1. Eat water thieves

The dart boat is about to arrive in Hangzhou, and there are two more days to complete the dart journey. The man in Tsing Yi was still asleep in the bottom warehouse, unconscious, and the young man in gray had never left his side.

"Doctor Mu, this person has been asleep for seven days, I'm afraid it's more auspicious?" The dart head thundered in the inner cabin, he often came to see if he had anything to do, and asked about Chunlai, this time he just met the divine doctor who was changing the pulse of the dressing.

It turned out that the old man was the world-famous miracle doctor Mu Hong, whose medical skills were unpredictable and his medical ethics were noble.

"The injury was too severe, the wound soaked in water and infected and suppurated, and the high fever did not go away for several days. He habitually stroked his beard and said slowly.

"Then he must have accidentally fallen into the water. Thunder said.

"People who are drowning can recover quickly after pressing on their abdomen and spitting up water. At present, it is the time of Meng Qiu, and the canal water is full of mud and sand duckweed, and the mouth and nose of the drowning person must be stuffed with impurities. I saw that his nose and mouth were clean, but there were many wounds on his body, presumably he was chased and injured by the enemy, thrown into the river and drifted here, and the high fever and coma were not caused by drowning, but wound infection. "Doctor Mu is experienced, and the old man's voice is subdued.

Doctor Mu continued: "Look at his four knuckles thick and hard, like a person who practices martial arts. The palm is soft, indicating that you don't do rough work, although the clothes are ragged, the green clothes are matched with jade, and the bones are strange. Youdao is poor and rich, and he is not a child of an ordinary family. I don't think this person is an idle person!"

Doctor Mu deduced his identity based on the details of his dress, and the analysis was meticulous.

Lei Ming said: "Divine doctor, my Oriental Dart Bureau has always been chivalrous and righteous, no matter where this person comes from, this time he is in trouble, I hope that the divine doctor will be merciful and merciful, and he will give the magic hand second technique." "Lei Ming has always been righteous and merciful, and pleaded with divine doctors to heal those in distress.

Doctor Mu sighed: "Hey, if you are not close to the Buddha, you can't be a doctor, and if you are not close to the immortals, you can't be a doctor, and it is my doctor's duty to treat diseases and save people, not if I don't save them." It's just that the injury is too serious, and I'm afraid it's more than lucky. For the sake of now, I can only do my best, whether I can survive or not depends on his creation!"

The big dart head nodded and frowned.

"Oh no, it's on fire!" suddenly heard the elder Guo Dart Master on duty outside the cabin shouting in panic. Hearing the thunder, he immediately rushed out of the cabin and onto the deck.

Whizzing rockets hit the ship's broadside mast and deck. The dart masters drew their shields to block the arrows, some used knives and guns to block the arrows, and some used felt cloth to extinguish the fire.

The flower boats of the previous days suddenly appeared in the night, and sure enough, the friendly gestures of goodwill in the previous days were just a disguise of water thieves.

It was too late to say that it was too fast, and a few thick ropes flew from the bow and stern of the flower boat, and several masked people pulled the rope with one hand and pedaled the flower boat, and one by one the fish jumped down, as if a group of black crows and black pressure fell from the sky.

The rockets stopped firing, they didn't want the dart boat to burn out because of the fire. There were more and more masked people on board, and a group of black-clothed masked swordsmen opened their posture and directly started attacking.

The dart masters were all battle-hardened, unfazed, and responded quickly, and everyone on the entire dart boat immediately fell into a scuffle.

There were dozens of black-clothed swordsmen, all of whom were light and agile, like black swallows skimming through the air, slashing when they saw people, and for a while the sword and sword shadow, lightning and flint.

A thin swordsman was calm, the long sword in his hand waved lightly, the sword qi was sharp, a move "Quanming Hibiscus", straight to the bearded thunder front chest and go, the bearded thunder was fearless, only to see his gossip knife back turned into a blade, a move "thunder and lightning are coming", split down in mid-air, the sword struck, only one move swordsman tiger mouth shocked, a few steps back.

The swordsman was shocked, jumped more than five feet high with a sword volley, turned around and made a move "Golden Goose Across the Sky", the bearded thunder knife was heavy and fierce, the knife was wide open and closed, and the footwork was unpredictable. After more than ten rounds, the swordsman only had the ability to parry and had no power to fight back, and he saw that he was forced to the side of the ship.

