treacherous world

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang saw the distress signal from the Hailong Gang, and although they knew it would be too late to rush there, they still had to take a look!

The two wanted to leave, but the old man yelled away, what self-inflicted crimes can't live, dead, dead, once it's over, the retribution is not good.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang heard the old man's drunken talk all night, and they couldn't tell which of his words was true and which was false.

But thinking of the ghost-faced man just now, they couldn't leave him alone, so the two reached out and lifted him up, and ran away with them to the distant ferry.

The old man was quite honest this time, he didn't make a fuss and let Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang drag him to the ferry.

At this time, a lot of people gathered on the shore, Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao looked over from a high place, and they were also shocked - because the entire water village of the Hailong Gang was ignited, and the flames dyed the sea. blood red.

The cottage was full of crying and howling, and the yamen of Songjiang Mansion had dispatched water dragon boats to fight the fire.Other surrounding islands also sent ships to rescue... But the fire was too fierce, and everyone couldn't get close, so they had to watch helplessly as the entire Hailong Gang was burned to ashes.

Fortunately, he was at sea, and his body was on fire, so he jumped into the sea with nowhere to hide, so a large number of wounded people called for help in the water, the government and people in the rivers and lakes were busy fighting the fire, and many boats were sent from Zhan Kong Island, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yu The church is too far away, helpless and powerless.

"How could this happen?!" The more Zhan Zhao thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, "Why is there still a fire on the water?"

Bai Yutang nodded, "Mao'er, you got the point."

"Huh?" Zhan Zhao was puzzled.

"Without kerosene to support the combustion, it's impossible to catch fire!" Bai Yutang's expression was not good, and he whispered in Zhan Zhao's ear, "So, someone must have set the fire."

Zhan Zhao was surprised and indignant in his chest, although he was usually happy, but in his heart he was jealous.If someone really set fire to the Hailong gang on purpose, that would be insane!There are also old, weak, sick and disabled in the water village, so it's a pain to kill, unless there is a deep hatred.In addition, there are many masters in the Hailong gang and the guards are strict, not everyone can enter.

"hey-hey……"

At this time, the old madman Li behind him suddenly laughed again, shaking his head while laughing and sighing.

Bai Yutang came to his side and asked, "Master, what are you laughing at?"

"Zeyan, have you ever heard of drunkenness?" Li Laofenger asked with a smile on his face.

Bai Yutang frowned slightly, and looked at Zhan Zhao in puzzlement, Zhan Zhao didn't understand whether this drunk life, dream and death was what everyone often said, or something rare.The two nodded one by one and shook their heads the other, looking at Lao Crazy Li, they just begged him to stop playing tricks and talk quickly.

"Alas..." Looking at the raging flames in the distance, Li Laofenger said faintly, "This sea is like the person who can make you drunk and dreamy. As deep as love is, so is hatred." ..."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other, and felt that these words were a bit profound. First of all, it is difficult for anyone to really explain the words "drunk life, dreaming and dying... Could it be that the old man hinted that this is a kind of grievance?"

This bizarre fire lasted for a whole night until it burned the entire Hai Long Gang to death before it finally stopped.

In the early morning, there was a mist on the sea, and the scorched ruins stood on the gray water, looking indescribably desolate.All the living people in the village have been rescued, and it is too late to escape, one can imagine how miserable it is.I don't know how unlucky my fate is, and I just want to be reborn in bliss and peace in the next life after being subjected to the calamity of the flames.

There were still many relatives of the Hailong Gang in Songjiang Mansion on the shore, and there was a miserable cry on the ferry. Zhan Zhao came to Baiyutang, and took Lao Crazy Li to a distant place to board the boat... He couldn't see this, it was hard to see.

When the sky was bright, finally the big boat from Sunken Island arrived, and Ziying stood at the bow, waving to the two of them.It turned out that the island had taken in a large number of wounded, and it had been a mess for a long time. If it wasn't for the fourth son who was worried that the two of them hadn't returned from Songjiang Mansion, they really didn't remember to come to pick them up.

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang sighed, it really didn't hurt that little guy in vain!

