Chen Qiu stood on the stone steps of Luoyang Wharf and looked at the early morning landscape in front of him.

In his memory, Luoyang probably had no wharf, but the Huai River in front of him turned a corner and connected to the outskirts of Luoyang.

The Huai River was filled with soup and ships, from the many mast merchant ships transporting cargo to the rowing fishing boats fishing shrimps in the river, the dock was filled with full capacity.

There are bluestones that form stone steps, extending from Luoyang City to the dock.

It is said that this was built by the Heluo Gang in order to allow goods from all over the world to be transported as quickly as possible and ensure the smooth operation of the Heluo Gang in commercial operation.

Most of the merchant ships docked in the dock in front of you are loading and unloading goods. Hundreds of short-dressed laborers are busy, shouting horns, and boaters stopping at the dock to wait for business.

The goods of some small vendors were unloaded from the ships and sold them on the spot, giving a small market behind the dock. The buyers of the city got up early just to make these fresh goods.

"This pier is really lively."

Chen Qiu held the Yanling Knife and sighed, beside him, Qingqing, wearing a skirt, grabbed a handful of marshmallows, and was eating sweetly. The snacks in Luoyang City were quite in line with her.

Yesterday, she followed Li Yijian's maid Hanxiang and spent a day shopping in the city. She bought a lot of local specialties, saying that she wanted to return to Suzhou to give gifts to relatives and friends, but in fact, most of them were small snacks sold to herself.

Chen Qiu didn't even talk about her, as the children were all so greedy.

"Senior Brother Chen Qiu, that ship is what you are going to take."

Beside Shen Qiu, Li Yijian, wearing a soft hat covering his hair, pointed at the end of the stone steps ahead, and a loading ship docked, saying to Chen Qiu:

"This is a ship that specializes in transporting medicinal materials for my family. The ship is full of old men who are used to walking to Luoyang to Badu. Your salute has been put into the ship. You set sail this morning and you can arrive in Badu at dusk the next day."

This Luoyang Master said with considerate words:

"My father has sent a letter to the business in Badu. Feige sent a letter, which is faster than you sailing. When you arrive in Badu, the manager there will prepare you for your trip to Suzhou."

"This is really a trouble for uncle."

Chen Qiu made some polite tricks, and Li Yijian waved his hand.

After Chen Qiu promised to introduce Suzhou Luoyue Shangfang for the Li family last night, the relationship between the two became one step closer from a chance meeting, so it was natural to make these preparations.

"Let's go, I'll bother you for two days, it's time to set off."

Chen Qiu pushed Qingqing, who was still looking around, and the girl responded obediently. She and Li Yijian were separated, and then followed her senior brother to the shaking wooden board and board the merchant ship.

Soon, the ship set sail. Amid the shouts of the outline head, the sails on the board were put down. With the wind, the ship slowly left the port.

Chen Qiu stood at the bow of the boat and said goodbye to the bald boy waving his hand on the pier.

In ancient times, it was inconvenient to walk, so I don’t know when I saw you next time.

Shipping on the river is not much smoother than sea boats. The Huai River is wide and is an important trade route in the Central Plains. After leaving the wharf, Chen Qiu can still see that there are also round trip ships on both sides of the ship.

It's like a wide road, with pedestrians on both sides, which is quite regular, but the scenery is just like that.

Chen Qiu looked at it for a while and then returned to his room, held the sword and jade in his hand, entered his dream, and continued to perform martial arts.

Unlike the gentle desire to return home, the closer he gets to Suzhou, the heavier his inner worries are.

If the girl Yaoqin recognizes her, things will become troublesome. Even Qingqing feels that her senior brother is very different from the past. For those who are interested, this unreasonable guess is difficult to hide.

Chen Qiu can only take one step at a time.

At noon, while practicing Fenglei fingers with three "passionate" black-clothed guards in their dreams, Chen Qiu was suddenly awakened by a violent shaking.

He heard a huge noise, and the shaking of the ship was stopped.

He himself was even more bumpy from the bed. Fortunately, he reacted quickly, and he supported himself on the ground with one hand, turned over easily, and stood firm again.

Outside the cabin, there was a angrily shouting, mixed with local dialect, which made Chen Qiu unable to listen to it, but he subconsciously clenched the single knife in his hand.

Immediately afterwards, Qingqing rushed into the cabin and shouted to her senior brother:

"It hit the ship!"

"ah?"

Chen Qiu widened his eyes and asked:

"This river channel is as wide as the surface of the river, how could it hit a ship?"

"I don't know."

Qingqing waved her finger and gestured:

"As soon as we turned the river beside, a cargo ship suddenly appeared. The head of the outline could not hide, so we just bumped into it. Fortunately, our ship was not broken, and a few unlucky guys were thrown into the water."

"Now Grandpa is negotiating with the other party."

