"Elder Zhang, let me do it." Lu Sheng stepped forward.
"Slap."
Zhang Shilong suddenly reached out to stop him.
"It's okay. I know who he is. I'll do it." He looked up at Yuan Yingxiao.
Even though he came to Moling City many times, there weren't many people who could easily recognize him and call him by his name. Plus, his surname was Yuan. That narrowed the scope even further.
"Since Chief Yuan doesn't want to give me face, then please go ahead," he replied loudly. From the looks of it, he didn't want to get involved in this mess anymore. He brought Lu Sheng with him and walked to the side to watch from the sidelines.
Yuan Yingxiao smiled and saluted Zhang Shilong. Then, he had people interrogate everyone on the boat.
First was the crew, then the steward, the helmsman, the lookout, and so on. Finally, the captain and the merchant who chartered the boat.
…
Han Linjun hid behind her best friend's father, looking like a timid and obedient little girl. As she listened to the questioning coming closer, she became more and more nervous.
"Don't be scared … don't be scared … My dad will protect us, and the Grand Elder of the Thousand Sun Sect is here … They won't dare to do anything, they won't dare …" Her best friend Lin Rui didn't know Han Linjun's background and identity. She thought Han Linjun was only nervous because she was scared.
"It's okay … I'm fine …" Han Linjun replied softly. She didn't dare to look up at her best friend. The guilt in her heart was like a root that pierced deep into her body.
If the artifact her father gave her before he died didn't work, then today would be the day she died. Not just her, but everyone on the boat.
She lowered her head. Soon, a female member of the Fierce Tiger Tribe walked up with a short black stick in her hand. There was a lifelike silver metal tiger head on the top of the stick.
She brought the tiger head closer to the two girls and poked them here and there.
"No," the female member said indifferently. She turned and left.
"Thank God!" The fat merchant let out a long breath. "Daughter, Little Lin, if there's nothing else, go hide inside and don't come out."
"It's okay, Dad. We'll stay here and not go anywhere!" Lin Rui said firmly.
Han Linjun didn't say anything. She just held her best friend's hand tightly. Her gaze quietly fell on Zhang Shilong who was standing on the deck not far away.
Time ticked by, and soon, more than two hours had passed. The Ferocious Tiger Triad went through many layers of screening, but still found nothing.
A few of the leaders returned to Yuan Yingxiao's side and reported the results to him quietly.
"Hmm? You didn't get anything? "His expression turned ugly. His gaze swept across everyone on the ship.
His gaze first swept across the merchants. Everyone was frightened and sweated profusely. Then, his gaze landed on the women on the side. Lin Rui and Han Linjun were only two of the women on the ship. There were also the concubines, maids, and servants of the merchants. More than ten of them gathered together like quails, not daring to move under Yuan Yingxiao's gaze.
Zhang Shilong noticed that even when Yuan Yingxiao's gaze fell on the prettiest girls, he didn't stop. Clearly, he was a determined person.
After scanning them one by one, he didn't find any problems.
"Have you interrogated him?" he asked in a low voice.
A man wearing half a suit of silver armor approached and nodded. "Yes, but there are no clues. This ship all left from Red Sand Town. Apart from the two people from the Thousand Sun Sect, the rest are all wealthy merchants nearby. The ship belongs to the White Flag Merchant Guild, and the people are from the Yinan Merchant Guild. They're here to discuss business. "
"Why would they bring their families here to discuss business?" Yuan Yingxiao said coldly.
"Apparently, two wealthy merchants bought property in the prefectural city and brought their wives here to settle down," the subordinate replied in a low voice.
"Anything else?"
"Nothing else. The ship's composition isn't complicated. That's all we can find out," the subordinate replied calmly.
Yuan Yingxiao's expression darkened. "Since we can't find Han Linjun, we'll have to find that thing by ourselves."
"We've looked, but the detection artifact didn't react either."
"Is there anything else we missed on the ship?"
"Uh …" The subordinate hesitated and looked at Zhang Shilong and Lin Rui.
Yuan Yingxiao's brows furrowed. His gaze moved slightly and landed on Zhang Shilong, who was standing to the side.
"Elder Zhang, don't blame me for not giving you face. This is a serious matter, so please forgive me." He waved his hand, and two masked men in half-silver armor walked out from behind him. They held the hilts at their waists and walked towards Zhang Shilong.
Zhang Shilong's expression froze, then turned into rage. He almost couldn't control his desire to attack.
Behind him, Lu Sheng's expression grew more and more impatient. He wanted to step forward and attack, but Zhang Shilong held him back.
"Don't be rash! I'll take care of it. " Zhang Shilong took a deep breath. As an elder of the Thousand Sun Sect, he hadn't been humiliated like this in a long time.
"What? You want to search me?! "His eyes were sharp as he stared at Yuan Yingxiao.
Yuan Yingxiao was expressionless. "Elder Zhang, you're too serious. It's just that we've searched everywhere on the ship, but we still can't find the thing. You're the only one we can't find …"
Zhang Shilong's chest heaved in anger. A mere Fierce Tiger Tribe! For a moment, he really wanted to just attack, but when he thought of the power behind Yuan Yingxiao …
"Fine, fine, fine! I'll let you search me and see if the thing is on me. "Zhang Shilong suppressed his anger and opened his arms, allowing the two to search his pockets.
