Chapter 61: Chapter 61: rits and Rewards
Keening!
The hawk on the ship’s rail shook its wings and raised its head to let out a cry.
Feng Ming reached out and gently grabbed it, then removed the bamboo tube tied to the hawk’s leg.
The hawk offered no resistance.
Feng Ming first put it back, then swiftly pulled out the plug of the bamboo tube and extracted a scroll of paper from inside.
Unfurling the scroll, he found it covered with densely packed small characters.
Feng Ming quickly scanned through it and then handed it to Zhang Yuan: "Junior brother, this is an urgent hawk ssage from the Inner Hall."
The Furious Whale Gang’s influence spreads across three rivers and five lakes, with hundreds of sub-branches, making the hawk ssage unquestionably the fastest and most convenient ans of communication.
And this urgent ssage was a warning sent by the Inner Hall of the Linhai Sub-Branch to the disciples accompanying the ship outside.
Last night, several rchant ships directly under and affiliated with the sub-branch were attacked by an unknown force!
After Zhang Yuan finished reading, he exchanged a look with Feng Ming.
The situation was serious!
It turned out that they were not the only rchant ships attacked last night.
But Zhang Yuan didn’t have a hawk, so he couldn’t report to the sub-branch.
Feng Ming found a sailor and instructed him a few words.
The latter quickly brought over ink, along with a lively wild rabbit!
Feng Ming wrote a few lines on the back of the hawk ssage, put it back into the bamboo tube, and sealed it again.
Then he drew a dagger he was carrying and cut a strip of bloody fresh at from the rabbit’s body.
Feeding it to the hawk.
The rabbit struggled desperately and squeaked in distress.
But under Feng Ming’s grip, it had no strength to resist.
As he fed, he said to Zhang Yuan, "This hawk only eats fresh live at, so a few wild rabbits are kept on the ship."
Zhang Yuan nodded.
Feng Ming apparently didn’t want Zhang Yuan to misunderstand him as cruel, but Zhang Yuan wasn’t sentintal either.
Zhang Yuan has killed people numbering in double digits!
The hawk, though not large in size,
had an astonishing appetite.
Feng Ming carved off half of the wild rabbit’s fresh at before it was satiated.
The next mont, the hawk leaped up suddenly, spreading its wings to soar into the sky.
Vanished in the blink of an eye!
Feng Ming threw the newly dead rabbit into the river and took a towel handed by a sailor to wipe his hands.
He said solemnly, "We need to get to Nanxun quickly!"
Because the situation was serious, and there were significant casualties last night, the shipowner was quite frightened, and brought out a basket of copper coins to distribute to all the crew.
A large amount of reward money was handed out, and the rchant ship’s speed suddenly increased!
And no new incidents occurred on the subsequent journey.
The rchant ship monitored by Zhang Yuan and Feng Ming jointly reached outside Nanxun City at noon on the third day after leaving Linhe County.
More than half a day ahead of the normal schedule.
The sailors were all exhausted.
Nanxun City is a prefecture city with a population of hundreds of thousands, significantly larger in scale than Linhe County Town.
From a distance, the city walls appeared majestic and extraordinary, with bustling crowds along the river docks.
Due to the issues at the sub-branch.
Zhang Yuan only stayed at the dock for a very short ti, then took a fast boat with Feng Ming back to Linhe County.
Of course, they also brought along the heads of those bandits they had dealt with earlier!
As they set off, Zhang Yuan couldn’t help but look back at Nanxun City.
He had previously only traveled back and forth between the Chen Family Village and Linhe County.
This was his first ti traveling far from ho, and the first ti seeing another city.
And it was a big city.
Having co all this way without being able to visit was sowhat regrettable.
"There will be opportunities later."
Feng Ming clearly saw through Zhang Yuan’s thoughts and said with a smile, "You Battle Hall disciples often have assignnts outside, and if we co to Nanxun again next ti, and it’s still the two of us with the ship..."
"Senior brother will take you to Wanhua Building in the city for a drink!"
Zhang Yuan saw the smile on the other’s face and knew what sort of place Wanhua Building was.
He chuckled soundlessly, "Then I’ll thank you in advance, senior brother."
"Don’t thank
just yet!"
Feng Ming shook his head and, putting away his smile, said, "This ti returning, I’m afraid we’ll have to risk our lives against soone!"
As the overlord on the water, the Furious Whale Gang can absolutely not tolerate provocation from others.
This ti, the Linhai Sub-Branch suffered a large-scale attack, and there were even disciple casualties, so they must figure out the identity of the rivals.
Then carry out the most severe retaliation!
By then, it’s not just the Battle Hall disciples, even the Outer Hall mbers will have to join the battle.
Perhaps there will never be another chance to return to Nanxun City!
Sects and Gangs, fighting and battling are always the rhythm, and even the mighty Furious Whale is no exception.
Zhang Yuan remained silent.
Zhang Yuan obviously understood the risks of the martial world, but since he chose this path, he could only keep moving forward step by step.
He invested all the Source Material earned last night into the fourth host—White Dragon Loach!
The fast boat cut through the waves, going down the river.
The next morning, they arrived at Linhe dock!
Without bothering to rest, Zhang Yuan and Feng Ming headed together to the Whale Castle to report to the Inner Hall.
At the sa ti, they turned in all of the bandit heads.
Although the two made a contribution.
The battle achievents need to be verified and not simply counted by casually bringing back a few heads.
And falsifying military rit is a grave cri!
After they finished registering the records in the Inner Hall, Feng Ming invited Zhang Yuan for a drink in the city.
But Zhang Yuan declined courteously.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to give face, but he was worried about his mother.
Feng Ming fully understood.
The two then parted ways.
Zhang Yuan hurried to a residence near Wu Manor where the Whale Castle is located.
To bring Mother Zhang ho.
When Zhang Yuan received the assignnt outside earlier, to ensure his mother’s safety, he discussed with Chen Zhize to have his mother stay at the latter’s house for a few days.
Chen Zhize readily agreed.
This Outer Hall Incense Master had long settled his ho in Wu Manor outside of Whale Castle, owning a spacious residence.
Not only could Mother Zhang be accommodated alone, but even with a few more people they would still have been well-settled.
Chen Zhize wasn’t ho, but his family mbers were there.
Zhang Yuan successfully retrieved his mother.
Along with Da Hu.
On the way back to the city, Mother Zhang said, "Next ti, don’t trouble others. I live well in the city, and with Da Hu accompanying , you don’t have to worry."
She was not mistreated at Chen Zhize’s house; on the contrary, the Chen family was very warm and courteous.
But Mother Zhang felt that she had her own house to stay in, and there was really no need to disturb others: "At worst, I just won’t go out!"
Zhang Yuan smiled wryly.
Actually, he also didn’t want to trouble the Chen family.
But leaving his mother alone in the city for several days really made Zhang Yuan uneasy.
If anything were to happen, he would feel guilty for the rest of his life!
However, this problem can be easily solved.
As long as the Inner Hall’s rewards for military achievents co through, Zhang Yuan could rightfully apply to purchase land and build a house in Wu Manor.
All the residents in Wu Manor are the relatives of the Furious Whale Gang mbers, under the protection of the Whale Castle, making safety not an issue.
This way, there would be a ho in the county, and another one in Wu Manor, allowing for flexible living arrangents based on circumstances.
On the second day after returning to Linhe County, when Zhang Yuan revisited Whale Castle, Dong Yuanwei found him.
This Battle Hall Instructor brought good news to Zhang Yuan!
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