Chapter 15 Zhao Cheng's thoughts

When Zhao Cheng rode towards Luoyang on his horse, he didn't have time to appreciate the scenery along the way, just ran vigorously.

When he rushed to Luoyang, he came directly to the wharf, saw the water boss at the wharf, and showed him a cyan calf, and the water boss was a little embarrassed and said: "The passenger ship to Yangzhou recently is more popular, and it is not easy to get." "Actually, Boss Shui is thinking that the owner of the calf has not appeared in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and who will do anything that is not beneficial.

Zhao Cheng said directly: "Go to Yangzhou immediately, if you can find the boat, the horse and a hundred taels of silver will be yours." ”

The boss immediately turned around and went out, and after a while, he took Zhao Cheng to board a passenger ship to Yangzhou.

Sometimes interests are more important than face, let alone the face of a person who has not heard from the rivers and lakes for a long time. Who knows that this person is gone, so the face of money is bigger than anyone's face, because it will not disappear and can be used at any time.

Zhao Cheng understood the truth in this regard, so he immediately gave Boss Shui a direct benefit when Boss Shui was in trouble. Sure enough, it must be good, otherwise what is the water boss doing with the wind and rain?

The water boss sent Zhao Cheng on the boat, and said goodbye reluctantly, hoping to bring a message to greet the owner of the green cow. After hugging each other and saying goodbye, when the water boss was leaving, he specially instructed the captain that if he dared to embarrass Zhao Cheng, he would not want to mix on the water surface of Luoyang in the future.

Zhao Cheng hugged and said goodbye very cooperatively, and wiped the moist red eyes at the corners of his eyes, so that the people on the boat respected Zhao Cheng more and did not dare to harass him unbridledly.

In fact, Zhao Cheng's eyes were red and moist because he hadn't slept well for a few days, and he was busy running for his life and was extremely dry from the wind, but he cooperated with Zhao Cheng very well.

Zhao Cheng's room is about one or two meters above the water in the middle of this luxury passenger ship, and when you open the window, you can see the scenery on both sides of the strait, and the flowing water and breeze are blowing in your face. It's very comfortable.

Zhao Cheng was rarely so idle, so he leaned back on the chair to watch the scenery, and he was a little sleepy when he looked at it, he closed the window, lay on the bed, and fell asleep leisurely. After being nervous for many days, it was rare for him to sleep in bed so relaxed.

Zhao Cheng was woken up by a noise, the boat was docked, the people on the shore were going to come up, and the people on the boat were going to go down. After the passenger ship is reloaded, it has to depart after replenishment.

But today there are more procedures, and all the people have to check, one by one.

Zhao Cheng got dressed, opened the window, and watched the officers and soldiers inspect the cabins layer by layer.

"Mr. Zhao, are you awake?" a voice knocked on the door, shouting softly. It is the service of the second on board.

"Wake up, what's the matter with you?" Zhao Cheng opened the door and said to Xiao Er, who knocked on the door.

"Our boss asked me to inform you, and when I check you, I can say that it is our shipowner, this is an identity degree. Xiao Er smiled and handed over the things, turned around and left. It seems that this is not the first time that he has done this kind of thing, and he is regarded as a thief in the rivers and lakes.

Zhao Cheng smiled bitterly and memorized the content on the degree. The officers and men who inspected had no doubts and passed smoothly.

When the ship set sail, Zhao Cheng slowly paced to the place where the crew was resting, watching a group of crew members frolicking, fighting, gambling, drinking, and teasing the little sister who delivered wine and food from time to time. The entire cabin is surrounded by a noisy atmosphere.

Zhao Cheng found an empty seat and made it, ordered a pot of wine and two side dishes. I ate it slowly. He eats very slowly, and he drinks very quickly. A glass of wine was gone as soon as he raised his hand, and then he picked a bite of food and ate it slowly, looking at the hustle and bustle next to him, looking at the waterline in the distance, and looking at the scenery on both sides of the river. Just like that, I drank. When he drank two pots of wine, when he reached out to order another pot of wine, there was a person sitting opposite, a dark-faced, but very strong man, his whole body was full of tendon muscles, and there seemed to be no excess fat on his body, which was estimated to make many people jealous half to death.

"May I beg for a drink?" said the man.

"Yes, it's nice to have friends from afar. Let's drink together. Zhao Cheng stretched out his hand and beckoned Xiao Er to bring a set of tableware, and then added two more dishes.

"Then you're welcome. The man squeaked the food, squeaked, and drank a glass of wine.

"The wine is not very good, the entrance is not soft, it is spicy, there is nothing to drink. The man said.

"Whether the wine is good or not depends on the mood of the drinker, and water is also wine when you are in a good mood, and wine is also water when you are in a bad mood. Zhao Cheng raised his hand and took another sip of wine. It's still a cup of one or two.

"Sir, we are rough people who walk on the water, and many things don't know the way, so we know the way to drink and eat. The man said.

"Captain, you are too modest, who you are, the whole canal knows the way. Zhao Cheng said with a smile.

