sword sentient beings

Chapter 141 Lingzhou
On the second day of traveling together, the four of them finally left Yunzhou and arrived at the border of Lingzhou.

Lingzhou is in the southwest of Yunzhou, and there is a big river between the two states.Standing by the river, I can see the yellow water, the mud and sand in the river are rolling, and the water waves are very turbid.

Tang Zhao was used to the clear water of Jiugao Mountain, and heard that this big river is the mother river of the two prefectures and several prefectures upstream and downstream. Like the Tianhe River lying on the ground in the Devil's Cave, I feel a little disappointed when I see it now.

But then I thought again: No matter whether the river is clear or turbid, she has also irrigated thousands of miles of territory. Could it be said that if she is not clear, she is not our mother river?
Thinking about it, he grabbed a handful of river water, and the water flowed through his fingers, leaving only the rustling of his fingers. He thought to himself: What I hold in my hand is foreign land from far away, I don’t know where their hometown is. where?

Seeing Tang Zhao fishing for water, Che Sha asked curiously, "What's the matter? Brother, do you want some water?"

Seeing Tang Zhao's expression, Jiang Shenyi said, "Your elder brother has read a lot, and when he sees a scene, he wants to fall in love. It will be fine in a while."

Che Sha also knew a little about Central Plains culture, and said, "Ah, brother, do you want to make poetry?"

Even if Tang Zhao had some feelings, he was only embarrassed when they said that one by one. He stood up and said, "Stop talking, how can I compose poetry..."

Just as they were talking, Che Sha and Jiang Shenyi on the opposite side suddenly changed their expressions. Tang Zhao looked back and saw a floating corpse floating on the river, one wave turned up and another wave sank again.

For a moment, Tang Zhao was also startled, and then reacted, he turned his hand and took out a roll of rope from the jar, with a shake of his hand, under the action of internal force, the rope was naturally straight, inserted into the water, softened and rolled up the corpse accurately, Pull it out of the water.

With this shaking and rolling, it took only a few breaths, and Che Sha's eyes flashed, the corpse had already landed on the land.

Just now, Tang Zhao's hand was clean and quick, not to mention quick eyesight and quick hands. The rope has been bent all the way, and the control of internal strength is very superb. With this hand alone, at least he is also a top knight. Why is it necessary to have such high martial arts?With such a high level of martial arts, how can he have such a high level of attainment?

The body was dragged ashore and lay face up on the ground.

Everyone knew it was hopeless.The skin has already been soaked until the skin is watery and white, and it has lost its appearance, but it should not be more than a few days to die, otherwise there will be many fish and shrimps in the river, and I am afraid it will not be so complete.The corpse soaked in water was really not good-looking, Tang Zhao endured the writhing in his stomach and looked at it carefully, but he really couldn't see the appearance.Only a young man can be seen, a little swollen from the figure, it may be edema.

It may be that he was soaked in water for a long time, and the man was completely naked.Che Sha was the only woman present, but she did not shy away from the bold and unrestrained style of Liangzhou, saying: "Eh? This is too naked. Could it be that he didn't have any clothes on at all? Could it be that he fell into the water by slipping, but drowned while swimming? "

Several people nodded. If they fell from the shore or the boat, they must not be so naked. Even if it is suicide, most people will not take off their clothes and jump again. It is really possible that they drowned while swimming in the river.

However, the river is so vast and turbulent, will anyone really swim in it?
After all, Tang Zhao and the others were not arresters, and there was no need to investigate the cause of death. Since Tang Zhao dragged him up by accident, let him go to the ground for peace.Tang Zhao and Jiang Shenyi hastily dug a hole and buried it. Although Wusuntong and Che Sha wondered why they didn't directly bury it in water, they also helped out. Che Sha also produced a straw mat to serve as a coffin.

"Now we have to cross the river, should we fly there or take a boat?"

"It's better to take a boat. If you want to fly, you have to fly early. Isn't walking just an extra experience?"

