Jiang Shuo asked, "What's the big cannibal doing in the North?"
Xu Lai said: "Young master, you don't know. The cannibals value commerce over agriculture. Their merchant ships are spread all over the country. Not to mention the big ports in the south of the Yangtze River like Yangzhou and Mingzhou. There are also many cannibals visiting Dengzhou Port in the north. It's not just me. In the Tang Dynasty, even in the ports of Silla Kingdom, large merchant ships could be seen from time to time.”
Peng Gufan said: "This fleet is different. There are no merchants on board. They are all warriors. There are also many people wearing clothes from the Yan army dragging down the river. Do they want to attack Dengzhou?"
Dugu Wen shook his head and said, "Absolutely impossible. Since the Bohai Kingdom invaded in the 20th year of Kaiyuan, the city defense of Dengzhou has been strengthened. Donglai and Dongmou were added to the coast to guard the city. Not to mention the total number of troops stationed around Dengzhou. There are eight thousand out of ten thousand. Even if these three ships of big cannibals each have three heads and six arms, they still can't capture Dengzhou. Moreover, Dengzhou is thousands of miles away from the cannibals, so even if they capture it, they can't defend it."
Xu Lai also said: "Dashi still needs to do business with Datang, so it is unlikely to attack the port of Datang."
Jiang Shuo said, "I'll go over and see what their plan is."
After hearing this, Xu Lai and Peng Gufan hurriedly waved their hands to stop. Xu Lai said: "No, no, it's too dangerous!"
Peng Gufan also said: "Although the cannibal's kung fu is weird, it is not difficult to deal with. The Han people on the boat are very powerful. We fought back and forth with the cannibal first, but the Han man was subdued by only one person." All of us."
Jiang Shuo asked: "What do the Han people look like? What weapons do they use?"
Peng Gufan said: "That man was wearing a mask, so he couldn't see his face clearly. He was just very tall, a head taller than me, so he had a pair of short sticks, but... I'm not afraid of your jokes, young master, he didn't use any weapons." , I only met him face to face, and somehow he caught him..."
Jiang Shuo was shocked when he heard this. He looked at Dugu Xiang and turned to ask Peng Gufan, "Is there a yellow jade embedded in the nose of the mask he is wearing?"
Peng Gufan asked curiously: "Hey... how do you know, young master?"
Duguxiang nodded and said, "That's right, it's Yuebo Xiangrunke!"
Jiang Shuo nodded and asked Peng Gufan: "Brother Peng, who else did you see? Is there anyone wearing a mask with purple gems inlaid between the eyebrows?" Although Xiang Runke's kung fu is very strong, Jiang Shuo is not too worried. What he was most afraid of at that time was Li Guiren.
Peng Gufan thought about it carefully, shook his head and said, "I didn't see it. There was an old man without a mask, but he didn't take action. The old man looked skinny and skinny. Judging from his clothes, he seemed to be a scribe."
Dugu Wen said with a sullen face: "This old man should be considered Gao Buwei." Dugu Wen was injured by Gao Buwei's poisonous claws in Songmo. If the Qinyue people hadn't rescued him, he would have been disabled even if he didn't die. Although he was free and optimistic by nature, In his later years, he rarely got angry, but when he heard that Gao Bujie was nearby, he couldn't help but feel a little resentful.
Dugu Wen said to Jiang Shuo, "There is nothing to worry about with Xiang Runke. Gao is not dangerous, but he must be cautious."
Xu Lai said: "Old senior, why do you also agree to let the young master take risks?"
Dugu asked: "I don't know if there are other ships on the other islands besides these three black ships. According to my husband, it's better to go and find out. Otherwise, you won't know if you are surrounded by people, let alone there are high-risk ones." There is a conspiracy somewhere, and I don’t know what conspiracy he and the Big Eater are engaging in. Since we call ourselves knights, we must find out, and if they do anything harmful to the world, we must find ways to stop them."
Xu Lai said: "Okay, now that you have said that, the old man and the young master will rest here, and I will go find out..."
Dugu asked: "Nephew Xu Shi, don't blame me for being outspoken. With your cultivation level, I'm afraid you won't be able to escape unscathed from Xiang Runke and Gao Bujie."
Jiang Shuo said, "Brother Xu, don't argue anymore. I won't fight with them. I'll go and have a look and come back."
Dugu Xiang said, "Brother Shuo, I'll go with you." Jiang Shuo knew that if she refused to go, she would definitely refuse, so he nodded in agreement.
At this time, Jing Zhencheng said: "Young Master Jiang, I will go with you. I am no match for you in terms of martial arts. If you want to hide your tracks and find out information, no one in the world can do it easily."
Xu Lai said: "No! No! Never! You are a very cunning Japanese. What good intentions can you show by accompanying the young master? You must be waiting for an opportunity to attack."
Harm my young master! "
Jing Zhencheng said: "I do have selfish motives, but they are not bad intentions. I am afraid that Young Master Jiang has some bad intentions that will affect my plans, so I want to protect him."
Jing Zhencheng's words were very confusing, and Xu Lai naturally couldn't understand him. However, Jiang Shuo knew that he was talking about going to Beihai to look for Li Yong, so he said, "Brother Xu, I don't think Jing Lang is such a person. Lang, just go with us."
Xu Lai wanted to stop him, but Dugu Wen stopped him and said, "Okay, brother Xu, a young man has his own plans, and you can't persuade him. Just wait here with me."
Xu Lai said: "Old senior, you are good at practicing..." He wanted to let the boy and girl take risks, but if he wanted to say this, it would be a bit contemptuous of the gang leader, so he quickly held back the words.