The old man Jiangli also helped him onto the boat. The old man originally disagreed and wanted to go home, but Bai Yutang was still worried, so he dragged him onto the boat.

It wasn't until I got to the island that I realized what Ziying meant when she said it was a mess...

I saw people everywhere on Zhakong Island, they were all from the Hailong Gang in their clothes, men, women and children, and those who were not injured were helping the people on Zhakong Island to heal their injured colleagues, and the wounded were crying and sighing, The scene is chaotic and sad.

Min Xiuxiu and Gongsun brought a large group of doctors sent by the Songjiang Mansion to distribute medicine to the wounded.Those with serious injuries were carried in to apply medicine to debride the wounds, and those with minor injuries were given some scalding ointment.The fourth son was in charge of this work, Xiao Liang was holding a big basket of scald medicine and followed, and the fourth son treated people in a dignified manner.

After finally finding Lu Fang who was wandering around, Bai Yutang stepped forward and asked, "Brother, what's the matter?"

"Oh, don't mention it!" Lu Fang shook his head and sighed, "The Sea Dragon Gang is gone!"

"I saw it!" Bai Yutang nodded, "But...how did the fire start?"

"I don't know!" Lu Fang also looked at a loss, "We don't know what happened. When we see the distress signal, the whole Hailong Gang is in danger!"

"It's impossible to burn it by itself!" Jiang Ping said, "Also, this fire is strange, how can it not be extinguished?!"

Both Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao nodded, and asked, "How about the loss?!"

"It's a big loss." Han Zhang probably went to the fire to save people, and his face was covered with black ashes, washing his face aside, "The old dragon kings are all dead, and only one son, Cao Xin, is left. The third child came out of the fire. Yes... He was sitting in the backyard, and he didn't have time to ask questions. He seemed to be frightened, there were not enough people here, and Lei Qinglang was with him.

"Cao Xin was rescued?" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other and asked in unison, "Is there a cat with him?"

Lu Fang was stunned for a moment, then he heard Xu Qing, who came over to have a sip of tea, yelled, "Yes!"

"Black cat?" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang asked together.

"Ah!" Xu Qing nodded, "The black cat has been lying on Cao Xin's head, if it hadn't stopped me, I really couldn't find Cao Xin, that beast is quite clever."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other, then left Lu Fang and Xu Qing, and hurried to the backyard, maybe Cao Xin knew the cause of the fire.

Zhan Zhao wanted to go with Old Crazy Li, but the old man was already busy saving people from behind, so Bai Yutang gave him a hand, "It's okay, his medical skills are good, it's more useful to stay here."

Zhan Zhao was a little worried that he would treat others indiscriminately if he was crazy, but Bai Yutang smiled, shook his head and walked in, "Silly cat, you think he is really crazy, he understands!"

Zhan Zhao was surprised, "So he has been pretending to be crazy?"

……

When the two arrived at the guest room in the backyard, they saw Stone and Scissors dozing in the yard. Seeing them, they wagged their tails and came up to rub against each other.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang didn't have time to pay attention to them. They patted their heads and looked into the room... Sure enough, the door was open, and Cao Xin was sitting on the edge of the bed in a daze, holding the black cat in his arms. .

Lei Qinglang sat beside him with him, there was hot tea and snacks on the table, but he didn't move at all, Cao Xin's arm was wrapped in a bandage, it seemed that he was also injured.

"Ah! Brother Zhan and Brother Bai." Lei Qinglang saw the two of them and quickly stood up to greet them.

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang nodded to him, and went in to check on Cao Xin's situation.

Just as Zhan Zhao was about to ask, he saw Cao Xin raised his head and clenched his hands, which hurt the black cat.The cat jumped down with a meow, landed aside and licked its paws lightly, jumped onto the table and ate a piece of pastry.

Cao Xin ignored the cat, and stretched out his hand to grab Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang startled him and stared at him.

"I saw it!" Cao Xin yelled with tears in her eyes, "It's a woman!"

"What?" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang didn't understand, "A woman?"

