It is said that after Qi En and Murong escaped from the Heavenly Sword Villa, they came to the city generously, planning to find an inn to rest for one night. The Murong family has been in business for generations, and there are countless hotels and teahouses in Jinling City, and the two of them can find an inn to rest without difficulty, and they can also avoid the eyes and ears of Tianjian Villa. Early the next morning, the two disguised themselves and went to the Qinhuai River together.

Qin Huai is Qin, Qin Shi Huang saw that there was a dragon gas in Jinling, so he ordered to dig out a big river, so it was called Qinhuai River. Since the beginning of the Southern Dynasties, Qinhuai has been the most prosperous place in the Central Plains. There are many restaurants on both sides of the street, the atmosphere is extravagant, when the river rises, countless song boats come and go to see the river, the singer and the official prostitute are in it, the prince and grandson linger during the period, sing countless beautiful stories Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu wrote a poem "Park Qinhuai" is spread through the ages, the poem says "smoke cage cold water moon cage sand, night park Qinhuai near the restaurant" to describe the beauty of Qinhuai night scene. At the time of the Six Dynasties, the Qinhuai River became a holy place for the gathering of literati and scholars, and the Wuyi Lane, Zhuque Bridge, and Taoye Ferry on both sides of the river have all entered the poems, and the literary style is gorgeous, and it has been passed down through the ages.

Murong Yishi rarely goes out, and even if she does, according to her indifferent character, she will never stay too much in this kind of place where there are many green buildings. It's rare to go out to play with Qi En today, and I was unconsciously intoxicated by the lively scenery on the banks of the Qinhuai River. Although it was early in the morning, the façade had already been placed on the bank of the Qinhuai River, the Confucius Temple, the juggling troupe, storytelling and playmaking, all kinds of snacks and playthings, dazzling, Qi En was on the side, explaining from time to time, and the two were having fun. By the time I woke up and did the right thing, I was already on three strokes. Hurriedly quickened his pace and came to the bank of the Qinhuai River,

Led by Murong Yishi, when he came to the shore, he saw a canopy boat about ten zhang long floating on the river, but the person in charge of the boat was a middle-aged man, with a strong figure and a tall body, just wearing coarse linen clothes, his appearance was not good, his round fat face, a pair of big ears, a sallow face, a yellow squias, a pair of small eyes, shining shrewdness.

"This is my Murong family's family named Yan He. He was sent by my brother to pick me up, so he has been waiting here. Murong Yishi introduced, and then pointed and said: "This is my friend, Qi En, and he will return to Suzhou with me." Yan He asked, "Didn't the young master send Uncle Deng from Chixia Village and Third Master Bao from Jinfeng Village to pick you up from Tianjian Villa?

Murong Yishi said with a smile: "The incident happened suddenly, so I left Tianjian Villa in advance, Brother Yan, let's go back to Swallow Dock first!" Yan Heqi said: "Don't we have to wait for Deng Daye and Bao Sanye?" Murong Yishi smiled: "Don't wait, don't wait, they are all strong in martial arts, witty and brave, do you still need us to wait for them? If you want to go back to Swallow Dock, they have a way, presumably without me as a burden, they still want to have fun for a few more days, but they are happy!"

Yan He couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "That's right, especially Bao Sanye, who is born with a fun-loving and troublesome temperament, if you want him to stay in one place for three days, you have to go crazy." This time, the young master asked him to pick up the young lady, and he also wanted him to come out and let off steam, so that he would not sneak out alone and cause trouble. Although he couldn't pick up the young lady this time, he was happy that he might be able to play for a few more days! Murong Yishi also smiled when she heard this, and then said, "Brother Yan, if Third Brother Bao hears this, maybe how will you be played! ”

Yan He said nonchalantly: "The mountain is high and the emperor is far away, how can he know that I am not arranging him here." Murong Yishi said with a sly face: "Brother Yan doesn't know that this wall has ears. Yan He said with a smile: "If Qing'er's little girl is here, my old Yan may still be afraid, but Miss, I am not afraid, who doesn't know that our Miss is the most bodhisattva-hearted, and she has always treated our subordinates very well." ”

