For Ye Qingxuan and others, the Situ family and Nangong family's request for escort for a period of time was first pretended to evade, until the other party promised and threatened them as the Eight Great Aristocratic Families, Ye Qingxuan and others showed reluctance to agree.
But in fact, of course they are willing, because the immediate result is what they calculated in advance.
The masked assassin who suddenly appeared was naturally Meng Yuanyun.
What fell into the lake was just a bag of potatoes stolen from the kitchen in advance, but Meng Yuanjun himself was embedded in the bottom of the boat, escaped the investigation, and returned to the team as soon as possible.
Faced with the cross-examination of the eight great families, the well-equipped group naturally did not reveal any flaws. Immediately afterwards, the invitation of the black-robed strange man, the spokesperson of the two great families, also went smoothly.
In order to appease these less-trusted "bodyguards", the masters of the Eight Great Families finally gave them the grace to live in the cabin, but it was in the cargo hold on the next floor, but it wasn't boring to open the hanging windows.
Huangfu Taiming's guards were assigned to guard outside, and Zheng Yunbiao, Xie Yun'an, and Guo Yunfei stood guard by the four hanging windows.
Ye Qingxuan and the others sat down to rest safely, glanced at each other, and started chatting, but the words were divided into two groups, one was to criticize the arrogant attitude of the Eight Great Families, and the other was to discuss the matter of getting the favor of the Eight Great Families what an important thing...
A fierce debate broke out between the two sides. Unknowingly, more than half an hour later, with Ye Qingxuan waving his hands, everyone slowly stopped the meaningless debate.
"Going away?" Meng Yuanyun asked.
Ye Qingxuan nodded, and everyone let out a sigh of relief.
Monk Ruhua cursed, and shouted, "Grandma, this old guy is still worried about us, and came over to eavesdrop on our conversation..."
It turned out that after a group of people entered the cargo hold, Ye Qingxuan, Meng Yuanyun and other people with keen ears heard someone following and eavesdropped.
Just from the sound of footsteps, Hei Lao, who had already confirmed which black-robed strange man, wanted to come to the other party, but he still didn't know their background, so he came to inquire, so he naturally dealt with it with insignificant topics, until the other party confirmed that all of them met him by accident, And after flying away, it stopped.
Meng Yuanjun smiled and said: "Why, we are only allowed to eavesdrop, but others are not allowed to eavesdrop? It's just that no matter how cunning they are, they never thought that our hunters' eyes and ears are smarter than the most cunning fox. Let's say our Ye Lao Qi, those ears are better than a group of foxes, ordinary beasts are no match at all... "
"Are you mocking me for being better than a beast?" Ye Qingxuan said with a smile, "Then you are not as good as a beast..."
Everyone laughed and cursed together, with a relaxed and free mood.
Seeing Zheng Zhantang sitting on the rice bag, Meng Yuanyun couldn't help teasing: "I have wronged Mrs. Zheng this time, leaving your high-standard government office, isn't it very comfortable here? Don't worry, this is only temporary. When we reach the boundary, we will only I'm afraid I can't guarantee such treatment... "
Everyone looked at Zheng Zhantang curiously, not knowing how he would respond to such a taunt.
This person has never taken the initiative to speak, and he is even less willing to express his opinions. It seems that he always obeys others' orders, like a respondent, but as a generation of heroes, he is definitely not the only one who can be measured by such a person, but he in the end Where is it outstanding, but people can't tell. After careful imagination, the impression of the whole person is no different from a piece of white paper.
There was a musty smell in the cargo hold, but Zheng Zhantang looked around with a smile on his face, and said, "You don't know, only in such an environment can I feel a little bit safe..."
Meng Yuanyun looked at him suspiciously.
Zheng Zhantang smiled slightly and said: "When I was a child, I was also a child of a poor family. The environment here is ten times better than it was back then. Sometimes I still miss the life of homelessness and starvation. The dream at that time was very simple. , the things I think about every day are also very simple, just eat enough and live. In Luodu's mansion, I also have a special place that is completely mine, the green tile hut, planting flowers and plants, raising chickens and ducks, and keeping children It’s the same as before, but I’m at ease... Do you think I’m uncomfortable in the current scene?” Then he turned around, looked at Huangfu Taiming, and said with a smile: “The thirteenth prince should have been trained under the Demon Suppressing Tower and was in charge of investigation. , The Thirteenth Prince should be very familiar with my mansion, right?"
