Seeing Miao Youfang nodded, he continued:

"If there is no accident, you don't have to take action."

Miao Youfang let out a haughty "Mmm", maintaining his "superior" demeanor.

Manager Zhu bowed and stepped back.

This merchant ship is a merchant ship of the Jianzhou Chamber of Commerce, and it is going to Yuzhou to do business, and Miao Youfang's current identity is a new guest minister recruited by the Jianzhou Chamber of Commerce, who is responsible for the safety of the merchant ship when it goes south.

Xu Qi'an's identity was not revealed, he was just an ordinary follower.

The merchant ship sailed for half an hour, and the water flow started to calm down. After sailing for another quarter of an hour, the speed of the ship became extremely slow.

They can only rely on the boatman in the bilge to row the oars.

thump, thump, thump, steward Zhu rushed out of the cabin with a dozen warriors, armed with swords and bows, with a vigilant look.

Xu Qi'an looked towards the left bank and saw dozens of small boats coming through the waves at an extremely fast speed.

Before, they were still anchored on the shore. When the merchant ship entered this gentle river, more than a hundred water bandits on the shore immediately jumped on board, paddled their oars, and approached like chopping waves.

This is a kind of small boat with sharpened ends. It is less than ten feet long and only three feet wide.

"Hey, why are there so many water bandits here?!"

Guanshi Zhu was dumbfounded, his face turned pale.

Miao Youfang glanced at him: "Not before?"

Steward Zhu settled down, his face was still ugly, and he said with a wry smile:

"I have walked this waterway a few times. In the past, there were only 30 to [-] water bandits in total. Now there are probably more than a hundred of them. Now, this appetite has grown... "

Xu Qi'an suddenly asked: "What are these ships called?"

"This is a gun boat, known for its agility, and it is a ship commonly used by water bandits."

Manager Zhu was in a very bad mood, and patiently explained:

"In the calm waters, merchant ships are not as fast as these small boats. The guns in their hands are used to pierce the bottom of our boats. Guns are not their only means. They also have kerosene to burn the boat."

While speaking, the group of gun boats was less than three feet away from the merchant ship. Guanshi Zhu walked to the side of the boat, took a breath, cupped his hands and said loudly:

"Heroes, let me ask Zhu, all brothers in the world, it is not easy to come out to ask for a living, Zhu has prepared 50 taels of silver for you brothers, I hope it will be convenient."

50 taels of silver is quite a large amount of passing money.

When Xu Qi'an worked as a watchman in the capital, he didn't eat or drink, and his salary was only 50 taels a year.

"50 taels, how about sending the beggar?"

On a gun boat, there was a jeering sound.

Zhu Guanshi and others followed the prestige, and it was a man in black and a cloak, with a knife on his waist, standing firmly on the bow of the boat.

He was probably in his early thirties, with rough and dark skin, and sharp and unruly eyes.

Guanshi Zhu didn't know him. In his impression, the leader of this gang of water bandits was a warrior named "Wild Mandarin Duck".

"Your Excellency is not a wild mandarin duck, where are others..."

Just as he was about to open his mouth to follow the sound, the man in the cloak jumped up and slammed into the bow of the merchant ship.

boom!

The bow of the entire ship sank suddenly, causing everyone on board to sway and nearly fall.

The man in black glanced at Miao Youfang, who was the only one standing motionless, and several boat guards with bows and knives on their backs, and snorted:

"There are still a few practitioners.

"Wild mandarin duck? You mean that guy who doesn't know how to praise? I have already beheaded him and sank into the river, but I am still righteous and took good care of my wife for him."

Guanshi Zhu said in a deep voice:

"How much silver do you want, you may as well just say it."

The man in black raised his palm and spread his five fingers: "This number."

500 taels...... Steward Zhu said in a deep voice:

"Your Excellency, don't be joking."

The net profit of the entire ship's cargo is not 500 taels.

The man in black smiled and said:

"Not only do we need money, we also need women. We have so many brothers under our command, we can't live without women.

"My uncle will give you a compromise. A woman is worth ten taels, and if she is good-looking, it is worth twenty taels."

As he said that, he looked at Mu Nanzhi beside Xu Qi'an, and gave a disgusted "tsk":

"For this kind of stuff, five taels of silver can't be more, and it's enough for the brothers to entertain for a few days."

Mu Nanzhi sneered.

"Come out to mess around, don't do things to the extreme..."

Guanshi Zhu, who wanted to persuade him, suddenly choked, because at this moment, the man in black deliberately faced the sun, and there was a faint light on his skin.

Tier [-], copper skin and iron bones!

Encountering a big stubble... Guanshi Zhu's face changed slightly, and he couldn't help but look at Miao Youfang.

Generally speaking, when you encounter a master of this level, you can only admit defeat.

Manager Zhu was not sure about Miao Youfang's level, so he had to leave the decision to him.Guanshi Zhu believes that Miao Youfang will weigh the pros and cons.

"Mother-in-law, my uncle has limited patience!"

The man in black walked to the table, took a sip from the jug, and whistled.

After a few clicks, more than a dozen iron hooks wrapped around the side of the boat, and the water bandits climbed up along the ropes.

The water bandits who climbed without ropes pointed their spears at the bottom of the boat, or opened the kerosene jar, and waited for the order from the man in black to dig the boat and burn the boat.

They are water bandits, not businessmen, who will bargain with you?

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