"Barely making a living, no more than gentlemen make a lot of money. The man stared at Zhao Cheng and said.

"I'm just a trader, and if you worry too much, Ship Boss, I won't cause you trouble. Zhao Cheng looked at it and reached out to shake the hand of the boat boss, the boat boss felt that a piece of paper was stuffed in his hand, and he didn't need to open it to know that it was a silver ticket of one hundred taels.

The boat boss smiled, and Zhao Cheng also smiled, he knew that Lu Dao had no trouble on the way to Yangzhou.

Anything that can be settled with money in the world is not a thing, so Zhao Cheng can go to sleep with confidence. The next thing is very easy to do, the boat boss was dizzy by Zhao Cheng, and he thought with a big tongue that Zhao Cheng was ensuring his safety.

Zhao Cheng also understands this truth, they are now grasshoppers tied together, at least on the way to Yangzhou.

Zhao Cheng returned to the house, slowly opened the window, looked at the rippling water, and couldn't help but think of what happened ten years ago.

"Brother Cheng, can we escape?" said the woman hiding in Zhao Cheng's arms panting to Zhao Cheng.

Zhao Cheng looked at Qiu Xiaoru who was panting in his arms, his face was flushed, and his whole body was soaked with sweat, and said: "I'm sorry, Xiaoru, I made you suffer, believe in yourself, we will definitely escape, we will definitely escape." ”

He calmed down, took out a handkerchief and slowly wiped the sweat beads on Xiaoru's face, and said, "Do you regret it? Follow me, you have suffered so much." ”

Xiaoru shook her head and said firmly: "No, I don't regret it, I haven't regretted following you." ”

Zhao Cheng's eyes were moist, he wanted to cry, but he couldn't hold back and didn't dare to cry, they were now grass in the wind and rain, and they could only hold the earth tightly and wait for the storm to pass.

The two spent the night under a tree. No one knows when they will be able to escape, or when they will be a head. That's why I kept running away.

After three years on the run, things took a turn for the worse. At that time, Zhao became a survivor and began to take the initiative to look for tasks, and he also took some tasks assigned by the shadows, and gradually emerged and was absorbed as a full member.

also has its own code name, Seven Road Pawns.

But one day something happened, and after he finished doing something, he met the people who were chasing him, the people of Tianlai Villa. Tian Lai Villa has always been the two top sects of the rivers and lakes on a par with Xiangmen, if the pursuit of Tian Lai Villa can escape, it is really a miracle, the creator of this miracle is now blocked in the surrounding.

"Will you go back by yourself, or will we send you back. It was Liu Hanbing, the leader of the third group of the pursuit group of Tianlai Mountain Villa, who spoke. Liu Hanbing has reason to be proud, he is a descendant, and Zhao Cheng is just a handyman, a small servant, and a stealing scholar.

Zhao Cheng didn't speak, just looked at the ground, and suddenly he moved, retreated sharply, and with a wave of his hands, he killed a disciple who was blocking behind him with one move. Thrown to Liu Hanbing, when Liu Hanbing was stunned, then turned around and ran away, burrowing into the lush jungle next to him, the time that came down was Zhao Cheng's killing moment, he set up endless mechanisms, and killed three pursuers one after another, but he was also stabbed several times.

There are two other people, Zhao Cheng is already a little unable to support it, continuous running, dodging, so that he is already powerless, he must use external forces to kill these two chasers.

He hid in the grass and designed several traps one after another, but they were all skillfully dodged by Liu Hanbing and another person, after all, they had already been careful after the lessons of these traps to kill people. Zhao Cheng slowly advanced in the woods without a sound, he hid in the grass, slowly bent over, forward, trying not to make a sound, not to show his figure, suddenly he was blocked in the way, one day the sparkling river blocked the way, he wanted to wade across the river, but was frightened back by the noise in the river, there was something in the river, there was something not afraid of people, he withdrew his legs, picked up a piece of cloth stained with blood and threw it into the river, in a blink of an eye the river fluctuated, and the cloth was swallowed. He turned around and listened, Liu Hanbing and the pursuer had arrived not far behind him, he could hear the whispers of the two, he quickly drilled into the woods, and then drilled out again, as soon as he came out, he was discovered by Liu Hanbing and the pursuer, the pursuer saw Zhao Cheng, he couldn't help but be happy, seeing that Zhao Cheng was already covered in blood, Xiaohe blocked his way, he couldn't help but make a meritorious effort, directly sprinted, flew directly to Zhao Cheng, Zhao Cheng blocked the sword, at this time Liu Hanbing saw Zhao Cheng a smug smile, and hurriedly shouted:" Come back, come back. ”

But it was too late, as soon as the pursuer stood firm, he was hit into the river by a strong force behind him, a branch swaying from the tree, hit his back, and knocked him directly into the river, when he came out of the water and wanted to go ashore, he felt a sharp pain, and then his whole body was torn by something, and his whole body was dragged, he looked into the water, only to see a big mouth and two eyes on his head, followed by more mouths, biting him, he shouted loudly: "Senior Brother Liu, help, there is a crocodile." But it didn't take long for the shouting to die down, so many crocodiles didn't have anything to eat, and it was no doubt a good meal today. The river turned red, splashed on the surface, and after a while it was quiet.

