Book 25 - Chapter 12 – Fated Encounter (1/2)
Book 25 Chapter 12 – Fated Encounter
By the time they reached the pier, there were already several dozens ofto board the shi+p Xu ZIling stillChenchun identity to avoid unnecessary trouble
Knowing that Xu Ziling did not like publicity, Hou Xibai said, “Xiaodi will only send Ziling off thus far; Ziling only need to give your na people onboard, then you won’t have to worry about anything else Xiaodi already paid the fare, everything has been arranged properly”
Xu Ziling asked in passing, “How could Wu Jiang Bang have so ’s Sha Laoda [big boss] hasbusiness around the Three Gorges, transporting people and goods, his credibility is outstanding Because of its long history with Baling Bang, also because they are in charge of buying provision and arranging payoods for Xiao Xian, they are getting on ith each other Ziling can rest assured”
“So that’s how it is,” Xu Ziling said, “No wonder such a big shi+p only has twenty, thirty passengers Transporting cargo ought to be their ers are only secondary business?”
Hou Xibai laughed and said, “But the realthat the situation e at any moment, they only have fifteen cabins If not a well-off passenger, it is iet a bed I went to talk directly to Sha Laoda, only then was I able toHou Xibai’s shoulder, Xu Ziling said, “Thank you very !”
Reluctant to part, Hou Xibai said, “Were it not for Xiaodi unexpectedly must train in secret – to delve into the xinfa on the I touring the Three Gorges Ziling, please take a good care of yourself”
Xu Ziling shook hands with Hou Xibai to bid hiers have just started boarding the shi+p Xu Ziling was at the end of the line When he looked back, Hou Xibai has already disappeared without any trace
Since leaving Yangzhou, this was the first tier shi+p It was a novel and fascinating feeling What he did not understand the ht? It carried so fro wind lantern, the river water appeared to be an expanse of darkness, all he could hear was the sound of the water beating against the hull and lapping the shore The dock and the city were separated by a wooded area, all he could see was faint dots of light on the other side of the forest; it looked as if it was another world altogether
Other than the Wu Jiang Bang’s passenger and cargo shi+ps,and sht On such a big dock, theirs was the only shi+p showing any activities, with several dozen of big oods fro it to the shi+p
The four bigthe passengers were quite polite and courteous; they even helped carrying the passengers’ heavy luggage on board
In front of Xu Ziling was a small family of three The nified Both husband and wife seemed to be in their twenties, with the boy looked to be around four, five years old
Seeing Xu Ziling’s scarred face, apparently they were a bit wary, so much so that they forbade the boy to look back at hiers were dressed like traveling roups of three or four Only about five or six people appeared to be Jianghu people
When Xu Ziling caYe is here!”
The woman ahead of him could not resist her curiosity; she looked back to cast hi nodded at her and s down her head in panic and hurriedly walked up the deck
Xu Ziling was accustoht that this family of three must be in trouble; otherwise, they would not be like a bird startled at the twang of a bow like this He could not help secretly elevating his vigilance
Arriving on the deck, a short and stoutYe, how are you, Senior? Xiaoren Lin Lang, the Xiangzhu [fragrant[plulect hospitality toward Gong Ye Please co really wanted to tell him not to be overly courteous toward him, but realized that it would not work Toward such a celebrity hout the country like Hou Xibai, naturally local gangs and societies would do their best to curry favor fro happened in the future, Hou Xibai would stand up for them
The shi+p was sturdy and spacious; the hold was divided into three decks, unexpectedly Xu Ziling got a single-occupancy cabin, which was beyond his expectation
After so left
Xu Ziling walked over toward theto look out; the goods from the shed have been cohts burst in his heart Bashu was certainly a very special place for him, yet he just wanted to leave as soon as possible, so that everything that happened here could be forgotten
The xuan, a woman who, in certain instant – was able towas killed singlehandedly by him; ould she, or perhaps shi+ Feixuan, think?
The hull shuddered, the anchor was raised and the shi+p started to sail
Suddenly there was a thunderous sound of hoof beats
More than dozen riders swept through the forest like a tornado, rushi+ng toward the dock The riders called out loudly to stop the boat
Obviously Wu Jiang Bangpoles out and pushed the boat faster off the shore They sailed downstrearoup of riders giving chase along the shore, but in the blink of an eye the shi+p has left theood sleep for more than ten days He went to the bed and collapsed, and was i the land of dreae es and lofty peaks, as if they were pared by a hatchet – stood in great numbers Layered rocks and piles of stones were heavy in bluish-green color; beautiful landscape appeared one after another
Although watching all these Kou Zhong was gasping in amazement, he knew that he had lost his way; he could not find his way toward Yulin County Otherwise, after rushi+ng about all through the night, it was ile official road
In this layer upon layer ofinally he was heading west on the northern bank along the Yu River, ould have thought thata detour to continue, but after e was to be seen, behind there was no place with any people on it’ place
Exasperated, Kou Zhong thought he ht as well clie of hills Cli halfway, he was already enveloped by clouds androcks and unusual trees When he reached the peak, he looked to the west, and saw a fortified village about ten li away, hidden aes covered by the trees There was a longwinded stone path leading to the hold There were also terraced rice fields, where the water reflected the light like luster of ge of winter The forest leaves had turned golden yellow Surrounded by the mountain and embraced by the river, there was an out-of-the-world, stand-alone, oblivious-of-hu all these, Kou Zhong’s thoughts wandered far away, thinking to himself that if he did not have important matter to attend to, it would be extremely enjoyable if he could stay here for ten days or half a one; he quickly rushed toward the fortified village
Sailing downstreaht they already passed Meishan, Jianwei, and Luchuan, three counties After eating breakfast provided by the shi+p, Xu Ziling went to the bow and stood facing the wind, enjoying the beautiful scenery along the river
On this section of the river, the water was deep, the current swift, and the tide was surging Overhanging cliffs stood opposite of each other on both sides; arduous, high and steep Following the torrential current, the sailboat carried a flowing-out-swiftly-for-thousand-li ’s heart yearned, his spirit raced; he felt deeply that the trip has not been rateful to Hou Xibai for this good suggestion, thinking that if Kou Zhong were here, chatting and joking with hi
He could not help thinking about shi+ Feixuan accoes as well, h his heart
While he was still deep in thought, Lin Lang cah Ba County Fro, the section of the river is even htfall to to stop over for one night Over there, they have nuo into the city to take a look around”