The waterway Guan Luoyang and the others are on is one of the tributaries of the Yellow River, but the water quality is not as turbid as the main vein of the Yellow River.
Looking down from the boat, the water surface is green with rippling green waves. Those with better eyesight can see the aquatic plants in the shallow water through the waves.
The long-bearded man holding a steel gun rode his horse into the water. The man and the horse all sank into the water. Wherever the horse's hooves touched, a series of bubbles were stepped on the river bed, and the river bed was filled with turbid water. Large areas of water plants were stirred and broken. .
This horse is carrying people on its back and running in the water, and it is as majestic as when it is galloping on land.
The dragon hidden in the water is quite different from the antlers, bull heads, and crocodile mouths that ordinary people think of. Its mouth is like the beak of an eagle, pointed and slightly curved. When it is slightly opened, you can see the sharp beak. It is filled with teeth as densely packed as nail boards.
The long-bearded man was a man and a horse, firing a steel spear, and the head of the spear collided with the dragon's sharp beak.
There was a muffled loud noise in the water, and the water waves were like pillars, exploding into the air four to five feet high, and the dragon's head was lifted out of the water along with the waves.
The long-bearded man and his horse backed up on the river bed, rolling over together with the horse.
As he pulled the reins hard in his hand, the horse neighed and stood up again, unscathed, except for the rolling mud and turbid current around it, temporarily covering its figure.
However, this man was not alone. When the dragon's head came out of the water, his brothers and followers were already shouting and throwing the iron rope on the shallow waterside.
Those iron ropes were as thick as human arms, and the black iron luster was mixed with many red lines like small letters. The front ends of the iron ropes were cast into the shape of eagle claws.
As soon as it touched the dragon, the iron claws immediately contracted and clung tightly to the scales on the dragon's body, even faintly embedded in the flesh.
"Walk!!"
Thirteen or four tall men turned their horses around and ran all the way from the shallow water to the shore. The iron ropes were placed on their shoulders, wrapped around their waists, and tied around the horses' bellies.
As soon as they landed, the iron ropes behind them stretched straight, trying to pull the dragon to the shore.
The dragon roared and swung its head. More than a dozen horses were unable to withstand the force. They were pulled violently and even fell backwards.
The people on horseback seemed to have been prepared. They swayed back and forth, stabilized their bodies, and fell out of the horse one after another. They took out five-foot-long iron rods from the package behind them and inserted them into the holes in the middle of the tight iron cables. One plug.
The end of the iron rod pierced the ground, and immediately countless red seal characters on the rod lit up, as if flames were flowing through the characters, burning from the rod to the ground.
The land on the shore had been eroded by tides for a long time and was loose. After being covered by these scorching red lights, the surface of the land suddenly formed seal characters. The dark soil turned into gray-white rocks, and the gray-white rocks turned into silvery white.
The ground for more than ten feet around turned into something like poured steel.
The iron rods in everyone's hands were connected with the mixed steel ground, tightly blocking the chains. No matter how hard the dragon roared and struggled, it was difficult to break free.
The horse at the back of the team slowly drove up. The man on the horse had thick eyebrows, eyes like copper bells, a short beard that was slightly curly, as rough as iron wire, and held a broad sword in his hand.
He drew his sword on his horse and muttered something.
"Mix the river dragon, mix the river dragon, comb the river and remove the sand, stir up the turbidity and clear the air; mix the river dragon, mix the river dragon, make the rules, all water species listen!"
The boat was sailing in the middle of the river, and the place where everyone was fighting the dragon was still thirty or forty feet away from the boat.
The miners on the boat were a little panicked at first, but the big waves caused by the dragon calmed down inexplicably when they got close. The boat was as steady as a mountain. The people on the boat soon marveled at this novel scene and rushed to see the brave man fighting the dragon.
Guan Luoyang heard the spell and smiled: "What kind of spell is this? It's really easy to understand and simple."
Lin Lingsu threw the empty bamboo tube behind him and threw it back into the cabin, saying: "This is also a kind of left-handed magic. Hunjianglong does not refer to a dragon, but to a tool that cleans the river. It looks like With a big iron rake, if there is a river that is congested and silted up, use a boat to drag the river dragon across it to loosen the sediment so that the silt, sand and gravel can be carried away by the flowing water."
