A sudden shower came in the evening. After falling for half an hour, the rain gradually stopped, but it still continued to fall. The sky was covered with thick clouds, giving a feeling of sadness and heaviness.

Xiang Shaolong, his two beauties, Madam Zhuang, You Cuizhi, You Ningzhi and their child Zhuang Baoyi all ate together in the main cabin.

Since they met, this was the first time for everyone to have a meal together, which shows that the relationship between the two parties has become even closer.

Zhuang Baoyi looked at Xiang Shaolong with admiration and longing from time to time. Ji Yanran loved the child the most and couldn't help but ask: "What did the young master think of?"

Zhuang Baoyi's face immediately turned red, he lowered his head and said, "Baoyi wants to become Mr. Xiang's disciple and learn swordsmanship."

Both Mrs. Zhuang and You Cuizhi smiled and said nothing, waiting for Xiang Shaolong's reaction.

Xiang Shaolong couldn't bear to hurt a child's heart, let alone his miserable situation. He smiled and said: "Can you endure the hardship?" Zhuang Baoyi puffed up his little chest and said proudly: "Baoyi is the one who endures the most hardship. I don't believe it.

You can ask mother."

Mrs. Zhuang was overjoyed and said: "To be able to get the best swordsman in the Western Qin Dynasty, the master of the King of Qin gave Baoyi some advice. The little girl was so grateful that Baoyi shed tears, and Baoyi didn't immediately go to the master's ceremony."

After some bowing and bowing, and after the ceremony of apprenticeship, and when they sat down again, the atmosphere became more harmonious, but Xiang Shaolong knew that he had one more moral and psychological responsibility to take care of the banker.

I don't know how I feel when I remember that even if Zhuang Baoyi becomes the King of Dian in the future, he will not be able to escape the disaster of being destroyed by another of his disciples, Xiaopan.

Madam Zhuang glanced at him from time to time, and the other two girls, You Cui, also glanced at him from time to time. Fortunately, they were all of noble birth, otherwise it would have been a situation where they were all over the place with flirtatious eyes and flirtatious words.

Xiang Shaolong never mind having fun, but more importantly, he must respect the two lovely wives Ji and Zhao, so he is very careful in his appearance and words, not daring to go overboard in the slightest, so this meal is exciting but also interesting.

You know the pain yourself.

Wu Guang broke in at this time, went behind Xiang Shaolong and whispered: "We found ship-cutting tools and several large cans of kerosene in the bottom cabin. It seems that these young people want to sink the ship and set it on fire, and they are using both methods.

"

Mrs. Zhuang listened carefully to the conversation between Wu Guang and Xiang Shaolong.

Xiang Shaolong asked: "Did you overhear what they were talking about?"

Under Xiang Shaolong's design, they have a variety of primitive eavesdropping tools, such as the "next-door ear", which is a copper tube shaped like a trumpet that can be pressed against the wall to amplify the sound inside the wall, making it easier to

eavesdrop.

Wu Guangkou said without hesitation: "Of course I heard it, even the sound of their peeing couldn't be hidden from us."

All the girls blushed when they heard this. Zhao Zhi said angrily: "Xiaoguang, can you check it out?" Xiang Shaolong smiled and said: "Speak out quickly."

Wu Guang first apologized to Zhao, and then said: "Their leader is called Cheng Qi, and he seems to be a relative of the doctor Cheng Suning. From the sound of it, they knew that the ladies would pass by here to Shouchun in the past few days, so they were already here

We have been waiting here for a whole month, and we were ordered not to leave anyone behind. Hey, I really want to say the same thing to them."

Mrs. Zhuang's face changed slightly when she heard this, and she lowered her head and said nothing.

Xiang Shaolong said: "What else? Have they said when they will start?"

Wu Guang said proudly: "Of course there are, and they can't hide it from us experts. They prepared poison and put it into the water. After we were stunned, they insulted all the women, then sank the ship and set it on fire. They used vicious methods.

Extremely."

When Mrs. Zhuang and the other three girls heard the sensitive word "insult", their pretty eyelids turned red.

