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  Several bandits rushed to the second floor cabin, where a young servant plucked up the courage to resist. He was cut down by one of the bandits with a long knife, his leg injured, blood splashing everywhere, and he let out a series of mournful cries.

  The bandit, wearing a black scarf that obscured his face, waved the long knife in his hand and sneered: "All of you squat down quietly, with your hands clasped behind your heads. Whoever dares to move, I'll take his life with one knife."

  The young servants normally only served their masters, and had never encountered such a fierce bandit before. They were all frightened pale, crouching down with quivering lips, holding their heads in both hands, and didn't dare to move again.

  The leading strong man led several other scoundrels and rushed up to the third floor cabin again.

  Heavy and hasty footsteps, like a death knell, rang out in everyone's ears.

  Ling's face changed again and he could no longer maintain his calm composure. Sun and the others were so frightened that they began to cry: "Master, the bandits are coming! What shall we do now..."

  "Dad, we'll give them all our gold, silver and jewels. Just as long as they don't harm anyone!" Ling Xi whispered quickly.

  At this time, saving one's life is the first priority. Money and wealth are external things, it doesn't matter if they're given to bandits!

  Ling's face looked unpleasant as he nodded slightly. Thinking that the people in the dark couldn't see his movements, he said in a low voice: "You all don't panic first, wait for me to deal with them later..."

  The words had barely fallen when the door was kicked violently several times. The wooden box blocking the door also shook several times.

  A loud rumbling sound shook everyone's body, and their hearts were shrouded in the shadow of death.

  "If you want to live, open the door yourself!" Another loud kick on the door, a strange man's voice came into everyone's ears: "Otherwise, don't blame our knives for being impolite."

  The door bar obviously can't hold out for much longer.

  Ling Xi gritted his teeth and shouted: "You stop first! We'll open the door ourselves!"

  Jiang's whole body trembled uncontrollably, and she choked out in a low voice: "Husband..."

  Ling Xi, without a care or leisure to comfort the Jiang family, loudly said: "Gentlemen, you have come in the dead of night, surely it is for wealth. As long as no one's life is harmed, we will agree to whatever amount of money and goods you want."

  His voice was slightly trembling and lacked confidence, but under such circumstances, Ling Xi still dared to speak out, which already showed his extraordinary courage.

  The bandits outside seemed to have whispered a few words and then stopped kicking the door.

  A brief moment of silence. It didn't make people feel at ease, but rather like the calm before a storm. Everyone was even afraid to breathe heavily.

  The torches in the hands of the bandits ignited, and the light shone through the gap in the door, but it could not drive away the darkness in people's hearts.

  "Open the door!"

  Two short words, leaving one's heart icy cold.

  It's come to this. The young and vigorous Ling Xi, surprisingly more courageous than Old Man Ling, responded loudly: "Good gentlemen, please wait a moment, I'll open the door right away. There are women inside, so don't enter, lest you frighten them. I'll go out to meet you, whatever it is you want, just tell me."

  The second son unexpectedly raised an eyebrow. This weak and delicate young master actually had quite a bit of courage.

  Unfortunately, what he wants is a woman, not money.

  The cripple was about to shout, but was stopped by Er Dan's gaze. Let them open the door themselves first!

  The sound of wooden boxes moving echoed inside the door.

  ......

  In the innermost cabin, Ling Jingxu tightly grasped Ling Xiao's hand, with a dagger in her other hand, her whole body tense like a drawn bow.

  Everyone held their breath, and no one dared to make a sound.

  The crying of the Sun family and others had drawn the attention of the bandits, who probably thought that everyone was hiding in this cabin, so they didn't search all the cabins.

  Every delay of one moment is an additional moment of hope for survival.

  Ling Xi apparently thought so too, and intentionally slowed down his movements. He slowly moved the wooden box, hesitating to open the door.

  The second master sneered: "I'll count to ten. If you don't come out, I'll kill everyone. Starting now, six, seven, eight..."

  Ling Xi suppressed her urge to scold and quickly opened the door bolt. Just in time, she opened the door when Er Dangjia counted to ten.

  There were five bandits standing in front of him.

  Tall and short, fat and thin, they were all different, but the same was that everyone wore black night clothes, also wearing a black mask. Only revealing greedy and excited eyes.

  The leading man revealed a pair of triangular eyes gleaming with ferocity, and brazenly made a circle around Ling Xi's body.

  He has a fair complexion. His face is handsome, wearing brocade, with a refined and elegant appearance. At first glance, it's clear that he's a young master from a noble family.

  Pale face, holding on to calmness, actually can't withstand a blow.

  Ling Xi forced himself to calm down and asked Er Dang Jia: "May I ask, how much money do you need to let us go?"

  The second master smiled and said: "We don't want silver!"

  Don't want money?

  Ling Xi was taken aback, and the people in the cabin were also shocked. These bandits didn't want money; could it be that they were hired by the Qi family to kill someone and silence them?

  The second master enjoyed the feeling of being in control, but this trip was not going smoothly. The guards on the ship's board were unexpectedly troublesome and could no longer be delayed, they had to fight quickly and decisively.

  "We don't want your lives either! I'll only take two people away. If you all remain calm and obedient, you can keep your lives, don't force us to kill you."

  Upon hearing this, everyone not only didn't breathe a sigh of relief, but instead became even more shocked.

  They want to take away two people... who exactly are they going to take away?

  Ling Jingyan was terrified and burst into tears: "Dad, mom, save me, save me..."

  Jiang's face was also deathly pale.

  These bandits were not after wealth; what they wanted was naturally young and beautiful women. In terms of appearance, this sister-in-law was actually more outstanding than the younger sister...

  The sound entered Ling Jingxu's ears.

  Ling Jingxuan's heart suddenly sank!

  She suddenly remembered the unusual feeling of being stared at on the dock that day. It must have been then that she was targeted. The gang's target wasn't Ling Jingyan, nor was it Jiangshi, but her!

  Ling Xi hastily and angrily shouted: "We'll give you as much silver as you want, but don't even think about taking people away..." Before he could finish speaking, a miserable cry rang out.

  One of the bandits kicked out with his foot and struck Ling Xue's chest.

  Ling Xi was kicked and spat out fresh blood, falling to the ground without getting up.

  The second master kicked open the door with force. The cripple followed, holding a torch and lighting up the cabin brightly.

  Ling Da Ye and Sun Shi's faces turned pale. Ling Jingyan let out a terrified shriek, while Jiang Shi's whole body trembled violently.

  The second master's triangular eyes quickly swept across the two people's faces, but furrowed his brow.

  Not them two!

  He must be hiding in another cabin!

  "Go and search for me!" The second master quickly gave orders: "Search every cabin, find that brother and sister."

  ......(。)

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