40 The Water Bandits, Thirteen
In an instant, Li's cargo ship was in a panic, the wine table was overturned by someone nowhere, the wine dishes were smashed with a bang, and the dishes were splashed everywhere.
"Where are the bandits?!"
"Don't care where they are, hurry~, row quickly, it's important to escape!"
The wealthy businessman of the Li family and Mrs. Li were all pale and frightened, and under the escort of Li Jiao's sword, they got up and fled in the direction of the cabin.
All the sailors jumped up in astonishment, and rushed to grab the nearby water oars and row hard.
The maids and the old mothers were even more frightened and trembling, and fled in all directions in the cargo ship, hiding under the tables and cabinets.
Those who transport goods and run merchants in the big rivers and lakes are most afraid of encountering water bandits.
When you encounter a water bandit who is reasonable, just blocking the road and asking for money, eating and taking cards, it is lucky. More water bandits are a group of outlaws who kill people and oversell goods, doing all kinds of evil, robbing money and taking lives. When encountering such ferocious water bandits, they can only be killed and fed to the fish.
More than a dozen sailors on Lee's cargo ship paddled desperately.
But the cargo ship was loaded with a boatload of rice and grain, and the draft was too heavy, and it was as slow as an old cow on the water, and it could not run fast at all.
The clipper had approached the cargo ship, and the two ships were parallel and several feet apart.
The cold and thin man stood at the bow of the clipper, looking gloomily at the cargo ship. The other dozen or so bandits grabbed their swords and shouted loudly, wanting the cargo ship to stop immediately.
"The ship, stop quickly!"
"Surrender obediently, offer all the silver taels, and the thirteenth master of our family can spare you from dying!"
Seeing that they could not escape, all the families and sailors on the cargo ship grabbed water oars, iron rods and forks, and all kinds of long utensils to prevent the sailors on the opposite side from jumping on board.
Li Jiao was holding a three-foot soft sword, her face was pale, and she nervously protected the Li couple, for fear that the second elder would miss something.
Wang Fugui and several other inner disciples of the Medicine King Gang changed their expressions greatly, rushed to the deck on the side of the cargo ship, and looked at the opposite clipper to investigate the enemy's situation.
When the inner disciples of the Medicine King Gang saw it, they couldn't help but show a panicked look.
The bandits' clothes are embroidered with the logo of a whale shark on their chests.
"It's not good, Senior Brother Wang, they are the water bandits of the Giant Whale Gang!"
"The water bandit at the head seems to be a small leader of the Giant Whale Gang! There are more than ten big men, and we are afraid that we are in trouble. β
There are many water bandits in Wu County, and most of them are not climate-friendly. But among them, there is one of the strongest water bandits, but even the soldiers and horses of Wu County Taishou Mansion can't help it.
This group of water bandits is the giant whale gang that gathers in Qianli Taihu Lake in Wu County, West Dongting Mountain.
The Giant Whale Gang and the Medicine King Gang both belong to the five major gangs in Wu County, but the Giant Whale Gang is numerous, extremely powerful, and notorious, far above the Medicine King Gang.
Especially in the Taihu Lake, canals, and many waterways in Wu County, it is the territory of the Giant Whale Gang, and the Medicine King Gang does not dare to easily offend the water bandits of the Giant Whale Gang.
"You heroes of the Giant Whale Gang, we only have some worthless old coarse grain on our ship, and we don't have any other valuable goods!
You are all mixing in the rivers and lakes, and you are all seeking money. Do you want to pay ten taels of silver to buy the road, you good men can do it, and let the little old man go?"
The wealthy businessman of the Li family can be regarded as having seen a big scene, so he calmed down and begged for mercy loudly from the clipper bandits on the opposite side. I want to exchange a little silver for the safety of the cargo ship.
"Phew, ten taels of silver, you're calling Hanako for food!"
The bandit leader standing at the bow of the ship spat a mouthful of spit, raised his knife and laughed angrily, and scolded: "Master Li, don't pretend to be pitiful here. No one in Gusu County knows that your Master Li has opened more than a dozen rice merchants in the county town, and he is fat and oily, and it is your fat sheep that we robbed today! Spit out 10,000 taels of silver to our brothers, and it is just a drop in the bucket for Master Li!"
"Ten thousand taels of silver?"
The wealthy businessman of the Li family was really flustered at this time.
This group of water bandits actually reported his name and found out the details of his family wealth, which shows that the water bandits who passed by by accident were clearly eyeing his Li family in advance and deliberately intercepting and robbing here.
Otherwise, if you encounter a water bandit, you will never be able to report his identity in one bite.
Over the years, he has made a lot of money by reselling and pounding grain in various counties of Wu County, and he is not distressed to spend dozens of taels of silver to buy roads to ensure safety.
But as soon as the bandits opened their mouths, they extorted him for 10,000 taels of silver, which was obviously to empty out his family, wouldn't it cost him his life.
