"What did you say? There's something under the water?"
Qi Huang nodded: "Yes, Boss Cai, hurry up and find the boatman, and let all the guards come on deck."
The Reed Marsh is indeed a good place to ambush, especially since it is not long from here to the ferry in Lin'an County. The ferry is patrolled by government officials. Most people would not think of doing anything in the Reed Marsh, so merchant ships pass by When you are here, you will subconsciously relax your vigilance.
Qi Wang believed in his own hearing—something was coming from the water, and the other party's target was their merchant ship.
This matter is not trivial, but Boss Cai's expression changed instantly, and he quickly ran towards the cabin.
But Qi Wang didn't leave the deck, he looked around and took the harpoon from the other side.
This harpoon is used by the sailors on the ship. One end of the harpoon is a sharp iron thorn with a hook, and the other end is tied with a hemp rope, so that the harpoon can be retrieved after being thrown out. This thing is very handy as a weapon. , Qi Huang weighed it. This harpoon quickly got used to its feel.
Qi Wang leaned on the edge of the boat and looked towards the water, but at this time the sky had completely darkened, there was no star or moon in the sky, and the water surface was pitch black, and it was impossible to see anything clearly.
Qi Wang held his breath and looked out, the darkness didn't seem to have any effect on him, he kept staring at the water with the harpoon in his hand, and soon found a black thing, followed by Qi Wang He threw the harpoon down.
Qi Wang's strength was so great that when the harpoon was thrown out, there was even a faint screaming sound. The harpoon pierced through the water surface fiercely and pierced into the black object in the water.
He wrapped those hemp ropes around his waist, and then used the strength of his waist to lift the hemp ropes violently. The harpoon flew up with a black object and landed heavily on the deck. The boss of the boat came over.
Qi Wang pointed to the thing in the harpoon, and looked up at the boss of the boat: "The boatman is full of them under the water, and someone wants to besiege the merchant ship."
Seeing the thing stuck in the harpoon, the face of the boat boss changed immediately, and he saw that the person stuck in the harpoon was a short man with no clothes on his upper body, and his exposed skin was covered with a layer of fish oil , which will increase his speed a lot when swimming in water.
They met a water bandit, and judging by his appearance, he should be a professional water bandit, otherwise he would not have applied fish oil on his body. After applying oil on his body, not only would his swimming speed increase, but And if you want to catch them, it will become extremely difficult. The fish oil is smooth, and after they are smeared with fish oil, they look like fish, making it extremely difficult to catch.
The boss of the ship blew his whistle immediately, and the rapid whistle echoed on the ship. The boatmen heard the whistle and quickly gathered towards the deck.
"There are water bandits boarding the boat, everyone get ready immediately."
Although it has been peaceful for a long time, they have rarely encountered water bandits on this river in the past two years, but the boss of the boat is experienced after all. After giving an order, the boatmen immediately dispersed, raising the sails, and went Those who smashed things in the water smashed things, and someone else ran directly to the cabin to activate the mechanism, and a row of spikes protruded from the bottom of the boat. In this case, those water bandits would have no choice but to carve the boat.
The guards brought by the other merchants on the merchant ship also gathered on the deck to resist the water bandits together with them.
Qi Wang didn't stay on the deck, but returned to the cabin to stay with Qi Feng.
He believes that the boat boss and the boatman guards are enough to solve this crisis. The other party obviously wants to upload silently, but since they are discovered, the possibility of their success becomes extremely low.
Sure enough, the speed of the merchant ship's shaking became much faster at this time, and then the sound of shouting and shouting came from outside. Qi Feng was awakened by the sound outside, and sat up with his body supported.
"Wan, why is it so chaotic outside? Did something happen?"
Qi Feng frowned and asked, even though she had slept for a while, she was still limp and couldn't lift a little bit of strength.
"We seem to have encountered a water bandit, but the boss of the boat has already discovered the other party, and now he is leading people to resist the water bandit."
After hearing Qi Wang's words, Qi Feng suddenly became nervous. The bandits who wiped out Sun's family before brought a psychological shadow to Qi Feng. Now, after hearing the word bandits, her heart also picked up. , Qi Feng stretched out his hand and grabbed Qi Wang's arm tightly, and said in a trembling voice.
"Fang, are the water bandits as vicious as bandits? What should we do if they get on the boat? No, we have to find a place to hide."
Speaking of Qi Feng, she wanted to get up from the bed, and she wanted to take Qi Huang to find a place to hide quickly, in case the water bandits successfully captured the merchant ship, they could hide for a while.
"No, there's no place to hide in the room, or we'll jump ship..."
Seeing that Qi Feng was so anxious that he lost his mind, Qi Huan raised his hand and grabbed her arm, looking into her eyes and said seriously.
"Sister, don't be afraid. There are boat bosses and boatmen on the boat, and the merchants on the boat also brought guards. Compared with us, they are more afraid of water bandits boarding the boat. Don't worry, they will definitely stop the water bandits. "
Qi Wang's voice was not loud, but the power contained in his voice made Qi Feng slowly relax, but she still grabbed Qi Wang's clothes and listened attentively to the movement outside.
At this time, Qi Feng didn't have any other thoughts in her mind, she was just thinking, if those people really had to break in, then she would have to protect Qi Huang no matter what.
Fortunately, what Qi Feng was worried about didn't happen. In less than a quarter of an hour, the sound of shouting and killing outside became quieter, and there was no other sound after that.
"Fang, what happened? Why is there no movement outside? Could it be that the water bandits won? Will the boat boss and the boatman be killed by the water bandits? Are they going to find us soon? here?"
Speaking of Qi Feng, she wanted to drag Qi Wang to hide under the boat, she was really frightened, and now she thought that she could hide for a while, so as not to be discovered by those water bandits.
