The majestic sister-in-law of the Red Chamber

The sound of fighting on the boat was endless. Although the men in black had some advantage in numbers, they were a bit unprepared for the sudden change from the original raiders to the attacked. In addition, Situ Meng's superb martial arts skills, these guards They are the elites selected from the Royal Forest Army. Although it is difficult to fight against ten with one, it is not a problem for each of them to resist two or three bandits.

After Situ Meng took a while to clean up the leader of the man in black, he raised his sword and killed the other gangsters without hesitation.These people were not dead men in the first place, seeing that the situation in front of them was not good for them, so they would rather suffer a little injury, and tried every means to get rid of their opponents, and ran towards the side of the boat frantically, one by one without hesitation. He jumped into the river and disappeared quickly.

"Master, what should we do now? Should we chase him or not?" The guards who had chased him to the side of the ship all turned their eyes to Situ Meng and asked solemnly.

At this moment, Situ Mengye also hesitated. If he followed his original intention, he would definitely kill all those who came to assassinate them. After all, as long as one of them ran out, the news about himself and others would probably be leaked immediately. , what they will face afterwards will be an endless pursuit.

Even though he is Prince Zhongshun, he has the Shangfang sword in his hand, and has the right to strike first and play later, but he also knows very well in his heart that it is okay to frighten small officials with no background with that thing, and the people behind these four guys probably just dismiss it. of.

Anyway, as long as all the people in my group disappear, and neither the emperor brother nor the emperor can find any favorable evidence, then who can convict them?All their rights and status will remain the same without any influence.

However, even if he wanted to hunt them down, all of his bodyguards were from the Imperial Forest Army in the capital, and almost all of them were from the north. It is estimated that there are not many of them who know how to swim.

Seeing those men in black swim farther and farther, and they were about to rush to the shore, Situ Meng was full of resentment in his heart, and he punched hard on the side of the boat with his right hand, just when he was about to speak Said that they were not chasing, but was surprised to find that the boat under their feet started to sail forward again.

Not only that, the sails that had been lowered had also been raised at this moment, and the speed of the whole ship was actually a bit faster than before.

Situ Meng looked around, only to realize that Lin Tian had disappeared, so he ran towards the cab quickly without saying a word. Although the guards behind him didn't know why, they all subconsciously followed Situ Meng's footsteps.

"Xiao Tian, ​​you are indeed here!" Situ Meng looked at Lin Tian who was steering and looking forward in the cab, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Although, he didn't understand when Lin Tian learned to sail a boat, but he also knew that this is not the time to ask these questions, so he quickly explained to Lin Tian about the escape of those men in black, and then asked:

"Xiaotian, shall we continue to return to Beijing by water? However, those assassins have all escaped, and our route must have been exposed. Although we have already gone beyond the boundaries of Shandong, if they use fast boats to chase and intercept them, we will not be able to escape in the waterway ahead." What should we do if they attack us? No one here knows how to swim! Or, find a place to go ashore, what do you think?"

"Well, you are right!" Lin Tian nodded and continued: "We are going to go ashore, but not now! It happens to be a favorable wind and the speed of the boat is fast. Go as far as you can, wait for the wind to stop, and choose the most convenient place to go ashore!"

After Lin Tian finished speaking, he thought for a while, and said in a low voice: "You tell Xiaotao and Xiaochengzi to take good care of those guys along the way! Not only can they not let their people rescue them back, but also make sure that they are not They will be murdered secretly!"

"Secret murder?" Situ Meng was stunned for a moment, then nodded clearly, and responded softly: "You are right, it just so happens that we can also catch their internal agents among the guards! After all, the people around us It's always uncomfortable to have spies!"

"Hehe...you also found out?" Lin Tian smiled and glanced at the guards who were blocked by the door, and said loudly: "You divide into groups and go to different positions on the deck to guard! Don't come back The cabin is closed, in case the enemy sneaks up at any time!"

"As ordered!"

After Lin Tian saw that all the guards had left, he reminded him again: "Pay attention to the emperor's reply for a while! Only when we know the emperor's arrangement can we cooperate!"

"Don't worry, Xiaotian, I know it well! But, I'm afraid the inside ghost has passed on our news to them! Even if we changed the route and took the land road for a while, but now, this We are not familiar with the nearby terrain, and secondly, there are no horses for us to use, so it is impossible to escape their pursuit? After all, we still have to carry those burdens!"

Speaking of this, Situ Meng's head got bigger. This time, it was ten times more difficult than the problems he encountered in business. After all, if they were not careful, their group might really die here.

Although he has relatively strong zhenqi in his body now, if he is really besieged and killed by the army, the possibility of escaping is still very low.After all, he hasn't practiced to the point where he can fly into the sky and escape from the ground as in the legend.

"You don't have to worry about the line. I have already contacted the Reaper Squad. They will pick us up on the shore and leave us a corresponding mark! However, for the time being, I don't want them to come out to join us. After all, the arrangement The nail between us has not been found yet!"

