treacherous world

Lei Qinglang walked around the long corridor and came over to toast Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang.He is humble and reasonable with low eyebrows, he is really quite different from the domineering and rude Lao Tzu Lei Wantong.

Zhan Zhao returned the salute to him, and he said one by one, Zhan Daxia, obedient, Zhan Zhao couldn't tell the embarrassment... Lei Qinglang is considered to be of the same generation as himself in terms of seniority, right?Although he has a gentle temperament, Zhan Zhao doesn't like such polite people.

Compared to Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang doesn't like this kind of people even more.Bai Yutang himself has a weird personality, and most of the people who can get along well are extremely weird.To put it bluntly, except for Zhan Zhao, probably no one can be called good-tempered.

That's why among so many people, Zhao Pu was the first to get acquainted with him... because they all have extremely arrogant and domineering temperaments.

With Lei Qinglang's behavior, if you say that a scholar is short-tempered, let alone a martial arts person who always pays attention to momentum.

Zhan Zhao was quite polite, Bai Yutang was still very cold, Lei Qinglang smiled, "I just returned to the River Gang, so I'm not from the rivers and lakes."

"Oh..." Zhan Zhao thought it was understandable, but why did Chen She call him the young master?

"Qinglang was originally adopted." Lei Qinglang not only had a good temper, but also seemed to be nagging, he explained his life experience to Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, "Because I was weak and sick since I was a child, I was not suitable for martial arts, so my father adopted me. Uncle. A few days ago, my uncle died of illness, and my father has no children, so I came back to fulfill my filial piety. I really can’t help you with the He Gang. It’s just because of my family background, so although I’m not from Jiang Hu, I like to inquire about Jiang Hu. Well, the two of you are famous like thunder."

Zhan Zhao nodded, he has always been considerate of others, the River Gang is a big gang, and Lei Qinglang's temper came back, and he probably received a lot of criticism.

"Ugh……"

At this time, Dong Xiaodie didn't know when she climbed up, squatted on the wooden window sill, put her chin on her hands and asked Zhan Zhao with a smile, "Did Mr. Zhan come here to investigate the latest murder? I heard that Mr. Bao is not here." Yuan Xinghua... I didn't expect to move so fast. But..."

He said, looking at Bai Yutang, "Oh, this is a Jianghu affair, so there's no need to involve the government, right?"

Bai Yutang was drinking, and his eyes were still looking at the small island looming in the mist in the distance. After hearing Dong Xiaodie's words, he turned around after a while and asked, "What murder?"

Zhan Zhao sat down calmly, and said with a smile, "Both... Brother Bai and I went to Xingkong Island to see some elder brothers. Why has there been a case recently?"

"Fifth Master Bai doesn't know?!" Chen Sheji walked in a few steps and said, "Recently, something big happened in the sea..."

Before Chen She could finish speaking, he saw Bai Yutang pointing lightly into the distance, and asked, "What is that?"

Everyone froze for a moment, and then a slightly weird look appeared on their faces.

Dong Xiaodie got down from the window sill, walked to the table, stood behind Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao, looked at the sea in the distance, and sighed, "It just appeared recently, it must have been a month."

"A small island appeared?!" Zhan Zhao felt incredible.

"You haven't seen it?" Bai Yutang asked.

"I've gone..." Dong Xiaodie shrugged, "But after two days and two nights on the boat, the island is always so far away, it never gets close at all, and it's impossible to reach it at all."

"Mo Fei is a mirage?" Zhan Zhao thought it was wrong, "A mirage also has a time limit, how could it be still there at night?"

There was a hint of trouble in Chen She's eyes, as if he was considering whether to explain in detail.

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao knew that he was hiding something, but they didn't pursue it. They went to Xingkong Island to find out the situation first, so as not to preconceive it.

At this time, I saw Dong Xiaodie approaching, looked at Bai Yutang's gauze-wrapped hands, and asked, "Are you injured?"

Bai Yutang still had a lazy and stinky face, Zhan Zhao was puzzled, he was so pretty when he smiled, he was easy-going, and he could make jokes!

"Would you like to go to the empty island in our car?" Dong Xiaodie asked Bai Yutang with a smile, "Is there no one on the ferry at night, we came here on a big boat."

