Knife splashing

Chapter 419 A sudden turn of events
The Salt Gang is a giant in the underworld, no less powerful than the Cao Gang.

It has a long history and has flourished in the Huaihe River Basin since the Han Dynasty. Compared with the Cao Gang, the relationship between the Yan Gang and the court is more complicated.

Salt was monopolized by the imperial court, but in wartime, major projects, or disasters, merchants were needed to participate and the salt supervision committee would issue salt permits.

On weekdays, the Salt Gang was entangled with the court offices that managed salt, such as the Salt Transport Commissioner's Office, the Salt Tax Office, and the Inspection Office.

The Salt Gang is a refuge for people in the underworld.

If you are short of money or are wanted by the government, as long as your knife is sharp enough and your fist is strong enough, you can always find a place to stay in the Salt Gang.

The Salt Gang is also the black hand behind corrupt officials.

They would use various means to win over local officials, and sometimes act as their thugs to commit crimes.

The original magistrate of Zigui County was implicated because of smuggling salt.

The Sichuan Salt Gang is the best among them.

The Zigong area is known as the "Millennial Salt Capital". The Sichuan Salt Gang rose from here, and Sichuan, Hubei, Yunnan, and Guizhou were all within its sphere of influence.

Blocking the river and closing the road is not a big deal at all.

Li Yan could even be sure that this group of people had a good relationship with the Wushan County Government, and no one would come to ask questions after they finished their work.

call out!
Just as they stopped, a whistling arrow shot up into the sky.

The two speedboats behind them immediately accelerated, approaching them from the left and right, sandwiching the painting studio in between.

There were seven or eight men on each of the two speedboats. Despite the bleak autumn wind, they were still fighting in close combat, revealing their muscular bodies. They were also holding harpoons, swords, bows and arrows and other weapons in their hands.

"Don't move, bastard!"

A sturdy man walked out from the boat on the left. He was not tall, but had dark skin, a full beard, and several scars on his face.

He held the knife in both hands, one long and one short.

This weapon is called the Double-Blade Sword, with a long-bladed double-bladed sword and a short-bladed double-bladed sword. The long and short swords work together, one yin and one yang, which is very tricky.

Those who are good at using this weapon are all experts.

Perhaps this man was used to being arrogant, and when he saw Li Yan and others on the boat watching coldly, he immediately spat, stepped on the oar, and suddenly flew into the air.

At this time, the two ships were only five meters apart.

This distance was extremely easy for him, and he even had various countermeasures in his mind.

If the people on the boat do not act rashly, then he will use his aura to suppress them and quickly control the leader, so as to show his power...

If someone wields a knife to resist, he will use the knife to suppress the person...

However, he still thought too much.

Before he landed on the ground, he felt a gust of evil wind, and then his chest seemed to be struck by lightning, his ears were whistling, he flew more than ten meters away, and fell into the water with a splash.

Wu Ba retracted his feet and smiled at Sharifei.

Speaking of which, Wu Ba was also a little depressed.

In his original tribe, he was a top-notch warrior and would become the chief of the tribe in the future, just like a lion king who was about to become the leader.

But in the team, he is just a handyman.

Li Yan, Wang Daoxuan, and Lu San are all not to be trifled with, but he and Shalifi have a sympathetic relationship and they cooperate well.

Facing these ordinary people, I finally regained some confidence.

"Where did Harry come from!"

"You fool, you're looking for death!"

"Do you know who we are?"

There was a sudden burst of shouting and cursing on the boats on both sides.

These men all had fierce looks on their faces, waved their weapons and cursed loudly, with great momentum, but no one came up.

They were also sensible. The leader's good player was kicked away. Most of the people on the boat were tough guys, and rushing up would only bring humiliation upon themselves.

At times like this, we have to rely on the name of the Salt Gang to put pressure on others.

Li Yan frowned, "Wu Ba, kill them!"

"Fuck your mother!"

Wu Ba jumped out without saying a word and jumped directly onto the opponent's boat. He was too lazy to use weapons and just swung his fists as big as casserole pots, knocking the opponent to the ground.

Even the keel of the clipper was broken by a kick.

Then, Wuba rushed to another one with great interest.

"Wait!"

Finally, a voice was heard from the large ship blocking the way ahead.

Afterwards, a middle-aged man in brocade clothes walked up to the bow, with a Taoist priest and a woman standing beside him, looking down from above.

The Taoist priest was fine, but when the woman saw Li Yan, she was like she saw a ghost. She quickly stepped back and whispered a few words to the middle-aged man in brocade clothes.

When Li Yan saw this, his eyes looked a little strange.

The woman's face seemed familiar. If he was not mistaken, she was the female swordsman who followed the Longxiong Army to assassinate him in Xiling Gorge.

This woman's name is Liu Mei. She is good at swordsmanship and is also an expert in fighting against Ge Nian in the underworld of Ezhou.

Unfortunately, he was so frightened by Li Yan that he gave up the mission and ran away in Zigui County, thus escaping the disaster.

