Chapter 203 River Water Ghost

At the dock of the berthing, the movement is really getting louder and louder. There was a shout of killing, and it seemed that there was still a scream of swords and shadows.

"Jianghu Fighting?" Qin Mubai took a look in surprise and picked up the fallen servant next to him and said, "I'm not interested in embarrassing you. Say, what's going on at the dock? Our goods are still there!"

The government official fell seven halo and eight elements, and was really scared by the power of Yuwen Hongtai. At this time, he said in shock, "You... are really businessmen, aren't you here to cause trouble?"

"Stop talking nonsense, just ask you!" Qin Mubai shouted.

"I'm not very clear either. It's time for the water ghost from the West River to make trouble!"

"West River Trough? Water ghost? Which group of people are they?" Qin Mubai asked.

"Are you out of town?" The yamen glanced at the crowd and said, "The water ghosts in the West River are a handful of idle men and green forest bandits across the river, who only roamed and plundered ships on this river. All passing ships, whether they are official private ships or passenger cargo ships, they have to collect money for crossing the river, otherwise they will chisel the ship! There are about hundreds of people in this group. There are knives and boats, and they are all familiar with water. They are really domineering! In the past, they only secretly plundered on the river, but now they have blatantly come to Baguidu to make trouble!"

Li Ke couldn't help but be a little annoyed after hearing this. He frowned and said, "Isn't Ba Guidu the Caotou set up by the government office? There are also government officials to guard them. They also dare to make trouble. Is it true that there is no king's law and dare to fight against the imperial court?"

The servistrate smiled bitterly: "This gentleman, you just don't understand the right and wrong on the green forest road. In this Tang Dynasty, it is not just a piece of king's law that can have the final say. The water ghosts in the West River have been haunted for decades, and the officers and soldiers have also been wiped out several times. When will they be wiped out? They are all hiding in the river of Gangwan Bay. It is difficult to find them. As soon as they change their clothes, they become good people. How to distinguish? Besides, there is also someone to protect behind them. Otherwise, how dare Bao Tiangou dare to fight against our Xiangyang County government?

As he was talking, the shouts of killing on the dock became louder and louder. The travelers on the ferry next to him were so scared that they jumped around and fled, and several more boats kept sinking, stirring up a big waves. Several boatmans fell into the river and shouted for help. The capsised ships and scattered goods soon overwhelmed them.

"Dead, dead!" A shout caused greater noise and chaos. Some people jumped into the river to save people, but the melee on the shore did not stop.

At this time, everyone saw that it was a group of fierce bandits in dark tight clothes that were wet and dripping water. They were all waving knives and dancing swords. The vassals who lacked training and had never seen any real blood were scared at first. How dare they fight to the death with them? Therefore, a large number of government officials and officials were forced to retreat. Tormenting the boatman and foot strength, he dodged around in panic or jumped around in the boat, for fear that which ship would be chiseled and buried in the belly of the fish.

In such a place, even people with good water quality will inevitably be affected. With huge waves and too many boats, as well as those scattered and sinking goods, who is sure that they can't come out of the water again.

"Fight against these thieves!" Li Ke shouted angrily, "What are the soldiers and horses in Xiangzhou doing? So blatantly resisting the rebels of the court, and don't come to arrest them?"

"Hey! It would be good if the soldiers were willing to care about this kind of thing. The yamen said with a bitter face, "Except for the civilized order of the court to arrest and suppress the water ghosts, even if the Assassin's Office went to move the government soldiers to fight, they came late. Every time, they waited for the water ghosts to make trouble and the killing and the goods disappeared, so they came to release a cannon."

Li Ke looked at Qin Mubai suspiciously. The corners of Qin Mubai's mouth were gently ** and nodded to show his intention.

The two of them thought tacitly: Is there a collusion between Xiangzhou Military Mansion and Shuifu?

