Water bandits
The messy footsteps pierced Xu Yanxiao's eardrums, and the familiar fear spread uncontrollably throughout her body.
Her eyes were wide open, her hands and ten fingers were almost embedded in the flesh of her palms, and the roots of her teeth trembled as the footsteps approached.
Outside the cabin, the female family members were screaming in horror. Although they had not seen it with their own eyes, they could describe a specific scene in their minds only by their voices.
The experience outside Shan Weng City that day popped out from the depths of his mind again, Xu Yanxiao's hands and feet were as cold as ice.
bang—
The door of the cabin was violently pushed open, and the burly boatman in linen blew a loud whistle at the anxious female family members in the cabin.
"Yo, all the big fish are here—" The other party's Yayan, with a strong Zhejiang county accent, laughed, "Are you coming out on your own, or will our brothers take you out one by one? Cooperate, maybe they will be taken to feed the fish."
The female family members in the cabin are all Xu Pei's concubines, daughters and first-class maids.
The water bandits were so threatening, they cried and cried and dared not move.
Xu Yanxiao was so scared that she clenched her hands tightly, and her face turned pale with blood loss.
She felt that the current situation was even more terrifying than the one in Mountain Wengcheng.
The last time she was not alone, and her mother desperately protected her in her arms, Xu Yanxiao still felt somewhat secure.
Now she is alone, life and death are up to the sky, and she can't help herself.
The water bandit threatened again impatiently, but Xu Yanxiao still didn't move, and the pale-faced first-class maid raised her hand and pushed her.
"Miss Xiao, if you don't go out now, they will throw people into the river to feed the fish—"
Xu Yanxiao regained her senses, turned her head pale and glanced at the maid next to her.
Xu's house is not safe, and these maids who serve the master are also good people, and they are accustomed to meeting the wind and steering the rudder, holding high and stepping on low.
Xu Yanxiao's identity is embarrassing. Her biological father is Xu Pei's cousin, but she was forced to hang herself, and her biological mother died for love. She is just an orphan who is not welcome. Even if Xu Pei wants to treat her kindly to the world, how will the outside world know how she is living in the back house
The aunt was indifferent to her and never asked about her situation.
Xu Yanxiao was also the eldest daughter of Xu Fei, and the living expenses and monthly rates were actually the same as Xu Pei's concubine.
The servants are not attentive in serving them, and they are often lazy, and the only "first-class maid" is also a cheater. Xu Yanxiao's daily meals were delivered to her table after secretly eaten by the other party. Fortunately, the weather was still hot. If it was put in winter, she might not be able to eat even a single hot dish. Because Xu Yanxiao was still in filial piety, her aunt bought her clothes and jewelry casually. She looked good on the face, but she knew what was inside. Rao is so, after those items were put into the warehouse, they were also sneaked away by the servants who were serving them.
It's not that Xu Yanxiao is soft-tempered, but she is now dependent on others, so how can she have the dignity of a master
She also took the opportunity to talk to her aunt about Diao Slave, but the clinker aunt didn't care about it at all, but instead encouraged Diao Slave's arrogance.
It's like this first-class maid next to her, who repeatedly oversteps her force and pushes and yells at every turn.
Xu Yanxiao said, "If you go out, you will die. If you don't go out, you will die. Why do I have to take two extra steps?"
The maid was choked by Xu Yanxiao's words, and she gave her a blank look after a while.
Unknown orphan girl!
She has not yet gotten down to the human body, and she is always showing the owner's family tree. Do you really think she is still the honorable wife of the Xu family
While the master and servant were talking, the water bandit outside had lost patience, and with a club in his hand, he raised his hand to strike.
Those female relatives were so frightened that they burst into tears. One by one, they slack off their legs and helped them out. Some people even crawled out humiliatingly.
Seeing that Xu Yanxiao was unwilling to move, the first-class maid spat "I don't know what's wrong", and followed the female relatives out in a panic.
The outside was full of water bandits standing guard, and all the fleeing ships had been occupied by them.
The people were terrified.
"What are you looking at, the little lady has never seen a man?"
The water bandits outside laughed and bared their teeth. The first second they were laughing, and the next second they were threatening with a tiger face. The voice was as loud as thunder roar, "All squatting against the fence, holding their heads in their hands, who would dare to look up? One glance, digging out the eyeballs, stripping the clothes and throwing them into the river to worship Hebo—"
Xu Yanxiao was surprised when she saw that the water bandits didn't mean to do anything to the female family members.
The water bandit saw that there was a thin girl in the cabin, she was dressed in plain clothes, her black temples were not hairless, and her small face was plain and clean, and immediately mistakenly thought that she was a low-level maid serving people in a wealthy mansion, and urged, "You go out too-"
Xu Yanxiao had no desire to survive at this time.
God does not care for one person one after another. Last time Qin Gongneng came to save her, but now he is doomed.
It is better to die cleanly than be driven to squat outside like a beast and suffer unknown humiliation.
Xu Yanxiao was unmoved, the water bandit tried to intimidate her with a mallet, and she also had an expression that you would kill if you wanted to hit her.
Water Bandit: "..."
Our life is not easy, we all come out to eat, can't we act according to the script
It is impossible for the water bandits to let her stay in the cabin. The women of these boats have special identities. Anyone who accidentally kills someone is not easy to explain.
"Little girl's bones are hard!"
The water bandit put away his club and raised his hand to lift up Xu Yanxiao, who was horrified, as if he was carrying a little chicken.
Picking up the person, the water bandit also disliked one sentence in his heart—
There are times when the big families can't open the pot. How can a girl be so hungry, she's so skinny that there are only two taels of meat left.
The cold wind from the river hit her face, and Xu Yanxiao's swelled mind calmed down a lot.
She was smart and thoughtful. Seeing those water bandits standing neatly on guard, they didn't mean to violate the female family members at all, but it made her suspicious.
It's not like a water bandit robbing along the river, it's more like—
Well-trained sailors
Xu Yanxiao was shocked by her own guess.
Then something happened that made her heart skip a beat.
A hand with a hot and dry palm stretched out from behind and covered her mouth, while the other hand pulled her back.
Xu Yanxiao subconsciously wanted to shout, and the next moment she opened her mouth to bite the other person's finger.
The man behind him sucked in a breath of cold air, but the other hand didn't delay, and he dragged her into the blind spot of the corner of the boat with ease.
Xu Yanxiao opened her red eyes, and seeing that the struggle was useless, she simply hit the railing of Class A with all her strength.
"Miss Xu—it's me—"
Qin Gong just took his finger out of her mouth when she saw that she wanted to jump into the river, and her scalp exploded with fright.
Hearing the familiar voice, Xu Yanxiao's body froze suddenly, but her body still leaned forward and slammed forward.
The expected pain did not come, but instead hit a wall of flesh.
Xu Yanxiao raised her head slightly, and saw Qin Gong leaning forward, raising her hand to cover her forehead, making her a meat pad.
"Qin, Qin - Qin Gong -"
Xu Yanxiao felt a sour heat surge into her nose and spread to her eyes.
Qin Gong was not wearing armor at this time, instead he was dressed in sackcloth and sackcloth. Although he was not as majestic as usual, he had the taste of a romantic ranger.
"Well, it's the last commander."