Naturally, Bai Yutang was not interested in taking the river gang's boat, but Dong Xiaodie suddenly said, "If you don't go back again, don't delay your third brother's injury..."

"What did you say?" Bai Yutang looked up at him in a huff.

Dong Xiaodie looked surprised, "Don't you know that the third master was seriously injured?"

"What?" Bai Yutang's expression became even uglier, but after thinking about it, he felt that something was wrong. Why didn't the third son say anything just now? !no reason...

A thought flashed in his mind, and Bai Yutang vaguely felt that something might have been tricked, so he heard Zhan Zhao interject and asked Dong Xiaodie, "When did it happen?"

Dong Xiaodie shrugged, "In the afternoon."

Bai Yutang frowned, and understood in his heart - Dong Xiaodie was talking nonsense!To see if they knew about this beforehand.Just now, he was too worried about the third brother so he was unprepared, and the change in his expression would definitely arouse his suspicion.This trick is very hateful, he can't beat the third brother for talking nonsense, and he can't justify not going on board with them for a while, otherwise what is it?Don't you care about your brother's life or death?

Having said that, although Bai Yutang is usually a bit cruel and unreasonable, he is actually a relatively honest person who disdains calculations.

A smile appeared on Dong Xiaodie's face, and he was about to say something else when Zhan Zhao suddenly said, "This is impossible!"

This time it was Dong Xiaodie's turn to be taken aback, thinking that Zhan Zhao would not be so stupid, would he?Could it be that they directly admitted that they knew about this in advance? !

Bai Yutang also looked at Zhan Zhao.

But Zhan Zhao asked him unhurriedly, "Didn't the third brother be in Xinghua yesterday? He should have left a day later than us. He's still on his way this afternoon, right?"

Bai Yutang thought to himself, Thieves!Really smart enough.

Dong Xiaodie stuck out her tongue secretly, he didn't know that Zhan Zhao was cheating on him, he thought it was such a coincidence... he would have known about it earlier.

"Don't talk nonsense, what is the third master, it is Uncle He who often follows the third master." Chen She hurriedly helped Dong Xiaodie out of the siege.

Bai Yutang got off the donkey along the slope and asked, "What's wrong with Uncle He?"

Afterwards, Dong Xiaodie and Chen She told all about the killing of Uncle He, the killing of Qinglong King of Hailong Gang, and the killing of a boatman of Hegang.The content is actually similar to what Xiaosanzi said, only more specific.

After Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang listened, they didn't find any better clues.

"The strangest thing is." Chen She sighed, "We sent many people to check, but none of them saw the murderer."

"Why do those people go to sea alone?" Bai Yutang asked back, "the rules on the island, going to sea alone is not allowed, right? There must be more than three people."

Chen Amnesty also shook his head, "We are still investigating."

Lei Qinglang had been watching from the side, and when he mentioned the corpse, his face showed disgust, as if he was very disgusted.

Dong Xiaodie was lying on the window, continuing to watch the girl downstairs singing, seeming quite intoxicated.

Seeing that it was getting late and everyone was about to go back, Chen She asked Bai Yutang, "Fifth Master, if we go back to the empty island, we will give you a ride, anyway, we will drop by.

Bai Yutang shook his head, "I have other arrangements, thank you."

Chen She didn't force it, he knew that this person was weird, so he left. Lei Qinglang was still a little regretful when he left, as if he wanted to ask Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao to stay on the river for two days. Zhan Zhao thanked him and said that he would visit next time if he had the opportunity .

After finally sending the three of them away, Zhan Zhao sat down and looked at Bai Yutang, "What do you think?"

Bai Yutang pointed to the island in the distance, and asked Zhan Zhao, "Have you heard of this kind of island that suddenly appeared in the sea?"

Zhan Zhao quickly shook his head, "Never, and according to their description, the island has been there for a long time...how is this possible?!"

Bai Yutang also nodded and remained silent. Zhan Zhao felt hungry and stuffy, so he asked the shopkeeper to serve two bowls of Taibaiju's most famous swallow skin wontons, with a lot of spicy and vinegar added. They ate warmly and kicked Bai Yutang. With a kick, "Let's eat, don't be so sad!"

