Chapter 182: Don’t show off your wealth, fifty silver notes of one hundred taels!
Docked at the pier.
There was no sadness at all in this separation. The boys were laughing and looking forward to the journey ahead.
The three adults were even worse. They didn't even bother to exchange polite words and got off the boat without even saying hello.
As soon as the people stepped onto the dock, the cargo ship quickly left the shore, leaving behind afterimages of oars.
Bai Xiaofeng, "Hmph."
Poison is invulnerable, "Pah!"
The two stood at the busy dock, their eyes met, then looked away.
Bai Xiaofeng said, "Boys, follow me. If you lose me, you can go home begging for food. I will not be responsible."
Du Buqin held Tianbao in one hand and Baiyu in the other, "Let's go! We definitely won't beg for food!"
Tianbao is the most respectful, "Bai Yu is rich!"
Bai Yu hissed, "Don't show off your wealth. 50 silver notes for 100 taels!"
Su Wen and Su Wu, who hadn't walked far, twitched their lips. "You're just showing off!" They turned around and walked out onto the street, only to find that everything had been stolen!
Humph, what are you showing off?
Su Wen, "We don't need to carry money, we have food with Uncle Changdong!"
Su Wu, "Uncle Changdong has restaurants everywhere! Let's get out of here if we're full!"
The two groups blended into the crowd and went their separate ways, each with high morale and vigor.
Not far from the pier, you can see the tall and majestic city gate in the distance.
The words engraved on the city gate are majestic and magnificent - Yedu.
"Ye City? Hehehe! The bearded man is reliable this time and leaves it here for us!" When the old man saw those two words, his triangular eyes sparkled and he rubbed his hands excitedly.
Bai Yu asked, "Grandpa Du, is Yedu a good place?"
"Ye City is the capital of Jiangnan. Have you ever heard the saying, 'Jiangnan is rich!' There are so many wealthy people living in the city!"
Tianbao immediately understood and clenched his fist, "Help the weak and fight against the strong!"
Bai Yu, "Rob the rich to help the poor!"
Old man, "Go!"
After walking a few steps, Bai Yu figured out something strange. "The place of exile is in the northwest, and the bearded man put us in the south of the Yangtze River. Isn't this a bit of a detour?"
"Stay away! Why are you going back so soon? There's so much fun out there. Grandpa Du will take you guys on a leisurely tour!"
The old man didn't care at all and rushed into the city.
On the other side, Bai Xiaofeng took Su Wen and Su Wu by another route. They rented a carriage directly from the horse-drawn carriage outside the pier, and after getting on the carriage, they drove in the opposite direction of Ye City.
"Uncle Feng, aren't we going into the city?" Su Wu asked innocently, scratching his head.
Bai Xiaofeng glanced at him lazily. "The Emperor's men have long since discovered we were escaping by ship. There must be imperial spies in various capitals and docks. Perhaps someone is watching us right now. Let's get rid of them and make sure we're safe first."
Su Wen's eyes widened. "Someone's watching us? We ran away, but Grandpa Du has already entered the city, and Big Beard and my eldest brother are still on the boat. Aren't they in danger?!"
Bai Xiaofeng raised his lip, fanned his folding fan, and said leisurely, "I have a life-saving talisman against poison, so the danger is not that great. As for the bearded man, I'm not sure."
“…”
Su Wen, "I hope big brother has a safe journey."
Su Wu, "Seek your own happiness."
Both, "Alas."
Bai Xiaofeng's eyes twitched and he looked out the window.
What kind of things did Huo Ziheng teach?
Is conscience and brotherhood calculated at a penny or a half?
…
After leaving the shore, the cargo ship immediately changed its course and set off back to the land of exile.
The bearded man felt relaxed all over. He prepared a table of delicious food and two jars of wine for himself in the cabin. He drank until his neck turned red and hummed a tune that was out of tune.
Su An lay on the window sill. The sunlight on the August River mixed with the slightly fishy smell of the river water, giving off a uniquely refreshing feeling.
Boats were coming and going on the entire canal, and the white waves they created reflected golden light.
"Uncle with the big beard, are there always so many ships on the canal? Will it be impossible to avoid collisions when there are too many ships?" he asked.
The plague gods were sent away one by one, and the little one who stayed by his side could be ignored. The bearded man was in a good mood and didn't hesitate to say a few more words, "What are you colliding with? My business at Twelve Wharfs is river operations, and the people we pick to run the ships are all veteran sailors with many years of experience. Crashing a ship? Whoever dares to get his ship colliding, I'll smash his head against the ship!"
Su An wiped his face and pointed behind the boat, "The boat behind us seems to want to hit us. Are we going to hit the boat with their heads or with the old sailor's head?"
"..." The bearded man leaned half of his body out of the boat window, glanced back and cursed a few times.
There are three ships lined up right behind the cargo ship. At first glance, they are just ordinary transport ships, but the swaying figures on the ships are obviously martial arts practitioners, and there is not a trace of gangster air on them.
"They're pursuers! These bastards saw that there were fewer people on my boat, so they came out to cause trouble!"
Did the henchman assess the situation? Did he come out to act rashly because he saw he was alone?
If you had come out earlier, I would still respect you as a man. Fuck your mother!
Upon hearing this, Su An immediately pulled out a bulging bag from his lapel and stuffed it into his hand. "This is the poison smoke bomb that Grandpa Du gave me before he got off the boat! He said I can use it when there are pursuers and I can't defeat them!"
After saying that, he took out two hidden crossbows from his sleeves and gave one to the bearded man. "This is what Uncle Changdong gave me. Don't show it easily. Use it as a hidden weapon in times of crisis. It can catch the enemy off guard and save your life!"
The bearded man looked at the thing in his hand with a blank expression, "What else are you hiding?"
Su An tugged and pulled off a small cloth bag from the hem of her robe. She opened it and found a handful of shiny black pear needles inside. "This was given to me by Tian Bao."
"To stab the enemy?"
“…”No, Tianbao said that if you try to be treacherous, he will use it to stab you.
Keeping these words in his heart, Su An nodded firmly, "Yes! Stab the enemy! Uncle Bearded Man, I'm on the same page with you!"
"Sweet words, but a treacherous heart! Humph, you think I'm going to run away with those three boats? Who are you looking down on? Follow me, I'll show you what Pier Twelve can do!"
Do you really think he is a coward just because he was oppressed and beaten in exile?
That's not a good time to play!
You little brat, let me broaden your horizons!
Behind the bottom hold of the ship, there is a row of tiny holes, and behind each hole is a mechanism.
The bearded man took the boy around the mechanism, pressed it lightly, and several things as thin as silk threads shot out from the small hole.
Su An immediately lay down at the side and looked out from the lookout. He heard the thin line steadily penetrate into the rear hull, and when it was pulled out, it directly broke the plank on that side.
The river water immediately rushed in, causing the boat to tilt and deviate from its course.
Su An: Oh my god!
The young boy turned around and jumped onto the bearded man's back, hugged his neck with both hands and cheered, "Uncle Bearded Man, you are so awesome!"
"Let go, get down! Who told you to come up here?" The bearded man felt uncomfortable all over and tried hard to throw the man down.
I just can't get rid of it.
"I didn't expect such a small thread to be so strong. What is it made of?"
"Hmph, the silk I pulled from the Heaven-Swallowing Web is my trump card. Can I just tell you about it?"
“I saw it all!”
"It's no use seeing it, you don't have it!"
"Hahaha! As long as you have it! Uncle Beard, can you show me more?"
"roll!"
The excitement under the cabin lingered for a long time.
As the setting sun shines, the warm colors of the canal in August are gorgeous and magnificent.
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