At this time, the water ghosts of more than a dozen people became more and more arrogant. They killed the besieged servant and took the knife to cut the anchor rope on the shore. With a knife and a break, many ships floated away. The boatman and foots on the ship roared in panic, and many people began to jump off the boat, either turn to another boat, or jump directly into the river.

"It's strange that as soon as the cable is broken, why does the boat float towards the heart of the river?" Everyone was puzzled.

The servist replied, "Do you still need to ask?" There must be a water ghost dragging it with ropes at the bottom of the river! ...Oh, this cargo ship is going to suffer! This is all a batch of official salt that has just been transferred from Huaizhou!"

"Do official salt dare to plunder? How dare you!" Li Ke shouted, "Rengui, Yin Yang, it's time for us to take action. Stop them, it's better to grab them alive!"

"Yes!" Xue Rengui and Yin Yang shouted together and ran forward with bare hands. Yuwen Hongtai was stunned: "Son, why don't you ask me to do it too?"

"You'd better protect the prince here!" Qin Mubai smiled and said, "It's not important for you to take action. I'd better go."

"Uh-huh..." Yuwen Hongtai grinned in embarrassment and smiled.

"I'm sorry to bother you, Mu Bai." Li Ke smiled at him, as if he was a little embarrassed to give him orders.

"It's just a matter of raising your hand. Besides, it's my job." After saying that, Qin Mubai went to the dock.

The servant looked at the crowd in surprise and asked, "This gentleman... Are you an official eunuch?"

Li Ke glanced at him and gently picked the corners of his mouth without saying anything. Yuwen Hongtai took the servant aside and shouted, "You really talk a lot! Stand here obediently. If those blind servatives dare to make a come again, I will be the first to hit you!"

Qin Mubai strode towards the dock and watched warily. Yin Yang and Xue Rengui rushed to the front and entered the group of water ghosts with their bare hands. In an instant, they had put down several people. Seeing that the masters came and had the courage, they shouted and killed them together.

Qin Mubai was not in a hurry to rush into the fight. Some green forest bandits in this area, Yin Yang and Xue Rengui have already praised them. He observed the fighting scene in front of him and found a strange situation.

There was such a chaotic and fierce battle just now, and there were no major casualties at the scene. Only a few boatmen and footers were mistakenly injured by swords in the melee, and many useless servants were intact. It seems that they know how to protect themselves, and the water ghosts have no intention of fighting with these people. Their goal seems to be just for these large ships full of official salt.

"Is there any collusion between officials and bandits?" Such a question mark rose in Qin Mubai's heart.

On the shore, Yin Yang and Xue Rengui had already taken the sword and killed them with screams. The water ghosts were a little panicked. Many people stopped cutting the cables and jumped into the water desperately. After turning over a few flowers, there was no shadow. Several injured guys couldn't resist. They jumped into the water desperately and disappeared with a bloody bubble.

The actions of the water ghosts are quite fast, and no one escapes very fast. Obviously, they are well trained and have a clear purpose. Although Yin Yang and Xue Rengui are masters, they are typical northern dry ducks who can't water at all. When they get to the water's edge, they feel a little scared. They can't stand at their feet when they get on the boat. Therefore, they can't helpless to see a group of water ghosts jumping into the river.

"It's really treacherous and cunning..." Qin Mubai frowned and found that although those servists were swearing and angry, they seemed to be used to such a scene and did not show too much panic and fear. The cargo ships whose cables were cut off also stopped drifting because of the squeezing of the ship next to them, mooring a few feet away from the river bank.

Water ghosts come faster and go faster. The momentary riots plunged the whole dock into chaos. The government officials came to their senses, surrounded Qin Mubai and others in the core, and asked, "Who are you?"

"Obviously, it's to help you repel the water ghosts, and you still drink six with nothing. Is it that you really don't know what's good or bad?" Qin Mubai sneered, "It's you, so incompetent and inaction. In the face of the water ghost, you don't fight to the death nor try to save the official salt ship. What's your intention?"