"Let them negotiate."

Chen Qiu nodded, put down his knife, and said to Qingqing:

"Don't meddle in other people's business."

"Uh-huh."

Qingqing jumped onto the bed, picked up her bag, flipped over, and took out a bag of oil paper, which contained some dried fruits. She sat cross-legged on the boat and started eating slowly.

But a moment later, the outline of the Li family led a middle-aged man in blue clothes into the cabin.

Looking at the outline head's face, I seemed to be frightened.

"Two young heroes."

The middle-aged man in green leaned over to Chen Qiu, and he said:

"You are welcome to Mr. Lei."

"Um?"

Hearing this invitation, Chen Qiu narrowed his eyes.

After Lei Shiyin entered the city that day, Luoyang city was calm and there was no rumors of internal strife of the Heluo Gang. When they set off, the young lady also sent an invitation.

Chen Qiu thought that the Heluo Gang's internal affairs would take some time to clear the peace, but he didn't expect that the Lei Master was waiting for them on the river channel more than ten miles outside the city.

This is the way to invite this, it is very strange. I have a secret meeting when I bump into the boat...

It seems that the Heluo Gang is quite a big deal. As big as this leader of the gang, he has to be careful.

The Qingyi steward probably saw Chen Qiu's suspicion, and he whispered:

"Miss Shiyin is here too. You don't have to worry too much about the two young heroes, please follow me."

Chen Qiu nodded, he took the Yanling Knife and glanced at Qingqing. The latter also quietly held the small dagger in his hand. He reached out to hold Qingqing's hand and walked out of the cabin under the guidance of the manager.

Seeing Chen Qiu and Qingqing walk onto the wooden boards set up by the two ships, he was a few steps behind and said to the outline head with his head down:

“Today’s thing…”

"I don't know anything, little old man."

Outline wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said with a smile:

"It's just that if you're not careful in sailing, you're in trouble, it's all the fault of the old man."

"Well, that's fine."

The Qingyi Man nodded, and he shook his hand and threw a rolled silver note into the outline. He said warmly:

"It's not easy for brothers to sail. I was shocked today, so I bought some wine and meat to suppress my shock."

On the side of the ship, Chen Qiu and Qingqing went on the deck and had short shirts. The silent strongman led them into the cabin.

Chen Qiu looked around and saw that the people on the ship were dressed as sailors, but each of them was strong and had steady steps. They were on the side of the deck and had prepared weapons.

Obviously they are all martial arts practitioners, probably the confidant of the mysterious Lei Master.

"Qingqing"

When he walked into the cabin, the light dimmed, but then Lei Shiyin's charming voice sounded from the cabin, and a fragrant wind came towards him. The girl who had changed into simple clothes stepped forward with a smile on her face and grabbed Qingqing's hand.

After not seeing each other for a few days, these two girls are quite close.

"Brother Chen Qiu."

After saying a few words to Qingqing, Lei Shiyin blessed Chen Qiu. She said to Chen Qiu in a delicate voice:

"This shouldn't be such a secret meeting, but please understand that the matter is not finished yet, so you must not make a big fuss."

“Understand, understand.”

Chen Qiu nodded.

"My dad is waiting for you."

Lei Shiyin held Qingqing's hand and said to Chen Qiu:

"Qingqing and I stopped going in. I prepared some things for Qingqing to use for travel, so I took her to clean up."

"Go."

Chen Qiu winked at Qingqing.

The junior sister pursed her lips and nodded. She had experienced a lot of things, so Qingqing had grown a little.

But in this situation, if the Heluo Gang leader really had bad intentions, Chen Qiu and his brothers could do not have much to do.

This feeling of not being able to control safety made Chen Qiu feel quite displeased. This world of danger is dangerous and has no force to take action, and he is really controlled by others everywhere.

But he did not change on the surface and followed the Qingyi steward and walked into the cabin.

The windows were open here, and the light was not dim. Chen Qiu thought he would see a middle-aged man with a gloomy face, but unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the cabin, someone would greet him in the cabin.

"Oh, it was this mighty young man who saved my daughter? He is such a handsome talent, and he is such a young hero."

In front of Chen Qiu, there was a middle-aged man with a big belly, a happy face, a gentle and merciless face. He rubbed his hands and spoke praise while enthusiastically stretching out his hands to hold Chen Qiu's arm.

He led Chen Qiu to sit next to the square table in the cabin, which was filled with various delicacies.

"Come on, come on, Young Master Chen, please thank you very much."

This person...is Mr. Lei, the leader of the Heluo Gang?

No way?

Several question marks flashed through Chen Qiu's heart.

The dragon leader in front of him was not only unrivalled, but also not very outstanding in appearance and dressed up in particular. He just wore a square scarf, a coarse cloth robe, and a hookah in his hand.

His eyes are quite big and very vivid, and the most eye-catching thing is his belly.