Murong Yishi said helplessly: "I think that in front of you, I am a subordinate, and you are the master." Yan He hurriedly said: "Miss, don't say that, the sentence just now is that Bao Sanye doesn't care if he hears it, but if Deng Daye hears it, my old Yan Ke won't be able to serve the master." ”

Qi En listened to it next to him and couldn't help but wonder: "This Uncle Deng is also not here, why are you so afraid of that Uncle Deng just now because only a few of us here dared to make fun of that Third Master Bao?"

Yan He glanced at Qi En and said with a wry smile: "Listening to Gongzi's words, I don't know these four owners of our Swallow Dock who don't know us." Bao Sanye has a witty personality and loves to play games, even those of us who are subordinates often joke with him, and there is no hindrance. We love Bao Sanye, that is, we are happy and loving, but this Uncle Deng is upright and upright, presiding over the family law, even if the son makes a mistake, he dares to say that he is not. We are afraid of him, but we are more respectful, and even when we talk about it behind our backs, we dare not seem offended. ”

Qi En couldn't help but be amazed when he heard this, and couldn't help but be curious about this Uncle Deng who had never met before. The two laughed, and Yan He had already moved the boat. Drift down the river and head south.

"Miss Murong, please stop the boat for a while, I have something to say below. At this moment, a pair of people suddenly came to the shore, there were more than a dozen martial arts people, wearing dark robes and carrying swords, it was the people of Tianjian Villa, led by the four elders of Tianjian Villa, He Bin, Cao Ying, Ge Qing, and Kaohsiung. The person who spoke was He Bin. Qi En couldn't help but be shocked when he saw it, and secretly regretted that he had stayed on the shore for too long, but he didn't expect to be targeted by the eyes and ears of Heavenly Sword Villa, attracting these evil stars.

When Yan He saw that the person who shouted was the elder of the Heavenly Sword Villa, he hesitated: "Miss, Elder He Bin told us to come over, should we stop over." "Tianjian Villa and Huanshi Water Pavilion have been friends for generations, the two masters are even more commensurate with brothers, Murong Yishi and Nangong Xiaoyun are also sisters, the friendship between the two families is extraordinary, Yan He doesn't know the great changes in Tianjian Villa in the past few days, thinking that he really wants to inquire about something, but he is a subordinate after all, the master did not speak, he is not good at making decisions on his own. Murong Yishi said, "Don't lean over, just help me ask them if they have anything to say." With that, he shoved Zien and motioned for him to come into the cabin and hide. Only then did Zien react, and hurriedly bent down and retreated into the cabin to hide.

Yan He saw that they were acting strangely, and he was suspicious in his heart, but he still followed what Murong Yishi said, and shouted loudly: "On the shore are the four elders of Heavenly Sword Mountain Villa, He, Cao, Gao, and Ge, may I ask what is the matter?" He is twenty zhang away from the shore at the moment, but the voice is transmitted out with internal force, echoing for a long time, the strength of the internal force is not inferior to the best in the world, although it is insignificant in the eyes of these four elders, but this person is just a boatman who helms the boat for Murong Yishi, and there is such a cultivation, so how should the real first-class master on the swallow dock be strong in martial arts, the four of them couldn't help but secretly admire.

He Bin raised his voice and said: "Yes, under He Bin, Miss Murong was dismissed last night, but I don't know if there is negligence in the village, offended Miss, and asked Miss Murong to show it." His voice also came, forcing the voice into a straight line and sending it over, as if speaking in the ears of several people, but this hand was more than ten times smarter than Yan He.

