The Xiaoqing River is a tributary of the Yellow River. It originates at the foot of Mount Tai and flows into the Yellow River from south to north. The Jigongzhai Inspection Department is built in a narrow bend of the Xiaoqing River. It guards water and land traffic and is responsible for catching theft.

For detecting smuggling and identifying traitors, there are flat-bottomed sand boats and small centipede boats with several bows.

Xie Erjian galloped along the river. When he arrived at Jigong Village, he showed Qianhu's waist card and ordered the inspection department to immediately dispatch a boat to intercept Bailian's rebel Zhao Quan on the river.

As soon as the inspection department pulled up the iron rope to block the river, a dozen or so ferries from the pirates rushed down from the upstream. The ferry, which could not close its bow quickly, hit the iron rope, and the bow tore apart with a roar, followed by a high

It tilted up, and the pirates on the boat fell into the river like dumplings.

In the depth of winter, the river water is bone-chilling, and you can imagine the feeling of falling into the water. The archers of the Inspection Department took the opportunity to shoot the thieves in the water to death one by one. In an instant, the entire river surface was dyed red.

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"Kill!" Several fast boats rushed out of the water village and rushed towards the remaining pirate ships.

Originally, the thieves on the ship were all the elites of the White Lotus Sect, and their force value could absolutely defeat the small minions like the Inspection Department. But now on the ship, separated by more than ten meters of water, no matter how high the force value of these elites of the White Lotus Sect was, they were not enough.

It's useless if you don't touch the other person.

The Inspection Department is most equipped with archers. Although these guys have ordinary archery skills, the thieves on the opposite side are standing densely on the ferry, unobstructed, and there is no need to aim at all. They just open their bows and release arrows.

It's bound to fool an unlucky person.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

The archers of the Inspection Department kept shooting sharp arrows. The pirates' ferry was originally narrow. In order to avoid the arrows, the pirates on the boat jumped high and low. As a result, they lost their balance and capsized several times on the spot. The remaining ferries rushed towards the shore.

Lean over.

As a result, as soon as the bandits came ashore, the eyeing Ming army cavalry rushed over along the river. None of the bandits who came ashore were able to escape, and they were all killed within fifty meters of the shore.

Zhao Quan gritted his teeth and ordered the remaining two-bow ferries to rush towards the sand boat of the Inspection Department. After sacrificing more than a dozen lives, he finally approached the boat of the Inspection Department. Zhao Quan took the lead and jumped onto the sand boat with one bow in his hands.

He killed an archer with his single sword like a sword, and then kicked two patrolmen overboard and fell into the water.

The patrolmen of these inspection departments are all scumbags. No matter how close-range hand-to-hand combat is, they are no match for the elites of the White Lotus Sect. After three strikes, five or two of them were captured by a flat-bottomed sand boat. A dozen patrolmen on board were either killed.

Or dive to escape.

When the patrolmen on other boats saw how ferocious the thieves were, they were almost scared to death. They drove their boats far away, fearing that the thieves would approach and board the boat. Zhao Quan took the opportunity and ordered his men to row the sand boat to the iron rope, and Luck slashed it with his sword.

Dangdangdang...

But seeing that the sparks were shallow, the iron rope the size of a thumb was cut off by Zhao Quan. However, at this moment, the sand boat shook violently. Zhao Quan would have fallen into the river if the bottom plate hadn't been stable enough.

Zhao Quan calmed down and looked around, his face suddenly turned pale. It turned out that the sand boat had been hit by a ferry boat. One side of the boat's string was collapsed. The hull was slowly heeling, and the cold river water immediately overflowed.

The bow of the ferry was completely shattered, and a Ming soldier holding a long pole was standing on the ferry with an annoying smile on his face, not paying any attention to the sinking ferry.

Zhao Quan recognized this man as the cavalry commander of the Ming army who had chased him all the way.

Xie Erjian used the long pole in his hand to knock out several thieves who fell into the river. They fainted in the cold river water and basically died.

Zhao Quan's eyes were sharp, and he jumped up, like an eagle swooping towards the ferry. Xie Erjian's bamboo pole hit Zhao Quan's chest, and the latter slashed with a single sword in his hand, and actually cut the bamboo pole open in the middle. Look at that

The forward momentum of the sword seemed to be split in half along with Xie Erjian.

Xie Erjian's face became solemn, and the bamboo pole twisted sharply and exploded into pieces. Zhao Quan's body sank and he landed firmly on the ferry, but the single sword in his hand fell into the river.

The two of them stood facing each other on the slowly sinking ferry. No one dared to take action rashly. For masters of their level, victory or defeat could often be determined by one move.

Seeing that the river was about to reach his feet, a person on the flat-bottomed sand boat suddenly jumped up and rushed towards Xie Erjian from the left. His hands were clawed like a goshawk fighting a rabbit. This person was Sun Cai, a disciple of the White Lotus.

Snap...

Xie Erjian raised his left hand to hold Sun Cai's claws, his right hand suddenly turned red, and a palm imprinted on the latter's chest.

Bang bang, two muffled sounds, when Xie Erjian hit Sun Cai, Zhao Quan also struck Xie Erjian's right chest with an iron sand palm.

Sun Cai spat out a mouthful of blood and fell back onto the flat-bottomed sand boat. Xie Erjian also groaned and fell into the river, and a bright blood flower immediately appeared in the river.

Zhao Quan stared closely at the place where Xie Erjian fell into the water. He didn't see him coming up for ten breaths. He couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He probably died at the bottom of the river.

At this time, the river water had reached the top of his boots. Zhao Quan hurriedly jumped back to the flat-bottomed sand boat. However, the flat-bottomed sand boat was no better at this time and had tilted at 45 degrees. Zhao Quan decisively picked up the dying Sun Cai and jumped into the water, pulling him with him.

