"Water bandits," Li Huowang identified the people on the small sampans.
This was a setup from the start—a trap designed to lure everyone in and rob them all at once.
"Heh, what a wholesome place," Li Huowang muttered as he watched them.
He also noticed the water bandits weren't just able-bodied men; there were old folks, women, and even half-grown kids. It looked like this was a family business that'd been around for generations.
THWIP— An arrow shot over, thunking into the gunwale and sending the dozens of people on the boat into an even greater panic.
"Alright, ladies and gents! As long as you toss over your baggage, luggage, and all your gold and silver jewelry, we good men of Hengshan Lake, who rob the rich to help the poor, swear not to lay a finger on you!"
"But if we find you've hidden even a single Wen Money, heh heh... then you'll have to choose between the 'rolling knife noodles' and the 'wonton noodles'!"
