Chapter 285

Ye Xiaotian's dog-paddling skills were clearly useless in the extremely complicated river. When he was lifted onto the salt ship, he had already fainted from drowning. Hong Baichuan dared not waste any time. He immediately pressed him onto his knees and forced him to vomit up the water that had entered his stomach.

The chilly breeze made Ye Xiaotian's clothes turn cold and stiff in just a short while. Fortunately, this was not the north, where water would freeze into ice. As Hong Baichuan slapped him, Ye Xiaotian slowly woke up and moaned powerlessly.

The guards around Ye Xiaotian immediately let out a sigh of relief. Hong Baichuan ordered, "Hurry up and help nephew Ye into the cabin. Start a fire and get him a change of clothes, just in case he catches a cold."

The guards all went up and supported the feeble Ye Xiaotian into the cabin. Hong Baichuan slowly made his way to the bow of the ship. The rescue operation in the river was still ongoing. Many guards on Ye Xiaotian's side had fallen into the water, so they had to save them. The ship that had recklessly charged over had people who had fallen into the water as well. They were also organizing people to save them.

At the same time, the curses from the two ships, as well as the curses from the sailors and boatmen on the other ships who had suffered from the accident, as well as the furious analysis of responsibility and calls for compensation from the various ship captains, mixed together. The chaos on the river only increased.

Hong Baichuan exhaled, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat. He had come to warn Ye Xiaotian. He knew about Yang Yinglong's great plan: replace Ye Xiaotian with Ye Xiaoan and gain control of the Crouching Bull Ridge.

When Ye Xiaotian fell into the water earlier, he had escaped everyone's sight. Was the person he had lifted out of the water Ye Xiaotian or not? Was this a trap set up by Yang Yinglong?

Hong Baichuan's heart skipped a beat. He hurriedly turned his head to look at the cabin. After a moment of hesitation, his gaze returned to the chaotic river. "That's unlikely. If they've chosen to strike here, the chances of success are extremely low. It's almost impossible …"

Hong Baichuan furrowed his brows as he secretly analysed the situation. First of all, Yang Yinglong has to ensure that Ye Xiaotian chooses to return to Tongren by water. Of course, he can create obstacles on the land route, luring Ye Xiaotian into choosing the water route since he's in a hurry to return to Tongren. With Yang Yinglong's tremendous power, he can achieve this.

With Yang Yinglong's power, he can even set up traps on the land route, water route, and mountain route. No matter which route Ye Xiaotian chooses, there will be traps waiting for him. This method of casting a net everywhere is not difficult for Yang Yinglong's tremendous power.

However … Yang Yinglong can set up traps everywhere. He can control the ships to collide with each other, but can he control Ye Xiaotian to fall into the water? Can he grasp this fleeting opportunity? If this was a trap set up by Yang Yinglong, the greatest difficulty was that they could not be sure how Ye Xiaotian would react to the accident. This was something they could not plan beforehand.

If Ye Xiaotian could not fall into the water and escape everyone's sight, it would be impossible for them to complete their plan no matter how meticulous their preparations were. Then, where did their confidence come from? Unless …

As the head of the Brocade Secret Guard, Hong Baichuan had a very strong planning ability. He narrowed his eyes and carefully analyzed the situation. Once the ships collided, Ye Xiaotian would definitely go out of the cabin to take a look. However, there was no guarantee where he would stand at the time, and whether the ships behind him would collide and coincidentally cause him to fall into the water.

Unless these ships that were requisitioned by Ye Xiaotian were also part of the opponent's calculations. No matter which ship Ye Xiaotian chose to use at the Horse Field Pier, the shipwrights on that ship were all Yang Yinglong's people. Only then could they ensure that once the ships collided, they could not let Ye Xiaotian fall into the water naturally. Then, the shipwrights would do something else.

In this case, the grasp of timing and the execution of the plan would be extremely strict. However, with the many talents under Yang Yinglong's command, it was not absolutely impossible …

The more Hong Baichuan thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. He immediately returned to the cabin and saw that Ye Xiaotian had already changed into a clean set of clothes and was curled up in the quilt. There was a fire next to him. Ye Xiaotian's lips were blue, and he ordered while trembling, "The hull is damaged. We can't go for a while. Let's stop by the shore. Get me some ginger soup to warm up and dispel the cold …"

Hong Baichuan called out, "Nephew!"

