Chapter 375 [You’ll Have to Pay the Price]
Ever since Su Rui activated the group chat system, he would ask Xiaopang to feed him the latest and hottest physical novels on the market from time to time, and he would read them in bed at night with the rechargeable night light on.
It is said that Su Rui did this when he was in junior high school, but he never became nearsighted. Jiang Lili was envious and jealous.
@Su Rui (who has given up on love): I was saying it was unlikely our trip would be so smooth. As the protagonists of a novel, we're bound to have adventures every time we go out!
@Jiang Lili: ...Brother, when you stop writing novels, I'll give you ten thousand taels of gold.
@Su Rui: Money can't buy my happiness, I just love reading, there's nothing I can do about it! Don't fall asleep, wake up, I think we're going to have a big event! That's how novels usually go.
As soon as Su Rui sent this message, the noise outside became louder. Not only was there the sound of splashing water, but there was also movement on the deck, as if someone had climbed onto the boat and jumped onto the deck. Jiang Lili got goosebumps.
@Jiang Lili: Please stop talking, you crow's mouth.
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At this time, on the deck.
A medium-sized wooden boat that could accommodate thirty or forty people was parked next to the large cargo ship.
The wooden boat was very old. There were more than thirty people on board, all of whom were holding steel or iron weapons. They were all wounded to some extent, and the murderous intent and hatred between their brows were unstoppable.
Someone had already jumped off the wooden boat, hooked the crew of the cargo ship with a flying claw, climbed up along the hull, and landed on the deck.
"You... who are you!"
Xu Zishen, deputy general of the Xin family army, has superb acting skills. He was wearing a coarse linen shirt and holding a rolling pin in his hand. Seeing the aggressive momentum of this group of people, his legs were trembling, but he still had to muster up the courage to ask questions.
The Xin family army was armed with a series of inferior weapons such as hatchets, sickles, and kitchen knives. They all looked nervous, and their hands were shaking while holding the weapons. On the surface, they looked like vendors who had encountered an emergency.
The first person to climb onto the deck was a one-eyed man with an unshaven beard and unwashed blood on the long knife in his hand.
"Are you going to Nanzhao for business?"
Xin Che was wearing a long green gown, with his hair standing up high, and he had a scholarly air. He seemed to be the more cultured "military advisor" among the group.
He was "pushed" out by the Xin family army and nodded stiffly to the one-eyed man: "What brings you to our merchant ship in the middle of the night?"
"We're doing some small business, and we don't have anything valuable on us."
The one-eyed man looked at the group of people who were trembling with fear because of him and his accomplices, and laughed, with a hint of helplessness in his laughter.
The one-eyed man's accomplices jumped onto the merchant ship one after another, raising their long swords or bows and arrows to surround Xin Che and his companions. "Don't worry, we don't want to steal your goods. We just want you to give us a ride."
The one-eyed man asked Xin Che sharply, "Are you the only ones on the boat?"
Xin Che and Xin's army, who were experienced in combat, had already judged the degree of threat posed by these people based on their movements and skills when they jumped onto the boat.
They looked at each other with their eyes and made slight body movements, appearing to be in a state of panic and guilt, but were actually communicating about solutions.
This group of people should be soldiers in the barracks. They are injured or have old injuries. They can deal with this group of people.
However, this place is very close to Nanzhao Haikui City. If blood splashes onto the boat or the bodies are difficult to deal with, locking these people up will be an even greater hidden danger.
It would be better to just throw these people into the sea to feed the fish.
The Xin family soldiers on the boat were discussing using subtle movements that only they could understand.
The one-eyed man saw the hesitation of the group in front of him and immediately realized that there were other people on the boat.
He held the knife to Xin Che's neck and said, "Let everyone on the boat come out."
Xin Che's voice trembled a little. "Okay, put the knife down first. We'll get the person out right away."
Others also panicked:
"Brother, don't let your hands slip! This is the most educated and knowledgeable person in our village!"
"If he were to die, we wouldn't be able to do business and make any money."
Everyone's voice was shaking, seemingly out of fear, but in fact it was because they saw each other pretending to be cowardly and were shaking from trying to hold back their laughter.
"Good man, can you let me go and call someone out?"
Xin Che explained to the one-eyed man in a negotiating tone, "My wife is still resting in the cabin. If I hadn't gone to call her, she would have been scared."
The one-eyed man laughed loudly upon hearing this: "Hahaha, so you're still a lovesick person."
"Not bad, you're still thinking about your wife at this time. That's quite courageous."
He signaled Xin Che with his eyes: "Let's go, I'll take you there!"
The Xin family soldiers were also prepared. After the one-eyed man took their boss away, they dealt with the threats on the deck and tried not to disturb the Crown Princess.
At this moment, the last person on the medium-sized wooden boat climbed onto the boat. This last big man had strong muscles and looked very heavy. He landed with a big movement, and with a "bang", he stepped through the deck of the cargo ship!
And the place where he stepped was right below the cargo hold where the sheep were kept.
This kick disturbed the sleeping sheep.
“Mee——”
“Mee——”
The bleating of sheep came one after another, like a sheep quartet, and everyone on the boat was suddenly overwhelmed!
This place is very close to Nanzhao Haikui City. If we encounter soldiers patrolling at sea or other ships discover something unusual here, everyone will be in trouble.
The people led by the one-eyed man suddenly became panicked.
"Why are there so many sheep?"
"Old Five told you to be careful, but now you've gotten into big trouble!"
The culprit, known as Lao Wu, scratched his head in panic: "I didn't know their splints were so flimsy!"
The one-eyed man roared, "Stop making noise now. The most important thing is to make these guys quiet down first!"
"Someone of you can quiet these sheep down, do it now, or I'll kill this young man!"
The long knife in the one-eyed man's hand moved a little closer to Xin Che's neck.
Several deputy generals quickly raised their hands: "Me, me, me!"
They went down to the lower hold with soothing sheep whistles and flutes, and after some effort, the sheep's cries gradually subsided.
The one-eyed man was puzzled and asked Xin Che, "Where are you going to sell all these sheep?"
Xin Che tentatively replied, "We villagers are lucky. When we first came here to do business, we got in touch with the military chief at the Haikui City military camp. The Haikui City military camp asked us to send sheep over."
Upon hearing this, the one-eyed man suddenly laughed wildly, "God help me!"
When the other soldiers following him heard this, they all looked surprised.
The one-eyed man put away the knife that was on Xin Che's neck: "Let's make a deal."
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