Dugu asked, "Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. How can I care about so many things." After saying this, he pulled Peng Gufan and said, "Leader Peng, you have rested enough. Let's see how to transfer the raft to Wuhu." On the south side of the island, Shuoer and the others will continue to cross the sea and go south after returning."
Xu Lai suddenly realized that Dugu Wen wanted to prepare an escape route for Jiang Shuo and the others. If Jiang Shuo and the people on the black boat took action, it would be bad if the raft was still stuck on the ice. He hurriedly crossed his hands and said, "What the old man said is, young master, we will try to go around to Xin Island, southwest of Wuhu Island. Regardless of your success or failure, we will meet in the southwest."
Xu Lai fatally assigned Dugu Xiang the star position. Dugu Xiang had been following Xu Lai to learn stargazing and positioning at sea these months. Therefore, as soon as Xu Lai gave her instructions, she knew the location of Xin Island.
This place is close to Wuhu Island. The weather is cold and the water is shallow, so the sea ice is very thick. It is expected that it will be easy to walk on the ice to the fjord. Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang were ready to jump off the raft and walk on the ice, but Jing Zhencheng stopped. The two said: "Be careful to leave traces on the ice. It will be bad if someone on the lookout finds it." Then they asked Xu Lai if he wanted a bearskin jacket.
Dugu Xiang said: "Jing Lang, you don't need to bother me. We don't feel cold when we practice internal strength."
Jing Zhencheng did not wear it for them. He tore the leather jacket into strips and wrapped it around his feet, saying, "This will prevent slipping and leave no traces on the ice."
As he spoke, he walked a few steps on the ice with his feet wrapped in bearskin. He just walked casually and did not use Qinggong to lift his movements, but he did not leave any traces.
Dugu Xiang also tried it like him and said, "It's true, Jinglang, you know a lot."
Jingzhen Chengdao: "These are all my country's "Shinengbian" techniques. Shinengbian is also called "Ninjutsu". It is not only a martial arts, but also includes many secret techniques such as disguise, concealment, tracking, etc. It can be said to be all-encompassing. "
Jiang Shuo praised: "The art of Japanese Zhi Neng Shi is indeed unique."
The three of them had finished dressing and headed towards the large food fleet. The three black ships were still a mile away. The soles of their shoes were wrapped with bearskin. Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang used the light skill of walking through the stars to walk across the ice. effortless. Looking at Jing Zhencheng again, he bent his back and squatted low, his feet were like treadmills, and his running posture was very strange. However, even with this strange posture, he moved extremely quickly. He followed Shuo Xiang and the two at great speed. Don't fall behind.
Although Chuan Xing Bao is extremely elegant and does not consider hiding his whereabouts, Zhi Neng Bian's running method is not only fast, but also keeps his body as low as possible. From a distance, Chuan Xing Bao looks like a ghost, but Zhi Neng Bian looks like a small child. Animals travel across the ice. In terms of hiding their whereabouts, Zhineng can be said to be better.
No matter how fast or how hidden they were, after all, there was no cover on the ice, and the three of them were afraid of being discovered by the watchers on the boat. Jing Zhencheng patted Jiang Shuo from behind and pointed to the north. Jiang Shuo immediately understood and took Dugu Xiang to the direction. After turning north and going around Beidao, Beidao was a high mountain and the black ship's view was completely blocked. The three of them walked confidently and boldly all the way to the foot of Beidao Mountain.
The North Island was originally densely wooded, but now it was the severe winter, and the vegetation was withered and unobstructed as far as the eye could see. Jiang Shuo's eyesight was very good, he looked up and down the barren hills and said, "There are no sentries here."
Jing Zhencheng shook his head and said, "This is too careless. If it were me, I would definitely have to arrange a hidden sentry somewhere out of sight on the ship."
Dugu Xiang said, "Isn't it good that there is no sentry? Let's go around to the south quickly. The north wind is blowing."
Getting tighter. "
The three of them climbed to the high mountains of the North Island and looked down at the large food fleet in the fjord. The terrain here is really magical. The north and west belong to the Bohai Sea, the sea is frozen, and the ice floes are almost connected into one piece. The east and south are Belonging to the Wuhu Sea, the floating ice is mostly loose lotus leaf ice. The fjords of the South Island are not frozen because the high mountains on the North Island block the north wind, and only scattered broken ice floats.
The three black ships were arranged in a zigzag pattern. When Jiang Shuo took a closer look, he saw that there were indeed lookouts in black robes on the three ships. The ships are all equipped with lookouts to search for land and discover rocks in the sea in advance. Therefore, they have very good eyesight. It is not easy to approach the black ship without alerting them.
Jing Zhencheng said to Jiang Shuo, "I'll go first." Without waiting for Jiang Shuo's reply, he lowered his body and set off. Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang saw him crouching down and walking through dead trees and grass, just like a small animal. Sure enough, the lookout on the ship quickly spotted him, but thought it was a small beast on the island and did not issue a warning. .
Jing Zhencheng quickly approached the black ship and hid in the long grass on the shore. Duguxiang said: "These three ships are moored in the sea, how can he get by?"
Jiang Shuo shook his head and said, "I didn't even pay attention to that."
However, the haystack was still trembling rustlingly at first, and then it became silent. Jing Zhencheng was not seen emerging from the long grass for a long time. Dugu Xiang asked curiously: "Why is Jinglang not moving?"
Jiang Shuo pointed to the black ship on the far right and said, "Look at the side of the ship on the right." Dugu Xiang looked closely and discovered that a black shadow was quietly climbing up the side of the ship from the water. It turned out that it was Jing Zhencheng who used some unknown method to get it. He held his breath for a long time, dived through the ice sea, and climbed onto the boat from the water.
