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Chapter 959 - 964 Completely Overwhelmed Her

Chapter 959: Chapter 964 Completely Overwhelmed Her

Drilling holes in the bottom of the ship?

These river bandits really have guts!

Su Pan’er sneered, "No matter! Let them drill. I want to see just how many guts they’ve borrowed from the heavens to dare make a move on us."

She wanted to see if they actually had the skill to back up their bold move!

With only a brief moment of contemplation, Su Pan’er ordered a series of actions. Everyone on board immediately sprang into action, each attending to their tasks.

Little Yan Yan, now more sensible than before, watched her mother with wide eyes, commanding everyone with a calm and assured presence.

Su Pan’er did not intentionally keep Yan Yan away. She believed that a child’s education should start early. Although she had no intention of turning Yan Yan into a scheming woman, Yan Yan would have to live in the Imperial Palace, dealing with numerous Princes and Ministers. If she didn’t know how to protect herself, she might be devoured alive by others and still naively count money for them!

The river bandits had it all planned out clearly, with groups collaborating from the cliffs, the water, and the ship to attack simultaneously, in hopes of annihilating everyone on board in one fell swoop.

Unexpectedly, they encountered a tough guy!

The river bandits who boarded the ship didn’t find the backup from their own side as expected. Instead, they discovered that everyone on board was full of energy, as if they had been waiting for the bandits to fall into their trap.

The fight turned one-sided very quickly and within one hour, before they could even realize what was happening, they were all wiped out by the ship’s crew. The few surviving captives were also tied up Five Flowers style and thrown into a corner of the hold like sandbags.

The river bandits wailed miserably while hurling endless curses and filthy language.

Su Ke, small but crafty, was furious. She went up and kicked the bandits repeatedly, making their cursing even louder.

Su Ke was angry!

She turned back, snatched a horsewhip from one of her followers, and furiously began to lash at the men.

"You river bandits actually dare to rob us without fearing death. Speak! Who sent you?"

The river bandits all kept their mouths shut.

Anger surged in Su Ke’s heart, and her strikes became even more forceful.

Each lash of the leather whip resulted in skin and flesh bursting, with streaks of blood covering them. But the bandits continued to curse at everyone, stubbornly refusing to confess.

Then a general sent by Prince Wei to escort Su Pan’er and her company stepped forward.

He smiled ingratiatingly, "Young Master, there’s no need for you to rush. With your status, you shouldn’t have to personally handle these ruffians! These troublemakers are stubborn to the core, but I happen to have learned a special technique in my early years for dealing with such people. How about... Young Master lets me do the honors?"

Su Ke really didn’t know how to deal with the river bandits and seized the chance to defer, giving the general a fist salute, "In that case, I’m grateful for your efforts, General."

The general returned the salute to Su Ke, "Would the Young Master mind stepping aside for a moment to facilitate my work?"

Su Ke glanced at the stubborn river bandits and slowly retreated to the side.

It was not long before a series of shrill, horrible screams came from inside.

Su Ke, with his face gone white, stumbled out of the cabin and suddenly climbed onto the railing to retch violently!

It was simply too bloody, too horrifying!

After Su Ke had finished throwing up, he leaned on the railing and moved towards Su Pan’er.

Seeing Su Ke’s distressed look, Su Pan’er couldn’t help but find it amusing.

"Since you’re inclined to the literary arts, leave this sort of physical work to your subordinates! The urgent matter at hand is for you to improve your knowledge, lest others exploit your status to make trouble for you."

"I was just angry and wanted to interrogate them myself, but I didn’t expect..."

Su Ke ground his teeth, wishing he could personally devour their flesh.

Su Pan’er, who was inside, had already understood the situation, "Those river bandits are probably just underlings; they may not even know who their leader is. Let’s wait and see! I suspect their people will have other moves to play."

There’s a backup plan?

Su Ke exclaimed in disbelief, "Haven’t all the river bandits been captured? Fourth Sister, do you mean... those bandits were sent by official persons?"

Su Pan’er was surprised by Su Ke’s reaction. In her memory, Ke’er was still the one who liked to cling to her, always acting as her little shadow.

When had he grown up and become not only mature but also so keenly observant? How could this not make Su Pan’er emotional!

She fell silent for a moment, then nodded, "We’ll see what happens! The journey to the capital is still so long, who knows what will happen later!"

Indeed!

The journey to the capital was still a long way off!

The government ship successfully left the canyon area, and the incident with the river bandits had passed unnoticed.

When the government ship arrived at Huainan Prefecture, everyone disembarked and changed to canal boats to head north along the Canal.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they got off the ship, they were immediately attacked by assassins again.

The appearance of this assassin was strange; he was carrying cargo from the dock, walking along with the laborers heading towards the government ship, and just as he was about to brush past Su Pan’er, he suddenly lashed out!

A dagger in a very odd posture, stabbed straight toward Su Pan’er’s chest!

Su Pan’er was holding Little Sugar Bean in one hand and leading Little Yanyan with the other, all the while chatting and laughing as they moved forward.

"Fourth Sister, let me hold my little niece for a while!"

Su Ke ran forward happily, reaching out to hold Little Sugar Bean.

"Take it slow."

Su Pan’er let go and couldn’t help but lower her head to kiss Little Sugar Bean’s face.

The child had grown a little every day and was becoming more and more adorable.

With Little Sugar Bean in his arms, Su Ke smiled happily, "Fourth Sister, rest assured, I’m being careful! Nothing will happen..."

As the dagger suddenly thrust toward her, Su Pan’er caught a glint from the corner of her eye. She quickly pushed Little Yanyan, who was in front of her, aside, and tilted her body just enough to dodge the attacker’s dagger.

But just as she avoided it, the attacker’s second strike came!

This time, the target of the attack was not her but Su Ke by her side!

Su Pan’er was shocked!

She never expected the assailant to resort to such underhanded tactics and hurriedly turned to save him, shouting out loud!

"Ke’er, get back quickly!"

Before her words fell, she had already reached out to him.

She pushed Su Ke aside, but her own posture was compromised, and she could only watch helplessly as the dagger plunged into her chest...

Her eyes widened in shock, and almost at the same moment that the dagger entered her chest, her palm landed on the assailant’s head. His skull cracked open, and it was clear he was beyond saving.

The people around her were all moving in her vision, countless double images running towards her. And there was Ke’er, his face contorted with horror, blurring her sight.

She wanted to speak, but a sweet, metallic-tasting liquid surged in her throat.

She wanted to smile, but before her smile could show, her body swayed. She stumbled, unable to stand any longer, and fell from the plank into the great river below...

"Four—Sister—"

The last thing she remembered was Su Ke’s terrified scream, echoing in her mind. The next moment, the rushing river water approached her, completely engulfing her.