"Master, why did you accept this old gambler?" Xiao ** rolled his eyes at Xuanyuan Sanguang behind him and said unhappily...
"You think I do?" Zhao Kai muttered in his heart. If the system hadn't suddenly come out and said that this was meritorious and worth earning, Zhao Kai wouldn't have brought a big man with his feet next to him.
Xuanyuan Sanguang took a sip of wine and didn't care about Mrs. Xiao's cynicism. He said with a smile: "Master can accept a slut like you, why can't he accept me as a gambler?"
"You!" Xiao** snorted coldly, resisting the urge to take action.
"Okay, stop arguing. Master, where should we go next?" Xiao Yu'er asked.
"Anyway, Yihua Palace will chase them sooner or later, so it doesn't matter where we go. Let's just take a stroll and enjoy the ups and downs of this world." Zhao Kai chuckled lightly and took the lead to walk forward.
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In this way, a group of four people went south along the Minjiang River, and arrived in Xuzhou that day. The people in central Sichuan were rich in goods, and the scene was naturally different from the barren northwest area.
Xiao Yu'er has lived in the Valley of the Evil since he was a child, and he has never seen such a scene before. He looked at the rolling river, happily, and said with a big smile: "Master, how about we take a boat for a walk?"
Zhao Kai quietly looked at the endless river, with a smile on his lips.
"The deceased is like a man who never gives up day and night. Time is like a dream. In the face of time, how small a hundred years of life is."
"Young master, at such a young age, he has so many emotions, which are almost comparable to those of an old man like me."
I saw a brand new awning boat sailing over. A man in a coir raincoat and hat waved to Zhao Kai and said with a smile: "Where are you going, young master? I can give you a ride, little old man."
Zhao Kai raised his eyes and saw that the old man who was speaking had gray hair on his temples and his eyes were full of vicissitudes of life. What Zhao Kai said just now would have been more contagious if he had said it.
Zhao Kai laughed loudly and said: "The elder invites you, how dare you refuse. In this case, we will disturb the elder."
Zhao Kai stepped on the boat with a tap of his toes, and Xiao Yu'er and others also jumped on the boat.
The awning boat suddenly had four more people, but under the helm of the old man, it was extremely smooth and sailed slowly towards the river.
The windows in the cabin were bright and clean. Apart from the white-haired sailor, there was only a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl on board. Her big eyes kept glancing at Zhao Kai. The little girl was obviously also interested in what Zhao Kai just said and looked confused.
With a Jue Li expression, Zhao Kai stepped forward and touched the little girl's head affectionately.
The little girl obviously didn't like people touching her head, so she stretched out her little hand and waved it to express her love.
Zhao Kai smiled. The little girl's hands were white and tender. She really didn't look like a boatman's daughter who had worked hard all year round.
Moreover, the ship is new, and the clothes of the grandfather and grandson are also very new. It seems that they are not ordinary boatmen. They just heard Zhao Kai's words and invited Zhao Kai and a few people on the ship.
Thinking of this, Zhao Kai thought of Lu Chengfeng on the edge of Taihu Lake in The Condor Shooting. That was why he boarded the other party's small fishing boat that day.
Zhao Kai smiled at the boatman and said, "Old man, what's your name?"
The boatman stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The old man's surname is Shi... Ahem, people call me Old Man Shi... Ahem, my granddaughter has a name... Ahem, her name is Shi Shuyun."
"Shi Shuyun, what a good name." Zhao Kai took back his hand on Xiao Shuyun's head and said with a smile. In fact, what Zhao Kai wanted to say was that Old Man Shi is a better name. This guy has to cough twice every time he speaks a word.
The old man must be a stranger and a master of martial arts, but Zhao Kai has never been in the habit of asking about other people's sex, so it doesn't matter who they are or what their names are.
At this time, I heard the old man Shi shouting: "Yun Gu, don't eat lotus seeds. If you eat too many lotus seeds, your heart will feel bitter."
Zhao Kai turned his head and looked around, and saw that Shi Shuyun's white and tender little hands were grabbing a handful of lotus seeds, eating them, and looking at him with a smile.
"Brother, do you want to eat?" Shi Shuyun reached forward, spread his palms, and said with a happy smile.
The oval-shaped lotus seeds seemed to be smiling at Zhao at this moment.
This girl was really contagious. Zhao Kai unconsciously reached out and took one, put it in his mouth, chewed it, and a faint bitterness oozed out, but it was soon covered by a refreshing fragrance.
"What? It's delicious, isn't it?" Shi Shuyun's big eyes smiled like crescent moons.
"Master, this little girl is probably attracted to you." Xiao Yu'er walked to Zhao Kai and whispered.
As soon as he finished speaking, a large handful of lotus seeds were thrown at Xiao Yu'er's head.
"I want you to talk nonsense!" Shi Shuyun said angrily with a slightly red face.
The boat quickly left the pier, and suddenly a boat came towards it. Old Man Shi used a long bamboo pole to point the bow of the opposite boat, and the two boats passed by each other. Both boats were just leaning at an angle.
These two grandfathers and grandsons are indeed no ordinary people. Whether Shi Shuyun could hear Xiao Yu'er's whisper just now or the hand that Old Shi showed at this time, it can be seen slightly.
The sky is blue, the river is golden, and the scenery on both sides of the Yangtze River is picturesque.
Before they knew it, everyone had been riding on the boat for several days.
The speed of the boat suddenly slowed down. Zhao Kai noticed that Shi Shuyun's eyes had become bigger and there was a smile at the corner of his mouth, as if he was waiting to see something interesting happen.
