I have just been promoted to Qianhu, and I was shocked to hear that this is a Liaozhai!

Chapter 138 Tianhe City (6000 words please order)
on the deck.

Zuo Dao took out a handful of fine grain and let the kites peck at it.

Beside him, Zhang Long whispered: "Sir, are there really water bandits attacking tonight?"

Zuo Dao touched the kite's head and let it fly away.

Then he said: "Go and inform Captain Cai and others that water bandits are coming, so they can prepare in advance."

Zhang Long responded, then turned and left.

After Zhang Long left, Zuo Dao looked around and saw dense lights floating above the water.

These are the lights that are lit when ships are sailing at night to prevent collisions with each other.

But tonight, he became the main target of that group of water bandits.

The larger the light range of the ship, the larger the hull. This type of ship is either a cargo ship or a passenger ship transporting noble people.

Those water bandits who are about to attack will definitely focus on such ships.

Now most of the boats have reached the middle of the river, but it is really impossible to escape even if you want to.

While Zuo Dao was observing, Cai Kun hurried over with a group of martial artists.

Walking to the side of Zuo Dao, he quickly asked: "Master Zuo, where are the water bandits?"

Zuo Dao pointed to the night in the distance and said, "Here we come. It will take less than a stick of incense to rush into the group of ships."

Cai Kun took out his clairvoyance and looked around. It was so dark that he couldn't see clearly at all, and he couldn't see whether there were any water bandits in the distance.

He waved his hand and said to a martial artist: "Light the flare towards that position."

Upon hearing this, the martial artist immediately took out a signal bomb from his arms, pointed it diagonally in the direction of Cai Kun's hand, and pulled the fuse directly.

Whoosh! ! !
A beam of firelight slanted into the night.

It exploded far away from the group of ships, and the dazzling firelight instantly illuminated the entire night.

Under the firelight, there were dozens of ships, large and small, heading straight towards the group of ships at an extremely fast speed. It would probably take less than a stick of incense to catch them head-on.

Cai Kun's expression changed drastically, and he shouted: "Sound the siren to warn other ships, increase their power and leave this water at full speed."

As soon as he finished speaking, a whistle was heard, and flames rose into the sky.

The sound of horns also came from all around, and everyone drove desperately towards Tianhe City.

On each big ship, all the accompanying martial artists came to the deck.

The servants and guards of the dignitaries also protected their masters and came out to find out.

After all, this is on the water, and they can't escape even if they want.

The only chance of survival is to fight side by side with the accompanying martial artists on the ship to repel the water bandits.

Princess Taiping and others also came to the deck, walked to the railing, and looked into the distance. With the afterglow of the signal flares, they saw many pirate ships below.

There was a hint of excitement on her face, and she directly pulled out the sword in her hand, muttering to herself: "It's really here."

On the river in the distance.

On a huge water bandit ship, the leader of the fierce martial artist glanced in the direction of the ship group and crushed the soot falling from the flare in his hand.

Then he said: "It seems that there are experts on the boat this time who discovered us in advance."

Beside him, the one-eyed martial artist grinned and said, "What if we are discovered in advance? Now in the middle of the river, they can't escape even if they want to."

"Tell me, kids."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of echoes behind him, and countless water bandits looked happily at the group of ships in the distance.

Now it coincides with the Dragon Lord Ceremony, and there are many passenger ships coming and going. The navy dispatched by the government has not yet arrived in time, so they only have one chance.

After robbing the gold and silver treasures and taking the women back, they can live comfortably for at least a year.

Thinking of this, all the water bandits' eyes turned red with excitement.

The fierce martial artist said loudly: "Let the young men light the ship's lanterns and move forward at full speed. Since we have been discovered, we will not hide."

As soon as the voice fell, some water bandits went to inform other ships.

On the originally dark river, many boat lanterns were lit one after another, and the number was only slightly less than the group of boats in the distance.

And among the ships at this moment.

Cai Kun looked at the other ships and flagged them, his expression extremely ugly.

Those small boats and clippers that still had some remaining strength were already rushing towards Tianhe City with all their strength.

Now, the only ones in the middle of the river are large passenger ships like them.

If they want to repel the water bandits, they must unite, otherwise they will only be defeated one by one.

After several communications.

The few large ships in the group began to move closer to each other, forming a wall to block them.

Cai Kun held his clairvoyant eye and looked at the water bandit ship with its lights on in the distance.

His face became increasingly ugly.

If he had known this, he would have waited until the official naval forces were in place before sailing.

I didn't expect that even if I just wanted to make more money, I would encounter such a thing.

Zuo Dao looked at the water bandits' ship in the distance, raised his hand and took out a long bow from the storage ring, and said: "What are you doing, Captain Cai, waiting for the water bandits to get close to you before you know how to resist?"

