Under the sky

Chapter 212
Shen Weichen led Li Jingfeng and Ma Qi, a total of sixty riders, to the edge of Yinghu Lake and looked across the Yinghu Lake to the other side.Ma Qi pointed his whip at the big boat in the lake and said: "In addition to this big boat, there are six small boats parked on both sides of the bank on weekdays. Only the big boat is parked in the lake."

Li Jingfeng looked at it and said: "There are three boats on the other side, and there are three boats on the shore here. Miss Gu should be on the big boat. I don't know why the boat stopped here and didn't take the people away?"

"I heard news last time in Jinzhou. I heard that they were waiting to arrest Miss Qingcheng a few days ago and delayed her here. They planned to go back together later." Ma Qi said, "They were here to move food. Jin The Zhou wharf was burned down, and they managed to get ashore. The disciples all went ashore to chase the defeated Qingcheng soldiers. The boats turned around and returned to Hanzhong. Only these few boats were left to continue searching along the river, catching any suspicious girls they encountered. Today is the eighth day. .”

It turned out that they had not given up on searching for him. Shen Weichen asked: "Who is on the boat?"

"Yan Lizhang, a member of the Yan family, is leading the army this time, Yan Jiuling, the elder brother of the head of the Yan family. They are father and son. There is also a toast from Dragon Slayer Sword Fang."

Hearing this name, Shen Weichen's heart sank. Yan Lizhang didn't know that Fang Jingjiu was not easy to deal with.She had been at a disadvantage against Fang Jingjiu twice for some reason, and both of them had been injured. She would get revenge if they met again this time.

"So these are the only seven ships left on the Han River now?"

Ma Qi said: "Yes."

Li Jingfeng was puzzled: "What about the Huashan disciples who came ashore?"

Ma Qi said: "We are all ashore. It is only a few hundred miles from Jinzhou to Hanzhong. We can only transport food empty by going back by land."

Shen Weichen thought for a while and asked, "I heard that Qingcheng's defeated soldiers retreated from the west side of Jinzhou via a small road. Does the village leader know this road?"

Ma Qidao: "Of course I know. The southern exit is on the west side of Yinghu Lake. It is a mountain road. I heard that they built a floating bridge to cross the river and went south."

Shen Weichen took a ride on the warship and guessed that there were about 50 people on the small boat. The big ship was far less majestic than the Five-Tooth Warship, but it could always accommodate 300 people. He turned to Li Jingfeng and said, "50 people on the small boat, and 500 on the big ship. There must be [-] people. Jingfeng, is there anything you can do?"

Li Jingfeng said: "If there are 200 people on the big boat, there is still a chance of a night attack in the dark. What I am afraid of is that the small boat will come to help."

Ma Qi said: "There is another embarrassing thing. We don't have a boat. There are 60 people here. How can we get such a big boat? Swim over, the water quality may not be good for everyone, and you will be attacked as soon as you get on the boat."

One person commented: "If you are good at water, you should be a boat thief, not a horse thief."

Li Jingfeng looked around and saw a small boat heading towards the big ship from the direction of Jinzhou, and said, "A small boat is passing by."

After a long time, the sound of horns was heard from the big ship, and then there were sounds of horns from far and near. The small ship left and headed towards Jinzhou.

Shen Weichen became suspicious and asked, "What military order are these horns?"

Li Jingfeng looked around and suddenly said: "You guys find a place to hide and wait for me." Then he rode away.

Everyone looked for a hiding place to hide, and suddenly saw several Huashan disciples walking along the bank.After a long time, Li Jingfeng rode back and immediately found a Huashan disciple lying on his side.

Li Jingfeng left him behind: "Little sister, what questions do you want to ask him?"

Shen Weichen smiled and said: "My husband is still considerate."

Li Jingfeng was used to being called out in the past two days and was not embarrassed. He jumped off his horse and slapped the Huashan disciple awake.As soon as the disciple woke up, he kept begging for mercy. Shen Weichen took out the Emei thorn and put it against his neck, and asked: "What did you mean by the order on the ship just now?"

The disciple said: "I want the disciples to assemble, and we want the six ships to follow the big ship."

