Chapter 156 Water Bandits (Part 1)
Dayongli
July 1154.
Yuezhou State, south of Jiaohe River.
A large ship sailed smoothly on the quiet water, and the lantern hanging on the ship had the word "Tang" written on it.
This is not the Tang of the Tang Dynasty, but it shows that the owner of this ship is named Tang.
It was supposed to be a calm, starless night, but at this time, small boats could be seen quickly sailing out from the nearby reed swamps, and almost at the same time, they all came close to the big ship.
Not long after, shrill screams pierced the night sky, and the boatmen shouted, ‘There is a water ghost! ’, trying to wake up the people on the boat who were still sleeping.
Water ghosts are what the locals call them, and they are actually water bandits.
These people are very good at water, and they only come out at night. After burning, killing and looting, they escape into the reed swamps. Their whereabouts are mysterious and difficult to find, so they are called water ghosts.
They climbed out of small boats or even out of the water onto boats, and as soon as they got on board, they wielded their sharp blades and went around killing people.
You can tell at a glance that this kind of big ship belongs to a wealthy family. It is full of oil and water, so the water bandits are naturally very hardworking.
The boatman and servants who were awakened were not without resistance. They picked up their swords and shields and fought with the water bandits. If they were to be captured at this time, there would be basically no way to survive.
"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 back."
This young lady from the Tang family is named Tang Lianyu. Although she is a rich lady, she is not a coward who only screams when something happens. Hearing this, she picked up a small dagger and led the trembling maid onto the deck.
At this time, a dark shadow rushed from the side, grabbed Miss Tang's hand and said with a smile:
"The little girl is fair and pretty. Let's go have some fun with my brother."
"let go!"
Miss Tang's almond-shaped eyes widened, and she shouted without fear:
"You are born as human beings, but you do such a bad thing, don't you have any shame?"
"Haha, brother will let you know what shame is later."
While pulling, there was a loud bang. The water bandit who was dragging Miss Tang's eyes widened on the spot and lay softly on the ground.
With a circle of smoke that was not obvious at night, Tang Lianyu turned around to face the water bandits fighting on the deck, and said sternly: "Get out of here! Otherwise, the unique hidden weapon in my hand will not recognize anyone!"
The water bandits had never seen anything like this before, and they were all a little scared.
At this time, with a sneer, the leader of the water bandits carrying an iron-ringed sword walked onto the deck.
"What kind of hidden door-blocking weapon? A musket is a musket. Do you really think this man has never seen it before?"
Tang Lianyu panicked a little now and quickly pointed the gun at him.
The latter showed no fear and shouted:
"The musket in that girl's hand can only fire one round, so fire it up now!"
Tang Lianyu didn't expect that some of the rural water bandits knew muskets, and even knew that this thing could only be fired once, so he immediately panicked.
But at this moment, before the water bandit who had just climbed up the side of the ship could laugh wildly, he was kicked away on the spot, and his body bounced twice on the deck...
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Earlier, Yang Yiyi squatted on the awning boat and looked up at the moon.
Originally she 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, it's because Li Chengqi said before that if Yang Yiyi pays more attention to the things around him, he might be able to understand the magical power.
Of course, the wording of magical power was made up by Yang Yiyi himself. Now Yang Yiyi has unconditional trust in Li Chengqi. Yang Yiyi will definitely believe whatever Li Chengqi says, so apart from occasionally moving her hands and feet on the boat, she spends almost all her time observing.
Yang Yiyi was used to going to bed early and getting up early. When she was in the teacher's sect, she would always get up before dawn to practice kungfu, chop wood, and then make a fire to cook. So when Zheng Yinping and Li Yingluo were still sleeping, she had already gotten up to look at the moon. .
At this time, she heard a small noise. Yang Yiyi got up and looked along 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, stop looking, that's a local water bandit."
The boatman who rowed the boat was from Zheng Yinping. He had been lurking in Yuezhou for a long time. He knew what was going on at a glance.
"There are a lot of water bandits on the Jiao River, but as long as you take care of them, you can get by without incident. Generally, they won't use weapons easily."
"Why doesn't the government care?"
"Government?"
The boatman curled his lips:
"This water bandit is owned by the government. The money received is divided with the local officials. The government provides cover for the water bandits. Occasionally, if they encounter people who are ignorant, the water bandits will teach them a lesson, otherwise It will be difficult to collect money from now on.”
Yang Yiyi was extremely shocked when she heard this. She had never thought that the government and bandits were colluding.
"Miss, don't show up later. The younger one has already taken care of us. Just shout out when passing by and he will ignore us."
Maybe it was because the voice was a little louder, or maybe it was because the awning boat was getting closer and closer to the big ship, and the sounds of fighting and screams became clearer and clearer. Zheng Yinping and Li Yingluo who were resting in the cabin were woken up one after another.
The two of them glanced at the big ship on the bow, especially the Chinese-character lantern hanging on the ship for a second longer.
"Something's wrong. That's Tang Feng Trading Company's boat. They are experienced boat owners on the Jiao River. It's impossible that they don't know the rules."
There may be problems here, but generally speaking, you really 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 on the enemy's territory.
But Zheng Yinping glanced at Yang Yiyi, who was eager to help, and said to the boatman:
"Come closer, you can hide on the boat later, and we'll go up to help."
Zheng Yinping is not so enthusiastic about redressing the injustice. If it is on the territory of his own country, he does not need to think too much, but when the enemy is still being hunted, he should try not to get involved.
"The Tang Feng Trading Company is quite large. Their ships can sail smoothly through Yuezhou. Selling their personal favors can help us cross the border smoothly."
Now the Plum Blossom Guard has indeed failed to catch up, but how to get out is a big problem.
Trying to cross the border secretly with just a awning boat is an idiot's dream. There are sluices in other passes, so it's impossible to cross.
Zheng Yinping originally thought of a place and tried to find a way to deal with the local officers, but now that he has encountered a ship from Tang Feng Trading Company that can be 'visa-free', it is naturally safer to go with them.
The boatman wanted to say a few more words, but he knew his lady's temper, so he could only tell her to be more careful, and then controlled the rudder to get closer.
Before the awning boat could dock on the big ship, Yang Yiyi, who couldn't wait any longer, jumped directly onto the towering side of the ship.
This is the effect of Yuyue Gong.
This light skill has two advantages, one is high jumping and the other is being able to cross water.
But this light skill is still very crude. I can't cross the river with a reed. I can only jump twice on the water, and then I lose the strength and fall into the water.
However, the advantages of high jumping are still worthy of praise. Yang Yiyi jumped up like a fish jumping out of the water.
Just in time to see a water bandit climbing up with a simple knife, Yang Yiyi simply stepped up and kicked him away, landing firmly on the deck.
Looking at the surprised eyes of the desperate water bandits and boatmen on the deck, Yang Yiyi felt that she was now a hero.
With luck in her chest, she shouted with a thunderous voice:
"Stop! How dare these little bandits rob civilian ships in broad daylight? Is there any law for this?"
Everyone couldn't help but look up at the sky.
Now, it seems to be midnight...
(End of chapter)