Cai Kun suddenly understood and quickly said: "Notify other ship owners to have the archers on the deck and shoot them first when they reach the shooting range."

As soon as the words fell, the flags were played simultaneously.

On those big ships, all the martial artists who could get bows and arrows came to the deck to visually measure the distance of the pirate ships in the distance.

Princess Taiping looked at the sudden extra bow and arrow in Zuo Dao's hand, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

Now she finally knew where the Kyoto dishes Zuo Dao was taking out these days came from.

It turns out that not only I have this treasure for storage, but Master Zuo also has it.

But using this kind of treasure to pack some dishes is a bit too wasteful.

The storage treasure in her hand is only about the size of a square and cannot hold much.

Zuo Dao held a long bow and visually measured the distance of the water bandits in the distance. When they were still two to three hundred meters away, he drew his bow and arrow, aimed at the messenger on the ship in the front, and shot directly with an arrow.

The arrow disappeared from everyone's sight in an instant like a shooting star.

With just one breath, he saw the commander on the water bandit ship in front being nailed directly to the mast behind him.

When the fierce martial artist below saw this, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

An archer who can shoot his own messengers from such a distance must at least be an innate-level marksman.

He said loudly: "Let the messengers be careful. There are tough enemies on the other side. Go forward at full speed and kill them all."

As soon as the words fell, a group of water bandits shouted loudly.

The blood dripping from the mast not only did not scare them, but instead made them more excited.

Princess Taiping's eyes lit up and she praised: "What a strong bow, what a powerful shooting skill."

Zuo Dao smiled and said, "Your Highness is so complimentary."

This long bow was found in Taoist Green Snake's storage ring, and it was accompanied by a secret book on archery.

It seemed that he had killed an innate-level marksman.

Now it just comes in handy on this water.

He looked at the water bandits' ship in the distance, and suddenly his eyes lit up. He took out a few thunderbolts and tied them to the arrowheads.

Then he drew his bow and nocked an arrow, aimed at the hull of one of the medium-sized ships, and raised his hand to shoot.

In the blink of an eye, the arrow pierced the hull of the ship, and the thunderbolt exploded, tearing a big hole in the hull.

Countless river water poured in from the cave entrance, and the ship's speed dropped by [-]%, and it was sinking slowly.

Princess Taiping's eyes lit up and she clapped her hands and said, "Okay, Master Zuo is really ingenious."

Cai Kun's eyes also lit up, and then he asked his men to raise flags to see if there were thunderbolts and other items on other ships.

But after some exchanges, they only found some kerosene, which could be made into rockets.

When the water bandits saw such a medium-sized ship being blown up and sunk, their expressions instantly turned ugly. Then, as they shouted, countless archers fired at the group of ships.

It's just that the distance is too far, and they don't have Zuo Dao's strength. Even if they are ejected, they can't reach the ship.

Zuo Dao followed the same pattern and sank many small and medium-sized ships with several consecutive arrows.

As a result, many water bandit ships stopped to salvage survivors, causing the ships in the distance to separate a lot.

As for the leading ship, he had no intention of taking action.

After all, the hull of such a large ship can no longer be broken by just a few thunderbolts.

Instead of wasting the thunderbolts you have, save some for later use.

Soon, the water bandits' ships and the ship group came within the range of the archers.

Countless arrows hit the sky, carrying blazing flames, and many places on the ship instantly ignited.

Countless sailors and servants of the guests rushed to put out the fire.

Fortunately, the fire was not that big. The bandits just wanted to cause panic on the ship and did not want to set the entire ship on fire.

After all, their goal is to plunder gold and silver treasures, not to kill everyone.

The same is true on the water bandit ship, but the martial artists on the passenger ship don't have such concerns. They know where the ship burns quickly.

In an instant, blazing flames ignited on both sides, and many people rushed to put out the fire.

When the ship got closer, countless flying claws attacked from the water bandit's ship, grabbed the deck railing, and worked together to bring the two ships closer.

Zuo Dao said coldly: "Cut the rope and don't let them get close."

Hearing this, many martial artists took action and cut off the ropes clinging to the railing one by one.

But even so, it only slowed down the speed of the two parties getting closer.

Many powerful warriors had already taken advantage of this opportunity to leap forward and rush towards the passenger ship.

Zuo Dao shot down an incoming water bandit with an arrow, then put away his bow and arrow, drew out his snake bone sword, and killed those innate level water bandits.

Supervisor Wang also quickly took action and beat to death all the water bandits who were more powerful than his own princess.

It is estimated that those water bandits never dreamed that two powerful men in the realm of little masters could be hidden on a mere passenger ship.

After all, the strongest among these water bandits is only in the innate realm, and the junior master level is rare. No matter where you are, you have a much better future than being a water bandit.

Princess Taiping looked at the water bandit who "rushed" in front of her. Although her face was a little nervous, she was not afraid at all.

