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Chapter 123 Meeting Halfway (Fifth)

Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

At the earliest, it was excavated by the State of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period to conquer the State of Qi. Later, the Sui Dynasty greatly expanded and connected it to Luoyang, the capital, and connected to Zhuo County. When the Yuan Dynasty renovated, Luoyang was abandoned and taken until Beijing.

At this time, the capital of the Ming Dynasty was Beijing, and it was very convenient to connect to Nanjing through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

Ye Jun simply gave up riding and went south by boat.

I have to admire that the shipbuilding technology of the Ming Dynasty is indeed extraordinary.

Although it is said that the sea transportation is blocked, the shipbuilding technology is still good. The ships are running on the river with full sails, and the speed is not weaker than that of a galloping horse.

The Butcher Knife Conference hadn't started so early.We still have to wait for the heroes from all walks of life and all the sects to arrive. It may not be possible to open it in less than half a month.

For the time being, Jun Ye is not in a hurry. He is enjoying the boat, enjoying the scenery along the way.

For a long time, he has been cultivating painstakingly, but it has not been such a peaceful day for a long time.

Watching the willows swaying on both sides of the bank, the breeze blowing, the waves shimmering, and fish jumping out of the water from time to time, Ye Jun's mood gradually relaxed, and the impatience born of encountering a bottleneck gradually subsided in his heart.

In this way, after a few days, the ship has sailed to the south.

On this day, as night fell, the boat gradually docked.

"Master Ye, we're in Jiangdu!" A voice reminded.

It's a boatman. Along the way, Mr. Ye only said his surname was Ye, and everyone called him Mr. Ye.

Jiangdu?Ye Jun was slightly puzzled.

Seeing this, the boatman laughed loudly and said, "Ahead, there is the famous Yangzhou city!"

Yangzhou has been prosperous since ancient times.

It is the place where the grain and grain of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal must pass through. It is almost equivalent to the magic capital of later generations.

The flow of people brings a prosperous economy.

At this time, Yangzhou is indeed a metropolis, especially the place of fireworks, which is extremely prosperous.

Therefore, merchant ship guests will berth here and go to Yangzhou city in style.

That's why, the boatman spoke with a little deep meaning.

Ye Jun smiled faintly, he was not interested in this.

"Young Master Ye, you really don't want to go? Then let's go first. I'll come back later and tell you what it's like to be a girl in Yangzhou City."

The people on the boat left happily.

Ye Jun stayed on the boat and asked the boatman for a fishing rod.

The breeze blows gently, and the willows on the shore are swaying with the wind, just like the soft waist of a girl in Yangzhou.

At night, when the fish are eating, faint ripples are aroused from time to time, and fat carp can be seen sticking their heads out of the water.

Fishing on a moonlit night is quite enjoyable.

There are many boats coming and going, and they all stop at the pier and head towards Yangzhou City in groups of three or four.

Suddenly, in the night, there were a few shouts and curses.

Immediately, several figures walked over from the direction of Yangzhou city, cursing.

"Why are they?" Ye Jun frowned slightly.

There were too many boats on the shore, and under the darkness, the group of people did not notice Ye Jun's figure, but went to another boat.

"Brother Hu, don't be angry, isn't she just a girl? When we get to Nanjing City, there will be a lot of girls on the flower boats by the Huaihe River, and they are prettier than this girl from Yangzhou!"

"I just can't swallow this breath. It's not that I didn't give you money. How dare you look down on me. Next time we meet, I will break his third leg!" a bald man said coldly.

"Stop talking, He Hu, you've already caused trouble today. The person you injured is the cousin of the leader of the Giant Whale Gang. The Giant Whale Gang is extremely powerful and domineering, so I'm afraid they won't let it go. Let's leave at night. Come on!" said a rough voice.

"Tie Zhu, why are you getting more and more timid? What is there to be afraid of from the Giant Whale Gang? If Mo Yan hadn't been in charge, I would have turned that bastard's head on the spot!"

"Why didn't you say Brother Ye was here, and helped you to destroy the Giant Whale Gang?" Tie Zhu sneered, and said, "After the loss of Da Mo last time, why haven't you made any progress? In the world, there are people we can't afford to offend." Too much……"

"I can't afford to offend this, and I can't afford to offend that. After this boat trip, at worst, I will go back to my hometown!"

After being told for a while, He Hu knew that he was too reckless tonight, so he began to pull the anchor and prepare to set sail.

It turned out to be Tie Zhu and He Hu and his party.

At the beginning, after the two parties parted in the desert, Ye Jun brought the Yang family siblings to the capital, and the others dispersed separately, but they did not expect that they would meet here.

Ye Jun was about to go up to say hello, when suddenly a cold light flashed from the corner of his eyes.

On the river, at some point, there were a few more fast boats.

This kind of fast boat is small and cannot carry goods, but it is extremely fast. Generally, caravans rarely have this kind of fast boat. On the contrary, when Ye Jun returned to Yunzhuang in Taihu Lake, he saw that the pirates there used this kind of fast boat. Boat.

Quite a speed of coming and going without a trace.

At this time, a few fast boats suddenly appeared, and they seemed to be going straight to Tie Zhu and He Hu's boats, obviously the visitors were not good.

Seeing this, the boatmen on the water exclaimed.

"The Giant Whale Gang is doing errands, and the idlers are going to get out of here!"

On the Clippers, there was an arrogant voice.

Immediately, several fast boats besieged Tie Zhu's merchant ship.

"Damn it, these bastards came so fast!" He Hu snorted and cursed.

Tie Zhu's complexion also sank suddenly. After they knew that the person they offended was the Giant Whale Gang, they rushed back immediately. Unexpectedly, they were still blocked by the other party.

Tonight, I'm afraid it's hard to be kind.

He Hu took out the Jie Dao and slapped his bare head fiercely, with a rather annoyed expression on his face, he said: "I, He Hu, have troubled everyone today. Wait a minute, if you have a chance, run away. The Giant Whale Gang The people who live here shouldn't recognize you!"

"Brother He Hu, what are you talking about? We have been going through life and death for so long, how can we run away? Even if we can't beat them, let's kill a few of them to make money!" Someone said coldly.

They are all brothers who depend on each other for life and death, and live a life of licking blood on the edge of a knife. They have long been psychologically prepared for today's situation.

boom!
The clipper rammed over, and a few iron anchors flew out, firmly holding the splint of the merchant ship. Now, the merchant ship couldn't leave even if it wanted to, unless Tiezhu and others dived, but how could their water quality be better than How about these giant whale gang members who live in the water all year round?
For now, there is only one way.

"kill!"

He Hu has already taken the lead and rushed out.

With the sword in his hand, he chopped off the head of the guy who jumped on the merchant ship first.

Next to it, other people also fought.

It has to be said that men like Tie Zhu and He Hu, who have been licking blood all the year round, dare to fight and kill.

Although the number of giant whale gangs doubled, they couldn't take it down for a while, and even faintly felt like they were about to be repelled.

At this time, on one of the clippers, stood a young man with a white bandage on his head.

This person is Li Chenzhou, the son of Li Tianhao, the uncle of Li Zhengkai, the leader of the Giant Whale Gang.

Li Chenzhou's eyes were stern, and he gave He Hu a vicious look, and immediately lowered his head and said to a man in black beside him, "Mr. Liu Sheng, please let your subordinates take action!"

"Li Sang, your men are really a bunch of trash!"

The man in black was wrapped in black clothes, without showing his face, only a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes.

The night was trembling slightly, black figures appeared out of nowhere, and immediately rushed to the battlefield, halfway, the figures disappeared suddenly.

(End of this chapter)