The two women spoke softly for a long time, Li Jing at least heard the clues: the older woman called "Mei Niang", is the young woman's master. The younger woman's name was "Qing Ni", and she had grown up with Mei Niang since she was a child, called master and servant, but in fact like sisters. Silent man is Mei Niang's uncle, this time came to Luzhou, seems to be looking for a great monk to cure the disease.

Qingni is young and eloquent, and can't be idle for a moment. But heard her say: "The divine monk is not in Luzhou, it is said to have gone to Sikong mountain. This root of the disease is not removed, it is really worrying."

Mei Niang said, "Qing Ni, Buddhists talk about destiny. I'm afraid it's my destiny that I didn't meet it even though my uncle took us on a thousand-mile search."

The middle-aged scribe said in relief, "Mei Niang doesn't need to worry too much. This time, I will go back to Jiangling, and then I will find the time to go into Shu to look for a sage in medicine, so I may be able to eradicate the stubborn disease."

Qing Ni said, "This doctor that master is talking about, is it Mr Sun Simiao?"

The middle-aged scribe laughed, "Qing Ni really has some insight."

Mei Niang laughed, "Qing Ni is good at inquiring about the wonders of the world. However, Shu is treacherous, and Mr Sun is as erratic as a divine monk, so I'm afraid it's difficult to see him."

When Li Jing heard them talk about the word "Sun Simiao", he sat up again. He wanted to tell them that he was on his way to Sichuan to look for Mr Sun, but on second thought, as the young Alone Star was still sick, it was better to do more than less.

Qingni said: "Our Lanling Xiao family, like me and other maidservants can also accompany the reading of poetry, naturally know some things. The master is the uncle of the state, although willing to abide by the poverty, but now the Longzhong Zhuge. Princess grew up beside the master, talent and virtue far better than those princes and princesses in the palace!"

The middle-aged scribe hurriedly drew back, ''Qingni don't talk nonsense! I am deeply favoured by the Emperor and am regarded as a member of Xiao's family. Although the Empress is not at Mei Niang's side, she often sends letters of sympathy. If such nonsense is spread, it is not favourable to Mei Niang. If you want to talk nonsense again, beware of chastisement!"

Qingni was dumbfounded by this.

Li Jing in the inner cabin was even more shocked when he heard this. He was born in a family, but compared with this Lanling Xiao family, it is a difference of a hundred thousand miles. The Lanling Xiao family, according to legend, originated from Xiao He, one of the three great masters of the early Han Dynasty, with a succession of descendants. Since the time of Emperor Xuan Di of the Western Han Dynasty, the name of the Crown Prince Xiao Wang moved the world, and Lanling in the East China Sea was already a prestigious family. After more than two hundred years, the Western Jin Dynasty moved south to the east of the Yangtze River, and the Xiao family relocated to South Lanling County (present-day Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province). Family migration is not surprising, but will be able to county name and family migration together, history is extremely rare. What is even rarer is that, Xiao's southern migration after people out of times, South Qi, Yongzhou assassin Xiao Yan replaced the South Qi emperor, the country name Liang, set the capital Jiankang (present-day Nanjing, Jiangsu Province), known as Liang Wudi, control of half of the country. After the Hou Jing Rebellion in Southern Liang, Chen Baxian founded the Chen Dynasty and Xiao Liang declined. Xiao Yan's grandson, Xiao Cha, succeeded to the throne and owned part of the western part of the former Southern Liang (known as Western Liang), and set his capital at Jiangling (present-day Jingzhou City, Hubei Province). Xiao died, and his son, Xiao Kui, succeeded to the throne, and has now reigned for 18 years.

Listening to the three people outside the cabin, Li Jing had roughly guessed that the woman called "Mei Niang" was the daughter of the Western Liang Emperor Xiao Kui, who had somehow grown up in her uncle's house. Thinking about himself, Li Jing could not help but be dumbfounded. However, this "uncle" in the outer cabin was much gentler than Han Qinhu, and even the servant girls could speak freely, so he naturally doted on Meiniang even more.

