The big ship stopped, and in an instant, dozens of zip lines were hooked directly to the side of the ship.
A large group of men wearing short-sleeved leather jackets jumped onto the boat with all kinds of swords and harpoons with great agility.
There was a confrontation with everyone on Ming Lanruo's boat.
"Sunta Immortal Banban! No one is allowed to move. If anyone moves, I will kill your head!"
Those men yelled in Shu language.
Ming Lanruo looked at their people who were still climbing up, squinted her eyes, and first exchanged a look with Chen Ning——
"If the other person is seeking money, give him money to eliminate disaster."
They are not short of money. Now they are sneaking all the way and will not resort to violence unless necessary!
Chen Ning understood and immediately ordered the guards around him to prepare things.
Ming Lanruo whispered to Chunhe again: "Have someone hide Xiao Xi."
It is already known all over the world that she took her children to escape. If she saw children on the boat, it would be too easy to be exposed.
Even if she is facing water bandits instead of officers and soldiers, she must still be cautious!
Chunhe whispered: "Master, Mr. Chu has immediately hidden the young master in the secret room on the mezzanine of the cabin."
Minglan Ruo is somewhat relieved.
Although Xiaobai seems to be a child at heart, he is actually very scheming and extremely smart people who come out of power struggles.
For the sake of himself and the Gu God, he would protect Xiao Xi no matter what.
Those men rushed up, and the leader was a big man with a beard and slightly protruding leopard eyes. He looked around and shouted sharply: "Who is the owner of this boat!"
Chen Ning, who was wearing a bamboo hat, walked out with a guard carrying a teacup and teapot.
Chen Ning opened his bamboo hat and picked up the teacup handed over by the guard.
Then he held the empty teacup between his index and middle fingers and made a special gesture like a seal to the men, and said calmly——
"The rules of the river and lake, please ask this gentleman to report to you!"
When the bearded man saw Chen Ning's posture, the ferocious light in his eyes suddenly dimmed. He looked at Chen Ning and said, "Well, he is still a man who knows the rules of the world, and he is also a man of the world!"
The major gangs in the underworld have slang and special gestures in order to make it easier to get to know people in the same gang and avoid conflicts.
From the south to the north, they all have something in common.
The big man with a beard first clasped his hands, crossed his fingers and made a gesture of offering incense towards Chen Ning, then let go and spread his palms down: "Go up the mountain to worship the Lord, go down to worship the river god, eighteen vines walk forty-nine paths
Wanwan, Wanwan, I have the final say!”
Chen Ning instantly understood which underworld gang the so-called "Man" was referring to.
In order to identify fellow gangsters on the road and avoid misunderstandings, the northern and southern underworld have a common set of lingo.
Only by using slang can we communicate more easily.
What the person in front of me said——
They are the Eighteen Water Villages in the Shu region, and the forty-nine river bends in Jiangling area belong to them to collect protection fees and to take charge of them!
Although Ming Lanruo didn't understand the slang of rivers and lakes, she probably knew that these people were probably the famous water bandits on the river!
Chen Ning's handsome face sank slightly, and suddenly he raised his elbow and hit the tea plate in the guard's hand, causing the entire teapot and cup to fly up.
With a neat and beautiful move with one hand, he took the guard's tray and turned sideways.
The teapot and a pair of teacups landed firmly on the tray in his hand.
The originally empty teacup was now filled with tea, and not a drop had been spilled.
Chen Ning's clean move frightened a group of water bandits who came up.
How can you do this without deep skills!
"Walking along the river to worship the river god, walking along the escort trade route to worship Master Guan, Chen Ning, the young master of Haining, has met the head of the Eighteen Villages!"
Chen Ning handed the saucer to the water bandit leader and said calmly.
When the water bandit leader heard this, his face changed slightly: "Young Master Chen of Bloody Cloud Castle in Jiangsu and Zhejiang?"
Xueyunbao started its business in Haining, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces 20 years ago. It does both good and evil, and does everything.
From being a businessman and acting as a escort to being a murderer and stealing goods, no one can get a handle on it, and it has developed into the largest gang in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.