Zhao Cheng looked at Liu Hanbing and said, "It's your turn, are you coming?"

Liu Hanbing looked at the senior brothers who disappeared on the water, his group disappeared in a blink of an eye in a day, he felt fear at this time, his body was constantly shaking, he couldn't control himself anymore, although he still maintained his composure on the surface, but his hand told others that he was scared, and his hand was trembling.

Zhao Cheng is not comfortable here, it took him a lot of effort to design the mechanism just now, and many wounds were torn apart, and the blood slowly seeped out, making him feel that he had no strength in his body, his face was pale, sweat kept flowing down from his forehead, and he always felt short of breath in his chest, so he wanted to lie down and rest quietly. But he couldn't rest, Liu Hanbing on the other side was still looking at him, he could only pretend to be calm, looking at Liu Hanbing with a smile, Liu Hanbing suddenly turned around and ran away like a fly, but he was hit by something and retreated, fell into the river, and there was a commotion in the river, and there was no movement.

He looked at the two people walking outside in surprise, a young handsome and chic, and a middle-aged man elegant and delicate.

He leaned against the tree, looked at them motionlessly, and helped him deal with the enemy, saving him from the trouble of being rescued by Liu Hanbing's escape, and he was still very grateful.

He gasped for breath and said, "Thank you." ”

The young man looked at him and said, "You have caused a lot of trouble, we helped you once, but we can't help you for a lifetime, what are you going to do?"

The middle-aged man clicked on a few acupuncture points on his body, stopped the bleeding, and then reached out and took out a bottle of medicine from his pocket, handed it to him, and said, "Just go back and wipe it." ”

He looked at the two of them gratefully, and said with a wry smile: "No way, I can only escape." ”

The two smiled at each other, and then the middle-aged man smiled and said, "If you are given a quiet day and you are asked to wait for a mission, can you?"

He looked at the two of them suspiciously, and stared at them in bewilderment.

"It's very simple, we will get rid of the pursuit of Tian Lai Villa for you, you just need to wait for our news at this address and give you a mission. With that, he handed over a package.

He was a little hesitant to take the package, he knew that what they asked him to do was not easy, and he was a little worried.

The young man smiled and said, "You don't have to worry, your family will live well, and after you finish this, you will definitely not worry about your life in the future." ”

He actually wanted to leave, but thinking of Xiao Ru's shivering face and trembling body in the wind and rain, he couldn't bear it, if he was chased and killed every day like this, it was better to give Xiao Ru a good life for a few years, he really didn't want to watch Xiao Ru wander away like this.

He gritted his teeth, nodded and said, "I promise you, but you promise that others will not hurt my family." ”

The young man smiled and said, "That's fine." ”

The middle-aged man handed over the package and said: "Your internal strength and boxing skills have not been systematically trained, although you work hard, but you have not been groomed, and the power cannot be exerted, so you can only play two percent. ”

Zhao Cheng nodded and walked out slowly.

The Eighth Prince and Wen Yuetian looked at Zhao Cheng's back as he gradually moved away, and said: "This young man has unlimited kung fu over time, his internal skills are very solid, and his boxing skills are very stable, but he lacks guidance, and now go back and practice according to my method, he should be able to give full play to the strengths of both." ”

"Let's help this lad clean up. The eighth prince beckoned, and the personnel became busy.

Soon there were rumors in the rivers and lakes that when Tianlai Villa was chasing and killing the traitors who stole the martial arts of the master's sect, a team was all killed, and the traitors were killed by the officers and soldiers led by the eighth prince, fell into the river, and only a skeleton was left when they were fished out. The bones were brought to the Heavenly Sounds Villa by the Eighth Prince, and the owner confirmed that it was indeed the one who practiced the Emperor's Fist and the Heavenly Sounds Heart Sutra. The previous rumor on the rivers and lakes was wiped out. A story of stealing martial arts ended at the cost of breaking bones.

On the way to Jiangnan, Zhao Cheng and Qiu Xiaoru walked generously on the road for the first time, walking on the street where people came and went.

"Xiaoru, I'm going to be a boss lady in the future, I don't know if Lu Dao will be?" Zhao Cheng quipped.

"Why not, don't you just buy high and sell low?" Qiu Xiaoru said.

Zhao Cheng had a black line and said, "It's to buy low and sell high." ”

"I don't care, as long as we can be together, it's happy. Qiu Xiaoru looked at Zhao Cheng seriously and said.

Looking at Qiu Xiaoru's happy appearance, Zhao Cheng didn't know how long Lu Dao's good life would last, but even if he threw away his life in exchange for a happy and worry-free life with Xiaoru, he felt that it was worth it. But he can't die, he has to work hard to complete this task. want to spend the rest of their lives with Xiaoru.

The ship arrived at the supply point again, and the collision and shaking of the dock interrupted Zhao Cheng's memories, he smiled, and decided to go ashore for a walk, soothe his mood, and go to treat his stomach by the way.