Chapter Eighty-Three: Something Goes Wrong
Mu exclaimed: "Ah, this person is not dizzy!" picked up his fist and smashed it towards Ye Shuying. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
At the same time, Chu Sanjiang also hit his elbow on the big man who was hugging him, and then got out and said, "Such an inferior drug, it will almost choke Lao Tzu to death when it smells." ”
It turned out that Ye Shuying and Chu Sanjiang had already noticed that the wine had been tampered with, but they just wanted to see what the drugged person was doing so they pretended to faint.
When the wood lifted Ye Shuying's belt and was about to leave, Ye Shuying's foot happened to be very close to the elbow of the shopkeeper, so he hit him. The shopkeeper shook his throat and was almost cut by the Yintai sword, and shouted in shock, unconsciously his hands were loosened, at this time the wood happened to carry Ye Shuying and turned around, Ye Shuying stretched out his hand and quickly took it, and caught the Yintai sword, hiding under his body, the shopkeeper was scolding the wood, and he didn't see it.
Ye Shuying saw Wood's fist smash over, flashed his body, slipped behind Wood, and slammed the scabbard on the back of his head.
The wood only screamed "ouch" in pain, turned around and slammed his fist, and beckoned to Ye Shuying again.
Ye Shuying was like a fish swimming in the water, jumping left and right, shaking the wood dazzlingly, and shouted: "Stone, come and help me catch this person." ”
The stone was the big man who was carrying Chu Sanjiang before, and he was worried that he couldn't catch Chu Sanjiang at this time, where would he have time to help the wood? He said: "Idiot, don't you see that I'm busy?" He was so distracted, but he was hit in the chest by Chu Sanjiang's palm, fell to the ground, and covered his chest.
At this time, the corridor was noisy and the footsteps were chaotic, as if a large group of people were rushing to the back door. Ye Shuying didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble, the scabbard quickly struck out, and the end was pointed on the wooden Tianzong Cave, and the wood was soft, and it fell to the ground like a puddle of mud. Ye Shuying shouted: "Mr. Chu, go!"
Chu Sanjiang said: "Where are you going?"
Ye Shuying said: "Mushan Island." Pushing open the back door of the restaurant, I saw the vast water outside the door. The two glanced at each other, jumped into the nearest painting boat from the restaurant, tiptoed, and jumped towards the other painting boat with the help of strength.
The two figures jumped eight or nine times like this, and when they saw that they were far away from the Sanzhen Restaurant, they stopped on a painting boat.
There are many painting boats on Chaohu Lake, all of which are small hulls, but they are gorgeously decorated, and there are private rooms in the cabins, which are specially designed for tourists to play and enjoy the scenery and feast.
Ye Shuying and Chu Sanjiang stopped on the painting boat, heard the pleasant music on the boat, and smelled the aroma of wine and meat, so they walked to the cabin.
This painting boat was originally wrapped down by four merry scholars wearing square scarves, and there was a banquet in the box and two singers were invited to play and sing to help the fun. The two singers were so frightened that they stopped playing and singing.
Chu Sanjiang saw that there was an empty table in this box, so he walked over and sat down, put the saber on the table, and said: "I'm just borrowing your place to rest, don't make a fuss, you can do whatever you want, we have nothing to do with each other." ”
At this time, the captain suddenly stopped when he heard the music, thought that something had happened in the cabin, and hurried in. It turned out that the singer who went to the painting boat to play and sing for the guests to make a living has always been a performer and not a person, but recently there have been two cases of guests getting drunk and molesting the singer and causing death, so the people of the Nanchao Gang ordered that all those who make trouble on the lake will sink into the river to feed the fish, and the boatman who has the accident is no longer allowed to make a living in the waters of Chaohu Lake. Therefore, this captain pays great attention to whenever he encounters a guest drinking and there is a singer to accompany him.
