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Gu Yun and Sheng Luan's luck was even worse, they could not even preserve their lives this time. The water thieves who tried to block the water robbery saw that they were about to escape, and immediately surrounded them from the back, while Gu Yun and the others rushed towards the narrow river with all their might, while the water thieves who were lying in ambush in front also gradually surfaced.
Sheng Luan increased his strategy and commanded his men to attack with all they had. Gu Yun watched from the sidelines the entire time, calculating the time they were moving forward, but luckily, there were less people than he had imagined, so if he was going to try his best, he would probably win, but the situation at the checkpoint was still unknown. If they were not willing to help, or if they were unable to, and were blocked by people from later on, he had no chance of winning.
Even though he knew that the road in front of him had been sealed off, he still charged in with everything he had, blocking the little pleasure he had from surviving. In Gu Yun's life, this was normal, but luck would not happen often, and in the past, he would just listen to fate. Now, he could only hope that he did not exhaust all of this luck, at least not as quickly.
Sheng Luan would occasionally blush when he was embarrassed, and even curse while fighting. These were all the iconic normal conditions in the General Sheng, but at this moment, when his life was at stake, that look was the one that was ingrained in him. Standing on the deck facing the wind, it was like he was fighting the heavens and fighting the earth. Gu Yun crossed his arms, leisurely admiring the rare command that was given to him by the General Sheng, it was just like watching a beautiful scenery, where even the killing intent that made people despair was used as a foil.
The truth was that the real situation was the uncontrollable urge to urinate while facing death, and it was also due to being powerless and anxious. Zhao Zhang was sweating profusely as he controlled the boat back and forth, preparing to escape the worst case scenario.
General Sheng lived up to everyone's expectations, using the last remaining ammunition to break through the group of water thieves in front of them, but that was all that he could do, after that he had to leave it up to fate.
”Master!” ”Look!” Zhao Zhang, who was looking around on the deck, suddenly called Gu Yun over to take a look, ”There seems to be an additional group of people, I wonder which side they are on.”
Gu Yun picked up the observation mirror to look, and sure enough, a large ship came from the side and blocked their path. Gu Yun squinted his eyes and looked carefully, from the size of the ship, it should not be a rescue ship, and if not, who would help them?
The powerful fleet suddenly appeared in front of the water bandit, but there was no sign of fire. They seemed to be negotiating with something, and another boat was approaching Gu Yun and the others.
”Master, we still don't know the origins of these people. Should we retreat to the checkpoint first?”
”No need, this is a merchant ship. Wait and see.”
Gu Yun did not expect it to be a merchant ship, but when it was within sight, a flag was raised on the merchant ship, and Zhao Zhang was able to see it clearly, ”Master, it is a member of Jiangnan Merchant Guild!”
There were countless merchant groups in the south of the river, and as for the exact details, Gu Yun had no idea what kind of people they were, but for them to have such a large presence, it was likely that their origins were not small. Gu Yun pondered on the intentions of these people as he commanded the boat to approach them.
As the two cars approached each other, Gu Yun could clearly see the person on the promontory. This person was dressed in a profound gold robe, and even from a distance, he could smell the noble Qi he was wearing.
This man was the president of the Right Shore Merchant Union, Song Yanchen. He was only around thirty years old, yet he had already become the president of a gang, and no one knew his name, so even though Gu Yun had not officially met him, he knew his power, and as long as he was at the Jiangnan waterway, no one would dare to disrespect him. Once he appeared, the water thieves would naturally not dare to fight again.
”So it's President Song.” The two ships landed on the Suzhou River, Gu Yun and Song Yanchen met, ”Thank you very much for helping President Song this time, Gu Yun can feel it within five minutes.”
Gu Yun and Sheng Luan were invited to the great boat Song Yanchen was on. Song Yanchen served tea to them, then cupped his hands and said: ”Master Gu, Young Master Sheng, I have heard of your great reputation for a long time. I am honored to see you again today.” Song Yanchen took the lead and raised a cup of tea, the thumb ring in his hand was extremely eye-catching, and he made a gesture to invite the two of you. It was only until Gu Yun and Sheng Luan finished drinking that he raised his hand to his mouth and took a sip, ”No need for thanks, I did not pass by you two by chance.
Song Yanchen was worthy of being called the leader of a group, his every word was filled with dignity, he called them Gu Yun and Sheng Luan with the courtesy of meeting an ordinary person, then, at that moment, he did not see them as people of the imperial court, but as friends who were being treated as friends, and Gu Yun seemed to understand his intentions.
Song Yanchen had only helped the two young masters from the Gu Family with Sheng Family, not the people from the imperial government.
Gu Yun understood, but he did not know the background of this group, nor did he know why they would be so daring to steal the boat.
To be honest, I am a salt merchant. Not long ago, someone in the Jin Shang Salt Clan recklessly raised the price, and there was a response from a part of the Jiangnan Salt Clan, but Master Gu should be clear, the severity of the disaster is unpredictable, and we, the salt merchant guild, cannot just sit idly by and watch. Thus, there is a dispute within the Salt Clan, and a portion of the disloyal people are causing trouble, all because they want to incite the interference of Imperial Court.