The current situation in Poyang Lake is very chaotic. As Shuangye Village attacks Jiulian Village, several major water villages attack each other. The hatred that everyone had accumulated for seven or eight years was suddenly ignited. For a while, you hit me and I hit you, and it was impossible to tell who was fighting with whom.
Zhusha originally wanted to form a joint vertical and horizontal alliance, but after some calculations, he found that there was no hatred between Shuangye Village and Jinhu Village, while the other water villages were just like a pot of gruel. The two apparent allies in Jiulian Village suddenly stabbed each other in the back on the third day of the war, catching Jiulian Village off guard. The most powerful Jiulian Village was bullied.
Although it was a fight, the battle was not intense. Every time there was a fight, as long as more than twenty people were injured and fell to the ground, both sides would become indiscriminate and dispersed, and it was impossible to tell who was superior and who was inferior. This is not even as good as a fight between gangsters on the streets.
A fight of this scale would stop within half a month at most, which was not in line with Cinnabar's expectations. In order to make the battle more intense, Zhu Sha used some tricks: she asked Tang Bailing to burn the granary of Jinhu Village.
Now Jinhu Village became anxious. Regardless of Shuangye Village's dissuasion, more than 200 people fought against Jiulian Village. The death toll on both sides in this battle exceeded 80, and Jinhu Village alone lost 60. Multiple people. The war has been going on for such a long time, and we have seen bloodshed. For a time, the entire Poyang Lake calmed down. These water bandits who had lived a good life for several years finally remembered one thing: the world is about fighting and killing - without strength, who will talk to you about worldliness?
Some water villages began to secretly accumulate strength.
Usually when there is a conflict on the water, the two parties in the conflict will start by scolding each other. If the scolding fails, there will be an attack. If someone has a bloody head, then the troops will retreat. It's different now. Both sides were very restrained at first, and then when their patience reached the limit, they just stabbed people with knives. It's no longer a warm relationship between you and me, but a life or death relationship with real swords and guns.
"How good would it have been like this earlier? It made me angry for several days," Zhusha looked out the window with an angry expression, "Are these water bandits used to living a stable life? They have no professional ethics at all. They really just want to carry their bags. What's the point of working as a coolie? Can you make money? Guarding such a good waterway, robbing and killing people, it's like playing house every day."
Tan Wushuang behind him said dissatisfiedly: "The death toll in several water villages now exceeds 150. If your identity is exposed, these bad debts will be charged to you."
Zhu Sha emphasized: "They are water bandits who make a living by robbing families and homes. They are timid when facing their peers, but they are not merciless at all when they meet ordinary people and caravans, and they often kill people and steal goods.** *It’s a good thing, if possible, it’s not impossible to destroy them all.”
Just as he was talking, Tang Bailing opened the door and came in.
"Cinnabar!" He shouted as he entered the door.
Zhu Sha asked, "Sister Tang, what's wrong?"
Tang Bailing was a little anxious: "Just now, several villages sent people to Jiulian Village, and it seems they want to make peace."
"Making peace?" Zhu Sha frowned, "This has just begun, why are we trying to make peace again?"
Zhu Sha poured a cup of tea for Tang Bailing, and Tang Bailing said while drinking: "I don't know, if they die down, the chaos you imagined will not come. How about... to kill the few people who went to make peace? "
Zhusha shook his head: "They are not all fools. I guess some people can guess that there are people behind this incident who are adding fuel to the fire. This sap-killing method can no longer be used. If it is used again, my little trick will be exposed."
"Then we can't just wait for them to give up their hatred, right?"
Zhu Sha smiled and said, "I have learned a lot during this period. The grudges between water villages cannot be resolved in a few days, not to mention that the expansion of Jiulian Village in recent years has been noticed by others. I guess I will go there today. The ones who made peace were those three small water villages, right?"
"Yes, the three of them are not very strong."
"It's not like they don't know Jiulian Village's ambitions. The reason for making peace at this time is just to preserve their strength to the maximum extent. Leave this matter to me. Sister Tang, come with me tomorrow... Fatty."
"What's the matter?"
"You go hire a boat. It's a little bigger. We'll use it all day tomorrow. We'll have the boatmen ready and just dock at Beiqu Town."
Tan Wushuang has recently become accustomed to Zhu Sha giving orders. He did not complain and went out obediently.
Hired a boat.
When he reached the door, Zhu Sha shouted again: "Don't hire in Hewu Town, go directly to Beiqu Town."
"I see."
After giving these instructions, Zhu Sha stretched himself, walked out of the house, and sat down on the steps. Tang Bailing sat next to her and asked softly: "What will you do tomorrow?"
"Go and lobby those three small water villages and tell them your interests."
"It's not good for you to show off like this, isn't it?"
"It's okay, I just want them to remember me. When these things are over, let them seek revenge from Cinnabar."
"Then why are you lobbying the three of them? Their total number is less than 600, and there are many old, weak, sick and disabled."
"No matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat. Without these people, it won't be lively."
