Chapter 455: The Goods Are Pure

In the center of the valley, a deep blue light flickered.

Rich spiritual energy, mixed into the warm current, flowed slowly.

The anomaly had yet to appear, but the entire valley had already become extraordinary.

The scattered water weeds in the rock crevices had grown into thickets in just a few days, and the fluorescent vines planted over several miles had expanded by more than several times.

At dusk, corresponding to the rosy clouds, the sun seemed to sink from the horizon into the valley.

More and more fish followed their instincts to gather, but hindered by the prestige of the Frog Clan and the Dragon-Man Clan, they dared not approach.

The most restless were the Iron-Head Fish, followed by the Lantern Fish and the Pufferfish clans.

The three clans had surged upstream from the ocean at roughly the same time, their attachment was tight, and they stood guard from over ten miles away, eyeing them covetously.

The North Fish clan alone had gathered nineteen Iron-Head Fish demons, twelve of whom could mimic human form, holding rugged weapons refined from plate armor; their prestige was formidable, and their strength was by no means comparable to ordinary water demons.

If one added the Lantern Fish and Pufferfish, this number could rise to a terrifying twenty-five!

If the water demons were like this, the Great Spirit Monsters and Spirit Monsters went without saying.

Such unprecedented power could easily flatten a weak prefecture city.

Yet, there were even more people on the opposite side!

Whether it was the high-level or the base-level, their numbers were completely crushed.

In the clashes over the past two days, not only had the three clans not gained the slightest advantage,

they had suffered heavy losses!

Dozens of Great Spirit Monsters had died, and even one fish demon had been lost!

Outside the valley.

The defensive line was divided into three layers.

Frogs of all sizes gathered to form the first defensive line.

They were of various colors, squatting at the bottom of the water holding large anchors or steel forks. Whenever an Iron-Head Fish approached, they would brandish their weapons and charge fearlessly. The Iron-Head Fish demons that were taken down were the handiwork of the Frog Clan.

Yesterday, a Yellow-Skin Frog Mobile Corps Commander dragged two opponents at once, paying the price of a severe injury to create an excellent opportunity for his colleague, the Captain of the Guards, who furiously beheaded one of the opponent's great generals!

This terrified the Iron-Head Fish into "sounding the gong and retreating" that day.

The fish demon's corpse was still impaled on a steel fork, its head and tail drooping, suspended in the center of the valley as a demonstration.

Above the Frog Clan were the hundreds of Dragon-Men and White Sturgeon that made up the second defensive line.

The Dragon-Man Clan had a high lower limit but a low upper limit; among the hundreds, most were Wolf Smoke Martial Artists, which was the same level as the Great Spirit Monsters.

Most of them hovered in the middle of the water layer, their white clothes fluttering, relying on their flexible characteristics to communicate and cooperate with the Frog Clan of the first defensive line and the River Patrol Office of the third defensive line, enlivening the entire defensive system.

At the top water surface, the third defensive line.

The large ships and small boats of the River Patrol Office were spread out, arranged in a staggered and orderly fashion, as if someone had scattered a handful of dried vegetable seeds on the water, floating without sinking.

Compared to the Dragon-Men and the Frog Clan, the River Patrol Office had fewer people, but they won on the basis of exceptionally high quality. With ten Great Martial Artists crashing down, cooperating with the Frog Clan and the Dragon-Man Clan, the number of high-end combatants was nearly double that of the opposite side!

Especially these ten Great Martial Artists, more than half were in the peak state of opening the Profound Light and smelting the hundred meridians!

Wei Lin, draped in a red robe, squatted on a bamboo pole, gazing at the canyon emitting a blue halo as he rose and fell.

"The anomaly is about to appear."

Zuo Heng nodded: "Within today, there will definitely be a fight; it won't remain in a stalemate forever."

"Wanna bet?"

Zuo Heng raised an eyebrow: "Bet on what?"

"Who can keep the life of one fish demon."

"Hmm, let me ponder it carefully first."

On the deck.

Ran Zhongshi was distributing today's strategic supplies.

Liang Qu picked up a quiver, grabbed the twelve arrows inside, and patiently checked the quality of each one.

The fifty-refined Profound Water Arrows were extremely extraordinary; the sides of the arrowheads were as smooth as mirrors, capable of reflecting a person's hair.

Tilted slightly, there seemed to be water waves flowing, the silver light glistening, the cold edge sharp, making one unable to help but feel happy.

Two quivers a day; the ones from the previous two days hadn't even been used up before another batch was stockpiled.

