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An ambiguous voice gradually sounded from the next door, but Ling Feng was lying alone in the cabin, listening to the rushing river, and fell into a deep nightmare at some point.

Dim candlelight, simple rooms, dilapidated furnishings, everything is still as it was when it was burned into memory.

In the musty-smelling bed, a boy who was no more than thirteen or fourteen years old collapsed in a dark corner. His thin body was covered with bruises, new and old, and there was hardly a single piece of honey-colored skin. intact part.

He moved his fingertips lightly, but suddenly the pain made him tremble all over. The messy black hair covered his thin face, but a bloodstain quietly snaked down from the corner of his mouth.

it hurts……

He gritted his teeth fiercely and refused to make a sound, but the shocking wound stretched across almost half of his back, and even the places that the crude medicine powder couldn't cover were still festering and pus, and the frightening white flesh was turning over.

"What? Still don't want to?" The woman's piercing voice came from far to near, accompanied by noisy footsteps, gradually came to the door, "Useless things, open the door!"

The iron door lock was quickly removed, and the boy barely opened his eyes, looking out vigilantly through the hair hanging down his face.

"You've beaten people like this, how can you still receive customers?!" The woman gave a loud mouth to the strong man beside her with her backhand. Under the alluring makeup, the eyes that were gradually getting wrinkles were full of anger.

"Mother Liu, calm down, little one, I know I'm wrong!" The strong man glanced at the boy unwillingly, and lowered his head to plead guilty to the woman. The woman named Liu Qing snorted coldly, lifted the hem of her clothes, Slowly walked towards the couch.

"Do you think you are still the young master of Yujianzong?" Liu Qing grabbed the boy's long black hair and lifted it up, looking straight at his unruly black eyes, "Your family is dead! No! do you know!"

The boy was forced to tilt his head back, and she stretched his slender neck straight, and his small Adam's apple moved slightly, but he still stubbornly refused to make a sound.

She mockingly threw him towards the couch again, unwilling to look at his eyes that seemed never to be tamed again.If it weren't for his strong foundation and good looks, he could earn her a few more years of money, she would have thrown him out to feed the dogs long ago.

"So what if you know martial arts? Now that you have been poisoned by Mingjiao, you are no different from a cripple?!" She seemed to slow down her tone slightly, and sat on the edge of the couch to suppress her anger and patiently persuaded, "Since you are here, Just learn how to receive guests, and you can live a more comfortable life, if you are more obedient, I will definitely not treat you like this!"

She lowered her eyes to look at the almost bone-deep scar, and pretended to pity her a few times and said, "You don't want to end up like Shu'er, do you?"

Hearing the name of "Shu'er", the person on the bed finally reacted. He closed his eyes tightly, and slowly grabbed the mattress under him with his fingertips, his whole body began to shake uncontrollably in pain.

Shu'er is his companion, and even a relative who grew up with him since he was a child.Father's Yu Jianzong was massacred by Mingjiao, and only he and Shu'er were sold into this brothel together after being poisoned with a strange poison that drained their internal energy.

But in just a few short months, because Shu'er refused to accept customers, she was beaten again and again by the procuress of the brothel, and in the end, she was tortured to death by three big men in front of her.The heart-piercing cry, the bloody redness that flowed all over the ground, and his body that was getting colder as he lay in his arms... are still deep in his mind, and he will never forget it.

What kind of punishment will be given to the servant who offends the guests?Princess Jin, do you still remember what I told you...

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"Brother Lingfeng! Brother Lingfeng!"

A burst of intermittent calls accompanied by the noisy sound of water waves poured into his ears, Ling Feng opened his eyes suddenly, looking at everything in front of him as if in another world, the low cabin roof, the dim candlelight, he propped up his body vigorously, but there was a drop Tears inadvertently slid down his face.

"Brother Lingfeng...you...are you okay?!" Seeing his tears, Qiu Yang opened his mouth in astonishment. You really scared me!"

"I'm fine, I just had a nightmare, maybe... because the sound of the water around me is too loud..." Ling Feng put his hands on his face, took a deep breath, and wiped it off calmly. Turning to Qiu Yang, the tear trail asked in a low voice, "What time is it, masters, how are you?"

"When I first arrived at Yinshi, the masters have already fallen asleep, so you should sleep a little longer." Qiu Yang obediently took a small black lacquered bowl from the ground beside him, and smiled softly, "I just gave it to the masters. I have kept the stewed soup warm, if you are not feeling well, drink some too."

"Well, thank you." Ling Feng nodded tenderly, took the fish soup and drank it down, then wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and smiled lightly, "But...don't think that flattering is just You can let me be merciful, I still have to check the kung fu I learned yesterday~"

"I will practice hard." Qiu Yang smiled shyly, and unconsciously rubbed the corners of his clothes with his fingers, "I still want to be like Brother Ling Feng, to protect my master for the rest of my life..."

Reflected in the flickering candlelight, that delicate little face was actually somewhat seductively shy.

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Along the way, the river is full of waves and the scenery is beautiful.

After that night, Lan Jing returned to her usual appearance, following Li Xuan every day, the only difference is that there are only two cabins on board, Li Xuan can't escape even if she wants to.

The warm afternoon sun softly passes through the carved wooden windows of the cabin, quietly blooming a warm yellow on the ground.Li Xuan was reclining on the small couch, propping his head on one hand, looking down at a yellowed ancient book, while Lan Jing was sitting on the brocade cushion by the window, squinting slightly, looking at the gentle breeze on the river, the fine waves Jumping, the blood-red clouds sprinkled the river with broken gold...

