The emperor specially mentioned Yan GUI and Zhao Fanfan in his letter and wanted to see them in person.

So when Gu Fei came to Beijing this time, he took the couple with him.

Accompanied by 100 royal guards.

They left Jiuqu County, passed Qiuyang Prefecture one day later, turned into a merchant ship and went all the way north.

This is Yan GUI's first time to take a boat. He feels very novel. He has been wandering around since he got on the boat.

In order not to let people see his blue eyes, as long as he is in the outsider's field, he wears a pocket, and the wide brim of his hat covers the upper half of his face.

The sun sets and the night falls.

The passengers were all asleep, and only a few boatmans were still busy.

Suddenly, the hull of the boat suddenly shook!

Gu Fei, who was still sleeping, was awakened.

He quickly turned over and got out of bed, pulled his clothes on his body, picked up the embroidered spring knife and rushed out of the guest room.

There was a mess outside, and there were figures running back and forth, mixed with the roars of the boatman.

"Run! Here comes the water bandit! "

It has been said that water bandits often haunt this waterway before, but Gu Fei hasn't met them after walking several times. He thought it was just a rumor, but he didn't expect to meet him today.

Yan GUI, Zhao Fanfan and other royal guards who lived in the next room rushed out one after another. They all just woke up. They all had untidy clothes and messy hair, but fortunately they reacted quickly. Even though they were surprised, they were very sober.

They gathered around Gu Fei.

Yan GUI asked in Xisha dialect.

"Hou ye, what shall we do next?"

Zhao Fanfan helped translate it into southern Chu dialect.

Gu Fei said, "come with me."

He pushed aside the crowd and rushed forward, followed by the others.

When they rushed to the deck, they saw that the water bandits had climbed up the ship.

These water bandits were all tall and strong, wet, cold water dripping down their hair, and the blades in their hands were shining.

Gu Fei's heart sank when he saw them like this.

This is by no means an ordinary water bandit!

Generally, people who can be reduced to water bandits or mountain bandits are mostly poor people who can't live. Such people have a common problem, that is, thin!

Even if there are a few who are wanted for murder and arson, they have no way to go and can only become bandits, but they will only be a few.

But the water bandits in front of them are all strong and strong. They know that they are the kind of people who eat and drink well.

Not to mention that they all have blades.

South Chu has very strict control over metal. Even if they just buy a kitchen knife, they have to register clearly. These water bandits can have a knife in hand, which is absolutely impossible for ordinary people.

It seems to prove that Gu Fei's guess is correct. After they got on the boat, the water bandits had no intention of robbing property. They killed people one by one and made a decisive decision.

The passengers on the ship were just ordinary people and had no ability to protect themselves. In the twinkling of an eye, several were cut down.

Blood flowed down the splint.

There were constant screams of horror around.

The bow originally wanted to send away the water bandits with money. After seeing the ruthlessness of the other party, he had to stop the peace talks and ask the boatman to take out all the weapons at the bottom of the box.

Since they can run boats on this river line, they will not be unprepared. Their weapons have been prepared long ago. Most of them are sticks, hoes, shovels, axes and so on.

There is a firewood chopper in the bow. The blade is sharp. You can see that it is often polished.

He took the boatman and rushed up to fight the water bandits.

However, they are not the opponents of these water bandits at all.

However, three or two times, the boatmans were cut to the ground one after another, and there were endless howls.

The bow was also stabbed and bleeding, but he still gritted his teeth.

He knew that he might not be able to get off the ship alive today. In line with the idea of killing one enough to kill two and earning one, he was completely out of his mind and waved a knife to the enemy like crazy.

Seeing that the situation turned to the water bandits, Gu Fei knew he could no longer stand idly by. Even if he exposed his identity, he must solve the water bandits.

"Give it to me!"

Gu Fei rushed out first, followed by other royal guards.

They are top-notch in both skills and equipment. With their participation, the situation will be reversed in an instant.

The water bandits fell down one by one.

Soon, all the water bandits were solved.

There were corpses everywhere on the deck, and the cold wind was blowing, mixed with a strong smell of blood.

The passengers no longer screamed. They huddled and trembled. Some people couldn't help sobbing.

The bow of the boat fell and sat in a pool of blood. He covered the wound on his arm, gasped heavily, and his heart pounded wildly. Just now he was almost killed. Fortunately, those people saved him in time

Thinking of this, the bow of the boat looked at the royal guards, his eyes were in a trance for a moment, and finally fell on Gu Fei.

Gu Fei was pressing the tip of his knife against the throat of a water bandit.

This is the only water bandit alive. Gu Fei deliberately left him to ask some questions.

"Where are you from?"

The water bandit was badly injured and lay on the ground unable to move.

He looked at the blade close at hand. Instead of being afraid, he rushed forward.

It's too late for Gu Fei to close the knife.

The tip of the knife directly pierced the water bandit's throat. His eyes widened and blood gushed out of his mouth. Then his body suddenly loosened and collapsed on the ground.

A royal guards stooped down and pressed the water bandit's carotid artery.

"Dead."

Gu Fei took back the embroidered spring knife, shook off the blood beads on the tip of the knife, and said coldly, "check the bodies of all the water bandits to see where they came from?"

"Here!"

Now not only Gu Fei, but also others see that these are not ordinary water bandits.

No water bandit will take the initiative to die in order not to reveal his origin.

This behavior is not like a water bandit, but more like a professional assassin.

The royal guards began to check the bodies one by one.

In the end, I got nothing.

These water bandits are wearing ordinary coarse cloth clothes. They don't carry anything other than weapons. They don't have personal belongings at all, and there are no marks on the weapons.

Gu Fei was surprised to get this result.

Since these water bandits are well prepared, it will not be easy for people to find out their origin.

Gu Fei ordered people to throw all the bodies of the water bandits into the river.

With the plop of corpses into the water, all the passengers on the ship turned white, and the people who were still sobbing closed their mouths at this time, even the atmosphere did not dare to breathe.

Although those water bandits are terrible, these murderous royal guards in front of them are even more terrible.

Gu Fei glanced at the bow.

The bow of the boat was so tight that he stood up and knelt down to salute.

"What can I do for you, my lord?"

Gu Fei threw him a medicine bottle: "this is Zhixue powder. Take it."

The bow of the boat quickly caught the medicine bottle and fell on the ground.