"His spell probably borrowed the image of the Hunjiang Dragon in the minds of the people to regulate rivers and guide turbid currents, forming a force of discipline and taming."
Guan Luoyang suddenly said: "It turns out they want to take this big turtle for their own use."
When Gongsun Sheng heard the noise outside, he also walked out of the cabin, handed a new bamboo tube to Lin Lingsu, and looked toward the shore.
"Huh?" He saw that he was an acquaintance on the shore, "That seems to be Li Jun and Li Dutong."
On the shore, after Li Jun recited the incantation several times, he swung his long sword, and a mixture of golden and red smoke flew out from the sword. After it reached the top of the dragon's head, it suddenly spread out like a fan.
As the sword pressed down, the fan-shaped smoke cloud also pressed hard on the dragon's head, seeming to push the dragon back into the water, but the iron locks and iron rods on the land held the dragon tightly.
The dragon's body swayed, rushing left and right, pulling the iron ropes with a rattling noise, and the entire concrete-steel ground trembled slightly.
A dozen men who pressed the iron rods with their palms and fixed the iron ropes were also sweating profusely. They poured their magic power into the iron rods continuously and did not dare to relax in the slightest.
The dragon couldn't break free from the iron claws and iron ropes, nor could it break free from the oppression of the fan-shaped smoke cloud. When it wanted to rush to the shore like crazy, its tail was suppressed by something in the water, and it couldn't rush forward.
The roar from the river shook the sky, and the sound waves exploded into huge waves.
But when the dragon's roar reached the middle of the river, the miners only felt it was a bit noisy and did not feel the power of the dragon's roar at all.
No matter on the shore or on the boat, only a few people can see that there are strands of green air lingering on every boat. It is as thin as snow and fog under the scorching sun, but it is extremely pure and never dies.
It didn't take long for the dragon's roar to become obviously low. The dragon seemed to have lost its strength and gave up its resistance. It was pressed on the river by the fan-shaped smoke cloud.
Its sharp beak was wide enough to swallow a whole horse, and it floated in the water, its eyes dim and lifeless.
"The scent left by this beast in the wind and water is so strong, how come his physical strength is worn away so quickly?"
Li Jun danced his sword, and the fan-shaped smoke condensed back and attached to his sword again. He was puzzled and called to the water, "Brother Li Ying, are you okay? Could it be that you severely injured this person in the water?" Beast?"
Wow! ! !
When the waves turned, Li Ying rushed ashore, thrust the three-pointed steel spear into the shore, squeezed out a handful of water while holding his beard, and said with a smile: "Li Jun, let's hurry up and hurry up. We're late. This dragon-tailed beast has long been surrendered by the Taoist leader."
Li Jun was stunned, glanced at the boat, and asked in confusion: "Why do you say that?"
Li Ying shook his head: "You'll know it once you get into the water."
Li Jun waved his sword and a small channel opened in the water. He walked down the river bed and looked up.
I saw the long body of the dragon extending all the way from the bank to the middle of the river, where its tail connected to the huge turtle shell.
It turned out that this was an old turtle transformed into a dragon, but the transformation was not complete and could not completely get out of the turtle shell.
For such a monster, the dragon's body is not its strongest point, and the turtle shell is even more magical.
During the fight just now, if the dragon's tail flicked and the turtle shell hit the shore, the piece of concrete ground would definitely be smashed into pieces.
Li Jun was secretly awestruck in his heart, but when he got a little closer, he discovered that the dragon and the turtle shell were not scary at all. What was scary was the power suppressing the turtle shell.
Looking up from here, you can see the bottoms of several boats floating in the middle of the river. One of the boats is emitting magnificent and pure light green vitality to the water. It does not look like mountains or water, but it is heavy. The dragon could not escape even half an inch.
There is an extremely long ravine on the river bed behind the turtle shell. It is feared that when this dragon met the fleet several miles away, it would have been suppressed by the people on the boat across the river and dragged all the way here.