Yan He looked at Murong Yishi strangely, and said, "It turns out that Miss actually left the village without permission last night, could it be that this Heavenly Sword Mountain Villa really dares to treat Miss slowly?" Murong Yishi shook his head and said, "That's not it." This is a complicated matter, and I will make it clear for a while, you reply to him for me, and say thank you for your hospitality in the past few days, and Yishi is not prosperous. It's just that there is a temporary emergency, and I am really sorry to go out of the village without permission. Please also convey the little woman's apology to the owner of Nangong on your behalf. Now that we are anxious to return to Gusu Yanziwu, we will not stop the boat and pass by, and please forgive us for our sins. ”

Yan He relayed Murong Yishi's words, and He Bin and the others suddenly looked unhappy, but He Bin was a person with a city in his heart, so he didn't get angry immediately, and still said according to his temperament: "If Miss Murong really has something, for the sake of Murong Gongzi, I won't force it to stay, but the young lady on the boat is the person who our owner must ask for, and please hand it over." We took the men and left immediately. ”

Murong Yishi's face changed, her eyebrows frowned, they openly asked for Qi En, obviously they saw Qi En on their own boat, with their power in Jinling, it was really easy to capture themselves, and the reason why they said so politely now was just to hinder their brother Murong Yuntian's prestige and relationship with the owner of Nangong Village. But if you want to hand people over like this, you are really unwilling. She bit her lips lightly, and then said resolutely: "Let's just say that there is no one else on the ship except for the two of us, we have urgent matters, take the first step, if you offend, you will definitely come to the door next time to apologize." ”

Yan He glanced at Qi En, did not speak, conveyed it as he said, and immediately set sail out to sea, but the four people on the shore were still deaf to how they persuaded him. I watched the ship go farther and farther away. Kaohsiung had an impatient personality, and couldn't help but scold: "What a Murong Yishi, he dares to lie in front of us." What's so great about his Gusu Murong family, he provoked me and lifted your boat. Choke on a few mouthfuls of river water and see who can save you. ”

Ge Qing persuaded: "Senior brother, don't be impatient, since the spies have returned, then Qi En is on the ship, and it will be easy to deal with a clue." The owner of the village has already appeased the two owners of Chixia and Jinfeng, who received Miss Murong, and we immediately sent a boat to catch up, afraid that she would not hand over the people obediently. The elders felt reasonable, and immediately ordered the disciples to prepare the boat, and sent someone to intercept Murong Yishi's boat.

It is said that although Murong Yishi escaped from Jinling, she did not leave the jurisdiction of Tianjian Villa, and the four elders would definitely not give up, and when she was feeling anxious, Qi En saw her thoughts, and suddenly said to Yan He: "Brother Yan, we won't go back to Suzhou for the time being, you can take the boat to the meeting!"

Murong Yishi was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "What are you doing here, don't you kill yourself when you go back now?" Qi En smiled: "This may not be, let me ask you, what are the chances that you deceived the four elders just now?"

Murong Yishi's face flushed, and said, "Less than one floor, they must know that you are on the boat, but we are on the water, and they can't come over, so they let us go." Qi En asked again: "The four elders know that they have been deceived, and they will definitely not give up. If they send a large number of ships to intercept us, what are the chances of us escaping?"

Murong Yishi said: "Less than two floors. Although Qin Huai is large, he has not yet left the sphere of influence of the Heavenly Sword Villa, which has been entrenched in Jinling for hundreds of years and is the overlord of one side. The power envelops the entire Jinling and is almost omnipotent. Moreover, they have abundant financial resources and countless ships under their names, and if they really send men and horses to capture us, there is almost no room for escape. Zien smiled: "Ah, since I know that I can't dodge." The four elders knew that if you wanted to go back to Suzhou, they would do everything possible to stop us halfway, but if we went the opposite way and returned to Jinling, they would never have imagined it, so at this moment, it may be safer on the shore than in the water. ”

Murong Yishi clapped her hands and smiled: "Exactly, this statement is reasonable, we will return to Jinling immediately and ask them to fight on the sea." This is called the plan of repairing the plank road and secretly crossing the Chen Cang. ”