Li Jing tired all night, sleepy, at this time it is already difficult to open his eyes, so he put his body close to the Alone Star, closed his eyes to recuperate. I don't know how long, a loud bang came from the ears, the body was lifted off the couch, obviously hit the boat. Outer cabin I do not know which woman screamed in alarm, I heard the old boatman said in a loud voice: "Master Jiang, I have never offended you, why do you have to be so forced?"

The boat stabilised a little. Only a hoarse male voice could be heard saying, "Dead old man, in this place of Nan Chao, don't even think of crossing the lake without paying for the road!"

The old boatman smiled and said, "This is the rule of the lake, the little old man naturally save. Today, I am fortunate to meet Master Jiang, this filial piety money, please accept it."

Li Jing heard, heart understand a few points: it seems to be to the Luzhou rule of the South Nestor Lake encountered water bandits. Han Qinhu usually not only give him to talk about the history and dynasty politics, even the things of the rivers and lakes will also say something. The southern lake water network, there are often water bandits. Han Qinhu just arrived in Luzhou soon, the governor had asked him to send troops to eliminate the bandits, but Han Qinhu to prepare the troops Chen should not be lightly moved on the grounds that did not send troops.

Only a few tinkling sounds were heard, as if five baht coins were nailed into the ship's board. Li Jing couldn't help but be shocked. Just by the force of this bandit's throw, it was clear that this person had a great deal of strength.

"Master Jiang, you ......" The old helmsman's words had not yet fallen, but heard a "thud" at the bow of the boat, that Master Jiang has jumped onto the deck, laughing coldly: "Dead old man. You want to get rid of me with this money? I think there is a guest in the cabin, right? Get out of here. ......"

Li Jing was about to press his face against the gabion wall to see what was going on when a steep fragrant breeze hit him. Only to see the woman in the outer cabin open the hatch and barge in, almost bumping into him who was sitting on the floor. The woman couldn't help but cover her mouth. Li Jing hurriedly moved down. The woman had no choice but to sit on the couch, but her expression was not frightened.

At this moment, that Jiang master has broken into the outer cabin, "eek", said loudly: "old two, old three, you two eyes blind? You said you saw a beauty, where is she?"

With a few rattles of the ship's boards, a sharp voice from outside said, "Boss, I was following all the way, ah, a sour man of letters with two little ladies, one of them is so beautiful that it makes my heart itch, isn't it in the cabin?"

Master Jiang laughed loudly, "It seems to be hiding inside!" He kicked over the middle-aged scribe, took a few steps forward, pushed open the door of the inner cabin, and probed in.

But before his laughter disappeared, a "gurgling" sound came from his throat. Immediately, Master Jiang's tall body convulsed and collapsed on the threshold of the inner cabin. It turned out that in the heat of the moment, Li Jing drew his short sword and charged forward, hitting him right in the throat!

Outside the two water bandits heard something strange in the cabin, shouted a few times "Boss" did not see the response, the heart is a little scared. One of the bandits grabbed the old boatman and put his knife across his neck: "Damn old man, what have you done to our boss?"

In the inner cabin, Li Jing was trembling with fear. This is the first time in his life to kill someone, although there is a coincidence, but after all, it has something to do with his usual hard kung fu training. He could only suppress his heart that was about to pop out of his chest, pulled the short knife out of Master Jiang's throat, wiped it with the rags in the cabin, and then inserted it into the sheath tied to his calf. That stunning beauty sat on the edge of the couch and watched the blood from the dead man's throat flow all over the inner cabin, but actually her face did not change colour.

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Li Jing was slightly surprised and couldn't help but look a few more times. He saw that this woman had a plump physique, a face like the full moon, a cloudy maid pulled high, and hair like ink splashing. A beauty tip was combed out on her broad forehead, two slender willow leaf eyebrows were inserted diagonally into the sky warehouse, and there was a vermilion mole in the centre of her eyebrows. The pair of slender phoenix eyes, clear waves do not ripple, seems to have a quiet water depth. The nose that goes straight through the heavenly chamber shows a lonely and proud personality, and the middle of the person shows a regular outline like a broken bamboo. The tightly closed mouth is a little pale, if it is as red as peach blossom will make a man breed crazy desire to kiss. Li Jing earlier through the gabion wall only saw half of the side of the face, at this time in front of the near, but sniffing even breath, but felt that her face pale. If you add a few points of blood colour, there is indeed the face of the country.