To the outside world, they claim to be the No. 1 trading firm in Haining, Xueyun Trading Company, but the local government cannot do anything to them. It is even said that they have become their protective umbrella.
Chen Ning smiled slightly: "It's me, I wonder what the master of the Eighteen Villages is called?"
Seeing this, the big man with a beard looked straight, and clasped his fists in a gruff voice: "Since they are all gangsters, Master Chen can just call me a black man."
People in the underworld are not willing to provoke each other unless necessary, especially if the other party is also a powerful dragon.
"It turns out it's Mr. Hei. Someone mentioned to me before that you are a cheerful person." Chen Ning smiled faintly and motioned for two large trays of money to be brought up.
"Today we are passing by Bashan Shushui as our escort, and I hope you will take care of us."
It is also a rule in the underworld that a strong dragon should not suppress a local snake.
Jing Ming looked at Chen Ning's broad and tall back with some curiosity.
This was Chen Ning she had never seen before. This man actually had such a cheerful and charlatan side.
Not at all like his usual sullen, awkward, and a little sinister self.
She likes Chen Ning's tone.
It's a pity that she can't get him.
Jingming thought about it and felt a little depressed.
She lowered her head and kicked the small stone under her feet, thinking dullly——
Forget it, someone who wants everything will get nothing. She just holds on to what she has and is fine.
Ming Lanruo felt a little relieved when he saw that Chen Ning and the leader of Heizi Village of Shiba Shui Village in Shu were having a very happy conversation.
If the underworld water bandits are willing to accept money, then everything will be easy...
"No, since Young Master Chen is passing by, I can't accept the money. After all, it's a routine matter for us to stop the ship." The big man with a beard raised his thick eyebrows and waved his hand.
When Ming Lanruo heard this, she felt something was wrong - what is routine?
Chen Ning immediately asked calmly: "Master Hei, what is your routine business?"
"Of course it's a routine search of ships for official business involving imperial officials."
At this time, a dozen officers and soldiers stepped out of a medium-sized ship, and then followed the gangway plank and boarded Ming Lanruo's large ship.
Seeing this scene, Chen Ning, who had traveled all over the world, was stunned.
After all, officers and thieves are at odds with each other, but who has ever seen officers and soldiers get off the bandit's boat with great violence?
The leader was dressed in a uniform, and he was obviously a guerrilla general who was about forty years old and had a high official position!
These days, there are actually water bandits helping the court catch imperial prisoners?
The muscles on the face of the head of the Eighteenth Village named Heizi twitched, and he seemed to feel embarrassed——
"Then what... Although we are green forest heroes who live in the green forest, the imperial court has recruited us and given us a lot of money to settle our brothers, so... ahem."
After saying this, the water bandits who came to kill him on the boat all scratched their heads in embarrassment.
Everyone on Ming Lanruo's side of the boat was silent: "..."
The words of the underworld boss, translated into adult language, are - the court has given us too much money, and we don't want to join the underworld anymore.
The black master laughed dryly and clasped his fists at the general headed by officers and soldiers: "General Ye! This is Young Master Chen of Xueyun Trading Company."
He then introduced to Chen Ning: "This is Lord Ye, the guerrilla general of our Baling County garrison."
Chen Ning looked at the guerrilla general and met the cold light in his slender eyes.
He suddenly had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, General Ye looked him up and down and suddenly smiled——
"I heard that the escaped Concubine Ming was accompanied by a guard named Chen Ning. I wonder if Master Chen has seen the person in this painting?"
With that said, General Ye took out a scroll and flicked it, and a portrait of Ming Lanruo instantly appeared in it, and it was in men's clothing!
The painting was so lifelike that Minglanruo narrowed her eyes dangerously when she saw it.
Who painted that portrait? It was actually more similar to me than the wanted portraits I had seen before, almost exactly the same!
At this time, General Ye's eyes suddenly fell on Ming Lanruo not far away, and he smiled again -
"I have been observing on the boat just now, and I found that this little brother not far away looks exactly like the Concubine Ming in the portrait!"