Just like the general's belly, which made Mr. Lei tall, at first glance, always looked like a ball.

Although the four square scarf was covered, Chen Qiu could still see his bare scalp, probably because of hair loss.

Mr. Lei always smiles and makes witty comments. He doesn't look like a wealthy businessman, but like an old uncle who is walking around.

In terms of demeanor, he is not even as good as Li Yijian's father.

But because of this sloppy dress, Chen Qiu felt close.

It was like the communication between the two people, and there was no awesomeness at all, like bragging and chatting with the uncle next door in the afternoon.

"Come on, eat vegetables."

He called Chen Qiu to taste the delicious food and introduced the dishes to Chen Qiu. The wine he used was also a good wine from Suzhou.

"I, Lao Lei, is a rough man and don't understand the cumbersome etiquette."

After drinking two glasses of wine, the Master Lei laughed and said to Chen Qiu while smoking a hookah:

"I lost my first wife a few years ago, Shiyin is my only flesh. The bandits who killed thousands of swords dared to abduct my daughter. I was about to start a gang member and fight to the death with them."

"But unexpectedly, my daughter came back by herself."

Master Lei stared at Chen Qiu up and down. He gurgled and said to Chen Qiu:

"Young Master Chen, I am old and often worry about poetry. I think you are also a hero in the world. You must do something great in the future. Why not I marry poetry to you..."

"Lei!"

Chen Qiu almost sprayed a sip of wine.

He hurriedly dissuaded:

"You're always drunk too much. Don't mention this joke again. My junior sister and I also accidentally saved Shiyin. We really don't dare to take credit."

"A young man of such a humble person has been rare in recent years."

Master Lei put down his hookah, said with a smile, and then talked to Shen Qiu for about half a quarter of an hour.

He patted his knees and looked out the window. The knocked bow of the ship had almost been repaired. He sighed:

"Oh, there is no such heroic boy in my Heluo Gang. This matter of poetry is very involved. I also heard from my daughter that you don't want to be involved. This is indeed a well-established saying in the world."

"Since the young hero is in a hurry to return to Suzhou, I will not try to keep him. Today is just the first time we meet. From now on, we will have a long time to come and slowly reminisce about the past."

"Manager Zhao!"

Master Lei called out, and the Qingyi Man immediately stepped forward and handed a small box to Chen Qiu.

Mr. Lei said:

"In this, there is my private seal of Lei Lie. The Heluo Gang has branches in Badu and Suzhou. If Young Master Chen needs it, he can use this seal to find the local manager. They will do their best to help."

Chen Qiu refused, but was forced to accept it by Master Lei.

This big belly, not like a dragon leader, sent Chen Qiu and Qingqing, who was wrapped in a package, out of the cabin.

After the two ships separated, one went to Luoyang and the other went to Badu.

In the cabin back to Luoyang, Lei Ye picked up the hookah, and his face still had that gentle smile on his face. He asked:

"how?"

The butler in the green-clothed manner, who was standing beside him leaned over and said:

"The young man is mature and meticulous, not like a small family."

"Although it is equipped with a knife, the eldest lady also said that he used to kill bandits, but it was just a disguise. I smelled the smell of herbs and he also wore gloves on his hand. I guess the strongest part of his kung fu is probably in his hand."

"The skill of the kung fu is not high, which means that the first thing I can see is the way I see, but I have a courageous spirit, so I must have fought. The two of them came from Taihang and are indeed from Suzhou."

"Their master is called Lu Buji, and he is the head of the Suzhou small escort agency. He was listed on the list a few years ago."

"It's just that Lu Buji died a month ago, and died at the hands of the Black-Clothing Guards in the Northern Dynasty. The news from the Beggars' Sect is that in this month, a black-Clothing Guards in the Northern Dynasty happened to be missing in Taihang."

Master Lei nodded.

He spit out a wisp of smoke and ordered the manager:

"Let Suzhou branch stay well. Such people dare to ambush and kill the black-clothed guards at a young age and avenge their masters. If there is something wrong in Suzhou, they will go and help."

"It's better not to be eager, but to leave a good relationship. By the way, is my brother back?"

"The uncle arrived in Luoyang yesterday."

Manager Zhao whispered:

"But I went to Funiu Mountain this morning...I went alone."

"Bang"

Master Lei slapped him on the table and said coldly:

"What should I do! Why don't you send someone to help my brother!"

"I'll go now."

Manager Zhao immediately turned around and went out.

He knew in his heart that his old man's martial arts were enough to slaughter the Funiu Mountain Village alone, so why should he help?

But the old man's strength is limited after all, and there are always small fish and shrimps that run away.

Mr. Lei already understands what he meant very well.

The courageous one dared to kidnap Miss Shiyin, so she asked the Funiu Mountain to go up and down...
Chapter completed!