treacherous world

Although Bai Yutang's injury wasn't serious, it wasn't healed after all. When he thought about going to the palace to attend a banquet, what kind of martial arts conference, where there were plots and secrets, he could tell as soon as he heard it. There must be a lot of trouble, and everyone is afraid of this endless trouble.

Zhan Zhao wanted Bai Yutang to take a good rest, and Cang silently recommended that they go to Erhai Lake for a lake tour, so they could have a rest.It just so happened that Zhan Zhao and the others also had a boat, so taking advantage of the bright weather, Zhan Zhao took Bai Yutang, Xiao Sizi and Yinhou Tianzun to Erhai Lake together, not to take a serious tour, but to leave the troubled place. Zhaizi, let Bai Yutang take a good rest.

As the boat sailed on the lake, Zhan Zhao peeled oranges at the table with Sizi, and Bai Yutang leaned against the railing of the bow, but Zhan Zhao snatched his wine jar to prevent him from aggravating his injury by drinking.

Yinhou and Tianzun set up a small table not far from Baiyutang and continued to play chess and drink tea. This time without Zhao Pu's help, the two were evenly matched, and they were very happy to come down.

Zhan Zhao put an orange so thin that it was so thin that none of the white silk was missing, put it in a small tray, and asked the fourth son to take it to Bai Yutang.

The fourth son held the pitiful orange pulp, and taught Zhan Zhao, "Meow, the white stripes on the orange pulp can cure coughs, so eat them together, and eating only the orange flesh will make you angry."

Zhan Zhao smiled, "I know, but that white mouse is picky, he won't eat it unless it's been peeled clean."

The fourth son was even stricter, "You can't spoil him! Otherwise, the bad habit will never be broken!"

Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows to see that the fourth son looked decent with puffed cheeks, he was silent for a long time, and gave him a whole orange, "You're right! You can't spoil that mouse, let him eat the orange peel !"

The fourth son held the orange and looked at Zhan Zhao speechlessly. Zhan Zhao smiled sullenly, seeming to be in a good mood. After all, he was trapped by that weird illusion for so many days, and finally got out of it, feeling relaxed both physically and mentally.

Yin Hou took a sip from his teacup, hooked his fingers to the fourth son, "Give me the whole thing."

The fourth son trotted over, put the orange by his hand, and stood on the small bench to watch the chess game between the two, feeling anxious.

Yin Hou took an orange, tossed it in his hand, and asked Tianzun, "Old ghost, do you have any other apprentices besides the old Taoists of Yutang and Tianshan School?"

Tianzun was puzzled, "Why are you asking this?"

Yinhou threw the orange to Tianzun, "Oh, you are so confused, I just wanted to see if any apprentice would steal your things, but you didn't find out."

Tianzun was stunned for a moment, and then seemed worried, "It can't be that one of my apprentices stole it. The one who has been with me for a long time is Yutang. I haven't brought the others back to the valley to live in."

Seeing the two of them throwing an orange back and forth, the fourth son was puzzled, and asked Tianzun, "Has Zunzun lost anything?"

Tianzun touched his chin, "Oh...it's nothing." Then he glanced at Yin Hou, "I'm not sure if it's true, they say you think too much."

Yin Hou caught the orange and peeled it, "I hope it's just me being paranoid, otherwise, it would be terrible."

Little Si tilted his head, saw the oranges on the tray in his hand, climbed off the stool, ran to Bai Yutang's side, and held the tray in front of his eyes.

Bai Yutang stuffed all the oranges into the mouth of the fourth son, and took the empty plate.

The fourth son stuffed his mouth full of orange pulp, puffed out his cheeks and looked at Bai Yutang puzzled.

At this time, Zhan Zhao walked up to Bai Yutang, leaned against the railing, shook his head, "Sigh, it's not safe to swim in a lake."

As soon as the words were finished, Bai Yutang suddenly threw his hand and threw the empty plate out like a water float... The plate was wiped from the water all the way, and at the same time, strange splashes were found under the water... Looking carefully, it turned out to be people……

The fourth son finally swallowed the orange pulp, pointed to the water, "Someone, are you drowning?"