Good dart head, take advantage of the victory to pursue, a move "shocking a hundred miles", hit the swordsman's shoulder armor, blood gushing. Immediately afterwards, a knife lifted the swordsman's veil - it was the female singer.

"What a group of cunning old thieves who eat the money of the drifters, and it's really you!" The knife fell, and the woman was seriously injured and lay down on the deck. In less than a moment, several more swordsmen fell under the bearded dart's sword.

Even if a dart boat encounters a water thief, it is generally advocated to surrender the soldier without fighting, even if it is a passive emergency, it is more defensive than offensive, and it is not necessary to hurt people until it is absolutely necessary.

At this time, the two boats stopped in the middle of the wild river, the lights were dim, looming, the sound of swords clashing pierced the night sky, and the dart boats turned into warships.

In the rear cabin, a white dove shot into the sky like an arrow off the string, and Dr. Mu released a carrier pigeon in the rear cabin.

Look over there, a white-haired blue-clothed swordsman, eight feet long, with flowing white hair, strange and changeable body skills, and changeable swordsmanship. At that time, it was in a fierce battle with the thunder of the young darthead. Thundering spear in hand, body style standard upright, his body center of gravity sank, pear flower spear half hand upper right only a block, like an arrow, piercing people's face.

One inch long and one inch strong, the marksmanship of the thunder dart head is endlessly changing, flickering and flickering, advancing and retreating. I saw that his eyes were looking at his hands, his hands were looking at the guns, and he was round and not stagnant. Gun and sword battles, lightning and stone fire. The blue-clothed swordsman Seven-Star Sword was even more extraordinary, advancing and retreating rapidly, and his body was like a fluttering wind. The two sides fought for 50 rounds without a win.

Originally, the pear flower gun had gunpowder on the head, but because of the night battle, the vision was not clear, and the enemy and us were fighting for fear of hurting their own people. In hand-to-hand street fighting, the space for the spear is limited, and the heavy sword of the blue-clothed swordsman breaks the spear!

The rhythm of the thunder was slowly disrupted by control, and he gradually lost his hand.

Seeing that the head of the thunder dart was defeated, the bearded thunder went to help in the battle. The blue-clothed swordsman had a severed sword in his hand, and I saw that he was not in a hurry, his body was like a warbler piercing through the willows, and the sword seemed to chase the soul without leaving people. In the three-person battle, the blue-clothed swordsman calmly dealt with it with one against two, and overwhelmed the two dart masters. With only a bag of cigarettes, Lei Ming and the bearded man were both injured and captured, and the battle was stopped.

Two dart masters were seriously injured by the sword, and more than a dozen opponents were killed or wounded. The remaining six dart masters, their men, their executioners, and their men were all tied to the stern of the ship with their hands and feet, and they could only climb on the deck, and all of them were stuffed with black cloths in their mouths, and they were blindfolded with black cloths.

The blue-clothed swordsman put his sword into the sheath, like a big rooster that had been defeated, pacing back and forth with vigour, and said word by word:

"Luoyang Xiaobawang, the pear flower spear that the ancestor of the thunder dart head conveys the stick method really lives up to its reputation, but it's a pity that I met a nemesis, and the pear flower gun is a burning stick!" That person not only has excellent swordsmanship, but also has extraordinary eyesight, and knows all about the thundering martial arts faction and inheritance.

Lei Ming was tied up and squirmed and struggling like a fish, his eyes were bloodshot, he was panting heavily through the black cloth, his mouth was shouting words that he couldn't hear clearly, he was extremely ashamed and angry, he knew in his heart that defeat meant losing darts, losing darts meant losing the lives of a boatload of people, and it meant that the dart game that father and son had worked hard to run for decades would be lost! The remorse and anxiety in his heart were unimaginable.

The blue-clothed swordsman ignored them and ordered the helmsman to turn the bow of the ship and sail towards Huai'an Mansion, and the masked bandits had already rushed directly into the cargo hold.

"Report to Chu Zuo's envoy and find a person in a coma, as if he was dying. ”

The blue-clothed swordsman glanced at the unconscious man in Tsing Yi and thought for a moment: a dying man was hidden deep in the bottom warehouse, and he was seriously injured and never gave up. This person must have a lot to do with the Oriental Dart Game, maybe it will be useful.