Suddenly, a rush of footsteps sounded from outside the cabin, quickly, from the bow to the stern.

"Not good! It's a water bandit!"

Qiu Yang leaned on the side of the boat and looked back for a moment, then rubbed his eyes in disbelief, until he was a few minutes closer, then he yelled out in panic.

On the misty river, a huge wooden boat was coming quickly, with its sails raised, it went down the turbulent river.On the top of the sturdy mast, the black flag hangs high in the air, looming in the fading twilight.

Li Xuan followed Lan Jing and heard the shout, hurried out of the cabin, and looked into the distance in the afterglow of the setting sun, only to see that the big ship was moving very fast at the moment, and it was only a hundred feet away from him in a blink of an eye.

"Protect your master."

Li Xuan pursed his lips slightly, and slowly covered the long sword at his waist with his fingers, turned his head to Ling Feng and gave instructions in a low voice.

"Yes." Ling Feng nodded vigilantly, but his face was still as pale as paper, and his body was slightly stiff.

Qiu Yang returned to the cabin to take the helm, trying to speed up to dodge, but even though the sails were fully hoisted, the speed was far behind the big ship behind him.Lan Jing was guarded by Ling Feng, frowning quietly looking at the gradually clear figure on the deck of the other party, countless water bandits stood by the side of the ship ready to go, their sharp knives were being plated in the setting sun. A layer of bitter cold light.

The visitor is not good.

Li Xuan's eyes froze, and he saw that the water bandit's ferry was getting closer, and it was rushing towards their boat without slowing down at all.

Qiu Yang turned the rudder desperately, trying to dodge, but there was a huge difference in speed. With a loud "boom", the huge bow covered with black iron hit Lan Jing's body heavily , a touch of cold river water slowly overflowed from the cracked gap.

A startling horn sounded on the opponent's boat, Li Xuan raised his hand to hold Lan Jing back a few steps, and saw countless barbed ropes thrown from the opposite side to the ship's side at the same time, and the water bandits held long The knives slid down on the deck along the ropes, and rushed straight up with deafening shouts.

Ling Feng carefully guarded Lan Jing behind him, and started fighting with the water bandits.Although these days he was seasick and was afraid of the water and almost lost half of his life, but at this moment he still moved fiercely, killing his life with the sword.

Li Xuan saw that Ling Fengshang could handle it, so he let go of his hands and feet, and simply rushed into the water bandits and started killing them.

The setting sun is like blood, but the ground is full of blood.Pieces of red mist quietly bloomed in the air, and each body fell down heavily in heart-piercing screams.Lan Jing tightly covered her mouth and nose with her sleeves, but she still couldn't hide the disgusting smell of blood around her.

Qiu Yang also ran out from the cabin at this time, plunged into the bottom of the boat and frantically repaired the broken hull.But the crazily rushing river water into the cabin was still increasing, faster and faster, slowly flowing over his calves and his waist, so cold and piercing, as if it could pierce people.

One side was filled with water, and the hull gradually began to tilt, but water bandits continued to slide down from high to low on the big ship, as if endlessly.

Li Xuan chopped off a person's head with all his strength, and looked sideways through the terrifying blood, and saw that Ling Feng was pale and sweating profusely, gritting his teeth and wielding his long sword, repelling the constantly surrounding enemy.

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Time flies, and the sun gradually sets on the surface of the surging river, struggling to release the last ray of light.Half of the hull was submerged in the water, and it began to sink into the river faster and faster. Lan Jing and the others fought and retreated, but there was less and less ground to stand on.

The water bandits sail all year round, and the water quality is very good. If they stay on the deck, they still have a slight chance of winning, but in the water, let alone Ling Feng and Lan Jing, even they themselves will immediately become fish on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered That's all.

Li Xuan frowned, and looked at the two behind him from the corner of his eye.At this moment, Lan Jing was tightly clinging to the side of the ship, holding on to the thick wooden plank, and her whole body fell to the ground.The hull lost its balance and tilted more and more. At this moment, it became a luxury for him to even stay on the deck.And Ling Feng was soaked in the water trembling all over, barely maintaining his concentration, blocking wave after wave of attacks for him.

If this continues, everyone will undoubtedly die.

How to do……

Li Xuan's eyes froze suddenly. In his line of sight, Qiu Yang ran back to the deck from nowhere, holding a short knife tightly in front of Lan Jing. His eyes were a little bit firm, just like the one who was there before. The boy crying and begging for mercy in the hands of others is a different person.

With a feint, Li Xuan jumped in front of the three of them, and while repelling several water bandits, he said in a cold voice, "The boat is sinking, if we fall into the water, we will die..."

He glanced sideways at Qiu Yang, lowered his voice and asked, "I killed all the people around me, is there any way for you to swim to the shore without being found?!"

Qiu Yang was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and looked towards the far bank of the river. The sun had already set, and the last stream of clouds was gradually swallowed up by the darkness. In the faint light, only a dim outline remained of the rocks on the bank.

This distance is not long, but it is not short. It would take half an hour for him to swim back by himself. Now it is not easy to bring someone who can't swim...

"I can take him to sneak for a certain distance, and he won't be discovered if he doesn't come out of the water..." Qiu Yang thought for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Li Xuan seriously, "It's just..."

"Quickly say it!" There was another spurt of blood and mist, and the water bandit's body that had just rushed forward was slashed and flew away by him. Li Xuan glanced at Qiu Yang with frowning eyes, his face full of displeasure. No matter what time it is, it makes people anxious to hesitate so much!