Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 1582 Borrowing a few ships
I just walked into the city and didn't even eat a few bites of food, but I was chased by a killer. Is this outrageous?
All I can say is, it was unexpected, but also reasonable.

Yang Yiyi and Wu Shaoyi were going to the north, so of course they had to take the fastest route. They both wanted to help, not to slack off, so taking a detour was certainly not an option for them.

Tang Lianyu helped the ten countries in the Central Plains transport supplies, of course, they took a shortcut, and water transportation had an unparalleled advantage in large transport capacity.

Since they were all taking shortcuts, it was only a matter of time before they met each other. After all, Tang Lianyu needed to patrol back and forth along the entire transportation line, so it would be strange if they didn't meet each other.

Yang Yiyi is indeed a hero, and leaving the safe zone is a headache for her.

But then again, the defenders of this small place reacted quickly.

When Yang Yiyi caught up with the team, she heard the sound of fighting from the intersection behind her. It might be that the soldiers were fighting with the people from Anxiangtang.

These guys are really brave, they are not even afraid of the government troops.

Li Chengxi slid the wheel and in the magnified field of view he could vaguely see people running towards a large ship. Although the heavy rain blocked the view, it should be the ship of Tangfeng Trading Company.

As long as you get on the boat, untie the ropes and float on the water, it will be difficult for the assassins of Anxiangtang to get on. Even if you can swim, you have to climb the towering side of the boat. It is much safer than staying in the city where the assassins of Anxiangtang may jump out at any time.

Li Chengxi felt that the matter should be over here. He couldn't run so far away. Could the killer be lying in ambush?

——It’s true.

"Miss! Miss!"

Yang Yiyi and the others protected Tang Lianyu as they approached the big ship. Immediately, a large group of servants ran down from the ship. They must have heard the noise and immediately protected Tang Lianyu in three layers.

However, just as he was about to get on board, he heard a loud bang.

The large ship docked at the shore seemed to have been punched out of nowhere. It suddenly tilted and then slowly tilted to the other side.

It’s not that the killers from Anxiangtang brought the cannon. Just now, Li Chengxi clearly saw a flash of fire suddenly at the left rear of the ship, and then a big hole was blown open.

That happened to be the location of the warehouse. It was possible that the killers from Anxiangtang mixed explosives such as gunpowder into the cargo and then secretly ignited and detonated them.

Several of the servants who came down to protect Tang Lianyu were hit by the flying wood debris, looking like blood gourds, which was particularly terrifying.

Large ships are usually not easy to sink, even those made of wood. However, the explosion took place near the waterline, and water poured into the ship madly through the broken hole. The entire ship tilted at a speed visible to the naked eye and almost leaned against the dock.

There is no way to leave the port in this state.

The plan prepared by the assassins of Anxiangtang was obviously a series of moves. It would be best if they could kill Tang Lianyu in the inn. If not, they would kill her on her escape route. If that didn't work, they would destroy her boat.

Without the boat, there would be no way to retreat. Who knows how many people from Anxiangtang are still in the city, and who knows if we will be ambushed on the way to the city gate.

Speaking of which, Tang Lianyu's importance seems to be higher than that of Princess Mingzhu. Although the previous attack by Anxiangtang on Princess Mingzhu's convoy was already exaggerated enough, it was obviously not on the same scale as the ambush on Tang Lianyu.

It can be seen how foolish it was when Anxiangtang sent two people to hunt down Yang Yiyi.

Now that the ship is gone and there are a bunch of wounded people slowing down our progress, the situation doesn't seem to be looking good.

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Mixed in with the sound of the rain, there was a chorus of "Ah, my!"

Yang Yiyi rubbed her scalp. A piece of wood had hit her head just now, but her head was fine and she didn't know where the wood had gone.

Wu Shaoyi was protected by Yang Yiyi, so he was fine. Tang Lianyu was surrounded by people, and there were human shields all around, so he was fine too.

The heroes from the Sixteen Villages that Qin Yan brought were all martial artists, and they only suffered minor injuries. However, the group of servants who came down from the boat were different. They were close to the explosion point, and they didn't have the means to protect themselves like the people in the martial arts world.

The rain washed the wound, soon leaving a large pool of blood.

The people who stayed on the ship ran out of the cabin in panic. The whole ship was tilting little by little and couldn't right itself. Although the water was shallow at the dock and such a large ship was unlikely to sink directly, it was definitely impossible to escape with it.

The group hurriedly dragged the wounded to the pavilion near the pier, where they could at least be sheltered from the wind and rain. Tang Lianyu asked the servants to quickly find a doctor.

If we continue to stay here, regardless of whether Anxiangtang will come over to make dumplings, the most dangerous people are actually the servants of Tangfeng Trading Company. We must act as soon as possible to transfer Tang Lianyu away.

But which way to go?

Qin Yan bandaged the wound of the wounded man quickly, then turned around and shouted:

"Let's borrow a few of the pontoon boats that our fellow villagers use for fishing. We can't stay here!"

She was quite smart. The Tangfeng Trading Company was not the only ship at the dock. There were many fishing boats.

These wupeng boats are small and light, and their speed is absolutely first-class.

It is too dangerous to turn back to the city. The environment in the city is complicated and the vision is affected by the heavy rain. It is too easy to be ambushed.

In comparison, water routes should be safer.

Tang Lianyu nodded, arranged for the servants to clean up the mess, gave some silver to the boatman, and then everyone quickly jumped onto the boat, untied the ropes, and rowed toward the river.

Yang Yiyi and Wu Shaoyi were the most capable fighters among them, and they were arranged to be next to Tang Lianyu. Due to the large number of people, a total of five black-sailed boats left the dock and floated onto the river under the cover of rain.

Although it is much easier to operate a small fishing boat than a large ship, it is not something that just anyone can do. If you are not careful, you will end up spinning in place.

Fortunately, the heroes of the Sixteen Villages are quite proficient in this art. It seems that because there are numerous water networks around the Sixteen Villages, the people of the Sixteen Villages are quite good at rowing boats and swimming.

Seeing the boat gradually drifting towards the center of the river and starting to move forward along the current, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

On the way to escape, let alone holding an umbrella, even Yang Yiyi, who was wearing a straw raincoat, was soaked all over. The wind blowing off the river was so cold that she couldn't help shivering.

Li Chengxi did prepare raincoats for Yang Yiyi and Wu Shaoyi, but Yang Yiyi insisted that wearing a straw raincoat would make her look more like a knight, and that the raincoats were too ugly.

——It’s quite childish.

So the first thing everyone did when they got on the boat was to light the small clay stove in the awning. This thing is usually used by fishermen to cook fish on the boat, and it can provide some heat.

Yang Yiyi had just lit the fire when she turned to Qin Yan, who was standing in the rain at the bow of the boat, and said:
"Come in and warm up."

"I'm not going in. Someone needs to keep an eye on us. The people from Anxiang Hall might come after us."

The people in the Sixteenth Village also wore straw raincoats, which were more or less useful.

"Where are we going now?"

"Let's go to our hideout near the Sixteenth Village first. My eldest brother should be there to meet us. We can then discuss where to go."

Send Tang Lianyu to a safe place, which must be the next town at the nearest time. We need to study the route carefully.

(End of this chapter)