Volume 1: Winds Rising From the Mountains and Swamps Chapter 40: Encountering Pirates
When Er Gouzi was in despair, his dark grey face suddenly showed a strange light. His eyes were filled with surprise as he looked forward.
Lin Yi, who was at the bow, was also anxious. When the boat approached the boulder, he had already noticed the hidden clues behind the boulder and not far away. When he noticed the log falling, he did not have time to take action and could only leave it to fate.
Human power is sometimes limited. Facing the power of heaven and earth, Lin Yi felt that he was so small, so helpless, but also deeply unwilling.
This group of people were obviously pirates, each of them was ruthless, and several people who fell into the water had been chopped in a blink of an eye. Two small boats had surrounded the stranded ship, weapons ping-pong, and the two sides fought hand-to-hand.
The boat under Lin Yi's feet went with the water, getting farther and farther away from the people who fell into the water. If he hesitated any longer, he didn't know how many people would die.
Lin Yi put down the boatman, reached out and picked up the long pole, exerted force with both arms, and pushed the long pole into the water. The boat under his feet sank as if hit by a huge rock, and then paused. The large ship full of cargo was as light as a small boat, and quickly approached the stranded ship.
He watched the boatman rowing the boat for most of the day, and it must not be in vain.
The boatman and Er Gouzi behind him were already dumbfounded.
The pirates on the two small boats were all stunned. They didn't know whether the big boat was too light or the young man was too strong. They didn't have time to figure it out. Seeing that the big boat gave up escaping, they rowed the small boat happily to catch up.
Che Hai was also miserable at this time. He wanted to go downstream and have a smooth journey. Who would have thought that he would be attacked when he was in a good mood. Caught off guard, he luckily avoided the log hitting his head, but the boatman behind him was smashed down and his life or death was unknown. Half of the people on the boat were thrown into the water, and the big boat crossed the rapids and hit the shallows again. The pirates were still in shock, and they surrounded him with shouts.
Seeing that the boat behind was not spared, Che Hai felt uncomfortable as if his heart was burning with fire. The only comfort was that his junior sister was still by his side, otherwise he really wanted to hit his head and die.
Che Hai was furious and screamed. Seeing that the two small boats and the big boat had already come to the side, he stared with bloodshot eyes, waved his ring-back machete and rushed over.
Yuan Fengming was also helpless, biting his lips tightly, holding a long sword, and followed forward.
At this time, a small boat stopped behind the pirates. A dark and thin man on the boat showed a smug sneer at the corner of his mouth. Several strong men around him, holding weapons, were eager to try.
A pirate climbed onto Che Hai's big boat with greed in his eyes. Before he could stand firmly, a big knife came in front of him with the sound of the wind.
"Clang-puff-" The pirate was cut into two pieces with his knife, and blood was sprinkled in the air like a stream of silk.
Che Hai shook the big knife in his hand, and the nine iron rings on the back of the knife clanged, and a string of blood beads scattered in all directions.
"Come on, let grandpa kill happily, hahahaha!" Che Hai killed a man and felt much more happy. He laughed loudly, his eyebrows and beard were fluttering, and his momentum was extraordinary.
Not far away, the dark and thin man had twitching eyes. There was a vicious look in his eyes, and he made a gesture to his men quietly.
Yuan Fengming and the other two escorts worked together to protect the side of the boat and prevented the pirates from getting on the boat. There were only four of them left on the whole boat. The remaining people who fell into the water avoided the pirates' hacking and killing, and could not get on the boat, struggling desperately in the water.
Yuan Fengming's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and his heart was extremely anxious. It would not be difficult for him and Che Hai to save their lives, but everyone in the escort agency would be finished.
On weekdays, when they met these thieves on land, they would have sent them away long ago. Unexpectedly, on the water, they were tied up and could not move. These people are not good at martial arts, but they are very skilled in water skills. If they delay any longer, I don't know how many people will die.