Bai Yutang reached out and touched his head, "Bring me that bag of oranges."

"Oh!" The fourth son hurried back and took a small basket of tangerines, and put them on the railing by Bai Yutang's hand.

Zhan Zhao picked up an orange, weighed it in his hand, squinted one eye to aim at the water, and then threw it out leisurely.

With a sound of "gudong", the orange got into the water, and not long after, there was a sound of "crashing" and a shirtless man jumped out of the water, floating on the water and coughing hard.

Zhan Zhao took a look at the man, that white, it was the first time he saw a man who was whiter than Bai Yutang, from a distance he looked like a fish with its belly turned upside down, it could be seen that he was in the water all year round.

The man didn't know where he was hit by Zhan Zhao's orange, and he coughed as if he was choking on water.

Zhan Zhao picked up two more oranges and threw them out, hitting the other two people who were diving in the water. When a basket of oranges dropped half of the box, a dozen or so No. 20 people came out of the water.

The fourth son lay on the railing and watched in amazement, "It's such a cold day, you still swim."

As the fourth son's voice fell, a large boat appeared from a distance, slowly approaching everyone.The boat was huge, more than twice the size of the boat Zhan Zhao and the others were on, and there were many people on board, all holding weapons.There is a tiger head on the bow, which is very powerful with its teeth and claws.

At the highest point of the ship, there is a striking black flag with the word "er" in the middle.

The fourth son raised his face and saw it, and thought he might be selling Pu'er tea again?

"A person from Erhai Palace?" Zhan Zhao asked Bai Yutang.

"Probably." Bai Yutang nodded indifferently, and yawned. The medicine Gongsun gave him this morning made him a little drowsy.In fact, it was Zhan Zhao who asked Gongsun to increase the dose of the medicine a little so that Bai Yutang could sleep.I didn't expect to run into the water after leaving the ground, and I couldn't sleep peacefully. Who can ask for an explanation.

"Who entered my Erhai Palace?"

It was quite far from the meeting between the two boats. On the big boat, someone yelled loudly.

Zhan Zhao felt that one thing more is worse than one thing less, so he replied, "A lake swimmer."

Tianzun was about to make a son, and when he heard Zhan Zhao's answer, he was amused. He felt that Zhan Zhao was pretty good. It's no wonder that the other party believed him when he talked about swimming in the lake with such good internal strength.

But Tianzun was happy, the chess piece was placed in the wrong place, Yin Houmei said, "Old ghost, admit defeat! Haha."

Seeing that there was an opportunity to take advantage of, the Marquis of Yin immediately made a decision.

Tianzun had a slight upper hand at first, and thought that he should win this round, but he didn't expect that this time the good situation was wiped out, and he was also won by Yinhou. How could he be reconciled, so he quickly grabbed his wrist to prevent him from falling Qi, "No, I was distracted just now!"

"Hey, old ghost, you are already old, do you know what it means to lose a piece without regret?" Yin Hou refused, and the two grabbed the chess piece.

Just imagine, these two are not ordinary old men playing chess, just arguing for a few words, grabbing the chess pieces and grabbing the chessboard, and finally the chessboard, table, and teacups are flying all over the sky, and no one will let anyone else.

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang held their foreheads helplessly, and the fourth son looked back and sighed, "There will still be fights if there is no trouble!"

At this time, the big ship in the distance was already approaching them, and the people on board saw the flying around, the chessboard, the teacup, and some shadows dangling around, which was very suspicious.

"I don't know where I came from, I don't think An'an has good intentions." The leader raised his hand, and a dozen men with bows and arrows came up behind him, and they all drew their bows and arrows, aiming at this place.

Zhan Zhao first pulled the fourth son behind him, looked left and right, and felt strange. At first, he thought why the people in Erhai Palace were so overbearing. The Erhai Lake was so big that no one was allowed to swim in the lake. No Erhai Palace was found within the visible range.But after looking at it, he realized that it was strange just now—there is such a big Erhai Lake, why there is no one fishing and boating people, probably because they drove him away.

