After the boatman shouted that the water bandits were coming, Xu Yunyan had just gotten his weapons and was about to rush out of the room when the two Niu brothers and Xu Yunyue came to Xu Yunyan's side.
"elder brother."
"Master."
The three people looked at themselves. Xu Yunyan waved his hand, "Cows eat grass and cows go up the mountain. You two protect Yue'er here. I'll go out and take a look. Remember not to let anyone come in and hurt Yue'er."
"Don't worry, young master, you know our strength well. Although we are not your opponent, it is not easy for ordinary people to get into us."
Niu Shangshan said such a shameless thing, Xu Yunyan didn't consider his actual strength, but ordinary people with great natural strength can't resist it, right?
Xu Yunyan thought so, nodded and told them to pay attention to safety, and then walked out of the room.
As soon as Xu Yunyan came out, he saw the bright sun in the sky and couldn't help but slap his head.
Miscalculated.
It's just past noon now. I have been fishing all morning. I cooked some grilled fish in my free time. After eating, it happens to be noon and not at night.
Wherever there are people pretending to kill people and get goods in broad daylight, they are at most water bandits robbing homes and houses. This does not seem to be the Tang Dynasty targeting itself.
Xu Yunyan patted his chest like this, and the fear in his heart was finally suppressed. As long as it was not directed at him, there was not much threat.
He's just a water bandit, what kind of waves can he make in front of him?
What's more, these seven or eight small boats have three or five people on each boat. There are more than ten tough boatmen on this passenger boat who are already here to guard against them. In addition, some passing merchants spontaneously stepped forward to help. So why be afraid? Is there any?
Just when Xu Yunyan was thinking that these water bandits were nothing more than that and could easily repel them, Xu Guichang and Wang Huan walked out of their room.
As soon as the two people came out and looked at the prepared situation, they couldn't help shouting, "Under the bright sky, these water bandits dare to come and cause trouble. I will never let them go."
Wang Huan shouted, took out a sword from nowhere and came to the side of the boat. He happened to see Xu Yunyan here and hurriedly handed it over.
"Brother Xu Ying is here, but Brother Xu Ying didn't expect that you actually carry a knife with you. Shouldn't you have a sword? It's standard for us literati to have a sword."
When Wang Huan said this, Xu Yunyan looked at the Tang Army sword in his hand, then at the sword in Wang Huan's hand, and then turned to look at Xu Guichang.
"Hey? Brother Wang is wrong, isn't he? Look at Brother Xu, aren't we empty-handed?"
Xu Guichang's face turned a little red at this moment, "Um... um... Xiaoke's family is a bit poor and he is not worthy of this sword, which makes you two laugh."
"It doesn't matter."
Wang Huan said here that it doesn't matter, he doesn't care about Xu Guichang's family background. As long as Xu Guichang is talented, can't he still be able to achieve great success?
Xu Yunyan also said, "It's okay. Someone just sent you a sword down below. We will deal with them later. Remember to pick a suitable one for self-defense."
Xu Yunyan and Wang Huan were just about to feel happy that Xu Guichang cared so much about them when they heard someone say something.
"This young master must have never experienced anything like this. These water bandits will basically come here every now and then, but they rarely board the ship. They basically just shout and squeeze out a little money here. Usually we I will give them a little charity and let them leave."
Following this voice, Xu Yunyan turned around and saw that it was the owner of the ship, and then asked curiously.
"What does my boss mean by this? Do you want to encourage the arrogance of these people? We should pursue the victory. Our ship is so big, we can sink their small boat and bury them in the river. They can come back again." Is it possible to stir up trouble?"
Just as Xu Yunyan finished speaking, Wang Huan next to him also said, "That's right. How can these small boats withstand the impact of such a big ship? After they are dealt with at once, won't the river be peaceful?"
Seeing the two people singing and talking easily here, the boatman sighed, "Why don't we want to do this? But no one who makes a living on the river dares to do this.
Today we sunk this wave of water bandits. We don’t know how the water bandits will target our ship next time. What’s more, after someone has done this before, these water bandits put on makeup before boarding the next pier. Ship, the consequences would be unimaginable! "
When the shipowner said this, Xu Yunyan, Wang Huan and others looked at each other, and it turned out that this was the case.
"It seems that the river water bandits have been causing trouble for a long time, and it is still difficult to cure it."
As soon as Xu Yunyan finished sighing, the boatman said from beside him, "Who says it's not true? These water bandits usually don't have the word "bandit" written on their faces. They just make a living in the river. They wait until they have an opportunity to take advantage of them. How can I get rid of this government if I turn into a bandit and carry out plunder?"
But just when these people were thinking about how to deal with this water bandit, this time the water bandit was uncharacteristically looking at the big ship in front, and a water bandit pointed and said.
"Boss, there is big business on this ship. There are merchants from the west who say they have a lot of gold and silver. After we rob this ship, we don't need to make a living on the water again. We can't even pay it back. I can live a normal life as a member of the military."
As a younger brother said this, the one-eyed dragon, the leader of the water bandits, laughed: "Okay, you got the news well. After I take over this boat, I will share more of the money with you."
"Boss is wise, thank you, boss."
While the water bandit was shouting here, Xu Yunyan looked at the boss and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
Why are the bosses who are either bandits or water bandits seen one-eyed? Moreover, the one-eyed dragons are all so neat and uniform, holding a piece of black cloth to cover the one-eyed dragon looks so funny.
But just when Xu Yunyan made Wang Huan and Xu Guichang laugh with his rants, an old man on the boat hurriedly started shouting.
"Everyone, please listen to me. If this water bandit boards the ship, we will not get any benefits. The merchant he is talking about is me. If we fight off this water bandit to protect the old man, he will have a way out. I am willing to spend money to reward you, but I don’t know what your intentions are.
This is money obtained with real skills, not through cheating, kidnapping, or trickery, nor from robbing families and homes. I believe all you spenders will feel comfortable. "
When the old man said this, Xu Yunyan, Wang Huan and others looked at each other. They originally thought that there was no way to deal with the water bandit, but the water bandit actually had a target. It was a person on the boat, and the person on the boat was also here with a lot of money. Recruit guards.
This is a good show to watch.