Anxious, Yuan Fengming saw a pirate approaching the side of the boat and stabbed him with a sword. The tip of the sword raised a blood flower, brought a howl, and the pirate fell into the water. She felt relieved, but saw the pirate who fell into the water climbed back onto the boat in a blink of an eye, waving his weapon, shouting and cursing, with a fierce face.
Seeing the fierce pirates, Yuan Fengming was impatient, and a string sounded in her ears.
She secretly thought it was not good, and a strong force suddenly surged beside her. She couldn't help but tilt her body, and she heard a muffled groan. A crossbow arrow had been nailed into the right arm of Che Hai who was blocking in front of her.
There were two more string sounds, followed by two screams. The two escorts on the boat had been shot by the crossbow and fell on the board.
Yuan Fengming saw Che Hai's arm trembling, and the mountain knife fell off. She exclaimed, supported Che Hai, and her eyes were red.
"Brother——"
Che Hai gritted his teeth and stood up. Seeing the concern on the face of his junior sister, he felt warm and heroic. He comforted loudly: "Don't worry, it's okay, junior sister!"
Che Hai raised his left hand to pick up the big knife, and protected Yuan Fengming, staring fiercely at the boat in the distance. He was very angry. He didn't expect that this group of pirates actually had crossbows.
The couple's hearts became heavier.
Beside the dark and thin man, three pirates holding crossbows were full of joy when they saw the crossbow succeeded.
The pirates surrounding the big ship saw that three of the four were injured, and they couldn't help but get emotional. They kept calling and climbed onto the boat again.
"Don't worry, junior sister, I will protect you!" Che Hai picked up the big knife, stood up with his head held high, and said in a deep voice.
"With senior brother, what's the harm in water and fire?"
Yuan Fengming's eyebrows were raised, his almond eyes were majestic, and he stood shoulder to shoulder with Che Hai, and his tone became firm.
Seeing the critical situation, the two put aside their distractions and wanted to fight to the death!
"Who are you enemies from? Why don't you tell me your names and fight for your grandfather to the death? You are also a man. Hiding aside and attacking by stealth is a mean act. Bah! What a thing!"
Che Hai roared.
The dark and thin man sneered and waved his hand gently. The three people around him raised their crossbows again.
Che Hai saw this and his heart went cold. There was nowhere to hide on the boat, and he and his wife were not good at swimming. There was really no way to go up to the sky, and there was no door to enter the earth.
Che Hai's eyes were full of anger, and he protected Yuan Fengming tightly by his side.
Che Hai was holding a big knife, and was fully prepared for the crossbow arrows, but he saw the pirates on the small boat were surprised and looked away.
Che Hai and Yuan Fengming were alert and looked in the direction of the pirates' eyes--
They saw that the following big ship, ignoring the two small boats chasing behind, crashed into the shallows. And the one holding a long pole in front of the boat, calm and composed, was Lin Yi.
In a short breath, seeing Che Hai and his men being attacked by crossbow arrows, Lin Yi was furious.
He tapped the long pole in his hand in the water, and his figure floated high, like a goshawk catching a rabbit, and as fast as lightning, he jumped towards the small boat that besieged Che Hai.
While in mid-air, Lin Yi had already raised the long pole in his hand, pulling up the water and slashing it towards the boat.
"Woo——" The long pole slashed the boat in an instant.
"Bang——" With a loud noise, the long pole was shattered, and the boat became a pile of wood chips. The two pirates who were hit head-on had no time to dodge, and fell into the water with blood and flesh.
In a blink of an eye, a small wooden boat disappeared in front of everyone.
Lin Yi fell down, and his feet took a few steps in the air. His figure flashed and he was already on another small boat.
The four or five pirates on the boat were panicked, flustered, and howling.
After a few pieces of blood mist were scattered, it was quiet in an instant.
Lin Yi stood alone on the boat, spotless, but the blood stains on the steel knife in his hand were bright.
The river water was flowing, and the people around him seemed to wake up from a dream.
Che Hai and Yuan Fengming were shocked and surprised. What shocked me was that this young Taoist priest was so skilled and killed people so cleanly and neatly. Fortunately, Lin Yi was here, and he should be able to turn the danger into safety.
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