The Sutra Conference came to an end, and everyone in the Five Mountains bid farewell one after another, not knowing when or what month they would see each other again. This situation and situation cannot be explained to outsiders.
Wang Zhaoren and his party left Wudang and went down the Han River to Xiangyang to meet his father-in-law Zhao Guzhou. He is a father-in-law with a eccentric personality. He always avenges his enemies and has superb martial arts skills. He also likes to play with people while taking revenge. Although he has lived in seclusion in Xiangyang for many years, he is still famous and fearful among many people in the world. People in the world said, "It's better to poke a hornet's nest than provoke Zhao Guzhou", so he got the nickname "Gathering a Honeycomb".
Since the Han River connects the north and the south, there is no end to the number of merchants traveling south or north via this waterway. The boat on which Wang Zhaoren and his four people were sitting was dressed as a few businessmen. There were three boats traveling with us, each carrying about a dozen passengers.
Along the way, Wang Zhaoren always felt something was wrong. Wasn't it too lively? Maybe it’s because I just left the noisy Wudang Mountain Sutra Conference! Thinking of this, Wang Zhaoren felt relieved. He called Li Rufeng to bring him the guqin, adjusted it a few times, and then started playing alone on the bow of the boat.
An extraordinary harp matches an extraordinary person. Although this harp is not a famous harp, it is still a top-quality harp, and it is named "Huang Xuan". The five brothers and sisters are known as "the masters of chess, qin, calligraphy and painting", and qin refers to Wang Zhaoren. As the leader of Hengshan, his most proficient skill is not in martial arts, but in piano, and of course his favorite is playing the piano. It is true that his martial arts are also in the sound of his piano.
After the song "High Mountains and Flowing Waters" was played, everyone on the boat was listening and applauding. Fang Lingyan and others who had heard more looked proud.
The sun is setting in the west, the scenery is deep in the forest, and the breeze is blowing, which is very pleasant.
Wang Zhaoren just wanted to play one more song. At this moment, three ships around him suddenly approached Wang Zhaoren's ship, and one of them was already blocking the way. Wang Zhaoren was shocked. Just listen to "swish, swish..." The other people on the ship, including the boatman, all opened the deck, showed their weapons, showed their murderous intent, and pounced on Wang Zhaoren viciously. Wang Zhaoren was sitting on the bow of the boat, and he was screaming in his heart that something was wrong. The thieves on the boat were killing him suddenly and it was impossible to prevent them, so he simply jumped to the opposite boat. Those killers did not expect Wang Zhaoren to be like this, so they had to re-create their offensive.
At this moment, Li Rufeng and Fang Lingyan reacted, back to back, in a defensive posture. The enemy on this ship originally intended to knock down Wang Zhaoren in one fell swoop, but their plan failed, so they all came to surround and kill the two men.
Over there, Wang Zhaoren had already hung his harp on his back when he got off the boat. He saw a long sword in his hand, and with a sweep, he deflected the swords of the two people facing him. Because the boat was small, Wang Zhaoren stood on the bow and was temporarily spared from the siege. But the enemy thieves on the other two ships had already rushed into the battle circle. Wang Zhaoren let out a long roar, and a foot-high wave splashed around him. Along with the wave, there were several black shadows, all of which rushed towards Wang Zhaoren.
Wang Zhaoren waved his long sword. I saw that the sword in his hand was sometimes like a harp, sometimes like a pipa, and sometimes like a flute. Most of the injured assassins were stabbed by the sound he made by playing with the sword in his hand.
There are more than twenty killers in this group, and all of them are not weak in martial arts, but they all use Confucian and Neo-Confucian swordsmanship. You know, in today's world, basically only the Five Mountains sects inherit Confucianism and Li Zong swordsmanship. Wang Zhaoren couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be...?" He couldn't imagine it, this was impossible!
"Who are you and why do you know Confucian swordsmanship? Tell me your names."
The group of thieves didn't answer, but just besieged the three people more fiercely.
If the fight continues for such a long time, there will inevitably be a water battle, and then the few people will suffer a big loss. Wang Zhaoren thought to himself that he had to fight quickly.
Thinking in his heart, he didn't dare to neglect his hands and feet, and with a move of "mountains and mountains gathered together", bursts of sword energy were sprayed towards the enemy's formation. After repelling the enemy's attack, he turned around and jumped back to the original ship. He and his two apprentices worked together to defend, and struck with the trend of "Wrath of Waves". The sword energy reached the target and killed the enemy immediately. Seeing Wang Zhaoren and three people gathered in a boat, the assassins pushed open the three boats. Some of the more powerful ones turned over and threw themselves into the water, using their internal strength to destroy the boat where the three people were.