Huangfu Taiming frowned and said: "Didn't you set it up there pretending to be noble? As a military minister, you don't love power and are willing to be poor. Back then, your father rewarded you for this. It's just that some people in the court still suspected that you were a showman. The Yanguan impeached you. You are so greedy for power, it is hard for people to imagine that what you did was sincere... "
Zheng Zhantang smiled slightly, and said with some emotion: "The truth is also false, and the false is also true. When the false is true, the true is also false, and the true is false, and the false is true." It's just a pawn, living in trepidation every day, greeting and sending, hypocrisy, decades of time, whether it's true or false, false or true, when things come to an end, even I can't tell whether it's love or not in love..."
After Zheng Zhantang spoke, everyone fell silent.
One of the six princes of the Demon Sect, the military minister of the imperial court, and the important minister that Fengyi Pavilion tried his best to win over, is actually just a pawn in the palm of his hand. Although he wanted to jump out of the chessboard from the beginning to the end, in the end, it was still nothing.
When Zheng Zhantang was captured, no matter whether he surrendered or disobeyed orders, he would no longer have his previous status and glory in the end. The desolation of the scene is embarrassing.
"Things have been realized according to the original plan, what shall we do next?" Huangfu Taiming didn't want everyone to have too many associations on this matter, so he spoke to bring the topic on the right track.
Meng Yuanyun even sighed and said: "Hey, I really didn't expect that this time I would be involved in the disputes of the 'Bronze Dragon Tower'. Thinking that we are about to face batch after batch of cruel and lazy treasure hunters, I feel that we are still a little bit more serious. Misfortunes never come singly.”
"It's not that misfortunes never come singly, whether it's prosperity!" Jiang Shuihan said with a sudden smile.
Ye Qingxuan and him looked at each other, and a smile appeared in their hearts at the same time.
According to Ye Qingxuan and Jiang Shuihan's original plan, it was to implement the promotion of the "Bronze Dragon Pagoda" in order to attract the gathering of wandering forces in the rivers and lakes, and hold these people by the nose to fight against the magic gate. At the same time, their brothers hid behind their backs, Waiting for an opportunity to assassinate the masters of the Demon Sect who showed their whereabouts, disintegrating the fighting spirit and strength of the Demon Sect.
The ghost tiger has just been sent to carry out this plan. Unexpectedly, things in the world are so coincidental that they met a real treasure hunter in an accidental encounter. Moreover, the Eight Great Aristocratic Families who have obtained relevant props.
Jiang Shuihan's words immediately aroused everyone's curiosity.
Ye Qingxuan sighed, winked, Jiang Shuihan flicked his fingers, and Zheng Zhantang, who had been sealed off, passed out. After that, he said: "I had a secret conversation with Lao Ba earlier, and we talked about I want to use the "Bronze Dragon Pagoda" to attract the uninitiated warriors who are looking for advantages and avoiding disadvantages to one place, and then trigger their conflicts with the Demon Gate. It was too insidious, and those warriors were too innocent to refuse. Besides these, I also because the power of Baidao Wulin was already extremely strong at that time. There is a powerful force to fight against the Demon Sect. So there is no need to cause this bloody catastrophe to consume the power of the Demon Sect... but who knows... "
"But who knew that the various Baidao forces just now were surrounded and wiped out by the Demon Sect in Hantai Temple..." Jiang Shuihan continued, "Faced with such a huge loss, I once again strongly recommend Brother Seven to restart the 'Bronze Dragon Pagoda'. A strategy to 'drive away tigers and eat wolves'... ”
After everyone listened, they couldn't help but look at each other.
Meng Yuanyun said in astonishment: "It turns out that what I heard under the window was caused by you..."
"Absolutely not." Jiang Shuihan said decisively, "All of this is just a coincidence. My plan is still in the preliminary stage. It's just that people spread the news of the 'Bronze Dragon Tower' on the rivers and lakes. I never thought that we would be here for real. Meet the treasure hunter."
