At this time, what Yang Chengye wanted most was a set of light skill techniques.
It is said that Yanziwu has a Lenghuang Jade Cave, which collects the skills and techniques of various schools. If one can obtain a set of light skill techniques, it would be like having the infinite respect of the heavens.
As soon as he thought of it, Yang Chengye bid farewell to Shen You and set off immediately for Suzhou, Taihu, and Yanzikou.
Jiaxing is more than sixty kilometers away from Suzhou. If you take the high-speed rail in modern times, it only takes three hours, but in the Southern Song Dynasty when transportation was not convenient, you could only ride a horse or take a boat.
Yang Chengye reluctantly rode a horse, then took a boat, and then rode a horse again, taking two days and two nights to arrive in Suzhou.
Suzhou has been known as "above there is heaven, below there are Suzhou and Hangzhou" since ancient times.
Suzhou was economically prosperous and culturally flourishing. After the Jin army invaded the south, Suzhou was once occupied, and the thousand-year-old city was destroyed by war in an instant.
Today's Suzhou is a rebuilt city after being recovered by Yue Fei's army, although it is not as prosperous as before, but it has also been restored quite well.
Yang Chengye had passed through Suzhou in the future, and with a wipe of his eyes, everything turned black. Let alone finding Yanzikou and Langhuan Yudong.
After inquiring several times, Yang Chengye finally knew the address of Yanziwu, which was on Lake Heart Island in Taihu.
As for Lang Huan Yu Dong, nobody has ever heard of it.
Helpless, Yang Chengye had no choice but to come to the shore of Taihu Lake and look for a boat to take him to the island in the middle of the lake.
Along the lakeside for over ten miles, Yang Chengye still couldn't find a ferry boat. After much difficulty, he finally found a small boat, but was told by the boatman that it wouldn't go to Lake Heart Island.
After Yang Chengye's detailed inquiry, he learned that Taihu Lake was infested with lake bandits who frequently killed people and robbed them of their goods, committing all sorts of evil deeds. Countless islands in Taihu Lake were occupied by the lake bandits.
Huxin Island has long been occupied by a group of lake bandits and no one is allowed to approach, otherwise their lives will be in danger.
Yang Chengye reluctantly paid twice the price to buy a small fishing boat from the boatman and rowed it himself to Lake Heart Island.
Yang Chengye was still new to rowing a boat by himself, especially this small fishing boat. At first, it was very difficult to control, rocking back and forth in circles on the spot, until half an hour later Yang Chengye finally mastered it.
Taihu Lake spans Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, bordering Wuxi to the north, Huzhou to the south, Yixing to the west, and Suzhou to the east, with a lake area of 2427.8 square kilometers, a water area of 2338.1 square kilometers, and a shoreline length of 393.2 kilometers.
Its west and southwest sides are hilly mountains, while its east side is mainly plains and water networks.
Taihu Lake is so vast that it stretches as far as the eye can see, and the islands in the lake are hundreds of kilometers away from the shore.
Fortunately, the boat owner was kind-hearted and left some food and drinking water for Yang Chengye.
The boat moved very slowly and after two hours, it had traveled less than 100 miles.
Yang Chengye stood at the bow of the boat, gazing out at the rippling lake water, with layer upon layer of ripples spreading outward.
Suddenly a black dot was imprinted on Yang Chengye's eyelids, and then the black dot became bigger and clearer. It turned out to be a large ship with a triangular flag hanging on it, and there was a wolf head printed on the flag.
"Halt! The ship ahead, stop immediately, or Grandfather will shoot arrows!"
At this time, a loud shout came from a large ship.
Yang Chengye stopped the boat and stood at the bow, watching as a large vessel approached and came to a stop not far away.
On a large ship stood dozens of robust men holding various weapons, each with their chest exposed and muscles bulging on their faces.
One of the burly men holding a short knife glared at Yang Chengye and shouted in a cold voice, "Where did this little devil come from, daring to trespass on your grandfather's waters?"
