Transmigration: I, the Dragon Overlord, start by protecting my beautiful bride!

"Fine, if you won't say anything, then so be it!" The ferocious-looking man raised his knife above his head and roared, "Watch me slaughter you all and feed you to the fish!"

Just as the broadsword was about to fall, Long Aotian firmly held down Jiang Beichuan's hand and suddenly laughed.

"why are you laughing?"

The sharp blade stopped steadily just an inch from Long Aotian's neck. The man holding the knife looked at the laughing Long Aotian with great confusion.

"Hmph, what am I laughing at?" Long Aotian immediately retorted, "I'm an official? Aren't you all showing a bit of disrespect to Lord Lin?!"

"What do you mean?"

Upon hearing Lin Boguang's name, these people looked at each other and fell silent.

"What do you mean?" Long Aotian still smiled contemptuously. "Didn't Lord Lin say that as long as you obediently pay the money, he will guarantee your safety?"

"Who, who are you?" The man with the knife clearly reacted.

"Who I am is not important. What's important is that I have to go down and take a look!" Long Aotian didn't mention that he needed to borrow a way. Instead, he wanted to take this opportunity to go down into the cabin and take a look.

"No, no, no, Lord Lin said that he wouldn't send anyone up if there was nothing wrong." After thinking for a while, the man still held the knife to Long Aotian's neck.

At this moment, Long Aotian was extremely nervous. If he persisted any longer, he probably wouldn't be able to keep up the act.

But soon, someone immediately stood up and said, "Could it be that there's a boat now?"

Upon hearing this news, their eyes lit up, and they all stood up, their gazes fixed on Long Aotian and Jiang Beichuan.

"Of course I am, otherwise what would I be here for?" Long Aotian was happy to take advantage of this free opportunity and quickly followed up.

"That's great! Please read out the list!" everyone said hurriedly.

“No, I have to go find them myself,” Long Aotian said. “Once I find them, the ship will be arranged for you.”

"This……"

"Damn it, what are you hesitating for? Do you want to stay here any longer?!"

"I don't want to stay here any longer, like a rat, forever confined to this dark cabin. I want to leave and start a new life!"

When someone suddenly said that, it immediately made the others waver.

They quickly made way for a path leading into the cabin.

Long Aotian and Jiang Beichuan exchanged a glance, and under the watchful eyes of the crowd, they carried the lanterns inside.

It must be said that as soon as he entered the cabin, before even going down the stairs, he immediately felt that this place was completely different from the outside.

Dim lighting, stuffy environment, and an indescribable stench of urine and feces.

He had just stepped off the stairs when he immediately felt a slippery sensation under his feet, which made him extremely frustrated...

He never imagined that after so many years, he would have the chance to return to his childhood and experience using the outhouse in the countryside...

"May I ask who you two gentlemen are looking for?" The bald swordsman who had just been holding a knife to Long Aotian, who had come down with them, now seemed to have changed his tune and asked eagerly.

"What's it to you?" Although he found the environment unbearable, Long Aotian still tried to remain calm and said coldly, "You seem to care a lot about Lord Lin's affairs. Do you perhaps want to stay and serve Lord Lin?"

"I..." The bald swordsman was taken aback, but still answered with a smile, "Of course not, of course not, how dare I speak ill of Lord Lin."

"That's it then, shut your mouth!" Long Aotian commanded.

The bald swordsman was quick to understand and immediately shut his mouth.

However, after searching the second-floor cabin, Long Aotian and Jiang Beichuan still couldn't find any trace of the four thieves.

According to what Hai Gui San just said, the four people should be hiding at the bottom of the ship's cabin, but just as they were about to go down, the bald swordsman immediately stopped them.

"My lords, you cannot enter this lower deck." As the bald swordsman spoke, his eyes turned unusually fierce, and his hand gripped the hilt of his sword again.

Long Aotian knew at a glance that there must be something extraordinary beneath this place!

"you……"

"Do you think we don't know?" Long Aotian was prepared this time. He grabbed the stubborn Jiang Beichuan and interrupted him, saying, "I just want to tell you to stay put. Soon it will be your turn to leave, understand?"

Hearing this, the bald swordsman visibly relaxed, and a smile returned to his face: "Yes, yes, I was very rude just now. This is just a small token; please take it and have some drinks." With that, he pulled out two five-tael silver ingots from his pocket and handed them to Long Aotian and Jiang Beichuan, saying, "Thank you both very much, sirs. Please put in a good word for us with Lord Lin, hahaha!"

Long Aotian silently accepted the silver ingot, then nodded with satisfaction before turning and walking out.

Jiang Beichuan, who was standing to the side, also learned from Long Aotian and accepted the silver ingots, then followed him out.

After stepping out of the cabin and exchanging a few pleasantries, Long Aotian led Jiang Beichuan away from the third large ship.

"Sir, that Sea Ghost Three lied to us." Before Long Aotian could speak, Jiang Beichuan said from the side, "There doesn't look like there are any traces of those four thieves under the cabin."

"Oh, you've improved." Long Aotian turned to look at Jiang Beichuan, his face full of satisfaction. "Then tell me, who's locked up inside?"

"Sea Ghost Three?!" Jiang Beichuan suddenly shouted.

"What Sea Ghost Three? Of course not." Jiang Beichuan flew out like a sword drawn from its sheath, while Long Aotian continued slowly, "Let me tell you, Beichuan, the people inside are..."

He turned around, but Jiang Beichuan was nowhere to be seen. "Where did he go?!"

"My lord!" Jiang Beichuan poked his head out from the cabin of the second ship and waved to Long Aotian, "I'm here!"

Long Aotian rushed over and asked, "What happened?"

“I just saw Hai Gui San peek out from here. He might be with those four thieves!” Jiang Beichuan pulled Long Aotian and quickly walked down the stairs.

The second-floor cabins were almost identical to those on the deck, but they were much more lively, with many people smoking and engaging in shady dealings...

As soon as Long Aotian and Jiang Beichuan came down, they immediately attracted the attention of the people below.

The maritime market is like a lawless zone. Here, anything is permissible except murder; in fact, murder is even acceptable as long as you do it cleanly enough…

"There it is!"

Long Aotian's eyes swept across the crowd, and then he quickly locked onto Hai Gui San.

This guy has tattoos on his face, so he's easy to recognize.

"Don't run!"

Jiang Beichuan looked in the direction Long Aotian pointed, then immediately shouted and chased after him.

Long Aotian sighed and helplessly ran after him.

He really doesn't like sports; he should be a mental worker!

"Help! They're government officials!" Just as Long Aotian and Jiang Beichuan predicted, this Hai Gui San really was in cahoots with the group of thieves.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Beichuan caught up with him, spun around and kicked him hard in the back, sending him flying and crashing face-first into the dirt!

"You shameless scoundrel! I told you long ago, you're a commoner, I'm an official!" Jiang Beichuan stood still, unbuttoning his sleeves. "If you don't cooperate with me, I'll give you a good beating sooner or later!"

Long Aotian was about to say "Great!" when the situation suddenly reversed. A large group of men carrying swords and knives appeared out of nowhere and stood next to Hai Gui San.

"Sea Ghost Three, are you alright?"

"It's nothing." Hai Gui San got up from the ground, wiped the blood from his nose, and then pointed angrily at Jiang Beichuan, saying, "It's him! He's from Hua Yan Mansion, and he followed you onto the ship!"

Upon hearing this, a burly man, who seemed to be their leader, stepped forward and said in a booming voice, "If that's the case, then we absolutely cannot let them leave. We must kill them to complete our revenge plan!"