This time even Ji Yanran spat: "Wu Guang, you are so full of filthy words and so disrespectful."

Zhao Zhi was worried about something else and asked: "Is there something wrong with the water we drink now?" Wu Guang said: "Of course there is no problem. The water that has been drugged has a strange smell, which must be covered up with the smell of tea.

If they bring a pot of tea to your wife, be sure not to drink it."

Wu Guang's low-level humor reminded Xiang Shaolong of Wu Guo's high-level humor, and he couldn't help but think of Zhao Ya even more. I wonder if Wu Guo has successfully welcomed Zhao Ya back to Xianyang? This beauty has really suffered too much.

Amid laughter and curses, Wu Guang was kicked out by Zhao Zhi, while Ji Yanran apologized to Mrs. Zhuang and others for Wu Guang's vulgar words.

Mrs. Zhuang didn't mind at all. She said instead: "Brother Guang is a true and sincere person. I have seen many concubines who are honest and benevolent. I don't even know what it is like to be harmed by them in secret."

"

Ji Yanran said: "Madam's return to Chujing should be a secret. Why did Cheng Suning get wind of it and send people here to murder you?" Mrs. Zhuang said sadly: "Now I can't figure out who the enemy is."

Sure enough at this time, someone knocked on the door and knelt down to report: "I've come here to offer Chengyang's special product 'calm tea'. Although the taste is a bit weird, after drinking it, I am not afraid of the wind and waves. This is a special filial piety for Master Qu, the governor."

For the lady and the young master."

Mrs. Zhuang pretended to agree happily.

After this person left, Xiang Shaolong leaned into Zhao Zhi's ear and said: "They are really cooperative, we will still have unlimited happiness tonight."

Zhao Minna's pretty face turned red when she thought that Xiang Shaolong would say such naughty words to her in front of "public".

When Mrs. Zhuang saw their scene, her already watery eyes seemed to be dripping with juice.

The battle was over almost before it began.

When Xiang Shaolong and others pretended to have fainted after drinking medicinal tea, the thieves showed their ferocious faces, and the iron guards used lightning-fast tactics to knock them all down, subdue them, and tie them up.

The ship fell into their hands. Xiang Shaolong accompanied Mrs. Zhuang to the deck, and the iron guards lined up the murderers for interrogation.

It was dark on both sides of the river. Although the rain stopped, there was still no starlight. Xiang Shaolong said coldly: "Who is Cheng Qi?"

The thirty enemies who were tied up by Wu Hua Da did not expect that they actually knew the name of Cheng Qi, and they were all shocked. However, everyone still pursed their lips tightly and did not speak, with a look like "How dare you kill me."

Xiang Shaolong sighed quietly and said to Madam Zhuang in a low voice: "Madam, please don't send me your head and don't look at it."

Mrs. Zhuang said firmly: "I'm not afraid."

Xiang Shaolong made a gesture, and Wu Shu, who was guarding the prisoners, put his foot on the back of one of them. Because his hands and feet were tied together, the man immediately stumbled forward and rolled to the ground.

Xiang Shaolong snatched Jing Shan out from beside him, lifted him up on the deck with his feet, pulled out his sword with a clang, and gestured in front of his eyes: "Last chance, who is Cheng Qi?"

The man still refused to give in and said "poof" with a look of disdain.

Jing Shan sneered and swung his sword fiercely. Blood splattered on the man's throat and he died immediately under the sword.

With two "dong dong" sounds, two of the prisoners were so frightened that they fell to the ground, while several others' legs trembled, and all of them lost their blood. They did not expect that the other party could be so cruel and ruthless.

Mrs. Zhuang's pretty face turned pale at the sight. She didn't expect that he could really kill people, so she subconsciously leaned her delicate body towards Xiang Shaolong.

Jing Shan calmly wiped the blood stains from the sword blade on the body of the murdered man, and then had the body dragged aside.

Zhuang Kong and other Madam Zhuang's attendants all stared wide-eyed and stayed on the spot.

Although killing someone was not a big deal to samurai in this era, Jing Shan's nonchalant attitude before and after killing people greatly shocked both the enemy and ourselves.