"Elder Zhang …" Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes and his expression darkened. He wanted to say more, but was stopped again.
"It's fine. Let them search." Zhang Shilong straightened his back. He already knew who was behind Yuan Yingxiao. He couldn't afford to offend them, nor could he hide from them. There was nothing he could do but endure it. Saying a few words of rebuttal was already the greatest resistance he could muster. But Lu Sheng was different. He had a bright future ahead of him, and he couldn't afford to offend those people here. Otherwise, it would affect him too much in the future. He was still young. He couldn't be ruined here because of a moment of loyalty.
The two walked up and searched Zhang Shilong for a while, but still didn't find anything.
"Is that enough?" Zhang Shilong snorted.
"Elder Zhang, sorry." Yuan Yingxiao's frown deepened.
"Can we go now?" Zhang Shilong didn't want to waste any more time here in case something unexpected happened. Seeing that they didn't find anything, he lowered his voice and said coldly.
Yuan Yingxiao was about to nod when he suddenly noticed the young man behind Zhang Shilong. He seemed to be his disciple or follower.
"Wait, this is Elder Zhang's disciple, right?" His gaze fell on Lu Sheng. "Have you searched him?" he turned his head and asked the person beside him.
A masked man walked up and replied, "Leader, not yet."
"Then what are you waiting for?" Yuan Yingxiao's expression was cold.
The atmosphere froze.
Zhang Shilong was just about to get off the boat and leave with Lu Sheng, who couldn't hold back anymore, when he suddenly heard this.
In an instant, he saw the change in Lu Sheng's gaze. This man had a strong murderous nature to begin with. If it weren't for him holding him back, he would have already attacked. He thought he could finally leave safely, but he didn't expect this to happen at the last moment.
Zhang Shilong quickly pulled on Lu Sheng, but no matter how he pulled, Lu Sheng wouldn't move. Instead, a strange smile appeared on his face.
"So, why didn't you just let me handle it from the start?" Lu Sheng slowly pulled out his sword. A black outline appeared around him.
"Why did you have to do this?"
As he drew his sword, the people on the ship all drew their weapons and pointed them at Lu Sheng, as if they had poked a hornet's nest.
"Lu Sheng!" Zhang Shilong grabbed Lu Sheng's wrist. "Don't be impulsive!"
"Everything I do is not impulsive, just like everyone I kill." Just like everyone I've killed. "Lu Sheng struggled out of Zhang Shilong's grasp. He slowly walked forward.
Yuan Yingxiao also narrowed his eyes and stared at the approaching Lu Sheng.
"What do you want?"
"What do you think?" Lu Sheng raised his head and smiled.
Whoosh!
His figure instantly disappeared and reappeared behind Yuan Yingxiao.
Clang!!
Yuan Yingxiao's expression changed. He pulled out his dagger and accurately blocked the sword, but the huge force from the sword caused his expression to change.
Boom!!!
The terrifying force smashed into Yuan Yingxiao's body, sending him flying like a cannonball. He crashed heavily into the boat behind him.
Bang!!!
A ten-meter-wide crater appeared on the boat. Yuan Yingxiao was stuck in the middle of the crater. All around him were bent and broken pieces of wood. He was like a bug trapped in a spider's web.
He coughed heavily. Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth and dyed his clothes red.
The decks of the two boats instantly fell silent. It was deathly silent.
Then suddenly.
"Chief!!!" the Fierce Tiger Tribe members roared. Many of them charged towards Yuan Yingxiao.
Another ten-odd people flashed and surrounded Lu Sheng.
Lu Sheng glanced at the ten-odd people surrounding him. All of them used swords.
A vicious expression appeared on his face. "Weaklings don't have the right to use swords.
Not to mention trash! "
He slashed his sword forward like a bolt of lightning.
Whoosh!!
True Qi surged, along with his terrifying physical strength. Even Zhang Shilong's expression froze. He couldn't imagine the power of this slash.
The ten-meter-long sword aura quickly formed and crashed down onto the Fierce Tiger Tribe's boat.
Crack!!
The whole ship was like a fragile wooden chopstick that was easily cut in half.
The ten-odd people surrounding Lu Sheng widened their eyes. Two of them who were grazed by the sword aura didn't even have the ability to resist. Half of their bodies were instantly gone, let alone stop it.
True Qi wasn't scary. Lu Sheng's True Qi was only at the Seven-Vein level, but his physical strength was too terrifying. With the two added together, he instantly reached the Earth Level.
This wasn't something normal Sky Origin and Bind level cultivators from small sects could block. Even Yuan Yingxiao, who was also a Seven-Vein level cultivator, was knocked down without any ability to resist.
Whoosh.
The boat was split in half and tilted to the sides, creating huge waves. Then, it slowly sank into the water.
The faces of the Fierce Tiger Tribe members around Lu Sheng were all ashen. They didn't know what to do. Yuan Yingxiao had been hit by the attack just now. He was probably dead now. Without a leader, ordinary experts like them would also lose their backbone.
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