Chapter 8: Ship Battles

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On the sea in the middle of the night, as far as the eye can see, the darkness around you seems to be endless. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 infoIn the sky, the moon was wrapped in thick clouds, and only the faint starlight and the faint light of the lanterns on the ship reflected each other, silently reflecting the sleeping faces of the boatloads of refugees.

Li Xiao did not fall asleep.

Holding the tiger knife in his right hand, although he was napping with his eyes closed like everyone else, he was very alert in his heart.

In this unfamiliar environment, to protect such a defenseless girl, Li Xiao really didn't dare to let himself relax too much.

After all, he personally promised that he would send her home safely.

Suddenly, a very slight sound of footsteps came into Li Xiao's ears.

Li Xiao immediately opened his eyes, but saw more than a dozen people holding swords, dressed in black, with only two eyes on their faces, tiptoeing towards him!

Li Xiao shouted, the tiger knife in his hand immediately clenched, and he rose to the ground proudly.

More than a dozen black-clothed people were shocked when they saw Li Xiao find out, and when this group of people saw that the sneak attack was unsuccessful, they quickly stopped and immediately lit many torches to illuminate the surroundings of this deck.

A group of refugees were awakened by Li Xiao's shouting, but when they opened their eyes, they saw that Li Xiao, who was holding a tiger knife, was about to fight with a group of black-clothed people, and they were so frightened that they cried and ran around.

Li Xiao shouted: "Don't be alarmed, and retreat to both ends of the boat, so as not to hurt you." ”

When the refugees heard this, they ran to the bow and stern of the boat, giving up a large open space on the middle deck to Li Xiao and a group of men in black.

"Li Xiao, what's going on?" Behind Li Xiao, Zu Wan'er's voice of surprise and fear came from her.

"Don't be afraid, but there are a few villains, Wu Liang, you and Wan'er retreat behind me." Li Xiao snorted in a deep voice.

As soon as his words were finished, Wu Liang, who was shocked, hurriedly pulled Zu Wan'er to retreat to a ship post behind Li Xiao.

When Li Xiao and more than a dozen black-clothed people confronted him silently, his right leg was a little lame across the sea and slowly paced over, followed by a guy with crooked eyes, both of whom had fierce faces, but their faces were full of pride.

"Hey, what's your name?" Across the sea squinted his eyes and asked.

"Grandpa doesn't change his name, he doesn't change his surname, Li Xiao is also. What kind of dog are you? Li Xiao replied coldly.

"Heh, you kid is so angry. The owner of this ship crossed the sea, Li Xiao, you dare to call yourself grandpa in front of Lao Tzu, I'm afraid you're tired of being crooked. Heng Guohai sneered, and glanced at the crooked eyes on the side.

Crooked his eyes, he shouted loudly to Li Xiao: "The owner of the ship said, as long as you know each other, he can spare your life as long as you know each other and hand over your weapons and property with this BMW, if you dare to say half a word, you will definitely ask all the heroes to chop you into meat sauce!" ”

Li Xiao smiled coldly, and the tiger knife in his hand was horizontal: "Deceive the ghost with such a lie!" Grandpa even said that he would kill the Tartars, and he was afraid of you thieves! Nonsense, I want to take my grandfather's belongings, and see if the tiger knife in my hand agrees! ”

Across the sea was furious, and his right hand made a downward gesture.

More than a dozen black-clothed people immediately let out a loud shout in unison, each raising their swords, and attacked Li Xiao together!

Li Xiao roared wildly, the tiger knife in his hand came out sharply, and quickly drew a miserable white half-arc, and immediately two screams sounded at the same time, and the blood on the chests of the two black-clothed men who rushed to the front spurted wildly, and then fell to the ground and died of convulsions.

The rest of the black-clothed people were stunned when they saw Li Xiao shoot so sharply and kill the two of them in an instant, and then they shouted and surrounded them.

Li Xiao's face was as cold as iron, he waved his backhand, and the tiger knife knocked the weapon in the hand of a man in black, and then kicked a sideways kick, kicking a man in black who was coming around in the air, screaming and falling far away, and couldn't get up again.

There were two black-clothed men attacking each other in the front, Li Xiao drank violently, the tiger knife in his hand slashed as hard as he could, two screams came, and the wrist of a black-clothed man holding the knife was cut off by Qi Gen, and the severed hand still fell on the deck holding the waist knife. The other man in black was slashed open by the tiger knife flying diagonally downward, and the gastrointestinal organs and the water flew out together, and a foul smell immediately permeated the deck.

The two seriously injured black-clothed men rolled miserably on the deck, screaming continuously, which made the remaining black-clothed people frightened, and no one dared to step forward to fight Li Xiao.

The man who was hiding behind him was furious: "You people are afraid of death! What's the use of Lao Tzu raising you, so many people can't kill him, dare to cower, give it to Lao Tzu! ”

After crossing the sea, Li Xiao shouted wildly, rushed in the direction of crossing the sea, the tiger knife in his hand turned left and right, and killed two black-clothed people who couldn't react, one of his head flew into the sky, and the other was cut in two from his waist!