Shen Weichen said: "Aren't you looking for someone?"

The disciple said: "I've been looking for eight days, but I can't find any eldest lady. I was just waiting to go back to Hanzhong, but I was delayed in the middle." After he finished speaking, he suddenly woke up and pointed at Shen Weichen, "You...are you?"

Li Jingfeng rode down the mountain again and pushed forward as hard as he could. He came back soon and shouted: "Little sister, the ship has weighed anchor!"

Shen Weichen was startled, his mind was spinning, and he asked the disciple: "Where is your boat?"

The disciple pointed to the west: "There."

Seeing that the ship was weighing anchor and heading back to Hanzhong, there was no time to delay. Shen Weichen shouted: "Let's seize the ship!" and then knocked out the Huashan disciple.

Li Jingfeng also knew that there could be no delay. Everyone was about to mount their horses when Li Jingfeng said: "Slow down! If we ride sixty to hijack the ship, we will definitely be discovered. The other party will be on guard and will not be able to get on the ship."

Shen Weichen said: "Jingfeng is right." After thinking about it, he said, "Jingfeng, let's rob the boat. Master of the horse village, you walk along the mountain. When we rob the boat, you abandon your horse and walk on board. Remember the four of us. One group must board the ship in batches."

Ma Qi nodded: "I know."

A group of people walked along the mountain. Li Jingfeng found a hiding place and shouted: "Master of the horse village, wait for us here!" Shen Weichen dismounted with him, and the two of them found cover and approached. Li Jingfeng saw the trumpeter standing on the roof of the boat building, lowering his head. The voice said: "The trumpeter is above. If he sees us approaching and blows the trumpet, we will be in trouble."

Shen Weichen looked around and saw that the hillside was still a hundred feet away from the ship. At this time, he could not see the figure clearly. He nodded and said, "I know." The two of them used Qinggong at the same time and ran towards the ship.

The rally horn sounded just now. The disciples being hunted were from different distances and the time of return was also different. On the way, four disciples saw the two running towards the boat and were about to ask. Shen Weichen stabbed the Emei thorns in the throats of the two of them. The two had no time to call out. They responded. Looking over, Li Jingfeng swung his long sword and killed one of his disciples. The other disciple had just shouted "Yes..." and could not hear what he was about to say next.

The two men killed four people in the electric light and stone fire. Shen Weichen inserted the Emei thorn back into his waist, took it off his back to shoot the moon and twisted his bow to set up an arrow. The bugler on the ship had already seen the two people approaching. Just as he was wondering, he saw two people killing people again. , hurriedly raised the horn, Shen Weichen's gaze was extremely accurate, and with a "pop", the man's chest had been penetrated by a sharp arrow.

Shen Weichen hit the target with an arrow. Taking advantage of the panic on the boat, she took another arrow and shot another person. She ran and shot, and in the blink of an eye she had killed three people. The disciples on the boat were so frightened that they hid behind the side of the boat and did not dare to get up.The two rushed to the side of the boat. Shen Weichen, who was better at lightness skills, jumped onto the boat first. There were only four disciples left on the boat. Shen Weichen threw an Emei thorn and penetrated the chest of a disciple who was about to pick up the horn. Another person came with a knife. , Shen Weichen made a feint move with the Emei thorn with his right hand, slapped the man's temple with his left palm, turned around and swept his leg, tripping one person. He spun around, raised his leg with him, kicked the other disciple backwards in the chest, and the Emei thorn stabbed him just now. The disciple who was tripped and kicked in the chest fell to the ground and was dying. Shen Weichen stepped forward and broke his neck.

When Li Jingfeng got on the boat, all four of them were dead. Shen Weichen hurriedly said: "Throw the bodies of the four disciples on the shore into the river." He then entered the cabin to see if anyone was still hiding.

Li Jingfeng got off the boat, threw the corpses of the four disciples who had been killed on the bank into the river, looked left and right, and saw no other disciples coming for a moment, so he waved vigorously towards Ma Qi's hiding place, then got on the boat, and said to Shen Weichen: "Peel a few first." A spare piece of clothing.”