Bai Yutang felt the same way, just picked up the spoon and hadn't started to eat, when he heard the sound of tables and chairs falling down from downstairs, and someone shouted, "You can sing if I ask you to sing, I see who dares to leave?! "

Both of them frowned, thinking that they were going to stage some scene of robbing women or making trouble in restaurants?

Going to the side of the bed and looking down, I saw a well-dressed young man making a scene... He seemed to be drunk, cursing and throwing things.The girl who sang the song was about to leave, but he stopped him and asked her to continue singing.

Zhan Zhao shook his head, trying to stop him, but Bai Yutang waved his hand, "Let him go."

Zhan Zhao was surprised, and when he looked carefully, he saw that Dong Xiaodie and the others had just arrived downstairs. Seeing this scene, they didn't try to stop them, but just shook their heads and left.Many of the guests present were also silent, looking at the young man with pity instead of anger.The girl who sang really took the pipa and went back to continue singing.

Zhan Zhao asked, "Who is this?"

"His name is Cao Xin, he is not a bad person, Qinglong King Cao Weiming is his father."

"Ah? The Azure Dragon King of the Sea Dragon Gang who died two days ago?" Zhan Zhao also understood right away... In the area around Songjiang, the gangs on Zhakong Island and the surrounding islands are very powerful.Because they are all schools of righteousness in the rivers and lakes, and they are all big bosses who lead fishermen to fish, so they have a very good relationship with each other.Everyone probably knew about this and felt sorry for him, so he let him vent.

"Could it be seeking revenge?" Zhan Zhao was a little confused, "Do the three of you have a common enemy?"

Bai Yutang actually smiled and shook his head, "To tell you the truth, I haven't taken care of family affairs this year..."

Zhan Zhao was stunned, rubbed his chin and thought about it—Bai Yutang spent the whole year in Kaifeng Mansion, or else he would run around the world with him, and only go back to Xingkong Island when something happened, probably Xingkong Island Everyone should have a lot of opinions on themselves.

The two had a quick meal, found a private room in the backyard of Taibaiju, and waited for the boat back to the island the next day.

……

Putting the two aside, Gongsun Zhaopu and the others who rushed back to Xiaoyao Island didn't know about the situation, and when they left Xinghua, they rushed to the ferry.The shadow guards had already called the big boat, and the family uploaded it directly, and rushed to Xiaoyao Island by water to see the scene, and they would arrive early tomorrow morning.

on board,

A few shadow guards were guarding the guards, and others were talking, laughing and playing on the bow of the boat, drinking and eating crabs, it was very lively.

Gongsun leaned on the wicker chair, hugged the fourth son in his arms, patted his back lightly and dozed off, while Zhao Pu taught Xiao Liang how to box.Rock-scissors stands on the bow and rubs back and forth. Recently, the scissors may be in heat, always sticking to the rocks.

"Hey, have a sip of wine." Zhe Ying climbed up to the top of the mast, and saw Zi Ying lying on the top, squinting with a telescope in her hand, looking very focused.

Fearing that he would be cold, Zhe Ying put a cloak on him, "What are you looking at? Did you see a big fish?"

"Hiss..." Ziying tilted her head and asked Zheying, "Oh, why did you say there was an extra island?"

"Huh?" Zhe Ying sounded fresh, and reached out to touch his forehead, "You are confused, where is the island?!"

"Really!" Ziying gave him the binoculars and pointed to the front for him to see, "Also, why didn't I see a single boat after walking for so long tonight? What about those merchant ships and cargo ships traveling at night? ? Where did they go?"

Zheying took the telescope and stared at it for a while, then was dumbfounded, and exchanged a glance with Ziying, at this moment... the moon is high, and the fog in the distance is gradually dissipating, even without the telescope, you can still see the faintly visible Ziying lay on the mast and shouted to Zhao Pu below, "My lord, look at the island in front! There is an extra island!"

……

Everyone was stunned, and then they all ran to the bow of the boat to watch.

The fourth son was dozing off, the boat was shaking like a cradle, but was awakened by Ziying's yelling, and looked at Gongsun blankly, "Daddy, what island? Have you arrived at Xiaoyao Island?"

Gongsun was also puzzled, and ran to see him in his arms. When everyone looked into the distance, they were a little stunned.

"Is there this island in the first place?" Zhao Pu wondered if he remembered it wrong.