He rushed forward directly, with Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and a group of guards guarding him.Anyone stronger than Princess Taiping will not be let go. Only ordinary water bandits will be put around her.

Zuo Dao had told them before that what Princess Taiping needed now was not a life and death fight, but to overcome the fear in her heart.

Killing one person is killing, killing hundreds of people is also killing.

Only by killing until there is no fear in one's heart can one be allowed to fight to the death.

Princess Taiping seemed to know this, and she showed no mercy when she attacked, but her face turned slightly pale, as if she was not used to this kind of killing.

Zuo Dao looked at the water bandit boats opposite and moved his muscles slightly.

I evaluated the time in my mind.

There were quite a few water bandits jumping on the boat, which was enough to temper Princess Taiping for at least a moment.

He jumped up, raised his sword and used all his spiritual power to slash it down.

Everyone saw a huge bright sword suddenly appear in front of their eyes, and it went straight towards the largest water bandit ship.

The fierce warriors and others on the boat were shocked when they saw this.

No longer caring about commanding the remaining water bandits, he jumped into the water and dived directly.

And as the sword light fell, the huge water bandit ship split directly into two.

Countless unlucky water bandits were also killed by this sword.

In just a few moments, the entire ship sank into the water, leaving only a group of water bandits struggling to survive in the water.

When the other water bandits saw this scene, they were frightened to death.

The eyes of the fierce warrior and the one-eyed warrior who jumped into the water were full of fear, and they murmured to themselves: "Little Grandmaster, why is there a Little Grandmaster on this boat?"

"This method is probably close to the rumored great master."

"It's over, it's over now."

The one-eyed warrior jumped out of the water, seized a water bandit boat, pulled his boss aboard, then turned the bow of the boat and rushed towards the darkness with all his strength.

He also knew very well that being able to reach the Little Grandmaster stage would be enough to turn the tide of this battle.

No matter how many water bandits there are, if they don't become a little master, they will still be crushed to death casually.

Rather than stay in this hellish place and wait for death, it is better to leave as soon as possible and have a chance to make a comeback.

Some astute water bandits, after seeing their boss escaping, also turned around and fled. As for the water bandits who had jumped on the passenger ship, who would care about their life or death.

After making this slash, Zuo Dao leaned on the railing and looked at the people on the deck.

This knife directly chopped into pieces the livers and gallbladders of countless water bandits.

Many water bandits discarded their weapons and knelt on the ground. Only the water bandit who was placed in front of Princess Taiping did not see the scene in front of her and continued to fight with her.

Next to Princess Taiping, several water bandit corpses had fallen, and her face was no longer as pale as before.

His attacks became more and more fierce, and he was able to take advantage of his swordsmanship.

One hit kill!
Supervisor Wang looked at the rapidly growing Princess Taiping, a look of distress flashed across his face, and he casually slapped the water bandit who rushed in front of him to death.

Then he looked at where Princess Taiping was with some worry.

Cai Kun had already led many martial arts masters to capture and kill the remaining water bandits, and was now on the deck.

With Zuo Dao's previous attack, the situation on other passenger ships has also improved a lot.

At least the water bandits turned around and left when they saw their own ships, and no longer had any intention of fighting.

Cai Kun came to Zuo Dao and immediately led the crowd to salute and said, "Thank you, Grandmaster Zuo, for your help."

Originally, he thought that Zuo Dao and others were just a hundred or even a thousand households of Jinyiwei accompanying the princes and nobles on their travels, and that the highest level could not reach the innate realm.

Unexpectedly, this person turned out to be the legendary little master.

Being placed in the Jinyi Guards, at least it is an official position of commanding colleagues. How lucky it is to be on the same boat with this person.

What's more, without the right approach, they wouldn't have won so smoothly.

Many dignitaries on the ship also came to pay homage to Zuo Dao.

Zuo Dao just waved his hand casually, asking everyone not to hinder him from watching Princess Taiping's sword skills.

When Princess Taiping drew her sword, he would say a few words from time to time.

After all, I am also the other party's teacher in name. It would be somewhat unjustifiable if I didn't teach the students along the way.

When Princess Taiping stopped to take a breath, a dozen corpses of water bandits had fallen beside her.

Seeing that the situation in the field had been settled, Supervisor Wang immediately shouted to several attendants: "What are you still doing? Help His Highness go back to rest."

Before those people could move, they were stopped directly by Zuo Dao.

Zuo Dao said: "Check to see if there are any that are still alive. Put a sword in the throat of each corpse, and then adjust the breath in place."

Hearing Zuo Dao speak, Princess Taiping steeled herself, slapped a sword on the throat of each water bandit's corpse, and then found a dry place to adjust her breathing.

When Supervisor Wang saw this, his eyes were full of distress.