The iron rope quickly swam to the shore.

Wow...

As soon as Zhao Quan came ashore over there, a head popped out of the water and stumbled onto the shore.

"Thank you Qianhu, thank you Qianhu!" the Ming army's cavalry shouted in surprise, and some people jumped off their horses to help.

Xie Erjian's face was pale, his lips were purple, his body was shivering like a sieve, and his upper and lower teeth were chattering: "Chase... chase, don't let him... run away!"

Xie Erjian fainted before he could finish his words. A Ming army cavalry immediately shouted to the inspection department's boat on the river, and then took Xie Erjian into the inspection department's water village, lit a fire to keep warm, and put on a set of dry clothes.

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"Doctor Li, can Er Jian's injury be cured?" Xu Jin looked at the purple-green palm print on his second brother-in-law's chest and couldn't help but worry. If his second brother-in-law was in trouble, how would he explain it to Xiao Wan Nizi?

Xie Erjian was sent back to Liubu Town by his cavalry. Xu Jin immediately ordered people to rush back to Yanzhou Prefecture at an accelerated speed of 800 miles and invited Li Yanwen and his son for diagnosis and treatment.

Li Yanwen said with a solemn expression: "What a powerful iron sand palm. Fortunately, Mr. Xie has a good physical condition and a good level of internal martial arts. Otherwise, this palm will definitely kill him. I will give him a needle to release him."

If there is blood stasis, take another medicine to dredge the blood vessels and wait until the situation is observed before deciding how to treat it. Mr. Xu, rest assured that Mr. Xie’s life is fine, but I’m afraid he will suffer for a few months.”

Xu Jin breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. As long as he could be saved, it would only be a few months of punishment. It would also teach this kid a lesson, lest he always think that he is the best in the world. However, this Zhao Quanduan is very powerful. With his second brother-in-law's

My ability was actually injured like this by him.

After Li Yanwen and his son administered acupuncture and bloodletting, the palm prints on Xie Erjian's chest became noticeably lighter and he also regained consciousness.

"Brother-in-law, I'm sorry for letting Zhao Quan run away!" Xie Erjian said apologetically as the first thing he said after waking up.

Xu Jin originally wanted to scold him a few words, but in the end he swallowed it back and said: "If you run away, just run away. It's no big deal. Take good care of yourself and don't get the root of the disease by then."

Xie Erjian said easily: "It's okay, it's just a trivial matter, just take care of it for a few days!"

Li Shizhen brought a bowl of soup over and said seriously: "Brother Xie, please don't be careless. This palm has hurt your lung meridian. You have to stay in bed during this period, otherwise it is very likely that the root cause of the disease will fall and it will be impossible for your whole life."

Use force again."

Xie Erjian's face turned green when he heard this. Wouldn't he become a cripple? This would be worse than death, so he quickly took the soup and drank it.

After placing Xie Erjian, Xu Jinxing left the room. The messengers in the army continued to send back information. The bandits had been basically eliminated, but the two bandit leaders, Zhao Quan and Wang Tang, had not been caught yet. This was ultimately a fly in the ointment.

Xu Jin said coldly: "We are ordering all states and counties to give a reward of ten taels of silver to anyone who can provide the whereabouts of Zhao Quan and Wang Tang, the leader of the bandits. Anyone who can send these two people to the army will be rewarded five hundred taels of silver.

Anyone who captures the heads of these two men will be rewarded three hundred taels of silver. Anyone who shelters these two men will be guilty of the same crime as the thieves!"

Immediately, Xu Qin's orders of rewards and punishments were rushed by fast horses to all states, counties and towns. The local officials did not dare to neglect and immediately wrote notices and posted them everywhere. The news soon spread throughout Jinan Prefecture.

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Late at night, in a small mountain village less than five miles away from the Jigongzhai Inspection Department, one of the houses still had the lights on, and occasionally one or two coughs could be heard.

There were five people in this family, but they were all tied up, their mouths were stuffed with linen, and they could not speak.

Zhao Quan had already put on the clothes of a mountain man and a rustic turban. Sun Cai was lying dying on a shabby bed, his clothes were open, and there was a bright red as blood on his chest.

Palm print.

"It's the Red Sun Palm!" Zhao Quan said solemnly.

Sun Cai let out a breath of air from between his teeth and gritted his teeth and said, "What the hell, is that kid a descendant of Zhang Dingbian? But his surname is Xie."

Zhao Quan was moved in his heart and asked: "Junior Brother Sun, do you know him?"

"This man's name is Xie Erjian. He was the one who ruined our good deeds in Gema Mountain. He seems to be Xu Jin's brother-in-law!"

Zhao Quan couldn't help but his eyes flashed. Zhang Dingbian was known as the most powerful general in the late Yuan Dynasty. He was originally from Huxiankou, Mianyang Prefecture, Hubei. He was born into a fisherman's family. He was once the bravest general under Chen Youliang. He defeated Zhu Yuanzhang's army many times. At Poyang Lake

During the battle, he beheaded three of Zhu Yuanzhang's generals and almost killed Zhu Yuanzhang. Later, Chen Youliang was defeated and died from a stray bullet. Zhang Dingbian refused Zhu Yuanzhang's solicitation, and finally changed his name and surname, and disappeared into the world without a trace.

The Red Sun Palm is one of Zhang Dingbian's famous stunts.

"The heat in Chi Yang's palm is severe, so it needs to be treated with cold medicine. Fortunately, it's winter now, so Junior Brother Sun will endure it for now, and I'll find a way to get the medicine later," said Zhao Quan.
Chapter completed!