After saying that, Zhu Sha took off the mask on his face, revealing Li Fenglan's face. She looked around the yard. This house was what she rented later. It was an ordinary house with two bedrooms, all other facilities, and the price was not high.
"Sister Tang," Li Fenglan said with a smile, "let's go boating."
"boating?"
"Yes, practice it. You will use it when necessary. And you should also practice it."
…
Cinnabar and Tourmaline, the names of these two people have long been spread among the water bandits. In the past few days of melee, the fighting styles of Shuangye Village and Jiulian Village were much more rigorous than those of other small water villages. At least they were able to grasp the timing accurately. The water bandits are just a bunch of rabble, and there are no experts in charge. Many of them are even ordinary contractors, and their fighting ability is not much different from that of local ruffians. The only advantage is: they dare to kill people.
Nowadays, the strength shown by these two water villages has long gone beyond the scope of water bandits. If they say that they don't have smart people behind them, no one will believe it.
In this way, the names cinnabar and tourmaline spread. What kind of Guigu sect, what kind of Zongheng lineage, is said to have a nose and eyes. At first, Zhu Sha made up the Guigu Sect, just to look mysterious. Who knew that through word of mouth among the water bandits, all the settings of the Guigu Sect were completed by them.
The Guigu Sect originated in the Spring and Autumn Period, and there were more than one branch within them. The single Zongheng lineage can be divided into two factions: "vertical" and "horizontal". The differences between the two factions can be traced back to the periods of Zhang Yi and Su Qin, and the two factions have been fighting for thousands of years. The cinnabar and tourmaline that came out of the mountain this time are competing for the secret treasure somewhere in Poyang Lake, and the location of the secret treasure is right between Shuangye Village and Jiulian Village.
Now, even Cinnabar doesn't bother to make excuses for himself. As long as you say something mysterious enough, someone will help you make up the excuse.
…
In a teahouse by Poyang Lake in Raozhou, Mu Yun sat by the window and stared at the lake quietly. Hongqiao sang softly behind him, and a subordinate stood beside him, reporting something in a low voice.
"Li Fengyao has taken over the original Li family mansion, and now the whole world is afraid of her. However, people who escaped from the Blackwater Gang said that the Xianrentang does not want to make things worse and has been preventing Li Fengyao from killing people."
Mu Yun thought for a while and asked, "Where is the person from the Hall of Leisure now?"
"They are still in Yangzhou. During this time, they spent all their time traveling around and doing nothing else."
"Any more?"
"The water bandits in Poyang Lake are fighting over there in Jiujiang. At first, they thought it was friction between the water bandits, but now it seems that the situation is not simple. I heard that the water bandits now are roughly divided into two camps. , and behind each camp there is a descendant of the Guigu Sect who provides advice."
Mu Yun frowned: "Guigu Sect? Is there such a sect?"
"This sect is very mysterious. For thousands of years, they only appear when there is a change of ownership."
"The country has changed hands? It sounds like he is doing something big, so why are you interested in a few groups of water bandits?"
"I heard it's for the secret treasure somewhere in Poyang Lake."
"What secret treasure?"
"I don't know."
"Only this?"
"I also heard the names of those two people, one is called Cinnabar and the other is called Tourmaline."
Mu Yun silently recited two names: "Cinnabar... Tourmaline...
"
Chenwu suddenly said loudly: "Emerald! Amber! Cinnabar! Tourmaline! Can't it be a coincidence?"
"Does not look like."
He turned around and asked the subordinate: "Tell me about the Xianrentang in Yangzhou from the beginning."
The subordinate told the story of Xianrentang's time in Yangzhou. After that, Mu Yun was sure of one thing: Li Fenglan in Yangzhou should be fake, maybe it was Hubo pretending to be one.
Chen Wu sneered: "Li Fenglan knows shit about martial arts. She killed more than forty people by herself. How can she have that ability?"
Mu Yun stood up and said, "Go prepare a boat for me and go to Jiujiang tomorrow."
"Yes, sir."
After his men left, Mu Yun asked Hongqiao, "Have you found anyone you can trust?"
"Go back to me, sir, I found it."
Mu Yun took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Hongqiao: "Send this letter to the Bai family in Luoyang."
The envelope Mu Yun gave to Hong Qiao was empty. It was the first time he used Hong Qiao's line, so he thought he should be more cautious.
Hongqiao took the letter and said, "Sir, I understand."
"Let's stop here today... By the way, you will go to Jiujiang with me tomorrow."
"Yes, sir."
Chen Wu yelled in his heart: "What if that cinnabar or tourmaline is really Li Fenglan! If you see us bringing a girl! Something will happen, okay!" Kanshu La
"It's just a cover-up. She's not such a narrow-minded woman."
"Yes! She is!"
The owner of this teahouse is very sensible. After Mu Yun dealt with the Dian Shui Pai, Raozhou Jianghu became honest. No matter how good you are, can you beat Ye Yu Xiaozhu? So when Mu Yun proposed to buy the teahouse, the boss immediately nodded and agreed without saying a word.