"Okay, the nearest ferry is twenty miles downstream, but there should be a wild ferry three miles away, and there should be a boat?"

Several people discussed it, and decided that it would be good to follow the fate, and anyway, the schedule was not in a hurry, so they wandered downstream.At this time, the four of them didn't bring any mounts, so it was convenient for them to take a boat.

When I arrived at Yedukou, I saw that there were seven or eight people waiting at the ferry. It seemed that there was indeed a boat.Most of the people waiting were dressed as small businessmen, mostly alone or with two or three people. There were no rich and powerful people, and there were also one or two powerful people, like quacks with some martial arts.Four people lined up in the back.

Tang Zhao was at the front of the line, so he took advantage of the opportunity to chat with the people in front of him.

In terms of experience in the Jianghu, including the two colleagues from Liangzhou, Tang Zhao still has the most.At any rate, he first ran around with the Sui family class for a few months, and had experience in the Devil's Cave. In the past few years, he also did missions intermittently with the District Prosecutor, so he is more familiar with people and things.Jiang Shenyi is not good at dealing with people and the world, so he gave him the character set of "Old Jianghu".

In fact, Che Sha is also articulate and quick-witted, but the customs in Liangzhou are very different, and the farther south she goes, the more unfamiliar she becomes, so she restrains her hands and feet.

Tang Zhao went out to dress up as a scholar, with a bookish demeanor and an amiable appearance, easy to chat with people.The person in front was a small business owner who claimed to be surnamed Wan. He got acquainted with Tang Zhao and asked: "Brother Xiucai, we are a businessman who trades goods back and forth and earns hard money. What are you scholars doing?" Going to Lingzhou too? Wouldn’t it be better to stay in Yunzhou?”

Tang Zhao said with a smile, "We are visiting as guests, but we are going to Yongzhou and passing through Lingzhou."

Boss Nawan shook his head again and again, and said, "Go to Yongzhou? Then you should go over Xiwang Mountain and go from Yanzhou. Although there are a few generals in Yanzhou who fight back and forth, there is a tacit agreement to leave a peaceful passage for merchants. Only Lingzhou is a den of thieves who cannibalize people without spit out their bones..."

As he was talking, a businessman in front of him turned his head and said in a low voice, "Shopkeeper Wan, be careful. This is on the edge of Lingzhou."

Boss Wan's expression changed, he cupped his hands to express his thanks, then turned his head and whispered to Tang Zhao, "You know what that means, right?"

Tang Zhaoruo said thoughtfully: "I know Baixiong Mountain is in Lingzhou." Chen Aoxiong, the head of Baixiong Mountain, is known as the leader of the Inner Nine Outer Forty-Thirteen Prefectures, and he is the titular leader of the world's bandits.

Boss Wan nodded again and again, and Tang Zhao said again: "But Lingzhou is so big, and Baixiong Mountain occupies that area. We can't afford to mess with it but we can afford to hide it. Just go around."

Boss Wan quickly shook his hands and said in a low voice: "Where is Baixiong Mountain? There are dozens of villages under one mountain, and hundreds of small hills in his name. There are also tens of thousands of mountains that I don't know where they came from Thieves and water bandits, there are countless little thieves on the road..."

Tang Zhao was very puzzled, and said in a low voice: "There are so many thieves, all of them want to steal, who are they robbing? How can there be so much property for him to rob?"

Boss Wan said: "What can we say? But there are millions of people in Lingzhou, so there is always something to grab, right? In fact, there are really rich people in Lingzhou, otherwise why should we take this business route? Going back and forth to earn money It’s expensive. But those people won’t be robbed. Most of the people who suffer are common people, small landlords, and businessmen like us who are struggling for their lives. I heard that in Lingzhou, being a bandit is like you scholars and officials. , Once you get a leader in the cottage, you are considered a master. So every village has young people who become bandits."

Tang Zhao thought to himself: What, is Lingzhou the era of 'big bandits'?