Meng Yuanyun scratched the back of his head and said, "Then, what that girl from the Situ family said about the bronze drum has nothing to do with the treasure of the 'Bronze Dragon Pagoda'? Is it the bait you released on purpose?"
Jiang Shuihan took out a small octagonal tambourine from the treasure pouch at his waist. The bronze edge was embossed with a dragon. The whole tambourine was etched with strange patterns, even the bronze dragon was not surprising.
Everyone's breathing stopped for a moment.
Jiang Shuihan shook his head with a wry smile and said: "When my Dajiang League got this small drum, it caused a lot of trouble, and there was no trace of the 'Bronze Dragon Pagoda' on this drum. Back then, I thought this small drum Like many items about the 'Bronze Dragon Pagoda', this item is a fake. Unexpectedly, this 'Bronze Eight-sided Drum' is just one of the components to find the location of the Dragon Pagoda. I have cherished the treasure for so many years without knowing it. It's hilarious...”
"Then why don't we go upstairs now and kill the couple of dogs and men, and grab the things?" The great monk Ruhua raised his eyes fiercely, and the words he said were threatening, which did not diminish the compassion of the monks in the slightest.
"Don't worry, as long as we have this 'Bronze Eight-faced Drum' in our hands, sooner or later we will meet again. Now, there are too many right and wrong, and Zheng Zhantang is more important. " Huangfu Taiming said.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Ye Qingxuan sighed and said: "The eight swords that opened the 'Bronze Dragon Pagoda' have all been born, and five of them have been obtained from Xianlong Cave. We have the two swords Bixiao and Biluo in our hands. The 'Bronze Eight-sided Drum' and the 'Bronze Glazed Cup' where the Bronze Dragon Pagoda is located also all appeared. Could it be that the opportunity for the reappearance of the 'Bronze Dragon Pagoda' has come? I didn't want to stir up the bloody wind in the rivers and lakes with this. Thinking about it, this bloody storm still came uninvited..."
Huangfu Taiming said slowly: "So, Lao Qi, you don't have to hold grudges. Anyway, even if you don't intervene in this matter, what should come will still come. If it is in our hands, maybe this catastrophe can be avoided. Consequences are kept to a minimum...”
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxuan nodded reassuringly.
The target of everyone's action was determined, which was to take Zheng Zhantang to the destination safely and soundly.
The rest is the question of how to do it now.
Jiang Shuihan said indifferently: "According to the black old man's introduction, their destination is Yangzhou City, the capital of Yangzhou, and they will pass through Jiangning Mansion on the way. We originally planned to go north along the Grand Canal after arriving at Jiangning Mansion, but obviously this involves a person who disembarks early Question. Yangzhou City is also connected by the Grand Canal, but the journey takes one day longer than originally planned... "
"It doesn't matter, safety is the key!" Huangfu Taiming said.
Everyone nodded in agreement, Ye Qingxuan looked up at Wei Wuxuan, wanting to hear his opinion.
Wei Wuxie was closing his eyes to rest his mind, and seemed to feel Ye Qingxuan's gaze, without moving his eyelids, he said directly: "Don't look at me, I have no opinion, I'm just implementing it!"
good man!
No sense of presence, but a good subordinate with a sense of security!
Ye Qingxuan continued: "In this case, let's assign some defensive tasks. Meng Laoliu is in charge of the top of the ship, the elder brother is in charge of the deck, Sanada-kun is in charge of the stern, Zheng Yunbiao, Xie Yun'an, and Guo Yunfei, the three younger ones each lead three subordinates To inspect the three-story ship building, of course, if someone stops you, you don't have to force it. You, the eighth brother, are in charge of coordinating the rest of the fourth brother's subordinates, mainly on the sides of the ship, and can control the entire painting boat at any time at critical moments. Of course, if you don't It doesn't have to be like this in times of crisis. As for my fourth brother and I, we will take care of it and cooperate with Wei Daxia to protect our most important 'goods'."
Among the crowd, only Huangfu Taiming and Zheng Yunbiao were the three nephews who could effectively implement the safety plan. Most of the training they received under the Demon Suppressing Tower was related to this, and except for the four of them, Jiang Shuihan, who had been trained by Ji Guanglan Characters who teach themselves have this ability, and even greater ability.
