Chapter 14, The Masked Man
The sailor was a tall, muscular man with a bare upper body and a pair of knee-high loose shorts on the lower body, walking barefoot like a full-grown brown bear. He didn't smile as he spoke, and he slipped out of the bottom cabin and headed straight ahead.
Lu Qianyu didn't know at first that he was not a sailor, but in fact he was one of the hundred and ten guards of the big ship. I went to the rivers and lakes before, and I didn't have a relationship with the father and son of the old knife, and I couldn't socialize, so I was very polite.
Waiting for this secret to be revealed, it was after Lu Qianyu saw a group of "sailors" that Xiaodao told him.
The moment he walked out of the cabin, Lu Qianyu was a little dizzy.
I saw that the white moon was bent in the air, the stars were sparse, and the four fields were dark and misty, and I couldn't distinguish between the southeast and the northwest. The big ship sailed by, leaving behind a long series of rushing water, and Lu Qianyu slept in the cabin below for a long time, and he didn't know how far the big ship had walked.
When he stood firm, he suddenly remembered a place name.
"Knives. Lu Qianyu moved his arms, stretched his waist, the bones of his body clicked, and there was a little comfort with the pain, he asked the knife: "How far are we from Stone City?" he asked, looking ahead.
It was a very large ship, surrounded by railings, with high masts and full sails, and a few scattered figures on the deck, talking in the light.
The wind on the river was very loud, and the sound of the waves was very urgent, which poured into Lu Qianyu's ears, so Lu Qianyu couldn't hear what they said.
"Stone Town is right ahead. The knife responded briskly, he walked behind Lu Qianyu, and stretched out a hand tentatively towards Lu Qianyu, as if it was close to his waist, but it didn't touch, because he was worried that Lu Qianyu would fall because of the inconvenience of his injury. "Are you going to Stone Town?" asked Knife smartly.
"Hurry up!" The sailor in front of him walked very fast, and the shadow was about to disappear into the night, he stopped near the cabin with flickering lights, and shouted: "The boss is waiting inside, don't be sluggish!" This person's attitude is very arrogant, if it is ordinary, he has already exceeded Lu Qianyu's tolerance limit, and now he is under the fence, and he has to put away the majesty of Master Lu, so he did not express his position.
"Just come. The old knife turned three steps into one step, and rushed over, he glanced back at the knife and Lu Qianyu, and said, "The knife, you take care of him." ”
"If you can!" Lu Qianyu took a broken step and whispered, "You can leave me in Stone City." ”
"Daddy!" shouted Knife, "this big brother is going to Stone Town, can our ship dock there?"
As mentioned before, the end point of the big ship is to Dongqiu. The place is running counter to the city of Linzhou, one south and one north.
Where is that, and how many days it will take, Lu Qianyu doesn't know at all.
The current situation is imminent, and he is not allowed to think in the long term and do things that are contrary to each other. So, Lu Qianyu thought about it repeatedly in his heart, and finally decided to stay in Stone Town for a short time, wait for his injuries to recover, and then return to Linzhou to find out the situation.
He mainly inquired about the whereabouts of Shi Weng and Langliu, as for the two brothers Lu Jian and Wu Lingfeng, they could not run away from the monk and the temple, and it was not too late to find these miscellaneous accounts in the future.
"Are you going to Stone Town?" Old Dao stopped, although the two were far away, Lu Qianyu couldn't see his face clearly, but he could still feel his suspicious expression, "Could it be that you have friends in Stone Town?" Old Dao continued to ask.
"I'll rest there for a few days and then go back to Linzhou. ”
"Will you go back for revenge?" asked the old knife.
Lu Qianyu nodded, "If you don't take revenge, it's hard to sleep and eat." ”
"Then you're going to have to recuperate for a few months. The old knife shook his head and said. He knew his injuries better than Lu Qianyu himself.