He wants to ask the government?Does the government care?But it seems that there is no need to ask, one radish is one hole, Baixiong Mountain is so arrogant, of course it is the government's hole.

Be it Xing Ji or Xue Yeyu, they both told him before that they are used to living in Yunzhou, so don't be too surprised if they go to other states and counties.

Just as he was talking, a boat came up on the river and floated against the shore.The boat is not small, it looks like it can seat dozens of people, but the hull is old, obviously it has been around for some time.

The boatman stood at the bow of the boat and shouted: "Crossing the river, crossing the river! One tael of silver per person."

Rao Tang Zhao is not short of money now, so he can't help but be surprised, this crossing the river is too expensive.One tael of silver is enough to buy half a donkey!
Wusuntong was behind and said, "So expensive?"

The boatman stood up straight and saw that he was eight feet tall, with big arms and round waist. He was born with a ferocious face. His upper body was only wearing an open waistcoat, revealing his muscles and thick hair. Ah. Go and become an official ship, I’m afraid you won’t be able to wait for a ship for three days.”

Wusun Tong snorted, in fact, as a talisman sword master, he had plenty of ways to cross the river, but he didn't want to disturb everyone's appointment by boat.The newly recognized eldest brother hasn't spoken yet.

Someone from behind asked: "One tael of silver, is that the consistent money?"

The boatman said with a sneer, "This ship doesn't accept copper coins, nor does Dajin Tongbao, let alone the scrap copper and rotten iron made by some commander or governor. As long as you have cash, if you don't have money, just leave me."

There was dissatisfaction among the crowd, but the boatman stood at the bow like an iron tower, majestic and majestic, and no one could oppose him.Eventually someone pays and gets on board.One person took the lead, and the people behind all paid the money and boarded the boat one by one.

Tang Zhao boarded the boat and handed over four taels of silver, and said, "We are four." Jiang Shenyi and the others all nodded, they were all well-off talisman sword masters, they didn't care about the small money, and it didn't matter who the treat was for.

The cabin is narrow, this private boat naturally has no comfort at all, and it was already full in a short while.The boatman kept pushing people in until all the people were stuffed into the cabin.The cabin was already packed like rice vats. Some people wanted to sit on the deck, but they were loudly reprimanded by the boatman.

Amidst the quarrel, the boat finally left the shore, the cabin was overcrowded and the smell was unpleasant, Boss Nawan looked at the four young people next to him showing some discomfort, and said with a smile: "Young man, it's always good to be at home, but it's difficult to go out for a while. Bear with me. Listen to me, don't run around by yourself when you arrive in Lingzhou, find an escort agency, spend more money, and ask them to send you across the border."

Tang Zhao asked curiously: "There are so many thieves, can there still be an escort agency?"

Boss Wan smiled and said: "The doorway is here. There are escort agencies, and there are only a few reliable ones. Other escort agencies are robbed when they go out, and they are safe and sound. How powerful do you think? I think you are not short of money. , This is called spending money to buy peace.”

Tang Zhao was thoughtful, and was also considering his suggestion. It was not because he was afraid of being robbed. They came here for experience. It was experience to fight all the way, and it was experience to follow the escort agency.

However, if they can really kill all the way through, don't they look down on Baixiong Mountain, which dominates a state?He is the emperor of a state. In this world, since he can secure this position, he has hard power in his hands.Even if he can't compare to Gao Yuanhou, how can he not have a few swords to conquer the mountains?If they were really unscrupulous, they might provoke Baixiong Mountain to send a few swordsmen down.

Just thinking about it, the boat stopped suddenly.

This is it?

No, no—

Still in the heart of the river!
Just as he was thinking, when the cabin door opened, a bright light shone in from the outside.

That is - knife light!
Tang Zhao squinted his eyes, and heard someone outside shouting: "Everyone, you've come. The time has come, now is the time to eat."

A few of the passengers were still in a daze, remembering that they hadn't ordered food, and Boss Wan and the old Jianghu were already pale.

"Would you like wontons or bandao noodles?"

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(End of this chapter)