Li Xiao's almost terrifying force made Heng Guohai unable to believe his own eyes, seeing that the black-clothed man who was protecting him was violently killed instantly, he crossed the sea and thought of running away quickly.

It's late.

"Miscellaneous, suffer death!" Li Xiao shouted like a thunderstorm, the tiger knife in his hand was raised high, and a miserable white knife light fell in the air, only to hear a dull explosion, the tiger knife that was fiercely cut down in the air cut in half, across the sea from head to hip cut in half!

The blood gushing out dyed Li Xiao into a bloody man covered in blood!

The remaining five men in black saw Li Xiao's brutal and ruthless super force, and everyone was terrified, and they threw their swords and knelt on the ground to beg for their lives.

The crooked eyes on the side were also frightened and turned pale, and his legs trembled like chaff, and before he could react, a tiger knife full of blood rested fiercely on his neck.

"To die or to live!"

Li Xiao's heavy drinking made his crooked eyes tremble even more.

"Heroes, I want to live, I want to live, they are all ship owners, phew, they are all coercive villains across the sea, please let the villain go." Crooked eyes fluttered, and like those remnants of the black clothes, he knelt on the ground and begged for his life.

"Well, you guys, throw the dead and wounded into the sea, and wash the deck clean." Li Xiao's voice was as cold as iron.

"Okay, good man, this, this injured one, do you want to throw it away?" Looking at the few men in black who were still rolling and wailing on the deck, he asked with a trembling voice.

"Throw! If you don't throw them, Lao Tzu will throw you! Li Xiao withdrew the tiger knife placed on the crooked neck, and his voice was not negotiable.

Crooked Eyes and the other five men in black, as if they had heard the decree together, hurriedly rushed over, lifted the dead bodies and the injured men in black, including the guy who only had his wrist cut off, and threw them all from the side of the ship into the sea.

"A good man, a good man spares his life。。。。。。"

The wounded struggled violently, and their cries for mercy were hoarse, but one by one they were thrown into the sea, and like the dead bodies, they quickly disappeared after splashing a small wave on the sea. And where they sank, immediately it was like boiling water, and the sea water was tumbling up and down.

Li Xiao knew that it was a shark that smelled blood and swam over, scrambling to bite these dead bodies and wounded soldiers.

Seeing this tragic situation, the crooked eyes and the five black-clothed men all turned pale, and their legs were almost difficult to stand on. However, they didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly began to fetch water to wash the deck, washing away the blood that flowed all over the deck and the human organs sprinkled all over it.

Except for the sound of the men scrubbing the deck, there was silence on the entire ship.

Standing like a sculpture, looking coldly at Li Xiao, who was scrubbing them, but he sighed secretly in his heart, it was not that Li was ruthless, but if he didn't use some means, you gang of vicious people would be afraid that they would regain their evil intentions. Now put the wounded to death, so that I can teach you how to do it! At least on the way to the beach in Jinzhou from now on, so that you don't dare to have bad thoughts in your hearts.

Subsequently, Li Xiao's shout rang out: "Don't be frightened, the people have just attacked, Li Xiao has no choice but to kill in order to ensure your safety, now that the gangsters have been removed, everyone will go back to their places to rest after the deck is cleaned." ”

There was silence in his answer. Li Xiao saw that every refugee had an expression of submissiveness and numbness on his face.

In Li Xiao's heart, there was suddenly an inexplicable sadness.

These people, who struggled to survive in the chaotic times at the end of the Ming Dynasty, are estimated to have long been numb to their miserable lives. These poor people, struggling to survive in the midst of violence and bloodshed, have the only wish to survive. Li Xiao was thinking that if he wanted to cut them now, most of them would only kneel and beg for mercy, and few would think of resisting.

Not long after, the deck was cleaned, and Li Xiao asked Crooked Eye to get a long rope and tie up the remaining black-clothed people together. And told him that only when they arrived at the seashore in Jinzhou could they be released, so as not to cause chaos on their way.

Unexpectedly, these black-clothed people listened to Li Xiao's order, but they were all extremely happy, and thanked Li Xiao again and again for his life.

Seeing that Li Xiao was covered in blood, he hurriedly brought a large basin of water, and brought a few excellent silk satin clothes over, and diligently helped Li Xiao wipe off the blood stains and help him change into new clothes.

In Li Xiao's heart, although he despised this person's flattering appearance, he was also extremely useful in his heart.

"What's your name?" After Li Xiao changed his clothes, he pulled Crooked Eye aside and said to Crooked Eye inadvertently.

"The little one is called Hou Dao, everyone calls me Crooked Eyes, don't call me a big name, it's better to call me Crooked Eyes, the little ones are used to listening." Hou Dao said anxiously.