Qi En nodded yes, Murong Yishi hurriedly asked Yan He to return the same way, and when he landed on the shore, the four elders were all gone. The three of them were hidden in the market, Yan He was originally looking for a Murong family's restaurant, but was persuaded by Murong Yishi, and said: "Last night, the people of Tianjian Villa didn't know that Xiao Qi was with me, so they didn't check our hotel, but now that he knows about it, the power of the Nangong family in Jinling must be kept an eye on all of our stores, and it is safe to live in a restaurant that has no connection with these two at all." ”

Yan He praised: "Miss is really smart. Saying that, he was about to find an ordinary restaurant, but was stopped by Qi En and said, "This plan is still not safe." In my opinion, not only can we not live in your Murong family's restaurant, but we can't even live in an ordinary restaurant without any power. The things we can think of, others may not be able to think of, maybe even other restaurants are being targeted. Murong Yishi frowned and said, "Then what do you say?"

Qi En smiled: "Now only the Nangong family's restaurant may be the safest. They would never have imagined that we would live under their noses, and their own restaurant would definitely not send someone to keep an eye on them! It would be much easier for us to disguise ourselves and deceive the eyes of the shopkeepers than to deceive the eyes of the spies! This is called the more dangerous the place, the safer the place. The so-called put to death and then live. Murong Yishi couldn't help but nod again and again when she heard this, and told Yan He to do what he wanted.

The three of them disguised themselves as ordinary businessmen, chose a medium-sized restaurant, and ordered a few side dishes for the guy to bring to the room. The hometown of Jinling merchants, there are countless merchants coming and going, and the shopkeeper does not suspect him, giving three first-class rooms to three people, and serving wine and food, so he will not bother.

In the room, Qi En and Murong and Yan discussed with the three of them, and Murong Yishi couldn't help but praise: "I didn't expect you to be quite smart and come up with such a good plan." Tell me, how should we do Suzhou?"

Qi En smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid I'll have to wait for a few days, now the whole city is full of people from Heavenly Sword Villa, and it is easy to expose their whereabouts at any time." Wait for a few days for the wind to calm down, let's go out of the city!" Yan He was taken aback: "Why are you waiting for a few days? I came to pick up Miss on the order of Gongzi, if I don't return in a few days, Gongzi will not die in a hurry." ”

Qi En said: "There is no way to do this. Yan He snorted: "There is no way, Heavenly Sword Villa is only looking for you." Why should we suffer with it? Miss, you better go back to Suzhou with me! Miss doesn't know martial arts, and I also have low martial arts, and it's very reluctant to protect Miss, and staying here won't help him. It's better to go back and invite the son to come, even if there is a big grievance, with the son's words, it can be offset. There is no need to suffer with him here. ”

Murong Yishi said lightly: "That's right, it's indeed a grievance here." If Brother Yan doesn't want to be with us, he can take care of himself. Go back and ask my brother to come, maybe he can help us too. ”

Yan He was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Miss, where are you talking, how can I, Yan He, be the kind of villain who sells the master." Murong Yishi glanced at him and said: "Gongzi Qi is my friend, his business is my business, our Murong family has traveled the rivers and lakes, and the prestige of hundreds of generations, is it because we rely on the foundation of our ancestors and repay the name of their own body with their own way? That is because all of my Murong family are good men who value righteousness and light life, and are bright and upright." Although Yishi is a daughter, she knows where the righteousness lies, and Brother Yan is the old man in the village, which should be made clear. Yan He couldn't help but be embarrassed when he heard this, and arched his hand: "Old Yan is ashamed. Thank you for your advice. Murong Yishi nodded and motioned for him to sit down, Yan He really didn't mention going back to Suzhou on his own.

Qi En couldn't help but secretly praise, these two masters are righteous, servants are loyal, both masters and servants are affectionate and righteous people, even Murong Yishi, a weak female stream, is proud and chivalrous, Murong Yuntian is really a character, although the two of them only had a two-sided relationship back then, but this person has martial arts and a romantic character, and they are all poured by Qi En. Now seeing that his subordinates are so benevolent and righteous, Qi En is even more sincerely admired.

