Quick Wear: Who said soft girls have to be obedient! biu!

The sky soon fell into darkness, and Gu Zhen clearly felt that the boat seemed to slow down and was moving extremely slowly.

Everyone was ready and standing on the deck. Gu Zhen, Gu Yunfei and Shuiyue stood together, all a little nervous.

They can't water.

Gu Zhen can do it, but she is blind.

Cui Yan sent people to check under the boat and checked the hull. After making arrangements, he walked over to Gu Zhen and said, "Don't be afraid, Miss Gu. I will protect you."

"Master Cui, are there often pirates in the Anhui Province area?" She had never heard of it.

"It doesn't happen often," Cui Yan pondered, "This matter is a little strange. If there is any danger, please stay with me, Miss Gu. I will arrange for someone to take care of Miss Yunfei and Miss Shuiyue. Don't worry."

Gu Zhen's heart was even more tense, because the plot didn't mention that the Cui family would be in danger on the way back!

Is it not mentioned in the plot, or is there a deviation?

If it is not mentioned, then it is naturally a minor incident not worth mentioning. If it is a deviation...

Could it be related to her?

Gu Zhen pursed her lips, feeling a little uneasy.

At this time, the people sent to investigate reported that there were several more chains on the hull!

The fact that he tied this thing to the hull without anyone noticing shows that the other party has excellent underwater skills.

There were many talented people in ancient times, and Gu Zhen never dared to underestimate them. She immediately thought about how to escape if she encountered danger.

Cui Yan asked everyone to take up their weapons and be ready to fight at any time.

People were in a panic. After all, the Cui family was not a professional shipping family and had never encountered such a situation before.

The captain had only heard of bandits dressed as water monsters, wearing fish skin clothes, holding sharp fish bones, breaking the hull, climbing up to kill people, and stealing their treasures, or professional bandits driving large ships, setting fire and shooting arrows to rob the fleet.

But I've never heard of tying someone with chains.

The Cui family is not a business family. At most, there are some valuable items on the boat at the back. Most bandits will not attack when they see the Cui family flag.

Today, it’s mostly about seeking revenge.

Cui Yan realized this problem and his face darkened. The Cui family did not make enemies with anyone, and as the head of a noble family, few people offended them.

If there is anything special, it is that during this trip to Beijing, he reached a cooperation with the third prince.

In order to move against the aristocratic families, someone must take the lead. Cui Yan had already understood the harm that the aristocratic families posed to the political power.

The knowledge, connections and resources they have accumulated over the past hundred years are enough to shake an imperial court.

The third prince is very ambitious and resourceful, and he will not let them off.

Rather than causing rivers of blood, it is better to surrender voluntarily.

What's more, Cui Yan believed that more civilian students needed to enter the officialdom, and more ordinary people needed to be able to read and write. The culture, books and ideas passed down by time should be learned by the world, rather than being covered with dust in the library.

But for the aristocratic families, this would mean a huge piece of flesh and blood being taken away from them, and no one is willing to share the resources and interests in their hands.

When Cui Yan was a child, he proposed such a theory and was punished by his father to kneel in the ancestral hall for three days. When he came out, he said that he realized his mistake and never mentioned these things in front of anyone again.

The Cui family will not agree, and the Chen family, the Wang family, and the Xie family are even less so.

But they never thought that the biggest family in the world was not theirs, but the royal family!

Imperial power is the biggest monopoly. Once the emperor is ruthless and wants to take back more benefits, he will target the aristocratic families even at the cost of countless lives.

Cui Yan didn't want to see this scene. He had planned to wait until the new emperor ascended the throne before making a decision. However, because of Gu Zhen's matter, he made friends with the third prince in advance and immediately made a decision to place the bet on the third prince.

At that time, the Cui family will cooperate to preserve the lives and some of the interests of the aristocratic family.

The third prince can also successfully implement the imperial examination reform and promote more talents of his own.

Cui Yan was almost certain that this incident was probably aimed at him and the third prince.

Cui Yan couldn't bear to see so many innocent people implicated.

"Abandon the ship and run for your life. After you get ashore, take the Cui family badge and find the Cui family's shops in various places. They will send you back to Suzhou." Cui Yan gave the order, and the boat suddenly became chaotic.

At this moment, the boat shook violently and could no longer move forward. The iron chains firmly fixed the boat in place.

Then, a little light appeared in the darkness, and a large ship came silently without anyone noticing.

Bottles were thrown continuously from the other ship, and the smell of kerosene was pungent and unpleasant.

The crowd did not dare to wait any longer and jumped off the boat one after another. As soon as they fell into the water, countless arrows with flames rushed towards them and instantly ignited the sails.

Cui Yan was quick to act and hugged Gu Zhen to avoid the sharp arrow: "Hold me tight!"

Gu Zhen hugged his waist tightly and buried her face in his chest.

"Master!" Cui Yan's servant Xu Jun said worriedly, "Leave Miss Gu to me! Jump into the water quickly!"

Cui You mentioned Gu Yunfei: "Brother, please be careful!"

Cui Yan carried Gu Zhen out and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry about us, hurry up, we will meet at the shop in Qing'an County, Hui Province, I will be fine."

Xu Jun had no choice but to pick up Shuiyue and jump into the water with Cui You.

Gu Zhen was panicking, feeling that she had dragged Cui Yan down, and she also had a vague premonition that this might have been caused by her ruining the plot.

The man came without asking questions or money, and without saying a word he wanted to take the lives of everyone on the ship. It was obvious that he was seeking revenge!

Cui Yan felt the person in his arms trembling, and his heart softened as he hugged her tightly: "Don't be afraid, I'm here, and nothing will happen to you."

"Hold on tight!" Cui Yan shouted, picked up Gu Zhen by the waist, and jumped into the river.

A sharp arrow brushed past his shoulder and shot into the hull. The large ship behind him was burning fiercely, illuminating the night as if it were day.

The two ships were caught in the pincer attack and both caught fire. Gu Zhen heard the sound of fighting. Although he could not see it, he knew just by listening that the other side had a large number of people and wanted to kill everyone.

Fortunately, Cui Yan gave the order early, and most of the people on the boat had already jumped into the river, so some of them should be able to escape.

Gu Zhen hugged Cui Yan, and he could only swing the sword with one hand to block the attacks. Even though he was a great martial arts master, he was still unable to hold on.

At this moment, Gu Zhen felt someone pulling her foot. She screamed and put her face against Cui Yan's neck: "Someone is pulling my foot!"

Cui Yan immediately dived into the water. His heart sank when he saw several killers in black fish-skin clothes swimming towards them with daggers in their hands.

There was a hemp rope wrapped around Gu Zhen's feet, and the other end was submerged in the water. Cui Yan swung his sword to cut it off, quickly floated to the surface, and swam forward with Gu Zhen.

Cui Yan could see that Gu Zhen could swim, but her eyes were not very useful. He stuck close to Gu Zhen and said, "Keep swimming. Don't stop. I'll be fine."

"Cui..." Gu Zhen wanted him to go with her, but was pushed hard by the other party. She also knew that she could not stay and drag Cui Yan down at this moment, so she had to swim with all her might, no matter where was ahead.

Cui Yan felt relieved when he saw her leave. He turned around and met the killers.