Zhao Luqing smiled and said, "I love making friends with the world's heroes the most in my life. Besides, my sister-in-law highly recommends you to me. Why don't you and I change places to have a drink?"
The boatmen on the boat under the two of them did not dare to say anything. They clearly saw the two of them flying to the top of the boat like bats. If they were in a bad temper and disturbed them with words, they would kill them with a knife.
The boatman did not dare to speak, and the tourists in the boat were not polite.
"Who are you? Why did you jump on the roof of my boat? Do you really think that with a few tricks, you can be so unscrupulous that you don't take us seriously?"
"Get out! Get out! We are in a hurry to get home, don't stand on the top of the boat! I will throw you into the water later and kill you. Don't blame me for not warning you!"
"Hey, you young man is so rude when you look at such a strangely handsome man!"
The person painting the boat stood either at the bow or at the stern, shouting and cursing.
Zhao Luqing turned a deaf ear. He was the general guarding Wanshui City. Except for a few officials appointed by the imperial court in the city, he almost covered the sky with one hand.
Shen Li smiled and said: "There is just a misunderstanding between Miss Zhao and me. I am in a hurry to get on my way. I have seen the poetry show tonight and will set off tomorrow."
"No rush, no rush, we'll be on our way in just a day or two." Zhao Luqing said with a smile, "I really want to make friends with you, a young hero. I will give you four fast horses in a few days, so I can make it in time."
Nowadays, pedestrians are on their way, and some rich families are in a hurry, so they bring two fast horses to transfer back and forth.
Zhao Luqing gave Shen Li four horses in one breath, which shows that this man is rich and wealthy.
Although the people in the Northern Sui Dynasty were relatively wealthy, the cost of raising horses was quite terrifying. It was not just the government asking you to raise horses by name. It was more cost-effective for ordinary people to raise donkeys and sheep than to raise horses.
The people on the giant ship became more and more noisy, as if they were shouting who had been assassinated. Shen Li listened attentively, and fell into the pseudo-Vajra. Not only was it far inferior to the previous Vajra, Dragon, Elephant Body, but his hearing and vision were also greatly reduced.
"Are you very concerned about what happened on the ship?" Zhao Luqing jumped to the young man's side and asked curiously.
As soon as he jumped, the boat swayed under his feet.
Shen Li secretly thought that this person is probably at the fifth or sixth level, and the ability to control Qi can only be maintained for a period of time. Unlike the Vajra realm, he can hold a full breath of Vajra Qi for nearly an hour, as long as there is no fierce fighting. .
"Exactly, next friend on board."
"Ha, to be honest, I'm also curious about who dares to board that giant ship to assassinate him. Why don't we go and have a look together?"
The person who organized this poetry meeting was one of Wanshui City's leading aristocratic families. Zhao Luqing was the guard general and the son of the leader of the Copper Coin Society, so he would not offend the aristocratic family.
The aristocratic families in Wanshui City are different from other places. Trade is prevalent here and river transportation is beneficial. The influence of the aristocratic families here is extremely complicated. Even the important officials in the court are closely connected with the Wanshui aristocratic family.
Of course, these aristocratic families dare to sit on his head, Zhao Luqing, and let you see how unreasonable the Zhao family, who controls the military and the Copper Coin Society, can be.
On the other hand, Zhao Luqing had been accustomed to giving her sister whatever she wanted since she was a child. Since Zhao Luyuan asked him to keep the boy by name, he would definitely not let Shen Li go easily.
"Is Young Master Zhao being too domineering?" Shen Li asked with a smile.
This sentence did not make Zhao Luqing angry. He chuckled and said: "Zhao Luyuan liked to watch stars when she was a child. She suddenly told me that she asked me to pick a star for her so that she could hang it at home and appreciate it all the time. The one in the sky How could it be possible to pick off the stars? I took all the servants at home and rode outside the city to catch fireflies. I sealed the caught fireflies in lanterns and hung them all over Zhao Luyuan's room."
Shen Li was silent for a while, and his smile suddenly became brighter: "Master Zhao, what do you mean, I can't leave anymore?"
Zhao Luqing pointed at Wanshui City: "Inside and outside the city, even my father doesn't have as many men as I do. What's more, my father's men also obey me. With my order, you and that beautiful girl are not allowed to leave Wanshui City." If the water is gone, even if you want to have a full meal in the city, you can't do it."
Shen Li laughed loudly: "In that case, Mr. Zhao has invited me. If I refuse, I would be very ignorant."
"If a gentleman doesn't set up a dangerous wall, you and I will go to the boat to take away your friends first, and then eat wine and meat. Wouldn't we be as happy as gods? Wanshui, the first cook in my family, dare not take over, and the second one is a sure thing. , the food he cooks has a taste that is hard to find in the world.”
"Master Zhao said such words, even if he wants to leave next time, he won't be able to leave!"
"Haha... He is indeed a young hero, capable of bending and stretching. This is a man who can do great things." Zhao Luqing took the lead and jumped to the giant ship, "Let's go and see what happened on the ship. Who was assassinated again."
Shen Li followed closely behind and noticed that Youdao's eyes had never left him, so he looked back.
The man was an exceptionally handsome young man, dressed in white, standing on the bow of the boat waving a folding fan. Like Shen Li, a sword hung from his waist. The hilt of the sword was white, and the lanterns of the boat were shining on it, shining brightly.
"What a sword!" Shen Li couldn't help but sigh, "Only the best materials can forge such an extraordinary three-foot green sword."
