Records of the Lost Cases of Helaitang in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 212 Going North
Shen Junzheng was very scheming. Although he defeated Lu Fuzun in one round, he did not dare to underestimate Lu Fuzun.

The official ship set off from Pingwangyi, but did not go north immediately. Instead, it went in the opposite direction to Wuxing. From Wuxing, it circled back to Suzhou Wangting and headed for Wuxi. It arrived at Jingkou Xijin Ferry on the 35th. If we could go ashore from here and take the land route, or change the Yangtze River, most of the time You can arrive in Nanjing on the same day.

The reason why I asked my sister Vanilla to wait for an opportunity to help me escape at Guazhou Ferry across the Yangtze River from Xijin was because I had heard that Vanilla’s man had some gangster influence in the Yangzhou area. This could be regarded as an accident. Sun Thief was in Nanjing. Shen Junzheng was not sure whether I knew about the news about Xianju, so he was heavily guarded at Xijin Crossing and stayed out of Jingkou all night before he and his party relaxed.

The boat was resting at Guazhou Ferry across the water. Taking advantage of the darkness, I tied an embroidered handkerchief that I had prepared on the side of the boat. The embroidery was made of several branches of pandan, vanilla or red beads. Know.

It has been a long time since I wrote the letter, and my hope was extremely slim. I tried my best.

That night, I was extremely careful, looking in all directions and listening in all directions. However, it was a quiet night and nothing unusual happened.

At dawn the next day, there was a sudden knocking sound on the side of the boat where the embroidered handkerchief was tied, and it lasted for a while. I felt awe in my heart, maybe reinforcements had arrived.

I paid close attention to the movement, and soon a whistle came from the river outside. This kind of whistle can only be played with the bone flute of our Jinglu Tunbao.

My heart beat faster, and my mind was filled with the thought that the relatives I had dreamed about for many years were waiting for me outside. It was the dragon's den and the tiger's den, and I wanted to break into it.

The official ship Shen Junzheng requisitioned in Pingwangyi was not small, and there were several boatmen. Because they rested late last night, they were all asleep in their cabins. Shen Junzheng was also resting in his own cabin. Fortunately, his entourage was not there. , otherwise there will be one more danger.

There was a small boat parked near the official ship. When I opened the cabin, it approached quickly. There were several people standing on the bow. One of them took off his bamboo hat and waved to me. Although the light was dim, I still recognized Vanilla at a glance. She and these I'm afraid Nian has worked very hard and looks more weathered than me.

I carried my luggage on my back, tiptoed to the cabin door and pushed it open. The boat was tied to Guazhou Ferry with a thick cable. It was still several feet away from the ferry shore. I couldn't do it on my own, and it was autumn. They swam ashore, which was probably why Shen Junzheng and the others could rest assured.

I had no time to observe whether the people on the official ship had noticed that I had escaped. Vanilla was well prepared. She immediately changed my clothes into a blue floral shirt and trousers, and put on a bamboo hat. In an instant, my description changed drastically. At first glance, I looked like a man. She looked like a woman on the boat.

The boat rowed under the gunwale of the official ship, and Huahua signaled me to jump down. I jumped up, making a medium-sized dull thud, and the boat immediately turned around and headed towards the Yangtze River.

Although Xiangcao's boat was smaller, it was manned by eight helmsmen, all of them strong young men with dark skin. The boat was rowing very fast, leaving Shen Junzheng's official ship far behind, and it became just a speck of dust in the sky.

It was just dawn. They had worked hard all day yesterday and it looked like they hadn't woken up yet.

I looked at these good guys and felt a little strange, so I quietly asked Vanilla: "These boatmen look like they are all practitioners. Are they the waiters in your inn?"

Vanilla smiled and said: "They are all brothers of your brother-in-law, Heifeng Village."

"Black Wind Village?" I frowned without concealing it. Vanilla hurriedly explained: "Your brother-in-law is a private salt dealer, not a bandit who gathers in the mountains to kill people and steal goods."

I felt relieved, and then I couldn't help but laugh at myself. What's the point of these right and wrong, moral obsession? We were rebels and slaves in the past. When others heard this, they would shake their heads and hide away.