Looking at this young man from his point of view, Lu Qianyu's body was like a torn kite, even if it was repaired, it was difficult to imagine soaring into the sky and flying freely. He had almost just walked out of the ghost gate before, and there were dozens of large and small wounds all over his body, many of which had festered due to repeated bursts and river invasions, and when he was first rescued by the old knife, the skin around the wounds was swollen like fermented dough.
Of course, after the old knife symptomatic treatment, and did not hesitate to take out the long-cherished healing medicine, this situation has been temporarily alleviated, and it is necessary to take care of it later, otherwise the sepsis will enter the bones and there will be no surgery.
"Big brother!" The knife pulled the sleeve of Lu Qianyu's clothes and said, "My father is right, you are too seriously injured, and you almost hurt to the root." If that's the case, you'll want to practice martial arts for the rest of your life. After speaking, Xiaodao secretly laughed, "However, don't worry, my father has a healing elixir, so you'll be fine." ”
"You three!" only to hear the sailor say, "The boss has a big decision, don't make a mistake." ”
The sailor interrupted Lu Qianyu's curiosity, he really wanted to ask, what is the so-called healing elixir?
It was the first time in his life that he had been so seriously injured, and he rarely fell ill, and he did not study medicine, so he knew very little about pharmacology.
But he can realize that the old knife does have a set of medicines, his body has relaxed a lot, the major injuries have been alleviated, and the minor injuries are slowly healing.
"It's coming. The old knife took a few steps.
So, Lu Qianyu put away his questions, and had to ask Lao Dao to answer them later, so that he could find a secret to facilitate future relief.
Standing in front of the door of the cabin standing on the deck, it seemed to be standing under the big house, its shape was similar to that of the Lu Mansion Hall, and the two lanterns at the door were swaying in the wind.
The moment he pushed open the door, the first thing Lu Qianyu saw were two warriors holding swords, and the two of them were standing left and right at the door, like two three-dimensional door gods. The two of them glanced at Lu Qianyu in unison, then ignored his existence and greeted Lao Dao warmly.
"Old knife, you are always your mother-in-law's. ”
"The boss is in a hurry, there are good fruits for you to eat. ”
"What kind of fruit to eat?" Lao Dao disagreed, and said, "Don't scare Lao Tzu, I don't eat this set." Big deal, get off the boat, don't do it. ”
"Quit?"
"That's money, it's the first time I've seen someone spend so much money to hire a guard, are you really willing to do it?"
"Why don't you be reluctant!" the old knife whispered: "Don't go to the end, there is money to be made, and there is nowhere to spend." ”
"It's a pleasure, it's a life, who cares what happens to it in the future?" a thin samurai touched the other with his elbow and continued, "Atai, you mean that's not the case?"
"Yes. "It is said that we are going to settle in Stone Town tonight, and we are going to the shore to find a few girls for recreation." ”
"You two, a pair of. Lao Dao shook his head helplessly, he turned around and reminded Xiao Dao and Lu Qianyu, "When you meet your employer, don't talk." ”
"Daddy!" asked Knife, "are we really going to settle in Stone Town at night?"
"I've heard that, too. The thin samurai bowed his head and said mysteriously, "Little knife, do you want our brothers to take you around the kiln at night?"
Xiao Dao showed a look of disdain, and learned his father's tone, "You two, you can't teach anything good." ”
"You little conscienceless!" Ah Tai snorted, "along the way, our brothers have taken care of you, and all good things have been thought of you." ”
"Then buy me a sugar gourd. ”
"There is no sugar gourd, do you want a woman, big breasts, white ass. Altay laughed.
Lu Qianyu was caught in the ridicule of the Jianghu people, and he seemed out of place with it, and he had no need to interject. So, standing upright to the side, he looked at the cabin.
What comes into view is a hallway, and inside is the inner courtyard. The entrance is very spacious, the furnishings are general, there is a wooden wall in front of it, the sound insulation effect is not good, you can hear the noisy sound in the inner courtyard, the left and right sides of the wall are two entrances and exits, there is no door.
At this time, Atai noticed Lu Qianyu again.
"Old knives. Ah Tai glanced at Lu Qianyu with a vigilant expression, "This is the person you rescued?"
