Feng Liang saw Qianyou with his hands behind his back, clenching and relaxing his fists constantly. Knowing that Qianyou was in a state of nervousness, Feng Liang stepped forward and asked, "Brother You, why have you been nervous since noon?"
"Hush, we are passing through the center of the swamp." Qianyou glared at Feng Liang.
"There will be no problem on the Tongyuan River." Feng Liang was not confident when he said this, perhaps influenced by Qian You.
"Even so, I still feel great pressure. Don't you feel it at all?" Qianyou looked at Feng Liang in confusion.
"What pressure? No, not at all."
This is already the third year that Feng Liang has joined the army. His fighting spirit is still stuck in the late shield-breaking knight, and Qianyou is not much better and is still a late-stage wand-wielding magician.
"I feel a little bored." Tao Mu has made a small step forward compared to the past, reaching the mid-term fearless level.
"Okay, maybe my strength is too low." Feng Liang is actually a master in the First Brigade. Excluding Ding Kui and his soldiers, his strength can be ranked among the top three in the First Brigade.
Qiu Pang, leader of the Fourth Squadron, came over and said: "I can't feel anything, but the surroundings are very quiet."
Feng Liang calmed down after hearing Qiu Pang's words, listened carefully, and then walked quickly to the stern of the ship, "Li Hao, take a look at what's going on on the ship behind."
Liu Yin, the leader of the fifth squadron who had just left the cabin, asked: "What's the matter? Lao Pang, what did you say to Brother Liang?"
"No, I just said it was very quiet around here." Qiu Pang spread his hands and didn't see any problem.
"Where's the boss of the ship?" Liu Yin frowned.
The Yongchang is a medium-sized merchant ship with a small deck space. The ship's boss was alarmed by Feng Liang's actions and quickly responded: "The villain is here."
"Didn't you always contact each other when you met other ships while sailing?" Liu Yin asked.
"Usually yes, when the front boat encounters shoals and reefs, it will shout to the back. We have shouted a few times in the morning." The boss of the boat thought about it and found that he did not make any mistakes.
"Is there any response from the ship behind?" Liu Yin asked further.
"No, that's a nobleman's ship. It's normal to ignore us." The ship's boss may be used to being ignored.
"It's a bit unusual. We are the only two boats on the river. The noble master's boat should order us to follow behind, and will never allow us to get in front of them." Bodyguard Zhu Geliang found something suspicious.
At this time, Feng Liang rushed to the stern of the ship and was about to take out his military binoculars to observe the ship behind him. Unexpectedly, a faint white light flashed on the ship behind him. He left and squatted down and waved to the people behind him to squat down too.
"They also have telescopes and are observing us." Experience told Feng Liang that the white light was emitted by the lens.
Li Hao gestured at the mast, and the captain of his second team crawled to Feng Liang's side and said: "The rear boat has lowered the jib and is reducing it."
Feng Liang raised his head and looked at the sky, "We are all in hiding. There are still two hours of darkness. If they are water bandits, they will probably take action soon."
Li Hao clamped the mast tightly with his legs and gestured with his hands, "Someone is flying on the back boat, wearing a black magician's robe." The captain of the second team translated in a low voice.
"That's right, they are water bandits! Liu Yin, go down and ask Boss Chang which nobleman the boat behind belongs to? Li Hao, hide behind the sail and don't show up; Qian You, inform Brother Tao to be ready." Feng Liang looked excited and finally didn't have time to run away.
"All crew members, don't look back. The boss of the ship holds the rudder steady. Those who are not involved in the operation of the ship go to the bottom of the ship and hide." Qiu Pang helped evacuate the crew.
There was an undercurrent surging on the Yongchang, and the people Feng Liang brought on board quickly arrived at the reserved position and were ready for battle.
Qian You retreated to the cabin and collected all his mental power in his body to avoid being noticed by the other party's magician; Tao Mu found a fishing rod from nowhere and ran to the side of the boat to catch fish, fighting against the tense atmosphere in the dark. He was out of place, but no one cared about him.
Changshan, who was hiding in the lounge, looked at Liu Yin with surprised eyes and said in an incredible tone: "Oh my God, that boat behind is the Hou family's boat in Beiguanting. How could there be bandits in the Hou family? What do you think? Isn’t there a mistake?”
"We'll find out later if there's any mistake. If they board the ship and ask for your goods for free, will you give them to them?" Liu Yin asked with a sneer.
"This, this, this, they won't really come to rob them, right?" Changshan's mind was confused and he couldn't imagine what he would do if someone from the Hou Mansion asked him for goods.
"Forget it, you don't have to think about it. As long as they dare to board the ship, we will solve it for you." Liu Yin's family is a commoner and can understand Changshan's thoughts at this time.
The boss of the boat was steering the ship at the stern. Even though there was an order from Master No. 2 not to look back, he still couldn't help but look back and said, "Oh, the boats behind are starting to catch up."
Li Hao, who was hiding behind the sail, heard the boat boss shouting and had an idea. He poked a small hole in the sail with a dagger and squinted his eyes to look back through the hole.
"The magician is still in the sky, the back boat is coming up." The captain of the second team followed Feng Liang closely, and was always paying attention to Li Hao.