The three of them stayed in the restaurant for three days in a row, and Tianjian Villa laid a net of heaven and earth, but they didn't expect that they would hide in their own hotel, and after several days of searching to no avail, the vigilance in the city gradually relaxed. On this night, Qi En proposed to secretly leave Jinling by boat tonight. Waiting until midnight, in the dead of night, the three of them sneaked to the merchant ships of Tianjian Villa, easily avoided the port inspection, and sneaked out of the sea. The ship was a ship that went down the river to Wuxi to do business, carrying tea and ceramics, and the three of them secretly hid in an underground warehouse, hoping that they could escape safely. Unexpectedly, just as the ship was about to start, a person suddenly came on board.

"Wait, has this ship been checked?" Qi En and Murong glanced at each other, this voice is so familiar, could it be...

Sure enough, when the boat boss at the bow saw the visitor, he quickly nodded and replied: "Why did the second owner come here late at night, this ship is his own family transporting clay pots and tea, so he didn't check it." "The person who came was really Nangong Beidou.

"Clay pots and tea?hmm, the wind on the rivers and lakes has been very tight recently, you still have to be more careful when you go out on the boat. The ship is full of extremely precious things, and if there is the slightest mistake, you can't afford to lose your life, a bag of tea. Nangong Beidou said. The ship's boss Lian Lian should be.

Hearing this, Yan He suddenly sneered, and Murong Yishi said, "Brother Yan, what are you laughing at?" Yan He laughed in a low voice: "I have heard that the Nangong family in Jinling is rich and rivals the country, and I think it is nothing more than that." A boatload of tea clay pots is not enough for a boat boss to compensate for a lifetime. You say it's not funny. Murong Yishi was also a good teacher when he heard this. Qi En knew that Nangong Beidou had deep internal strength, and motioned for them not to speak. But after all, he was discovered by Nangong Beidou, frowned, and said, "Is there anyone under the warehouse?"

The boat boss hurriedly said: "Maybe it's a mouse!" Nangong Beidou waved his hand and said, "Send someone in to take a look." The boss of the boat hesitated and said: "This... The second owner, if it is discovered by others..." Nangong Beidou snorted coldly: "This is our dock, who dares to give birth to a leopard and have the courage to intercept our goods? ”

The boss of the ship had no choice but to respond, waving his hand and saying, "Come on, open the ship's underground warehouse and take a look." When several sailors heard this, they hurriedly stepped forward to put up the iron mesh partition and went down to the warehouse to search. Seeing two figures coming, Qi En suddenly rushed forward, and the two sailors were still in time to scream, and Qi En knocked the two unconscious with a preemptive step.

Murong Yishi covered her mouth in surprise, and was about to ask, Qi En made a look to signal him not to speak, and beckoned Yan He to come over, the two changed into the clothes of the two sailors, Qi En suppressed his voice and said, "Boss, there is no one down there." ”

The two sailors had just been ordered to come down and search, shouting 'yes'. Qi En actually remembered the voices of the two of them, and this sentence was imitated vividly, almost to the point of being fake. When the boss of the ship on the deck heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Second Zhuang Master, you can rest assured now!" Nangong Beidou nodded and said: "This ship's cargo is expensive, I don't want to make a mistake like last time." Tell them to come up! No problem, I'll go back first. ”

The boat boss nodded and said, "Yes, Wang Er, wrap the tea and come up! There should be no problem with the air under the warehouse!" Qi En said: "It's nothing, it's just that the ground is a little damp, and I'm afraid the tea will not be easy to sell if it is damp." The voice of the boss of the boat above was half a sound, and he said: "The second owner walks slowly, there must be no problem this time." You said it was a little damp down there, but it was nothing, and I would have someone lay a layer of straw and cotton underneath. Come up first!"