"Hmph, crooked eyes, you listen well, now that you are dead across the sea, I have appointed you to be the master of this ship, are you willing?" Li Xiao said lightly.

Crooked eyes were overjoyed, his eyes lit up excitedly, and he nodded again and again: "Thank you hero, Crooked eyes are grateful." ”

Li Xiao sneered: "Just say thank you and it's over?" ”

His eyes were stunned, his face changed suddenly, and he looked at Li Xiao in confusion and fear, not knowing what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.

Li Xiao didn't look at him, just looked at the dark sea outside, and said in a mocking tone: "During this time, you have made a lot of money for refugees, but it's a lot, I took a look, this boat, nearly 400 people were transported, according to 5 taels of silver per person, this trip down, at least 2,000 taels of income." In addition, you did evil in the past, killing wealthy boat passengers, according to Li's estimate, you gangs, how can the ill-gotten gains are tens of thousands of taels, you say, now I let you live, and give you this boat, shouldn't you express it? ”

Crooked eyes understood, he asked in a trembling voice: "But I don't know how much filial piety a strong man wants?" ”

Li Xiao stretched out a finger: "At least this number." ”

What Li Xiao didn't expect was that the crooked eyes immediately called Qu Lai: "Li Zhuangshi, you are really a small one, this small ship was ransacked by pirates some time ago, and all the silver money and goods were robbed, and now the shortage is tight, and An has 10,000 taels of silver to honor the strong man." If you don't believe me, I will take you to search the ship. If there is such a number, the head on the neck of the crooked eyes will be taken away by the strong man. ”

Li Xiao didn't feel disappointed in his heart, looking at this crooked expression, it didn't seem like he was lying, Li Xiao groaned for a while, and asked, "Then how much silver can you take out now?" ”

Crooked eyes thought about it, and said in a trembling voice: "Strong man, only three thousand taels." ”

Li Xiao's face was angry, a pair of heroic eyes stared at the crooked eyes fiercely, the crooked eyes trembled, and he hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowed again and again: "Strong man, don't you think that the business of smuggling refugees to Jinzhou can be done for a long time, the Tartars have looted all over Jinzhou, the rich families have either been killed or taken to Shenyang, and now there are still refugees who can still have money to escape by boat, there are really not many people, and those poor ghosts and outcasts who have no money are useless." It is estimated that my merchant ship will make two more trips at most, carrying thousands of people and 800 people, and I am afraid that the refugees who still have the money to return to Jinzhou will no longer be able to find them. ”

When Li Xiao heard this, he was silent.

He knew that in fact, he was telling the truth with crooked eyes, and the rich refugees were transported in batches and in small batches, which was originally a temporary one-shot deal, and it would never be possible to do it for a long time.

"Okay, 3,000 taels is 3,000 taels, crooked eyes, remember, if you dare to do things to make money and kill people in the future, I, Li Xiao, will definitely take your dog's head." Li Xiao threatened.

crooked eyes and kowtowed repeatedly: "The little one doesn't dare anymore, he will definitely do serious business in the future, and he will never do this murder and overselling goods again." ”

Crooked eyes then said, when he arrived at the coast of Jinzhou, he gave the silver taels to Li Xiao, Li Xiao thought about it and agreed.

Next, Crooked Eyes invited Li Xiao and the others to go back to the cabin to rest, and Li Xiao took Zu Wan'er and Wu Liang to the cabin together.

In the next two days, the sea was calm, and fortunately there were no pirates, along the way, Crooked Eye took care of Li Xiao and others quite thoughtfully, and even Li Xiao's horses were carefully fed with good bean feed. even gave the food on the ship to the refugees for free according to Li Xiao's wishes, and this person's repeated flattering actions made Li Xiao's impression of him change a lot.

On the morning of the third day after Li Xiao left the coast of Jinzhou, the merchant ship arrived at the Jinzhou coastal wharf.

After the refugees got off the boat, Crooked Eyes honestly took out 3,000 taels of silver, wrapped it in a large cloth blanket, and handed it to Li Xiao.

Li Xiao accepted the silver, tied it on the horse, and scared him not to do bad things again, otherwise he would not be spared in the future, and he crooked his eyes and chattered.

In fact, Li Xiao knows that once this crooked eye is gone, it will be difficult for him to be restrained again, but it is also necessary to intimidate this person and make him have a scared mind, at least, even if this person continues to do evil, he will also think that a Li Xiao will settle accounts with him sooner or later in the future, so that he will not dare to be as unscrupulous as before.

After getting off the boat, Li Xiao and Wu Liang separated on the spot, Wu Liang kept sighing, it was really rare to make a friend like Li Xiao along the way, and asked Li Xiao again to come to his house as a guest when he was free, Li Xiao laughed and agreed.

The morning breeze hunting, the summer sun was shining in the sky, Li Xiao, who was in a happy mood, led the horses and strode towards Jinzhou City, which was faintly showing its outline in the distance, with Zu Wan'er.

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