"Don't move him yet, this man is useful to keep. Hurry up and move the dead man to the flower boat!" HE ARRANGED FOR PEOPLE TO MOVE THE GOODS VERY NEATLY, AND ALSO ASSIGNED "MA YANZI" (THE MESSENGER) TO GO ASHORE TO REPORT THE NEWS, AND THE HORSE TEAM THAT TOURED ON THE RIVER BANK A FEW DAYS AGO WAS THEY TO ANSWER THE ACCOMPLICES. The thieves are well-trained and have a clear division of labor, and they are all happy after they succeed.

After the water thieves succeed, they generally do not kill innocents indiscriminately, their goal is only to seek wealth, the dart master Lin Li can not afford to offend, and the dart game will be in great trouble in the future, so they just want to transfer the dart as soon as possible and sell the stolen goods.

The flower boats and darts gradually moved closer together and were chained together. Within two hours, the cargo of the dart boat was carried out, the food and weapons on board were transferred to the flower boat, and the dart boat was set on fire by the water thieves, and the wreckage sank to the bottom of the river.

The flower ship was filled with cargo and dart captives, the draft was too deep, and the speed was slow. All the captives were tied up in a sturdy back, and they were held in the bottom barn. The blue-clad swordsman and the few surviving courtesans returned to the bow of the ship, drinking and merry, singing and dancing.

I don't know how long the boat traveled, but at dusk, gradually towards an ancient canal crossing, a path on the shore was less than three feet wide, and behind the road was a dense forest.

A convoy of about 20 mules drove up, and there were a few people on board. The leader rode a tall horse, followed by a group of horses, not to mention more than 20 people, all with knives.

"Here, let's put the fish in the warehouse (the meaning of moving goods)" All the people began to move the goods with their hands and feet. This group of people only worked without speaking, did not greet each other, and acted quickly and quickly.

Suddenly, I heard only the sound of crackling, and a burst of flying stones hit like a strong wind and rain! In an instant, several people fell to the ground.

Immediately afterward, there was another thunderstorm, and the locusts flew sideways like hailstones. More than 20 people fell to the ground one after another, all with blue noses and swollen faces, and bleeding profusely. They all covered their faces with their heads in their hands, and fell to the ground in pain.

The white-eyed and beardless blue-clothed swordsman panicked, and the remaining dozen or so people surrounded the city back to back, unanimous to the outside, and looked into the forest in panic.

Or the same black eats black, or the owner of the goods is looking for darts. In the case of not knowing the origin of the other party, according to the rules of the road, the two sides began to shout at the spring point (black language) to find out the opponent's intentions.

"Hewu, side by side (brother), there is a road in front of the mountain and behind the mountain, and the road is on one side of the sky!" the man in blue spoke.

"Lao He, who eats the money of the drifter (you water thieves), leave the red goods (silver cash), otherwise be careful that the dark green has no eyes. The voice in the woods was thick and old, full of internal force, and the leaves fell one after another, and the horses were so frightened that they were scurrying around.

"The wasteland can't be harvested, be careful of biting (knife killing), kill it or bury it!" The blue-clothed left envoy was not to be outdone, and when he saw that the peace negotiations could not be done, he made a cruel threat.

I only heard a "whew", and two flying stones smashed into the face of the blue-clothed swordsman at the same time, and blood gushed out from his broken nose!

It seems that the two sides have failed in the spring point dialogue and negotiations, and they can only see life and death.

"Friends! Step on the wide point! The mountains and rivers meet, we can't get by, keep the goods and save our lives, and take the goods to pick the scoop (the meaning of cutting off the head)!"

"Looking at the technique and strength of the hidden weapon, it must be Lei Yinuo in Hedong, Luoyang Town. Chu Zuo, let's go, and we'll clean him up later!" suggested an elderly woman in black.

The blue-clothed left envoy frowned and pondered for a moment. "Hewu, new springboard (I'm a novice), offended!

The blue-clothed swordsman is known as Chu Tianeun, he was born with white hair and no eyebrows, and he has no man's beard when he becomes an adult, which is the origin of his nickname.

