Chapter 991: Meeting

Don't get angry, he told himself, don't get angry. If these few bounty hunters could really take down that spider demon, the Bailong people would be even more confident in dealing with He Lingchuan.

After Ye Qing and the others left, Lu Zhensheng let out a long breath and said to the officials under his command:

"Do not speak of this matter to Qing'an. He has been busy enough dealing with the war on the eastern front lately."

"Understood."

Two days later, Black Page Island.

Wansi Song got off the boat and walked toward the camp, hearing a commotion ahead, as if there were even the clanging of gongs.

The notice board outside the warehouse was surrounded three layers deep, as if someone were announcing something, and everyone was craning their necks to listen.

Wansi Song couldn't be bothered to join the fun and went straight back to his room.

Before long, his nephew arrived, bringing him a package of dinner.

The reason it was "a package" was that the canteen's communal meal tonight was bamboo shoot and dried fish steamed oil rice, wrapped in bamboo leaves.

It was very much like a rice dumpling; on a cold night, tearing open the bamboo leaves, the exotic fragrance of the oil rice and the heat rushed into his face.

Inside, there was even a large piece of braised pork, seven parts lean and three parts fat.

People who do heavy labor need the most oil, meat, and mixed grains; only then can they grow strength.

However, Wansi Song took it and casually set it on the table, having no mood to touch it: "What's going on at the warehouse?"

"The higher-ups sent a notice that there might be Emperor Flowing Nectar in the next few days. For those who want to use the spiritual nectar to refine medicine, the camp physician has already prepared the materials in advance; just buy them by the portion."

Wansi Song was startled: "They know Emperor Flowing Nectar is going to descend?"

"Looking at such a grand display, the Yangshan Archipelago must be very confident, otherwise they will be a laughingstock in a few days."

"In a few days?" Wansi Song's eyes brightened slightly. He first set up a sound-insulation barrier before saying, "A good opportunity. Once the Emperor Flowing Nectar descends, the archipelago's defenses will surely be lax."

"The archipelago is so large and transportation is inconvenient. Do you know where Island Master He will be when the Emperor Flowing Nectar arrives?" Wansi Feng smiled bitterly. "We haven't even found out which island he usually lives on."

"Of course it's Suoding Island." Wansi Song did not hesitate. "Old Yu said he cares most about that precious shipping route. On the night of the Emperor Flowing Nectar, he will surely go to Suoding Island to guard it, so as to avoid any major trouble."

Actually, Wansi Feng thought so too.

"In the past two days, we asked some old pirates from the Yangshan Archipelago about some things." Wansi Feng coughed lightly. "Originally, only the outer islands of the archipelago were navigable, and further in, baleful energy ran rampant. It was Island Master He who found a way to absorb the yin baleful energy gushing out from the earth's veins, which is why there is the current development of the fourteen islands."

Wansi Song said "Oh": "They saw it with their own eyes?"

"They saw it. They said that as soon as the baleful energy approached Island Master He, it was sucked away by him, not touching anyone else at all."

Wansi Song chuckled twice: "Do you know they are talking nonsense? Yin baleful energy is the nemesis of living beings; living people avoid it as much as they can. Island Master He actually has the ability to suck dry the yin baleful energy of the entire archipelago?"

"That is not something human power can achieve!" He spat. "What does this show? It shows that Island Master He has a treasure on him, a rare treasure! If we take it, we can also suck away the baleful energy. With that treasure, the baleful energy of the entire sea area will be our natural barrier. Whoever dares to come and seize it, we can drive them away by releasing the baleful energy!"

His uncle saying it like that actually made a lot of sense. Wansi Feng smiled bitterly: "This second thing is that the pirates under Min Tianxi swore that when they were hunting the leader of the Three Paths pirates, Yue Pinghe, Island Master He summoned a yin serpent to help."

"How did it help?"

"At that time, Yue Pinghe had already taken a boat out to sea, and it looked like they couldn't catch up. Island Master He blew a flute, and the yin serpent came at the sound, capsized both of the Three Paths pirates' boats, and then dragged them back to the dock." Wansi Feng said, "A-Bo went to drink with two pirates, and they both said they were standing on the beach at the time and saw it with their own eyes; it couldn't be wrong."

Wansi Song raised his eyebrows: "You mean, we aren't going to fight?"

"Uncle, this Island Master He must have some trump cards. Why don't we change places? There are still many sea areas to the east..."

Wansi Song slapped the table with a "bang": "Within a hundred miles, the most suitable place is here. I've also inquired these past few days; the one surnamed He only has a dozen or so people who can fight, and it's said there's that one big demon, while the rest are all shrimp soldiers and crab generals. As for some demon army, there isn't even a shadow of one! So what if his few subordinates are fierce? We launch a surprise attack, six hundred against a dozen; we'll crush them! In a few days, when the Emperor Flowing Nectar arrives, it will be an even better opportunity!"

He sneered coldly: "If you don't want to fight, you go back to the shore yourself!"

Wansi Feng endured his anger: "This place is surrounded by water on all sides. If our operation fails or is leaked, even escaping will be difficult. Does the Lu family have any assistance or support?"

To launch an attack, shouldn't one plan a retreat first?

Wansi Song's eyes flickered: "I will find the Lu family and have them prepare maritime support."

Seeing Wansi Feng looking displeased, he patted his nephew's shoulder: "As long as our action is fast enough, Island Master He won't even have time to summon the yin serpent. Besides, that thing is only powerful in the water; once it's on land, its ability will be greatly reduced. Now tell me, what is there to fear about Island Master He?"

Wansi Feng was speechless.

From the intelligence they had gathered, the strength of the Yangshan Archipelago was indeed limited; there were too few elite soldiers and fierce generals, and too many rabble.

They were used to fighting on the battlefield and knew well that the rabble could only fight when things were going smoothly and could not handle a surprise attack at all.

Rising up on the night of the Emperor Flowing Nectar and picking off a few elites, the rest would not be worth worrying about.

This tactic seemed correct, but his spiritual sense kept warning him that it was still too risky.

He also had no evidence to dispel his uncle's idea.

Just then, a subordinate reported: "Old Yu is here, and he brought two more people this time."

Old Yu was the contact person sent by Lu Zhensheng.

Brought two more people? The Wansi uncle and nephew looked at each other: "Let them in."

Old Yu was thin, dark, and looked like a resident of Suoding Island who made a living by fishing and farming, but the other two had eyes that shone with sharpness and a steady stance.

The Wansi uncle and nephew were from a military background and could tell at a glance that these two were veterans from the battlefield.

The Bailong people all kept their hands on their weapons, their eyes filled with murderous intent.

Old Yu hurriedly laughed it off: "What is this for? We are all friends, all friends, let's not hurt the harmony!"

Who is friends with whom? Wansi Song squinted at him: "Where did these two come from? What did you tell them?"

"These are friends introduced by our master to work with you."

Wansi Song grabbed his collar and squeezed words through his teeth: "They know everything?"

That Lu fellow was too unreliable, spreading their plan to seize the island everywhere and randomly stuffing people in with them?

"We know." Ye Qing stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Our goals are the same; we can work together."

Wansi Song said very bluntly: "Not interested."

He gave a wink, and the Bailong people swarmed up, intending to mince these three into meat paste.

(End of chapter)