The cargo ship sailed downstream.
Along the way, they saw several corpses of Inner Disciples.
But they never found Yang Feiyue or the other two elders.
Wangchuan forced himself to stay focused.
Maybe… Yang Feiyue was not dead!
As long as Yang Feiyue lived, the Yulong Gang could still hold itself together for now.
Sure enough!
When they returned to the Huishui County docks, the docks were in an uproar. Outer Disciples were arguing in anxious clusters.
“How could sothing this big happen?!”
“The Gang Leader was injured…”
“The elders were injured…”
“What in the world happened?”
“Hall Master!”
“Look! It’s the Hall Master!”
“The Hall Master is back!!”
Soone with sharp eyes spotted Wangchuan’s group on the cargo ship. In an instant, many people on the docks rose and surged forward.
“The Hall Master is fine!”
“Thank goodness!”
“Hurry and inform the Gang Leader. The Hall Master has returned!”
Soone dashed into the hall to report.
Wangchuan led Wang Yuehui, Chen Ergou, and the others onto the docks.
Inner Disciples escorted the bound and hogtied “Feng Shaoguang.”
Fei Zai and a few others carried the bodies of “He Han” and “Constable Wu.”
The docks fell silent at once.
Everyone stared at those three people.
One was the Qingyi Sect Master.
One was the escort leader of Qingfeng Escort Agency.
One was Old Wu, a veteran constable from the county office.
None of them were ordinary figures.
Now, two dead and one heavily injured, appearing at the Huishui County hall… everyone felt a heavy, oppressive atmosphere flood the docks.
“The Gang Leader is here!”
“Make way!”
Yang Feiyue, having heard the report, erged from the heavily guarded inner hall with the two surviving elders. He walked briskly to the docks and ca before Wangchuan.
“This subordinate greets the Gang Leader!”
“Seeing the Gang Leader safe and sound, I am at ease.”
Wangchuan saw that Yang Feiyue’s arm had been simply bandaged and that he did not appear seriously injured. He felt as if a great weight had been lifted.
Yang Feiyue was overjoyed to see Wangchuan return alive.
But when he saw Feng Shaoguang—bound, battered, and covered in wounds—savage light burst from his eyes.
“Good!”
“Wangchuan! Well done!”
“You actually captured this traitor and brought him back!”
“Now, let’s see how the Beggar Sect will explain itself to us, and how it will explain itself to the authorities.”
The two elders were ecstatic. They had not expected Wangchuan to survive, much less bring back such an unexpected prize.
Yang Feiyue seed to have already known about the deaths of He Han and Constable Wu. He rely glanced at the two bodies on the ground. Then he stepped forward and gave Wangchuan’s shoulder a heavy pat.
“Wangchuan, you truly are my lucky star! Are you injured?”
“Thanks to the Gang Leader’s fortune, this subordinate is unhard,” Wangchuan replied.
As long as Yang Feiyue lived, the Yulong Gang would not collapse. With him, the entire gang still had its pillar of support.
As for the grudge with the Five Poison Sect… they could settle it slowly.
“And these people are?” Yang Feiyue asked, glancing at those standing behind Wangchuan.
His sharp eyes recognized eight of them as bandits who had been driven by the Five Poison Sect, and confusion appeared in his gaze.
Lin Dahai and the others trembled, at a loss.
Wangchuan leaned in and explained in a low voice:
“Gang Leader, these few are villagers from Blackstone Village. They were kidnapped to Blackwind Stronghold so ti ago and forced into banditry. Their hands are clean of blood. I intend to recruit them into the hall.”
Yang Feiyue nodded. With Wangchuan personally vouching for them, there was naturally no issue.
“Co.”
“First, return to the hall.”
“This ti, we lost two elders, Escort Leader He, and two constables. The County Magistrate has already arrived at the hall. We will discuss counterasures.”
“And bring Feng Shaoguang with us. At least we have sothing to answer for before the authorities.”
When Yang Feiyue ntioned the County Magistrate, his emotion clearly surged.
Returning in such a wretched state, he truly felt he had lost face before the magistrate.
But with “Feng Shaoguang” in hand, he now possessed a bargaining chip. The Huishui County Magistrate would also have sothing to report upward.
Sure enough, the Huishui County Magistrate was pacing anxiously in the front hall.
In one stroke, he had lost two capable constables and several veteran yan runners. He Han was dead as well…
He could not escape responsibility. He might even lose his official cap.
When Yang Feiyue entered with Wangchuan and the bound Feng Shaoguang, the magistrate’s complexion imdiately improved.
“Traitor Feng Shaoguang!”
“The dignified Qingyi Sect Master has been captured. Now soone can take the bla!”
“Hahaha…”
The magistrate laughed heartily and said to Yang Feiyue:
“I will imdiately report to the prefectural governnt: the Qingyi Sect colluded with the Five Poison Sect to cause chaos and assassinated officials of the court!”
“The evidence is conclusive. The Qingyi Sect is finished!”
“Gang Leader Yang! You have a capable subordinate!”
Before leaving, the Huishui County Magistrate looked Wangchuan over twice more, clearly pleased.
“We respectfully see the County Magistrate off!”
Yang Feiyue and Wangchuan escorted him out of the hall.
Yang Feiyue then turned and examined Wangchuan from head to toe.
“To subdue Feng Shaoguang, your strength is already quite impressive. Back then, I let you take charge of the Huishui County hall and develop it on your own. That was indeed the correct decision.”
“Gang Leader, you flatter . In truth, Captain Zhao and Ergou and the others protected
with all they had. It was only with great difficulty that we managed to take Feng Shaoguang down.”
“Before , you need not be modest.”
Yang Feiyue knew Wangchuan did not like to show off. He waved it away, then said:
“With Escort Leader He dead, and three of Qingfeng Escort Agency’s strongest escort masters lost, Qingfeng Escort Agency is leaderless. It is only a matter of ti before it collapses. See whether you have soone suitable under you. It would be best to seize this opportunity and take over Qingfeng Escort Agency’s operation.”
Wangchuan was astonished.
“Taking over Qingfeng Escort Agency at a ti like this… would it not be a bit…”
He had wanted to say “like kicking them while they are down,” but it felt inappropriate.
Yang Feiyue explained:
“Qingfeng Escort Agency is in the sa line of work as us. We escort by waterway. They escort by land. It is the sa livelihood.”
“Their saber guards travel far and wide. They are experienced and their overall strength is not inferior to our Inner Disciples… Right now, we lack manpower. We cannot allow other clans and forces to carve up the escort agency. I have thought it through—best that we step in and unify Huishui County’s forces, reaching the scale the Qingyi Sect once held.”
“By then, your standing will be equivalent to that of the Qingyi Sect Master in Huishui County.”
Yang Feiyue’s words struck Wangchuan heavily.
The Gang Leader intended to seize Qingfeng Escort Agency and place it under his control.
“This subordinate will follow the Gang Leader’s decision,” Wangchuan said.
What mattered most to him was the phrase “travel far and wide.”
If he took over Qingfeng Escort Agency, it ant he would have the ability to go elsewhere at any ti to retrieve “deliveries.” In the future, gathering martial art manuals would beco far more convenient.
And…
It would be even more beneficial for him to quickly understand the Jianghu of 《spirit realm》.
“Good! Then it is decided!” Yang Feiyue declared firmly. “Bring He Han’s body. We are going to Qingfeng Escort Agency.”
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