"In Shimono Qianyu. When Lu Qianyu heard this, he clenched his fists at it. Unfortunately, Atai did not return the gift.
"He's from Linzhou, my friend. The old knife glared at Ah Tai, very dissatisfied with his attitude, "Safety, don't be suspicious." He said.
"Good boy!" the thin samurai smirked, "you're really lucky, if it weren't for the old knife, you would have been feeding the fish in the river." ”
"No more nonsense. The old knife snorted, "Qianyu, little knife, let's go in quickly." With that, he pushed away Atay, who was in the way, and walked to the inner court.
Lu Qianyu smiled politely at Ah Tai and the others, and walked over with Ah Tai.
"Ignore them. Knife whispered, "Actually, they're very nice!" he added. Then, his belt was grabbed by Atay, and he waved to hit him.
"Knives. Atai dodged the fist of the knife and said with a smile, "Brother knows that you have never touched a woman, I will treat you to a treat and promise you that you will fall in love with a woman from now on!"
"Get out!"
Entering the inner room, the lights are brilliantly lit. In an instant, Lu Qianyu felt that he was being stared at by dozens of pairs of eyes.
Their light is more dazzling than the flame of a candle.
There were dozens of people in different clothes standing in the hall, although the number of people was beyond Lu Qianyu's expectations, but in the open hall, it did not seem crowded.
They were all tall and mighty, with big shoulders and round waists, staring at Lu Qianyu's eyes, with both vigilance as if guarding against the enemy, and indifference to strangers.
Lu Qianyu felt like a prey, appearing in front of many fierce beasts, but he didn't tremble, he was very calm, he had experienced a more terrifying situation than this, and knew that the real fierce beasts would never easily reveal their purpose.
At this time, a soothing voice passed through the crowd and the stinky sweat all over the house, and reached Lu Qianyu's ears.
"Old Dao, why are you here!" The voice paused, roughly noticing Lu Qianyu, so the conversation changed, "Who is this stranger next to you?"
The crowd flashed out of a passage, and Lu Qianyu was able to meet the true face of the speaker.
In the loose chair, a masked man appeared at this moment. He was dressed in a black high-necked robe, with no neck or face visible, half-lying and half-lying in a white tiger skin. On the left and right is a pretty woman, they are still good-looking, with a thin willow waist, charming but lacking charm.
"Come to the front. The masked man commanded.
So, Lao Dao stood in front of the crowd with Lu Qianyu, Lu Qianyu was silent, and heard Lao Dao introduce, "Lord, this is my friend." ”
"When was your friend?" the masked man asked, opening his mouth to take the grapes from a woman, "You rescued him?"
"The situation was critical. The old knife replied with a little more humility, and he explained: "If I don't save him, he will drown." ”
"So it's not a relative?" the masked man swallowed as his throat moved slightly, and he continued, "He's drowned, what's the matter with you?"
"My lord. The old knife bent over, and he said, "People in the rivers and lakes will not die without help." ”
Lu Qianyu wanted to say something at this time, but the old knife turned around and gave him a look, signaling him not to open his mouth, and Lu Qianyu had to continue to pretend to be silent. In fact, in my heart, I have already scolded the guy in front of me who doesn't dare to show his true face.
In his eyes, the guy on the white tiger skin was a poor virtue with himself.
He's nothing more than a bastard with two stinky money, who doesn't understand what morality is all about, who disdains to respect other people, and thinks he's great.
"Now that it's done, I'm just going to ask about it. "The masked man saw that the old knife was in trouble, and he didn't want to continue the topic. He sat up first, waved his hand and dispersed the two beauties, who squirmed and squeezed away, and the angry masked man threw an apple at them, causing them to run away.
"What is it?" the masked man scolded, "These two stinky bitches, I don't know how thick the sky is, and tomorrow I will leave you in the river to feed the fish." With that, the masked man turned his head and continued, "There is something else important to summon you here today. ”
"What's so urgent?" the old knife frowned, and a cold current surged into his heart. "But what did you hear?" he asked.