The Xiaoqing River is a tributary of the Yellow River, which originates at the foot of Mount Tai and meanders from south to north into the Yellow River. The Jigongzhai Inspection Division was built in a narrow bend of the Xiaoqing River, guarding the water and land transportation, responsible for catching thieves and anti-smuggling and distinguishing treacherous and counterfeit, with flat-bottomed sand boats, small centipede boats and other bows.

Xie Erjian galloped along the river, and after arriving at Jigong Village, he showed the waist card of a thousand households, and ordered the inspector Sima to dispatch a boat to intercept the White Lotus thief Zhao Quan on the river.

As soon as the inspection department pulled up the iron cable to block the river, the thief's more than a dozen bow ferries rushed down from the upstream, and the ferry that was unable to recover hit the iron cable, and the bow of the boat was torn with a loud sound, and then it was raised high, and the thieves on the boat fell into the river like dumplings.

The river water in the deep winter was cold to the bone, and the taste of falling into the water can be imagined, and the archers of the inspection department took the opportunity to shoot the thieves in the water one by one, and in an instant, the entire river surface was dyed red.

"Kill!" More than a dozen clippers rushed out of the water village and rushed towards the remaining thief ships.

Originally, the thieves on the ship were all the elites of the White Lotus Sect, and the force value was absolutely perfect for the little minions of the Inspection Division, but right now on the boat, separated by more than ten meters of water, no matter how high the strength of the elite of the White Lotus Sect was, it would be useless if they couldn't reach the other party.

And the patrol department is equipped with the most archers, although these guys are ordinary in archery, but the thieves on the opposite side stand on the ferry, unobstructed, no need to aim at all, just open the bow and release the arrows, and they will be able to catch an unlucky one.

Whoosh ......

The archers of the inspection department kept shooting sharp arrows, and the thieves' ferry was already narrow, and the thieves on the boat jumped high and low in order to avoid the arrows, but they lost their balance and turned over a few more bows on the spot, and the rest of the ferries leaned towards the shore one after another.

As a result, as soon as the thieves came ashore, the Ming cavalry rushed along the river, and none of the thieves who went ashore could escape, and all of them were killed within 50 meters of the bank.

Zhao Quan gritted his teeth and ordered the remaining two bow ferries to rush towards the sand boat of the Inspection Division, and after paying more than a dozen lives, they finally approached the ship of the Inspection Division. Zhao Quan jumped into the sand boat first, slashed an archer with a single knife in his hand, and kicked the two patrolmen into the water with a flying kick.

The inspectors of these inspection divisions are all five scum, how to be the elite opponent of the White Lotus Sect in hand-to-hand combat, and more than two of them were seized from a flat-bottomed sand boat, and more than a dozen inspectors on the board were either killed or jumped into the water to escape.

The patrolmen on the other ships were almost frightened when they saw the thieves so fierce, and they drove the boats far away, for fear that the thieves would approach the ship. Zhao Quan took the opportunity to order someone to row the sand boat to the iron cable, and luckily slashed with a knife.

Dangdangdang......

But seeing that the sparks were shallow, the iron cable the size of a thumb head was cut by Zhao Quan, but at this time, the sand boat shook violently, and if Zhao Quan hadn't been stable enough, I was afraid that he would have been planted in the river at one end.

Zhao Quan looked at it fixedly, and suddenly his face turned pale, it turned out that the sand boat was hit by a bow ferry, and one side of the ship's string was collapsed, and the hull was slowly tilting, and the icy river water immediately overflowed.

The bow of the bow of the ferry was completely shattered, and a Ming soldier with a long penny in his hand was standing on the ferry, with an annoying smile on his face, and he did not care at all about the sinking ferry.

Zhao Quan recognized this person, it was the commander of the Ming cavalry who chased him all the way.

Xie Erjian knocked several thieves who fell into the river with a long penny in his hand, knocking out several thieves who fell into the river, and fainted in the icy river water, basically a dead end.

Zhao Quan's eyes sharpened, and he jumped up, like an eagle swooping down on the ferry. Xie Erjian's penny pointed towards Zhao Quan's chest, and the latter slashed with a single knife in his hand, and actually cut the penny from it, looking at the indomitable knife momentum, it seemed to be about to be split in half along with Xie Erjian.

Xie Erjian's face became solemn, the penny twisted sharply, and it suddenly exploded into pieces, Zhao Quan's body sank, and he landed steadily on the ferry, but the single knife in his hand fell into the river.

The two stood on the slowly sinking ferry and confronted each other, no one dared to make rash moves, and the victory or defeat of a master of their level was often between one move.

Seeing that the river was about to overflow to his feet, a person on the flat-bottomed sand boat suddenly jumped up, and pounced on Xie Erjian from the left, his hands clawed like a goshawk fighting a rabbit, this person was Sun Cai, a disciple of the White Lotus Sect.

Syllable......

Xie Erjian's left hand raised to hold Sun Cai's claws, and his right hand was flushed, and a palm was imprinted on the latter's chest.

Bang, two muffled sounds, at the same time that Xie Erjian hit Sun Cai, Zhao Quan also slapped an iron sand palm on Xie Erjian's right chest.

Sun Cai spat out a mouthful of blood and flew back into the flat-bottomed sand boat, Xie Erjian also snorted and fell into the river, and a bright blood flower immediately rose in the river.

Zhao Quan stared at the place where Xie Erjian fell into the water, and he didn't see the other party coming up after ten breaths of effort, so he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, it was estimated that the kid had died at the bottom of the river.

At this time, the river had already overflowed to the top of his boots, and Zhao Quan hurriedly jumped back to the flat-bottomed sand boat, but at this time, the flat-bottomed sand boat was not much better, and it was already tilted at 45 degrees. Zhao Quan decisively lifted the dying Sun Cai and jumped into the water, pulling the iron rope and quickly swimming to the shore.

