The river flow gently lapped at the side of the ship, and the slight rocking made people feel drowsy. Wu Feng sat in front of the case and splashed ink, full of interest, but someone who didn't know what to do wanted to interrupt him.
"Sir, please extinguish the candlelight or don't get close to the porthole. Your target will be too obvious and you will be easily attacked." He walked into the Wufeng cockpit with some hesitation. The lean man was dressed in water and covered with a loose gown. After bowing, he said in a deep voice.
"Oh, is it so serious?" Wu Feng was a little disapproving. There were tight guards all around. It would be an exaggeration to say that someone would take the risk to assassinate him. Besides, there are not only guards outside the porthole, but also the water outside. Even if there are assassins, they can't assassinate you from the water.
"Sir, please believe us. I am more familiar with the situation on the water than you. Please close the window immediately." He Zicai insisted stubbornly.
Seeing that the other party had no intention of compromising, and that all his interest was lost, Wu Feng could only express his dissatisfaction with a cold snort, but was still prepared to close the window as the other party said. Just when Wu Feng raised his hand to take off the lifting rod supporting the window, a clear sound of "crash" came from the water breaking. He Zicai, who was standing not far from Wu Feng, had a sudden change of expression. He didn't have time to think too much, and he fired his hands fiercely. With great force, the desk next to the window lifted up with a roar and headed straight towards the window.
"Bang bang bang" several heavy blows hit the tabletop that was right in front of the window. Wu Feng also immediately noticed that the situation was not good. While waving his palm to extinguish the candle, he also went to the ground. With a roll, he reached the blind corner of the bulkhead. Immediately afterwards, another burst of arrows shot into the cabin, but they lost their target, and the subsequent attacks seemed a bit messy.
Seeing the coach hiding in a flexible manner, He Zicai was determined and roared: "There is an assassin!"
Several black shadows had already risen from the water on the deck. After a sound of weapons clashing, the black shadows knew that the ship was fully prepared and there was no chance. After a whistle, they slid into the water silently like swimming fish, and the crossbow arrows were fired. The hidden weapons only splashed water on the river, and the lanterns illuminated the river like daylight, but there was no shadow anywhere
He Zicai carefully inspected the three arrows that went deep into the oak table. The iron-hard arrow shafts were clearly made of hemlock wood. The arrowheads were made of hemlock iron. The arrow feathers were made of silver whiskers that did not stick to water and could be immersed in water. position. The huge impact almost pierced the thick tabletop. This was not something that could be done by human power. It was clearly caused by the power of a mechanical spring. He Zicai judged that the other party must have used a waterproof box crossbow that was specially designed to defeat internal qigong in the rivers and lakes. This is an extremely vicious weapon on the waterway. It can shoot three feet away even in the water. It doesn't matter whether you are an internal qigong or an external qigong. Hard skills can also penetrate with one blow, but this kind of thing is exquisitely made and requires expensive materials, so ordinary people in the world can't afford it.
The high-profile search had no effect. Calm has returned to the river. The strong man led a dozen of his men in water and had already entered the water. They conducted a net-like inspection along the five boats and found several An air bladder made from a fish's swim bladder, with no other gains.
He Zicai had long known that this would be the result, so he came prepared because the opponent was prepared, and immediately retreated if he missed the attack. He was obviously fully prepared and had a retreat route arranged. On such a large river, people with proficient water skills A person can dive dozens of feet away in one breath. How can he find it in the dark? However, the other party can accurately find the boss's cockpit and his location. This still makes He Zicai break out in a cold sweat. Without him, there must be the other party on the ship. An informant, but it is not easy to find him among these hundreds of people. After He Zicai reported his views to Oak Wufeng, Wufeng also vetoed the idea of letting all Hanzhong soldiers disembark. Doing so without any evidence was undoubtedly a distrust of the third prince, and Wufeng did not want to create this impression. .
"Brother, there are five people showing up, four men and one woman. It was probably one of the men who moved his hand and jumped directly from the water to attack. The weapon should be a crossbow. These guys probably floated down with the current. , the brothers on the deck didn't notice any abnormalities, and the position calculation was very accurate." Luda, a strong man with wet clothes, had his chest heaving a little, and the violent movement in the water probably consumed a lot of his energy.
"Well, this person is a master. He has mastered the speed and distance of the water flow just right. He happened to be in front of Mr. Li's window. If I hadn't reacted quickly, these guys would have almost succeeded." He Zicai also had lingering fears, recalling that time Situation, if you don't make a prompt decision, you will really have trouble.
"Brother, there is an insider from the other side on this ship!" Ruda grinned with his goldfish eyes bulging.
"Well, there must be, but my lord does not agree to drive these soldiers off the ship. I can't say more. I can only be more careful." He Zicai shook his head angrily, "Lao San, who do you think these people belong to? Shuidao I'm afraid there aren't many people in the world who have such ability. Their movements are neat and tight, not sloppy at all, and they can escape as soon as a hit misses."
