Xu Zhi went all the way north around Caizhou City, walked for a few days to the ferry on the bank of the Ru River, and prepared to cross the Rushui here and go straight to Songshan. This ferry port is very simple, only a long pavilion covered with thatch, because of the perennial war and disrepair, has long collapsed half, the guests waiting for the boat in the pavilion are also very rare, except for a white-haired old woman alone leading a young grandson to play, there is also a young man wearing a cloak and wearing a robe, with a load of rice grain and firewood beside him. Xu Zhi saw that the man was five big and three thick, and the burden around him was three hundred catties.

At this time, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and after a while, the northwest wind blew, and the thatch on the long pavilion was blown by the strong wind, and the waves on the river were turbulent, and the opposite bank could not be seen at a glance, and the small fishing boats in the river were revetted one after another. Xu Zhi waited in the pavilion for a long time, only to see the ferry docking, and the boatman apologized to everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry, the wind and waves on the river are high today, so I can only ask everyone to cross the river tomorrow!"

Xu Zhi saw that the boatman said this, so he had to respond: "Then there is a big brother of the boat, wait for the wind to calm down a little tomorrow, and we will cross the Ru River again." The old woman on the side pulled her grandson and nodded yes.

When the stout man heard this, he looked very unhappy, and exclaimed, "I said, boatman, I walk on this water every day, and I don't know how many times I have seen this kind of ghost weather in a year, and besides, it has not rained yet, and this little wind and waves have scared you?"

The boatman had no choice but to apologize again and said: "Don't be angry with this guest, although it is only two pillars of incense to cross this Ru River on weekdays, but according to today's scene, I am afraid that we will have to go against the wind, and a small boat like ours will have no manpower to help, so it will only go around in the center of the river, and it will not be able to anchor on the other side." ”

The man stopped the boatman and prevented him from going ashore, and begged: "The boatman, can you make an exception today, my old lady is sick in bed and has not eaten for several days, so I have to rush across the river and buy rice and grain to go home to save her life!"

The boatman hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head and said: "This guest officer, I sympathize with your plight! But even if we want to cross the river now, we don't have the manpower, sailing against the wind, not to mention the danger, we still can't rely on the north shore!"

Xu Zhi saw that although the man was rude, he was a big filial son, his heart was hot, and he said: "Brother boat, I will help you row with him, you should be able to go against the wind, right?"

The boatman still waved his hand and said, "Today's wind and waves are high, and the three of us are still a little hard, and we still need more people to try!"

The man saw that Xu Zhi was very enthusiastic, and took the initiative to greet Xu Zhi and said: "This big brother is very good-hearted, my name is Xue Atan, I live in Ruzhou on the other side of the river, I don't know how to call the eldest brother?", Xu Zhi also told Xue Atan his name and whereabouts.

As soon as Xu Zhi finished speaking, he saw a middle-aged man with a height of eight feet, leading more than a dozen attendants in gray and white clothes, and walked over. Xu Zhi saw that although these people did not carry weapons in their hands, judging from their body shape and footwork, they must be people from the rivers and lakes.

When those people saw Xu Zhi, they were also a little surprised, but these panicked faces were quickly hidden, they walked past Xu Zhi, walked directly to the boatman's house, and the middle-aged man led by said: "The boatman, we are a group of passing merchants, and we are going to cross the river with these guests in a boat today, I wonder if it is possible?" After speaking, he handed the boat brother a piece of gold.

The boatman was very happy to see that the middle-aged man had made a generous move, and quickly collected the gold ingot, and said with a smile: "Okay, uncle! These little winds and waves are nothing, so the villain will prepare a boat so that the uncles can cross the river?"

The boatman jumped on the boat, stopped the boat steadily, and then stretched out his hands, made a welcoming gesture, and invited the middle-aged man to board the boat. But the middle-aged man was very modest, and said to Xu Zhi and the others on the shore: "Boat family, you better let the guests in the long pavilion get on the boat first! After all, they arrived before us!"

Seeing that the cabin was relatively narrow, the boatman was afraid that he would not be able to accommodate so many guests, and he was a little embarrassed.

Xu Zhi saw that the middle-aged man was very humble, and his precautionary heart suddenly disappeared, smiled at him and nodded, arched his hand, and said: "This uncle doesn't have to be humble, everyone meets in Pingshui, or you board the boat first, the younger brother has nothing urgent to do, even if he waits for another day or two to cross the river!"

The middle-aged man smiled and said: "Young man, you are too polite, everything is a rule, you arrive first, you should cross the river first! You don't have to shirk anymore!", after speaking, he turned his face and ordered his subordinates: "Mengjiao and I get on the boat together, everyone else stays, you wait for us to come back on the shore! No matter what happens, don't delay the trip of other guests!", a group of people under him quickly bowed down and agreed.

The middle-aged man brought only a fair-skinned and handsome girl on board, who wore a cloak and a goose-yellow dress, and stood on the bow of the boat in the wind, like a dragon girl in the water.