This captain was over half a hundred years old, short in stature, full of vicissitudes of life, walked quickly into the box, saw that there were suddenly two more men with swords in the box, and was also surprised, and said: "Two distinguished guests, I don't know when they came to the boat, the old man is rude." ”
Chu Sanjiang said: "You're welcome. There is good wine and good food, take more of it. ”
The captain looked at the four scholars who were disillusioned, and knew that they were not all the way, so he looked embarrassed and said, "This ...... To tell the truth, this painting boat has been contracted by these four sons, and this wine and food are also scheduled to be delivered by someone in the restaurant. If the two heroes are not too troublesome, please move, there is still a painting boat over there that is empty, I will find someone to send the two of them over......"
Chu Sanjiang said: "Dare to ask my uncle, I wonder if your boat can send us to Mushan Island in the middle of the lake?"
The captain was even more surprised when he heard this, and asked cautiously, "I don't know who the two of you are from the Nanchao Gang?"
Ye Shuying saw that the face of the captain was different, and immediately said: "Oh, we are friends of He Xiaofeng and He Gongzi of the 'Raging Lan Knife', and we are passing by your place today, so we want to visit He Gongzi by the way, and if we are lucky, I also want to see the demeanor of the two gang leaders of the Nanchao Gang." ”
The captain seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and his expression became particularly respectful. After all, He Xiaofeng is very likely to be the future master of the Nanchao Gang, and it is too late for his friend to compliment him, who dares to offend? The two knights didn't know that our ordinary people's boats could not enter the waters within a radius of ten miles from Mushan Island. ”
Ye Shuying nodded and said, "I see." I see that the old man is nervous, I don't know why?"
The captain said: "This prince doesn't know, the people of the Nanchao Gang only gave an order early this morning, let us make a living on Chaohu Lake, as long as we find any suspicious people or people from other countries, we must report it immediately." ”
Ye Shuying asked, "I don't know why?"
The captain approached Ye Shuying and Chu Sanjiang, lowered his voice and said: "The old man is also hearsay, it is said that someone broke into Mushan Island last night and wanted to assassinate the Gu gang leader, but he missed. The two gang leaders ordered to track down the assassins as much as possible, so the investigation on the lake has been relatively strict recently. If the two of them want to visit He Gongzi and the two gang leaders on Mushan Island, they must first contact the people who are at the helm of the Nanchao Gang, or they can notify He Gongzi first, otherwise they will go rashly, for fear that they will be mistaken for assassins......"
Ye Shuying arched his hand and said, "Thank you for mentioning it, otherwise the two of us will probably be unjustly killed." I don't know if my husband can lend us a boat here, so let's go to the Nanchao Gang to divide the rudder. ”
The captain said, "There is one, please come with me." After speaking, he led Ye Shuying and Chu Sanjiang to the stern of the boat, untied a small boat, and said, "The two of you, please." ”
Ye Shuying took out a piece of broken silver from his arms and handed it to his father-in-law, saying, "The old man smiled." ”
Seeing that the silver was enough to buy two such boats, the captain waved his hand again and again, and said: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, the two heroes are friends of He Gongzi, and it is an honor for the old man to do a little bit for the two." ”
Ye Shuying stuffed the broken silver into the hand of the captain, then jumped onto the boat, and when Chu Sanjiang also got on the boat, Ye Shuying paddled the wood pulp in his hand into the water, and the boat left the boat.
Ye Shuying was afraid that the captain would be suspicious, so he rowed the boat to the direction of the shore for more than ten zhang, and then turned a corner before turning the direction and sailing towards the center of the lake.
Chu Sanjiang stood on the other side of the boat and asked, "Brother Ye, are you a friend of He Xiaofeng of the 'Raging Sword'?"
Ye Shuying said: "Although I have a relationship with him, I have no friendship, let alone friends. I heard that the "Furious Swing Sword Technique" practiced by this person is not only extremely fast, but also the moves are spicy and vicious, and all those who are defeated under his sword in the martial arts are either dead or seriously injured, and a few of them are lucky not to die, and they will not be able to use force again for life. Such a ruthless person, I, Ye Shuying, dare not be in company with him. It's just nonsense. ”
Chu Sanjiang said: "I see, I didn't expect that Brother Ye was young but cautious and thoughtful, and he was narrow-minded, and he would definitely make great achievements in the future." ”
Ye Shuying said: "Mr. Chu has an overreputation. I really didn't have any confidence in going to Mushan Island to seek revenge this time, so I wanted to be careful in everything and didn't want to cause more trouble. ”
Chu Sanjiang said: "Brother Ye, you see that I have always called you 'brother', but you are long and short, so you will inevitably be divided." Now that we are going to join forces to avenge Old Man Zheng, don't you still regard me as a friend?"