He is one of the three protectors under the command of the leader of the Xuanguimen Sect, the first villain in the rivers and lakes, and he is known as the "left envoy in blue".

Lin Ziren is Lei Yinuo, the head of the Luoyang Oriental Dart Bureau. In the past 30 years since his debut, the three stunts of Shaolin Scattered Flower Palm, Dharma Stick, and Thunder Shock Flying Locust have shocked the rivers and lakes.

The Oriental Dart Game has been open for more than 20 years and is one of the four famous darts in the rivers and lakes. Its business covers Hedong and East China, especially in Dezhou, Huai'an, Zhenjiang, Suzhou and Hangzhou.

According to the rules of the rivers and lakes, decent people generally do not hurt people with hidden weapons. The reason why I didn't show up today and didn't sign up is because the dart board is open to work, and peace is precious. And the dart hurts people because they are helpless, because the other party already knows their identity and hurts people to intercept the dart.

Lei Yinuo has been darts for decades, traveled tens of thousands of miles, and fought countless battles with bandits on land and water. It's not the first time to throw a dart, this time the dart is very thrilling and strange, and Lei Yinuo has been thinking about it on the way back.

2. There is a lot of fog

Luoyang, Oriental Dart Bureau.

Lei Yinuo's eldest son, Lei Ming, was tied up behind his back and knelt in front of the spiritual seat of his ancestor Zhang Heiwu (Dart Xing Ancestor Master). Lei Xiang and the other responsible dart masters stood with their hands down, all bowing their heads and saying nothing.

"Recite the rules of waterway darts!" Lei Yinuo, the head of the dart, had a solemn face, and his son threw a dart because he had committed a taboo, and he must be severely punished.

"The first wakes up day and night, the second does not leave the ship, and the third is far from the woman. Lei Ming knelt on the ground, his waist straight, and his voice was not high.

"To Master Zu, be louder, do it again!" Lei Yinuo's face was pale, and his eyebrows were raised.

Thunder raised his voice and repeated it word for word.

"You still know, as a big dart head, follow your father to sail the dart and run the rivers and lakes for 16 years, has always been meticulous and cautious, this time the owner of the dart is the shopkeeper of Shen, a big family in Suzhou, I don't think you have repeatedly violated taboos, careless Jingzhou, but you hold the façade alone for a few days, you are a toad crawling into the weighing pan - I don't know how many catties and taels I have?"

"Sacrificing a dart master and executioner, but also losing the dart and losing the trust, delaying the delivery time. If it weren't for the divine doctor flying pigeon to pass on the book, even if your father arrived, your life would not be guaranteed!" Lei Yinuo's anger that had been suppressed for a long time finally broke out, his face turned red, and he became more and more angry.

"I see you're dead!" Thunder Dart Head flew up and kicked Thunder Thunder's back, Thunder lost his center of gravity and staggered, his head hit the leg of the table, and blood flowed.

"Dad, it's all my fault that you're old and angry. I asked the young dart head to save that man. My brother is righteous and has always cared about taking care of that person, so he carelessly mentions the thief. It's all my fault, if you want to punish you, just punish me!"

It was the bearded dart head who interceded for Lei Ming, named Lei Xiang, who was adopted by Lei Yinuo and Lei Ming's junior brother. Seeing that his senior brother and righteous brother, who grew up with him from birth to death, was physically punished by his father, he couldn't help but intercede for him.

"Shut up! And the face said, I'm about to punish you! You're the same, the chair with a broken back - unreliable!" Lei Yinuo glared at Lei Xiang and reprimanded him fiercely.

Then he turned to the old man standing behind him wearing round-framed glasses and said: "Mr. Big, the dart bureau will be closed for ten days, prepare five hundred taels of silver tickets, remit them to Boss Shen of Suzhou Changsheng Foreign Bank, return the dart profits, and compensate for the loss of delayed delivery."

He pointed at his son and scolded: "These two unsuccessful things are punished for kneeling for one day, grounded for a month, and thinking about it behind closed doors." ”

"Yes, the head of the dart!" Zong Qiwen bowed slightly, bowed his head and promised.

He is the bookkeeper of the dart bureau, Mr. Zong Qiwen.