"No wonder I saw so many idle fishermen on the shore just now." Bai Yutang said in a low voice, "I guess the waterway was closed to prevent the Cangshan faction from coming to seek revenge."

"If it took a year or so, wouldn't it kill those fishermen?" Zhan Zhao was dissatisfied, "He's just a gangster sect, where did he get the power!"

"Don't forget." Bai Yutang smiled faintly, "There are people in the officialdom behind them."

Zhan Zhao wrinkled, very disgusted.

"Fire the arrow!" The other party was merciless, raised his hand, and signaled his subordinates to shoot Zhan Zhao and the others with arrows.

Zhan Zhao held down Bai Yutang, and was about to block the arrow by himself, but saw Tianzun sweeping the pieces on the chessboard, and said shamelessly, "This game is not counted!"

A chessboard full of chess pieces flew out, brushing Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang's ears and temples, not only blocking the arrow formation, but also knocking all the archers to the ground.

There was a sound of "boom", it turned out that at the end, Tianzun swept out all the jars where the chess pieces were placed, impartially, and one of the two jars happened to cover the eyes of the tiger's head.Because of the stronger internal strength, the hull of the ship shook, which frightened the crew, thinking that it had hit a rock.

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao blinked, and suddenly there was a "poof", this tiger-headed look was so joyful.

Tianzun seemed to be very angry, "Which one wants to disturb me playing chess?"

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao turned their heads silently, and saw Tianzun standing by the chessboard frowning, and Yinhou waving his hands at the two behind him, which meant—the old ghost is angry, don't provoke him.

The leader on the opposite side looked at the congregation that fell behind him, and was also surprised, there were chess pieces scattered all over the ground. He had never heard of this kind of kung fu. Who is so powerful?But he also relied on the large number of people on his own boat, so he didn't pay attention to the small painting boat in the distance, thinking that it would be a big deal to hit your boat, and see who is afraid of whom.

At a glance, I saw two young men at the bow of the boat, with picturesque features. One in white leaned against the bow, and the other in blue lay beside him. These two faces were really pleasing to the eye.

But this is not the time to admire beautiful men, he has already noticed that the person who threw the chess piece is the one behind... He can't quite understand what that person looks like, but the long silver hair fluttering in the wind is particularly obvious, could it be an old man?

The leader pursed his lips and stretched out his hand to touch Tianzun, "Hmph, where did the old man come from, dare to attack my Erhai Palace warship, believe it or not, I will let you feed the fish!"

Tianzun narrowed his eyes, he hated people calling him old man the most!

Yin Hou shook his head and laughed, "Boy is ignorant, Yutang, slap his mouth."

As soon as the words fell, Bai Yutang raised his hand and shook it...

There was a crisp "pop" sound.

The leader sat down on the back of a man who hadn't had time to get up behind him, stretched out his hand to cover half of his face, and felt it was hot, as if it was half swollen, bulging like a bun, and half of his cheek was covered. dead.

He opened his mouth in surprise, "Who...who hit me?"

Zhan Zhao looked at it, and thought it was just a bag of wine, why was he so arrogant?It should be a fox pretending to be a tiger. Could it be that there are people with bigger backgrounds on board?

Just when he was wondering, he saw that the closed cabin door behind the man was suddenly opened, and a man in black came out.

"Commander Wei." The leader whose face was half swollen from Bai Yutang's beating suddenly disappeared, and knelt down to salute the man in black.

Zhan Zhao frowned, and looked at the man in black, he seemed to be skilled and capable.But he saw a lot of generals around Zhao Pu, and the temperament of that person was similar to that of his subordinates, not like the boss.

Bai Yutang was still yawning, and Gongsun's medicine was still working.

"Who's here?" The man in black looked at his embarrassed men, walked to the bow of the boat, and looked towards Zhan Zhao and the others.

He saw Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang at a glance, and was slightly taken aback, then turned to look at the injured subordinate, and said, "Your Excellency is using the Kung Fu of the Tianshan School, could it be a certain expert of the Tianshan School?"

"It's just an ordinary lake swimmer." Zhan Zhao didn't lie.