Ye Xiaotian looked up and saw Hong Baichuan. He showed a bitter smile, "Uncle Hong, this is really an unlucky year …"

Hong Baichuan stared at Ye Xiaotian's expression and behavior, and his nervous mood slowly relaxed, "I should be paranoid. Ye Xiaoan is not willing to kill his own brother. If this person has already become Ye Xiaoan, his expression should not be so calm. I should be paranoid …"

…

On the surface of the river, the boats crisscrossed, the sound of cursing rose again and again, and the boatmen and sailors entered the water to rescue people one after another. There were already a few people who were very good at swimming underwater. They quietly dragged a person and swam under the bottom of the boats, disembarking on the right bank of the river.

At this time, the people on each ship were all concentrated on the side of the ship facing Jiangnan, overlooking the collision of the ships on the river. No one noticed their existence at all. As soon as they landed, they immediately took advantage of the cover of the ships and quickly turned into a pile of rubble by the river.

On both sides of the river, there was a valley. The water was murmuring, and the water was very shallow. However, because of the erosion of the mountain torrents during the rainy season, the valley was very wide and deep. Moreover, because of the complicated terrain, some areas were mostly rocks, and some areas were mostly mud. Therefore, the valley that was washed out by the mountain torrents was not straight, but curved.

After the rainy season, there were many weeds growing in the valley. At this time, the withered weeds covered both sides of the valley. The few people hid behind the pile of stones and slid into the valley. They walked upstream along the valley. Even if someone deliberately looked in this direction, it would be difficult to find them.

Two or three li upstream of the valley, halfway up the mountain, there was a four-wheeled cart quietly parked at the side of the valley. There was a clump of wild grass under the wheels. There was no wind in the valley. Tian Binfei sat in the cart, bathing in the warm winter sun. She seemed to be dozing off.

At the bottom of the valley, four people were carrying an unconscious person and rushing over as fast as they could. The guards beside Tian Binfei moved slightly, turning left in unison with their hands on the hilts of their swords. It was not until they saw the appearance of the people that their hands on the hilts quietly moved away.

When Tian Binfei heard the sound, he slowly opened his eyes. Four big men dripping with water appeared in front of him. One of them reached out and grabbed the person's hair. A pale face with livid lips appeared in front of Tian Binfei.

The man said excitedly, "Sir, we did not disappoint you. We brought Ye Xiaotian back!"

The person who spoke was Liu Junhua. When he spoke, his voice was trembling. Part of the reason was because of the cold, but more of it was because of excitement. He believed that he would receive a huge reward this time. He believed that the man sitting in front of him on the four-wheeled carriage must have already thought of how to reward him for his contribution.

Looking at the masked man sitting on the four-wheeled carriage, only revealing a pair of eyes, Liu Junhua's heart was filled with awe. Only he, who had participated in the whole plan, could understand how precise and meticulous the masked man in front of him was.

Every possibility, every change, every response, every arrangement …

It was precisely because of his precise planning that this matter could be completed so smoothly and perfectly.

"Perhaps, people who can sit on four-wheeled carriages are people with almost demonic intelligence!" Liu Junhua suddenly thought of Zhuge Kongming and couldn't help but want to laugh.

Tian Binfei's gaze fell on Ye Xiaotian's face. He frowned and asked, "Is he dead?"

Liu Junhua hurriedly replied, "He's not dead! Sir, don't worry. I've made a living in the river since I was young. I know how to drown someone to death. He's just unconscious. "

Tian Binfei smiled and said, "Wake him up!"

Liu Junhua and the others didn't have time to change their clothes. They immediately tried to save Ye Xiaotian. Soon, Ye Xiaotian slowly woke up.

"Leave him there. You've worked hard. Go change your clothes. I'll reward you handsomely when we get back!"

"Thank you, sir!"

Liu Junhua excitedly thanked Tian Binfei. The two guards next to him gestured to them. The four hurriedly followed the two guards. There was a big bundle in the grass. When it was opened, there were four sets of clothes. The four of them happily took off their wet clothes and bent down to pick up the clothes.

"Ah ~ ~ ~"

Suddenly, a scream came from the grass, followed by a second scream. The third person only had time to let out an angry curse before two heavy sounds of bodies falling to the ground could be heard.

After a while, the two guards held a piece of clothing in their hands. They leisurely used the clothing to wipe the blood on their knives. They slowly walked back from the grass and stood next to Tian Binfei.

Tian Binfei sat on the wheelchair as if he didn't hear the movements beside him. His gaze was fixed on Ye Xiaotian. Ye Xiaotian was lying on the grass. The sun shone on his body. The rise and fall of his chest became more obvious.

Finally, Ye Xiaotian opened his eyes. The glaring sunlight made him immediately raise his hand to cover his eyes. Ye Xiaotian felt the withered grass beside him and the unusually quiet atmosphere. His heart suddenly jumped. He suddenly sat up. When he saw that there was no one in front of him and only the mountain stream flowing, he immediately turned his head.

