Great Swordsman

Chapter 135 Water Prison White Dragon Horse

The owner of the caravan is called Zeng Goode, who is in the business of medicinal materials. He is over fifty years old and quite talkative.

"Going to Gusu County, the Spring River and Bijiang River are safe, but there is Taihu Lake in Gusu County. There are 72 peaks in the lake. The water situation is complicated and there are several water bandits entrenched. Especially after the spiritual energy recovers, the water bandits become more and more rampant. The boat dares to stop."

In the cabin, Zeng Goode was chatting with Li Mu and a few tourists on the boat, "But don't worry, I've prepared to buy money, and I promise to send you all to Gusu County!"

Several tourists immediately cupped their hands to express their thanks.

Li Mu asked from the side: "Boss Zeng, Chunjiang and Bijiang are both big rivers. After the spiritual energy recovers, will there be water monsters in these two rivers?"

He thought of those snakes on the Lancang River in the Hengduan Mountains. Let alone ordinary people, ordinary monks would die if they encountered them.

The Lancang River is like this, so there is no reason why there is no movement in Chunjiang and Bijiang, right?
"There are indeed rumors of water monsters harming people, but they are all diseases of ringworm and scabies. The government sent monks to deal with them immediately." Zeng Gude pondered, "But I heard that there are big monsters infesting in some remote waters, making troubles , Harm the common people, even proclaim themselves He Bo and Dragon King, force the common people to sacrifice their lives, tsk tsk, of course, it’s all hearsay, I don’t know if it’s true or not, so let’s just listen to it.”

Li Mu nodded thoughtfully. Commercial waterways like the Spring River and the Bijiang River are full of boats. Once a water monster is a disaster, the impact will be great. The government will definitely send people to clean it up immediately. In the land, there are few scholars, and there are also few monks. If you can't get rid of the water monster, it is inevitable that people's life sacrifices will happen!
Li Mu felt inexplicably heavy.

Soon, the big ship set sail and braved the wind and waves on the Chunjiang River.

Half a day later, the big boat came to Taoxing Lake in the county town of Xihua County, where it stopped for a quarter of an hour, and after several tourists came up, it continued to sail.

"I don't know if the little drunkard has brewed peach blossom wine." Li Mu looked at the smaller and smaller Peach Blossom Building, and thought of the little drunkard with light eyes. He planned to wait for Dijing to come back before looking for the little drunkard.

The big ship entered Donghua County along the Chunjiang River, arrived at the junction of Chunjiang River and Bijiang River the next day, and entered Bijiang River.

Like the Lancang River, Bijiang is also a tributary of the Nujiang River, one at the head and the other at the end. However, the Lancang River is fast-moving and the place it flows through is extremely remote, so it cannot be used for commercial navigation. However, the Bijiang River is gentle and wide. It is an important business route, and when Li Mu's big ship entered Bijiang, he saw many big ships coming and going, and there were people at the bow waving flags, and they didn't know what they were saying.

Zeng Goode was kind-hearted, and took the initiative to explain: "This is the semaphore designated by the people. Waving three times means that the waterway is safe, and you can sail with confidence. Waving six times means water bandits. Now there is another one. Waving nine times represents water monsters."

From what Li Mu saw, the passing ships only waved their semaphore three times. Of course, there were also some ships that did not waive their semaphore.

"It's a merchant ship of a rich family, and they don't bother to deal with small merchants like us." Zeng Goode explained.

Li Mu looked, sure enough, those ships without flags were very tall and magnificent. There were guards with knives on both sides of the ship's side, and the flags were bright, which made them look different.

It is also in line with the maverick attitude of the family.

Two days later, the big ship sailed along the Bijiang River into Gusu County, and arrived at Taihu Lake in the afternoon!

Although Taihu Lake is a lake, it is so vast that it can be called an inland sea. It has 72 peaks, also known as 72 islands, which vary in size and are densely populated. Most of these islands are densely covered with hidden reefs and overgrown with water and grass. Shipwrecked!
This is also the reason why water bandits cannot be eradicated!

The big ship sailed into Taihu Lake, deliberately avoiding the surrounding islands, and wanted to pass through quietly, but unfortunately, the sky failed.