"hiss!"
Li Jun's heart was up and down, his spells were slightly confused, he almost choked on a mouthful of water, and quickly retreated to the shore.
Li Yingzheng ordered everyone to pull up the iron rods, removed the spell, and returned the steel-containing land on the shore to the appearance of soil. He turned around and said, "How?"
Li Jun silently returned the sword to its sheath, sighed, and laughed loudly: "This Taoist is really narrow-minded. If you had warned us earlier, why would we make a fool of ourselves here? Why do we have the nerve to go to his boat to enjoy some water and wine? "
Guan Luoyang's voice came from afar: "Don't be surprised, everyone. You entered the water too fast. I didn't have time to say anything. Later, I saw that your arrangements were quite exquisite. I was fascinated by it. I am willing to apologize with fine wine. Please come and get together." "
Li Ying and Li Jun looked at each other, nodded each, and asked the others to follow them on the shore with their horses. They sighed slightly, jumped up from the shore, and jumped onto Guan Luoyang's boat.
Gongsun Sheng said: "It turns out it's you two, but do you still remember Pindao?"
Li Ying was surprised and said: "Taoist Master Yiqing, we haven't seen each other for many years after conquering Xixia. Weren't you summoned back to Bianliang to enjoy your blessings? Why are you here?"
Li Junze's expression tightened, and he secretly pressed his left thumb to pop out the sword at any time. He glanced at Guan Luoyang and asked, "Is this Taoist priest also a Taoist official from Bianliang?"
Gongsun Sheng saw some signs and quickly waved his hand, saying that he was already a wanderer, and introduced Guan Luoyang and the others to each other.
"Didn't General Li Ying say that he was going to retire and return to his hometown? You are the head of a village and your family is wealthy. You must be living a comfortable life every day now, right?"
Gongsun Sheng tentatively said, "There is also Li Jun, commander of the capital. Pindao heard that you served as commander of the navy and army under Marshal Han Shizhong, fought against the Liao army on the border river between Song and Liao, and were so majestic on all sides, how did you get here? ?”
The faces of the two people named Li were a little subtle. Guan Luoyang smiled and said: "Let's sit down in the cabin first and then talk."
Everyone returned to the cabin and took their seats.
Dai Zong was sleeping in a corner of the cabin. When he heard the sound, he looked up and found out that he was also familiar with Li Ying and Li Jun.
Gongsun Sheng was very polite when talking to Er Li, but when the three met him, they quickly became brothers.
Guan Luoyang chatted with Gongsun Sheng nearby, and then he realized that it was the handiwork of Emperor Tianming again.
When the emperor was preparing to fight for Xixia, he mobilized famous generals from all over the country, and all those who had no ambitions were recruited. He even invited people directly from the people, and gathered thirty or forty people who were familiar to Guan Luoyang. It seemed that they should all be on Liangshan. A heroic man who shows his face.
They also specially arranged for Song Jiang and Lu Junyi to command the troops of their group.
But it was a battle to destroy the country. The battlefield was so majestic and cruel. Lu Junyi had the advantage of being highly skilled in martial arts, but he did not know the art of war. Apart from his reputation for loyalty, Song Jiang had no other merits at all. They were allowed to command many famous generals and mobilize troops. Ma, instead, caused chaos. Guan Sheng, Hu Yanzhuo and others were extremely dissatisfied.
Soon, Commander-in-Chief Zhang Kai, Zhong Shidao, and Zhong Shizhong jointly submitted a letter asking the emperor to separate these people and perform their respective duties.
Over the years of the war, everyone has had their own ups and downs. People like Song Jiang have long since disappeared from the battlefield. Those who can survive until the day when the three armies triumphant have the opportunity to accumulate some friendships.
On the other side, Dai Zong was not very defensive about Li Ying and Li Jun, and even Lin Lingsu's identity had been revealed.
Li Jun frowned suddenly, and Li Ying also coughed lightly.
The corner of Lin Lingsu's mouth curled up: "I have been buried in the soil for so many years. Is my reputation worse than before? Come on, you two tell me. Apart from those bad words that blame me for bewitching Zhao Ji, is there anything new? argument?"
