I said, “Don’t start a fight either! Ask yourself why you have fallen for this trap today. Would they come here if they didn’t have evil intentions and desire the position of Alliance Master? Why are there only six of the eight great families here? You six are the most greedy.”
“Zhang Chao, what do you know? Liu Ruyi and Guan Lang are afraid of you, but we are not, if you insult us again ……”
“What, insult you and you’re going to kill me? You came with Jiang Ming, your surname is Jiang, right, don’t take yourself too seriously. Let me warn you, firstly, even on the high seas, killing is against the law, secondly, I am a retired soldier, you are challenging the entire Snow Leopard Force if you move me, my brothers will level your ancestral graves! Thirdly, I am not a vegetarian, you have a family and children, so you have to think about them and not to invite any unwarranted disaster for them. There are laws and police in the country, and it is not your turn to lynch people here. I don’t care what agreements you allies have made with each other, from now on, any more deaths or injuries on the boat, unless none of us return alive, will be waiting to pay the price of the law! Put away that jungle banditry of yours for me!”
I had trained my voice from training soldiers in the army, and I had trained even the most dishonest and arrogant soldiers to obey me. With this yell, a large group of people fell silent, perhaps not really convinced, but at least I had temporarily suppressed them.
Nevertheless, the group still gathered around and wouldn’t disperse. Guan Lang and Liu Ruyi said they would help me, but at this time they had no intention of helping me.
I knew that Guan Lang listened to Yue Man Gong and Liu Ru Yi listened to Jiang Ming, and most of the people surrounding me were Jiang Ming’s men.
Jiang Ming hadn’t said anything from the very beginning and had been hiding in the back watching the action.
I ignored the others and said directly, “Jiang Ming, tell your people to withdraw. I’m not afraid to admit that I do have the thoughtless mountain in my hands.”
“What?!”
The crowd sucked in a breath of cold air, Guan Lang and Liu Ruyi looked at me in surprise, Yue Man Gong grabbed my shoulders at once, and Jiang Ming was even as if his eyes were glowing.
I said, “Yes, it is true that I have the thoughtless mountain, but it is not in my possession. Jiang Ming you are right, I had someone take the Thoughtless Mountain into hiding. If you kill me, he will take the Thoughtless Mountain and disappear completely.”
Both Guan Lang and Liu Ruyi’s faces changed at the same time, and Liu Ruyi shot frequent glances at Jiang Ming, signalling him to tell his people to back off.
“Who am I to believe you.” Jiang Ming grunted, “Even if you have the Thoughtless Mountain, why should I listen to you.”
I laughed, “On the basis that I can destroy this thing.”
Everyone, including Moon Man Bow, looked at me as if they were looking at a madman.
I said, “After destroying the Thoughtless Mountain, your allies will have to be whoever I say they are, or you can listen to He Zhitian’s nonsense?”
In fact, I had already rolled up the painting before I had the chance to look at it, let alone any suicide note.
I said, “If the thoughtless mountain is still there, then Elder Ge’s last words will still be there. When the thoughtless mountain is gone, He Zhitian and I are the thoughtless mountain. Jiang Ming, this is what you don’t want to see, right?”
Jiang Ming said angrily, “That is your mother’s last work.”
“My mother would certainly have done the same thing if she were alive. I’ll burn it in a fire, and take your time fighting over who your Jiang Hu allies are.”
Jiang Ming hesitated for a long time, his teeth clenched and coughing, and when I saw him like this, I was surprised to feel a perverse sense of pride in my heart.
I could force a pervert like Jiang Ming to this point, and I was good enough.
“You’re good, you’re starting to look a bit like your mother.” Jiang Ming sneered as he suddenly lifted the arm that covered his jacket and said, “Shame on you.”
“Inspired by you.” I said.
Jiang Ming’s eyes were cold, and he stared at me for a long time, before he was sure that my attitude would not soften and that he could not threaten me, so he had to have the men withdrawn.
Before he left, he pointed to his arm, which he had covered with his jacket, and said, “This is our first feud, and now the second.”