He grew up watching Princess Taiping, and it was precisely because of this that he felt so sorry for this little girl.

He has obviously been pampered since childhood, but why has he suddenly become much more sensible since a month ago?

Obviously he could continue to live a comfortable life, but he still wanted to learn martial arts and swordsmanship. He wanted to be the best swordsman in the Wei Dynasty.

When Princess Taiping stood up, a flash of light suddenly flashed in her eyes.

Then he said excitedly: "Master Zuo, the energy in my body seems to have increased a lot, and I have made a breakthrough again."

Hearing this, Zuo Dao nodded slightly, then stepped forward and whispered: "Commander Zeng Yan asked His Highness to switch to Taoism. I wonder if His Highness has a suitable method?"

Princess Taiping nodded slightly and said, "Before I left, my father gave me a secret book."

Zuo Dao said: "In that case, let's turn to Taoism!"

When Princess Taiping heard this, there was a look of reluctance on her face.

Although in the early stages, martial arts and Taoism are similar, the potential of Taoism becomes greater as time goes by.

Both in terms of power and life extension, it far surpasses martial arts.

Zuo Dao glanced at Supervisor Wang and said, "Senior, please take your Highness to rest."

Supervisor Wang nodded slightly, and then took Princess Taiping back to her room with a few servants.

At this time, Cai Kun led people forward to clean the deck.

After a fight in the middle of the night, many water bandits died in the river. Although the boat group also suffered losses, it was still within the psychological expectations of many boat owners.

At dawn, everyone saw a city on the other side of the river from a distance.

The city is huge, even compared to Kyoto.

It is precisely because of its proximity to this river that Tianhe City was named.

Cai Kun and others stood on the deck, looking at the city from a distance, with a look of relief on their faces.

Once here, they no longer need to worry about water bandits.

At this time.

Princess Taiping also walked out of the room after washing. She looked much more mature now.

Supervisor Wang followed with a group of servants, looking at Tianhe City from a distance.

Left side of the road.

Zhao Hu said excitedly: "Speaking of which, this is the first time I have seen Tianhe City. This time, it is really thanks to you."

Zhang Long also nodded.

Although they, like Zuo Dao, are all natives of Kyoto, they have never been to Tianhe City before.

Apart from official duties, the boat fare across the river is too expensive.

Small boats are better, but as big as they are today, one person will need three months of their salary.

This time they were training with the princess, and all expenses were reimbursed by the superiors.

Princess Taiping looked at the city in the distance with a look of nostalgia on her face.

"When I came here with my father, there were no ships traveling in the entire sea area. It was not as thrilling as last night."

When Zuo Dao heard this, he didn't know what to say for a moment.

After all, when the Holy One goes on patrol, in order to eliminate all dangers, he naturally follows the highest plan.

It was approaching noon.

The ship had just sailed into the dock of Tianhe City, and a group of footmen hurriedly stepped forward, hoping to get a job in front of the noble man.

Zuo Dao and others got off the boat all the way and looked at the scene around them with curiosity in their eyes.

Among them, except for Princess Taiping and Superintendent Wang, it was probably their first time for them all to come to Tianhe City.

Princess Taiping said: "Since we have caught up with the Dragon Lord Ceremony, we will stay in the city for a few more days. After the Dragon Lord Ceremony is over, we will return to Kyoto."

When everyone heard this, they all responded with excitement.

immediately.

Princess Taiping directly asked Supervisor Wang to arrange accommodation. They stayed in an inn located in the center of the city called Tianhe Inn.

Tianhe Inn is named after Tianhe City and was originally built specifically for princes and nobles.

In addition to money, you also need to verify your identity. If your identity is not qualified, you will not be able to stay in this Tianhe Inn.

Everyone came to Tianhe Inn, had lunch, and then went back to rest for a while.

Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and others were quite excited and wanted to go shopping around.

After all, when they return, this will be a conversation starter, enough to make them look good.

But when they went out, they heard that the Dragon Lord Lantern Festival would last for seven days in the evening, and Tianhe City would be bustling at that time.

This statement directly stopped several people from wanting to go out for fun.

Zuo Dao was in the room and released the kite through the window.

Within half an hour, the kite flew back again, bringing with it a secret letter from the Jin Yiwei.

This is the book of the Jinyi Guards hidden in Tianhe City. In addition to briefly introducing the situation in the city, it also describes the distribution of forces in the city and their affiliations.

After all, Princess Taiping wanted to stay in Tianhe City until the Dragon Lord Ceremony was over, so he naturally wanted to know more about this place in case of emergencies.

In the evening, after everyone had dinner, they left Tianhe Inn directly.

In Tianhe City at this moment, the streets are crowded with people, and the houses are filled with lanterns. Most of them are various dragon-shaped lanterns, which look quite interesting.

(End of this chapter)