Qi Wang patted Qi Feng's arm and said: "Sister, calm down, I heard that the boss of the boat should have won. If the water bandits won, it would not be so quiet. If you are worried, then I will go out and have a look .”
However, Qi Feng grabbed Qi Fan's arm with his backhand, and shook his head towards Qi Fan with pale cheeks.
"No, don't go out, I don't worry, if something happens, you are no match for those people at all."
If something really happened, those water bandits may not be able to find the broken cabin where the two of them are. If Qi Feng goes out now, what should he do if he happens to meet those water bandits
"All right, all right, I won't go out. After the water bandits are dealt with, the boss of the boat should send someone to inform him that it's all right."
Qi Feng reluctantly nodded, but the nervousness on his face still did not subside. No matter how Qi Wang comforted her, she couldn't calm down until she got a definite reply.
Fortunately, not long after, they heard the voice of the boatman outside.
"The water bandits have all been wiped out. Guest officers, don't worry. Please stay in the cabin and don't come out. We will remind everyone after we dock."
After hearing what the boatman said, Qi Feng's high-hanging heart finally let go, she raised her hand to pat her heart, and murmured: "I was scared to death, but I'm fine."
Qi Huang smiled, and comforted Qi Feng again.
But maybe nervousness can really relieve seasickness. Just now, Qi Feng's heart was hanging high, afraid that those water bandits would rush in, and he didn't notice the shaking of the cabin at all. Now that he has relaxed, Qi Feng feels that the symptoms of seasickness have been relieved. At least, this can be regarded as a pleasant surprise.
After the boat docked at the ferry in Lin'an County, the boatmen came to inform them that they could come out to get some air. This was also a reassurance for the guests, letting them know that the water bandits had really been wiped out.
The boss of the boat was also very powerful, and most of the water bandits were wiped out by the boss of the boat. In addition, he also captured two water bandits alive. After the boat docked, he handed them over to the government officials patrolling the ferry.
"Mr. Qi, the boss of the boat said that it was thanks to you this time, otherwise they would have been touched by these water bandits. At that time, how could the matter be solved as easily as it is now?"
These water bandits are extremely fierce, they are not just looking for money, if they are touched by water bandits on board, the lives of these people on board will not be guaranteed.
Boss Cai rushed to the cabin where Qi Wang was staying, thanked him again and again, and kindly invited him to live in some better cabins. If Qi Wang was the only one, he refused, but there was another Qi Feng, Qi Feng. Reluctantly agreed.
Qi Feng didn't know what Qi Wang was doing at all. Seeing Boss Cai being so polite to Qi Wang made Qi Feng feel very strange and couldn't help asking in a low voice.
"Wan, what's going on, why did Boss Cai suddenly become so polite to you?"
Qi Wang explained: "It's nothing, just now I heard some movement in the water on the deck, so I told Boss Cai that there might be something under the water, probably because of this reason, they found a water bandit who wanted to board the ship, so they stopped it in time A disaster happened."
Qi Feng is not very courageous, so Qi Wang didn't tell her that he killed a water bandit with a harpoon, and Boss Cai is a fine person, after hearing what Qi Wang said, he didn't mention it .
"Mr. Qi's hearing is extraordinary. If it weren't for him today, the entire ship would have suffered. There were no good rooms on the ship before, so I can only wrong you to live here. However, someone disembarked at the ferry just now, and it happened to be vacant. Two rooms."
Both Qi Wang and Qi Feng knew that what Boss Cai said was quite watery, but the other party had good intentions, and neither of them exposed Boss Cai.
After this incident, Boss Cai's attitude towards Qi Wang took a 180-degree turn. If he had doubts about Qi Wang's identity before, those doubts have disappeared by now.
Because of the change in Boss Cai's attitude, the treatment of Qi Fan and Qi Feng has improved a lot. Before that, they ate very ordinary meals, except mixed rice and green vegetables. On the second day, there were more fish, meat and pork on the plate.
These meals are all made by the cooks on the ship, and the taste is naturally not as good as those made by the cooks in the big hotel, but because the ingredients are fresh, they taste different.
Previously, due to seasickness, Qi Feng had always had a poor appetite and could not eat anything. After what happened last night, her seasickness symptoms improved a lot, and she was finally able to eat.
The itinerary for the next three days was uneventful, and nothing happened again. On the evening of the fourth day, the merchant ship stopped at the ferry of Jizhou City.
At this time, more than half a year has passed since the two of them left Jizhou City, and in the original plot, Qi Feng did not even return to her hometown until she died. When she set foot on the land of Jizhou City again, Qi Feng suddenly Feeling a burst of sourness in her heart, tears unknowingly filled her eyes, and when she didn't notice, the tears rolled down her cheeks.
Why is she crying
Qi Feng raised his hand in a daze and touched his face. When he touched the tears all over his face, she couldn't help but froze - it should be a happy thing to go home, why did she cry
Just when she was in a daze, Qi Wang handed over a handkerchief and said softly: "It's a happy thing for my sister to go home, we should laugh, okay, don't cry, we will see our parents soon , do you want your parents to see you crying?"
Qi Feng silently took the handkerchief and wiped away the tears on her face. When all the tears were wiped away, she suddenly felt as if some shackles had been removed from her body, and she felt much more relaxed. .
Qi Wang asked someone to write a letter in his own hand, and then asked the staff brought by Boss Cai to send it to Qi's residence.
"If my parents read this letter, they will definitely send someone to pick us up. Boss Cai, as long as the quality of your cloth is good, I can decide the deal."
Boss Cai said with a smile: "Young Master Qi, you can rest assured that my items have absolutely no quality problems."