"That's right! The one who set the fire was a woman!" Cao Xin took the two's arms with both hands, "She walked slowly over the sea, holding a candlestick in her hand. First a gust of fragrant wind came over, and then she threw the candlestick to the ground As soon as you throw it... there is a 'boom'! Fire is everywhere, everywhere!"

Bai Yutang frowned when he heard this, "You mean you saw a woman setting fire? What woman?"

"I don't know her! I haven't seen her before." Cao Xin shook her head. "It's the first time I saw her. She is about 20 to 30 years old. She is very beautiful. She is wearing a long black dress with red peonies on it." Flower pattern. He held a candlestick in his hand, as if walking on flat ground, coming from the sea gracefully! I saw it!"

Bai Yutang frowned, a woman "walked" from the sea?

Zhan Zhao couldn't help asking, "You mean, she came from the sea by boat, or..."

"No!" Cao Xin shook her head again and again, "She came here just like that, from a far, far sea!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang couldn't help but look at each other after listening, Lei Qinglang also found it incredible, "How can a person walk on water? Could it be that they are extremely skilled?"

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao knew that no matter how skilled they were, they could fly on water, but they had never heard of anyone walking on water!

Thinking of this, the two suddenly noticed that Cao Xin's mental state didn't seem to be very good.

Zhan Zhao tentatively asked, "Cao Xin, what were you doing when you saw that woman last night?"

"I..." Cao Xin thought for a while, then shook her head, "I, I drink on the Shuizhai Dam."

After hearing this, Bai Yutang asked, "Then how much did you drink?"

"I'm not drunk!" Cao Xin became excited. When she saw the black cat eating snacks on the table, she immediately rushed over, "Xiao Hei, did you see it too?! You found it last night!"

"You said that the black cat found the woman?" Lei Qinglang doesn't know too many details, but in his opinion, this Cao Xin should be a madman or a drunk...Then the woman he just mentioned, is it credible? Woolen cloth? !

"Cao Xin, take your life!"

Just at this time, a tall man broke in from outside, with a knife in his hand, he rushed over and chopped Cao Xin, "You set the fire, I want to clean up the house for Hailong Gang!"

While speaking, the knife came over.

Lei Qinglang was so startled that he hugged his head and hid aside, Zhan Zhao pulled Cao Xin past him, avoiding the man's chopping knife.The man raised his knife and wanted to slash, but Bai Yutang took a step and didn't stop him, but asked him in a cold voice, "Wu Gang, where do you think I'm stuck on the empty island?"

The man paused, looked at Bai Yutang, hesitated for a long time, finally put down the knife, and frowned, "Fifth Master, this kid set fire to the water village, he was a drunkard! He went crazy after his father died! We Brothers saw him closest to where the fire started!"

"I didn't!" Cao Xin shouted, "Don't blame me, it's that woman!"

"Woman?!" Wu Gang seemed to be stunned, "What kind of woman?"

"It's very beautiful. It wears a phoenix hairpin on its head, and its shape is similar to the roof of our Hailong Gang." Cao Xin argued anxiously.

"What?" Wu Gang stared at Cao Xin with his mouth wide open, the expression on his face changed, which made Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang see some tricks.

Zhan Zhao helped Cao Xin to sit up first, and took a peek at Wu Gang.

This person is not very famous in Jianghu, he is a deputy leader of the Hailong Gang... It seems that the Hailong Gang really suffered heavy losses, otherwise there would not be a deputy leader to take charge of the overall situation.I really didn't expect that the majestic master of the sea disappeared so easily, and the mysterious woman became even more confusing. Listen, it feels more like a ghost than a human!

Zhan Zhao stood aside thinking, while Bai Yutang asked Wu Gang, "Do you have any impression of that woman?"

Wu Gang thought for a while and asked Cao Xin, "Is it... a woman in a black floral dress?"

"Yes!" Cao Xin nodded.

"What does it look like?" Cao Xin's voice trembled.

"The hair is not long, tied in a bun on the side, fair face, big eyes, red lips, and a mole the size of a rice grain on the chin, very charming feeling..."