"It's hard to say. There are a lot of people in Taihu Lake who have this kind of skill. The same goes for Hongze Lake and Chaohu Lake. In addition, some of the tough guys in the boat gang should also have this level. At sea, the white whales in the north will probably have the same skills. Can you find a dozen or so?" The sturdy man wiped a handful of water on his face, took the towel handed over by the other party and wiped it carelessly a few times before replying thoughtfully.
"Lao San, you don't have to worry about the Japanese." He Zicai said smoothly.
"Japanese? How could the Japanese think of attacking Mr. Li? This seems a bit irrelevant, right?" The strong man was stunned for a moment. He had quite a lot of dealings with the Japanese, and of course he knew that there were many water experts among the Japanese.
"Hmph, it's hard to talk about this political thing. It's not something you and I can figure out. So what kind of conflict of interests do you think people like Taihu and Chaohu have with Mr. Li?" He Zicai ignored the other party and continued talking to himself. : "Even the Milanese can't rule it out."
After hearing what the other party said, the sturdy man simply shook his head and said: "Then it's hard to say. Just based on the postures of those guys entering the water and the swim bladders and air bags, it's hard to find out where the other party came from."
"I didn't originally intend to find out where the other party came from. I just wanted to be able to safely deliver Mr. Li to the Imperial Capital and complete the safety mission of this section of the water, and I would be satisfied. As for the issue of where he came from, I think Mr. Li's men There are many capable people and strangers, and I think there will be a way to find out." He Zicai breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, be careful tonight. Although the other party probably won't come a second time, these people are ruthless, so it's okay It cannot be taken lightly.”
The murderers' assassinations also put tremendous pressure on the guards on the ship. Qin Shuangying, Su Jie and Leng Ruoxing, who were responsible for Wu Feng's security affairs, were discussing and making a decision. In addition to arranging guard posts and security circles around Wu Feng's bedroom, Wu Feng's guards were in charge. Qin Shuangying and Yunyi, and Su Jie and one of her junior sisters took turns taking charge of the personal security of Wu Feng's bedroom, while Leng Ruoxing and Gu Mingxia each led personnel from the Tianshan faction and the Gu family in Bashan. Stationed at both ends of Wu Feng's study and living room, he is always on alert.
Seeing Su Jie and another woman lying next to him with their clothes on, with wary expressions on their faces, Wu Feng couldn't help but laugh. "Xiao Jie, are you too arrogant? The enemy has already come once. Is it possible in the middle of the night?" Will you come again? From a psychological point of view, this is unlikely."
"Hmph, maybe the other party is going to use your misunderstanding to launch a second attack. If we let down our guard, wouldn't we fall into their trap?" Su Jie ignored Wu Feng and just snuggled quietly next to Wu Feng. The bed was covered with a wide thin quilt, which looked like a beautiful scene, but Wu Feng knew that underneath the quilt was a cold sword.
"If that's the case, don't be afraid. There are so many guards outside, and there are guards on duty at both ends. Can't you handle it? The bulkheads are wrapped in iron sheets, and they can't be broken through easily. I don't believe they can enter at will." Wu Feng He laughed nonchalantly and said, "How can you let me rest like this? It can't be like this from now on to the imperial capital, right?"
Seeing her lover gently blowing air in her ear, Su Jie felt shy and anxious. She knew best who her lover was. It was simply impossible for a man and two women to lie in bed like this and for him to not make any move. A devil's hand had quietly opened up her underwear and penetrated into her waist. Su Jie still didn't know what Wu Feng was thinking, so she quickly pressed her hand against the opponent's clutching hand and begged: "Don't, don't do this. There’s someone outside.”
"So what if there are people? Could it be that they can still see through such a thick bulkhead?" Wu Feng said with a smile, but his hands did not stop at all, "It doesn't matter even if they see through, don't we still have a quilt on us?"
Feeling that the other party was already untying her belt, Su Jie was so shocked that she didn't dare to say anything more. She quickly turned over and pushed the junior sister next to her who was too embarrassed to open her eyes into her lover's arms, "Junior sister, you stay with me, senior sister. I'm going to check it out." After saying that, he turned over and climbed up, calmed down his mind, suppressed his shame, stood by the window, raised his ears and listened to what was going on outside.
Wu Feng chuckled and said meaningfully: "Ajie, don't be so nervous. Their attention is focused outside. Unless we make a special noise, they won't notice us."
The mood that had already calmed down a little was stirred up by Wu Feng's two pun words. Su Jie felt that her face was burning hot, but she saw that the two bodies were already twisting, and with the help of From the oil lamp in the corner, one could vaguely see that his junior sister's moon-white bellyband had been thrown out of the quilt.