Chapter 23

After Li Xiao descended from the castle,

he walked straight toward the Evil Dragon Pirates gathering in the square.

Seeing this,

all the fish-men of the Evil Dragon Pirates instinctively stepped back to the side,

clearing a path!

Li Xiao followed the cleared path forward

and saw the Evil Dragon surrounded at the center point.

To his surprise,

although the Evil Dragon was still unconscious and on the brink of death,

his breathing was gradually stabilizing,

and his vital signs also seemed to have stabilized!

Li Xiao knew very well

that his strike just now,

although only slightly serious,

was absolutely a sword strike that touched the execution line for the Evil Dragon!

The injury inflicted on him would be enough to leave him critically wounded even if he didn't die,

and the chance of survival was likely not even one in ten!

However,

Li Xiao had somewhat underestimated the powerful physique of the fish-men.

After timely hemostasis and simple treatment,

he actually managed to hold on!

Regarding this,

although Li Xiao felt quite surprised,

he had no intention of delivering a finishing blow.

After all, Li Xiao was going to take the entire Evil Dragon Pirates to exchange for a bounty anyway,

so whether they were dead or alive made little difference!

Being alive was actually better,

as they could walk themselves on the way to the Marine branch,

saving him the trouble.

Li Xiao looked around,

and spoke to the fish-men surrounding him:

"Rest assured, I, Li, am not a bloodthirsty person. I have no interest in your lives; I just want to hand you over to the Marines to exchange for some meal money!"

"Hmm, by the way, do you know which Marine branch is closest to here? How do I get there?"

Upon hearing this,

the fish-men around were instantly shocked,

all looking at Li Xiao with strange eyes,

their gazes mixed with a hint of disbelief!

What?

What did you say?

Did I hear that wrong?

Wow,

you want to take us to the Marines to exchange for a bounty,