Working Emperor of the Northern and Southern Dynasties

When the crescent moon rises diagonally in the sky, the fishing fires on the river in Gangneung section flicker like stars in the sky, and the cool and moist breeze blows gently, making people feel relaxed and happy.

The vast river carries a small boat down the river.

The boat was inconspicuous, with six people sitting on it. They were all dressed as boatmen, but they all had stern eyes and were holding sharp knives. You could tell at a glance that they were not good people.

The man sitting at the stern of the boat is named Wu Laoliu. He is a man who makes a living on the river all year round, but he is different from those who ferry and fish. He does business without capital.

"Have you seen anything?" Wu Laoliu asked in a deep voice, looking at the river between the water and the sky in the distance.

A scarred-eyed man sitting on the bow of the ship, responsible for reconnaissance and observation, shrugged his shoulders and twirled a waterspike in his hand boredly: "Brother, the ship hasn't appeared yet! Is there something wrong?"

Wu Laoliu had been a water bandit in the Jiangling area for more than a year or two. He picked up the wine bottle at hand and took a sip while continuing to stare at the river in front of him.

Two days ago, he received a big business deal, and the money he earned after completing it was enough for the brothers to spend the rest of their lives.

The other party's request is to deal with a ship coming from upstream tonight, which is naturally easy for Wu Laoliu and others.

"Keep your eyes open, don't miss it!" Wu Laoliu said suddenly.

The remaining five people immediately agreed.

After a while, the scarred-eyed man sitting on the bow of the boat said: "Brother, it's just a matter of scuttling the boat and sinking the corpses. Brothers are very familiar with it. The time has not come yet, so you can rest peacefully. There are brothers here to take care of you."

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Wu Laoliu looked up at his brother and smiled faintly: "It's really not difficult, but this customer is generous. If we do it well this time, maybe there will be more business coming in the future."

The scarred-eyed man muttered, with a hint of reluctance in his tone: "Damn it, this customer is really generous with his actions, but he was secretive when we met, and he never showed his true face. It's clear that he can't trust us, the Six Ghosts of Zhijiang.

.I just want them to be generous, otherwise I wouldn’t serve them!”

Wu Laoliu sighed and touched his beard that was wet by the waves: "If you are not a family, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are. It is not easy to live in these troubled times. Your experience is still shallow. When you reach my age, you will know that you have a job."

How valuable it is to make money!"

Wu Laoliu knew in his heart that the Zhijiang Six Ghosts were nicknames given by people in Jianghu because of their love. However, in the Jiangling area, they were not the most powerful water bandits, and they only had a small reputation.

In fact, when someone introduced this business, Wu Laoliu was also murmuring in his heart. The customer who came to contact him was dressed in black at night and wore a mask with a green face and fangs.

The night was as dark as ink, and drizzle was falling on the river embankment. The man wearing a mask was standing five steps away, pointing at Wu Laoliu and saying: "What you have to do is one thing - do what I just said."

That ship was scuttled!"

Wu Laoliu was not afraid of the mask on that man's face, even though the mask was a bit scary in the night. What made him fear from the bottom of his heart was the man's voice.

The voice, combined with the whimpering river wind, seemed to come from the Nine Netherworld. It was so eerie and chilling that one could not help but follow the masked man in his heart and silently chant: Sink that ship!

"As long as this thing is done, what you will get will be gold and silver that you have never seen or thought of in this life!"

The task given by the masked patron was indeed simple, only one short sentence, but it was enough to describe the situation of the target ship, including the ship's course, time and general structure of the ship, etc.

Only the identity of the person on the boat was not mentioned.

This was the first time Wu Laoliu saw such a verbose customer, but he didn't dare not listen.

At that time, Wu Laoliu couldn't help but have a strange question in his mind: What if I accidentally missed it this time?

I remember that just when this idea came to his mind, he saw the eyes behind the mask blink, revealing an extremely strange look, which made him shudder.

"...If you miss...you will naturally not be able to get the gold and silver. In addition, what you will lose is the heads on your neck. Others will naturally handle the rest...but

I hope you won’t disappoint me... Well no, I hope that kind of bloody thing won’t happen!”

More than ten hours have passed.

Wu Laoliu has been thinking about how to perfect this business.

Until now, everything is going according to plan.

During this period, there were many times when Wu Laoliu could not help but have such thoughts:

How could he, a water bandit, be considered the number one figure in the Gangneung area, and be led by the masked patron like this? If this matter spreads out, I am afraid he would not be able to gain a foothold in this area.

Isn't it just an ordinary ship, not an official ship? What's the big deal about this kind of thing? Why is the customer so cautious?

Wu Laoliu once thought about who this customer was, who was on the ship, and why he paid so much attention to it.

I also thought about sending people to inquire about the news, but in the end I was worried about the leakage and did not take action.

What Wu Laoliu didn't know was that in addition to the four brothers, there were at least a dozen groups of water bandits who took over the same business on the rainy night fifteen days ago.

Their goals and missions are also very consistent: sink that ship!

Wu Laoliu poured the last drop of liquid in the jug into his throat, raised his hand and threw the jug into the river, then looked up at the river ahead.

It’s almost time!

The boat we are waiting for should be arriving soon.

"Brothers, check your guys again!" Wu Laoliu ordered.

The scarred-eyed man sitting on the bow of the boat stretched subconsciously and looked forward again.

At this time, I discovered that a heavy fog had appeared on the broad river in front of me. The cool and moist mist spread like a layer of soft gauze, swaying with the breeze on the river.

"Brother, it's foggy!" The scarred-eyed man turned around to remind.

Wu Laoliu raised his head and glanced, but didn't care. The weather on the river was changeable, just like a child's face.

Just don’t make the fog too big, so as not to affect their ability to identify the target.

At this time, the fog started to rise, and the shadow of a large ship could be vaguely seen on the river about two hundred feet ahead. The lanterns hanging on the ship flickered on and off, looking like floating will-o'-the-wisps from a distance.

The scarred-eyed man exclaimed in shock: "Brother, the boat is coming! But... this... this..."