But it was a coincidence that Ling Shan Luan had finished his duties early in the morning and bumped into the sneaky Xia Ao on his way back to his room.
To be honest, he didn't like Hall Master Xia very much from the beginning to the end. He pretended not to see it, but the next moment he saw Xia Ao secretly scouring his face. When he looked at it again, he had changed. It looked like it was late at night.
Thinking of what he had said at midnight last night, he was naturally a little wary at this time, and followed him all the way to this place.
Seeing Lingshan Luan suddenly appear, Xia Ao, who had only paid attention to the fighting in the river, was instinctively startled.
Why is he here?
Then he thought about it, it was the third watch of the night, what was he afraid of? The two of them looked very close last night, so there was really no need to be afraid of him.
Ling Shanluan originally planned to step forward to expose Xia Ao's identity and ask him why he did so, but suddenly something happened and Liangchun was in danger, so he had to help Liangchun survive the danger first.
Ling Shan Luan did not relax his vigilance after he succeeded in the attack. After all, he was also a veteran in the world. He would never believe the serious consequences that his attack could bring to a powerful shipkeeper.
The identity of the Dragon Prince, which can be collectively accepted by the common people around Dajiang, as well as the big sects, is definitely not an empty showmanship.
At this moment, Ling Shan Luan couldn't think of anything else? We can only deal with this Dragon Prince first.
"Master Ling." Liang Chun called out as the river rose and fell.
Ling Shan Luan just stared at the river with all his concentration, guarding against the Dragon Prince who was more capable in entering the water. He waved his hand and signaled the former to leave without saying a word, for fear that he would be taken advantage of if he lost his concentration.
Liangchun was also somewhat self-aware. He had already understood his shortcomings in the short exchange just now. He was afraid that staying here would only become a burden, so he was not polite and swam towards Xia Ao.
The man in black showed up to take a breath and then dived down again. He disappeared again. Ling Shan Luan counted the time in his mind, preparing to give the man a blow when he took another breath.
It just seemed that the diving time was too long. According to Ling Shanluan's understanding, it was obviously longer than the normal person's breath holding time. However, there was still no movement on the river surface, which was really surprising.
"Watch your back!"
Liangchun, who had already boarded Xia Ao's boat, was naturally concerned about the situation here. When she saw the man in black quietly sticking his face out from the bottom of the boat, with sharp eyes, she hurriedly reminded him.
The traces were exposed, and the man in black stopped hiding. He grabbed the lip of the boat with both hands and jumped out. He clenched his hands into fists in mid-air and struck Lingshan Luan in the back of his heart.
After hearing the reminder, Ling Shanluan turned around and punched him. There was a "bang" where the fists met. The man in black took advantage of the situation and fell back into the water. With a "plop", he disappeared again.
Lingshan Luan hurriedly responded to the instability of his lower body and took a few steps back. After stabilizing his body, he frowned and cursed a few times at his opponent who was as slippery as a loach and couldn't be touched. He took a long breath and plunged into the river.
When the man in black saw the man who put great pressure on him in the water, he also got into the water and swam directly to the shallows on the shore without fighting.
He knew that although the hall master had kept a low profile in the huge watershed these years, in those years in the rivers and lakes, no one on the river had heard that there were two people below the watershed without distinguishing between guests and guests. A hall master who can break mountains with his sword and iron fist.
Because the ancestors of the Liang family practiced boxing, Ling Shan Luan also had a pair of iron fists to conquer the world. In addition, he was valued by Liang Zhongting when he first joined the family. Some people even said that Liang Zhongting wanted to adopt him as his adopted son.
The Dragon Prince of the Zhao family, who has been hanging out on this river for many years, recognized Ling Shanluan's identity at a glance just now. Although he couldn't figure out the details now, he had a good reputation and he didn't dare to trust him. big. The water was not suitable for fighting, as it was very draining of energy, so he could only make other plans and go ashore first.
Ling Shan Luan saw that the man in black was as nimble as a carp. With just a flick of his knees, he was already ten feet away. His feet were swinging, and his body was faster. In the blink of an eye, he was three to four feet away.
He didn't hesitate at the moment. Although he didn't understand why Liangchun started to fight with this person, but when he saw that this person was trying to kill someone, he started to have a fight. He also used his hands and feet to chase after him. Reluctant to give up.
Liangchun saw the two people swimming further and further away, and his tense nerves relaxed a little, and he once again looked at the building boat still trapped in the shoal.
The most difficult thing is for a large ship to run aground. It is simply beyond human power to sink a ship into the mud. If there are no other big ships around to help us, we can only sit back and wait patiently.
Liang Chun was worried about the lack of help during the "midnight watch" just now. He used his internal energy to drive away the coldness in his body and coldly ordered: "Pull across."
