Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

 Even during the trip, Li Xian and Xu Wanning always lived separately.

The night was dark, there was no wind or waves, and the boat was moving steadily on the water. Xu Wanning lay on the bed, closed her eyes and fell into sleep.

Li Xian lay on the soft couch, but couldn't sleep peacefully. He tossed and turned until midnight, only taking a light nap. As soon as the sky began to fade, he woke up again. Unable to fall asleep, Li Xian put on his clothes and quietly walked out of the cabin.

The world is still immersed in chaos, and everything is silent except for the gurgling sound of the water under the boat.

The attendant who was resting in the compartment saw Li Xian coming out, and hurriedly came over to greet him, saying, "Why did you get up so early? The wind is very strong outside. Please go back to the warehouse quickly."

Li Xian tightened his cloak and asked, "Can we reach the shore before dawn?"

The attendant quickly replied: "We will be able to dock in another hour."

Li Xian nodded and ordered: "When we reach the shore, we must restrain the people. This area is not peaceful. Don't let the young people get off the boat and cause trouble. When the people sent by Jiangdong arrive, we will sail. "

The attendant agreed: "I understand, sir. Go back to the warehouse quickly. The cold wind on the bow of the ship can't blow."

Early morning is the coldest time on the water. After saying these few words, the cool breeze blew through his clothes. Li Xian couldn't help sneezing, wrapped himself in a cloak and turned around to enter the cabin.

 Li Xian took off his cloak, and just as he quietly returned to the couch to lie down, he heard Xu Wanning say: "It's so early in the morning, if you don't sleep well, why are you messing around?"

Li Xian saw that his wife was awake. He sat up again and asked, "Did I wake you up?"

Xu Wanning turned over and replied impatiently: "No, I was sleeping just fine, and you woke me up when you came in."

Li Xian comforted his wife and said, "We still have another hour before we can reach the shore. You should just sleep a little longer."

Xu Wan agreed vaguely and closed her eyes again. Li Xian also lay down again and wanted to squint for a while longer.

"What's the sound?" Li Xiang was about to fall asleep when Xu Wanning suddenly stood up on the bed and raised his ears and asked.

Li Xian also sat up and said vaguely: "Where is the sound? It's just the sound of water flowing under the boat."

Xu Wanning listened attentively for a moment: "No, this is not the sound of water. It sounds wrong to me."

With that said, she quickly put on her clothes and urged Li Xian: "Get up quickly and go out and take a look."

Seeing how nervous his wife was, Li Xian got up and came to her and comforted her with a smile: "Don't be afraid. I just came back from outside. It's okay. I just arrived in Huaiyin. We will dock in less than an hour. Can we What's the matter?"

As soon as Li Xian finished speaking, he heard noise outside: "Oh no, there are water thieves, there are water thieves!"

 The shouts and fighting outside the cabin were noisy and intertwined, completely breaking the tranquility of the early morning.

 “It’s a water thief!” Xu Wanning exclaimed.

Li Xian's face suddenly turned pale. She comforted his wife and said, "It's better for you to stay in the cabin. I'll go out and take a look."

With that said, Li Xian turned around and was about to walk out, but was grabbed by Xu Wanning: "What are you doing when you go out? It's just causing trouble." Just as he was talking, the anxious voice of a guard sounded outside the door: "Master, there are a lot of water thieves. Our people can’t resist it.”

Li Xian said with a bluster: "Go and tell them that they can take whatever belongings are on the ship as long as they don't hurt anyone."

The guards took the order and left. After a while, they heard the sound of fighting outside the cabin getting closer and closer.

Xu Wanning said bitterly: "This water thief is really bullying! We have already promised to give them property, but we still want to be so aggressive."

With that said, Xu Wanning took off the long sword from the bedside, picked up the sword and was about to go out: "Let me go meet these little thieves."

Li Xian hurriedly stopped his wife: "Why are you going out? Just stay in the cabin and hide."

“I can’t stand it if I stay here and watch them run rampant outside.” Xu Wanning insisted on going out.

Li Xian said anxiously: "Those water thieves are all desperadoes. What should I do if they hurt you?"

The couple were arguing in the cabin when they heard the thief's rude knocking on the door from outside: "People inside, get out! Come out quickly!"

Xu Wanning was so angry that she was about to rush out, but was stopped by Li Xian. He pushed his wife into the closet and said with a face: "These people are just after money. Let me go out and talk to them personally."

Li Xian stared at his wife and said, "You should hide here, don't go out."

With that said, Li Xian took the long sword from his wife's hand, then tightly closed the cabinet door, opened the hatch and walked out.

There were so many thieves in the water that they had beaten all the servants and guards on the boat to pieces. When Li Xian saw this group of vicious thieves, although he felt embarrassed in his heart, he remained calm on his face.

He said to one of the leading thieves: "Hero, we are just passing by. You can take whatever you like on this ship, as long as you don't hurt anyone."

The leader of the thieves looked Li Xian up and down, with a sinister smile on his face: "Although brothers are after money, they also care about their lives. This ship of yours is an official ship. If we leave a living person, where will we be in the future?" A way to survive.”

After hearing this, Li Xian screamed something bad in his heart, but he remained calm on his face. He stepped forward to persuade the thief: "A good man has good eyesight, but I borrowed this boat from a relative. I am just a I'm just a commoner, my family has some wealth from business, heroes, just don't worry, as long as you spare our lives, I will be very grateful, and I will definitely not report it to the official."

The thief looked Li Xian up and down again, and when he saw his extraordinary behavior, he couldn't bear to kill him: "Looking at your behavior, you don't look like an ordinary person, I'm afraid you are a high official."

Li Xian still persuaded tirelessly: "I am really just a commoner. I just relied on some capital at home to study for a few more years. I ask a good man to show his kindness and spare our lives."

A thief next to him stepped forward and said to the leader: "Brother, these officials are the most eloquent. If we are soft-hearted for a moment, our brothers may suffer in the future."

After hearing this, the leader's face gradually showed an evil look.

Li Xian hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "I still have a wife, children and mother to support at home. I beg you to be noble and let me go. All you heroes can take the property on this ship. As long as you can spare our lives, I promise not to report myself to the official." That is, I can write you an address note, and if I break my promise in the future, all you heroes, just go and look for me at home."

"Stop talking nonsense and accept your life!" The thief on the side was too lazy to listen to Li Xian's nonsense and just raised his knife to chop him.