Chapter 69 Little Tail

Boom——

Thunder shook the blue sky, wind moved and clouds gathered, and the sky darkened.

A curtain of sandy rain fell on the endless river. Several ships could be seen disappearing and appearing at the end of the field of vision, and the towns along both sides of the river gradually lit up with lights.

Ye Jingtang was dressed in a black prince's robe made of Shuiyun brocade, with a sword hanging from his waist, and standing on the bow of the ship holding an oil-paper umbrella; the deck behind was filled with cloth, tea, porcelain and other groceries, covered with oilcloth, and two red flower buildings. The disciples were tightening the ropes.

Starting from Jiang'an Pier the day before yesterday, we have sailed along the Qingjiang River day and night for two days. We will arrive at Xiwang Town on the border of Yunzhou tomorrow morning.

There are no entertainment facilities in this world, and running a boat outside is a hard job. Apart from patrolling back and forth every day to prevent cargo from falling off and running aground on rocks, I also practice martial arts on the deck.

Although Sanniang is also on the boat, there are six disciples in the building who are pretending to be Lifu. As the headmistress, she has to maintain a master's posture. It is not appropriate to dress up in a charming and flirtatious manner. She has always stayed in the cabin with Xiuhe. room.

The river road from the capital to Xiwang Town is the main channel for trade in the capital. There are many ships coming and going, and patrolling sailors can be seen at all times. It is said to be very safe.

But after two days of observation, Ye Jingtang still felt that something was wrong. He stood on the bow and looked back. He could see that there was a small merchant ship behind him, about two miles away. He couldn't see the font size clearly, so he asked:

"Li Jian, whose boat is behind it? Do you know it?"

The young man Li Jian, who was fastening the oilcloth next to the cargo pile, was the grandson of the incense owner Li Sanwen. If we were to calculate the seniority, he and Ye Jingtang could be considered brothers in the same school.

Li Jian was carrying a bamboo hat. Hearing the words, he came to the front and looked around. But he couldn't see clearly, so he ran into the cabin and brought a copper cylinder over. He pulled it open and looked at it in front of his eyes:

"Hmm... under the guise of a big name, I've never seen him before, I guess he's a small businessman running groceries..."

Ye Jingtang saw the copper telescope and was slightly startled. He took it over and looked at the front and back lenses:

"You still have this thing?"

Li Jian saw Ye Jingtang's unexpected look and showed pride:

"Cousin Jing, haven't you seen it before? This thing is called the 'Telescope', and it has only become popular in Beiliang in recent years."

Ye Jingtang is certainly no stranger to telescopes, but this is indeed the first time he has seen one in this world. He picked up the binoculars and looked behind him, only to see a small cargo ship full of groceries. There was a man in a bamboo hat with a long gun, and an oilcloth was covering the ship to prevent rain.

At a distance of two miles, it was difficult to see clearly the facial details of the man in the bamboo hat. After observing it for a while, Ye Jingtang returned the telescope to Li Jian:

"There's something wrong with this ship. It set off the day before yesterday and it was hanging behind its butt. It's not too far or too close. Judging from my previous experience as a dart carrier, it's most likely that it's stepping on a spot and is looking for an opportunity to rob the dart."

"Cousin Jing, don't be suspicious. Thousands of boats go back and forth on this waterway every day. It's normal for boats to go the same way. Maybe it's because our boats are big that we deliberately walk together for safety."

When Li Jian said this, he put away his telescope and signaled to his brothers on the ship:

"Furthermore, there are at most three or five people in that small boat. Our poster is on the boat. There are two grand masters, eleven hall masters, and more than one hundred incense masters waiting in Xiwang Town. I really don't believe that there are people in the Jianghu. Dare to rob the chief rudder of Honghua Tower."

Ye Jingtang thought about it, shook his head and said with a smile:

"Professional habits, it seems that I worry too much. But be careful so that the Wannian Ship and the ship behind will take turns to keep an eye on it. If there is anything unusual about the whereabouts, immediately give a warning."

"Don't worry, Cousin Jing, I still have this point of view."

After Ye Jingtang finished explaining, he changed shifts with the Honghualou disciples and came to the rear of the merchant ship.

As a cargo ship, the living environment is not very good. There are only four rooms in the stern cabin, and the rest of the people have to live below the deck.

Night Terror Hall entered the stern of the ship and heard a faint sound coming from the room:

"Chi Chi Chi~~"

"Uh huh huh~~"

Birds going crazy and women humming.

The corners of Ye Jingtang's lips curled up slightly, and he walked to Sanniang's door and looked around.

Even the 'captain's' room is not very large, it is clean and tidy. There is a plank bed, table and chairs in it. The window is open at the stern of the ship, so you can see the situation behind it. Other than that, there is nothing special about it.

Niaoniao may have gone crazy on the boat, and was rolling back and forth on the bed and doing somersaults. Xiuhe sat next to him and watched with a smile.

