Book 6 - Chapter 11 – Delivered to Their Door (1/2)
In just one sichen [ie 2 hours] the two boys ed to load more than forty sacks of salt onto their boat Only after thinking that in the past they had to work all night long and spent treers] to accoress they have made
Dawn had yet to arrive, they already set sail
Kou Zhong said, “Let us try to follow the Great River upstreao on, then we’ll take land route!”
Xu Ziling frowned and said, “In ter the boat, you and I are low-hand [Translator’s note: in Chinese, h-hand’], we can’t even compare with ordinary sailor In the ocean, there is no problem, naturally! Especially under the situation where the breeze is still, the waves are quiet But e enter the river …”
Kou Zhong laughed and said, “You think too much! If the boat sank in the Great River, ill si the land route at that tih-hands’ [see note above] both on land and sea”
Xu Ziling put Kou Zhong’s hand on the rudder and said with a laugh, “Your turn I arurabbed several Haisha Bang minions and forced them to pilot the boat, then ould not have to suffer like this right now”
Xu Ziling woke up by the sound of battle druht he was in the battlefield Rushi+ng out of the cabin, he saw Kou Zhong was squinting to look at three boats in triangular for fast toward them The boats had er compared to their boat Therefore, in term of mobility, especially since their boat was loaded with salt, those boats had the upper hand
Both sides were co fast toward each other
Under the abundant sunshi+ne, the two boys could see that all three boats had several dozenon a bow, or loaded stone catapult, ready for action So poles and other tools to lock the shi+ps in their hands, while they werescene to behold
Flying high above the deck was a banner with ‘Gao’ character on it
Xu Ziling ca’s side and frowned, “Who are these people?” he asked
A bright s’s face; he said cheerfully, “Just by listening to the dru at the disorderly way they arearound, we know that they are sio everywhere to plunder; the best sailors we can catch”
“What?” Xu Ziling cried out
“Just leave everything tosaid, “Let us hide inside the cabin first to avoid the arrows Once they board our boat, we’ll show them so! Bang!’ Using hooks and ropes, two of the eneht, and the crowd of thieves ied into the cabin, while the rest inspected the sacks of salt on the deck and in the hold
The other pirate shi+p took the lead; all four boats now sailed together For the ti, it looked like the pirates had the situation under control
Three of the pirates, who looked like the leaders, stood on the aft giving directions to the rest of the pirates The biggest and tallest was ahair was draped over his shoulders, his face full of beard, his physique looked bold and powerful Two short tasseled spears, about five chi long each, were hanging in an ‘X’ shape on his back,It is kind of surprising that there was such character a the pirates
“Huh?” this , why haven’t he come out with those two boys in custody?”
A short, thin o take a look!”
Thee person, with two iron rings hanging froe school, said, “Let e [second (older) brother]”
The man with loose hair nodded his approval, he said in a low voice, “Sohed aloud and said, “What kind of wind and waves we, Donghai Sanyi [three sworn brothers of the eastern sea] have never seen?” Finished speaking he followed that short and thin man, which he called the second brother, into the cabin
While the bighis torn brothers disappearing into the cabin entrance with his eyes, an underling ca master]! All the sacks piled up on the deck contain salt”
The big h luck Unless these useless goods are transported inland, just how oods”
A voice glibly responded, “Your three boats are not bad either, perhaps you’ll let us make his mother’s deals”
The pirates were shocked; their countenance paled
Kou Zhong was sitting leisurely at the cabin’s roof, one leg above the other, the broadsword lying across his knees, his feet hanging above the hatch, swaying back and forth casually, looking indescribably coht, his ser-eyes exuded some kind of deep and immeasurable divine ray When he looked around and their eyesfrom the bottom of their heart
The man with loose hair was shocked “What did you do to the replied, “Tell your men not to act recklessly first, and then this Shaoye will be interested in considering whether he should answer your question”
The man with loose hair made prompt decision “Everybody stop! Come to my side!” he shouted
The more than twenty pirates who boarded the boat hastilyeach other, the enemy and us were demarcated clearly
The man with loose hair was clearly solittered like frost and snow, as he said coldly, “This ti an offense As soon as Sire release them, ill immediately turn on our heels, and we never eat our words”
Kou Zhong knew that these people saw them quietly subdued five of their comrades, so they were scared in their hearts; thereupon, he laughed aloud and said, “How can it be that easy? I want all of you to throw yourselves into the sea, hand over your three boats; otherwise, don’t even think that you will live to see toth to loot the week, you ought to know that this day will coed, they all shouted and cursed Everybody assuht to the death’
The man with loose hair let out a sudden burst of shout, “Shut up!” Slowly taking out the pair of spears on his back, he said in a heavy voice, “This is called ‘refusing a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit’ Kid, state your naled and said, “Old kid, you tell me first!”
The man with loose hair was taken aback, and then he smiled and said, “One is a kid, the other an old kid, fair enough, listen up Laozi is the head of Donghai Sanyi, the Double Spear, Gao Zhandao”
Kou Zhong doubled over in laughter, “Luckily the weapon you use is rather special, if you only used sword, you’d have to change your nale Sword, Gao Zhandao That nickname, you must have come up with it yourself, didn’t you?”
Gao Zhandao and the pirates have never met someone who in the face of a battle was still able to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened, plus his words were ae feeling started to grow in their heart
“Rubbish!+” Gao Zhandao shouted angrily, “Since you refuse to give up, just call your companion, ill see who’s superior who’s inferior” While secretly signaled hisin the cabin caht to immediately rescue their co’s plan of capturing five ht co-distance attack, then their own boat’s de suddenly calht, as he stared at Gao Zhandao and spoke indifferently, “Just to deal with you, these small thieves, there is no need for my brother to come out Gao Zhandao, if you still have a little bit of thief’s guts, just fight one-on-one with me; if you can take ten moves, this Shaoye will release your rily, “How could I, Gao Zhandao, tolerate your randoht? No need to have ten-move limit either, let us see who has real skill”
Kou Zhong frostily said, “You board boats to loot, if not thieves, then what are you? You rely on force to bully the weak, you only dare to make a ht you, if not s co by Gao Zhandao’s side retorted and cursed, “Aren’t you also a thief? Is s salt considered honorable or shady business?”