Several pirate ships rushed out from the slanting thorns, forcing the big ships to stop abruptly.

"Heroes, take your time." Seeing that he couldn't escape, Zeng Goode hurriedly took the sailors to the deck, bowed to the thief boat, and said, "The villain has prepared the money for the wine. I invite the heroes to drink, and I will forgive you." Little man."

He waved his hand, and his subordinates immediately lifted up a wooden box and opened it, inside was at least a hundred taels of silver.

however……

"Grandpa is laughing to death, you have the nerve to give me a mere amount of money?"

"Hahaha, the world has changed, money is worthless!"

"If there is no treasure of heaven and earth, the grandpas will have to take half of your cargo!"

Dozens of water bandits with swords and knives jumped out of the thief boat, with fierce faces and fierce eyes, they jumped onto the merchant ship with a light leap, and approached with a grinning grin.

"Everyone, everybody, this, it wasn't like this before, this, I..." Zeng Goode's face turned pale, if half of the goods were taken away, it would be a loss-making business!
"The past is the past, now is the present, either take out the treasures of heaven and earth, or half the cargo!"

The ferocious water bandit didn't make sense at all. Seeing that Zeng Gude hesitated and couldn't speak, he kicked him away and said, "Get the goods!!"

The water bandits immediately entered the cabin screaming.

Zenggood's men and the tourists on the boat were all silent.

There are several water pirates entrenched in Taihu Lake. Because of competition, generally as long as you give money, you won't hurt people's lives, but resistance is an exception.

Li Mu watched them coldly, watching them enter the cargo warehouse at the bottom of the ship, and was considering whether to make a move. He felt that there were many practitioners among these water bandits, and if they made a move, the people around them would inevitably be affected.

Just when he was hesitating, a water bandit suddenly rushed in front of him, speaking incoherently with excitement: "Da Li, Sir, you are finally here, I, I have been waiting for you for a long time, Master Li, help me, no, no , help my lord."

"???" Li Mu looked confused, "Who are you?"

"Lord Li, I'm the housekeeper of County Sheriff Lin." The water bandit lowered his voice and quickly said, "My lord and Commander Zhao chartered a boat to go to the imperial capital. Unexpectedly, they were hijacked by the water bandits!"

"Huh?" Li Mu was completely confused.

Governor Lin, Commander Zhao...Lin Zhihe, Zhao Binhong?
The majestic sheriff and lieutenant were hijacked by water bandits?

The man was aggrieved and said: "The water bandits knew the identity of my family's adults, and they blackmailed the governor of Gusu County, asking for money to redeem him, but who would have imagined that the governor of Gusu County is not a human being, so he refused!"

The water bandit said in a low voice: "My lord knows that Mr. Li will travel by water because he is in a hurry, so he ordered me to pretend to surrender to the water bandit so that he can ask Mr. Li for help. Mr. Li, please save my lord."

As he spoke, he took out a small ball of paper and stuffed it into Li Mu's hands, then quickly entered the warehouse, and moved the goods with the other water bandits.

This... is really fake.

Li Mu opened the ball of paper, on it was a simple map, and a circle was drawn somewhere, suspected to be the place where Lin Zhihe and others were imprisoned.

It's just... Li Mu frowned, the water bandits are so bold that they dare to hijack even the governor of a county, and even blackmail the governor of Gusu?
He watched calmly as the water bandits robbed half of the cargo and left in a mighty manner.

The thief boat left, and Zeng Goode walked in with a mournful face, with an expression of lovelessness: "What should I do, what should I do..."

Everyone passed by for a while to comfort them.

Li Mu walked out of the cabin, watching the thief ship leave, hesitating.

In the end, he sighed, forget it, let’s go for a while, after all, they have to rely on them to prove that Brother Zhang Yucheng disappeared when King Shu entered King Qingping’s tomb, they both died, and he lost two shields .

Li Mu jumped into Taihu Lake, performed butterfly transformation, and followed the thief boat.