Sanniang was wearing a light summer dress that exposed half of her white forearms. She was sitting in front of the bronze mirror, holding a makeup box in her hand and drawing her eyebrows slowly.

The originally watery apricot eyes, after being carefully outlined, looked a bit more heroic, and the color of the attractive red lips of the young man became very light.

His appearance is still the same, but he looks very serious and cold, a bit fierce, um... he feels quite like King Jing, but he suffers from his height, not as imposing as Dongfang Benben.

"Sanniang, why did you paint yourself like this?"

"Master Ye." Xiuhe stood up quickly, moved the seats, and went to pour tea.

Pei Xiangjun put down the makeup box, turned back and raised his cheek:

"Does it look good?"

Ye Jingtang sat down on the chair and carefully looked at her beautiful face:

"Sanniang is beautiful no matter how she paints her, but this makeup, um... I think it's a bit fierce."

"Hmph~"

Pei Xiangjun picked up the mirror and looked at it: "People rely on their clothes, and they are going to meet with the hall masters. If they are gentle and gentle and don't have any momentum, how can they suppress the scene?"

Night Terror Hall suddenly realized.

There was nothing going on on the boat. After Pei Xiangjun struggled for a while, he probably got interested. He got up and walked behind the Night Terror Hall. He untied his black hair tie and let his long hair fall down:

"I'll dress you up too."

Xiuhe was very interested in this matter and ran over quickly: "I'll come, I'll come..."

Ye Jingtang always dressed neatly and concisely, so he didn't pay much attention to it. When he saw that the two women were interested, he didn't refuse. He sat on the stool with his back straight, still being tossed by Sanniang and Xiuhe.

Pei Xiangjun held an eyebrow pencil and traced his eyebrows very close to her.

Ye Jingtang was sitting upright, with no evil intentions at first, but Sanniang leaned closer to her, her red lips were only a foot away, and she could clearly feel the warm breath blowing on her cheeks.

Phew~~~

Ye Jingtang's eyes were clear at first, but gradually he felt something was wrong. He wanted to lean back a little, but behind him was Xiu He, who was so graceful and graceful. If he leaned back, he would probably be resting on Xiu He's chest. In a dilemma, he could only stare. He squinted and looked at Birdie, who was looking at him sideways.

Pei Xiangjun also noticed Ye Jingtang's "shy" reaction. He showed a faint smile at the corner of his mouth. He didn't say anything. He just raised his left hand and covered the bulging skirt with his sleeve to prevent Ye Jingtang from feeling uncomfortable. .

After working like this for a long time, the two of them finally finished.

Ye Jingtang was freed from the trap of Lang, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He picked up the bronze mirror and looked at it - his head was erect with a jade crown, and his eyebrows were as sharp as a knife. Although he was not smiling, he had a certain evil charm. He looks like a psychopathic madman who caters to both men and women...

"Well……"

Night Terror Hall is hard to describe.

After Xiuhe looked at it eagerly for a few times, he scratched his head and said, "Young Master seems not as good-looking as before, but he is still very handsome~"

Pei Xiangjun also felt that he was not good at putting on makeup for men, so he said angrily: "My foundation is so good, any more makeup would be superfluous, so forget it..."

While he was speaking, Pei Xiangjun's eyes moved slightly and he looked towards the window.

It was already raining heavily outside, and the sky was getting dark. On the dark river surface, only a few ship lights floating in the distance could be seen, but there was no movement at all.

Seeing this, Ye Jingtang pressed the hilt of his knife to the window and scanned the river behind the merchant ship. However, the rain was too heavy and there were some waves on the river. The environment was too complicated and he couldn't see anything.

"What's wrong?"

"The sound of the water is wrong."

Pei Xiangjun has stayed in the Pei family for many years, and often goes out for boating. His sailing experience is much richer than that of the land-based escort company Ye Jingtang. He reminded:

"Just now, about ten feet to the right of the stern of the boat, something was swimming across the water. It was either a finless porpoise, or someone from the world was secretly approaching."

Ye Jingtang pressed the handle of the knife with his hand and looked at the river surface intently:

"Shall I go down and take a look?"

"If someone is found at the window, the master will already know how to alert the snake and run away long ago. There are many water ghosts stealing merchant ships in Qingjiang. They probably want to attack Qiu Feng because of the size of our ship. Don't pay attention to them. Just pay more attention at night."

Ye Jingtang originally wanted to stay in the house and protect Sanniang all night, but then he thought about it - Sanniang looked gentle and gentle, like Lin Daiyu, but she could actually uproot a weeping willow. If a thief really got on the boat, Sanniang would still protect him. almost.

Therefore, he didn't say anything to make Sanniang roll his eyes. He turned around and said goodbye and went back to the next room. He lay on the bed with the knife close to his body and paid attention to the movements around the merchant ship...