What was supposed to come came anyway, the boat broke through the water and entered, and there were still more than ten enemies. Wang Zhaoren took off the harp on his back and threw it into the water. He stood on it and sailed towards an enemy ship at a very fast speed. It was too late for the enemy on the ship to avoid it. Wang Zhaoren flew onto the ship and stood on the independent canopy of the ship. Like playing the piano.
Over there, Fang Lingyan and Li Rufeng's boat had lost a lot of water, and they couldn't help but become anxious.
Just hearing the sound of the piano, waves of sound blew away, and the weak people on the boat where Wang Zhaoren was on fell into the water. Wang Zhaoren was in a hurry, and the sound of the piano was still there, but the sound wave was hitting the water. Since it was against the current, although it was effective, it took a lot of effort. Fortunately, it was still close to breaking the boat.
The water on the river was in a hurry. Fang Lingyan and Li Rufeng had lost their knees. The thieves from the other two boats had also attacked. In addition, there were enemies in the water. Li Rufeng was injured. There was a two-inch long wound on his right shoulder, and blood flowed. more than.
Fang Lingyan was lucky to have Li Rufeng taking care of her, so she was fine, but it was not easy.
Seeing Wang Zhaoren coming in the boat, the enemy was not hesitant and immediately divided into two groups. One group wanted to stop Wang Zhaoren, while the other group continued to besiege the two people on the broken boat.
Wang Zhaoren could not continue to drive the boat with the sound of the piano, so his anger sank into his Dantian, and he struck out with his palms to both sides. The wooden boat suddenly jumped up about two feet. When it reached the top, Wang Zhaoren drew his sword, and then moved downwards. The wooden boat pressed down, and the bottom It's a boatload of enemy thieves.
With this pressure, a strong wind can be felt below, making people breathless. Soon, a boatload of enemies below was pinned in the water.
Fang Lingyan and Fang Lingyan were also pushed away by the water wave.
Wang Zhaoren jumped up again, and the boat under his feet flew in the direction of the two of them. Wang Zhaoren landed below, right on the boat floating up from the water.
The boat was not broken, but it was pressed down by the boat above and pushed into the water. As soon as the boat above retreated, the boat below quickly bounced up. Although a lot of water entered it, at least it would not sink for the time being. . At this time, Li Rufeng saw the boat that Wang Zhaoren used his skills to transport, and he did not hesitate to hold Fang Ling and push her into the boat.
At this moment, a dozen men in black suddenly jumped out of the water, all wearing masks. The left side of the mask was black and the right side was white, and the lower jaw was in the shape of a fan. The moment those people jumped out, they just shot one bow into the water, and each bow shot three arrows.
Li Rufeng secretly thought that it was not good, so he turned over and jumped into the boat. Although he avoided some arrows, he still had one stuck in his leg. Looking at the water again, he saw that there were already corpses with arrows floating in them. They were all the assassins on the boat. of.
And those men in black who had committed the murder were submerged into the water like phantoms.
Wang Zhaoren was shocked when he saw these situations, and the killers who were lucky enough not to lose their lives were also shocked.
Based on Wang Zhaoren's more than 40 years of experience in the martial arts world, this is the first time he has seen such a black-masked killer who not only has excellent water skills, but also has such superb archery skills.
These people seem to have no connection with the previous four-ship killers, but what is their purpose?
It was too late to think about this, because there was already action under the water.
It feels like there are many big fish swimming towards me. The three of them then concentrated their efforts and waited for the enemy to come out before attacking with all their strength.
Even the remaining killers from the previous wave stopped attacking Wang Zhaoren and the three of them and stared at the water in horror.
Even so, nothing jumped out from the water. Wang Zhaoren was in one boat, Li Rufeng and Fang Lingyan were in another boat, and the remaining five killers were in one boat. The three boats sailed downstream together towards the river. After walking about ten feet, the water was swimming like a big fish all the time. It made people very nervous, but they didn't dare to let down their guard.
Suddenly, the people in the three boats remaining on the water felt something crawling into the bottom of the boat. The speed was so fast, the camouflage was deep, and the movement was so small that even Wang Zhaoren felt that he might not be able to do it.