The man in black nodded slightly, and looked at the chess pieces on the ground, "I heard that the Tianshan school's space-distance palm is a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation, and it really deserves its reputation. Thunderbolt?"

As he spoke, he suddenly waved to the back.

Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows slightly, and saw that the tiger's head, whose eyes were "covered" by Tianzun just now, suddenly moved away with a "click".

Zhan Zhao was slightly taken aback.

"There is a mechanism." Bai Yutang reminded Zhan Zhao, and he woke up a little from his sleepiness.

After a while, the tiger's head was completely opened, and a strange shelf protruded from it. It looked a bit like a siege engine used in war, with a few thunderbolts on it.Judging by the size, just one bomb can sink their ship.

Zhan Zhao frowned, "Do you need to be so ruthless? There are still children on board. What kind of official position is this commander?"

Bai Yutang turned back to look at Tianzun, and saw that Tianzun squinted his eyes and was angry, so he got off the railing and said to Zhan Zhao, "Leave it to my master, he is just looking for a place to vent his anger."

"That's Thunderbolt." Zhan Zhao poked Bai Yutang, what does that mean—is it okay?

Bai Yutang smiled, "Ask your grandfather."

When Zhan Zhao turned his head, he saw Yin Hou was drinking tea from a teacup, and the fourth son ran to his side at some point, and was also looking curiously at the black-faced Tianzun.

The other party still smiled flatly, as if this was not to blow up a boat of people, but to crush a few ants to death, and waved his hand lightly, "Why don't you let me see how powerful the Tianshan School's Space Palm is..." The voice came When it falls, someone presses the mechanism.

With two "swish", two thunderbolts flew towards Bai Yutang's ship, extremely fast.This Thunderbolt contains lead and gunpowder inside, and it will explode as soon as it touches a hard object or blocks it, with infinite power.In other words, there are not many ways to deal with the thunderbolts that have been fired. The only way is to slap them away before they hit the ground.

Seeing the two thunderbolts flying towards him, Zhan Zhao felt Bai Yutang pull him back a step.

Then, a gust of wind passed by.

Tianzun took two steps forward with his hands behind his back, and he didn't quite understand his move. The thunderbolt seemed to have lost its stamina halfway, and fell into the water with two "gu dong dong" sounds, and then there was no movement. , It is estimated that it will not explode if it enters the water.

The look on the face of the man in black was wonderful, and at this moment, the two boats were getting closer, and they could clearly see the appearance of the people on both sides of the boat.The man in black looked carefully, Tianzun was standing next to Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao, he seemed to be just a little older than them, just now he thought he was an old man, it was all because of that long silver hair.

The man in black couldn't figure out Tianzun's age for a while, he felt very vicissitudes but he was not very old, and he was so handsome, so he frowned and asked, "Which senior are you from the Tianshan School?"

Tianzun also frowned, "Tianshan faction Tianshan faction... What are the experts in Tianshan faction? Aren't there just a few old-fashioned people."

Zhan Zhao gritted his teeth and suppressed a smile, and raised his eyebrows at Bai Yutang, which meant—ah!Grandfather is dissatisfied!

Bai Yutang was also funny, but vaguely felt that there seemed to be someone else in the boat.

"Hahaha……"

Just as the situation was at a stalemate, there was a burst of laughter from the opposite ship.

The laughter is hearty and full of inner strength, and the kung fu should be good.The person in the boat came out with his hands behind his back. He was a heroic man about 30 years old in a purple dress.This person's face is still good, but the only strange thing is that there is a very obvious mole under the left eye, which feels uncoordinated.He waved his hand at the man in black, "Commander Wei, Tianshan sect, how can you compare with this senior." Then, he cupped his hands at Tianzun, "Senior, calm down, my subordinates are not from Jianghu, and have never seen anything in the world , made a mistake in front of Tianzun."

Hearing the name of "Tianzun", the commander Wei in black immediately showed a look of surprise.

"My surname is Dong, and my single name is Xie. I am Dali Jinyin General. Because there have been several murders in Erhai Palace and Cangshan faction in the past few days, I am here to guard." He cupped his hands and said, "I am making you laugh. .”