At this time, the boat had arrived at Kuizhou, and Old Man Shi suddenly stopped the awning boat.
Xiao Yu'er smiled and said: "Isn't it too early to go to bed now?"
"It's okay, let's make a bet. This time is very tiring." Xuanyuan Sanguang patted Xiao Yu'er's shoulder and said with a smile.
Xiao ** looked at Zhao Kai with a tender face. Zhao Kai trembled all over and quickly turned around to look at the Shi family and his grandson, waiting for their explanation.
Shi Shuyun blinked and said with a smile: "There is Wu Gorge ahead. No one can cross it at night, so let's take a rest early today so that we can have the energy to rush through it tomorrow morning."
Xiao Yu'er smiled and said: "Ah, are the Twelve Peaks of Wushan Mountain just ahead of me? When I was a child, I heard the two lines of the poem 'The apes on both sides of the bank can't stop crying, and the boat has passed the Ten Thousand Mountains', and I thought of that place.
Take a look."
Shi Shuyun smiled tenderly and said: "Although these two lines of poetry are beautiful, the place is not beautiful at all. If you are not careful, you will lose your life there. Especially now, I am afraid that even the apes on both sides of the strait will not be able to scream."
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Xiao Yu'er wondered: "Why?"
Shi Shuyun smiled and said softly: "There are some things you'd better not ask too clearly."
Even if the other party didn't say anything, Zhao Kai could guess at this moment that there must be some danger ahead. And with everyone in the river at this time, apart from the dangers of natural disasters and terrain, there was only one possibility, that
They are water bandits.
The next day, it was still dark.
Zhao Kai's ears trembled slightly, he opened his eyes, walked to the stern of the ship, and found a large ship sailing past him, gradually disappearing from sight.
"They are going to be in trouble." Shi Shuyun woke up at some point and stood beside Zhao Kai, looking at the ship going away and worried. I saw that our little Shuyun had changed into a green cloth shirt at some point.
She wore trousers and rolled up the trousers, which made her figure even more slim.
But Old Man Shi never had any reaction and slept soundly as usual.
It wasn't until it was really dawn that Old Man Shi woke up. He only saw him fishing a little longer and the boat sailed out.
Zhao Kai watched calmly and didn't say anything. When he got to the front, the river current became stronger, but there were suddenly more boats on the river.
There were even shouts of killing coming from a distance.
Old Man Shi, with his white beard fluttering, focused on steering the ship as if he didn't see anything. Little Shuyun's two big eyes turned around, full of worry.
Zhao Kai saw dozens of small boats surrounding a large ship, and this large ship was not unfamiliar to Zhao Kai. It was the one he discovered in the early morning.
The small boats around each had a strip of yellow silk hanging from the mast. They were obviously a group, and judging from their posture, it was clear who the bandit was.
At this time, they apparently also discovered Zhao Kai's awning boat.
Suddenly, someone on the shore blew a conch shell, which resounded throughout the mountains.
The four mountains echoed, the rapids crashed on the shore, and more than ten melon-skin speedboats suddenly poured out from both sides. On each speedboat were six or seven big men with yellow turbans on their heads, some holding ghost-head knives, and some holding high red tassel guns.
, some held long bamboo poles and rushed over whistling.
Little Shuyun exclaimed tenderly: "Grandpa, they are indeed here."
Old Man Shi said calmly without changing his expression: "I knew they would come."
Old Man Shi looked calm, obviously used to this kind of scene. When Xiao ** and Xuanyuan Sanguang saw the water bandits, they quickly took out their weapons and stood next to Zhao Kai, one on the left and the other on the right, ready to fight.
Just listen to the big man on the speedboat roaring: "Boys on the boat, take your lives!"
Before he finished speaking, he saw two small boats rushing towards them, with the big men on the boats holding swords and guns high.
"Don't be mean, I'll treat you to some lotus seeds." Xiao Shuyun's silvery laughter suddenly sounded on the river.
She raised her hand, and the two big men immediately roared wildly, threw away their swords and guns, and covered their faces with their hands, blood flowing out from between their fingers.
The big men immediately shouted: "Guys, be careful, this girl is very powerful with hidden weapons!"
Xiao Shuyun smiled even more happily: "Do you still want to eat lotus seeds? Okay, I'll give you a jar."
Her white and tender little hands were raised repeatedly, and the lotus seeds in her hands spilled out like raindrops, but they were no longer dried lotus seeds, but iron lotus seeds.
I saw those big men screaming in shock, some of them were immediately covered in blood, and some of them dropped their weapons, but most of them still rushed forward.
"Xuanyuan Sanguang, Xiao **, Xiao Yu'er will leave this place to you. I'll go to the big ship in front of you. We are destined to meet each other. Naturally, I will not leave you alone."
Before the words could be fully finished, Zhao Kai was already walking away on the waves.
Seeing Zhao Kaiyun's retreating figure, Xiao Shuyun's eyes flashed and he said with envy: "Big brother's body skills are so powerful."
"It's fate that we meet each other, but I'm being pretentious and selfish, little old man."
At this moment, old man Shi, who was calm and composed, suddenly raised his head to the sky and roared loudly. The roar was clear and high, like the roar of dragons and phoenixes, which shocked people's ears.
Amidst the whistling sound, the long pole in his palm vibrated, like thunder sweeping across the ship. The three people who rushed up first were swept away by his pole and hit the rocks far away. Just as the other person was about to jump onto the bow, Shi
The old man moved the pole and it went straight through his stomach. Amidst the screams, the pole lifted up the blood-soaked corpse. How could there be anyone among dozens of big men who dared to rush up! (To be continued.)
