Li Junxian hurried to help Fang Er. At this time, Fang Er still had the arrogant attitude he had just before. He was lying on all fours, vomiting wildly.
"Yi Ai, how are you? Are you okay? Look, I told you not to eat so much, but you have a big appetite. If others were seasick and vomited, it would only be a small bowl, but you vomited on half the deck. …”
puff……
What kind of persuasive words are these? Can vomit be measured in bowls? Isn’t it too graphic?
Even though Lai Heng, who was opposite him, was well cultivated, he couldn't help but feel a little nauseous at this moment. Coupled with the sour smell on his face and body, he felt...
It’s over!
This boss was also unlucky. It was okay to compete with others, but it was okay to be sprayed in the face, but he was vomited by Li Junxian with a few words.
Fang Er heard the commotion and quickly apologized awkwardly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Lai, I, I really didn't mean it. I give up in this competition. Ugh..."
Lai Heng couldn't laugh or cry, and said to himself, of course I know you didn't mean it. Your big knife hit me on the head, and I blocked it with my spear. Then we didn't retreat, and you sprayed me. I could see clearly that you seemed to be holding back. Several hands?
Xiao Rui held his nose and walked forward and said: "Yi Ai, look, I told you not to underestimate the world's heroes. The lesson this time is profound, right?"
"I'm sorry, Brother Lai, I've caused you trouble."
Lai Heng waved his hand and said: "Where is it? Oh... No, I can't. I'll change my set first."
"Come here, bring me a change of clothes and I'll take a shower."
After saying that, he dropped the iron gun and walked towards the side of the ship.
Fang Er stretched out his hand and shouted: "I want to take a shower too."
Lai Heng laughed and said, "Okay, let's come together."
After saying that, he actually jumped up and plunged directly from the bow of the boat into the Taotao River, everyone's jaws dropped in shock.
Fang Er struggled to get into the river to take a bath, but was held down by Li Junxian, "What are you doing?"
"Take a bath, Fifth Brother, we agreed to take a bath together."
Li Junxian slapped his face and scolded: "Are you crazy? Can you swim? Besides, what is the weather like now? Although the Yangtze River is not as cold as the Yellow River to freeze, the coldness of the river at this time is by no means ordinary people. Can withstand it.”
Ahem... Fang Er lowered his head in embarrassment and stood up slowly with Li Junxian's help.
On the water, Lai Heng reappeared fifty meters away from the big ship. He even said hello and shouted: "Hey, little brother Fang, come down and wash up. Although the water is very cold, it is good for you and me who are practicing martial arts." , it’s nothing.”
"I, I don't know how to swim!" Fang Er shouted honestly.
ah?
Even Laiheng didn't expect that this young man with great martial arts skills didn't know the nature of water.
"Well, I can only make do with it for now. I'll have someone prepare a bath for you when you get to the shore. I'll take a bath first as a token of respect."
Xiao Rui looked at the other party's ability to swim freely in the river and marveled: "What a white stripe in the waves, a natural general on the water!"
After hearing this, Li Junxian finally understood everything. No wonder the young master would look at a stranger with admiration. It turned out that he wanted to recruit him and find a naval general for the Tang Dynasty.
From Xiangyang to Dongting Lake, you have to pass through the Han River, cross Yunmengze, and change other tributaries to Yueyang. Otherwise, you have to go to Hankou first to enter the Yangtze River, and then change the route upstream to Yueyang. So this journey is not a one- or two-day journey. Ever since Xiao Rui proposed this idea, they knew that they would have to deal with these Dongting water bandits for a while.
After a few days of observation, I found out that no wonder the imperial navy couldn't do anything to them. It turned out that not only the Dongting Lake of the Yangtze River, but also both sides of the Han River had many supply points. Not to mention the Three Caves of the Cunning Rabbit, they were called the Eighteen Caves of the Cunning Rabbit. Not excessive. It can be said that the waterway with a radius of 800 miles of Dongting Lake is full of ideas of Dongting water bandits.
This Lai Heng is also a ruthless person. He is actually as he said. He is not hiding anything from Xiao Rui. He dares to say anything and show Xiao Rui anything. He is not afraid of Xiao Rui contacting the navy to attack him. .
"In front of us is our base camp. It is an unnamed island in Dongting Lake, with an area as large as half of Luoyang City. Although our water village is not as big as a city, the sparrow is small and well-equipped, and there is still no shortage of all the necessary supplies. "
Xiao Rui observed that the island was not far from Yueyang City, no, not far in theory, because these water bandits located themselves through Yueyang City. But in reality it has to be dozens of miles away, because standing on the island can only vaguely see the direction of Yueyang City, and it has to be when the weather is good and the visibility is high.
The island is surrounded by ships of all sizes. It is understandable that such an isolated island has almost all been built as a water village without any products. Everything is transported from outside.
"Brother, be humble! This water village is as big as half the city of Luoyang. I'm afraid it's the only one in the world. Yes, there are hundreds of ships and countless warships. The entire eight hundred miles of Dongting is your training ground. Tsk tsk ...If we give you 50,000 soldiers and horses, not to mention the Yangtze River Navy, even all the naval forces in the Tang Dynasty combined will not be your opponent."
"Could it be that you took over all the naval warships of the former Sui Dynasty?"
Ahem...
Lai Heng said awkwardly: "Master Hou, you have seen through this little bit of family wealth at a glance. Relying on my father's help, we gathered many of my father's old men. When the world was in chaos, we hid on the water of Dongting to find a way to survive. . Back then, under the command of Emperor Daye, the naval warships covered the sky and blocked out the sun, but the things on Dongting Lake were not even one-fifth of them."
The more Xiao Rui looked at it, the happier he became. Li Junxian saw through it without saying anything, and tried not to laugh out loud, because the way the young master looked at those warships did not look like he was visiting, but like looking at trophies. …
"We're here, please! Lord Marquis, please come first!"
Shuizhai had received the news a long time ago. They had already lined up neatly at the pier and ferry. The leader was in his thirties, with a strong back and strong waist. He was very burly, and his appearance was similar to that of Lai Heng.
"Welcome the Marquis to our Dongting Water Village. Come down to Ji. As the leader of the Water Village, I will lead all the brothers in the Water Village to meet the Marquis!"
Um? Come to Ji? The leader of the water village?
Xiao Rui turned to look at Lai Heng beside him.
Lai Heng introduced with a smile: "This is the younger brother of my compatriot, Lai Ji. The second younger brother is resolute, brave, and heroic, so everyone elected him as the leader."
oh?
Xiao Rui said in surprise: "Brother Lai, I thought your martial arts were already unfathomable. Didn't you think that my martial arts are still better than yours? It turns out that the general is a tiger. It's unimaginable how powerful your martial arts were back then. High? Amazing!"
Anyone who hears someone sincerely praises his father will be happy. Laiji laughed and walked forward, "Master Hou, you are overly complimentary. Our brothers' little tricks would not dare to be praised in front of Master Hou. If it weren't for my brother's ambition, If you are not here, distracted by writing, the boss of this water village must be his."
What? ? ?
Fang Er on the side exclaimed: "Hello? So he is not the most skilled in martial arts here?"
Everyone was puzzled, but Lai Ji nodded and said, "Yes, my brother is the military advisor of Shuizhai. Our brothers are both civil and military, and my brother is a scholar."
puff……
Xiwen? Xiwen?
Fang Er was so ashamed that he couldn't even beat me when he said Xiwen? Then I... am too useless, right?