Tianzun saw that a junior who was an official came out, and felt that it was meaningless, so he strolled to the back. Seeing that he was still unhappy, Yinhou said, "You are over 100 years old, isn't it just a game of chess? Count me in." I lost."

"It was supposed to be you who lost, why did you just forget it?"

"Okay, even if I lose." Yin Hou shook his head, coaxing his old playmate, "Go back and buy you Wang Xizhi's authentic works, okay?"

Tianzun frowned slightly, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang watched his black face turn back to the original white, and their mood improved significantly.

Zhan Zhao lowered his voice and asked Bai Yutang, "Where can I find Wang Xizhi's authentic works?"

"Go back and ask Gongsun to write one." Bai Yutang muttered indifferently, "Isn't it easy to fool my master? Just ask Wang Xizhi to sign it for him."

Zhan Zhao can't laugh or cry.

"Let me guess." That General Dong obviously hadn't finished speaking.

Although Zhan was in the officialdom, he hadn't figured out the generals of the Song Dynasty, not to mention that the one who ran out of Dali was gold and silver. Who knows what official position he is, but it's a pity that Zhao Pu didn't come.But looking at Bai Yutang, who had long since lost sleepiness and lost interest, today's travel plan was self-defeating, it might as well be Bai Yutang lying in the room, Zhan Zhao was also a little annoyed.

"The two young talents must be Mr. Zhan Zhaozhan, and Tianzun's disciple, Chinchilla Bai Yutang." Dong Xie smiled slightly, "It is said that you are the guests of the Cangshan School. Are you here for something?"

Zhan Zhaoxin said that it was indeed related to the Cangshan faction, but it is not easy to answer at this time. If it is said that he is not a friend of the Cangshan faction, then the news may go wrong. If he does not speak, it is equal to acquiescence. It's that weird martial arts conference in a few days, and I don't know what twists and turns will happen.

Seeing that Zhan Zhao froze for a moment, Bai Yutang wanted to laugh, this cat is usually very clever, but occasionally it would be silly, too honest.So he interjected, "Aren't you here to investigate the case? When did you become a guest of the Cangshan faction?"

When Zhan Zhao heard this, he immediately squinted his eyes at Bai Yutang, his eyes were so bright, Bai Yutang was at his best at the critical moment!

"General Dong, I'm just here to investigate the case. I just learned about the grievances between the Cangshan faction and the Erhai faction, and I won't take sides. As for today, I really just came here for the lake tour." Zhan Zhao Said a reason for being blocked on both sides.

"That's good. If you want to invite me, it's better to meet by chance. How about inviting Mr. Zhan, Young Master Bai and Senior Tianzun to the Erhai Palace?" Seeing that Zhan Zhao meant to refuse, Dong Xie smiled and said, "Speaking of which, Erhai There is also a strange case in the palace, I have limited experience in investigating cases, I have heard for a long time that Kaifeng Prefecture is a master at investigating cases, how about...Master Zhan go to Erhai Palace and give us some pointers?"

Zhan Zhao looks at Bai Yutang, what does that mean - you can't sleep well.

Bai Yutang didn't care, he nodded and signaled to listen to Zhan Zhao, since he was no longer sleepy anyway.

Zhan Zhao had no choice but to nod, and said to Dong Xie, "I don't dare to give advice. General Dong, please lead the way." Dong Xie laughed, looking very happy.

Therefore, Bai Yutang and his boat followed Dong Xie's big boat and headed for Erhai Palace.

Zhan Zhao asked Bai Yutang, "Guess what the hell is he planning?"

"I'm more curious, is there anyone else in his cabin?"

While talking, the two turned their heads, wanting to hear the opinions of Tianzun and Yinhou, but at this time the two elders seemed to be preoccupied.Tianzun sat at the table and asked Yin Hou what in a low voice, Yin Hou nodded, also a little anxious.

It's rare to see such an expression between the two of them.

The fourth son took an orange and swayed it to Zhan Zhao and the others, asking, "Meow, are we not going back for dinner?"

Zhan Zhao pulled the fourth son over and asked in a low voice, "Hey, did you hear what Grandpa and Tianzun are talking about?"