When the woman saw Li Jing looking at herself lost in thought, she couldn't help but furrow her moth brows and seemed to be a little angry.

At this time, the outside room was already in an uproar. Two bandits howling endlessly, the middle-aged scribe is quite calm, but the little servant girl made a scene. This does not make a mess is good, was rushed in another bandit like catching chickens in the hands, cursing: "Our boss is dead, you one also do not want to live!" The two bandits had followed Master Jiang across the South Nest, thinking that their boss had outstanding martial arts skills. However, in a few moments, the boss was already dead, so they thought that there must be someone high up in the room. So they each held hostages, not daring to take a step into the cabin.

Li Jing killed the man, knowing that if he didn't come out, the innocent old helmsman and the maidservant named Qing Ni would only suffer a great loss. At that moment, he forced his mind, held the door frame, moved the corpse of Master Jiang, who was covered with a beard and covered with blood, stood in the front cabin, and shouted, "Your boss is dead, whoever dares to make a mistake, will not want to live!"

Although Li Jing is taller than his peers, but after all is a twelve year old boy, even if he curses, is still a child's voice. The two bandits on the deck were first shocked, and when they saw the person coming, then they all put down their hearts. One of the skinny man with a face full of flesh said: "So it's a small child! It seems that our boss has suffered from your assassination ...... quickly come out to die!"

Li Jing's martial arts at this time, in front of Dugu Hun, Han Qinhu and other top masters of the world is naturally not worth mentioning, but to deal with this kind of water bandits since it is more than enough. However, Qing Ni and the old boatman are in the hands of the robbers, it is not appropriate to move lightly. He helped the middle-aged scribe up and said, "Your boss is dead, if you two care about brotherly love, you should be buried, I can spare you two from death!"

The pockmarked-faced man who had hijacked Qing Ni laughed maniacally, ''What a big mouth! How can I listen to a little brat like you? Immediately tie your hands by yourself! Otherwise ......" Only to hear Qing Ni shriek, her tender lotus root-like neck was cut out by the sharp long knife, and blood flowed straight out.

The thin man with horizontal meat also pressed his blade towards the old boatman's neck with wrinkled skin. Thinking of the old boatman saving Alone Star, Li Jing's heart raced and he immediately waved his hand and said, "Fine! I'll tie myself up!" He then picked up a small rope from the cabin and prepared to tie himself.

The thin man said, "Don't play tricks on the little brat! Hey, that scholar, you tie it up, tie it up tightly! Otherwise, I'll chop you up and feed you to the fish!"

The middle-aged scribe could only take the rope. Li Jing stretched out his hands, and the middle-aged scribe wrapped them a few times. The thin man let go of the old boatman, stepped into the cabin, put his knife on Li Jing's neck, and said to the pockmarked face, "Third, go inside and see if there are any more goodies?"

Hemp-face let go of Qingni and rushed into the cabin, probing with his knife and entering the inner room. After looking around, he said to the thin man, "Second Brother, there really is a beauty and a little doll!"

The thin man breathed a light sigh of relief and elbowed Li Jing in the left side of his chest. Li Jing fell down with a sound. Still not daring to be careless, the thin man leaned down and tied Li Jing up tightly, and said to Hemp Face, "Third, tie them all up!"

Not long after, Pocky Face tied up the old boatman, the middle-aged scribe, Mei Niang, and Qing Ni, and placed them horizontally and vertically in the front cabin. Although Alone Star's breath was weak, he was also mentioned in the front cabin and thrown in the corner, but because he was too young, he was not tied up. Only then did the two bandits feel relieved and put away their knives and sat down at the hatch.