When Ye Xiaotian turned his head, he immediately saw a pair of eyes. The eyes weren't very sharp, but they were very deep. That pair of deep eyes was looking at him. It was like an antique expert flipping an antique over and over again, distinguishing its authenticity and looking for its flaws.

When Ye Xiaotian looked left and right, his expression immediately changed. Even if he didn't know Yang Yinglong's plan, he was very clear that he had fallen into someone else's hands. When he learned of Yang Yinglong's plan from Hong Baichuan, he trembled even more when he saw this scene.

Tian Binfei sighed and leisurely said: "I have never spent so much effort to scheme against someone. I even had to sacrifice myself. Haha … no matter what, I still succeeded in the end."

"Who are you? Do I know you? Do we have a grudge? "Ye Xiaotian questioned. Thinking of the terrible consequences, his voice couldn't help but tremble. Ever since he left the capital and stepped into Jianghu, he had encountered all kinds of storms and waves, but he had never been as dangerous and helpless as he was today.

He relied on his quick wits to avoid the danger of delivering the letter in Jingzhou. He relied on his hot-bloodedness to reform the numb officials and bailiffs of Gourd County. He avoided the danger of dying of acclimatization for Ai Dian Shi. He relied on his luck to escape from the Thunder God Forbidden Area.

He used the bureaucratic tricks that he learned from the criminal officials when he was guarding the Heavenly Prison to defeat Xu Boyi, Wang Ning, and Hua Qingfeng. He used the conflict between the Yu family and the Zhang family to make a name for himself in Tongren Province. He used the power of the civil officials to make the Emperor hide in the harem and curse him. But now, he didn't have any help. He had fallen into a trap that someone had carefully set for him.

"You don't have to have a grudge to hate someone!" Tian Binfei patiently explained to Ye Xiaotian. "You don't have to hate someone to plot against them! You should understand these principles. "

Ye Xiaotian couldn't think of a way to escape, but as long as the other party didn't kill him, he wouldn't despair. He would never give up. This was Ye Xiaotian's character. He tried to calm himself down and asked, "Who are you? What do you want to do to me?"

Ye Xiaotian could only pretend to be confused and ask. If the other party knew that he already knew their plan, he would die even faster.

Tian Binfei laughed. Although he was masked, Ye Xiaotian could tell from the smile lines at the corner of his eyes that he was laughing happily. "You don't need to know who I am. For someone who is about to die, it's useless even if you know!"

Tian Binfei flicked his fingers. The two warriors who had just wiped the blood off their swords and sheathed their swords immediately strode forward towards Ye Xiaotian.

Tian Binfei sighed and said, "I won't let you live, even for a moment longer. Because your life is too tough. I don't want any accidents to happen to you! I saved you because I wanted to see you struggle with my own eyes. I wanted to hear your screams with my own ears. Only then will I be happy! I haven't been happy for a long time! "

Two pairs of iron pincers grabbed Ye Xiaotian's shoulders. They were two martial artists. With his wrists grabbed, Ye Xiaotian couldn't struggle at all. The other man stepped forward and took out a rope from his pocket. He quickly tied Ye Xiaotian up.

Then, Tian Binfei waved his hand. The two men dragged Ye Xiaotian and walked towards the grass at the side without hesitation. The withered grass was dragged by Ye Xiaotian's body. The masked man's happy voice came from behind, "Push me over. I want to see him die with my own eyes!"

Ye Xiaotian was dragged more than ten steps away. Suddenly, a large pit appeared in front of him. Not far away was a gurgling stream. A canal was dug between the stream and the pit. There was only a shovel of soil in the middle to block it. There was a thick layer of white in the pit. That was … that was lime!

This was the method that the Guizhou chieftains usually used to execute criminals. Ye Xiaotian could no longer maintain his calm. He only managed to cry out in surprise before he was pushed into the lime pit. The splashing lime blinded his eyes and went into his nostrils. It immediately burned him and he cried out in pain.

One of the men grinned and pulled out an iron shovel from the side of the pit. He forcefully dug away the shovel of soil that was blocking the canal. The stream gurgled and the lime in the pit immediately boiled. Ye Xiaotian, who was tied up tightly, was like a mudfish on a hot pan. He screamed and jumped around in the pit.

But the pit was very deep. His hands were tied behind his back. There was no way he could climb out of the pit. Tian Binfei's four-wheeled cart steadily stopped beside the pit. Tian Binfei closed his eyes and listened to the shrill and high-pitched screams from the lime pit. Suddenly, he laughed out loud …