"Well, I think you are a group of water ghosts! I deliberately made trouble just now, just to provide convenience for them! Fight together, you come to make trouble again, take the opportunity to let them go!" Zhou Laojiu, the leading government official, held a knife and shouted angrily at Qin Mubai, "To be honest, who are you?"

Qin Mubai couldn't help pointing to him angrily and said word by word, "Yu Wangfa, you neglect your duty to shirk responsibility; Yu Daoyi, you don't know how to turn black and white! How can you raise a group of wastes in Xiangzhou County!"

"What are you talking about?" The government officials were furious and rushed up to take action.

Yin Yang and Xue Rengui stood around Qin Mubai and only sneered. When the servatives saw these two people, they remembered their skills in fighting with the water ghosts just now, and they were a little afraid to come forward. They stopped abruptly, as if the soles of their feet had taken root. They were all so angry that they blushed and had thick necks, but no one dared to come forward.

On that side, Li Ke looked up and couldn't help laughing, "Oh, I just ran away from the water ghost, and the government officials pointed the arrow at us again. That's so capable! Hong Tai, let's go and have a look.

Just then, there was a sudden rolling sound and a burst of smoke floating on the embankment in front of Caotou. Everyone looked sideways and saw the horse army of the brigade rushing.

Zhou Laojiu shouted in surprise: "Okay! The officers are coming! Brothers, the officers and soldiers of the state capital are coming! - It's a great achievement today to take down these fierce and vicious things!"

"The officers and soldiers of the state capital?" Qin Mubai raised his eyes and looked at it. There were about fifty riders and Shanwenjia gray robes, which should be a standard government cavalry formation.

When the groups of footers and boatmen saw the officers and soldiers, they all stood nervously and far away. The yamen seemed to see the savior, and they also had courage in an instant, and the anger on their faces also increased a little. At that moment, someone shouted, "Come on, come here!" We blocked the water ghost accomplice!"

"Where is it?" Some of the horse soldiers roared, and fifty miles of attack formed an encirclement outside the vassals.

Qin Mubai glanced at these people and heard Yin Yang around him laughing in a low voice: "General, the big water is coming to the Dragon King Temple. These people... will be your part in the future, right?"

"Oh, wait and see the change. I'd like to know what exactly they want to do?" Qin Mubai said with a low smile.

Li Ke asked Yuwen Hongtai to open the way and pushed in. Looking around, he smiled and said, "Oh, the situation is not small!"

"Son, we are in trouble. Fortunately, you are still so calm." Qin Mubai couldn't help laughing and said, "What if they are hacked to death on the spot indiscriminately?"

"Cut to death on the spot? Is that to kill people or to frame the culprit? Li Ke deliberately laughed loudly and said, "Hey, you are talking. What kind of charge are you going to condemn us?"

On that side, the horse soldiers had disarmed their horses, but they were not in a hurry to rush over. Instead, they called Zhou Laojiu and several other yamen, whispered for a while, and then one of the military schools rushed in.

The military academy students were tall and powerful. They glanced at Qin Mubai and others with cold eyes like a cheetah. They didn't talk nonsense and raised their hands: "Take them all, take them away! Rebels, don't talk about it!"

Yuwen Hongtai immediately became angry and roared like thunder: "How dare you! I ate the bear heart and leopard!"

"Receed." Li Ke stepped forward and pulled Yuwen Hongtai. He turned around and smiled at Qin Mubai and said, "Mubai, are you interested in being a prisoner?"

"Good! If the prince has Yaxing, how can I not accompany him?" Qin Mubai said with a smile.

"Wonderful. If you don't go into the tiger's den, I'd like to know what they want to do with us. Li Ke said this softly and said loudly, "Hey, we are passers-by. We are really not water ghosts. This is obviously a misunderstanding! You can't arrest people indiscriminately!"

Qin Mubai smiled secretly when he heard it: Li Ke is quite good at acting!

"Well, you cunning water ghost, how dare you argue in public! - Take it all and take it away!"

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