Book 3 - Chapter 4 – Fallen Into The Trap and Captured (1/2)
Book 3 Chapter 4 – Fallen Into The Trap and Captured
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, along with Qin Shubao ran to the top of a ses, while ahead of the as far as their eyes could see About five li to their left River Si was flowing into the wilderness; no human footprint was to be seen
Qin Shubao sat down and said, “Let’s take a rest for a while to compose ourselves”
The two boys followed his lead and sat down on the grassyasked, “He can make such a formidable net to capture people”
Qin Shubao shook his head, “I am not too clear myself,” he said, “Ay! How can you still have time to ht for half a day, he turned to the two boys and said, “Since you two have helped her dealing with out Great Sui Arood opportunity, why didn’t you join their Wagang Ar looked at each other; recalling Zu Junyan colluding with foreign power against the Big Boss, Zhai Rang, there was lingering fear in their heart The latter replied, “We recently saw a little affair concerning Wagang Ar theht aloud, “Shen Luoyan is the nu skill excels above others; since she said she is going to capture alive, itwith her, ill go our separate way, so that she cannot attend to us si her troops disposition”
Kou Zhong shook his head and said, “Xiao Ling and I are inseparable to the death, we have been like that since ere little”
Qin Shubao nodded and said, “Let’sto the plains below, he said, “If she wants to capture us alive, she will have to find our track first I will run toward the plains first, you two stay here froh point to observe, see what method that stinky woman will use to follow my trail If we know herhis brows, Xu Ziling asked, “But you will be far away by then, how are we going to notify you?”
Qin Shubao took out a s it over to the two boys, he said, “This is hoe conal lantern during the night” And then he taught the two boys how to use it “Three days later,” he continued, “We’ll ate If we really can beat that woranny’s feast, and won’t go hohter, he ran down the hill
The two boys concentrated their attention to watch Qin Shubao as he ran farther and farther ahile also looked around to see if there was any sign of the eneht that until Qin Shubao has turned into a se of the plains, they still did not even see half a shadow of other huhed aloud and said, “Turns out that beautiful woer roar!”
Xu Ziling also felt relieved, “Don’t you need to relay the good news?” he re ainals
On the other side, Qin Shubao tarried for half a day before continuing his escape, disappearing out of their sight
“There ought to be threesaid, “We’d better to back to the river to find a way to Pengcheng This move should be outside that Shen wo said, “We should go to the highest mountain and hide there for his hts If we see soetaway; that will be a better idea”
Kou Zhong shook his head, “Don’t forget that our peerless qinggong has not been trained to perfection,” he said, “I don’t think we can outrun that wo, if that wo Ar with her, we could easily get away”
Xu Ziling thought that what he said was very reasonable; hence he stayed silent and si to River Si
The two boys ran high and crouched low; they picked the less traveled wild,a wide detour upstream of River Si, about thirty li away from the section of the river where they met Shen Luoyan
Perhaps it was because of the chaos of war, but a very long ti on the river However, no matter how these two boys ‘threatened and bribed’, nobody illing to stop their boat for the on force; hence they could only watch the river and sigh quietly
After walking along the river for another sichen or so, ahead they saw a crossing pier, where a s boat was ht the two boys rushed toward the boat
Co co from inside the boat’s canopy The two boys looked inside and saw an old fisher soundly
Kou Zhong said, “If this is a trap, we can be considered losing with thesaber and chuckled evilly, “I won’t believe that easily Thiswith his eyes
Kou Zhong caught on; he also drew his saber and said with a cold laugh, “This is called I’d rather defeat people than have people defeathis saber toward the old fisherman’s back
But the saber stopped as soon as it touched the hed aloud and pulled his saber back; and then he signaled Xu Ziling that all is good
Right thisstopped, the old fisherman woke up with a start; with sleepy eyes he sat up Before Kou Zhong could say anything to greet him, the old fisherman screamed in terror and scrambled out to the bow from the other end of the shed “Help! Robbers!” he shouted And then with tres he crawled to ashore, and ran for his life
Like a couple of stupid birds the two boys watched hi said apologetically, “The Senior must have been visited by robbers before, no wonder his reaction was so intense”
Shrugging his shoulders, Xu Ziling said, “Most probably this fishi+ng boat is his only possession, if he lose it to us, hoould hecast a couple of glances toward the fishi+ng boat, and then he jumped ashore and said with a wry s, which prowess shook the Wulin world”
Halfheartedly the two boys left and continued their journey along the river But they had been walking for only ten zhang or so, the old fisher to sneak back into the boat
The two boys were overjoyed at this turn of events “Laozhang [Sir, polite]!” Kou Zhong called out, “We are not robbers!”
The old fisher boat, taking the last three steps in only two Desperately he tried to untie therope
By the ti to untie the knot with ‘lost soul, dropped spirit’; but thesquatted down at the pier; while helping hi! Look closely, do you think we look like robbers?”
Apparently the old fisher, he replied with his hoarse voice, “Daye [bigfor , where are you heading? If you are going upstreaive us a ride?”
The old fishere was boosted some more; he said, “You want a ride, then yousaid aardly, “We don’t even have half a penny in our pockets Laozhang, would it be possible for you to give us a favor?”
The old fisher anyway?” he asked
Xu Ziling probed, “It would be best if we can go to Pengcheng But it depends on whether it is convenient for Laozhang to do so”
“That won’t do!” the old fisher, we need at least one day How could I have time to fish then? If there is nohis eyes, he sized theh, “How about this: those two sabers you have may be sold for a few taels Just those to Laohan [oldwas cross, “What do you oods …”
The old fisheret about it Laohan needs to set sail now”
Xu Ziling pulled Kou Zhong aside and spoke in low voice, “There is so] could be really Shen Luoyan’saard, we ainst hiet our weapons?”
Kou Zhong nodded, “We need to test hiive the sabers to him; we can always snatch twodeal”
Finished speaking, he turned toward the old fisher, please!”
The old fisher the two boys, he steered the boat away froone Leaping over the water surface, they landed on the fishi+ng boat The old fisherman was so scared that his face and lips turned pale, and he was unable to even cry
Kou Zhong laughed and said, “Laozhang, did not misunderstand at all, it’s just that we suddenly want to , these two sabers will be yours”
The old fisherh of relief, “I don’t want your sabers anyon beach], you helpto deliver the goods Just consider that as your boat ride fare”