Crash......

As soon as Zhao Quan came ashore over there, a head popped out of the water and stumbled ashore.

"Xie Qianhu, it's Xie Qianhu!" The cavalry of the Ming army shouted in surprise, and some people hurriedly jumped off their horses to help each other.

Xie Erjian's face was pale, his lips were purple, his body was trembling like a sieve, and his upper and lower teeth were also giggling: "Chase...... Chase, don't let him ...... Run! ”

Xie Erjian fainted before he finished speaking, and the cavalry of the Ming Army immediately shouted at the boats of the Inspection Division on the river, and then carried Xie Erjian into the water village of the Inspection Division, lit a fire to keep warm, and changed into a set of dry clothes.

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"Doctor Li, can Erjian's injuries be cured?" Xu Jin looked at the purple palm print on his second brother-in-law's chest, and couldn't help but worry, if the second brother-in-law had a good one, how would he explain it to Xiao Wan, Nan Nizi.

Xie Erjian was sent back to Liubu Town by his cavalry, and Xu Jin immediately ordered someone to rush back to Yanzhou Mansion at an expedited speed of 800 miles, and invited Li Yanwen and his son to come for treatment.

Li Yanwen said with a solemn expression: "What a powerful iron sand palm, fortunately, Second Master Xie has a good physical foundation, and his internal kung fu is quite hot, otherwise this palm would have killed him." The old man gave him a needle to release the blood stasis, and then prescribed a medicine to dredge the blood veins, and then decided how to treat it after observing the situation. Lord Xu can rest assured that Second Master Xie's life is fine, but I am afraid that he will suffer for a few months. ”

Xu Jin breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, as long as he could be saved, he would suffer a few crimes, so as to teach this kid a lesson, lest he always think that he was the best in the world. However, this Zhao Quanduan is very powerful, and with the ability of his second brother-in-law, he was injured like this.

After Li Yanwen's father and son applied needles and bloodletting, the palm print on Xie Erjian's chest obviously faded, and he also woke up.

"Brother-in-law, I'm sorry, let Zhao Quan run away!" Xie Erjian woke up and said apologetically as soon as he woke up.

Xu Jin originally wanted to reprimand him a few words, but finally swallowed it back with a grunt, and said, "If you run, you will run, it's not a big deal, take care of your injuries, don't fall ill when the time comes." ”

Xie Erjian said lightly: "It's okay, it's just a little meaning, just raise it for a few days!" ”

Li Shizhen brought a bowl of soup and medicine, and said seriously: "Second Brother Xie, don't be careless, this palm has injured your lung meridian, you have to stay in bed during this time, otherwise it is very likely that you will fall ill, and it will be impossible to use force again for the rest of your life." ”

Xie Erjian's face turned green when he heard this, wouldn't he become a waste, this was worse than death, so he hurriedly took the decoction and drank it gurgling.

After placing Xie Erjian, Xu Jinxing walked out of the room, and the messengers in the army still kept sending the information back, and the thieves had been basically cleared, but Zhao Quan and Wang Tang had not yet caught the two thieves, which was a fly in the ointment after all.

Xu Jin said coldly: "Decree to all states and counties, but if there are people who provide the whereabouts of the thief leader Zhao Quan and Wang Tang, they will be rewarded with ten taels of silver; But whoever binds them to the army shall be rewarded with five hundred taels of silver; But whoever has the first rank of these two people will be rewarded with three hundred taels of silver. Whoever shelters and hides these two people is guilty of the same crime as the thief! ”

Immediately, Xu Qincha's reward and punishment orders were sent to the prefectures, counties, and towns by fast horses, and the magistrates did not dare to slack off, and immediately wrote notices and posted them everywhere, and the news soon spread throughout Jinan Prefecture.

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Late at night, in a small mountain village less than five miles away from the Jigongzhai Inspection Division, one of the houses was still lit up, and occasionally there were one or two coughs.

There were five members of the family, but they were all tied up at this time, their mouths stuffed with sackcloth, and they couldn't make a sound.

At this time, Zhao Quan had already changed into the clothes of the mountain people, and also wrapped a rustic turban. Sun Cai was lying on a shabby bed with his breath dying, his clothes were open, and there was a palm print as red as blood on his chest.

"It's Chiyang Palm!" Zhao Quanquan's face was dignified and authentic.

Sun Cai exhaled a breath of cold air from between his teeth, gritted his teeth and said, "Damn, is that kid a descendant of Zhang Dingbian, but his surname is Xie." ”

Zhao Quan's heart moved and asked, "Senior Brother Sun, do you know him?" ”

"This person's name is Xie Erjian, and he was the one who ruined our good deeds in Jiema Mountain, it seems that he is Xu Jin's brother-in-law!"

Zhao Quan couldn't help but flash his eyes, Zhang Dingbian was known as the first fierce general at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, originally from Huxiankou, Hubei, Hubei, born in a fisherman's family, was the most brave general under Chen Youliang, defeated Zhu Yuanzhang's army many times, and killed Zhu Yuanzhang's three generals in the Battle of Poyang Lake, and almost slaughtered Zhu Yuanzhang. Later, Chen Youliang was defeated and died in the middle of a stray arrow, Zhang Dingbian refused Zhu Yuanzhang's solicitation, and finally changed his name and surname, hiding in the rivers and lakes without a trace, and Chiyang palm is one of Zhang Dingbian's famous skills.

"Chiyang's palm is hot and violent, and he has to be treated with cold medicine, fortunately, it is a cold winter, Senior Brother Sun will endure it first, and I will find a way to catch the medicine when I go back." Zhao Quandao.

Sun Cai nodded, in such a cold weather, there was a slight sweat on his forehead.