Lei Yinuo's majestic voice fluttered: "Listen to me, the dart game is an ancient business, and it is also a fair business." The prosperity of the dart game depends not on relationships, not on the mouth, not on the ability to mediate public relations up and down, but on the smashing of turtles on the bluestone slab -- the real kung fu of hard work! In the future, no matter how strong the thief is, don't be afraid, Zhu Bajie has entered Gao Laozhuang and pretended to be a good man for a few days! The Oriental Dart Game is rather scattering wealth, not losing darts, rather losing his life, not losing his trust!"

Lei Yinuo has two sons and an adopted son, the eldest son Lei Ming, the second son Lei Mo, and the adopted son Lei Xiang. The eldest son has loved martial arts since he was a child, and he has practiced a good kung fu, and the pear flower gun is impervious to the wind and rain, and he also followed him to learn Shaolin Sanhua palm, but his understanding is not good, and his creation is not big.

Lei Ming followed his father to run the rivers and lakes at the age of fourteen, and has always been his good helper. He had always been meticulous and rigorous, and this fatal mistake shocked and surprised him.

The second son, Reimer, was clever and intelligent since he was a child, but he did not love martial arts, he liked to play chess and raise dogs, domesticate pigeons, and was interested in gossip about the five elements, Qimen Dunjia, practicing medicine and fortune-telling, and food and gardening.

When Reimer was sixteen years old, he mingled with a few playboys on the street, and was notoriously idle, specializing in gambling and prostitution.

Remer's original name was Lei Cheng, just because he didn't do practical things but was easy to argue, and his mouth was like a river. His father thought he was exaggerating and playing tricks, so he changed his name to Reimer, hoping that he would be silent and quiet.

That night, Lei Yinuo summoned Mr. Big and his sworn brother Mu Shenyi to discuss in the back hall of the dart game.

Lei Yinuo sat on the top, and Zong Qiwen and Mu Hong sat on both sides of the head.

His eyes were blazing, and he glanced at Doctor Mu and asked, "Brother Mu Xian, has the person saved by the river awakened?"

Mu Hong said: "Big brother, I am not awake yet, but my pulse is stable, I am out of danger, and I have no worries about my life." ”

"What is the origin of the injured person, do you have a clue?" Lei Yinuo took a long puff of dry tobacco from the smoke pot, and then asked.

"Seeing that this person is seriously injured, he must have been chased and killed by the enemy and fled for many days. Judging by its skeletal size, it is also a person who practices martial arts. ”

"I rescued the injured in the first few days, and the water thieves came on the third day, what does this person have to do with the water thieves?" Zong Qiwen frowned and pondered, and after speaking, he took a sip of tea from the purple clay pot in his palm.

This is also his doubt, Lei Yinuo's eyebrows were furrowed, his expression was solemn, and he looked at Doctor Mu. It seems that he was reminded by Mr. Zong, and he hoped to get an answer from Dr. Mu who had experienced things.

"Looking at the clothes and appearance of the injured, he is not an ordinary child, and he is in his early twenties. In my opinion, there is no fierce atmosphere of gangsters. ”

Doctor Mu spoke slowly, analyzing word by word. After a pause, he said, "If you want to pass three more temptations, the water thief will only shoot in the evening." After the thieves succeeded in robbing the darts, they did not inquire about the whereabouts of this person, nor did they go on the boat to search for the injured, but only transferred the dart goods. Doctor Mu stood up, waved the Buddha dust in his hand, and paced back and forth.

Zong Qiwen interjected: "The meaning of the divine doctor's words, this person has nothing to do with water thieves, and he is not a river and ocean thief who robbed darts and robbed ships to eat water?"

Doctor Mu replied firmly: "It can be concluded that the water thief is not a person for money, and this person has nothing to do with the water thief." ”

"What the virtuous brother said is extremely true. It's just that this time the dart was out, and Ming'er lost the dart. The thief is cunning, and his martial arts are far above Ming'er Xiang'er, and they are invincible when they join forces, but fortunately, the old man arrived in time thanks to the virtuous brother Feige's book. Otherwise, it would be a blow lamp, wax plucking, and smashing the pot - it's all over. Thinking back on the process of losing the dart this time, he, an old man, has palpitations.