With God's blessings, we had a smooth journey and arrived at the mouth of Xinjiang River outside Jiangdong Gate of Nanjing in the afternoon, then sailed into the Qinhuai River and anchored under the Qingxi Long Banqiao.

A woman rushed over, it was my little friend Hongzhu, we hugged each other tightly and cried, God kept us, I guess it has some use.

I know that the man Hongzhu married is Mr. Wang San of Taicang. It is said that Mr. Wang San has no ability, but he is a decent person and he is really willing to let Hongzhu go.

The three of us had been separated for many years, and we cried and told our hearts all night long. I told them what Lu Fuzun said. Sun Thief was now living near Taoyedu in Nanjing. To prevent the news from leaking, the three of us had to visit on our own.

Starting from the next day, the three of us disguised ourselves and wandered around Taoye Ferry. Vanilla and I had learned some boxing, kicking, and sword kung fu over the years, so the two of us went around to find out information. Hong Zhu didn’t have kung fu, but he learned how to punt. She worked as a boatman for us every day, rocking the boat to Taoye Ferry, and then setting up a stall to sell eggs.

A few days later, we confirmed Sun Thief's mansion, but we found that the really useful information came from Hong Zhu. The cook in Sun Thief's mansion had become a customer of Hong Zhu's eggs. On the eighth day of September, the cook told Hong Zhu Zhu, she can rest the next day, because her master Sun is a sinner. Every ninth day of the lunar month, he has to go to the Shangyuan magistrate's office to meet with the magistrate, and have dinner with the magistrate's designated Qingyin class.

We went to visit Qingyin Xiaoban that day and found that it was relatively remote and should be easy to get started. I designed a route. No matter whether we succeeded or not, we would retreat from Qingyin Xiaoban towards Suojin Village. The boat was anchored under the Liuqiu Bridge in Suojin Village. , you can swing directly into the Qinhuai River and return to the Changban Bridge of Qingxi River.

I thought I had a thorough plan and decided to go to Qingyin Squadron alone to kill the Sun thief. Hongzhu stayed in the boat under Liuqiu Bridge to wait for me. As for Vanilla, I asked her not to get involved.

This time I went to assassinate Sun Thief, with the purpose of retreating if I missed a hit. If I missed and felt that I could not escape, I would commit suicide immediately. Then Vanilla would take revenge. If two people go out together, it is very likely that the entire army will be annihilated.

On the ninth night of the Lunar New Year, things went smoothly at first.

Even after many years, I still recognized the thief at a glance while leaning outside the window lattice. There were only two people at the banquet, Thief Sun and a weak official, probably the magistrate of Shangyuan County. When the banquet was about to break up, I rushed in with my face covered in black clothes. Without saying a word, I executed three consecutive killing blows with my sword. It stabbed directly at the vital point, causing Sun Thief to be in a hurry and panic. It seemed that Sun Thief's martial arts had declined over the years.

Shangyuan Zhixian was so shocked that he collapsed on the ground and couldn't move. Just as he was about to succeed, a tall masked man in black flew in from the door. He used two swords and blocked my sword with his backhand. He was so powerful that the sword was heavy. The moves were steady, but I secretly thought something was wrong. I tried to run away, but the man kept staring at me.

I fled all the way to Liuqiu Bridge, and the man in black chased me to Liuqiu Bridge. At this time, pedestrians walked by with lanterns. I noticed one of them was particularly thin, so I just tested the person who was chasing me, so I pushed the thin person out. Blocking the sword, I didn't expect that there was someone in the group carrying a sword, and then he drew his sword towards me. I saw that this person was a young man with an immature face, and his sword skills were very unfamiliar, so I felt very disapproving. I caught a glimpse of the sword in his hand, and I lost my sight. It was so shocking. It's the Qingshuang Sword. Mr. Yan told me that day that his father's two swords, Qingshuang and Zidian, were taken away by Sun Tie. Why are they in the hands of this young man?

I stepped forward to grab the sword, but many of them surrounded the young man. I weighed the pros and cons and had to give up.

Hongzhu heard the sound on the bridge and rowed the boat to the center of the lake. I found a neutral position and turned over, landing on the side of the boat and escaping.