As the prince, Huangfu Taiming took his face into consideration to some extent, while Zheng Yunbiao and the other three had lower status and poor martial arts skills, so the burden of final planning could only be handed over to Jiang Shuihan.
Ye Qingxuan's arrangements were made properly, and everyone suddenly took orders.
"For three days, everyone persevere, and rest when necessary..."
For a real warrior, he is full of energy, not to mention three days without sleep, and a natural master can survive without rest for a month, but he will be extremely tired at that time.
At this time, outside the Xuan window, the surface of the river is white...
It was broad daylight.
The location of the people is already far away from Changlong Mansion, and they are in the Kunlong Lake.
Ye Qingxuan stood up straight, stretched his waist and said: "Before I knew it, it was already dawn. I will go and tell our employer about the defense arrangement. With permission, you immediately implement it according to the plan. Apart from defense, the most important thing is to Capable of controlling the entire ship in times of danger... ”
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Ye Qingxuan walked out of the cargo hold, and an officer immediately blocked his way with a knife.
After explaining that he wanted to see the real master, the military officer snorted apprehensively and asked his colleagues to report to him, but he still stared at Ye Qingxuan with a stern expression.
Ever since Xie Yun'an broke one of the other's colleagues' legs when they clashed with them, these people hated Ye Qingxuan and others extremely, as if they wished they could swallow him alive.
How could Ye Qingxuan smile slightly at the thoughts of these people, and look around against the wind of the boat.
At this time, the sun has risen, and the fiery red has turned into bright white.
Under the sun, the river is surging, the blue waves are like scales, and the green hills on both sides are picturesque, reflecting in the water.
At the foot of Qingshan Mountain, the shore is wide and the lake is deep, as deep as a mirror. In the sunny day, the sails are little by little, straight to the horizon.
What a beautiful and very magnificent picture of Jiangnan landscape.
Not long after, footsteps sounded behind him, but the strange man in black robe came over, and with a wave of his hand, the surrounding officers took orders and left.
The two dots in the mask of the strange man in black gleamed like ghosts. He scanned Ye Qingxuan up and down, and then he murmured: "My lady said that as long as Mr. Ye can guarantee our absolute safety and ensure that our residence will not be disturbed." Mr. Ye is in charge of all security affairs, and the old man is in charge of monitoring, I don’t know what will Mr. Ye do?”
Through yesterday's communication, although Ye Qingxuan and the others relied on pseudonyms, Ye Qingxuan changed his surname without changing the pronunciation, changed "Ye" to "Ye", and called himself Ye Xinghen.
"So good!"
Ye Qingxuan flicked his sleeves and whistled with his fingers, and immediately footsteps sounded in the cargo hold, and everyone came out in a file, performing their duties, and everything was in order.
The strange man in black obviously didn't expect that Ye Qingxuan and the others moved so neatly and quickly, and their formality was far higher than that of the Ouchi guards.
Ye Qingxuan's face was as pale as water, but in his heart he was very proud.
In his previous life, he was an otaku, a turkey and a dick, and he enjoyed the admiration of others, or the eyes that couldn't see through them.
What's more, the crisis at this time was completely planned by them alone. It looked like a snake, but maybe they didn't even see a thief along the way.
Ye Qingxuan looked at the river from a distance, but his mouth was not idle, and without turning his head, he asked indifferently: "Old Hei, since we are all on the same boat now, who would be the person who wants to assassinate and who dares to assassinate the children of the Eight Great Aristocratic Families?" who?"
"Is this question... very important? Do you know that you all have to fight as hard as you can, and there are some things that are not beneficial if you know too much." The black-robed strange man stood beside him, looking at the boats passing by on the river, and said lightly with.
Ye Qingxuan said calmly: "It's better to know yourself and the enemy than to sharpen your guns before the battle..."
The black-robed strange man smiled coldly, and finally sighed helplessly: "I'm not sure what the specific enemy is. After all, the enemies of the Eight Great Families are all over the world like friends. Some people can't deal with the whole family. Child, you can still do it."
Ye Qingxuan really wanted to punch this guy who was rambling and not talking about the topic, but he held back his temper and said in a bad mood: "Then there are always some general enemies that need to be guarded against? Is the other party a water bandit? Drought Pirates, there are always different styles of play..."