Seeing that the middle-aged man was very sincere, Xue Atan secretly tugged Xu Zhi's hand and persuaded in a low voice: "Brother Xu, let's not push me with this senior, it will rain heavily this day, if we delay any longer, we will really not be able to cross the river today!"

The boatman also came over to urge Xu Zhi and the others to get on the boat quickly, Xu Zhi had to hold the old woman with one hand, while taking the child and following Xue Atan on the boat.

When the boatman saw that everyone had gotten on the boat and sat down, he quickly lifted the anchor and opened the boat, which was not big, but it had to go against the wind. The boatman gradually couldn't support it, so he hurriedly called Xu Zhi and Xue Atan to take the helm and row with him.

But when the boat arrived in the center of the river, the boatman saw that the boat stopped moving against the wind, and turned around in the wind and waves in the center of the river, so he had to be cheeky and let the middle-aged man and the girl come out to help paddle. The middle-aged man was a little embarrassed, but he still answered, got out of the cabin, and helped the boatman row the oars. At this time, the sky was pouring rain, and the boat began to toss up and down in the wind and waves, and several people firmly grasped the oars, facing the wind and rain, and controlled the direction of the boat, but their clothes were already wet by the heavy rain.

Suddenly, a storm struck, and the middle-aged man staggered on the soles of his feet, and his back hit the boat boss beside him, squeezing him out of the boat, and the boatman disappeared into the stormy waves before he could let out a wail. Then, as if crazy, the middle-aged man stretched out his hands, grabbed the back of the old woman and grandson's neck, lifted them high, and waved them into the surging river.

Xu Zhi and Xue Atan were both stunned by the changes in front of them, and asked, "Who are you, why did you kill the innocent boat family and mother-in-law?"

The middle-aged man carried the wind and rain on his back and laughed at Xu Zhi: "Xu Zhi, of course you don't know the old man, but the old man knows you? You killed the deputy gang leader of the Sect of Contempt He in Caizhou, do you think this matter is over?"

Xu Zhi scolded: "I see, you are here to seek revenge on me, then you can't kill innocents indiscriminately!"

The middle-aged man sneered: "Killing a few guests who crossed the river is too common for our Changjiao Gang. If it weren't for Huang Chao's intention to defend you, we would have ended your life in Caizhou as early as now, saving you so much trouble!"

Xue Atan saw that Xu Zhi met the enemy at this time, he was very righteous, stepped forward, stood between the middle-aged man and Xu Zhi, and persuaded: "I don't know what grievances the seniors have with Brother Xu, anyway, the seniors should also wait for everyone to go ashore before solving them! Otherwise, on the surface of this big wave of the river, the face is full of rain, and you can't even open your eyes, and now that the boat is out of control, aren't you going to die with Brother Xu?"

The middle-aged man smiled faintly: "Haha, it's you who should be damned today, not the old man, the old man has been stumbling and crawling in this water for decades, what is this bit of ups and downs?"

Xu Zhi wiped the rain from his face and asked, "Your Excellency, isn't it Jiang Chengfeng, the leader of the Changjiao Gang?"

The middle-aged man replied: "Xu Zhi, you kid is not stupid after all, but it's a pity that you know too late? Mengjiao! You don't do it yet, avenge your dead eldest brother!"

The girl behind him agreed, took off the hat on her head, and took out the guy hidden in her sleeve, but it was a short axe and a chisel, a backflip, and jumped into the water. The girl flew out of the water and grabbed a flying tiger and tied it to the side of the ship, while she dived underwater again, wielding a chisel and an axe, and slashing the bottom of the boat.

Jiang Chengfeng didn't wait for Xu Zhi and Xue Atan to react, it was a move "stormy waves", the strength was huge, avoiding them to the other side of the boat, Xu Zhi's body shook, one foot in the air, and quickly made up a move "Golden Rooster Independence", standing on the side of the boat with one foot, and then a move "Riding the Wind and Waves", crossing the top of Jiang Chengfeng's head, and avoiding Jiang Chengfeng's blow.

Jiang Chengfeng said strangely: "You kid is really smart, when did you learn the stunt of our Changjiao Gang, no wonder He Menglong will be planted in your hands!", after speaking, it was another move "Wind and snow", both hands drew an arc, left and right side strikes, and the left foot was a little, the body jumped up, and the right leg kicked forward.

Xu Zhi saw that Jiang Chengfeng really made an extraordinary move, and one move contained three styles, all of which were killing moves, he hurriedly used his left hand to protect his chest to block Jiang Chengfeng's forward kick, and lowered his head to avoid Jiang Chengfeng's two-handed side attack. But the mast of the ship was broken by Jiang Chengfeng's palm.

At this time, the bottom of the boat had been chiseled by He Mengjiao underwater, and the river water rushed into the cabin, Xue Atan shouted: "Brother Xu, it's not good, the bottom of the boat is leaking!" After speaking, he hurriedly looked for something to plug the gap, but the bottom of the boat was chiseled with several holes, where could the rolling river water be blocked.

