Bai Yusheng said with a smile: "Hehe, I think the Hanging Ji Hall will be renamed the Detoxification Hall, so that we can show our strengths." ”

Although Bai Yusheng's joke was a little bitter and helpless, it also caused people to laugh.

It takes five days to travel by land from the capital to Woods, then about four days by river and water, and then by land for about five days.

Because it was a disaster relief, there must have been a lot of supplies, a hundred carts of things, and there were more than 200 officers and soldiers, servants and other officials accompanying them.

When they arrived at the river, the local officials who received the news had already prepared a fleet and sent them and supplies to the ship.

Before leaving, the local officials specially reminded Wan Lin and Qi Hongkuo that there had been water thieves on the river to Wulin Mansion in the past, although the water thieves were exterminated at that time, but the area was not peaceful, so they and the officers and soldiers should be careful.

Wan Lin and Qi Hongkuo promised to be careful, but no one took it too seriously.

Because there were more than 100 officers and soldiers accompanying him, and they were all carefully selected masters, even if they encountered water thieves, they were not afraid at all.

But it's easy to say how to go by land, but as soon as you take the waterway, it is inevitable that there will be seasick people.

Fu Xiaojiu is better, Wan Lin and Qi Hongkuo are a little seasick.

Fu Xiaojiu and Bai Yusheng gave them medicine to prevent seasickness, and they suddenly felt sleepy after taking it, and they didn't know that they were dizzy after falling asleep.

Among the group, only Fu Xiaojiu and Zhuo Hui were female dependents, so they arranged for the two of them to live in the same cabin.

Zhuo Hui had never been on a boat before, especially such a big ship, looking around curiously, and after getting Fu Xiaojiu's permission, he came to the deck to enjoy the scenery on both sides of the strait.

Fu Xiaojiu is a pregnant woman in the end, and she is almost five months pregnant, and she has been a little sleepy recently.

She let Zhuo Hui play, she lay down and rested first.

The fleet had been on the road all day, and by the evening it had reached a place where the banks were full of reeds.

Wan Lin's seasickness symptoms were alleviated a lot, and when he saw the dense reeds, he instantly remembered the official's reminder.

This reed swing is a good place to hide, and if there are water thieves lurking here, it will be a disadvantage for the fleet.

But Wan Lin quickly dispelled such suspicions, stood at the bow of the ship and looked at the fishing fire in the distance, and said to himself happily: "We are the fleet of the government, not the caravan, where do the water thieves dare to rob the disaster relief fleet of the government?" Now that the moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the evening breeze is cool, I should let Xiao Jiu come out to breathe. ”

Wan Lin was about to go to the cabin to call Fu Xiaojiu, when he saw Qi Hongkuo walking out of the cabin.

"Lord Wan, aren't you seasick anymore?"

Qi Hongkuo also felt better, so he wanted to blow the wind, but as soon as he stepped on the deck, his body involuntarily shook a little.

Wan Lin saw him walking and shaking, so he persuaded him: "If Lord Qi is still seasick, don't be reluctant, it's better to rest in the room." ”

Qi Hongkuo smiled self-deprecatingly, "I also said that I was proficient in the engineering of water conservancy ditches, but I was actually a seasick person!" ”

Wan Lin also laughed, "Hehe, Lord Qi's words are wrong, who said that people who are proficient in water conservancy and ditch engineering can't get seasick, these two have nothing to do with each other." ”

As soon as the two of them talked and laughed, and then the cool evening breeze blew, Qi Hongkuo suddenly felt much better, and he also put his eyes into the distance.

"Those are the fisherman's fishing fires, right? It's a sight to behold at night! ”

Wan Lin also followed his gaze, the two of them were admiring the fishing fire, and Qi Hongkuo suddenly showed a puzzled look.

"Huh? Why does this fishing fire seem to be moving towards us? It seems to be quite fast! Isn't it that I'm dazzled? Or are there fishing boats approaching? ”

Wan Lin also noticed that a few fishing fires were rapidly approaching them.

Wan Lin didn't know much about the lives of the fishermen, and muttered strangely: "Do fishermen still want to fish at this time?" ”

The two of them were wondering, when they suddenly saw a little fishing fire flying, and the fire "swished" at them.

"Lord Qi be careful!"

Wan Lin quickly pushed Qi Hongkuo away, and he quickly flashed to the side.

"Ahh

Qi Hongkuo suddenly let out an exclamation.

Wan Lin's eyes widened in astonishment.

Where is this flying fishing fire, and it is a sharp arrow with fire that flies towards the two of them!

The arrowhead was deep into the deck, and the flames on the arrow were still there!

"Oops! I'm afraid we haven't really encountered water thieves! ”

Wan Lin reacted first, and just as he was about to stand up, he quickly bent down.

"Lord Qi, don't stand up, be careful if any more arrows come at you!"

As a result, before Wan Lin finished speaking, several sharp arrows with fire flew from not far away.

The officers and soldiers also noticed the anomaly at this time, and a brave officer and soldier rushed forward first.

The officers and soldiers raised their swords while resisting the flying arrows, and said to the two of them: "Two adults, be careful, we have encountered water thieves!" The subordinates will escort the two back to the cabin to hide, don't come out! ”

"What's your name?" Wan Lin asked hurriedly.

"The subordinate's name is Dai Hui."

