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Although the scenery of Qiandao Lake is beautiful, it is a headache for the merchant ships.

Because there are many water bandits hiding in Qiandao Lake.

There are more than a dozen of these water bandits, large and small, and they roam among the Thousand Islands, specializing in robbing passing merchant ships.

The money that the water bandits rob each time is not much, and although the merchants in the past are heartbroken, they will not bleed.

But there are too many water bandits in Qiandao Lake, and one wave will go the other.

Being robbed once is not enough, there is a second, third time!

This time too many times, no one can bear to put it on anyone!

Therefore, every time the merchants passed by Qiandao Lake, they would tremble with fear.

When you are lucky, you will be robbed by a wave of water bandits, just pay some tolls.

If you are unlucky and encounter three or four waves of water bandits coming to rob, that will be enough for the merchants to feel heartbroken!

At this moment, the merchant ship that Chuci and the others took came to the Qiandao Lake.

The second officer of the merchant ship boarded the lookout tower himself, staring wide-eyed at the wind and grass on the water around him.

If there is any abnormality, the second officer will wave the command flag in his hand and tell the crew to prepare for battle.

I don't know if the owner of this merchant ship was very lucky. The merchant ship traveled halfway to Qiandao Lake, but still didn't encounter any wave of water bandits.

Standing in the captain's room, the captain heaved a sigh of relief after listening to the crew's report.

"Pass the Tiger Leaping Stream in front and you will be safe!"

"I didn't expect to encounter a wave of water bandits this time. It's really lucky!"

The chief mate of the merchant ship was controlling the boat, and said worriedly after hearing the words, "Captain, we should be careful and vigilant!"

"Tiger Leaping Stream is the most dangerous, I'm afraid there will be water bandits ambushing here!"

The captain glared at the first mate when he heard the words, and said in an unhappy tone, "Bah, bah, bah..."

"What nonsense!"

Really afraid of what, what to come.

As soon as the merchant ship entered the Tiger Leaping Stream, the hull suddenly stopped!

boom boom boom

A series of sounds of chains being tightened came from under the water.

As soon as the experienced crew members heard this, they knew that someone had blocked the iron chain underwater to prevent the ship from moving forward!

The second officer stood on the watchtower, the hull swayed suddenly and almost threw the second officer off.

Straightening his mind, the second officer raised his eyes to look at the cliffs on both sides of Tiger Leaping Stream, and his face suddenly changed!

"There are water bandits!"

"alert!"

Chapter 395 Red Tide Gang

Thousand Island Lake, Tiger Leaping Stream.

A three-masted merchant ship was stopped in the middle of a mountain stream by an underwater dark cable.

"A water bandit is coming!"

"Take up your weapon!"

"Go find an offering!"

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When the crew on the merchant ship heard the water bandit attack, they all exclaimed.

Although flustered, it was also orderly.

The captain stepped out of the cabin and came to the deck with a very serious expression on his face.

Looking up, on the cliffs of the mountain streams on both sides, there are more than a dozen arm-thin ropes hanging down.

On each rope, there are more than a dozen water bandits with scimitars in their mouths and black and strong upper bodies.

These water bandits cling to the ropes, step on their feet and climb with their hands, and leap over the cliffs of the mountain stream with agility like apes.

In just a few breaths, it descended to the same level as the deck of the merchant ship.

Seeing this, the captain knew that the robbery was inevitable, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and step forward.

The captain clasped his hands and shouted loudly, "Which hero is it?"

After a while, a rough voice came from the cliff of the mountain stream.

"Qiandaohu Red Tide Gang's second leader, Hong Tu!"

When the captain heard that it was Chi Chao Gang Hong Tu, the tense expression on his face relaxed a little.

There are dozens of water bandits in Qiandao Lake, big and small, and the Red Tide Gang is considered the best among them.

Moreover, among the merchant ships in the past, the reputation of the Red Tide Gang was pretty good.

Every time they go out to plunder, they rarely hurt the lives of passing merchants.

You only need to pay the toll money stipulated by the Red Tide Gang, and you can live in peace.

The captain breathed a sigh of relief, and sighed secretly, "Although money is important, it is better than losing your life."

The captain looked at the cliffs of the mountain stream, looking for the second master Hong Tu who had just spoken.

It's him!