"The modus operandi of these water thieves is sophisticated, the division of labor and cooperation are tightly arranged, and the martial arts are strong. The bandit leader covered his face with a veil and a hat on his head, and he couldn't tell the origin of his face. However, they must be habitual offenders, and they must strengthen their vigilance in the future to prevent accidents. "Dr. Mu is the only one who has experienced this thrilling dart incident, so he is very comprehensive and analytical.

His point of view, Lei Yinuo and Zong Qiwen deeply agreed.

"Could it be the people from the Qinglongding Golden Badger Village?" Mr. Zong Qiwen suddenly raised his voice.

Lei Dart shook his head: "The Qinglongding Golden Badger Village has always been simple and rude, and ruthless. In the past ten years, once the dart boat was robbed by the Qinglongding Golden Badger Village, the basic ship was destroyed and people died, and few people were left alive. If it is the Qinglongding Golden Badger Village, this time the two boys are afraid that they will not even be able to find the corpse. After Lei Yinuo finished speaking, he knocked the pure copper dry tobacco pipe on the table leg a few times, placed it horizontally on the table of the Eight Immortals, picked up the chicken bowl cup and took a sip of tea.

"Oh, yes! The old dart head has made many moves with the Qinglongding Golden Badger Village, and he should be familiar with their martial arts routines and robbery methods, even if the Qinglongding Golden Badger Village is ruthless and powerful, when he encounters the prestige of the old darthead, he is also a rat bogey, and he does not dare to act rashly" Zong Qiwen's tone was not flattering.

"Five years ago, a merchant ship sailing to the capital was robbed and killed by the Qinglongding Golden Badger Village, and none of the 50 people on board survived, and more than 600 horses of silk and more than 200 quintals of tea were all robbed; three years ago, the Xingmao Antique Firm in Huai'an Prefecture and the Tiancheng Firm next door were tragically wiped out and their goods were robbed; just last year, outside Luoyang City, Hu Yuan, the whole family of more than 40 people was left on the street, and after another half a year, the news spread that four arresters from Luoyang Mansion and Xin'an County had disappeared. "Dr. Mu is not only a skilled doctor, but also a treasure in the affairs of the rivers and lakes.

"Either don't do it, or do it absolutely, this is the style of Qinglongding Golden Badger Village. No wonder the people in the rivers and lakes call Sima Xiaolin a butcher who seals the door. After the killer of Qinglongding Golden Badger Village leaves, he will leave a murder mark, which is a bloody eagle feather, as if waiting for the government to arrest him, and even the other rudder thieves on the canal are afraid of him. Lei Yinuo added.

"So, this time our dart boat was robbed, I'm afraid it's a big thief who is wandering through the rivers and oceans, and we will change places together to commit crimes?" Mr. Zong's summary was quite profound, and after speaking, he filled his purple clay pot with a little water, and sat back on the chair.

"What the gentleman said is very true!" Mu Shen Doctor Buddha Chen waved again, and the three fingers of his right hand stroked a handful of white goatee to the right, casting an appreciative look.

"However, big brother, please don't be too sad about the loss of the dart this time. In troubled times, the government is dry and the people are exhausted, there are many robbers and robbers, and it is not so much the fault of the thieves as the fault of the money and the fault of this world. The young dart head is young and still needs to be polished. This time to save people, it is really chivalrous and courageous, quite the style of an old dart. Doctor Mu comforted Lei Yinuo in time.

"Hey, that's what comforts me. It can be regarded as accumulating virtue and doing good, and losing soldiers and wealth is a trivial matter, and I am glad to have this chivalry. However, the recent punishment cannot be exempted, and the two of them cannot be raised in person, so as not to breed arrogance. Lei Yinuo hated the tone that iron does not become steel.

"Mr. Big, I ordered to go down, tomorrow Huihe Ju will be shocked by the wine, and give it to Lord Wu, Shopkeeper Chen and Shopkeeper Wang, as well as major commercial houses and Caidong. This miss is silent. Keep an eye out for the water thieves, and make sure you sail in the future. ”

"Tomorrow I'll go and bring a message to his uncle's house, and Tommer and Pu'er, and his mother will go home. This lady is three, playing crazy!" Mr. Lei has always been vigorous and resolute, thinking clearly, and arranging several things in a row in an orderly manner.

"Yes" Doctor Mu and Mr. Zong almost said in unison, and it was already the middle of the night when the three of them finished discussing.