When Xiang Shaolong selected eighteen people to serve as his bodyguard, one of the requirements was a strong will. Only those who were not afraid of killing and not afraid of being killed were eligible for selection.

In this age of war where the jungle is the strongest, being kind to the enemy is cruelty to oneself.

If it was them who were captured this time, it would be impossible for them to die so happily, especially beauties like Ji Zhao.

Xiang Shaolong pointed at another person and said calmly: "Who is Cheng Qi?" The man's legs weakened and he fell to the ground like the two friends before him, but his eyes were fixed on one of them, a particularly thick and gloomy man.

The man realized that his true identity had been revealed, so he moved forward a little and said loudly: "No need to ask, I am Cheng Qi, if you dare..."

"boom"

Ma Guang kicked him out and hit him in the lower part of the body.

The pain was so painful that he immediately fell to the ground like a shrimp, speechless in pain.

Xiang Shaolong smiled and said: "Take him to the bilge to be tortured and wait for him. Let's see how long he can keep his tough words."

At that moment, Wu Shu, Jing Shan and others escorted him happily.

The other prisoners all had earth-colored faces and trembling bodies.

Xiang Shaolong said: "Interrogate these people separately, and then make confessions. Anyone who tells a lie or deliberately conceals it will be killed without mercy."

Zhuang Kong and others swarmed up and took the prisoners to different corners for interrogation with other iron guards.

Mrs. Zhuang's delicate body weakly leaned against Xiang Shaolong and said softly: "I have never seen such a thunderous method until today. My husband was too soft-hearted towards others in the past."

Xiang Shaolong hugged her shoulder lightly and said softly: "Go back to the cabin to rest. Tomorrow we will have some news from the interrogation during breakfast."

Mrs. Zhuang seemed to be nostalgic for the feeling of being next to Xiang Shaolong, and whispered: "How to deal with these people?"

Xiang Shaolong smiled bitterly and said: "I really want to release them all, but this is the most stupid behavior, especially when they see our methods, they will become suspicious. Mrs. Zhuang should understand what I mean."

At dawn, there were no more prisoners on board, and all the bloodstains had been washed away.

While having breakfast in the main cabin, Xiang Shaolong said to Madam Zhuang: "The main messenger behind this matter is not only Cheng Suning, but also Dou Jie and a man named Fang Zhuo. Madam, do you have any impression? It is said that he is

Fang Zhuo notified Doujie and Cheng Suning of the news that his wife will arrive in Shouchun."

Mrs. Zhuang's pretty face turned pale and said: "Of course I know him. Fang Zhuo is one of the guests in Chun Shenjun's house. He has always been responsible for communicating with us. Unexpectedly, he betrayed us."

You Cuizhi said in a trembling voice: "Is it possible that Lord Chun Shen is also the mastermind behind this?"

Mrs. Zhuang shook her head resolutely and said: "Chunshenjun will never do this. What's more, if Baoyi can be restored, it will be of great benefit to him without any harm. He is not such a despicable person. It seems that Fang Zhuo should be given to Cheng

Suning bought it." Ji Yanran said: "Why did Cheng Suning and Dou Jie want to put the young master to death?"

Mrs. Zhuang said: "There are now more than ten vassal states within the territory of Chu. Among them, the four states of Dian, Yelang, Minshan, and Qielan are the most powerful, with tens of thousands of soldiers, so they are deeply scrupulous about the king of Chu.

However, although he wanted to dethrone the princes, he did not dare to act rashly for fear of provoking all the princes to join forces to fight against Chu. Among the countries, our Zhuang family has the highest reputation and has the prestige of being the leader of the princes. Therefore, Xiaolie was the first to deal with it.

It is us who are the ones who want to revolt; but we dare not blatantly dare to instigate the traitor Li Ling to rebel. However, the people of the Dian Kingdom still love our Zhuang family, and other princely states also strongly support the restoration of the Zhuang family. Therefore, Li Yuan, represented by Li Yuan,

How can our clan be willing to let us return to our country?"

Zhao Zhidao said: "In this case, my wife's trip to Shouchun is sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth."
To be continued...