After all, Xia Ao had not adapted to his status. His instinctive fear and flattery towards these top people in the water village once again made him humble and bow down, and start rowing on the other side of the boat.
Quan thought that the other party was trying to please him, glanced at him through the canopy of the boat, and Liang Chun sneered.
It's just hard to believe that she doesn't have any doubts about this "midnight watcher" whose every move is not as good as before.
Perhaps it was because he was not very experienced in the world and was not yet familiar with words and expressions, or perhaps because he had a problem in his heart, he only cared about his mother who was taken aboard by Zhao Yunchu. It seemed that in this way, he was not aware of Xia Ao's disguise as "the third watch of the night". It makes sense.
Xia Ao used the oar blades to row hard, but after a few strokes, he paused and regained his strength.
It seems like there is no need for me to follow her like this, right? !
But then he thought again, only by gaining her trust could he complete his next plan, and he felt relieved at that moment.
This small grasshopper boat, which was only used for traveling, was able to move very quickly due to Xia Ao's hard work and the eastward flow of the river.
At a distance of two or three feet, Liangchun's energy leaked out, and he stepped hard on the bow of the boat until he stepped half a foot into the water. Then he stopped his strength and let it float due to the buoyancy of the river. Repeatedly, his body began to rise and fall. The amplitude is getting bigger and bigger, rising and falling like a float in the water.
Xia Ao was swaying behind, feeling a little dizzy even though he was always on the river. He said, "Miss, what are you doing? You feel very uncomfortable."
Liangchun ignored him and moved even harder.
She didn't notice that water had already flowed over the bow of the boat and poured into the cabin. Until the entire bow of the boat was pressed into the river, causing the river to surge backwards. Liangchun raised his breath and jumped up. His body suddenly became light. The force of the boat floating up was like a thrown ball. The spear shot straight into the sky.
Xia Ao, who was already dizzy and wanted to vomit, stood stunned on the spot.
This wave of operations is really powerful.
With the help of his strength, Liangchun floated down on the building boat by leaping two feet high. Obviously no one would stop him this time. Liangchun ran into the cabin and said loudly: "Zhao Yunchu, you bastard bastard, you have the ability to come out! Who are you to cause trouble behind your back! I don't think anyone can save you now! Do you have the ability to do this? You’re a despicable person who can admit it!”
After yelling and cursing, Liangchun had already turned around this elegant 100-square-meter three-room cabin, but did not find Zhao Yunchu or his mother.
I looked behind and still couldn't find it.
Going to the control cabin below, there was inevitably a fight with a few servants who were left behind, but they were not found here either. After questioning, the few people who were afraid of being beaten naturally did not dare to hide anything, and they all said that they had never seen their young master.
This time Liangchun was surprised.
In the three-story pavilion of the big house in the backyard of the village, I saw Zhao Yunchu leaving the village with his mother. After that, he had to go to the Ye family's sister and brother to spend some time. When he chased him out again, he was at the gate of the village. I saw that Zhao Yunchu and his mother had already boarded the boat.
The building is so big, and it's spacious both above and below. It's impossible to hide people, let alone two people.
Liangchun went on the deck again, and by chance, he turned a corner and saw Zhao Yunchu appearing in the cabin, dragging his mother with him.
This is a tea room located in the middle of the cabin, which is divided into three rooms. The front room is usually a place for enjoying the scenery when boating, so it is open on three sides and has a wide view. The back room is a bedroom, naturally used for rest. The entrance to the ship's control cabin on the lower floor is right on the deck on the side of the tea room.
Through the wide open window, Liangchun saw Zhao Yunchu opening the secret door at the junction of the tea room and the bedroom, pushing Li Guanyin out.
Liangchun had been to this building ship many times before, and he was familiar with every corner. Not only did he know the layout inside, but he also knew the structure from top to bottom. However, this was the first time he had seen this dark room.
Hearing the sound coming from outside the house, Zhao Yunchu, who was holding Li Guanyin hostage, turned around and was startled.
Just after he saw Liangchun coming by boat after his Dragon Prince was trapped by Lingshan Luan, Zhao Yun immediately pulled Li Guanyin and hid in the dark room.
It's not really a darkroom, but it's not used very often. This building ship was originally built to satisfy Zhao Yunchu's father Zhao Tiande's ostentation mentality. The patriarch was not only famous on both sides of the river for his bad temper, but also for his generosity, which really made people thumbs up.
Some good people also say that the Zhao family has not declined since Zhao Tiande became a family, largely thanks to the large amount of money saved by their ancestors.
The reason why this cubicle-like darkroom was built was because Zhao Tiande fell in love with tea art at that time and spent a lot of money to secretly hire a female tea master. There was a place like this where he would not be discovered by anyone. Later, I got tired of it and abandoned this place. Unexpectedly, it is now of great use.
Although the darkroom is not small, it is built between two rooms and is only five feet wide. You can't tell it without looking closely.
