Moonlight and wind

Shan Zimo and others were waiting at the exit of the tree wall of Meiyeyou City to see the master and his apprentice, only to see them running towards them with bags hanging all over their bodies.

After passing through the tree wall, they got into the carriage. Li and Zizhong drove together, while Shan Zimo and Shan Boyu rode horses and headed towards Qingcheng Town again. "Young Master, look at this group of people, men, women, young and old, when can we reach the southern border?" Shan Boyu muttered. "Don't delay anything, just go!" Shan Zimo smiled slightly, as if he had thought of something in his mind.

When they returned to Qingcheng Town, it was already noon. The group found a tavern and had a quick meal. "Young Master, next, shall we go by water or by land?" Yi-Yi asked. "Of course by water, that will be faster!"

Shan Boyu and Zi Zhong hurried out to contact the boat, and when they came back, the group boarded the canal boat heading to the East China Sea.

"Sir, you know how to pick a day!" the boatman said to Shan Zimo, "Today's weather is perfect for traveling! We can reach the next ferry in the evening!" Shan Zimo jumped onto the boat, stood on the bow, and looked at the water in the canal. The surface was calm, and it was indeed good weather for sailing.

In addition to the two boatmen, there were two odd jobs on the boat, helping them feed the horses and pack their luggage. In order to be able to sail flexibly on the canal, the canal boat was small and narrow, and with their horses and luggage, the entire canal boat seemed even more cramped.

"This canal is good in every way except that it's a little shallow. If it could be deeper, I would save money to buy a bigger boat!" The boatmen started chatting. "It's still not deep?" another boatman said, "There has been a hundred or eighty people drowned in this canal!"

Shan Zimo observed the water surface of the canal again. Logically speaking, it was not very deep and the water flow was gentle. To sail on this canal, the boatman had to row the boat, and it was destined that they had to rest at every ferry. "It's not fast if we go this way!" Shan Zimo muttered.

"Sir, you can change to a merchant ship at the ferry ahead!" the boatman shouted, "Those are all big ships going out to sea!" Shan Zimo nodded, responded to the boatman, and then stood at the bow without saying a word.

The sky gradually darkened, and the canal boat finally stopped at the ferry on the shore. At this time, Shan Zimo and his party arrived at another small town southeast of Qingcheng Town - Lingyu Town. Although this town is not big, there are many ships and vendors coming and going, and it can be said to be a mixed place. As soon as they got off the canal boat and went ashore, Zi Ling'er's purse in her sleeve was stolen. "Everyone be careful!" Zi Zhong said, protecting Xuanyue.

There was a small tea stall not far from the ferry, where Shan Zimo and others rested first, while Shan Boyu and Zizhong went to look for the merchant ship. Shan Zimo was drinking a large bowl of tea, watching Li run out. "Where is Li going?" Shan Zimo asked Yiyanhui. "To catch a thief!" Yiyanhui answered casually. "The thief who stole the purse probably ran away a long time ago, and he got lost again." Shan Zimo was a little worried. "Master Shan, don't worry, although my little disciple is still weak in martial arts, he has good light skills and has learned the art of tracking!" Yiyanhui said proudly.

"I said that Meiyeyou City doesn't support idlers!" Shan Zimo chuckled, "Li's lightness skills were also practiced for the purpose of selling martial arts secrets, right?" "Shame on you, shame on you." He felt a little embarrassed at a glance, "It's all for a living!"

Li left the team and walked towards the town. Although it was his first time in Lingyu Town, he walked around the streets like a local. At every turn, Li paid special attention and finally saw a boy of the same age as him at the back wall of a small courtyard. "How dare you!" Li put his hands on his hips and blocked the boy's way out. "Hand over the purse!" "Just you?" The boy looked Li up and down with a bit of ridicule, then pulled out a short knife from his waist, "Why don't you come and get it yourself?"

"Tsk!" Li snorted disdainfully, "So you're a knife player. Then I have to think about which moves are more suitable?" At a glance, Li had read almost all the martial arts secrets. Hasn't he seen pigs run before eating pork? Li looked around, but couldn't find a weapon that suited him, so he attacked the boy with his bare hands.

The boy didn't hesitate and stabbed Li with the dagger. Li was fast and dodged the dagger. The boy stabbed left and right, and Li dodged left and right. While dodging, Li saw a mossy stone slab under the wall. After dodging the dagger, he quickly moved to the stone slab, picked it up, and weighed it in his hand, "Okay, use it!"

After saying that, Li rushed towards the boy. The boy put the short knife in front of his chest to protect himself. Li came in front of him, jumped up, raised the stone slab and smashed it on the boy's head, "Fuck you!" With a snap, the stone slab broke in two and fell to the ground, and the boy fell to the ground. Li turned the boy over, sniffed his breath, and found that he was still breathing, so he went to touch Zi Ling'er's purse. Li picked up the purse and ran to the ferry like a fly.

"Sister Zi Ling'er, here you go!" Li returned to the tea stall and handed the purse to Zi Ling'er. "Are you okay?" Zi Ling'er worriedly checked if Li was injured. "This little thing is nothing!" Li raised her head proudly, but was patted on the back of the head by a man from behind, "Stop running around and getting me into trouble!"

Shan Boyu and Zi Zhong also came back, and the two took Shan Zimo and the others to board a larger merchant ship. "Young Master, the ship may not depart until the late night tonight, let's go to the cabin to rest first." Zi Zhong said. Shan Zimo and the others came to the cabin, and a musty smell came up. Shan Zimo couldn't stay any longer and ran to the deck. The merchant ship was still very lively, all kinds of goods were brought up, and all kinds of people boarded the ship.

At this time, a team of escort vehicles were pushed onto the ship. Several escorts held their weapons in one hand and supported the escort vehicles with the other hand, observing the surroundings vigilantly. Shan Zimo folded his hands in front of his chest, "What treasure is this?" Shan Boyu asked curiously standing aside. "It should be a valuable thing, otherwise there would be so many escorts!" "Then it seems that this merchant ship is not safe." Shan Zimo smiled slightly, "Maybe it's a good show!"

Finally, the merchant ship started moving! After the hour of the Ox, the merchant ship slowly left the ferry. Most of the people on the merchant ship had already gone to bed, and only a few boatmen on night duty were busy. The merchant ship sailed into the deep water area, and the speed was much faster than before. The lights at the ferry became smaller and smaller until they disappeared completely.

"Catch the thief!" The silence of the night was suddenly broken by a loud shout. "What did I say?" Shan Zimo said with a smile, resting his head on his arm, "This is going to be a bad show!"