But she also got into trouble because of it.

At that time, he accepted the reward from the Ghost Cult, but fled in the face of danger. Fearing that he would be hunted down, he hid in the Salt Gang for refuge.

"Li Yan, the one who fought against the Ghost Cult?"

The middle-aged man in brocade clothes had a look of surprise on his face.

"That's the one!"

Liu Mei was also annoyed and whispered, "This is a jinx. Countless martial artists have died because of him. It's better not to provoke him."

The man in brocade clothes had a gloomy look on his face. He glared at his subordinates who were collecting intelligence next to him, then smiled and stood on the boat, clasping his hands and saying:

"So it's Young Master Li from Guanzhong. I've heard of you for a long time!"

"Hey~"

Sharifi was amused. He stroked the big bald head and said with a smile, "You are an interesting person. You set up an ambush on the way and made such a big scene. I don't even know who is on the boat. Aren't you afraid of offending the wrong person?"

Li Yan watched coldly and ignored him.

He had guessed that these people's target was most likely the two girls in the cabin.

"Hahaha…"

The man in brocade clothes smiled and clasped his fists, saying, "Misunderstanding, all misunderstanding."

"My name is Lu Jiu. I am a member of the Sichuan Salt Gang. I hold six shoulder poles and am responsible for patrolling..."

"Oh, it's Master Xunfeng Liu!"

Sharifei pretended to be surprised and clasped his fists slightly.

Although the Salt Gang is a giant in the Chinese underworld, it is more like a combination of a local chamber of commerce and a gang. There are clear boundaries between them and they cannot cross the line to make money.

Their rules are a bit like those of the Triads.

However, the Gelaohui is organized into rows. For example, the first row is the leader, the second row is the sage, the third row is the head, and so on, representing the seating order in the gang.

The Salt Gang started out by selling salt, especially the Sichuan Salt Gang, which often relied on manpower, so the carrying pole was very important.

Therefore, the ranking was replaced by a carrying pole.

"Sixth Master Xunfeng" is responsible for traveling around, doing everything from gathering intelligence to executing missions. He is considered the leader of the Salt Gang, and there are many of them.

"Don't dare."

Lu Jiu smiled slightly, "Although I may not know the real man, I have found the right person. Everyone, leave the two girls on the boat to us."

"This matter has nothing to do with you. I have a good relationship with Elder Han Kun of the Cao Gang, and we are considered one of our own. When you come to Sichuan and Shu in the future, my Salt Gang will treat you well."

Sharifei glanced at Li Yan and saw that he looked indifferent, so he chuckled and said loudly: "Lu, don't waste your energy. Don't you know what kind of people we are?"

"Get out of the way if you know what's good for you. You kidnapped a girl, aren't you afraid of being laughed at..." As the saying goes, too many debts don't worry you; too many lice don't itch. They have offended too many people. Compared with them, the Salt Gang is really not up to par.

Lu Jiu, who was on the opposite boat, immediately had a sinister look in his eyes. He sneered and raised his hand slightly.

Wow!
Suddenly a group of people rushed onto the boat, all raising their muskets and aiming at them.

Not only that, the deck rumbled and a cannon was pushed over towards their pleasure boat.

Most of them were ordinary firearms, but there were also two new-style muskets.

Wow!
Lu Jiu shook the folding fan in his hand and said calmly: "Everyone, I know you have good kung fu and understand magic, but the world has changed."

"Nowadays, whoever has money is the boss!"

Pfft!
As he was speaking, he heard the sound of someone falling into the water behind him.

Lu Jiu quickly turned his head, only to see that the swordsman Liu Mei had disappeared. He took advantage of this opportunity to jump into the water and escape.

"Damn, this woman is really unreliable!"

Lu Jiu cursed, but he also felt vaguely uneasy in his heart.

On the pleasure boat, Li Yan's eyes also flashed with murderous intent, and he whispered: "Everyone get ready to jump into the water, just bear with it for a while."

He was not afraid of any firearms. Once he used his escape technique, the opponent wouldn't even be able to aim accurately. He could kill all the people there by himself.

Woo~
At this moment, the sound of a flute suddenly came from the clouds above, sad and gentle, like weeping and complaining, as if there was a woman crying in the fog.

After hearing this, Lü San's expression changed slightly, and he whispered, "It's the Miaojiang insect control technique, but it uses the Chu witch ritual music."

Buzz!
Suddenly, a roar was heard in the clouds.

Lu San touched the magic gourd unconsciously.

Originally, poisonous bees were the most suitable for dealing with these ordinary people in the world, but after the battle with the "Guest in the Mist", all the bee colonies died.

These are the result of hard work and are not easy to come by.

The demon gourd was seriously damaged as a result, and it would take some time before it could cultivate the bee colony again.

The people from the Salt Gang are probably in trouble.

Sure enough, a swarm of black bees rushed out from the thick fog, like a black cloud, covering all the ships of the Salt Gang.

