After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

Suddenly, a small boat appeared on the water, looking no different from an ordinary fishing boat.

The boatman, wearing a straw hat, slowly approached the merchant ship with his pole.

There were still quite a few people lingering on the deck of the merchant ship, and despite the shipwright's repeated reminders, no one took the shipwright's words seriously because of what those thugs had said.

Yin Cheng and Lan Shu stood on the highest terrace, taking in the view of both sides of the valley.

Yin Cheng adjusted the Flowing Shadow Blade wrapped around his wrist, utterly puzzled: "Water bandits, just this one person, on a single boat?"

Lan Shu said, "This is just the lead soldier, what's the rush?"

Yin Cheng said, "Couldn't you have waited until the fight started before calling me?"

"Then it will be too late," Lan Shu said. "What if we frighten Pearl?"

Yin Cheng, who had initially harbored some resentment, immediately felt that Lan Shu was absolutely right and nodded in agreement, saying, "That makes sense."

"What's that on your hand?" Lan Shu suddenly noticed that Yin Cheng's hand was covered in blotches of ink. "Why don't you clean it off?"

"Oh, this is the Three Character Classic written by Pearl." Yin Cheng rolled up his sleeve, revealing his forearm covered with messy symbols and patterns, and he was quite proud of it.

Lan Shu was speechless and continued to stare at the water. "It seems that Pearl is quite sensible and didn't paint it on your face."

Yin Cheng laughed and said, "That's right, our Pearl is incredibly well-behaved."

Lan Shu: "..."

As the awning boat drew near, the boatman stood at the bow, holding a box that appeared to contain gold and silver.

The man punting at the bow of the awning boat looked up and saw a face covered with a black cloth under his straw hat, revealing only a pair of fierce eyes. It was clear at a glance that he was not a kind person.

"Is this the Lin family's ship?" the masked man asked.

"Indeed." The boatman lowered the box of gold and silver down with a rope. "Here is the toll; please accept it."

The masked man opened the box, glanced at it, seemed quite satisfied, and put the box into the boathouse.

The boatman thought the matter was over and was about to tell someone to raise the sails and set sail when suddenly another clear bamboo whistle echoed throughout the valley.

About twenty ships of various sizes emerged from behind the mountain rocks and surrounded the merchant ship.

The boatman was shocked. "Brother, what does this mean?"

"Heh, to tell you the truth, we robbed your Lin family's ship."

The boatman asked, "Our Lin family has always paid ample tolls. Is there some misunderstanding? If your gang thinks the money isn't enough, we can discuss it further."

"Go back and ask your master who he has offended."

The boatman looked troubled; besides the passengers, the owner's family was also on board.

If it were just robbery, that would be one thing, but this group of people were clearly prepared.

If their ship were hijacked, the chances of survival for everyone on board would be slim.

At this moment, the thugs on deck also came forward and said, "Why bother arguing with him? He's just a mere bandit. What's there to be afraid of?"

Another warrior said, "If you ask me, you might as well hand over this gold and silver to us brothers, and we'll guarantee your ship will reach Ningzhou safely."

The boatman quickly whispered, "Distinguished guests, please do not anger them."

The leader of the martial arts practitioners scoffed, "This bunch of trash can't even scare you like this?"

The boatmen's gazes towards these men changed; they wished they could lock them in a room and never let them out again.

These thugs, however, seemed determined to escalate the situation. Gathering their strength, they roared, "Which bastard dares to rob your grandfather's ship?"

The boatman's vision blurred; he had no idea where this idiot had come from. "Stop talking!"

"Don't be afraid! With us brothers here, we'll make sure everyone on this ship gets to Ningzhou safely."

"Good!" Several onlookers, who were unaware of what was going on, applauded. "Heroes, our lives depend on you."

"Of course, of course! My brothers and I will certainly not let you down!"

Seeing that the matter was not going to end well, the boatman quickly ran to inform his employer.

Yin Cheng looked down disdainfully at the people on the deck. "Who are these idiots?"

Lan Shu said, "He's not an important person, we don't need to pay him any attention."

As the boatman ran to warn the crew, the grappling hook had already flown up and latched onto the hull.

Upon seeing this, the warriors all drew their weapons.

The bandits climbed onto the merchant ship using the ropes attached to the grappling hooks and immediately engaged the bandits in combat.

Instantly, the entire deck was filled with the clanging and clattering of weapons. Those who had been watching the spectacle on deck panicked and fled back to their cabins when they saw the swords and spears so close at hand.

These martial artists looked like they had trained seriously for several years; their moves were quite impressive.

There are several hundred bandits, and although these few have not yet been captured, it is only a matter of time.

Yin Cheng unfurled the demon sword, and instantly, the handleless blade became indestructible.

"Wait a minute," Lan Shu called out to him, "To catch the thief, you must first catch the king."

As the only "king" present, Yin Cheng hesitated and turned to look at him.

Lan Shu said, "I wasn't talking about you."

"……oh."

Lan Shu pointed to one of the boat channels, "The leader of this gang of pirates is on that boat. Go and capture him. Once we catch the leader, these small fry are nothing to worry about."

Thinking he might get a chance to fight, Yin Cheng reluctantly sheathed his demon sword and leaped off the merchant ship.

During the clash between the two sides, the guards protected several rooms.

Pearl was lying on the soft couch by the window when she saw her father jump off the ship.

Pearl quickly ran over and grabbed Lin Nian's hand, "Little Daddy! Quick, let's go save Daddy!"

Lin Nian had just fed Xiao Li some goat milk and put down the bowl when Pearl rushed over and jumped into his arms, not even having time to put on her shoes.

He quickly picked up Pearl, "What's wrong, baby?"

Pearl babbled for a long time, then burst into tears, crying, "Daddy, Daddy fell down!"

"Gui Shi." Lin Nian looked at Gui Shi beside her in confusion. "What's going on?"

"Reporting to my lord, the young master saw you jump off the ship." Gui Shi paused, then added, "You jumped off by yourself, you must have gone to the pirates' ship."

Lin Nian asked, "How many of these pirates are there?"

Gui Shi said, "There are probably three hundred people."

Lin Nian also started to worry, "So many people?"

"My lord can handle this alone," Gui Shi said. "There's no need for you to worry, my lord."

How could Lin Nian not be worried? But he had to be strong in front of Pearl.

"Waaah." The little round face cried so sadly.

Lin Nian was heartbroken. "Don't cry, don't cry, Daddy's alright."

Pearl asked, "Really?"

"Yes, yes, Daddy is very powerful. Bad guys definitely can't beat him." Lin Nian hugged Pearl and told Gui Shi to close the window.

He worried that if Pearl saw those knives and swords, she would have nightmares at night.

While the battle raged on the deck, Yin Cheng stood on the enemy ship, one foot on a wooden crate, and calmly said, "Listen up, you people inside, you're surrounded. If you don't want to die, crouch down with your hands behind your heads. Showing your head will be your death sentence."

Bandit leader: "..." No, is this guy crazy?

The bandit leader shouted, "Charge! Kill him!"