The wealthy businessman of the Li family knew that the more than 20 family members and sailors under his command were by no means the opponents of this group of water bandits. Only by pinning their hopes on Wang Fugui and these inner disciples of the Medicine King Gang are the real martial artists of the rivers and lakes, with strong martial arts strength, and they have a very high status in the Medicine King Gang.
The wealthy businessman of the Li family hurriedly made a bitter face and asked Wang Fugui for help: "Prince Wang, our family is not very targeted by the bandits, this time it is a big disaster, you must come to the rescue!"
When Wang Fugui saw so many water bandits, he was already a little frightened.
Although he is an inner disciple of the Medicine King Gang and has a bit of status, he was only limited to the Medicine King Gang before. He rarely walks around the rivers and lakes, but he doesn't deal with these fierce water bandits of the Giant Whale Gang.
But the future father-in-law of the Li family encountered a big disaster, and he couldn't help it, otherwise his marriage with his sister Li Jiao would definitely be blown up.
"Don't panic, such a trivial matter, the little nephew will solve it!"
Wang Fugui comforted him, came to the side of the boat hard, hugged his fist slightly at Ding Shisan, the leader of the water bandits opposite, and raised his voice: "Wang Fugui, the inner disciple of the Xia Nai Medicine King Gang, you water... The heroes of the Giant Whale Gang, can you give the next thin noodles and let the Li family master go. I would like to offer a hundred taels of silver to express my gratitude!"
When he opened his mouth, it was one hundred taels of silver, ten times more than the Li family, and he felt that he was still quite sincere. The water bandits earned a hundred taels of silver just by making a trip, which was more than the children of his family.
On the opposite clipper, Ding Shisan, the leader of the bandits, couldn't help but be shocked when he heard Wang Fugui report himself to the gang.
There are still a few inner disciples of the Medicine King Gang on this cargo ship?!
He had not received this information beforehand.
This was somewhat unexpected and tricky.
Because the strength of the inner disciples of the five major gangs is usually much higher than that of ordinary outer disciples.
There are even some inner disciples who have cultivated to the terrifying realm of first-class masters at a young age, and they often practice penance behind closed doors, rarely appearing on the rivers and lakes, and few people know about it.
This Wang Fugui has a very big tone, and he seems to have a lot of origins.
Ding 13 hesitated for a moment.
If there is a famous first-class master of the Medicine King Gang on the other side, he is afraid of the other party's reputation, even if he admits to this robbery, he will retreat directly.
It's just that he has never heard of such a figure as "Wang Fugui" in the rivers and lakes, and guesses that it may be an inner disciple of the Medicine King Gang who has not officially stepped into the rivers and lakes, and he doesn't know the depth of strength.
Ding Shisan, the leader of the water bandits, turned his eyes slyly and said with a cruel smile: "I, how much is your face worth?!
He didn't do anything, he only ordered the water bandits to attack and test the strength of these inner disciples of the Medicine King Gang.
If these Inner Disciples of the Medicine King Gang were very strong, he would immediately retreat, so as not to plant himself here.
If the opponent's strength is mediocre, then simply take it together.
"Brothers, come on!"
"Kill!"
More than a dozen sailors held their swords and shouted loudly, jumping from the clipper to the deck of the opposite cargo ship with their skills.
These more than ten water bandits are all quite powerful, and at least four of them are in the realm of third-rate martial artists. Although the remaining seven or eight water bandits were not in the realm of the stream, they were also well-armed with broadswords, well-trained, and extremely fierce in their attacks.
The Li cargo ship was immediately besieged by the bandits, and more than 20 Li family members and sailors waved their oars and iron rods in an attempt to prevent the bandits from boarding the ship.
But they had never learned martial arts at all, but where could they resist the onslaught of these more than a dozen fierce water bandits armed with knives, and they continued to retreat and lose.
Only a few of the inner disciples of the Medicine King Gang were quite powerful, and they hurriedly came to help, barely resisting those third-rate realm water bandits with strong force, and barely fell into a rout.
Li Jiao held a soft sword to protect the Li couple to resist the siege of the three bandits who did not enter the flowing water, and also blocked left and right, barely resisting for a while.
"Little girl, surrender obediently!
"Don't hurt this little girl, take pity on the fragrance and cherish the jade! When the boss finishes first, our brothers will also enjoy the rich lady who enjoys this fine skin and tender meat." β
The three bandits shouted and besieged while laughing and flirting unscrupulously.
"You damn bastards, Senior Brother Wang, come and save meββ!"
Li Jiao was ashamed and anxious, as a third-rate martial artist, but she was trembling by the foul words of the bandits, and the three-foot soft sword in her hand was even weaker and weaker, and she couldn't exert six or seven percent of her power.
The only hope she has now is that Wang Fugui, the person she likes, the leading master among the newcomers of the Medicine King Gang Inner Sect, can turn the tide and save the Li family from danger.