Chapter Twenty-Four: The Boat Comes

Tingzhou Ferry Qingji Town

Under dozens of large willow trees, a large gray ship lowered its sails and anchored silently at the ferry. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Travelers in twos and threes, carrying luggage or packages, gathered at the ferry, patiently waiting for the boat to leave.

At that time, the sun was gradually setting in the west, and the autumn afternoon sun shone warmly on a wide bluestone road on the bank of the river.

The quiet and long bluestone pavement is planted with poplar trees on both sides, and the autumn wind blows, and the leaves of the withered poplar trees fall in pieces. It adds a bit of gloom to this lazy autumn day.

Under the stout poplar tree hugged by one person, Lu Bei stood with a sword.

Not far away, the Ji Ling brothers and sisters were carrying large and small packages, with relaxed expressions, talking and laughing towards this side.

Ji Ling walked over and asked with a smile, "Brother Lu, are you really not going to buy something?"

Ji Wei was dressed in a green feather yellow shirt, looking pretty and lively, holding an Emei thorn in her left hand and a sugar man in her right hand, and said with a smile: "Yes, there are a lot of delicious foods in this market town." ”

Seeing that this girl's eyebrows and eyes were crooked, her smooth forehead and the crystal beads of sweat oozing from her peach cheeks, the faint dullness in Lu Bei's heart also decreased a little.

A pair of warm eyes were filled with a smile, and there was a teasing smile in his tone: "So, this is the reason why Miss Ji asked Brother Ji to carry a big bag and a small bag." ”

Ji Wei glanced at the package that his brother Ji Ling was holding in his hands, especially most of the packages were snacks, and his delicate and fair face swelled with a touch of red, but when he saw Lu Bei's smiling expression in a blink of an eye, he immediately felt inexplicably embarrassed, and snorted arrogantly: "You can't talk to you well." ”

Looking at the naughty and angry scene of his sister-in-law, Ji Ling just smiled and said nothing.

Ji Ling looked at the big ship in the distance and said, "Brother Lu, have you ever heard when this boat will depart?" ”

Lu Bei looked up at the sky and said uncertainly: "It's probably going to take half an hour." ”

Ji Ling's eyes darkened, and he said with a heavy heart: "I don't know why, Ji always has a sense of horror in his heart. ”

Hearing this, Lu Bei's heart moved, and he said in surprise: "It turns out that I only thought I had it, but I didn't think that Brother Ji also felt this way." ”

At this time, Ji Wei saw that Lu Bei and his brother were both looking solemn and looking bad, Ji Wei asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

At this time, the sound of horses' hooves stepping on the bluestone came from afar, and there were bursts of shouting.

Lu Bei said coldly: "Brother Ji, it seems that Lu's trouble is coming." ”

Ji Ling's complexion also changed slightly, and he said, "Brother Lu, you can't stay here for a long time. ”

Feng Yi's horsewhip kept waving, and finally arrived at Qingji Town at Tingzhou Ferry two hours later.

He commanded loudly behind him: "Shi Hu, you take your brothers and block all the ships anchored at the ferry. ”

Shi Hu held his knife and clenched his fists and said: "My lord, we have few people with us, I'm afraid we won't be able to block so many ships." ”

Hearing this, anger rose in Feng Yi's heart.

The last time he led a large group of cavalry to Yuyang County to capture Lu Bei, such a big movement did not take long to reach the ears of the county guard, and he went directly to Qinghe County to severely reprimand.

Unexpectedly, after some worries before going out, there were fewer people to bring.

Feng Yi knew that in the past few days, there were a lot of things, and he was anxious, and he didn't think about things carefully.

So, Shi Hu turned to order sharply: "Then you will block the ship that is going to leave today." ”

Shi Hu heard the anger in Feng Yi's words, didn't dare to say more, bowed his hand, and headed towards the ferry with four or five soldiers.

Feng Yi summoned people again and commanded in a low voice: "You go to Huojiazhuang, Qingji Town, and ask their owner to send a family member to help." ”

The man received the order and rode towards Huojiazhuang.

Feng Yi drew his horizontal knife, and on his resolute face, he ordered murderously: "You will follow Feng to arrest people and criminalize Lu Bei, but if you encounter a resistant, you will be killed." ”

The five or six elite soldiers in the back all shook their faces, drew their horizontal knives together, and shouted: "I am willing to serve my lord." ”

Feng Yi looked at the soldiers behind him who were full of energy and momentum, and he was greatly satisfied in his heart.