But Mu Yun still relented. He increased the singing girls' share and only took 40% of the profit from the teahouse every month.
He can obviously rob, but he still leaves the profit for the boss. He is really gentle.
Since Mu Yun told his subordinates and maids about his identity that day, those people have become much more honest and will give Mu Yun a look in advance every time they send a message to Luzhou. But even so, Mu Yun still couldn't completely trust these people. He always told them half-heartedly and never let them figure it out.
As for the Yi Gong disciples hiding around the house, they have suffered a lot during this time.
Si Ye is one of the twelve leaders of Yeyu Xiaozhu. He has killed many people, so he has many enemies. Now that he has revealed his identity, there are countless people who want to rub his neck in the dark.
The Yi Gong disciples seemed to be back in the deep mountains and old forests of the north. Every day, just like hunting rabbits, they could always shoot a few people who came to seek revenge.
…
Tan Wushuang rented a fairly impressive boat. Of course, the rent made Cinnabar painful for a long time.
The lobbying was not going well this time. The doors of the three houses were closed, giving her no chance to enter. Cinnabar didn't pay attention to this, as if he had already thought of it.
After visiting these three water villages, it was already dark.
Dressed in red, she stood on the bow of the ship and looked in the direction of Raozhou, not knowing what she was thinking.
Tang Bailing came out of the cabin and walked to her side: "Zhusha, you don't seem to care much about being rejected."
Zhusha smiled and said, "This is a good thing. At least it proves that they have no contact with Jiulian Village. Although they don't really want to get rid of right and wrong, at least they don't want to follow Jiulian Village or Shuangye Village."
"What good thing is this?"
Zhu Sha turned back with a mysterious expression: "Wherever I go now, people will think about it. They said they wouldn't let me in, but I just stayed at the entrance of each water village for an hour or two. Let them go where they want and stay out of it. ? I won’t give them a chance. Just wait, within three days, they will have to fight even if they don’t want to."
"Then when you come out in such a big way this time, you're not afraid of them ambushing you on the way?"
"The empty city plan, the reason why I built such a big ship is to make them wonder how many people I have brought with me." At this point, Li Fenglan smiled and said, "Sister Tang, you go tomorrow
Jiulianzhai, use the identity of Tourmaline. We have to give them a little sweetness. We only tell them how to avoid risks every time. Now we have to let them take the initiative to win once. "
Tang Bailing nodded: "Let's talk about the specifics when we go back, lest the walls have ears."
Cinnabar moved her neck and was about to go back to the cabin to rest. At this time, she heard an extremely subtle sound of bells.
The voice is very familiar.
She stopped walking back to the cabin and looked around for something.
There are several boats on the lake, including fishing boats and merchant ships. The boat closest to her was not big, and there was an old man at the stern of the boat. On the bow of the ship, a woman holding a pipa in her arms opened the curtain of the cabin and walked inside.
Cinnabar saw her suddenly looking around and asked, "What's wrong?"
Zhu Sha shook her head, with a slightly disappointed expression: "Nothing, I heard wrong."
…
Miss Zhusha's whereabouts were not difficult to trace. As soon as the sampan Mu Yun was riding arrived in Jiujiang, she heard from passing water bandits that Zhusha had taken someone to a certain water village. After beating up the water bandits and asking about the location of the water village, he hurriedly chased after them.
It didn't take long for him to find the magnificent ship. At first he was not sure, so he just followed it from a distance.
He saw the boat stop in front of the water village. A woman in red got off the boat with a maid, but it was too far away and he couldn't see her face clearly, but her walking posture... didn't look like it.
After finally waiting until nightfall, Zhusha's boat didn't seem to be in a hurry to go back, and the situation on the river was very slow. Approaching the dock, there were more boats on the lake, so Mu Yun ordered his boat to get closer.
A woman in red was standing on the bow of the boat, talking to her maid.
Except for the size, there is nothing else like him.
Li Fenglan's face is not so pointed, her eyes are not so seductive, and she is not so plump. Of course, it's not emerald either.
According to Mu Yun's mind, Li Fenglan in Yangzhou is disguised as Amber, while the cinnabar and tourmaline in Jiujiang should be Li Fenglan and Jade.
When she really saw the person, Mu Yun was disappointed, and even Chen Wu was a little discouraged.
"What's a bad name? You want to name it from a stone? Are the flowers, plants and trees bad? It's a waste of time."
Mu Yun still refused to give up: "Let's see if some disguise technique is used..."
"You can pull her over, she's terrible at disguise. And those breasts...forget it, let's go back, I'm sleepy."
Mu Yun sighed, turned around and walked towards the cabin.
Hong Qiao asked: "Sir, are you going back now?"
Mu Yun waved his hand gently and replied: "Go back, it's getting late." After saying that, he lowered his body and entered the cabin.
The bell on his hand made a crisp sound as he moved his wrist, and the sound was carried to the big ship along with the sound of the wind.