……

Qingti Peak, also known as Qingti Island, is one of the 72 islands in Taihu Lake. Because the island is densely covered with woodland, verdant, and shaped like a horseshoe, it is named after Qingti.

In the depths of Qingti Island, there is a water prison, and three people are being imprisoned in the prison at the moment.

Two of them were over half a hundred years old, and they were Lin Zhihe and Zhao Binhong, the two unlucky ones.

As for the other person, he was a poor boy.

The three were locked in a water prison, their hands were hung in the air, and the chest was filled with sewage.

Actually, the water was relatively clean, but since Lin Zhihe and Zhao Binhong came...

goo goo goo...

A string of blisters sprang up behind Lin Zhihe.

Zhao Binhong's expression changed, and he scolded: "Lin Zhihe, you old man, eat and drink every day, do you hate you!"

"You bastard!" Lin Zhihe's expression changed suddenly, and he scolded angrily, "Yesterday you had diarrhea seven times in the water, how dare you blame the county guard?"

"Ouch~" The poor boy couldn't hold back, and retched on the spot.

"Ryoma, what's the matter with you, are you cold?"

"Ryoma, are you hungry?"

"Zhao Binhong, are you blind? He vomited, he must be suffering from the cold!"

"How do you know he's not vomiting from starvation?"

"Presumptuous, how dare you talk to the sheriff like that?!"

"Why, you and I have been reduced to prisoners, and you still want to speak bureaucratically with me?"

Lin Zhihe quarreled with Zhao Binhong, but he was extremely polite to this young man, all because of the young man's talent!
The boy's surname is Bai, and his name is Longma. He is a student from a poor family. He usually starts to study every day at Mao, working very hard!

When Zi Qi came to the east, he also got up early to study. When he read the article "Ping Tian Ce" by the great Confucian of the former dynasty, he actually read out seven purple Qi!
Such a talent, if it is spread out, it will definitely attract competition from countless forces, but at this moment, it is imprisoned in a water prison, which can be called a legacy of the sea!

Relying on his powerful talent, Bai Longma practiced to the Three Qi Dynasty in a very short period of time. Last month, his parents went fishing in the lake and were killed by the third leader of this gang of water bandits. He went to revenge and killed fifty The water bandit was finally captured after exhaustion.

When the leader of the water bandit learned that he possessed seven purple qi, he was so excited that he forced him to surrender. Naturally, Bai Longma refused, so he had his meridians all over his body destroyed and thrown into a water prison!

"You guys, stop talking." Bai Longma's face was pale. He had been imprisoned in water for more than a month, and his body had already reached its limit.

Especially this sewage is the most tormenting... If it was done by oneself, it would be acceptable, but there are two newcomers, he is miserable!

Lin Zhihe hurriedly comforted him: "Longma, don't worry, I will go to Beijing according to the order, and the troops will be divided into two groups. A county magistrate named Li Mu will arrive later. The county guard has sent his confidants to serve as undercover water bandits. Come on, I will definitely help you!"

Bai Longma said weakly: "After the spiritual energy recovered, the water bandits became more and more rampant. The court sent monks to destroy them several times, but they all returned without success. What if there is another county magistrate?"

"Hahaha, don't worry, Long Ma, this man is the pride of heaven, with unparalleled swordsmanship, if he makes a move, we will be saved. Then, you will follow the governor of this county, and the guardian of this county will protect your prosperity and wealth, and enjoy it endlessly!" Lin Zhihe tempted.

"Hmph!" Zhao Binhong snorted coldly, and said, "Longma, what you practice is the strategy of leveling the sky, the art of killing and cutting on the battlefield. What's the use of following the county guard? Why don't you follow me, I can let you join the army to practice!"

Bai Longma said bitterly: "My lords, our meridians have all been abolished."

"Longma doesn't know something!" Lin Zhihe laughed, "As long as the dantian is not destroyed, meridian injuries can be cured with medicine!"

"That's right, you just need to find deep-sea pearls that are more than a thousand years old and grind them into powder, mix them with century-old Polygonum multiflorum, Centennial Banlangen... and make a batch of Tendon Renewing Pill." Zhao Binhong said with a smile, "This pill came from Longhu Mountain, so it must be true. !"