Ye Shuying said: "No, just because Mr. is a senior and a benefactor, I really don't dare to be a ...... for the word 'brother'."
Chu Sanjiang said: "What are you talking about? I'm afraid that you are young and promising, and your future is limitless, and you don't look down on me at all. ”
Ye Shuying shook his head and smiled when he heard this, and said, "You are serious, I don't mean that." Since Brother Chu is raised, I am no longer polite. ”
Chu Sanjiang laughed loudly: "This is like words, Brother Ye." ”
Ye Shuying said: "Does Brother Chu feel that this matter is a little strange?"
Chu Sanjiang said: "Brother Ye refers to-"
Ye Shuying said: "According to the people of the Qiyun Sect, the 'Second Elder of Mushan' washed the Zheng family in Liuhe Town last night, and there are palm prints and willow leaf darts on Zheng Lao's body as evidence, but the old man just now said that the gang leader Gu Tianhua was assassinated on Mushan Island last night, and the Nanchao Gang is also tracking down the assassins. ”
Chu Sanjiang said: "These two things seem to be somewhat contradictory, but they are not completely incomprehensible. ”
Ye Shuying said: "Oh, what is Brother Chu's opinion?"
Chu Sanjiang said: "Don't dare to see it, if you don't say it right, Brother Ye doesn't want to laugh." First of all, we can't be sure whether someone really broke into Mushan Island last night to assassinate Gu Tianhua, even if this incident is true, can't the person who committed this assassination be someone from the Zheng family?"
Ye Shuying said: "What does Brother Chu mean is that after the 'Second Elder of Lonely Mountain' bloodbathed the Zheng family last night, the surviving people of the Zheng family followed them to Mushan Island to take revenge on them?"
Chu Sanjiang said: "This is one of the possibilities, and the other possibility is that Gu Tianhua's assassination is fake, they are just trying to conceal the truth of the bloodbathing of the Zheng family and create alibi evidence, these two old things are really cunning." ”
Ye Shuying said: "What Brother Chu said also makes sense. ”
Chu Sanjiang said: "I am also guessing out of thin air, and it can't be true without evidence." It's just that since the truth of the matter is still uncertain, I don't know what Brother Ye wants to do?"
Ye Shuying stopped rowing, sat down on the boat, pondered for a moment, and then said, "I think it's better to find a way to get to Mushan Island to investigate this matter first." Once it is determined that the person who killed Old Man Zheng's family is the 'Second Elder of Mushan', I will never let them go." ”
Chu Sanjiang said: "Okay, I think so too. Brother Ye, are you tired, do you want me to paddle?"
Ye Shuying suddenly felt that his robe was swinging slightly, and the night breeze was blowing on the lake, and his body was cool. He looked up at the sky, and saw that it was dark all around, and he couldn't even see the stars in the sky, and said, "No need, let's go back." ”
Chu Sanjiang was taken aback, and said puzzledly: "Go back, isn't Brother Ye going to Mushan Island to avenge the Zheng family?"
Ye Shuying had already turned the direction of the boat and said: "The wind is blowing on the lake, and the fog is getting bigger and bigger, we only know that Mushan Island is in the middle of the lake, but we don't know the specific location, if we go further, we will lose our way sooner or later." ”
Chu Sanjiang said: "There are many eyes and ears on Chaohu Lake, not to mention that they have taken precautions, it is impossible to land on Mushan Island during the day, and there is fog at night, it is difficult to distinguish the direction, it seems that it is really not easy to land on Mushan Island." ”
Ye Shuying said: "Unless you can get into the ship of the Nanchao Gang heading for the helm, or take advantage of the night to follow behind their ship." Why don't we just walk around the neighborhood and swim in the lake, maybe we can be lucky enough to run into a boat. ”
Chu Sanjiang said: "That's fine. Today, we don't have the right time and place, and it seems that we can only try our luck. ”