"Ship boss, if they come up to you later, tell them to move away; if they ignore you, run to the cabin." Feng Liang stayed at the stern of the ship.
"Stop, stop!" A shout came from behind, and Feng Liang judged from the sound that the rear ship was not far from the Yongchang.
"Don't come closer, it's dangerous! Don't come closer!" the boss of the boat shouted from behind.
Phew, duh.
A sharp arrow hit the steering wheel close to the captain's scalp.
The boss of the ship was so frightened that he rolled over and ran to the cabin. The other sailors who were still on the deck also ran to the cabin.
"Listen to the boat in front, if you don't stop, I will kill everyone on board and leave no one behind!" A loud voice came from behind.
"Oh, there's something exciting." Tao Mu put away the fishing rod and looked back with squinted eyes.
I saw a tall man standing on the bow of the boat holding a long bow, and holding three sharp arrows in his other hand. According to Tao Mu's judgment, he should be a sunset archer.
"The magician is still in the sky." The second team leader continued to report.
Feng Liang gestured backward, then used obstacles to reach for the hatch of the ship.
The ship behind quickly caught up with the Yongchang. When the entire hull was parallel to the Yongchang, ten iron chains tied with anchors were thrown towards the Yongchang. The tall archer jumped directly to the bow of the Yongchang.
"You," the tall archer pointed at Tao Mu and said, "call the ship boss and Changshan out."
Uh-huh, Changshan was hiding in the cabin and was about to speak out when Liu Yin covered his mouth.
"What are you doing? Do you want to rob? You can see Boss Chang whenever you want?" Tao Mu showed no fear. He was very familiar with what the person opposite was doing, and he couldn't help but think of the happy days back then.
"Hmph, don't think you have any skills. I'm going to steal from you today. What's going on? Look at the arrows!" Seeing Tao Mu being so calm, the tall man secretly felt something bad in his heart. He quickly took the initiative and shot three sharp arrows in his hand.
Bang bang bang, Tao Mu used the fishing rod as a long sword and deflected three arrows crisply, but the fishing rod also broke into two pieces.
"Everyone, come together, kill this guy, and wash this ship with blood!" The tall archer knew that he was facing a tough situation, and immediately called on his companions to join him.
"How is it?" Liu Yin slowly let go of his hand.
"Here, please help me, sir." Changshan cried.
"Do it!" Feng Liang rushed out of the ship with two long swords, came to the deck and threw a long sword to Tao Mu first.
The elite members of the first brigade hiding in the darkness of the Yongchang also came out.
Qianyou put a magic shield on himself and quickly flew into the air.
Li Hao quickly slid down and took the time to shoot two arrows at the tall archer.
The tall archer could not care about Li Hao, but Tao Mu, who was white-faced and beardless, had already rushed in front of him.
"Kill me? I wonder if you have this ability? You can't rely on others, so do it yourself." After Tao Mu said this, he straightened his sword and stabbed the tall archer.
There was a black-robed magician high in the sky. He wanted to lower himself to help his companions, but suddenly he saw a man flying up from the Yongchang, so he fell back and flew back warily, adding a magic shield to himself.
"Ah ha, let's go together." Qian You immediately looked at the cuffs on the opposite side and felt relieved when he saw two gold edges.
"Who are you?" the black-robed magician asked.
"Who are you? How could a majestic magician commit robbery?" Qianyou asked.
"You are from Shaodian!" The black-robed magician heard Qianyou's accent.
Qian You lowered his head and looked down, then smiled and said, "This is Shaodian Country."
The black-robed magician was silent, knowing in his heart that the group of people who suddenly appeared on the Yongchang were coming for them.
"Brothers, fight with them!" The tall archer dared not face Tao Mu head-on. He kept jumping and moving, trying to distance himself from Tao Mu.
The strange thing is that the tall archer was too confident and jumped over before his companions all boarded the Yongchang. Now the deck of the Yongchang is obviously dominated by people from the first brigade, and their personal strength is even better than the first brigade. He was so anxious that he couldn't get rid of Tao Mu.
Click, click, click, the anchor was thrown out from the Yongchang and hooked the Hou family's boat in Beiguanting.
On the boat waiting at Beiguan Pavilion, a middle-aged man in luxurious clothes screamed: "Cut the anchor and don't let the people on the other side come over!" He waved the long sword in his hand and fired several sword lights in a panic, but there was no one. Hit the anchor.
"Let's just stop here. How about you and I retreat?" the black-robed magician said in a bitter voice.
Qian You shook his head and said, "The person in charge of our family is very greedy. He specially asked me to come here just to keep you."
The black-robed magician said gloomily: "To tell you the truth, you can't keep me if my country's warships are following you."
"Oh? So you represent the official side of your country?" Qian You asked curiously.
"It's useless for you to ask anything here. I won't admit it. In short, you can't offend us." The black-robed magician was very confident.
"Haha, I want to try." Qianyou took out two magic wands and prepared to fight with the opponent.
"Ah!" the tall archer screamed, and a large gash was cut on his left shoulder by Tao Mu's sword, and bright red blood kept pouring out.
"I won't accompany you!" The black-robed magician turned around decisively and flew away as fast as he could.