When Bai Longma heard this, he was immediately moved. He didn't want to become a useless person, because his parents' blood feud has not been avenged!
"I will serve whoever can cure me!" Bai Longma gritted his teeth.

Lin Zhihe and Zhao Binhong were overjoyed, they looked at each other, and each became vigilant, and then they seemed to think of something, and hurriedly told Bai Longma not to mention the matter of his seven purple qi in front of Li Mu, because Li Mu's temperament is small, If you get jealous, it will definitely make your life worse than death!
Bai Longma thought that the suffering in the water prison was due to his own seven purple qi, so he hurriedly responded.

Lin Zhihe and Zhao Binhong were not at ease, and after inducing Bai Longma to make an oath, the two breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon, it was a long wait.

……

Li Mu followed all the way in the water, and from time to time there were vicious fish biting them, but Li Mu didn't dare to kill them, worried that the blood would attract the attention of the water bandits, so he just used his scabbard to shoot the vicious fish away.

Several pirate boats darted back and forth in Taihu Lake, robbing merchant ships in a row, and they didn't return to an island until dusk.

The island is surrounded by reeds, underwater reefs are everywhere, and barbed wire is densely covered between the reefs. The nets are covered with fine blades.
Li Mu pulled out the seven-star ryongyon, cut through the barbed wire with one sword, passed through calmly, and entered the island smoothly.

He got out of the reeds, put away the butterflies, approached the island cautiously, and found that there was a secret sentry in the island, if he walked out like this, he would be found within a hundred meters.

This is somewhat unreasonable.

The mere water bandits, this defense is almost comparable to that of the army.

Not long after, the sky darkened, Li Mu took the opportunity to rise against the wind, and entered Qingti Island without anyone noticing.

There are continuous wooden villages in the middle of Qingti Island. At night, the lights are brightly lit. There are sentry people all over the wooden villages, as well as patrols, secret sentries, and even hunting dogs.

Li Mu felt more and more that there was something wrong with these water bandits.

However, he was here to save people, and to save Lin Zhihe and the others, he had to go to Beijing quickly, so as not to be questioned if he was delayed.

According to the rough map given by Lin Zhihe's housekeeper, Li Mu quietly found a dungeon at the end of Muzhai.

The dungeon is very low, and there are two guards at the entrance, and there seems to be another world below.

Li Mu fell quietly, and with a slam of the long sword, knocked the two unconscious, lest the smell of blood spread and attract the hunting dogs.

Li Mu broke open the iron gate of the dungeon and went down the tunnel, there were still guards inside, Li Mu was not polite this time, Qixing Longyuan swept across and killed all the guards!

Below the dungeon are two rows of prison cells, some are empty, and some are imprisoned with some unkempt people. Li Mu sensed that these people have been tortured to the point of being devoid of energy, and they are not far from death.

He walked all the way to the innermost part, and found that there was indeed something different. In the deepest part of this dungeon, there was actually a water dungeon!
Three people were imprisoned in the water prison, two of whom were Lin Zhihe and Zhao Binhong.

This is the water... it stinks.

Li Mu covered his mouth and nose, swiped his long sword, and cut off the iron chain of the water prison door.

"Who?" Lin Zhihe looked up when he heard the movement, overjoyed: "Li Mu, County Magistrate Li, you are finally here!"

"Oh, come on, get us out, I don't want to stay in the water for a moment!!" Zhao Binhong exclaimed excitedly, "By the way, there is also Longma, save Longma too!"

"That's right, Brother Longma is the half-brother of the county guard, county magistrate Li, quickly rescue him!" Lin Zhihe was not to be outdone.

Long Ma... Li Mu looked at the pale young man in surprise. Could it be that Lin Zhihe and Zhao Binhong were arrested because of this young man?

Li Mu unleashed several sword qi to cut off the iron chains in their hands.

Supported by the three of them, they swam out of the muddy water prison, their bodies covered in filth, and Li Mu backed away in shock.

"Thank you Master Li for saving your life." Bai Longma's skin below the chest was wrinkled and soft, extremely weak, and he thanked Li Mu softly.

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