"Still not obediently presenting filial piety!"
Yang Chengye furrowed his brow and said: "Who are you? Why must you offer sacrifices?"
At these words, a fierce glint flashed in the eyes of the robust man, and he bellowed: "Looking for death? Beat him up for me!"
As soon as the loud voice fell, several long oars stretching over a zhang (a unit of length) extended from the large ships and slapped towards Yang Chengye.
Yang Chengye's anger rose to his head, and he secretly thought: "Looking for death, just right to use you guys as a practice."
Yang Chengye thought, the Great Fumo Fist was launched, and it roared towards those oars. All that could be heard was a "crackling" sound, and in an instant, those oars were blown into wooden chips by Yang Chengye, flying everywhere.
Those sturdy men were stunned, what's going on?
This kid is so fierce, one punch and that oar was smashed like tofu dregs.
"Quickly, shoot the arrow!"
The strong Han faced those under his command, and instantly a row of crossbows were raised, all aiming at Yang Chengye.
At this time, Yang Chengye was furious and these lake bandits didn't say a word before they started hitting, now it's even better, this is the rhythm of killing people, it seems that they haven't done such things less.
Yang Chengye grabbed the oar on the fishing boat and threw it into the water, then sprang up, his toes lightly tapping the oar in the water, his body rising high, and with a swing of his palm, he slapped the side of the large ship, his body steadily standing on the deck of the big ship, instantly drawing cries of surprise from everyone.
Yang Chengye stood on the deck and saw that his small fishing boat was now filled with arrows, like a porcupine. He secretly felt fearful and at the same time had a murderous intention.
As a modern person, I have some resistance to the instinct of killing, but now seeing the miserable appearance of the small fishing boat, my whole body is cold. If it wasn't for leaving in time, the consequences can be imagined.
"Looking for death!"
Yang Chengye let out a loud shout, swung his palm and slapped the nearest lake bandit, hitting him in the chest. At the same time, he released his internal energy, and instantly the bandit fell to the ground, dead.
Yang Chengye used his Crushing Heart Palm, but he didn't expect its power to be so strong, one palm could slap a person to death, and there was no visible wound.
Yang Chengye didn't know that the Heart Destroying Palm was incredibly powerful, its internal energy could penetrate skin and directly shatter the opponent's five organs and six viscera, so from the outside it looked like there were no wounds at all.
Those lake bandits had all experienced many battles, were ruthless and cruel, regarded human life as worthless, and Yang Chengye's killing of their companions not only failed to intimidate them, but instead provoked their ferocity, continuing to attack Yang Chengye.
Yang Chengye also let out a loud shout after a brief moment of astonishment, and alternately used his Crushing Heart Palm, Great Subduing Demon Fist, and Thirty-six Routes Void Bright Fist to weave in and out of the crowd, unstoppable. In an instant, dozens of sturdy men all fell to the ground.
Almost half were killed, and the remaining half were also fractured and crippled, with severed hands and feet, falling to the ground in agony.
For these fugitives, Yang Chengye showed no mercy, standing on the deck like a god of death.
"Who else wants to die?"
Yang Chengye looked at the robust men holding oars and various weapons nearby and shouted.
"Spare my life, good sir!"
The remaining strong men knelt down on the ground, terrified and said: "We were caught by them and did not do evil, please show mercy!"
Those people started kowtowing like chickens pecking at grain as soon as they spoke.
Yang Chengye was not a bloodthirsty person either, so since they begged for mercy, he did not kill them all.
"Get up, I won't kill you!"
Yang Chengye looked at those people and said.
"Thanks, good fellow!"
Those people hastily thanked and stood up.
"Come here!"
Yang Chengye pointed at a man with an eight-character beard and said, "He's quite clever."
The man hesitated for a moment, then jogged over with a smile and said: "I don't know what orders the good sir has for me?"