Ling Feng and Sun Shaoying discussed for a long time, and the next day Ling Feng, Chen Hao and more than a dozen Tsing Yi guards set out.
This time they are escorting a batch of sea salt transported from the coastal areas to Qinghe County. This operation is a bait, but Ling Feng believes that the other party will definitely bite the bait.
Without him, the difference in strength is too big. This is a conspiracy. Even if the other party knows that there is an ambush, they will definitely come to rob him. It’s just a matter of seeing who is more calculating!
He is not a good person. He does this not only for the Liu family, but also for himself, in order to kill the bandits and gain energy and chivalry points. Just like last time, Ling Feng killed the pink-faced man. If Liu Mansion did not deal with the aftermath, even if Heifengzhai did not use force, he could be wanted as long as he bribed the magistrate of Qingshan County. What he needs now is a big tree to protect him, so the Liu Mansion must not fall. Otherwise, he would have no choice but to change his appearance and flee far away from home.
This time, Ling Feng and Sun Shaoying discussed and decided to take the water route instead.
Yuxi County is named because there is a river named Yuxi in the county, which is a tributary of Qinghe River and flows through the county. Yuxi is not a long river, but it can also be passed by ordinary small cargo ships. After passing Qingshan County, it can merge into the main stream of Qinghe River and lead to the county town.
In the morning, the sun shines brightly, the breeze ripples and the waves ripple. Three cargo ships were on Yuxi River, slowly moving forward. Ling Feng was sitting in the first boat, enjoying the warm breeze, while his hand was caressing the scabbard like a lover, with an inexplicable expectation hidden in his expression.
Next to him, Chen Hao gently shook his folding fan and said with a smile: "Brother Lin seems to be eager to fight?"
Ling Feng said calmly: "Young Master Biao is too strong a title."
Chen Hao shook his head and said, "Of course I deserve it! Even though I am Xue Yan's cousin and her fiancé, I am not valued by Uncle Liu. I am afraid that my marriage to Xue Yan will be far away, and my status will be very embarrassing." .But Brother Lin is valued by Manager Sun and entrusted with important tasks, and his future is bright!"
Ling Feng just smiled faintly, neither admitting nor denying. He understands that Sun Shaoying may value him somewhat and thinks that he is a talent, but Liu Zhenshan may not. Otherwise, it is impossible for there to be no resource tilt at all. In his eyes. He is almost sixteen years old, but he has not yet completed his physical training. After two years, you have missed the best age for cultivation. No matter how hard you work, it is just a wasted time.
After a while, Chen Hao walked away because the two of them had nothing to talk about.
Next to him, Zhao Mingchen and two other guards in green glanced at Ling Feng, but had no intention of getting close. It's true that Ling Feng acted too much like a martial arts idiot. He didn't talk to the person who took the initiative except for practicing martial arts. When everyone drank wine and went to restaurants, he never went and had no intention of integrating into that circle.
The fleet traveled for more than half an hour, when a small boat with a green dragon flag came from the front like a sharp arrow and stopped in front of Ling Feng's ship. There were several big men in green shirts standing on the bow of the boat, each with a fierce look on his face and a sword at his waist.
The leader, a shirtless man with a beard, said coldly: "Who are you, and why don't you fly the flag of our Qingjiao Gang?"
The Qingjiao Gang is the largest gang in Qinghe County, with influence spread throughout the Qinghe water system and in charge of various docks. All passing ships must pay a protection fee, otherwise they will detain people or goods.
Of course, as long as you pay the money, the Qingjiao Gang will give you a traffic flag embroidered with Qingjiao to ensure a smooth journey. Therefore, people in Qinghe will usually pay this amount of money, because the amount of protection fee is not too much, and no one will anger this behemoth because of this small amount of money.
"We are the guards of the Liu Mansion in Qingye Town. We have already paid the money at the dock in front." Zhao Mingchen said, cupping his fists. He is the team leader and the person in charge of this operation, so he answers.
