Chapter 147 Bloodshed on the Ship

Dashan and Lintian protected the others as they went inside, while they lagged behind. The moment the cabin door closed, the two saw several strong men carrying knives climbing up from under the ship.

They immediately started shouting and fighting, and instantly clashed with the ship's guards. Soon after, someone's blood stained the deck red.

Da Shan and the other man gasped, their faces showing a look of horror.

"Who are they?"

The group quickly squeezed into a small room. The two guards who had carried Granny Zhou and her husband in put them down and then stood guard at the cabin door.

Lin Lan and the others then realized that they had entered the cabin where Hu Fulai and Jiang Laosan had stayed.

Hu Fulai and his men had fought before and were injured. To prevent them from getting into trouble again, the guards moved them all to the upper cabins to recuperate.

At this moment, they naturally hid Lin Lan and the others inside as well to make things easier.

Before Hu Fulai and the others could react, they heard the sounds of swords clashing outside. The words they were about to shout at instantly stopped them. Forgetting all their grudges with the others, they asked in low, trembling voices, "What's going on outside? Is a fight breaking out?"

"A fight broke out. They brought knives and started attacking the guards on board as soon as they boarded. I saw someone get injured just now, but I couldn't tell if it was someone from the other side or one of ours," Da Shan replied, his breathing still a little unsteady. He didn't even know who he had just asked, but he was just listening nervously to the commotion outside.

"Are they river bandits, deliberately robbing people here?"

It was Guo Xiucai, with his greater knowledge and experience, who said with a serious expression, "They shouldn't be river bandits. Our boat is an official vessel, and not just any ordinary one. If they dare to rob, they should be prepared to be wiped out by the imperial court. Ordinary river bandits wouldn't directly oppose the imperial court. I'm afraid they're... after us."

"Us? We're just country folk, we don't have any money, why are you targeting us?" Old Jiang was terrified, especially since he had just opened the window a crack and peeked out, only to see two people covered in blood lying on the deck, their condition unknown.

Guo Xiucai remained silent, guessing that it must be related to the sky.

Just then, Chaochao's voice rang out again from the sky, "Mom, shall we go? To Jinwen Village?"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jingxuan, who had been listening to the sky with his eyes closed, immediately sat up straight. He really wanted them to go; he wanted to see the land of future generations.

As Miss Jian just mentioned, most of the people in that village grow oranges, so they must also grow other grains.

He wanted to know what food would be like in later generations and how it would differ from what they had.

During this time, their vision had been constantly following Chaochao around the city, and they had never even seen what fields looked like, let alone crops.

Jian Yunsang also asked Chaochao, "Does Chaochao want to go?"

Chaochao hesitated for a moment, then nodded emphatically, "I'll go. I want to see how the village in later generations differs from Shangliu Village."

"Okay, I'll send Fangrong a message later. She's probably still in class right now."

Su Fangrong had a cell phone. Jian Yunsang had sponsored her when she was in her second year of high school and had planned to buy her a new phone, but she refused. In her third year of high school, she bought a second-hand phone online and used it for three years.

In the past, when she didn't have a cell phone, she always communicated with Jian Yunsang by writing letters. She was used to writing letters, which is why she packed the letters and oranges together and sent them over this time.

"Fangrong said in her letter that a social media influencer recently came to their village and said he would help them sell oranges. He even set up a special venue, which was very lively."

Song Zhen became interested, "Then I'll go take a look too?"

He Pu got off work early today and just got home. He glanced at her when he heard this, "Are you free?" Song Zhen, "..." She really wasn't.

The news that Chaochao had been found has spread among relatives and friends, and there have been quite a few guests visiting in the past two days.

Even if Chaochao isn't around, they still come to visit, and Song Zhen can't refuse them all.

Chaochao hesitated for a moment, "Grandma, then, we'll go when you have time."

"No need, no need, you guys go and have fun. Grandma was just saying that."

"Then I'll bring you a gift."

Song Zhen hugged her happily and laughed.

While the He family was filled with laughter and joy, a bloody storm was brewing on a certain river in Daqi.

Lin Lan and the others didn't dare to make a sound. They only opened a crack in the window to look at the scene outside. Hearing Chaochao's words, Lin Lan's voice choked up, "What should we do? Will something happen to us? I... I still wanted to go with Chaochao to that Jinwen Village."

Mrs. Zheng found it unbelievable and asked in a trembling voice, "What kind of time is this to be thinking about this?"

Hu Fulai: "Who are these people? What do they want? They started killing people right away. Will they kill us all? We have no grudge against them..."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a loud voice suddenly rang out from outside, "Lin Lan, Da Shan, can you hear me? We're here to rescue you. Don't be fooled. They're taking you to the capital to harm you. Come out now and come with us."

The people in the cabin looked at each other, wondering what it meant. Had they come to rescue them?

The guard at the gate frowned and lowered his voice, saying, "Don't listen to them. They have ulterior motives. We are officials of the imperial court. Why would we want to harm you? These people are of unknown origin, and their words cannot be trusted."

Guo Xiucai nodded repeatedly, "Yes, these people are too suspicious, we shouldn't listen to them."

However, the fighting outside became increasingly intense, and some people even reached the cabin door and engaged in combat with the guards at the door.

The people inside the room began to tremble.

The sky remained unaffected, and the cheerful sounds of the morning contrasted sharply with the perilous situation before them.

Having decided to go, Jian Yunsang called Su Fangrong in the evening, and the latter was very happy. Su Fangrong had her final exams the next day and would be able to go home afterward.

Jian Yunsang planned to leave two days early. Since she was going to Wucheng anyway, she should at least visit the Jian family. Although her father had come to Jiangcheng this time, they hadn't actually spent much time together.

Chaochao asked excitedly, "Mom, is Wucheng where you grew up?"

"Yes, would Chaochao like to see?"

"Yes, I want to go to all the places my mother has been."

That will take a long time; she needs to prepare more things and make a plan.

She ran back to her room to pack her things, when suddenly a mechanical voice rang in her mind, "Energy value increased by 300."


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