Detective Di Renjie: The Mysterious Dynasty

Chapter 387: Hu Jinghui's Fierce Battle with the Ten Iron Hands (Part )

By dusk, the port of Wohu Town was a little deserted, with only boats docked but no ships sailing.

A small boat came slowly down the river from Shanggou Village and arrived there. It was Hu Jinghui and his party.

Hu Jinghui led Fang Jiu and his party, docked the boat steadily at the port, and then walked into the town.

He came to an inn, bought some things casually, then borrowed paper and pen from the owner and wrote a letter.

After writing the letter, Hu Jinghui returned to the port and met up with Fang Jiu and others who were preparing their luggage.

Fang Jiu and the others returned first, and seeing Hu Jinghui from afar, they went to greet him: "Brother Wang, everything is ready."

Hu Jinghui handed the letter in his hand to Fang Jiu carefully, and reminded him: "This is a letter, be sure to keep it safe! You will send me back to Shanggou Village later, and then set off for Yangzhou."

Fang Jiu and others nodded: "Okay!"

Because it was dusk and there was no one around, Hu Jinghui and his group stood out a bit. There were a few lazy guys at the port pointing and talking and laughing at them.

Hu Jinghui just glanced at them indifferently, then shook his head and didn't take it to heart.

Afterwards, Fang Jiu and others set off on the boat.

However, shortly after Hu Jinghui and his group left, some of those lazy guys quietly slipped away to inform the others.
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At Wohu Village, Ge Tianba hurriedly found Yun Gu and Hu Yun who were having a secret meeting, and explained to them the situation reported by the lazy men.

"Are you sure he is the person we are looking for?" Xiong Sha questioned from the side, his tone full of distrust.

Ge Tianba was very indignant when he heard this. He was so active in tipping off the group, but the Iron Hand Group just didn't appreciate it.

But the situation is stronger than the person, he suppressed his emotions and smiled, "It can't be wrong, the boat that group of people drove is the one that Yayun brought last time, and there is the logo of Crouching Tiger Village on it."

Yun Gu's face turned gloomy in an instant. The last time she and Lu Lu went out, they suffered a great loss and were completely defeated.

Ge Tianba did not notice his daughter's change and continued, "The informants from Crouching Tiger Village in the town saw it. The leader was a tall man with a sword. There was no doubt about it!"

Hu Yun's face was solemn. His eyes met with Yun Gu's and they both nodded, deciding to take action.
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It was getting dark. Fang Jiu and his companions were sailing along the way. Hu Jinghui was still explaining what to do after meeting Zhao Ji.

Gradually, the boat approached Shanggou Village.

However, in the dark distance, a large ship was chasing them at a high speed. On the ship was the "Hongtong" flag. It was the ship that Hu Yun brought.

There was not a single light on the ship, and there was no one on the deck, which looked particularly strange.

Hu Jinghui keenly caught the unusual movement behind him and couldn't help but sigh: "There are many troubles in Hangou, and the business travel has been cut off. Is this the first merchant ship seen in recent days?"

When these words were spoken, everyone on the boat thought of themselves and felt sad.

Only Fang Jiu turned his head and fixed his eyes on the big ship. He frowned and whispered to himself, "It's strange. Why does this ship look so light?"

When Hu Jinghui heard this, his expression changed slightly and he looked at the speeding ship.

Fang Jiu scratched his head, puzzled: "Normally, merchant ships should be fully loaded with cargo regardless of whether they are going back or forth. This ship is going too fast!"

When Hu Jinghui heard this and looked at the merchant ship that was getting closer and closer, his heart suddenly tightened.

"Fang Jiu, that's not a merchant ship! It's coming for us!"

Fang Jiu was stunned when he heard this and looked at Hu Jinghui in surprise.

Hu Jinghui's eyes sparkled, and he drew out the Youlan Sword, ready to fight at any time: "I will stop them, you have to go back to Shanggou Village and remind the villagers to hide!" Fang Jiu and his group had not yet recovered from their shock: "But, Brother Wang..."

Before he finished his words, the merchant ship approached like a giant shadow, and the distance between it and the small boat shortened to a dangerous distance.

In an instant, a row of archers emerged from the front of the merchant ship, and thousands of arrows were fired at the same time, like dark clouds covering the sun, pointing directly at Hu Jinghui, Fang Jiu and others.

Fang Jiu and others were suddenly panicked and screamed.

But Hu Jinghui was well prepared. He waved the Youlan sword in his hand, and the sword light weaved like a weave, shooting down the arrows shot at his companions one by one.

He took a deep breath, turned back resolutely, and spoke with unquestionable majesty in his voice: "Don't worry about me, go back to Shanggou Village quickly, hide with Guo Laozhang and the others, and then go to Yangzhou and find the imperial envoy!"

After saying that, he estimated that the distance was enough, used his feet to gain momentum, leaped up, and actually jumped towards the big ship alone!

Fang Jiu was unable to stop him and could only roar: "Brother Wang!"

"Hurry up!" Hu Jinghui urged harshly, without allowing any explanation.

Fang Jiu was extremely anxious, but after witnessing the rain of arrows just now, he knew that he and others would only become a burden.

So, he reluctantly gave up and ordered everyone to retreat: "Quick! Return to Shanggou Village immediately!"

At the same time, Hu Yun, Yun Gu and others on the boat witnessed Hu Jinghui's heroic leap from afar. He took two steps lightly on the water and headed straight for the big ship.

Hu Yun was not afraid at all. Instead, he looked delighted and shouted, "Shoot again! Shoot again! He can't dodge in the air. Shoot him to death!"

When the archers heard the order, they immediately drew their bows and shot arrows.

Arrows whizzed through the air, accompanied by the sound of tearing the air, and more than ten sharp arrows chased towards Hu Jinghui again.

Hu Yun and the members of the Iron Hand Group watched as Hu Jinghui lost his strength in mid-air and could not escape. They were happy but also a little disappointed.

What a crappy expert, he boasted so much, but was taken down so easily?

Only Yun Gu had no joy on her face, but instead had a frown on her face.

Sure enough, at the moment when everyone thought Hu Jinghui was about to be killed by an arrow, he seemed to suddenly run out of strength and fell down, just avoiding the flying arrow.

What surprised Hu Yun and others even more was that, because the merchant ship was so tall, after Hu Jinghui fell into the water, he disappeared from the sight of the Iron Hand Group for a while.

"Huh? Where's the person? Where did he go?" The archers and several hall masters of the Iron Hand Group couldn't help but step forward to search for Hu Jinghui's trace.

Hu Yun's martial arts skills were relatively high, and he keenly sensed something strange. He suddenly came to his senses and shouted loudly: "Be careful!"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and turned to look at Hu Yun with confusion on their faces.

At this moment, Yun Gu suddenly widened her eyes and pointed her finger tremblingly behind everyone: "Behind!"

Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly turned around again, only to see that Hu Jinghui had silently risen into the air from under the deck and descended like a demon descending from the sky!
Under the moonlight, the Youlan Sword flashed with cold light, drawing a dazzling arc.

The archers on the bow had no time to react before they were caught in this sudden attack. Blood splattered everywhere, wailing rang out, and the scene was in a mess.

Hu Jinghui landed steadily on the deck. He wiped the blood off the Youlan sword in his hand casually. There was a cold light flashing in his eyes, shooting directly at Hu Yun and his gang.

Everyone in the Iron Hand Group seemed to be frozen. They just stared at Hu Jinghui blankly. No one spoke for a moment.

(End of this chapter)