Capítulo 673: Chapter 455 Assassins Encountered While Sailing on the River
Ye Shiqi was still not showing her face through the boat window. At this moment, it was time for dinner, and they had been eating seafood for a while, which had become somewhat monotonous.
Today, having landed on shore, they could also enjoy chicken, duck, and goose meat from the land.
Ye Shiqi didn’t bother to think too critically about how the chicken, duck, and goose meat they were eating didn’t taste as good as that recently produced by the farms, with its fresh and tender meat quality.
At least it was farm-raised without the use of high-tech products, and the dishes were quite good with the chef’s excellent skills.
After a busy day of loading goods, the head and his subordinates were too busy to feel tired. Previously, they had been very careful just to protect the little master and still encountered several troubles.
Now with a boat full of goods, they couldn’t afford to lose any assets, even if it meant staying awake through the night.
The head thought, all the items on this boat were financed by the little master.
He and the shop owner had purchased so many items together. The money they gathered was naturally not enough; they could only owe it and pay it back after these goods were sold.
The silver note given by the little master had just covered the purchase of the goods for this boat, leaving them debt-free.
Now, with the heavy responsibility of escorting the boat and the cargo, they must deliver the goods to their destination, even if it meant not making a profit but merely breaking even.
The head noticed other boats with goods similar to theirs, sailing in the same direction at the same time.
He observed the people on the other boat with curiosity. Though they were strangers, and while they seemed wary of them, secretly watching, there appeared to be no malice.
Then, in the moonlight not far away, some small boats followed by a large one were visible.
The head needed to inform the little master, preparing her mentally.
Even if it came to a fight, or giving up the goods, the safety of the little master was paramount.
When Ye Shiqi heard what the head had said, she used her space to observe and indeed saw other boats carrying similar cargo.
Then, she noticed someone among the people on the boat who seemed familiar. In his sleeping face, she thought to herself, “This big fool is as reputed; in these risky waters, he can actually sleep soundly.”
Moreover, she wondered why this brother, instead of enjoying a prosperous and rich life in the Capital City, was wandering here.
Was he really cut out for business?
“Don’t panic, keep an eye on the water below to prevent someone from smashing through our boat,” she directed.
The head nodded and went out.
Ye Haohuan was also not an incautious person. He had been traveling day and night, and once aboard the ship, he relaxed and fell asleep after dinner.
The people around him carried the master to bed and then kept watch on the boat.
At that moment, they were unaware that danger was gradually approaching. In the darkness, distant boats were closing in fast.
Persons adept in swimming with their own tools were rapidly nearing the two boats.
Those ready to dive underwater and sabotage had resolved to die if they failed their mission, willing to ensure the others died with them.
As they prepared to dive, they held tools in their hands, taking one last breath of fresh air.
To avoid running out of oxygen due to spending too long underwater, they used tiny bamboo tubes as substitutes for breathing apparatus.
The persons on the boats, ready for the divers to sabotage their vessel, plan to use Qinggong to leap onto the adversaries’ ship!
They aimed to execute their plan undetected, no longer daring to use weapons and alert the enemy.
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Ye Shiqi kept an eye outside as the others gradually approached their ship.
She noticed it was not just her boat being targeted for sabotage, but another as well.
Ye Shiqi didn’t want her ship to be damaged, resulting not only in a loss of property but potentially ending up swimming in the water.
Even if she could store the goods and the people in her space,
would they always have to stay there?
Exiting the space would mean being surrounded by seawater, which she certainly didn’t want to deal with.
While the enemy hadn’t acted yet, he could only pick up one explosive bottle after another.
The enemy was underwater, so she couldn’t just throw the bottles into the fire in the water.
She had no choice but to place a fuse on each explosive bottle she wanted to throw.
Then she lit the fuse, using the space to push it out.
Ye Shiqi first needed to stun the person sabotaging under the water to ensure the safety of both boats, and the water beneath the boats erupted with two huge explosions a few dozen meters ahead.
These two loud noises caused a tremendous wave to surge from the sea floor.
The people on both boats were startled and looked simultaneously towards the site of the explosion.
The boats that were tracing theirs were also terrified and stopped their boats simultaneously.
Ye Shiqi had to prevent the pursuers from attacking all at once.
Ye Shiqi kept lighting the bottles using the space and pushing them out, landing them on each of the pursuers’ boats.
Ye Haohuan was awakened by such loud noises.
“Guards! What’s happening?”
Ye Haohuan’s cry was drowned out by the lingering sound of the explosions.
Ye Haohuan also felt the cabin shake violently and quickly ran out of his sleeping quarters, frightened.
Then he only saw, about 100 meters behind their stern, a boat blazing fiercely, as if it was burning, with large flames and thick smoke.
There were also traces of explosions underwater, and the seawater roiled with enormous waves and dense smoke.
Their boat was struck by the giant waves of seawater, pushing it constantly forward, creating an unstable and dangerous swaying.
Caught by surprise, Ye Haohuan’s gaze then shifted to the other boat.
That boat, like his own, was impacted by the seawater.
He could faintly make out a small figure on the deck of the opposite boat.
It seemed that the target was not just the people on that one boat; their boat was also affected, though it was unclear how the two boats remained unharmed.
Instead, it was the boats and people of the saboteurs that were exploded.
Could these people be dead? After such a massive attack in the water, if not dead, they’d at least be badly injured.
Ye Haohuan had heard about the two previous incidents of sea explosions and boats being set on fire.
Both were attacks targeting the boat Ye Shiqi was on.
Ye Haohuan found it strange that the adversaries were suddenly exploded without a chance to retaliate, and they didn’t even hurt a hair on others.
Ye Haohuan felt secretly thrilled; these strategists must be furious.
Time and again, they faced losses, not just in lives but also so many boats.
Ye Haohuan had already deduced from these clues that many teams were involved.
The most unlucky were the team that hired the assassin, and it was this team that harbored the most vicious intent.
This team also suffered the most casualties.
The high-up person who hired them was also very unfortunate, repeatedly embarrassed by something the opponents used, the nature of which was unknown.
Ye Haohuan was curious to know, so using his Qinggong, he took two guards and flew to the other boat.