The fourth son scratched his head, thought for a while, "Well, it seems to be a letter."

"Faith?" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were a little puzzled, they looked at each other but couldn't find the point.

"Oh, that's right!" the fourth son added, "Zunzun seems to say that he lost something, it's still a great thing, and it's terrible to lose it."

"Did he lose something?" Bai Yutang was a little surprised, "What did he lose? Except for fake calligraphy and paintings, he never brought anything good with him."

The fourth son shook his head, he didn't know that.

At this time, the boat turned into a shallow bend, and the sight in front of them surprised everyone.Compared with the grandeur of the Cangshan School built near the mountains, the Erhai Palace spans half of the lake, which is not bad at all!

Zhan Zhao frowned and asked Bai Yutang, "Do you feel that the financial resources of the Cangshan School and Erhai Palace do not match their status and ability?" What, and, the letter... what letter?A letter, or believe?

The boat slowly approached the shore, and Dong Xie politely brought people to greet him.

When everyone disembarked, Dong Xie saw the fourth son, and asked curiously, "This little brother is..."

"I'm a nephew." Zhan Zhao didn't say that he was Zhao Pu's son.

"Oh." Dong Xie realized that Zhan Zhao might be prevaricating, of course he also guessed the identity of the fourth son, and asked tentatively, "Little brother, what's your name?"

Before the fourth son answered, he saw a person walking up beside him, holding his hand and walking forward, "Investigate the case and investigate the case, what are you doing with so much nonsense."

Dong Xie was taken aback for a moment, wondering who is so rude?Looking up, he saw Yin Hou and was stunned.

Yinhou's age is harder to guess than Tianzun's. Both of them look very young on their faces, but Yinhou has black hair and cannot tell their age.Moreover, Marquis Yin is quite domineering, and he feels like strangers should not get close to him.

Dong Xie had already noticed it just now, and seeing that he valued the fourth son so much, he asked, "Your Excellency, could it be..." Marquis Yin waved his hand, "Investigate the case."

"Yes!" Dong Xie immediately smiled and led the way.

Zhan Zhao saw clearly from behind, so he asked Bai Yutang, "Then Dong Xie, did you recognize my grandfather as Zhao Pu?"

Bai Yutang found it interesting, "Don't say it, it's really similar."

Zhan Zhao was puzzled, "Grandpa seems to be pretending to be..."

"Are you going to tell him that your grandfather is the Marquis of Yin?" Bai Yutang frowned, "The martial arts conference will be held in a few days, and you don't think there are enough secrets and shocking enough?"

After hearing this, Zhan Zhao stopped talking, and looked at Yin Hou who was still swaying while holding the fourth son's hand in front of him, feeling a little sorry, when will he be able to call out grandpa in a fair and honest manner?The last time they got engaged, Yinhou's identity was just so vaguely confused, and it always felt uncomfortable.

Looking at Zhan Zhao's rather helpless expression, Bai Yutang could probably guess what he was thinking and feel sorry for him, but so far, no one has come up with a good way to keep Zhan Zhao from being in danger and making things difficult for him. In the case of the situation, recognize Yin Hou.

Seeing Tianzun walking slowly, Bai Yutang looked back, Tianzun was behind his back with his hands behind his back, very preoccupied.Just as he was about to call him, at that moment... Bai Yutang suddenly noticed that on the big ship that had been left far behind by them, the black curtains in the airtight cabin suddenly shook, as if someone was stealing Look, just seeing him turn his head, he quickly put down the curtain.Bai Yutang felt a lot of doubts - from Yinhou and Tianzun's mysterious treatment of Bai Fu before, to now saying that he had lost some letter, what is going on with this atmosphere?

When Bai Yutang couldn't figure it out, he felt Zhan Zhao squeeze his hand.

Bai Yutang looked at him, and Zhan Zhao gestured around him.

Bai Yutang shook his head, he didn't sense an ambush.

Zhan Zhao kept shaking his head, pointing to his eyes.

Bai Yutang was surprised—could the cat see something again?Isn't his illusion lifted? !