As Lin Tian said, he took out a drawing from the drawer of the cab and handed it to Situ Meng, saying:

"This should be the topographic map near the river, you might as well take it and discuss it with the guards to see if they have any good suggestions. By the way, observe more, maybe you will find something different! "

"Well, don't worry, I'll leave this trivial matter to me!" Situ Meng nodded and left quickly.

At this moment, in the room next to the room where the boat boss led people to sneak attack just now, the Fourth Shandong Young Master was still tightly tied together, unable to move a bit.Xiaotao and Xiaochengzi sat on either side of them respectively, taking care of the guards and completely cutting off their contact with other guards.

In fact, when the group of them drove away, Xiao Tao discovered that along the way, as long as there was an opportunity, they all left marks on the road, but all of them were destroyed by Xiao Tao who followed.

It wasn't until after boarding the boat that Xiao Chengzi discovered that the food and drinking water provided by the boat boss had been drugged, and Lin Tian and Situ Meng realized something was wrong.

Then I suspected that the marks left by those four people were probably not for later generations to see, but for contacting someone among them, so Lin Tian and Situ Meng exchanged simple eye contact, and finally After that, the situation where the trick is done and the king is invited to enter the urn.

The boat sailed for nearly an hour, and the sun had slowly climbed into the sky. The emperor's reply was finally brought back by the carrier pigeon.

"The waterway is dangerous, so change the land route quickly. I have sent people [-] miles away to respond urgently! In addition, the governor of Zhili will send people for military exercises. A large number of soldiers in Shandong will never enter Zhili. You put your own safety first. It's important, don't forget to remember!"

Although the news sent back by the emperor was simple, the content inside was very rich.After seeing the news, Situ Meng let out a long breath and said, "It's okay! As long as there are no soldiers to encircle and suppress, it should be much easier!"

"Not necessarily!" Lin Tian shook his head slightly, and said, "Do you think those people who assassinated us before might be officers and soldiers?"

"Those people are definitely not!" Situ Meng said with certainty: "The selfish gangster spirit on them is too strong! Right after the death of the leader, they ran away like crazy, and some even ran away. In order to escape for his own life, he pushed his companions out to block the knife, and he did not look like a well-trained soldier at all! Let alone officers and soldiers, he is even worse than ordinary yamen servants!"

"You're right! They're probably a gang of gangsters, or a gang of gangsters colluding with the boss of the boat! Judging from how they called Shen Wanjin the young master, this boat probably belongs to the Shen family!

Even if the officers and soldiers can't directly come forward to hunt us down, what if the Shen family offers a high reward?At that time, I am afraid that all the bandits and water bandits in the vicinity will flock to us, trying to kill us at all costs! "

Lin Tian said, his tone became deep, and his eyes became bloodshot and red again.Although I know that this is not the end of the world, but when I think of what those people have done, the hostility in my heart is still hard to suppress.

"Xiaotian, how do you think we should go from now on?" Situ Meng asked a little irritably.

"Don't be in a hurry, let's talk about it first. As a result of your discussion with those guards just now, do they think we should go?" Lin Tian asked.

"Hmph! Someone suggested that we can do the opposite. After disembarking, we might as well kill the carbine and go back to the border of Shandong! This way, we can just stagger the pursuers..." Situ Meng said with a gloomy look in his eyes. :

"This is basically encouraging us to throw ourselves into the trap! Although I am basically sure that the person who made this suggestion must have been used as a gun, but the group cannot be locked for a while, who is the nail! And , it is not suitable to go to war now, let's continue to observe and observe!"

"Well! It's almost time. When you arrive at that place in a while, you are ready to go ashore!" Lin Tian said, pointing to a place in front that looks like an abandoned pier, and continued: "After you go ashore, follow the On the right side of the river, enter the border of Tianjin as soon as possible! Since the people sent by the emperor are going by land, they will definitely come from there!"

"What about you?" Situ Meng said, looking at Lin Tian with burning eyes, and asked.

"Me? Of course, continue to drive this ship forward! At least let them think that we are still in this canal! Even if it doesn't take too long, it can always confuse them, and it is also convenient for you to try your best with them. Put some distance away!" Lin Tian said in a relaxed tone.

"No! I don't agree, it's too dangerous!" Situ Meng shook his head vigorously, and said, "Since you already know that we have nails inside, it's useless even if you drive the boat away! If, you If you don’t come with us, then let’s all stay on the boat! Anyway, I definitely won’t let you stay alone!”

"I..." Lin Tian opened his mouth, and just wanted to say that he could handle it, but when he saw Situ Meng's dignified, anxious and distressed expression, she silently swallowed the words that came to her lips, and changed her words: "Then I'll find something to fix it in a while, and try to let the boat drive as far as possible!"

"Yeah, that's the deal! I'll inform the others right away!" After Situ Meng finished speaking, he ran out like flying, fearing that Lin Tian would go back on his word.