Shen Weichen nodded: "Yes." The two took off the corpse's clothes. Only two pieces were not stained with blood. However, there was a battle above Yinghu Lake, so even if there were some blood stains on the clothes, it was normal.Li Jingfeng put on his clothes and stood on the top of the boat pretending to be a trumpeter and watching.

Soon after, four people from the village got on the boat. Shen Weichen asked them to change into clothes and wait at the bow of the boat.People from the village boarded the boat one after another, and soon more than ten people arrived. If any Huashan disciples arrived, they would trick them into boarding the boat. Shen Weichen would give one pair with one palm and two with two palms. When there were more people on the boat, there was no need for Shen Weichen to take action, and the chaos The knife was put away.

Shen Weichen took a breath and suddenly thought of something. He raised his head and shouted to Li Jingfeng: "Jingfeng, can you drive a boat?"

Li Jingfeng was stunned, lowered his head and said, "Little sister, don't you know?"

Shen Weichen smiled bitterly: "Why do you think I can?"

Li Jingfeng shook his head: "I thought my little sister knew everything."

Shen Weichen learned how to sail from Miao Ziyi on the boat, but he was definitely not proficient, so he had to ask: "Which of you can sail?"

Horse bandits, you look at me and I look at you, both shaking their heads.

Shen Weichen said: "Then let's keep alive first, and those who can't sail will be killed."

About half an hour later, the villagers crowded the cabin and killed twenty Huashan disciples.There were also obedient disciples who found out that they were not acquaintances on the boat and refused to get on the boat if they were suspicious. Shen Weichen simply shot him to death with an arrow, dragged the body and threw it into the river, and tied up two others who knew how to drive the boat.

This small boat originally carried fifty disciples, and 60 people crowded onto the boat, filling the cabin.Shen Weichen asked about the crew on board, and after waiting for another hour, there were still four Huashan disciples who had not returned.

Li Jingfeng looked around and saw that other ships were already approaching the big ship to join him. He was used to fighting at night and shouted: "Little sister, just wait as long as you can, it's more convenient at night!"

It was September, and the sun set at Youshi. It was already Shenshi, and the last four disciples also arrived. Shen Weichen asked if he knew how to drive a boat, killed two of them, and then waited on the boat.

It had been drizzling for the past few days and the sky was gloomy. Shen Weichen estimated that it was already the end of the application process. He was afraid that the other party would become suspicious if he was dragged on, so he asked Li Jingfeng: "How is it?" Li Jingfeng saw the fifth ship approaching the big ship, so he said: "Go slowly, slow down. Some. Little sister, go hide in the cabin."

Shen Weichen got into the cabin, and Li Jingfeng and Ma Qi supervised the Huashan disciples to sail away in the boat.When the big ship saw that the last ship was following it, it blew its horn. Li Jingfeng asked what he meant and said to Shen Weichen, "You want us to follow." The big ship immediately set sail and headed west. The small ship followed the big ship and fell behind. side.Shen Weichen felt uneasy, and Li Jingfeng said: "Let's take a break, there will be a fierce battle at night."

Shen Weichen asked: "What do you want to do?"

Li Jingfeng smiled bitterly: "Just act according to the situation."

This boat followed closely behind the previous boat and seemed to want to overtake the previous boat. Shen Weichen shouted to the Huashan disciple who was driving the boat: "Don't cheat, you will be the last!"

There are rules for the navigation of warships. Six small boats guard a large ship, one in front and one in back, and two on each side. Shen Weichen saw that he was easily discovered by deliberately moving forward, so he ordered him not to move forward.The disciple originally planned to squeeze to the left side of the main boat and take the opportunity to jump into the river to escape and notify the other boat. However, Shen Weichen shouted loudly and immediately did not dare to take the risk. He turned the second bend in the river and fell behind.

After nightfall, torches were lit on the boat, and Li Jingfeng asked everyone to eat and rest.The boat rocked and bumped in the darkness and moved forward slowly. Shen Weichen was anxious. Li Jingfeng advised her to rest more. She had not fully recovered from her serious illness. Once she was exhausted, it would be even more dangerous.