Cao Xin was still describing, when she saw Wu Gang's eyes widened in horror, and he sat down on the bed, "It's her...it's really her!"

"Who is she?" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang asked together, wondering if she came here looking for revenge?Why is Wu Gang so nervous.

"Injustice! Injustice!" Wu Gang said while beating his feet and beating his chest, crying, "I have done it myself, I have done it myself!"

Both Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao looked up at the sky - yes!To catch up with Li Laolun's nonsense last night is revenge!Could it be that the entire river gang did something to offend a girl, and now she is here to seek revenge?

Just at this time, someone outside Tian Sisi yelled, "Meow!"

"Hey!" Zhan Zhao quickly agreed, he didn't hear the voice of the fourth son all night, he turned around and hugged him who ran up to him, and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Daddy and Jiujiu are going to Hebang by boat, and I'm asking you if you're going." Then, the fourth son whispered into Zhan Zhao's ear, "Daddy said, I found something!"

Zhan Zhao nodded, then looked at Bai Yutang at the side.

Wu Gang seemed to have calmed down a bit. He stood up, seeming to avoid Lei Qinglang and Cao Xin, and pointed outside to Zhan Zhao Bai Yutang, "I'm going to see how the River Gang is doing, let's talk on the way."

"I'll go as well……"

Cao Xin wanted to follow, but Wu Gang blocked him, saying, "Master Xin, you should rest well first." After speaking, he left with Zhan Zhao and the others.

Zhan Zhao carried the fourth son in his arms, and left the room with Bai Yutang, Stone and Scissors naturally followed, and only Lei Qinglang and Cao Xin were left in the yard.

Lei Qinglang thought for a while, then asked with a smile, "Brother Cao Xian, do you still remember that woman's appearance?"

"I... remember, she is very special!"

"It's easy to handle." Lei Qinglang found a pen and paper, "Why don't Brother Cao Xian describe it to me, so I can draw it?"

"Uh..." Seeing Lei Qinglang's bookish air, Cao Xin guessed that he was good at painting, so she nodded, at least she had something to do.

Standing by the table, Cao Xin looked around and couldn't help frowning—Xiao Hei disappeared again.

When Bai Yutang boarded the boat, he saw Gongsun, Zhao Pu and Jiang Ping on board.

Zhe Ying stood at the bow of the ship, commanding the shadow guards who were driving the small boat in front to search the nearby waters for possible survivors.

Gongsun was sitting at the table on the deck, a large wooden box popped open in front of his eyes, containing a lot of strange medicine powders.

"Here?" Zhao Pu took the fourth son from Zhan Zhao, and let him and Xiao Liang go to play in the cabin, while looking at Wu Gang next to him with some puzzlement.

Zhan Zhao recounted what Cao Xin said about seeing a woman just now, Zhao Pu and Gongsun didn't believe it, "A woman walking in water?!"

Zhan Zhao nodded.

"Brother Wu knows him?" Gongsun asked, "Could it be that the woman has a relationship with the Hailong Gang?"

Wu Gang hesitated for a while, then nodded, "That's not a human, but a soul!"

Everyone was taken aback when they heard this, and even the shadow guards couldn't help but turn their heads to look. The half-smile look on their faces showed that everyone didn't believe it.

"It's true!" Wu Gang lowered his head and said slowly, "She is the mother of Young Master Xin."

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were shocked, that woman was only in her 20s, and Cao Xin was in her teens!How can you not be old?

"She should have died more than ten years ago!" Wu Gang was a little excited, "It's impossible to live! Somehow, the soul was recruited."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang subconsciously thumped when they heard the words "souls are recruited".

Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang, and Bai Yutang signaled that he was holding the Soul Calling Bell in his bosom, it hadn't rang before, so it shouldn't be...

"Even if she is a ghost." Zhao Pu asked, "Why did she burn the River Gang?"

"If it's really her, then it's understandable." Wu Gang smiled bitterly, "She should be full of resentment."

"What do you mean?" Everyone waited for him to say.

Wu Gang sighed for a long time, "She is a woman whom the entire River Gang owes... Retribution, retribution!"