Hao Yan saw the sugar gourd swinging the knife and slashing, tilted sideways to avoid the blade, the cold light flashed and the short sword stabbed out the arm of the sugar gourd holding the knife in the middle, the sugar gourd screamed in pain and retreated, he retreated fast, Hao Yan advanced faster, the short sword cut the throat of the sugar gourd in a flash, and immediately fell to the ground, seeing that the leg kicked twice and there was no reaction.

At this time, Tong Yunfei also rushed to look at the sugar gourd lying on the ground, and said, "Little sister, you should keep a living mouth so that you know who sent it." Hao Yan said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I just want to get rid of him, I think he will say it even if he is left alive." But in his heart, he secretly said: "It may be that I have entered the realm of being a killer again, and I am bent on killing my opponent as much as possible." ’

At this time, Su Jinwen came over and said, "Young Master Tong, you don't have to blame Sister Ling, I don't think you need to ask if it's the killer sent by Governor Zhou." Tong Yunfei said: "What Master Su said is also true. Su Jinwen said: "Young Master Tong, we can return to Jining with peace of mind." Tong Yunfei said: "We want to go back to Jining secretly, you see that it is almost late now, we will eat some dry food here to rest, wait for it to get dark and then go back, and rush to Jining overnight." Su Jinwen said: "I can't walk to Jining overnight, not only because it's dark and the road is far away, but the main thing is that I can't walk." Tong Yunfei said: "Master Su, think about whether there is a waterway to go here. ’

Su Jinwen thought for a while and said: "Yes, we can go to the canal and take a boat back to Jining, the closest to the canal here is Liangshan Town, which is more than 20 miles away. Tong Yunfei said: "This is very good, let's set off and go back." After saying that, the three of them got up, Tong Yunfei threw the body of the sugar gourd into the woods on the side of the road, and then the three of them walked back. Soon out of the woods. At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and it was almost dusk. After walking for a while, I saw a village not far east of the road. Tong Yunfei said: "You wait here, I'll inquire about the way to Liangshan." Then he walked towards the village.

After a while, Tong Yunfei came back and said, "From now on, there is a fork in the road two or three miles ahead, and the road to the southwest is to Liangshan Town." Hao Yan said: "What direction is Jining Mansion in?" Su Jinwen said: "It should be in the southeast direction." Hao Yan said: "It's better, so that even if someone sees it, they can't think that we are going back to Jining Mansion." So saying, the three men walked forward.

Tong Yunfei, Hao Yan, and Su Jinwen rushed to the canal in Liangshan Town at about eight o'clock in the evening, paid three times the boat fare and hired a small boat to get on the road, and rushed to the Jining Fu Wharf before dawn, and the boat docked. Tong Yunfei said to the boatman: "The boatman, if someone asks, you will say that you were kidnapped by a Jiangyang thief and sent him here, don't say more if no one asks, otherwise you will be killed." The boatman nodded and replied, "Childe's kindness is a little known, and I will definitely remember it." Tong Yunfei and they got off the boat, and the boat sailed back again. Tong Yunfei saw that the sky was not yet dawn, and the dock was quiet, so the three of them got on their own boat to rest.

After dawn, Tong Yunfei said, "Master Su, you are waiting here. I'll go into the city to have a look, and my little sister will stay to protect you. Su Jinwen said: "Let Tong Gongzi bother." After Tong Yunfei finished speaking, he went ashore and went into the city.

Hao Yan asked the boatman to cook some food. She and Su Jinwen waited for Tong Yunfei in the cabin after eating, and the boatman was busy cleaning up the pots and bowls at the bow of the boat, and sat on the bow to rest after cleaning up. At eight or nine o'clock, a few people swayed to the bow of the boat, one in luxurious clothes, and behind them stood several young men in short black clothes, all with cross-eyebrow and angry eyes. One of them, Wang Ba, said, "Young Master, this ship arrived yesterday. The young master said, "Then did you collect yesterday's protection fee?" The king said, "Yesterday we came, and the boatman said that his master had gone into the city, so he didn't take it." The young master said, "You fool, if they run away at night, where will you collect it?" Wang Badao: "The young master taught us. ’

This young master is Xue Hu, the son of the local head snake Xue Qingshan, this Xue Qingshan is also a tyrant here, in addition to the prefect Zhou Bingkang and the canal salt envoy Ding Keyun counted him, he went to the government and handed over the underworld figures, it can be said that black and white take all, even the prefect has to give him some face. Xue Qingshan runs a number of casinos and brothels, and also collects protection money everywhere.

Wang Ba stepped forward and shouted, "Hey, boatman, is your master back?" The shipman was about to reply when he heard Hao Yan say in the cabin: "You ask him how much." The boatman immediately replied to the king, saying, 'How much silver do you want?' The king said to himself, "It seems that he is a rich man who wants to pay money." Then the lion opened his mouth and said, "Five taels of silver." An accomplice next to him whispered, "Ba, you are really ruthless." Xue Hu immediately glared at the man, and the man bowed his head in fright and retreated back.

When Hao Yan heard this, he took out an ingot of five taels of silver and threw it on the bow armor, and the boatman picked up the silver and walked ashore to hand it to Wang Ba, who took the silver and said with a smile: "Young master, you will make a fortune if you are like this." Xue Hu said with a smile: "What are those few taels of silver, I heard the voice of a woman in the cabin, she has given so much silver, we need to strengthen protection." Then he lifted his feet and walked up to the bow of the boat and said, "I will come and check carefully to see if there are any villains hiding in the boat." ’

When Hao Yan saw Xue Hu walking up to the bow of the boat, she immediately got up and walked out and said, "Thank you for your kindness, this girl doesn't need your protection." After saying that, he kicked the side of the boat, and the boat shook violently, and Xue Hu was overjoyed when he saw a beautiful girl walking out, and suddenly felt that the boat was shaking, and he also swayed sharply and almost fell into the river, so he hurriedly jumped ashore in a panic.

Xue Hu jumped ashore and hurriedly turned around and looked carefully at the bow of the boat, only to see a beautiful girl slim, graceful and graceful, with angry eyes. Xue Hu's heart was beating excitedly, and he smiled lewdly: "What a great beauty, she is so beautiful when she is angry, I have to protect it well." After saying that, he saw that the minions were dumbfounded, and immediately said to the minions: "What are you dogs doing in a daze, why don't you go and invite the girl home to protect her." When the minions heard that Wang Ba took the lead and ran to the bow of the boat first, before they could stand firmly, they were gently pushed by Hao Yan and fell into the river and pounced, and no one behind dared to get on. Xue Hu scolded the useless thing, and then said: "You go into the water and smash the boat for me, see if she can get off the boat." ’

Hao Yan saw that this scoundrel was about to smash the boat, and she didn't want Su Jinwen to show up, so she hurriedly walked ashore. Seeing this, Xue Hu smiled lewdly and said, "This is about the same, girl, don't worry, my son pities the fragrance and cherishes the jade the most," and the servants also helped: "Yes, our young master Xue is a well-known pity for the fragrance and jade in Jining Mansion." Hao Yan said coldly: "I said, this girl doesn't need anyone to protect her, son, you should protect other girls." Xue Hu smiled and said, "What if the prince has to protect you?" Hao Yan said: "Then we will go to the official and let the government give us a reason." Xue Hu smiled and said, "You think that I will be afraid of you when I see the officials, and then I will say that if you borrow five hundred taels of silver from me and do not pay it back, the government will sentence you to me as a debt." ’

Then a young man with a long sword came up and said, 'You are a robber, don't be afraid, girl, I can testify to you.' (To be continued......)