"Qingye Town Liu Mansion, I've never heard of it. Stop arguing, pay the money quickly, and replace the traffic flag, otherwise we will take all your goods back." The bearded man said coldly. If they have a strong background, he will naturally not dare to make mistakes. But the mere Liu Mansion is not worth mentioning compared to a behemoth like the Qingjiao Gang.
He was sure that the other party did not dare to resist and could only pay the money honestly. These newcomers did not know the rules and thought that as long as they had the command flag, they did not put the flag on the boat. Therefore, he has made a lot of extra money using this trick. Gang leaders also turned a blind eye to this.
The seven or eight Liu Mansion guards on the two ships behind suddenly had angry expressions on their faces, and their swords were about to be unsheathed.
"Stop!" Zhao Mingchen quickly stopped him and handed over six taels of silver.
According to the rules of the Qingjiao Gang, one tael for a passenger ship and two taels for a merchant ship. If there are valuable goods on board, the money collected will naturally be more. Liu Mansion's goods were naturally hidden deep inside, with just some ordinary flour outside.
"Forget it this time. Next time, I will take your goods away."
The bearded man took the money, threw down three green flags, gave a warning, and left.
Ling Feng watched the Qingjiao Gang's boat go away and sighed slightly. Although the Qingjiao Gang is hateful, they have banned the water thieves. At least the people are safe. Even if he has the power to do justice, he will not be able to destroy them.
After the trouble caused by the Green Dragon Gang, the blue dragon flags were planted on the boats.
Not long after, the boat passed through Qingshan County, arrived at Qingling County, and merged into the main stream of Qinghe River.
Suddenly, two ships were approaching from the front. The ships were full of people, all dressed in black and holding swords, looking fierce.
"No, it's a bandit from Black Wind Village, everyone, be careful!"
Zhao Mingchen was shocked and said that he did not expect these bandits to ambush here.
Ling Feng still looked calm, because this was expected.
Suddenly, a guard in green clothes spotted several vertical reed poles approaching quickly, and exclaimed: "There are water ghosts, everyone, be careful!"
The so-called water ghosts are people who are good at water. They may sneak under the boat and dig through the bottom of the boat.
There is no point in running. These three ships are all loaded with cargo and have deep drafts. They cannot outrun those bandits' ships. A dozen green-clothed guards and a dozen sailors rowing and holding poles all drew their swords and waited quietly for the battle.
As the two bandit boats approached, each bandit used Qing Kung Fu and jumped on the boat. The water ghosts in the water also began to climb onto the boat.
At this time, Ling Feng, Chen Hao, Zhao Mingchen and others held swords and faced the six or seven bandits who jumped up first, while the four rowing sailors met the water ghosts.
Ling Feng looked stern and stabbed a bandit in the chest with his long sword.
The man was about to wave his sword to resist, but a terrifying river of swords falling from the starry sky suddenly appeared in his mind. Then his expression was slightly dull, and he fell down after being hit by a sword in his chest.
"Congratulations, player, you killed the bandit and gained 30 points of spirit and 30 points of chivalry." System prompts.
(Forging-level bandits usually have 20 to 40 points of energy value, depending on their level of cultivation.)
Every time Ling Feng used his sword, one person would fall down. When he killed six people, he found that all the bandits on the boat had been eliminated.
Although bandits boarded the ship one after another just now, they were all killed by Zhao Mingchen and Chen Hao. Both of them are surprisingly strong in martial arts, probably no worse than that pink-faced man.
Ling Feng was quite helpless about their shameless behavior of grabbing monsters. He couldn't say a word, because without their restraint, he would have been besieged long ago, and there would be no chance to kill the enemy calmly.
Before those water ghosts even boarded the ship, they were killed by four well-hidden sailors and turned into real water ghosts.
Alas, the long sword is empty, there is no monster to kill!
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