Li Ying said with a smile: "There are some rumors. Since the news of Mr. Yuan Miao's death came out, many monks said that Mr. Yuan Miao failed to learn Taoism and came to their temple to become a monk and beg for food, but because of his bad conduct He was kicked out, so he later gained the favor of the Holy Family and devalued Buddhism.”
Li Jun winked at Li Yinglian in shock.
Li Ying only patted him on the shoulder, calmly, not even the slightest bit afraid of the evil demon in front of him who was famous all over the world for causing harm to the country.
Lin Lingsu laughed twice: "Okay! I feel happy when I think that those people think that I am dead and waste time thinking about me."
Li Ying also smiled and said: "But I met a Confucian scholar Zhao Ding back then. I heard that he wanted to write biographies of many celebrities during the reign of Emperor Daojun. After researching in various places, there are records about Mr. Yuanmiao among them."
"He wrote that when Mr. Yuan Miao was a boy, he was a scholar of Su University. He had already aspired to be a Taoist and practiced meditation for many years. Later, although he flattered Cai Jing, calling him Immortal Uncle, and flattering the emperor, he called him Tao Lord. But he also gave many admonitions to the Dao Lord and Emperor, and a few years later, he angrily denounced Cai Jing and the other six thieves, saying that they were all flying ghost kings. From this point of view, the words of the monks cannot be trusted."
After hearing this, Lin Lingsu lost her smile and silently drank a few more saliva before saying: "The two of them no longer have the protection of the dynasty's luck, but there are signs of being wanted."
These words made Li Jun hold the hilt of the sword directly, but Li Ying still smiled, seeming to have understood something.
After saying that, Lin Lingsu got up and went to the deck, obviously unwilling to talk any more.
Guan Luoyang knew that what he said was for himself, so he took out a few bottles of wine from his personal space, distributed them to everyone, and asked them to take their seats.
Li Ying saw that the person in charge here was Guan Luoyang and said, "Taoist Master Guan doesn't seem surprised by our identity?"
Guan Luoyang poured himself a glass first and said: "You are already singing ballads and scolding the emperor, so why is it so strange that you are wanted? Besides, I will be wanted in two days. Let's get together. Fellow-minded people.”
Li Yingdao: "I see that the people on the boat are all sick and weak. They should be miners from a nearby mine. Since the Taoist priest is not a member of the imperial court, he must have killed the manager of a certain mine and saved these people." come out?"
Guan Luoyang took a deep look at him. This Liangshan hero, who had only a slight impression in his mind, was surprisingly sharp.
Li Ying's judgment should not have just occurred to him, but he had already made a guess when he first saw the people on the boat on the shore, so he sang such a song.
"These people are from Cangshan Mine. Brother Guan Dao just killed Shi Wengong and Ren Sen yesterday."
Gongsun Sheng said with emotion, "When General Zhong Shidao was still alive, he praised Brother Li Ying many times. After many years of separation, Brother Li Ying is still as bright and bright as ever, which makes me admire him."
Li Ying laughed at himself and said: "Back then, the generals and the others were clearly just scolding me for being cunning."
The most loyal bird is the most powerful, but the eagle is the cunningest. Don't fly in the sky, seal the fox in the grass.
The country tycoon selected talents to join the army. Within a year, he was recognized by the generals and appointed as the person in charge of the food and logistics of the Xia army - Pu Tiandiao, Li Ying.
Guan Luoyang said with great interest: "You can guess the identities of the miners, and now that you know we came here from Cangshan Mountain, you must be able to guess where we are going next, right?"
"The eight-hundred-mile Liangshan Shuibo will be the Taoist Master's next goal."
Li Ying took a sip of wine, suddenly stood up again, came to Guan Luoyang, and bowed to the ground.
"There will be a battle in the Liangshan River in the near future. The eight hundred miles of wavy reeds may be dyed red. People who have entered there will have no chance to move out, but the thousands of poor people on this ship still have a chance."
"Li begged the Taoist Priest to find another place for these people to go."