On the left side of the deck, Xu Yuelong leaned against the ship's railing. Seeing Wei Lin and Zuo Heng squatting on a bamboo pole whispering, he always felt the two were speaking ill of him.

Zuo Heng and Sui Hongyan, these two scoundrels, had cut thousands of taels of ship ticket money from him, promising to help take sides.

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They did take sides, but turned around and joined the few people from the Three Judicial Departments to scrape together enough silver for Wei Lin...

Xu Yuelong detested the behavior of these few people who stood on two boats. While slandering them, a soldier climbed out of the water and hurried over to report the situation to Ran Zhongshi.

Seeing Ran Zhongshi's astonished expression, Xu Yuelong asked curiously: "What happened?"

Ran Zhongshi turned his head and replied: "The ship anchors on the four, six, seven, and eight green boats have been stolen!"

Xu Yuelong blinked.

"Stolen the anchors? When?"

"Not very clear. The soldier said they disappeared when he got up this morning. They searched the bottom of the water for a long time but couldn't find them. The iron chains look like they were violently torn off by someone. It should have happened last night."

Liang Qu, who was listening on the side, scratched his temple.

Fighting the Iron-Head Fish in the middle of the night yesterday, he vaguely saw a large frog carrying a ship anchor on its shoulder that looked very much like the one on his own green boat, with half an iron chain dragging from the handle, and he thought it was an illusion...

Ran Zhongshi and Xu Yuelong were both silent.

Both of them thought of the "culprit."

"Forget it, let's pretend we didn't notice. Are there spares on the ship?"

"Yes."

"Keep an eye on things at all times; don't let someone snatch the hook without you even knowing."

A ship anchor here or there wasn't worth much money. It wasn't worth the effort to argue with the Frog Clan over this and ruin the impression.

Afternoon.

The blue light in the valley flickered more and more frequently, bringing with it a scorched smell in the air.

A Dragon-Man floated to the surface and whispered a few words to Xu Yuelong.

The entire team gradually became restless.

Liang Qu filled his mouthguard with elixirs and strapped on his Fubo. Xu Yuelong reached out and pressed his shoulder, staring into the distance.

A small boat drifted quickly from the intersection of water and sky.

Bai Yinbin stood at the bow. After approaching, he leaped onto the ship, panting.

Xu Yuelong stepped forward quickly: "Have the goods arrived?"

Bai Yinbin nodded vigorously.

"They're here. The four wide-bellied square boats are right behind me, watched by Brother Lu and Brother Ren. There are a total of 1,205,400-plus jin. Yi Peng and I checked them; they are deep blue and very pure!"

Bai Yinbin looked around and, seeing everyone sharpening their swords, rubbed his hands: "Are we going to fight?"

"We are going to fight, but you don't need to come. Take the fleet and go directly to trade with the elders of the Dragon-Man Clan!"

"Ah?"

"The anomaly will appear either tomorrow or the day after. The sooner the goods are delivered, the better, so as not to have long nights and many dreams!"

Bai Yinbin was quite reluctant, but obeyed the order: "Yes!"

Turning to leave, Xu Yuelong called him back: "Wait a moment, Ashui, you go with him. If it gets chaotic when we really start fighting, we might not be able to look after you."

Liang Qu frowned: "I am now also..."

Fighting together immediately, this laziness must not be taken.

"It's not that we are worried about your safety, it's special care. Only when you are not here can we feel at ease cooperating with the Dragon-Men," Xu Yuelong said.

In the past two days, they had met with the high-level Dragon-Men more than once.

Reminded, under Xu Yuelong's careful observation, he could always find several high-level officials whose gazes often drifted toward Liang Qu!

From Xu Yuelong's perspective, this was ironclad proof that Liang Qu had secretly passed information to let the Dragon-Men discover it!

When the war starts later, it will be messy, and who knows what unexpected situations might arise.

Ran Zhongshi agreed: "That's right, Ashui, you act together with Yinbin and the others, it's safer. Furthermore, the ice transport ships are coming over, and they might enter the line of sight of some people, requiring more power to protect."

After hearing Ran Zhongshi's words, Xu Yuelong felt great agreement.

"The Ghost Mother Sect has yet to show its head, and they might be waiting for an opportunity all along. If the ice transport ships come over and happen to break into their line of sight, it is indeed unsafe. Zhongshi, you go with them, it's safer to have a Great Martial Artist."

"Ah?"

"Ah what ah? Hurry up! Speed up the ice transport ships!"

The words had reached this point.

Ran Zhongshi and Liang Qu both jumped onto Bai Yinbin's small boat, moving away from the center of the battlefield.

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