Wan Lin said movingly: "You have to be careful, you must protect yourself!" ”

Dai Hui nodded quickly, and finally sent the two of them into the cabin.

Wan Lin's ship is a three-story ship, and after Wan Lin returned to the cabin, he immediately knocked on Fu Xiaojiu's door.

Zhuo Hui was talking to Fu Xiaojiu about how beautiful the scenery by the river was, and they didn't know what was going on outside.

As soon as she heard a quick knock on the door, Zhuo Hui was startled and hurriedly opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, Wan Lin hurriedly said, "We have met a water thief!" You two plug the door and don't come out! ”

"What? Water thieves? ”

Zhuo Hui was stunned.

Fu Xiaojiu's hairs stood up, and he walked nervously in front of Wan Lin and asked, "How many water thieves are there?" Can our people handle it? ”

Wan Lin replied worriedly: "I didn't see it too clearly, but I can roughly estimate that there should be dozens of them." If it was on land, the officers and soldiers accompanying it would certainly be more than enough to deal with them. But now it's on the water, it's their territory, and I'm afraid that there aren't many officers and soldiers who are familiar with the water, and we'll suffer. ”

Fu Xiaojiu grabbed Wan Lin's wrist, "Xianggong, you hide with us, or I'm afraid!" ”

"I'll take a look at my brother-in-law, and then I'll come to you! Plug the door first! ”

Wan Lin couldn't care about being ashamed, pulled Fu Xiaojiu and kissed her on the forehead and flashed out.

"Be careful!"

Fu Xiaojiu said worriedly, Wan Lin left, but Zhuo Hui was still stunned, this kid was scared stupid.

Fu Xiaojiu hurriedly plugged in the door bolt first, and then came to the window again, looking out through the crack in the window.

The water thieves had all arrived on deck, most of them fighting with the officers and men with torches in one hand and swords in the other.

Such a scene also made Fu Xiaojiu frightened, but she was also a little puzzled by fear.

"Didn't these thieves see the flag on the ship representing the government? Do they really dare to rob the government's fleet? ”

For a while, fear, doubt, and anger all hit Fu Xiaojiu's heart.

"Zhuo Hui!"

Fu Xiaojiu saw that Zhuo Hui was still stunned, and immediately pulled her.

"Ahh Madame, what shall we do? ”

Zhuo Hui exclaimed as if she had just woken up from a dream, trembling with fear.

Fu Xiaojiu was afraid that she would be scared out of her soul, so he gently touched the top of her head and said softly: "Don't be afraid, the officers and soldiers who escorted us are all masters, and it is easy to deal with these thieves!" We'll be fine as long as we honestly hide in the cabin! ”

Zhuo Hui has always admired and trusted Fu Xiaojiu the most, and with her comfort, Zhuo Hui is not so scared for the time being.

The master and servant sat side by side on the edge of the bed, holding each other's hands and listening to the movement outside.

The fighting between the officers and soldiers and the water thieves came and went, and there was no winner or loser.

Wan Lin said that he would come back after taking a look at Bai Yusheng, but Fu Xiaojiu felt that he had been gone for a long time, why hadn't he come back yet?

Fu Xiaojiu was very worried about Wan Lin, and was about to get up and go to the door to listen to the movement, when suddenly there was a knock on the door.

"Xianggong!"

Fu Xiaojiu just screamed excitedly, but a fierce voice sounded outside the door.

"Hurry up and open the door! Otherwise, the master will use a strong one! ”

"It's a water thief!"

Zhuo Hui was suddenly frightened and screamed, and then held her head and trembled.

Fu Xiaojiu was also frightened, but what she was afraid of was not the water thief, but the danger that Wan Lin and Bai Yusheng would be in danger after the water thief rushed to the cabin.

In the face of real danger, Fu Xiaojiu didn't care about her life and death, but for the sake of the child in her belly, she told herself that she had to save her life.

Fu Xiaojiu quickly calmed down, opened the needle bag he was carrying around his waist, took out a silver needle, and then quickly took out a small bottle from his purse, and gently dipped the tip of the needle in the bottle.

Then Fu Xiaojiu came to the door lightly, saw the location of the water thief, and threw the silver needle out violently.

"What's going on?"

The water thief who was shouting at the door suddenly felt a numbness on the back of his hand, and he was still wondering, and his whole arm was numb.

"It's ......"

Before the water thief could figure out where the needle on the back of his hand came from, he rolled his eyes, foamed at the mouth and died of poisoning.

Fu Xiaojiu instantly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the sound of the water thief falling heavily to the ground, looked at the small medicine bottle containing the poison and said to himself: "I have taken you with me for so many years, and today it finally came in handy!" ”

Although he dealt with a water thief, there were still many water thieves on the ship, and Fu Xiaojiu didn't dare to go out rashly, so he could only stay in the cabin to defend first.

But she was worried about Wan Lin, and she couldn't feel at ease if she kept hiding in the house.

After the water thief was poisoned just now, no one came to shout anymore after a while, but the sound of fighting outside was still endless.

Fu Xiaojiu was really worried about Wan Lin and Bai Yusheng, so he handed over three silver needles dipped in poison to Zhuo Hui.

"If water thieves knock on the door, you pierce them through the cracks! I'm out on a trip and I'll be back soon. ”

Zhuo Hui grabbed her tightly, "No, madam! It's too dangerous out there, and you're pregnant! If something happens to you, how should the slave and maid explain to Lord Wan? ”