If there is a boatman, he can move forward faster. However, Wang Zhaoren and others, especially Wang Zhaoren, had to drive the boat to the shore while guarding against the enemy. They suffered a lot if they continued like this. It would have been better if he and Yan'er were on the same boat just now. Wang Zhaoren couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
Now, the boat Fang Lingyan and Li Rufeng were on was two feet away from the left front. It would not be difficult to fall down with just one leap. If the enemy took the opportunity to rush out and was blocked midway, the consequences would be disastrous. But in this case, we must try our best.
Wang Zhaoren concentrated and held his breath, divinely predicting that the underwater enemy had swam a little further, then shouted "Yan'er" and jumped forward to the left. Fang Lingyan understood and clapped forward, and the ship stabilized. Seeing that Wang Zhaoren was about to reach the boat, a figure quickly emerged from the water, trying to block the middle.
Unexpectedly, Wang Zhaoren had been prepared. When he leaped, he did not intend to reach the target in one step, but he happened to step on the killer's head with one step in the middle, and then jumped into the boat. This step is extremely dangerous. If the enemy doesn't show his head, or if he misjudges his position, he will definitely fall into the river and be slaughtered.
The river bank was getting closer and closer, and the boat the killer was riding on had been broken from the bottom of the water, and the people on board were immediately wiped out. The boat on which Wang Zhaoren and the other two were traveling had an extra layer of defense due to Wang Zhaoren's arrival.
Wang Zhaoren released the sound of the piano to the bottom of the ship, driving away the enemies who tried to break through the bottom of the ship. But at this time, all the enemies surrounded them.
I saw the underwater enemies swimming in two teams. The last one suddenly jumped out, stepping on the head of his companions who were gradually emerging from the water, and rushed towards Wang Zhaoren and the others. In this way, two offensive echelons were quickly formed.
The underwater enemies also spread their murderous intent from all sides and started a strong attack with various weapons. Li Rufeng sailed the boat, and Wang Zhaoren and Fang Lingyan launched an all-out counterattack. However, it was difficult for them to fight with two fists, and the killers' moves were so weird that even Wang Zhaoren couldn't tell which way they were coming from. The boat finally broke...
Wang Zhaoren struggled in the water with his disabled body, fighting against the trapped beast. Under his instructions, Li Rufeng and Fang Lingyan had to support each other and fled to the shore in grief.
A small boat suddenly floated out from the winding waterway, an old man, a cloak, and a fishing rod. The old man on the boat looked over at the fighting here and frowned.
"Useless thing!" The old man took a sip, and the boat sailed towards the fighting place like an arrow. It really had the potential to ride the wind and waves. A fishing rod is like a magical weapon. "Swish, swish, swish..." Many people were killed immediately. The old man pushed aside the crowd and stretched out the fishing rod towards Wang Zhaoren. Wang Zhaoren grabbed it. Although he was thrown on the boat, his face was filled with gratitude. The old man turned the bow of the boat and sailed quickly towards the bend in the waterway.
The old man's boat had already drifted away before the killers came to their senses. I just heard someone shouting: "Where is this common man who dares to ruin my big event?"
Then I heard a distant voice: "Boy, if you don't care about your life, come after me."
The killers really didn't care about their lives. They didn't care about Li Rufeng and Fang Lingyan who were escaping on the shore, and just chased the old man. But the old man stopped running and stayed in the boat across the pole. "Hahaha..." The laughter made people panic.
This laughter generated a name in the minds of some killers: "Zhao Guzhou." However, they were not professional killers, they were just followers who followed orders from their superiors. Therefore, they still clung to their faith and challenged the old man who had a terrifying impression in their minds, thinking silently in their hearts that the madman in front of them could not be Zhao Guzhou.
They were wrong. The lunatic in front of them was indeed Zhao Guzhou, the man known as "Gathering a Honeycomb". Of course, everything about him is just a legend, and the people he played with are basically dead. Moreover, judging from the current situation, their decision to pursue Zhao Guzhou was worse than poking a hornet's nest.
Zhao Guzhou's gameplay this time was very simple. The thirteen thieves who rushed in first shared the same gameplay, that is, he was the fisherman and the other thirteen were fish. He went down with his fishing rod and caught thirteen mermaids. He saw that the throats of the thirteen thieves were pierced with fishhooks, and they were threaded into a string with fishing lines like fish, and dragged in the water.
He actually doesn't care about Wang Zhaoren's life or death, he only cares about having fun. He often plays by the Han River, and his ability to control water is naturally stronger than these killers.
But he still cares about his precious daughter. If his precious daughter Zhao Junyu knew that he would not save Wang Zhaoren, she would definitely not let him go.