Li Jing was bound, his heart was anxious, the usual art of war taught by his uncle was useless, he could only wait and see what would happen. It was strange to say that amongst the bound people, except for Qing Ni who was trembling, the rest of them looked as normal. Even the little Alone Star in the corner, also just opened his eyelids, seems to have nothing to do with what just happened.

The thin man said to the old boatman, "Old man, today you are considered to have struck lucky! The boss was unfortunate enough to be assassinated by this hairy kid, and ultimately the debt is still on your head."

Only then did the old boatman open his mouth, "Two heroes, people can't come back from the dead. Even if you kill us all, it won't help."

The middle-aged scribe said, "The two of you are on the road to make a living, we have brought some money, you take as much as you can to bury this hero is."

The thin man sneered: ''That's easy to say! The money is naturally to be taken, but none of you will want to live! However, this little beauty, master is a little reluctant to part with it, hehehe ......" said the man, reaching out to touch Mei Niang's face.

The beauty of the lady did not dodge, let him touch, some softly said: "This master, have you ever had a family?"

The thin man froze, "This ...... hasn't been ......"

Mei Niang charmingly smiled and said, "This is it. The little woman came south with her uncle, just want to find a good husband ...... hero if you don t mind, my concubine would like to marry you as a wife."

The thin man's mouse eyes gave birth to millimetres of light and glanced at the pockmarked face across the room, "Third, it looks like you're going to have a second sister in law ......"

The pockmarks on the face of the pockmarked face shook slightly, and his big mouth turned up. Mei Niang looked at her and said to Hemp Face, "Does this hero not have a wife either?" Hemp-face looked at her, then at the thin man, and did not speak.

Mei Niang said, "If you have not yet taken a wife, what do you think of this sister of mine?" Raising her eyes, she looked at Qing Ni. Qing Ni's eyes showed fear, but she was forced by her mistress's stern gaze to not dare to say anything more.

The pockmarked face got up and said, "Little lady amusing me with a maid? Am I Ma San ugly?"

Mei Niang laughed, "In terms of looks, apart from a few pockmarks on his face, the hemp hero's figure is really much stronger than this thin hero. However, listening to you call this thin hero as second brother, there should always be a courtesy to fulfil your elder brother first, right?"

Hemp-face grunted, "Just because you're older than me, you should take precedence?"

The thin man got up in a huff and said angrily, "Third, are you determined to steal my wife from me?"

Seeing Lao Er's anger, spittle rose from the corners of his mouth, and he sat back down after wanting to speak. The thin man's anger subsided a bit and said, "Third, the boss is dead! You don't want to grab with me, I see this little girl although younger, but raise two years is a big beauty, why are you in a hurry? I am your second brother, if the boss is not dead, I wouldn't dare to snatch it from him."

Hemp face stretched out his tongue to roll the saliva at the corner of his mouth back into his mouth to swallow it all, the knot in his throat rolled up and down, and he said in an astringent voice: "That's good! The beauty belongs to you, the money and the little girl belong to me!"

The thin man then grinned, "That's a good brother! However, the money for burying the boss, you pay for it!"

Li Jing saw that the two of them were about to make a deal, and his heart was in a great hurry. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Meiniang laugh coldly, "If a man has no ambition, he will live an empty life for a hundred years! Do you two know what I have in my bag?"

When the thin man heard this, he hurriedly swooped down to the corner of the cabin to rummage through the luggage. Mei Niang moved down and stretched her head to whisper in Ma face's ear.

In the corner of the cabin, the skinny man did turn over a pouch from his leather bag. Open it, through the daylight coming through the cabin, a pearl shines brightly. The thin man excitedly "ow", but was a long knife through the back. He turned around in shock, and saw the flaming eyes of the hemp-faced brothers.

"Third, here ...... you go," his left hand lifted the pearl up and handed it to Hemp Face. Since his mother's womb, how had Hemp Face ever seen such a treasure? Immediately loosened the hilt of his sword to receive it. However, just as his fingertips touched the bead, he only felt his body shaken, and the thin man's long knife had already drilled into his chest like a poisonous snake ......