Just now Liangchun went to the control cabin, but there was no movement for a long time. Zhao Yunchu thought that the girl had left before she found him, but he never expected that she would come back and bump into her.
Zhao Yun will be scolded now when he appears!
Jiugong Yan made it clear that she would just take Li Guanyin away and leave Liangchun in disarray, and then someone would restrain her.
Why are you still chasing me here now? !
When Liangchun saw his mother being restrained, he became angry and turned over to get closer to the teahouse. Zhao Yunchu hurriedly protected Li Guanyin in front of him without saying a word, which was full of threats.
"Zhao Yunzhu, what do you want to do!" Liang Chun didn't dare to step forward rashly, his eyebrows were raised and he scolded, "Why are you arresting my mother!"
At this point, his face was broken, but Zhao Yunchu was not so panicked. He hid behind Li Guanyin, fearing that this girl, whose skill he didn't know at the moment, would do something unexpected. He said: "Hong Yao, I will no longer hide the matter from you. The old village master has now reached great cultivation and can no longer take care of the Gu village. The two village masters have also passed away. In such a crisis, our Zhao family can take over." Watershed, let the watershed continue to exist in the river. Otherwise, those Xiaoxiao who have already coveted the watershed may do something harmful to nature!"
"Fart!" Liang Chun swore, his face flushed, and he was very angry. "Aren't you just going to continue to be a minor in my village?"
The rhetorical question left Zhao Yun speechless.
Liangchun added: "How we divide our watershed has nothing to do with your Zhao family. Whether we live or die, and how we will go on in the future, no outsiders need to worry about it."
"Don't need outsiders to worry?" Catching the flaw in Liangchun's words, Zhao Yunchu regained his energy and retorted, "He is no longer an outsider after midnight? Doesn't he have the heart to plot a watershed?"
"He didn't!" Liangchun answered happily.
Zhao Yunchu sneered, "He can make the two village leaders fight each other, doesn't he have the intention of reaping the benefits? Are you so sure?"
Zhao Yun, who didn't know the details, made Liangchun even more disgusted when he said this, "What do you know? My father invited him here. He will never do anything to disgrace my family..."
"What do you know!" Zhao Yun came out and said, "Such a big event has happened in the watershed. Let's not talk about the dispute caused by the selection of the village leader. Now that the water village has such a fat piece of meat here, how can those covetous clans turn a blind eye? You How can a little girl be a match for those tigers and wolves? At midnight, she is alone. She can’t solve the problem and leave. What can you say when a huge village is built here? Hongyao, listen to me. Whatever you should do, when my Zhao family takes over Shuizhai, I will never treat your family badly."
Zhao Yun said something, which made Liangchun, who was new to the world, fall into silence. It was not that she had any hesitation after hearing this sentence, but she didn't know how to refute it.
Li Guanyin, who was already panicked by this turn of events, said, "Hongyao, don't listen to him. The second young lady and the third young master are definitely not that kind of people."
Zhao Yunchu, who held Li Guanyin and retreated to the deck, suddenly smiled coldly, showed his head, and said: "The third watch of the night is here now, you first let him solve the matter at hand."
Following Zhao Yunchu's line of sight, Liangchun turned his head and saw Ye Mieng's hands and feet jumping over the side of the ship to the deck.
This was naturally Xia Ao's disguise.
As far as the eye could see, on the river in the distance, dozens of sampans or bamboo rafts, large and small, appeared, heading this way.
Apparently, the person who went to Xiapei City overnight to deliver a message came back with someone.
Zhao Yun showed his joy when he showed his face. He felt confident in his heart and stopped hiding. He pushed the sad-looking Li Guanyin in front of him and sneered: "Liangchun, the opportunity is right in front of you. I agree. You and your mother can go back." The village should be whatever it is, if you don’t agree, don’t blame me for being rude."
Liangchun panicked again and looked helplessly at "Midnight Watch".
"Midnight Watch", who had just boarded the ship, saw the only three people left on the ship looking at him, and felt puzzled. But he still stepped forward to Liangchun and said something that made Liangchun confused.
"Master Jiugong asked me to come over..."
Liangchun frowned, and Zhao Yunchu raised his eyebrows.
Naturally, he was interested in Xia Ao's pretense.
Xia Ao stood next to Liang Chun, narrowed his eyes, and said viciously: "Kill Liang Chun!"
Before he finished speaking, Xia Ao pulled out a dagger from behind his back and stabbed it into Liang Chun's waist without any warning.
The sun has half of its face exposed, and the fog dissipates faster. At this time, the dawn is full, and the surrounding water vapor is dense, but it does not block the sight. Thousands of tall walls stand on both sides of the bank, lush and green, and the river flows eastward at your feet, giving you a beautiful view.
However, it is not as beautiful as a white robe dyed with red flowers.