After all, after several 'hands-offs', the captain recognized Hong Tu at a glance.

"It turns out that the second master is face to face!"

The captain cupped his hands and shouted loudly, "Our Zhangzhou Chamber of Commerce still has some friendship with the leader of your gang."

"I hope that the second master will hold your hand high and let me leave Qiandao Lake."

The Qiandao Lake water bandits have occupied this place for many years, and the merchants who come and go for business have more or less established relationships.

As long as you don't encounter extremely cruel water bandits, you will probably be able to lose money and avoid disaster.

Hong Tu stepped on the rock wall with both feet, grabbed the rope with one hand, and stared at the ship owner standing on the deck.

"Friendship is friendship!"

"We, the Red Tide Gang, have never returned empty-handed!"

"You can't lose a penny of the toll fees that should be paid!"

The captain nodded quickly when he heard the words, "Of course!"

After pondering for a moment, the captain said aloud, "How about 500 taels of silver? Take it as tea money for you brothers!"

Hong Tu narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard the words, and said in silence for a moment, "500 taels, a little less!"

"Your ship has a deep draft, so you must have transported a lot of valuable cargo?"

"1000 taels! I'll take my brothers away immediately!"

The captain's expression sank.

If it is 500 taels, the ship owner can still take it out after gritting his teeth.

1000 taels is not a small sum, if it were really given to Hong Tu, there would be basically no profit for this trip.

"Master Hong, isn't 1000 taels too much?"

"You can't let me go for nothing, can you?"

Hong Tu shook his head, and said in a deep voice, "It's different today, 1000 taels cannot be less!"

After a moment of silence, Hongtu continued, "If you accept this condition, I will guarantee you freedom to come and go in Qiandao Lake within one month, and no one will dare to rob you!"

The captain's eyes lit up when he heard the words, "Really?!"

One month is enough for the owner to go back and forth five times.

The profit brought by it is more than 1000 taels!

"If Master Hong can ensure my safety in Qiandao Lake for a month."

"Then I'd like to offer the 1000 taels with both hands!"

Hong Tu wiped the beard on his face, and shouted in a deep voice, "My Hong Tu's word is a guarantee!"

After finishing speaking, Hong Tu reached out and wiped his waist, and threw a throwing knife towards the merchant ship.

Whoosh!

After the sharp whistling sound, the flying knife was deeply embedded in the deck of the merchant ship.

"This is my throwing knife!"

"As long as you hold this flying knife, Qiandao Lake will be free for you within a month!"

The captain looked at the red-tasseled flying knife on the deck with a look of joy on his face.

"it is good!"

"First mate, give the bank note to Mr. Hong!"

The captain greeted him.

The first officer at the side nodded, took 1000 taels of silver, tied it to the arrow, and shot it towards the cliff of the mountain stream.

Snapped!

The arrow flew towards Hong Tu and he caught it with one hand.

Pinning the rope with his feet, Hong Tu freed his hands to untie the silver ticket tied to the arrow.

100 taels of silver bills, ten in total, no more, no less than 1000 taels.

"it is good!"

Hong Tu nodded in satisfaction, and waved to his brothers.

"Monkey, go and untie the iron chain under the water!"

"Yes, second master!"

A lean man nodded.

Turning over and getting off the rope on the cliff, the monkey was about to untie the hidden rope underwater.

"Wait!"

A thin voice came from far away.

brush!brush!brush!

Water splashed everywhere, and a dozen fast boats flew over from a distance like swimming fish, and surrounded the three-masted merchant ships.

On the leading boat stood a bald man with a shirtless black face.

The man opened his mouth and let out a high-pitched voice.

"Without the consent of my Water Snake Gang, no one can leave!"

Hong Tu on the cliff recognized the man, and his face darkened immediately.

"Han Wei, what do you want to do?!"

Han Wei, the second head of the Water Snake Gang, grinned when he heard the words, "What are you doing?"

"We are water bandits, what do you think I want to do?"

Hong Tu pointed at the merchant ship, and said in a deep voice, "This merchant ship belongs to my Red Tide Gang!"

"You want to rob me?"

"Heh!" Han Wei sneered disdainfully, "Thousand Island Lake rules, whoever catches the goods belongs to them!"

"Why do you have the Red Tide Gang's family monopolizing it?"