?"

Zhao Lanjiang said, "Don't you still have a golden sword?"

"That's what I earned with my life, and I have other uses, so don't bother with that. ”

In a battle with Sun Wuxi, Xiao Jinyan found that he could manipulate these golden swords, but after trying several times, he found that they were all in vain, thinking that the opportunity had not arrived, so he decided to use these ten golden swords as natal swords for cultivation.

Li Dazhun was a little overwhelmed on his face, and he was thinking about whether to drive the three away.

Granddaughter Li Jinbei said, "Forget it, grandpa, originally we were going to recruit three guys, didn't we?" She stood up, came to the three of them, and said solemnly, "From now on, the three of you will be the temporary boatmen of our Datong, before arriving in Xichuan, you will do whatever you want, we will take care of you to eat and drink, but we will not pay the wages, nod if you agree, if you disagree, please get off the boat." ”

The three nodded.

Li Jinhua said, "My name is Li Jinhua, what are you all called?"

Xiao Jinyan introduced, "My name is Xiao Da, he is Li San, and the other is Zhao Si, we are all brothers. ”

"Xiao Da, Li San, Zhao Si, why don't you have a second child?"

Xiao Jinyan pointed to the donkey at the bow of the boat, "This is the second son of Lu." ”

Li Jinhua sneered, revealing his white teeth, as if he felt a little indecent, and even covered his mouth with his sleeves, and asked, "I see that you have weapons on you, do you know martial arts?"

Xiao Jinyan smiled, "It's going to be lost." ”

Li Jinbei said proudly, "I will too, and I am very powerful." So, as long as you work with peace of mind, I won't be rough, if you cheat and play tricks, hum. ”

Li Jinhua waved his fist.