Shen Weichen's heart was up and down, and it was difficult to fall asleep for a while. He pulled Li Jingfeng to sit next to him and asked, "Aren't you panicking?"

Li Jingfeng thought for a while and said: "There is panic, and there is stability. I know that little sister is worried. Little sister, if it works out this time, it will work out. If it doesn't work out, and it hurts Miss Gu and Miss Xia, you have to know that it's not your fault. "

At midnight, Li Jingfeng woke everyone up and refreshed themselves with river water. Shen Weichen explained how to fight, how to save people, and how to retreat, roughly based on the method used to rescue Shen Yuqing before.

Li Jingfeng took out the hook rope from the cabin and handed it to Shen Weichen. Shen Weichen nodded and untied Sheyue.Li Jingfeng said: "I will go up first and deal with the disciples guarding the stern. When the fire at the stern is extinguished, you can come up one by one. Be sure to be secretive and careful."

Ma Qi nodded: "Okay!"

Li Jingfeng said: "You must remember that today we are fighting for your wives, children, parents, and you must come back alive!"

Ma Qi puffed up her chest: "Of course!"

Shen Weichen placed the hook rope on Sheyue and shot it out. Just as it passed under the stern of the ship, Li Jingfeng jumped up first, climbed up the rope, and boarded the ship in just a moment.Shen Weichen shot a second arrow and hooked it on the edge of the ship. After a while, the fire at the stern went out. Knowing that Li Jingfeng had succeeded, Ma Qi and other horse bandits boarded the ship one after another.Shen Weichen didn't know what was going on above, so he left ten people to watch the boat, jumped on the rope, and walked forward on the rope.

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After Li Jingfeng got on the boat, the disciples guarding the stern were unexpectedly attacked from behind. Li Jingfeng grabbed him and asked him where Gu Qingshang and Xia Lijun were imprisoned.Li Jingfeng knocked him unconscious, extinguished the torch behind the boat, and darkness suddenly fell behind him.

As expected, two disciples immediately came forward to ask questions. Li Jingfeng was wearing a Huashan disciple uniform. They did not raise any suspicion in the darkness. Li Jingfeng knocked them out one by one and called Ma Qi and others to board the boat, saying: "You guys stay here. , Unless you are discovered, you will wait until I rescue people before taking action."

Li Jingfeng looked up and saw a disciple on the roof of the ship looking out. He knew that he had been hiding for a while, and saw a disciple guarding in front of the cabin door. It was already late at night. Most of the disciples on the ship were asleep in the cabin, and some were asleep on the deck. At that moment, He didn't shy away and walked straight away with his head lowered. When he passed a person, he pushed him into the water. The person called for help to attract the attention of the disciples. Li Jingfeng took the opportunity and quickly sneaked into the cabin.

Without any scruples, he moved forward, lit the fire, and extinguished the candles as he passed, until only the fire was left in the cabin.If there was suspicion during patrol, he would come forward and pretend to be polite, then knock him out twice.There were three floors in the bilge. He extinguished all the fire on the first floor and reached the bottom of the cabin. Seeing guards guarding the door, he guessed that the two girls were being held captive, so he quickly stepped forward.When the two disciples were about to ask, Li Jingfeng's hands were like lightning, and he struck their throats, making them unable to make a sound. Li Jingfeng knocked them unconscious with his knee and hand knife, and asked in a low voice: "Miss Gu?"

A female voice inside asked: "Who?" The voice was anxious and happy at the same time.

Li Jingfeng took the key from the guard and opened the door. A pungent smell came out, making him almost squat on the ground and retching.

Gu Qingshang asked again: "Who?"

"I... Jingfeng." Li Jingfeng endured the discomfort and asked, "Where is Fang Jingjiu?" As he walked along, what he was most afraid of was meeting Fang Jingjiu.

I saw two figures rushing forward, one was Gu Qingshang, and the other must be Xia Lijun.Just listen to Gu Qingshang say: "He is not here, I don't know where he went."

Li Jingfeng saw that they were all wearing handcuffs and shackles, and they were groping around the body of the guarding disciples, but there was no key.Gu Qingshang said: "The key lies with Fang Jingjiu."