I knew very well that even if Jiang Yunqing didn’t want Jiang Ming and I to have a feud, our feud had already been made and both of us would not hesitate to get each other killed whenever we had the chance!
Liu Ruyi was quite intent on currying favour with me, Qian Xiaoqian was still waiting and watching, but Yue Man Gong and Guan Lang were already just about on my side, not to mention Baldy, who was here on behalf of Zhao Zichen, who had some kind of relationship with that Zhao family in the Jianghu.
Strangely enough, Yue Man Gong didn’t want to be on Mount Wu Xiang at this time.
When I asked him what was going on, Moon Man Bow said, “As long as it doesn’t fall into Jiang Ming’s hands, I don’t want it either.”
I don’t know why, but he was the one who was fighting to the death just now, and now he was the one who was pretending to be so light-hearted.
Our boat made its way back and I started looking for Lin Kang. Before we went ashore, I had to ask him about the whereabouts of the corpse; Chen Ruhai would not let him go and would definitely find someone to hunt him down as soon as we landed.
But Lin Kang wouldn’t say anything, he was going to blackmail Chen Ruhai!
I was so impressed with him that I couldn’t even forget to ask for money even though I was about to lose my life.
Before I got on the boat, I didn’t think much of Chen Ruhai, but now I couldn’t. If I couldn’t kill the Chen family in one fell swoop, I was in big trouble.
I thought Chen Ruhai was just an ordinary old man, but He Zhitian called him senior, which means that this old man is also a member of the Yin family.
The Yin family turned out to be professional killers, and it’s unlikely that all the side lines were wiped out during the tragic murder forty years ago, so I’m afraid that many of them are still living incognito like He Zhitian.
I am afraid that Chen Ruhai’s connections and abilities are far greater than I could have imagined. Now that he knows that I saved Lin Kang, he will definitely guess what I want to do, and after he gets off the boat, he will definitely find a professional killer to kill Lin Kang to silence him completely.
I now had to fight for time with Chen Ruhai, but unfortunately Lin Kang was still foolishly unaware of the situation.
However, even if I find the body and have Chen Yu Zhou punished by the law, I am afraid that Chen Ruhai, an old man who loves his son like his life, will still count this hatred against me and will take revenge on me regardless of the consequences.
I let out a long sigh, it seemed that no matter what, the next days would not be peaceful, and I had a tough battle to fight with Chen Ruhai.
Our boat was not going fast and by the time we reached shore it was dark.
We saw the brightly lit harbour in the distance and everyone was jumping and singing on the deck in excitement. No one who hadn’t experienced it would understand the excitement, the celebration that comes with getting one’s life back.
Our radios were also connected to the port’s channels. It turned out that the port had sent a rescue boat and had been unable to find us.
Baldy had hidden away again, and I wanted to ask him about Zhao Zichen, who was now in the midst of a crackdown on the triads in Tong, and I wondered how he was doing.
Instead, it was Moon Full Bow, standing on the deck looking across the river, his face full of depth.
I walked over and patted him on the shoulder, “The storm hasn’t stopped since we got off the boat.”
Yue Man Gong narrowed his eyes and said, “It’s up to you whether the storm stops or not.”
“You think so highly of me?” I laughed.
“If the thoughtless mountain is not produced or destroyed, this jianghu will always be masterless, and if we all keep each other in check, there will always be peace and quiet.”
I didn’t expect him to see so thoroughly at such a young age, and I couldn’t help but admire him. But Yue Man Gong shook his head and said, “This is not what I said, this is what Uncle Shifu said.”
“My father?” This was so unexpected.
“Yes, Uncle Shifu left these words to Master before he died, that’s why Master asked me to come here. If I get the Thoughtless Mountain, I will do the same thing as you. Zhang Chao, you must not die, if you do, blood and rain will fall.”
Yue Man Gong’s eyes did not look like a joke, they were very serious, and I nodded seriously.
“But don’t you worry, too? Guan Lang and Liu Ruyi may be talking about window dressing, but I, Yue Man Gong, and the entire Thousand Clans, will indeed be at your disposal from now on.”
Blood stirred in my chest, “I recognise you as a brother.”
