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Chapter 156: Water Bandits (Part )

Yongli

1154, July.

Yuezhou State, on the south side of Jiaohe River.

A large ship was sailing steadily on the quiet water, and the lantern hanging on the ship had the word "Tang" written on it.

This is not the Tang in Datang, but it means that the owner of the ship's surname is Tang.

It should have been a calm, starless night, but at this moment, one could see a number of small boats quickly sailing out from the nearby reed marshes and approaching the large ship almost at the same time.

Soon, shrill screams pierced the night sky, and the boatmen shouted "There is a water ghost!", trying to wake up the people who were still sleeping on the boat.

Water ghost is what the locals call it, which actually means water bandit.

These people are very good at swimming. They appear at night, burn, kill and loot, and then hide in the reeds. Their whereabouts are mysterious and difficult to find, so they are called water ghosts.

They climbed onto the ship from small boats or even from the water, and once on board, they brandished their sharp knives and killed people everywhere.

It was obvious at first glance that this kind of large ship belonged to a wealthy family and was full of oil and water, so naturally the pirates were all very loyal to it.

The awakened boatman and servants were not without resistance. They picked up swords and shields to fight with the bandits. If they surrendered at this time, they would basically have no chance of survival.

"Miss! Miss!"

The maid knocked on the door frantically, and soon Miss Tang opened the door and came out wearing her clothes.

"Miss, there is a water ghost!"

"Don't be afraid, just fight it off."

The young lady of the Tang family is named Tang Lianyu. Although she is from a wealthy family, she is not a weak and cowardly person who would only scream when encountering problems. Upon hearing this, she picked up a small dagger and led the trembling maid onto the deck.

At this moment, a dark shadow rushed over from the side, grabbed Miss Tang's hand and said with a smile:

"The little girl is pretty and fair-skinned. Come and have some fun with your brother."

"let go!"

Miss Tang's eyes widened, and she shouted fearlessly:

"You are born as human beings, but you do such things that are worse than pigs and dogs. Don't you have any shame?"

"Haha, I'll let you know what shame is later."

During the struggle, there was a loud bang. The bandit who was holding Miss Tang's eyes widened and fell limply to the ground.

Following a circle of smoke that was not noticeable at night, Tang Lianyu turned to face the pirates fighting on the deck and said sternly:
"Get out of here! Otherwise, the unique hidden weapon in my hand will not recognize anyone!"

The pirates had never seen such a situation before and were a little scared.

At this time, accompanied by a sneer, the leader of the pirates carrying an iron ring and a big knife walked onto the deck.

"What kind of hidden weapon is this to block the door? A musket is just a musket. Do you really think you have never seen such a thing?"

Tang Lianyu panicked now and quickly pointed his gun at him.

The latter was not afraid at all and shouted:

"That girl's musket can only fire one shot, come at me now!"

Tang Lianyu didn't expect that some of these country bandits actually knew about muskets, and even knew that this thing could only fire one shot, so he immediately panicked.

But at this moment, the pirate who had just climbed up the side of the ship was kicked away on the spot before he could even laugh wildly, and his body bounced twice on the deck...

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Earlier, Yang Yiyi squatted on the black-sailed boat and looked up at the moon.

She originally wanted to look at the stars, but the weather was not very good today, so she could only look at the moon.

It’s not that Yang Yiyi has nothing to do, but Li Chengxi had told her before that if she pays more attention to the things around her, she might be able to comprehend some magical skills.

Of course, the wording of "divine power" was made up by Yang Yiyi herself. Now Yang Yiyi had unconditional trust in Li Chengxi, and she would definitely believe whatever Li Chengxi said, so apart from occasionally moving her hands and feet on the boat, she spent almost all her time observing.

Yang Yiyi has become accustomed to going to bed early and getting up early. When she was in the master's sect, she always got up before dawn to practice martial arts and chop wood, and then make a fire and cook. So when Zheng Yinping and Li Yingluo were still sleeping, she had already gotten up to look at the moon.

Just at this moment, she heard a burst of faint noise. Yang Yiyi stood up and looked in the direction of the river. She saw a large ship parked on the water, and there seemed to be a circle of small boats around it.

"Miss, don't look at it. It's the local pirate."

The boatman was Zheng Yinping's man, who had been lurking in Yuezhou State for a long time and knew what was going on at a glance.

"There are many bandits on the Jiao River, but as long as you make arrangements well, you can get through safely. They usually don't resort to violence easily."

“Why doesn’t the government care?”

"Government?"

The boatman curled his lips:
"This pirate group is run by the government. The money they receive is shared with the local officials. The government provides cover for the pirates. Occasionally, when they encounter someone who doesn't know what's best for them, the pirates will teach them a lesson, otherwise it will be difficult to collect money in the future."

Yang Yiyi was extremely shocked when she heard this. Being so naive, she had never thought that government officials would collude with bandits.

"Miss, don't show up later. I've already taken care of everything. If you pass by, just shout and they won't pay attention to us."

Perhaps it was because the voices were a little loud, or perhaps it was because the wupeng boat was getting closer and closer to the big ship, the sounds of fighting and screaming became clearer and clearer, and Zheng Yinping and Li Yingluo, who were resting in the cabin, were woken up one after another.

The two men looked at the big ship at the bow, especially lingering for a second on the Tang-character lantern hanging on the ship.

"Something is wrong. That's the Tangfeng Trading Company's boat. They are an old ship on the Jiao River. It's impossible that they don't know the rules."

There may be some problems here, but generally speaking, you shouldn't ask too many questions.

Yang Yiyi didn't care, but Zheng Yinping and Li Yingluo were still being hunted by the Plum Blossom Guards. It was obviously not a good idea to cause trouble in the enemy's territory.

But Zheng Yinping looked at Yang Yiyi who was eager to help, and said to the boatman:

"Come over, you hide on the boat later, we will go up to help."

Zheng Yinping is not so kind-hearted as to stand up for the weak. If it happens on the territory of one's own country, there is no need to think too much about it. But when the enemy country is still being hunted, one should try not to get involved.

"This Tangfeng Trading Company is quite large. Their ships can sail freely in Yuezhou. We can do them a favor and help us pass through the border smoothly."

It is true that the Plum Blossom Guards have not caught up yet, but the big question is how to get out.

It's a pipe dream to sneak across the border with just a black-sailed boat, because there are sluices at the pass and it's impossible to get through.

Zheng Yinping originally wanted to find a way to deal with the local military officers when he got there, but now that he encountered a ship from Tangfeng Trading Company that allowed "visa exemption", it would naturally be safer to follow them.

The boatman wanted to say a few more words, but he knew his young lady's temper, so he had to ask her to be more careful and then steered the boat closer.

Before the wupeng boat docked on the big ship, Yang Yiyi, who could no longer wait, jumped directly onto the towering side of the ship.

This is the effect of the Fish Leap Exercise.

This light skill has two advantages, one is high jumping, the other is the ability to cross water.

But this skill is still very crude. It is impossible to cross the river with a reed. One can only jump twice on the water surface and then fall into the water because he has no strength left.

However, the advantages of high jumping are still worth praising. Yang Yiyi really jumped up like a fish jumping out of the water.

Just then, she saw a pirate climbing up with a machete in his hand. Yang Yiyi simply kicked him away and landed steadily on the deck.

Looking at the desperate pirates on the deck and the surprised looks of the boatmen, Yang Yiyi felt like she was now a hero.

She gathered her energy in her chest and shouted like thunder:

"Stop! How dare a small bandit rob a civilian ship in broad daylight? Is there any law?"

Everyone couldn't help but look up at the sky.

Now, it seems to be midnight...

(End of this chapter)