The boat travels through the canal, and the speed is not very fast.
This is the second time Jia Cong has been to Jiangnan, and he is quite familiar with the situation on the canal.
As long as you don't encounter those guys from the Cao Gang looking for trouble, you basically don't have to worry too much about safety.
pity……
When a group of five official ships entered the Ludi Canal, Jia Cong was keenly aware that something was wrong.
"We are being targeted!"
Early this morning, he had breakfast with Lin Ruhai and Lian Er as usual. After eating, he suddenly said.
"What?"
Lian Er's expression changed and he panicked: "We haven't reached Jinling yet!"
He thought it was the Jinling Zhen family who heard the news and took action in advance.
"It shouldn't be from the Jinling Zhen family!"
Lin Ruhai asserted: "This is Lu land, not far from the capital, and it can easily attract the attention of the capital!"
"It should be a guy who lives on the canal all year round!"
Jia Cong nodded in agreement and explained: "If they didn't look at me with evil eyes, I might not be able to notice it!"
Once your martial arts cultivation has reached the level of strength, it can be said that your physical fitness begins to improve in all aspects.
Of course, what's more important is that the method of breathing, breathing and transporting qi and blood that he independently created not only exercises the muscles and bones, qi and blood, but also has the effect of strengthening the soul.
In other words, his soul power at this time is much stronger than that of ordinary people.
Within a fifteen-foot radius, any hostile look towards him would basically not escape his perception.
That is to say, he doesn't know the specific method of using it, otherwise he can play it more smoothly than the lazy monk and the lame Taoist.
"Could he be from the Cao Gang?"
Lian Er's face turned livid and he said angrily: "I didn't bother them about what happened last time, but now they dare to seek death!"
Seeing the confusion on Lin Ruhai's face, Jia Cong briefly told the story about the last time he followed the investigation team to the south of the Yangtze River and was intercepted by the Cao Gang on the way.
"How audacious!"
Lin Ruhai's expression also changed slightly. He didn't expect the Caobang to be so bold that they even dared to intercept the official ship of the investigation team halfway!
hehe……
Jia Cong chuckled lightly, Lin Ruhai and Lian Er were both from prominent family backgrounds, so naturally they did not understand the thoughts of people in the world.
When it comes to things like killing officials and intercepting official ships, it can indeed be described as audacious and extremely crazy.
But the situation of the Cao Gang is different. It can be said that they are so confident that even the court has to worry about three points. In addition, they have a close relationship with the court bosses. They intercepted and killed the five official ships of Lin Ruhai and Lian Er halfway, as long as they follow up.
Handle it cleanly, it's just an 'accident' at most.
Every year, there are always officials who die inexplicably on the canal due to their boats capsizing and falling into the water. Some of them are even of high rank.
It cannot be said that all of their deaths were related to the Cao Gang, but most of them were caused by the Cao Gang.
Of course, it's fine that he understands this in his heart, and there is no need to tell the two of them in front of him, lest he be worried and unable to sleep.
"Then how should we respond?"
Lian Er said urgently: "Should we dock urgently and ask the local government for help?"
"How can I ask for help?"
Lin Ruhai shook his head and said: "There is no evidence and no excuse. It is still unclear how deeply the government along the canal is involved with the Cao Gang. If you rush forward rashly, you may alert the enemy!"
As expected, he is a guy who has been elected as the Salt Patrol Censor for five consecutive terms and managed to escape unscathed in the end. His experience is much better than that of Lian Er, a novice.
"What should we do?"
"What else can we do? Just wait!"
Jia Cong rolled his eyes and said angrily: "I'm here, Brother Lian, what are you afraid of?"
Lian Er suddenly slapped his thigh and said happily: "Yes, yes, with Third Brother here, you really don't need to be afraid of these young people!"
"Right now, the enemy is in darkness and we are in the clear. The key is to keep everyone on board alert and not to fall for the plot easily!"
Jia Cong said in a deep voice: "I'll leave it to my uncle to supervise this matter. Brother Lian will follow along and learn from it!"
Lin Ruhai nodded in agreement, this was indeed the best way at the moment.
Lian Er was a little embarrassed and asked curiously: "What about you, Third Brother?"
"I?"
Jia Cong said with a smile: "I will sit in the middle of the army and wait for some people who don't know life and death to come!"
Lian Erjue was defeated, but he had nothing to say. Who said that without Jia Cong's powerful martial arts, he could only be an errand boy.
Lin Ruhai didn't talk nonsense. After having refreshments, he took Lian Er and his escorts back and forth several times on the five official ships.
With a second-grade officer like him personally supervising and reminding them, no matter how unbelieving the sailors on the five official ships were, they were secretly more prepared.
Xue Pan and the two young princes of the historians all received the order, and they were all very excited. They took the boat guards with them and patrolled back and forth in small boats, pretending to be like dandies roaming the canal.
The female relatives and maids on the official ship were all ordered not to leave the cabin easily because there might be some trouble to deal with outside.
"What's wrong, third brother? What's the trouble?"
Lin Daiyu naturally stayed in the cabin obediently, but Wang Xifeng was not so honest.