"No!" Gongsun shook his head again and again, "You forgot that when you watched the sunrise and sunset on Xiaoyao Island before, it was the endless sea. How could there be any islands?!"

"That's right!" Zhao Pu also remembered.

"This is so new!" Several shadow guards also chatted in a hurry.

The fourth son rubbed his eyes, and thought, what are you looking at? !

Sitting on the back of the scissors, Xiao Liang made a tent to look into the distance, suddenly remembered something, and asked Zhao Pu, "Master, in the end, what happened to the hidden mountain? Didn't you say that a mountain popped up suddenly? "

Everyone stopped Xiao Liang from asking.

Gongsun scratched his cheeks, "Is this..."

"Daddy's got a boat over there."

Just when Gongsun was thinking of explaining the problem of Yinshan to Xiao Liang, the fourth son reached out and pointed not far away.He was in Gongsun's arms, holding him a little higher than others, and he was a little distracted. Instead of looking at the island that popped up in the distance that everyone was paying attention to, he saw a small boat floating close by.

Zhao Pu lowered his head abruptly, and heard Ziying shout from above, "It's about to hit it! Pull it away!"

Only then did Gongsun and the others come to their senses, there was a small boat lying across the sea, blocking their way forward, and it was about to collide with it.

Hei Ying clicked his tongue and shouted at the boat ahead, "Hey! Boatman!"

But the boat's poles are across the hull, and the oars are sticking up to one side... Is there no one empty the boat? !

Bai Ying jumped into the boat and wanted to row the boat away and bump into it, but saw a person lying in the boat, and he was startled. Just as he landed on the boat and wanted to say hello, he heard a "slap" under his feet. "A sound, as if stepping in a puddle.

At first, Bai Ying thought the boat was leaking, but when he took a closer look, he gasped in shock - he saw a person lying in the boat, with a pale face and a big hole in his chest, and he looked very peaceful sleeping in the boat. I died early.What was on the boat was not a water leak, but that person's blood, which filled the bottom of the boat. Bai Ying raised his leg to look away, stepped on the bright red blood, and couldn't help shouting, "Mom!"

Soi Ying understood him, he was called a mother, and something serious happened.

Feiying and the others hooked the boat back with the triangular hook lock, and everyone came closer to have a look.

"Ah!" The fourth son raised his cheeks and asked Gongsun, "Daddy, why are there murders everywhere we go?"

The corner of Gongsun's mouth twitched, and Zhao Pu said, "Oh, that's because I'm often with Zhan Zhao."

"Hmm..." Little Four nodded, "Is Meow Meow a disaster physique?"

……

"Ah Choo." Zhan Zhao rubbed his nose, Songjiang Mansion was quite cold at night, leaning against the sheets in a daze, Zhan Zhao heard a slight sound coming from the room next door to Bai Yutang, which seemed to be footsteps...Bai Yu Don probably didn't sleep either.

This person is also strange, originally he was willing to share a room with the two of them when he was free, but now that his hands are inconvenient, he refuses to share a room and insists on two.

Still a little worried about Bai Yutang's situation, Zhan Zhao couldn't fall asleep, so he opened the door and walked out of the room, strolling around the yard...

This private room is very good, it is a detached courtyard, very quiet.

Zhan Zhao walked from one end to the other, and was about to knock on the door, but Bai Yutang's door opened. He looked out, "Still sleeping?"

"Well, not sleepy." Zhan Zhao wanted to take a step forward, but suddenly, he heard a "meow".

Both of them were taken aback, Zhan Zhao noticed the slight curve of Bai Yutang's mouth, and wondered which cat was meowing at this time? !

Following the cry, the two looked up at the roof.

But I saw a big black cat squatting on the roof.

The cat's black fur glowed silver in the moonlight, and it was in very good condition. There was a string of red rope hanging around its neck, and a peach pit with carved patterns was tied to the rope... Obviously it was a domestic cat raised by someone.

But what surprised Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang the most was that the cat's eyes glowed with a faint red light, and they suddenly thought of the two horses they saw on the road this morning.

After the cat glanced at the two of them, it turned and jumped off the wall and ran away.

The two chased after them subconsciously, jumped up the fence and looked down... Where is there any trace of the cat...