While Xu Zhi was fighting with Jiang Chengfeng, he saw that Xue Atan couldn't stop the leakage, so he hurriedly shouted: "Brother Xue, hurry up and use a scoop to pour the water out of the cabin." This can also prevent the boat from sinking more slowly!", as soon as he finished speaking, Leng Bufu's hands and feet slowed down, and his face was swept by Jiang Chengfeng's palm, Xu Zhi felt a hot pain on his face, his body shook a few times, and he almost fell.

At this time, He Mengjiao jumped out of the water violently, grabbed along the flying tiger, and jumped on the bow of the boat. Xue Atan was in a hurry, and without waiting for her to get closer, he quickly picked up the short firewood in the burden next to him and threw it at her desperately.

He Mengjiao just got out of the water, she didn't have time to open her eyes, and hurriedly waved her arm to block the constantly flying wooden blocks, because there were too many wooden blocks and Xue Atan's arm strength was too large, He Mengjiao was still hit by the flying wooden blocks from time to time, she had to use her hands and feet at the same time, trying to protect the vital points on her face and body, but her hands and feet were gradually smashed, but she still faced the wind and rain, standing on the bow of the boat, without the slightest retreat.

Xu Zhi was afraid that Xue Atan would not be able to deal with He Mengjiao, so he took a few steps back, and while He Mengjiao was busy blocking Feimu with both hands, he didn't want to sneak attack secretly, so he had to kick He Mengjiao's knees hard with his toes, causing him to collapse in the cabin.

Jiang Chengfeng saw that He Mengjiao had been pointed by Xu Zhi, and he couldn't move for a while, and he was also a little worried, at this time, there was not much firewood left in Xue Atan's dan, Jiang Chengfeng relied on his superb martial arts, and he was not afraid at all, he was a move towards Xu Zhi and a "storm", this move is similar to "Storm and Snow", it is also a combination of hands and feet, one move is multi-style, and the moves are all at once, and the style is deadly. This is also the Changjiao Gang across the rivers and lakes for decades without spreading the mastery, Xu Zhi saw that this move is interlocking, virtual and real, suddenly in a hurry, unable to support, had to retreat again and again, and gradually was forced by the river to the narrow place in the stern, there is no place to stand, if you take a step back, you will fall into the river.

Xu Zhi had fought with He Menglong of the Changjiao Gang before, and felt that the martial arts of the Changjiao Gang were nothing more than that, how did he know that He Menglong was young and shallow, and the martial arts he learned could only be regarded as mediocre in the Changjiao Gang, and the reason why he was able to become the deputy gang leader was because he was loyal to Jiang Chengfeng, capable of doing things, and not surprised when he encountered problems; on the other hand, because his dead father and Jiang Chengfeng had been close friends for many years, Jiang Chengfeng had no children and no daughters, and secretly raised He Menglong and He Mengjiao as his own children. For these reasons, even the many masters in the Changjiao Gang couldn't figure it out, so these people were very dissatisfied with He Menglong's appointment to the deputy gang leader at a young age.

Xu Zhi saw Jiang Chengfeng use the stunt of the Changjiao Gang, only to know that "there is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the people", he knew that he could only block Jiang Chengfeng's move, but he could no longer block his later moves, only by shaking a move and jumping backwards into the water could he survive. Just as he was thinking, Xue Atan saw that Xu Zhi was in danger, and threw the last piece of wood to Jiang Chengfeng's back, Jiang Chengfeng saw that there was wind behind him, and knew that someone was sneaking up behind him, he turned sideways, and with a seafishing moon in his left hand, he turned his palm into a grasp, and actually grabbed the wooden block firmly with his eagle claw hand and threw it back to Xue Atan, although this change saved Xu Zhi's life, but also made Xue Atan be hit by a wooden block in the chest and fainted.

Xu Zhi saw that Xue Atan was also knocked unconscious, and shouted: "Brother Xue, are you okay?", he was furious for a while, regardless of his own danger, jumped up, swept over Jiang Chengfeng's head, and turned sideways and backhanded towards the back of Jiang Chengfeng's head is a palm "knife splitting Huashan", Jiang Chengfeng heard Xu Zhi's palm wind, turned his head slightly, turned around, and hit Xu Zhi's lower abdomen with both fists, Xu Zhi fell from the air in the cabin, and couldn't get up again.

Jiang Chengfeng was just about to approach and wave his palm to kill Xu Zhi, Xue Atan suddenly woke up and hugged his thighs firmly, Jiang Chengfeng raised his foot and kicked Xue Atan away, seeing that the cabin was almost full of water, the hull began to tilt, and it was about to roll over, he knew that if he didn't leave at this moment, he would be buried at the bottom of the river like everyone else. He didn't care about He Mengjiao's life and death, he just glanced at He Mengjiao who was full of pain in the cabin, and quickly shook off a large sampan, broke a section of the mast, stepped on the sampan, and used the mast as a penny, just like taking a bamboo raft, and quickly left the ferry that was about to capsize.