She left her eldest sister, who was somewhat seasick, to Ping'er's care, and rushed to the deck. When she saw Jia Cong, she asked directly, looking eager to express herself.
"Maybe we encountered water bandits!"
Jia Cong deliberately lowered his voice and said with a smile: "Second sister-in-law, if she is not afraid of swords and guns, she can help!"
"What?"
Wang Xifeng was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she couldn't help but said anxiously: "How is it possible, in broad daylight, and on this busy canal, how is it possible that there are water bandits?"
"It's hard to say whether they are real water bandits. You have to be careful to guard against them!"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Second sister-in-law, do you have any good suggestions?"
"Why don't we find a canal dock to dock and ask the local government for help?"
As expected, it is not that one family does not want to enter the same house. Wang Xifeng's idea was exactly the same as Lian Er's, but Jia Cong chuckled and shook his head and rejected it.
"Okay, you guys can handle it!"
Wang Xifeng was a little frightened, said a few words, turned around and immediately returned to the cabin, and no longer dared to go on the deck carelessly.
Everything was calm during the day!
The guys who were spying on them obviously didn't realize that they had been exposed. They followed the five official ships to a nearby small dock to dock for repairs.
As for the five escort boats patrolling around, they did not attract the attention of the monitors. This was just a normal operation.
In the middle of the night, the originally clear sky with bright stars visible suddenly became covered with dark clouds.
I don't know when a strong wind suddenly blew up, making strange whistling noises, which caused uneasiness in the hearts of everyone on board the ship.
Within a moment, rumbles of thunder and dazzling lightning appeared one after another, and suddenly heavy rain howled down.
A mile away from the dockside residence, dozens of men in black suits quietly set off, holding sharp knives and heading straight for the docking place of the five official ships.
At this time, Jia Cong did not rest.
The main cabin of the official ship he was traveling on was brightly lit, and there was a banquet table in front of him. He was eating and drinking slowly without being affected by the bad weather outside.
Lin Ruhai's body and bones had only just recovered, so naturally he couldn't stay up late and went back to the cabin to rest early, with only the restless Lian Erxiang by his side.
"coming!"
When the group of men in black approached the fifteen-foot area of the official ship, Jia Cong stood up suddenly, put on his bamboo hat and went straight out of the cabin.
Lian Er was stunned for a moment, then followed behind with a pale face. His legs and feet were a little weak, as if he might fall down at any time.
The thunder in the sky exploded continuously, shaking his ears and heart. I wonder how Cong San knew what was going on outside with such a loud noise?
He didn't have time to think about this, so he followed Jia Cong and braved the wind and rain to the edge of the boat. After a careful look around, he immediately spotted dozens of men in black clothes holding sharp knives.
Although there was no torch lighting outside, the electric snakes flashing from time to time in the sky were enough for Lian Er to see clearly the scene ten feet away.
Not only were there men in black rushing towards them on land, but also on the canal water, there were several fishing boats approaching quickly despite the pouring rain.
"Third brother, what should I do?"
Lian Er was panic-stricken and asked loudly at the top of his voice.
Jia Cong's tall body stood upright on the side of the ship, waved his hands and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will take action when others get closer..."
As soon as he finished speaking, an electric snake whizzed down from the sky and hit a man in black clothes holding a knife. The man fell to the ground without even making a sound.
Before the other men in black could react, the bright silver electric snakes in the sky seemed to have found their target, slashing wildly one after another. But in the blink of an eye, dozens of electric snakes whizzed down, and the black-clothed snake who was still menacing just now
All the men fell to the ground, their bodies emitting a clearly audible burnt smell, and they had long since made no sound.
Not only were all the men in black with knives on land killed by lightning, but even the fishing boats that were approaching quickly were not left behind.
Several lightning bolts with branches fell down, and the man in black who had been rowing hard fell into the turbid canal and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
When Lian Er glanced over, there was no one on the three fishing boats.
"This, this, this..."
Stunned, Lian Er was completely stunned by the scene that happened in front of him, and he couldn't react for a long time.
I roared madly in my heart: Is this the legendary story of people who do bad things and get struck by lightning?
At this moment, he felt deep awe of God...
Jia Cong did not have such a complicated inner drama. Although he did not expect God to deal such a hand, he was not surprised at all by the result.
Damn it, if you can't get along with the son of luck, this is what you will end up with!
His gaze at this time was looking towards the direction in which the man in black was running. Although it was dark and rainy, he could not see clearly, but there were several huge silver snake lightnings that struck in succession, and there were occasional screams and wails.
, obviously explains everything.
"The danger has been resolved!"
After a long time, he realized that the body of Lian Er next to him seemed to be a little unbearable. He turned around and chuckled: "Anyway, the enemies have been dealt with by God, but you can't catch a cold just because you are watching the fun!"
With that said, he turned around and walked towards the cabin. A leisurely voice came clearly into Lian Er's ears: "Go back to the cabin and rest early. We have to continue sailing tomorrow morning!"
This kid!
When Lian Er came to his senses, he suddenly shivered when the surroundings were pitch dark, and he hurriedly ran to keep up...