I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

The bearded man looked around and then turned his gaze to the man on the boat.

"Hey! New face, where are you from?"

The woman held her man's arm to prevent him from passing, fearing that he would kill her if they disagreed with her.

Inside the cabin, Jiang Yuan and his companions observed everything outside through the curtain.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten pirates boarded the deck, all of them were men, including a few young children, who should be about the same age as Shi Ming from Heiyun Mountain.

On the deck, the man took the initiative to push the woman's arm away, took a few steps forward, and said with his hands clasped together, "This is my first time taking this road. I wonder what this road is called and how much the toll is?"

Seeing that the man was quite polite, the bearded man nodded slightly: "Simple, one hundred taels for the toll. If you encounter any problems on the Qianlong River, just mention my name, the bearded man!"

The man's expression froze for a moment, and it took him a long time to recover. "Big brother, I'm just running a small business, I really don't have that much money."

"Hahaha!" The bearded man suddenly threw his head back and laughed. "Your boat is quite large. The people aboard must be either wealthy or noble. How could they care about such a small amount of money?"

"Since you won't speak, I'll go and ask the guest myself."

The bearded man said this and waved his hand, and the two younger brothers immediately rushed towards the cabin.

Jiang Yuan pondered for a moment and looked at Lao Bai. The old man was still the most experienced, so he wanted to see how Lao Bai was going to deal with it.

"Boy, don't look at me. Now I'll leave this matter to you. I won't ask about the whole process. Shen Long, please cooperate with me, son-in-law."

Guard Shen Long immediately clasped his hands together and said, "Sir, what are your instructions?"

Jiang Yuan bared his teeth and looked at Lao Bai. Is there anyone like you who is a hands-off boss?

"Don't let these two people get close to the cabin for now. Zhao Kai will follow me out later. Wang Gang, go upstairs and watch over Miss Bai. Don't let anyone in."

"Bai Jingyun, how are your skills?"

"Well, this is probably about the same as yours." Bai Jingyun said a little guiltily.

Jiang Yuan immediately rolled his eyes and said, "What do you mean by 'almost as good as me'? I am at least a master of the second realm. Can you be as good as me?"

"You stay in the cabin and protect Uncle Bai. Shen Long and Zhao Kai, you two follow me out."

At this time, the two pirates outside were about to walk into the cabin. Just as they were about to lift the curtain, Shen Long took action.

He just tapped his feet on the ground, and his body suddenly moved forward quickly, with both fists extended at the same time.

Boom!

After two loud bangs, the two pirates felt a huge force coming at them. They groaned and their bodies flew backwards unconsciously. When they were about to slide off the boat, the bearded figure appeared behind them and caught them steadily.

"Good skills."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Yuan lifted the curtain and walked out with Shen Long.

"Hey, my good man, even thieves have their own code of conduct. Every industry has its own rules. Why are you still thinking about your guests?" Jiang Yuan said slowly.

The bearded man looked Jiang Yuan up and down, and a smile appeared on his face.

He was dressed in brocade clothes and looked frail, a typical young master from a wealthy family.

If you catch a big fish like this, you will definitely have enough food and drink for three years.

"Damn it! Who attacked me!" The two pirates who were knocked away by Shen Long became furious instantly, and were about to rush up again with the long swords at their waists.

"Come back!" The bearded man shouted, interrupting the two men.

After observing Jiang Yuan, the bearded man began to look at Shen Long. This man was most likely the guard of this young master from a noble family.

It wouldn't be easy to be a bodyguard for a young master from a noble family.

"What's your name for this one?"

Shen Long stared at the bearded man without blinking, and said lightly: "You want to know my name? You are not worthy!"

The bearded man laughed instead of getting angry: "Well, well, well, you are worthy of being the watchdog of this high-walled compound. You speak with such confidence!"

"court death!"

Shen Long's eyes focused and he took a step forward like lightning. Before Jiang Yuan could see what was happening, the bearded man's scream rang out.

"Ahhh!"

As Shen Long came back again, the bearded man's arm dropped limply, and he stared at Shen Long with cold sweat on his forehead.

They are no match for him at all. If they insist on fighting, they will definitely die. But fortunately, they have more people on their side, and only a few of them have boarded the deck. Even if this person is very powerful, can he defeat a hundred people alone?

"Brothers, come up, dinner is ready!"

The bearded man shouted, and seven or eight chains were suddenly thrown out and quickly hooked on the railings, and a group of people swarmed over.

"Zhao Kai!" Jiang Yuan shouted angrily. He absolutely could not let all these pirates come up, otherwise, with only three capable fighters around him, they would all suffer some loss.

“Hahaha! Here it comes!”

The sound came before the person arrived. Zhao Kai flew out of the cabin, stepped on the railing on the edge, and pulled out a long knife in a very showy manner. Sparks and lightning flew towards the ropes that the pirates had just hooked.

thump! thump!

The sound of people falling into the water could be heard, and the bearded man's eyes widened: "Are there any more experts?"

After Zhao Kai performed some knife tricks in the air, he jumped down with satisfaction.

"Kill them all!"

Just as Zhao Kai and the other man were about to attack, a shout suddenly came from not far away: "Young Master, wait a minute!"

Jiang Yuan couldn't help but frown. The person who spoke was not a pirate, but a middle-aged man on the boat.

Could it be that he was threatened and felt unhappy so he decided to take action himself?

"Sir, if we kill all these people, it will inevitably attract the attention of the government. It's better to just let it go." The man said in a low voice.

Jiang Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly: "You mean not to kill them? What good will it do you?"

The man's pupils shrank, and he quickly bent down: "Sir, what are you talking about? How can it benefit me? I'm afraid that killing them all will attract the attention of the authorities and bring trouble to you."

Jiang Yuan smiled and took two steps back, then came to Shen Long.

"You're in cahoots with them, right? I was wondering, with so many ships sailing up and down this river, why did they choose to find us? And with a ship as big as yours, even if a few smaller boats could catch up, you could just ram them head-on. Do you think they'd dare to chase you?"

The man was stunned for a moment, and murderous intent gradually bloomed in his eyes.

"So what? Don't you feel uncomfortable? Don't you feel dizzy?"

"I put a lot of knockout drugs in your meal today. I think it's time for it to take effect."

"Sir, you are a smart man, so let's be frank. We are only after money, not murder. If you have enough leverage, we can choose not to take action."

Jiang Yuan sighed, you old man, you're playing Infernal Affairs with me.

"You even thought of drugging me. You're quite smart, but you probably didn't expect me to be seasick. I didn't eat a single bite of your food."

Jiang Yuan looked at the man with a smile. Like him, Wang Gang hardly ate any food on the boat and relied entirely on the beef jerky he brought from Taiping County to replenish his energy.

As for Shen Long, this guy's strength is unfathomable, and tricks like knockout drugs are probably useless to him.

The man subconsciously looked at Shen Long and Zhao Kai. Zhao Kai grinned and said, "Why are you looking at me? I did eat it, but!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Kai stretched out his index and middle fingers and pinched his throat in public.

"vomit!"

After a scene that was too painful to watch, Zhao Kai wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.

The man was a little dumbfounded. The drug was taken, but it seemed not to have taken place.