Li Jingfeng said: "I will take you out first. When we get to the top, you can hold on to my shoulders and walk slowly."

The two of them were shackled, and Gu Qingshang suffered severe pain in her waist, abdomen and legs, and she couldn't get up at all.Li Jingfeng walked in front and returned to the first cabin. Although it was dark ahead, Li Jingfeng was not affected. Gu Qingshang had known about his ability and was not surprised.

The three of them crept forward. Halfway there, they suddenly heard someone in the cabin yelling: "Fuck! Where did the smell come from? It's so suffocating!"

This sound was bound to wake up the guards. Li Jingfeng hugged Gu Qingshang and shouted, "Miss Xia, get on your back!" He carried Xia Lijun on his back, took a deep breath and ran forward.

Soon, someone opened the cabin door and saw darkness outside the cabin. He heard rapid footsteps and shouted loudly.Li Jingfeng ran out of the cabin with one in his arms and the other in his arms. The guard at the cabin door shouted to stop. Li Jingfeng said: "Miss Gu, use my sword!"

Gu Qingshang pulled out the sword from Li Jingfeng's waist and slashed at her. Her movements were restricted, and the sword was crooked, so the disciple easily avoided it.Another disciple stabbed Li Jingfeng in the waist with a spear, but felt that it was blocked and Li Jingfeng had already rushed out of the cabin.The guard disciple shouted loudly, and the guards on the deck were alarmed. Only then did the lookout on the tower realize that he shouted loudly, and suddenly an arrow flew over and killed him.

Disciples from Huashan were coming from both sides. Li Jingfeng put down Gu Qingshang and took over the original intention to protect them.When Shen Weichen saw Li Jingfeng rescuing people, he was overjoyed. He ran from the stern of the boat, drew his bow and shot several Huashan disciples.Sheyue took too much effort, Shen Weichen carried Sheyue on his back, pulled out the Emei Thorn and rushed forward. Ma Qi and others followed up and fought with the surrounding disciples, and a fight broke out.

The disciples in the cabin heard the sound of killing and stood up in a hurry. When they opened the cabin door, they saw darkness outside. They pushed me and I couldn't move for a while.The disciples on the second floor rushed up to the first floor, but they were also unable to see and were stuck at the entrance of the stairs.

Shen Weichen took the opportunity to rush to Li Jingfeng's side and protect Xia Lijun and Gu Qingshang.Unfortunately, the two of them couldn't move faster even if they wanted to. The dozens of steps to the stern would require a lot of fighting. Seeing that they were unable to move, Ma Qi became anxious and shouted: "Lie down!"

Xia Lijun didn't know how to react, but Ma Qi grabbed her legs, pulled her to the ground, and dragged her to the stern of the boat.Xia Lijun was about to struggle, but Ma Qi hurriedly shouted: "I'm here to save you!" Seeing that this trick worked, another horse bandit also grabbed Gu Qingshang's feet and dragged him away, and it turned out to be much faster.

The ships on both sides approached. It turned out that someone was shouting that they were under attack, and the ships on both sides were approaching.Shen Weichen rushed left and right and knocked down several people, then retreated to Li Jingfeng. Only then did he notice the blood seeping out of Li Jingfeng's waist, and asked anxiously: "Are you okay?"

Li Jingfeng chopped one person down and said, "It's okay!"

Shen Weichen stabbed the Emei in succession, knocking down the two of them. He saw that Ma Qi had dragged Gu and Xia to the stern of the ship, and the disciples of Huashan had also swarmed out of the rear cabin door, so he said: "Quickly retreat!" The horse bandit was good at water at the moment. Jump off the boat to escape, and those with poor water resistance can use the hook to retreat.Some Huashan disciples discovered the hook and rope and came towards the stern of the ship. Ma Qi and several horse bandits were protecting the two girls and were besieged by the Huashan disciples. In the blink of an eye, two of them fell.

Li Jingfeng said: "Little sister, go and help!" Shen Weichen jumped back to the stern of the ship, stabbed left and right with his Emei thorn, kicked and punched, and dispersed the besieging crowd.