The land of Bashu, although it has not been like the northern countries, has been in great war for a long time. But the dozen or so people under his command are elite soldiers who have been trained in the army, and they usually use a lot of money to supplement themselves. It is said that it is an official army, but it is better to say that it is a private soldier of one's own family.

With the financial resources of a county with their wealth, there are only more than ten people. However, I don't feel sorry for the cost in my heart, in the troubled times, how can I keep my wealth without an elite army.

These thoughts flashed in Feng Yi's heart, and the cold light in Feng Yihu's eyes was even worse, and without talking nonsense, he rushed to the ferry with his soldiers.

Lu Bei and Ji Ling exchanged glances, and said decisively: "Brother Ji, you can't wait to start the boat." ”

Saying that, the three of them immediately looked at the flat boats moored in the ferry, and without hesitation, they pulled Ji Wei and ran towards one of the flat boats.

Although the Han River is gentle, these flat boats are only suitable for short distances, so Lu Bei and others did not consider it at the earliest. But unexpectedly, after a delay in the big ship, Lu Bei's whereabouts were revealed to the government.

On the boat, Lu Bei's eyes wandered around, looking into the distance.

At this time, those soldiers all went on the big boat to search, and a young officer was listening to the report of his subordinates on the big boat, when he suddenly glanced at it, and saw in the distance, two men and a woman, on the small boat at the ferry, negotiating with an old man wearing a hat.

Shi Hu's eyes widened, he clenched his horizontal knife, and shouted loudly, "There they are." ”

Lu Bei seemed to be aware of it, and just happened to find five or six soldiers rushing towards this side under the leadership of a young officer.

At that moment, he turned his head to Ji Ling and said in a deep voice: "They are here." ”

At this time, the old man in the hat was bowing his head to untie the cable, and was about to drive away, when he suddenly saw Ji Ling and Lu Bei with strange expressions, looked at the two of them, and saw five or six soldiers rushing towards this side with swords.

The old man didn't know that he had carried the gangsters on his boat, and his legs trembled and said, "The two of you...... Two guest officers, this business, the little old man doesn't do it. ”

Ji Wei waved her eyebrows and said, "You are ...... backtracking"

Lu Bei's long sword was unsheathed, and he said coldly: "Ignore it, start the boat immediately." ”

The old man looked at Lu Bei and Ji Ling with a frightened face, his knees weakened, and he knelt down and said, "King, don't kill the little old man." ”

Lu Bei saw that the old man in front of him had been entangled, and the officer had gathered a horse team and was rushing towards this side, his eyes were even more anxious.

Seeing this scene in the distance, Feng Yi's face was full of joy, and he shouted: "Quick, they can't escape." ”

Lu Bei saw that the old man with a hat was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, knowing that he couldn't draw his sword to kill this person, so he had to ask helplessly: "Brother Ji can ferry?"

Ji Ling said eagerly: "Brother Lu, what are you kidding, I usually teach martial arts in Zhuangzhong, where can I do this kind of work?"

Ji Wei gritted her silver teeth, looked at the officers and soldiers who were rushing over, and said coldly: "Brother, it's a big deal, let's fight with them." ”

"The sea is far away, and the boat is close here. ”

A rich and bold voice came from afar, and a small boat, holding bamboo artemisia, emerged from an orange-red sunset, but in a moment, it came not far from everyone.

On the stern of the boat stood a black-faced red-robed man, with a majestic face, tiger eyes and beard, holding a penny with both hands, and whispering softly.

"Guest officer, do you want to sail?" asked the red-robed man with a smile.

When Lu Bei and Ji Ling saw this, their faces were overjoyed, and they said in unison: "That's what I mean." ”

The red-robed man held the boat very fast, and in the blink of an eye, he came to the ferry.

Lu Bei and Ji Ling, brother and sister, calmed down their excitement and walked towards the boat.

The red-robed man said in a clear voice: "You guest officers can sit tightly. ”

Before the words fell, the penny in his hand was a little, and the flat boat was like an arrow from the string, heading into the distance.

At the side of the ferry port, Feng Yi turned over and dismounted, holding a horizontal knife, and Shi Hu and a group of Zhuang Ding style behind him immediately appeared behind.

Feng Yihu's eyes erupted with anger, and the steel knife he held slashed at a willow tree beside him, the blade was deep and sawdust flew sideways.

Feng Yi's face flushed, and his body shook a few times. After all, it was hard to hold back, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

"Adult ......"