Just as he was about to turn his head, two men suddenly emerged from the boat. One of them glanced at him hastily, and the other one spoke beside the man in white.
Such a gesture was not just a suspicious explanation. Shen Li suddenly became really happy. Could it be that he had been looking for the kidnapper leader all night and found him by some strange combination of circumstances?
And Zhao Luqing came uninvited, so she just took advantage of him to avoid having to test him with fists and kicks later.
"Master Zhao, please wait!"
When Zhao Luqing heard the sound, she stopped on the top of the boat and asked with a smile, "What's the matter?"
Shen Li pointed at the man in white deliberately and openly: "Mr. Zhao, do you know this man?"
When the man in white and the two people beside him saw Shen Li's movements, they immediately turned around and got into the boat.
"Oh? This man looks quite handsome, but I don't know him. Why do you suddenly ask me if I know him?" Zhao Luqing was confused.
Such a simple test made the man in white dodge as if he was struck by lightning. This man is not a genius.
The young man said truthfully: "I saw his sword just now. It is really good. Compared with the sword on my waist, it is no different than the gap between a chicken and a phoenix. I think about it. I have such a magic weapon." The person with the sharp weapon must be a talented young man from Wanshui. I never expected that Mr. Zhao doesn’t recognize him.”
"Haha... That's easy to say. It's easy to say. I'll give you two choices. One is to go to the boat and watch the excitement, and the other is for you and me to get to know that young talent."
While the two were talking, a man in black jumped down from the railing of the giant ship.
They all looked at him. The man in black was petite and moved swiftly. He landed on the water and ran towards the shore as if he were walking on flat ground.
Shen Li bent down and tore off a piece of wood and threw it at the back of the man in black.
The man seemed to have eyes behind him, and even though the wood was as fast as lightning, as soon as he got close to her, a pink air machine suddenly shattered the wood.
Shen Li looked startled, then his face fell.
The man in black's skill in using Qi is by no means acquired, it should be innate.
Although others cannot detect it, as someone who was born with a Vajra Dragon Elephant Body, he is very familiar with this.
Just like meeting the invisible Babu Tianlong in Zui Chun Tower for the first time, he still felt a sense of intimacy from the same origin.
After falling into a false vajra, the vajra-dragon-elephant body was just like the eight celestial dragons at that time, dormant in the body, but the vision was still there.
Zhao Luqing was very shocked. The young man bent down to grab a piece of wood and then threw it with smooth movements. He asked himself, he could do it, but he would never be able to do it like the young man.
He secretly thought, Zhao Luyuan has really found a great talent for me. If I keep this person to work by my side, given time, won't I have the final say over the entire Wanshui City?
Controlling Wanshui is tantamount to having a treasure house with endless wealth. Using this, he can train his own soldiers and horses. At present, the Northern Sui Dynasty is in turmoil. If there is a big chaos in the future, he will have the capital to compete in the Central Plains.
Immediately, he clapped his hands and said with a smile: "What a trick!"
Behind the railing of the giant ship, Mr. Liu was mixed in the crowd, looking at the man in black with only his back, and shouting with others, catch the assassin!
Seeing that Mr. Liu was safe and sound, Shen Li felt relieved and chuckled: "It's just a small trick."
"Ha, with your so-called trivial skills, not many people in the world can use it."
This statement is an exaggeration. Perhaps Zhao Luqing had never seen many upper-level fourth-level masters, so she was surprised by Shen Li's method.
Ever since he experienced the two consecutive battles in Kaixi City and Woxia Temple, the young man has become a different person. If the rivers and lakes were a world, he would have entered the palace and looked at the world from the top of the mountain, while Zhao Luqing was like a well in the countryside. The toad in the well sits in the well and looks at the sky.
Changing the topic, the young man pointed at Mr. Liu again, "Mr. Zhao, my friend is safe and sound. Shall we go and get to know the talented man in white?"
"Okay, you are a distinguished guest. As the distinguished guest has instructions, I, the host, can only act as a landlord." Zhao Luqing joked.
He was born with wealth and wealth, and had good talents. His life has gone smoothly up to this point. His words are full of arrogance and confidence, which is understandable.
The two of them turned back to the boat.
Jump from the top of the ship to the bow.
Zhao Luqing laughed heartily: "I love making friends with young talents. I just saw the handsome young man in white and wanted to get to know each other."
Before he finished speaking, the man in white sat in the cabin and put away the folding fan. He held his hands in his hands and said very politely: "It turns out to be General Zhao. Please come in quickly."
Shen Li followed Zhao Luqing into the cabin. There was a long and wide table filled with good wine and meat. In addition to the man in white and the other two people he had seen, there was also a young man with a blue birthmark on his face.
The boat was quite large, and Shen Li and Zhao Luqing didn't feel crowded even when they sat down.
The man in white took two empty bowls and filled them with drinks.
Zhao Luqing put the wine under her nose and sniffed it, sighing: "Good wine."
Immediately drink every last bit of it.
Seeing this, Shen Li raised his wine bowl and toasted several people respectively. He imitated Zhao Luqing and drank cleanly.
The man in white glanced at his brothers and laughed, "These two distinguished guests are really good drinkers!"
Without further ado, he drank with his bowl turned upside down.
Continue to refill the drink.
The man in white invited Zhao Luqing and Shen Li to eat food.
I don't know if it was nervousness or something else, but his voice trembled slightly: "We brothers are all scholars in Wanshui City. We heard that there was a poetry meeting tonight, so we hired this painting boat to come and watch it."
