Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 177: Can I meet an old friend here?
If Zhao Qi'an wanted to overcome his tribulation, he would naturally not choose to do so in Kyoto.

He didn't want to fight with the imperial teacher, nor did he want to alarm the pig dragon emperor in the palace.

However, there is still enough time this time, and there is no need to jump into the well like last time. He can only rush along the underground river to the Jingyun River outside Kyoto City to survive the disaster again.

So after he left the princess's mansion, he took Chu Xuan in a carriage to the west pier of the outer city.

The west city wharf was still bustling with activity, with cargo ships docked at the port. Most of these cargo ships were of the same design, with the Zhao family's sea eagle pattern printed on their hulls.

In addition to the Zhao family's ships, there are also some ships from other trading companies, but there are not many of them, and most of them are just small cargo ships. They look particularly small and cute next to the Zhao's trading company's giant cargo ship with a very deep draft.

The hard laborers, with their necks bare, unloaded box after box of goods from the cargo ship and lined up in a long queue towards the dock warehouse.

There were also many merchants, carrying thick bags of money, discussing something with the ship owner. They were all brokers who wanted to buy a large amount of goods at a low price and make a profit by reselling.

For this trip, Zhao Qi'an deliberately chose a carriage without any logo of the Zhao family or the princess's mansion.

But despite this, when the carriage carrying him passed by the road on the dock, other people would always feel a chill on their necks and subconsciously make way for the carriage.

I just felt that... there was no one sitting in the carriage, but rather a terrifying beast was imprisoned.

By the time the carriage arrived near the port, someone had already been waiting there and came forward to greet us in person.

"Boss, the boats are ready. We have also taken care of all the checkpoints along the way. There will be no government patrol boats passing by."

When Zhao Qian'an and Chu Xuan got off the carriage one after another, a burly middle-aged man quickly came up to them and clasped his fists towards Zhao Qian'an and said.

Chu Xuan glanced at this person. At first, he didn't pay much attention to him and just glanced at him.

But this one glance made him exclaim lightly, because the man looked familiar to him.

He looked at it more carefully and couldn't help but widen his eyes: "Xiong Shanyue?!"

He recognized the burly man who bowed respectfully in front of Zhao Qi'an and called him "Boss"!

This man is the leader of the pirates in the 800-li Langyang Lake in Liangzhou!
Langyang Lake is not far from Jian Valley, which is why Chu Xuan recognized this big pirate.

According to the theories in the martial arts world, Jiangu is a famous and upright sect, while the Langyang Lake bandits naturally do not have a good reputation. The disciples of Jiangu would often go to Langyang Lake to suppress the bandits.

Why not do it if you can train your disciples and receive a reward from the government?

But later, the Jiangu clan was wiped out, and Chu Xuan wandered around the world with Chu Wuxin, never returning to Liangzhou, so naturally he didn't know what happened in Langyang Lake.

How come the former pirate leader is now working under Zhao Dongjia?
After Chu Xuan cried out in surprise, Xiong Shanyue also noticed the swordsman next to Zhao Qi'an, and his face, which was covered with flesh, trembled a few times: "King of Chu?!"

He subconsciously wanted to protect Zhao Qi'an, but he didn't expect Chu Xuan on the opposite side to be one step faster than him and protect Zhao Qi'an, and even shouted at Zhao Qi'an: "Boss Zhao, this man is a Langyang Lake bandit!"

Xiong Shanyue was stunned for a long while, and looked at Zhao Qian'an with some grievance: "Boss."

Zhao Qi'an patted Chu Xuan's shoulder and said, "I know."

Chu Xuan was very confused: "Do you know?"

Xiong Shanyue curled his lips and said, "Where are the Langyang Lake bandits? They were wiped out by the boss's people a long time ago. Now I work under the boss Zhao, and I have long since become a good man."

Chu Xuan glanced at him from head to toe, his eyes full of disbelief as he asked, "You...are a good man?"

Xiong Shanyue was very hurt by the doubt in his eyes and shouted, "The knife is on your neck. Either you work for the boss or you die. What else can you do if you don't change your ways?"

He felt relieved again, licked his lips and smiled: "Besides, it's good to be from a good perspective. Before I followed the boss, I never thought about doing legitimate business, which can make much more money than robbing ships. Who would want to be a pirate if there is a choice?" Chu Xuan looked at him doubtfully, and then his eyes fell on Zhao Qian'an.

Zhao Qi'an explained: "Deacon Xiong is indeed working under me now, and he is one of the eight deacons of this merchant company. He is in charge of the merchant company's fleet. He has been traveling back and forth between Kyoto City and Yangzhou, and he is not usually stationed in Kyoto City."

Chu Xuan was shocked when he heard this.

Among the eight deacons of the company, he had only met Gou Xiangxi and Zhao Nishang, but they both left a deep impression on him.

None of them are fuel-efficient lamps!

I didn't expect that Xiong Shanyue is so valued by the boss and can be on the same level as these two?

Zhao Qi'an also introduced Chu Xuan to Xiong Shanyue: "Master Chu is an old friend of Master Tie. After Master Tie left, it was Master Chu who took over Master Tie's position. Now he is in charge of the Health Hall for me."

Xiong Shanyue grinned and said, "As expected of you, you are the Sword King among the three sword masters in the world. You are valued so much by the boss right after you arrive. I admire you."

He said he admired me, but his attitude was extremely perfunctory.

Chu Xuan snorted lightly, obviously looking down on this former pirate leader.

Zhao Qi'an could see that the two of them were not getting along, but he didn't say much.

He has a large family and a lot of people under him. It is impossible to expect everyone to get along well with him.

He was not worried that the two would secretly trip each other up when they worked together in the future. After all, the Health Hall and the business were two different systems, and their responsibilities were not related at all, so nothing would happen.

He said, "We can talk about the past later. Let's get down to business first. Where is the boat?"

Xiong Shanyue naturally did not dare to neglect his business, and quickly said, "The boat is over here, sir, follow me."

Under his leadership, Zhao Qian and Chu Xuan came to the side of the dock.

There were two small boats that could only accommodate three to five people docked at the pier. There were no markings on the boats, and they were brand new, as if they had just been built.

Zhao Qi'an and Chu Xuan boarded the first boat, while Xiong Shanyue boarded the second boat alone.

After the anchor was raised, the two small boats, one in front and one behind, quickly left the port.

……

The boat went downstream, bypassed several mountain passes, and gradually moved away from Kyoto City.

About an hour later, Zhao Qian, who had been resting with his eyes closed in the cabin, slowly opened his eyes and ordered, "Lower the anchor."

Upon hearing this, the boatman who was rowing the boat at the bow immediately put away the bamboo pole and threw the heavy anchor into the river.

After doing all this, the boatman saluted solemnly towards the open cabin, then jumped into the river and fell into the river with a "splash".

Zhao Qi'an walked out of the cabin and looked up at the sky.

The sky, which was clear before, was now covered with dark clouds.

The sky gradually darkened, and the dark clouds covering the sky formed a vortex, and purple lightning flashed from time to time in the vortex...

(End of this chapter)