Yan He saw that Qi En was still in a daze, and said in a low voice: "Young Master Qi, Nangong Beidou is gone." Shall we go up? Zien frowned and said, "The tone of the boat boss doesn't seem right! ”

Yan He said: "In front of the second owner of Heavenly Sword Mountain Villa, it is normal to be a little panicked. Qi En nodded and said, "I'll go up first, and you and Yishi will stay down first." In case there is a problem above, and I am alone, you can take the opportunity to go out of the city quickly!" Yan He nodded, Qi En went to the deck alone, and just said: "Boss, you can start the boat!" But when he saw a flash of sword light in front of him, a fine light stabbed forward.

Qi En was taken aback, and hurriedly rose into the air to avoid the sword, but found Nangong Beidou standing on the deck dressed in white, looking at him coldly, and said, "Brother Qi, you left without saying a word a few days ago, which can be called a good life for my brother." Qi En's heart was cold, he couldn't leave this time. smiled at the moment: "There is the owner of Lao Nangong who is worried." flattered under it. I was going to leave Jinling today, but I didn't expect the owner to come and escort him in person. ”

Nangong Beidou snorted and said, "Don't talk nonsense, what about my sister?, isn't she with you?" Qi En said: "Ling Mei and he went their separate ways when they came out of the villa, and they weren't together." I don't know where she went. Nangong Beidou said coldly: "Brother Qi, this is yours." ”

Qi Enqi said: "The third lady comes and goes freely, and the brothers can't be forced, why are they not brothers?" Nangong Beidou said: "Qi En has a temperament and likes to show mercy everywhere, so that's fine." On top of the villa, for my brother to know that you like the great beauty of the Murong family, I will do everything possible to create opportunities to help the beauty that Brother Qi hugs return. But it's not enough for Brother Qi to have Miss Murong, he actually thinks about my biological sister-in-law. Don't you know that my sister has been ruled by my eldest brother and promised to be married to Gongsun Yu, the lord of the Desperate Valley Shaogu? But not only did you seduce her sister and Miss Murong to elope away with you, but you even killed Gongsun Gongzi as well. It just doesn't make sense. My Heavenly Sword Villa has always treated you well, why did you do such a thing that lost your conscience. ”

Nangong Beidou shouted in his heart when he heard this, where is this, Yan He never understood why Murong Yishi was helping this kid so much, and at this moment, he also looked at Murong Yishi with a shocked face, his face full of disbelief. The boat was full of contempt and jealousy.

Qi En was about to open his mouth to plead, but he heard a strange and rough voice from a distance: "No, no, not to mention how this kid likes to mess with flowers and grass, he wants to hook up with our Miss Murong but he is also a toad and wants to eat swan meat, that's a fantasy." is saying, what kind of person Miss Murong is, it is even more impossible to elope with this kid. Have you ever seen a phoenix be seduced by a crow and sneak out of a sycamore tree?"

This voice came so abruptly that it came from all directions, and it was so uncommon that people didn't know where it came from. Nangong Beidou's face froze when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice: "But the third brother Bao has arrived." Don't you show up yet?"

In the warehouse, Murong Yanhe was also overjoyed, and said in a low voice: "It's Bao Sanye who is here." Qi En turned his head to look, only to see a slender middle-aged man with a blue face walking slowly, he was wearing a green shirt at first sight, his appearance was ordinary, his long black hair was tied behind him, and his face was majestic. When Nangong Beidou saw someone coming, he hurriedly said: "It turns out that Brother Deng is also here." I don't know why Third Brother Bai didn't show up to see him?" Qi Enxin said: "It turns out that this person is Deng Chao, the owner of Chixia Village. ”

Hearing this, Deng Chao glanced at Nangong Beidou and said, "My third brother has such a temper and likes to play around. You just said that you should ask him to come out and see him, and he was going to come out, but when he heard this, he did not listen to you. I'm afraid I won't come forward for a while. ”