Ma Qi shouted: "Girls, jump!" Why didn't Gu Qingshang and Xia Lijun want to escape?But with the shackles on you, you will sink when you enter the water. You can't climb up with this hook and rope, and you can't walk away, so you can only worry.

When Shen Weichen saw this, he shouted: "Mazhai Master, help me cover it!" The Emei thorn was placed horizontally in his palm, he grabbed Gu Qingshang's waist with both hands and raised it high, then threw it, Gu Qingshang felt that it was in the clouds and fog, flying and heavy It fell and fell on the cabin.

Shen Weichen threw Gu Qingshang, followed the same pattern, grabbed Xia Lijun and threw it, turned around, saw that Li Jingfeng was still surrounded, and shouted: "Jingfeng, retreat quickly!"

With Li Jingfeng's martial arts, it was not difficult to escape, but there were still many horse bandits trapped. Li Jingfeng couldn't bear them to die on the boat, so he used the "one ride to ride the wind" to injure seven or eight Huashan disciples, and cut a way out.Seeing several people trapped again, Li Jingfeng immediately went to rescue him and shouted: "Little sister, retreat first, I can protect myself!"

Shen Weichen didn't pay attention to him, knowing that he would never abandon his people to escape. Suddenly he saw a boat on the left and right. It turned out that the other side found that the enemy was coming from the stern of the boat, and turned to attack the rear boat. The small boat they were in used a hook to hook the big ship, making it difficult to avoid.The two ships had taken out their bows and arrows and were about to shoot. Shen Weichen caught a glimpse of the anchor stone at the stern, grabbed the iron chain with both hands, and shouted: "Get out of the way!" He picked up the anchor stone, spun around a few times, and swung the boulder in circles with great force. It was so fierce that both the horse bandits and Huashan disciples were busy ducking down to avoid it.

Shen Weichen shouted and threw the anchor stone, hitting the ship on the left. The people on the ship shouted in surprise.This throw actually sank the ship. Not only Ma Qi, but also the Huashan disciples on the side were dumbfounded. For a moment, they forgot to get up and fight.Seeing this scene, the boat on the right was so frightened that it quickly turned the rudder. It turned too fast, the sail was in the wrong direction, and the hull suddenly tilted, making it impossible to take care of shooting arrows.

Li Jingfeng covered a group of horse bandits and retreated to the stern of the ship. Everyone climbed ropes and jumped from the ship. The horse bandits in the small boat were busy salvaging their companions.

Shen Weichen exerted all his strength and was panting, feeling tightness in his chest and abdomen.Suddenly, two more ships appeared on the left and right. Shen Weichen saw that all his companions had retreated. He turned around and saw dozens of Huashan disciples rushing towards them. The archers took their bows and arrows, while Li Jingfeng struggled to support himself.She made a prompt decision, picked up a knife on the ground and cut off the hook rope. The small boat separated from the big ship and went downstream, throwing away the ships on both sides.

"Jingfeng, jump!" Shen Weichen shouted.Li Jingfeng turned around and rushed towards the stern of the ship.The two jumped down, and all the arrows from behind were thrown into the air.

As soon as Li Jingfeng fell into the water, he put his arms around Shen Weichen's shoulders. Shen Weichen shouted, "Do I have to fall into the water every time I meet you?"

Li Jingfeng laughed loudly: "Little sister, breathe in!"

Shen Weichen took a deep breath, and the bows and arrows on both sides were already pointed at them. Li Jingfeng held Shen Weichen and sank into the river, diving deeper. How could the arrows catch up with the two of them?

They didn't know how long they had been swimming in the water, and they didn't know whether Gu Qingshang and others escaped safely. Shen Weichen felt suffocated and grabbed Li Jingfeng's hand tightly. Li Jingfeng understood immediately.The two people surfaced and saw their own ship not far ahead, and two ships behind them about to turn around.

Suddenly, he saw a larger ship approaching, under the banner of the Xiangyang Gang, with a conspicuous red scarf tied under the banner of Wudang.

(End of this chapter)