The ones that attacked the Salt Gang were not mutated poisonous bees like Lu San, but giant yellow-headed hornets from Sichuan, each of which was as thick as a little finger.

Although it is a mortal species, it can sting people without any ambiguity.

"what!"

For a while, screams continued.

The person who attacked did not target the pleasure boat, so Li Yan and the others just watched the show from the sidelines.

The people from the Salt Gang were stung and screamed in agony, rolling around.

This yellow-headed hornet usually builds its nest in the mountains. The small ones are as big as a human head, and the large ones are as big as a house. It can sting a person to death.

Bang bang bang!
The musketeers fired their muskets at random.

But there is always a nemesis, and the musket is not omnipotent. Many gang members could not hold on and jumped into the water.

"Light the signal smoke, light the signal smoke!"

Lu Jiu's skills were pretty good too, with his hidden strength surging. He waved the folding fan in his hand up and down while shouting loudly.

Soon, thick, pungent smoke rose, but it only slowed down the swarm's attack.

Seeing this, Lu Jiu said anxiously: "Sir, please help!"

Li Yan narrowed his eyes and looked towards the ship's cabin.

Both the "Guest in the Mist" and the two girls are involved in the mysterious world. If Lu Jiu dares to block the way, he must have the help of a sorcerer.

But the other party seemed to have used some strange magic and hid in the cabin, so that even his supernatural powers could not detect it.

Dang~
Suddenly, the sound of a piano was heard in the cabin.

The person playing the piano was obviously well versed in this art. He played slowly at first and then quickly. The sounds were continuous yet soothing, and carried a chill that went through the bones.

Li Yan didn't understand the music score, but he could hear the flavor of it. The feeling it gave him was just like the night rain in Bashan that he had experienced before.

The attacking swarm of poisonous bees was also affected, as if they were blind, flying up and down and crashing around, no longer attacking people.

Above the thick fog on the cliff, the sound of the flute stopped, but an old female voice came, "Sir, do you want to fight to the death today?"

The sound of the piano suddenly stopped after passing through the grid.

"Let's go." The same vicissitudes of life voice came.

"Retreat, retreat quickly!"

Lu Jiu shouted hurriedly, and the big ship immediately turned around and headed upstream of the Daning River. The remaining speedboat turned back in a panic and headed towards Wushan County.

Only Li Yan and his group's pleasure boat were blocked by the iron chains across the river and had to stay where they were.

Li Yan held the hilt of the knife with his hand, but did not rush to cut the chain. Instead, he took a deep breath and looked towards the white mist above his left side.

"Mother-in-law! Mother-in-law!"

Two little girls ran out of the cabin and shouted at the top, saying anxiously: "These uncles are good people, don't be angry!"

Sharifei smiled and said, "This kid is quite sensible."

Before he finished speaking, several figures appeared on the cliff. They were all women. Some were wearing white Hanfu, and some were wearing Yi costumes. They used the force of the cliff to leap up, and their movements were extremely agile.

They were wearing bamboo hats and white veils covering their faces, so their faces could not be seen clearly. When they reached the shore, they stopped their guard.

There was only one woman, dressed in a blue sleeved robe, with silver ornaments on her head, dressed like a Miao girl, who came running on an iron chain.

Good skill!
Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and praised in his heart.

The Xicai Sect is the best at the art of tightrope walking in the martial arts world, but they have been trained since childhood and rely on their strong balance to walk.

However, the Miao woman in front of him had a simple skill of light body and extremely good eyesight.

Swish!
The woman landed on the bow of the boat. She had bright eyes, white teeth, and skin as white as cream. She smiled playfully and cupped her fists slightly, saying, "Thank you all for your help."

The smile is attractive, playful and a bit sassy.

However, Li Yan's back suddenly tensed up.

This woman was a little weird. There were all kinds of smells all over her body, all of which were poisonous. There were also poisonous snakes hidden in her clothes.

It's like a mobile drug depot.

It was the first time that Li Yan had seen such a madman.

"Aunt Long!"

The two girls immediately ran over and threw themselves into his arms.

"Hey, I'm glad you're back."

The Miao woman also had a smile on her face. She seemed to be hugging the two girls, but her fingers quickly swept over them to make sure that nothing had been done to the children. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief and directly picked up the two girls.

"Thank you, brave man!"

She blinked and prepared to take people away.

Li Yan suddenly said in a cold voice: "Wait, you just left without telling me what's going on. You don't know the rules."

"oh--!"

The Miao woman suddenly realized and said with a smile: "Don't worry, someone will pay you later, and you will definitely be satisfied."

"It's not about money!"

Li Yan could also see that this woman was not pretending to be stupid, but really didn't know the rules, so he said directly: "Your Excellency, please leave your name, right?"

"Also, we have something we would like to ask you."

As he spoke, he raised the golden phoenix ornament in his arms high up.

In the thick fog, the old female voice sounded again, "You can come to the Bai family in the east of Dachang City. I will be waiting for you."

　Second update in the afternoon
　　
　
(End of this chapter)