Martial Arts Escort System: I Got A Maxed Level Divine Technique From The Beginning-Chapter 380 - 194 Water Yama_3

"The Hongye Gang Leader is extremely insightful, almost divinely so, and that’s exactly the case here."

Su Mo smiled and nodded: "As I was passing by along the way, the heroes on the river had all vanished. I had already felt that something strange was afoot, but never would I have imagined that everyone would be gathered here... Just what kind of major event would bring all the heroes together like this. May I be enlightened as to what is going on?"

"This matter... well, we are all in a fog about it."

ZhuGe Changtian and the others exchanged puzzled glances and then sighed before the Hongye Gang Leader spoke up: "Lord Su, the Chief of the Escort sees things clearly; our group has always made a living on these waters.

"The river has always been turbulent with its fair share of troubles. Nevertheless, each of us has held our own territories, which has kept the situation relatively stable.

"However, not long ago, out of nowhere, several downstream thieves unexpectedly sent out a joint letter, wanting us to join them!"

"Join?"

Su Mo raised an eyebrow.

"Heh, they speak of joining, but it is merely submission in disguise."

The Xuanlong Water Village Chief sneered: "Those people must have choked on their meals at home and got bored, needing to stir up some commotion. They slap the top and concoct schemes on a whim.

"Yet such tales, once started, are not trivial... Therefore, we cannot take them lightly.

"That’s why we contacted all the chiefs, convened a meeting here in Hongye Gang territory, and also took the opportunity to appreciate the local customs."

"Bah!"

When the Hongye Gang Leader heard this, she slammed the table angrily: "If you dare have any designs against my Hongye Gang, do you believe that I will hang your head above the main gate?"

"...I wouldn’t dare to provoke you women."

The Xuanlong Water Village Chief waved his hand dismissively: "Returning to the matter at hand... Lord Su may not know, after our group deliberated together, we decided not to agree to this baseless proposition. This sudden establishment of an alliance and their intentions behind it are something none of us understand.

"How can we join such an alliance?

"Therefore, we all came together, sent back a letter, communicating that the current state of affairs is good, and each family has its own stability, hence the matter of the alliance should be dropped.

"Of course, though the letter was sent out like that, it’s not hard to guess how they would respond.

"That’s why we’ve been preparing all along.

"Sure enough, the other day, a letter pinned with a hidden weapon suddenly appeared, hammered right above the Hongye Gang Leader’s bedhead."

"Bedhead?"

ZhuGe Changtian was startled.

The Hongye Gang Leader’s face turned ashen: "Think again?"

"Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue."

The Xuanlong Village Chief quickly corrected himself: "It was the window, the window... The letter was their challenge to us, stating that they will soon come to ensure the formation of this alliance. If we agree, naturally, there will be a thousand benefits. If we resist, we must watch our own lives!

"Heh, we are not people who are easily frightened; the more they speak like this, the harder we find it tolerable.

"Therefore, the brothers from various families have joined together to form a boat formation here, ready to face the enemies at any moment!" freewёbnoνel.com

The Xuanlong Water Village Chief summarized the whole matter as succinctly as possible.

Su Mo tapped the table gently with his fingers, nodding slightly: "Who exactly are the adversaries?"

"There are many... Yushui Pavilion, Tiewang Gang, Hengjiang Alliance are among them.

"However, most unexpectedly within this lot, there is one difficult personage."

"Oh?"

Su Mo looked at ZhuGe Changtian: "May I know who this person is?"

"One of the well-known great thieves Along the River, Water Yama Qi Shaoming!"

Water Yama!?

Su Mo’s brow furrowed slightly, unfamiliar with the name.

He subconsciously glanced at Wei Ziyi.

Finding that Wei Ziyi looked just as perplexed as he was, he then realized Wei Ziyi was not Yang Xiaoyun.

Yang Xiaoyun was familiar with this stretch of Dongcheng and knew quite a lot about the Along the River thieves, though not exhaustively.

However, Wei Ziyi was less informed about these matters, but if you were to talk about the Dongcheng Demon Sect, she could discuss it with you for three days and nights without repeating a word.

"Lord Su, the Chief of the Escort, may not be aware."

As he was thinking, the voice of the Hongye Gang Leader reached his ear:

"This Water Yama is like the evil ghost of the river, wandering above the riverbanks, drifting everywhere.

"Whenever the mood strikes him, he might suddenly board a merchant ship to raid and rob.

"In his idle time, he may even fish by the bank, appearing to have no quarrel with the world.

"He is a lone wolf with no burdens, and with his martial arts skill so formidable, few can match him.

"Therefore... Between the two rivers, everyone is extremely wary of this man, and his reputation is enormous."

"True, the most unexpected element in this affair is the involvement of this man in the alliance.

"If they lead an assault, it is certain he will be among them, which makes him very difficult to deal with."

The Xuanlong Water Village Chief nodded in agreement.

Only to hear ZhuGe Changtian slamming the table: "This is preposterous; what have we to fear? All the brothers are by our side, and now we are at a juncture of life and death.

"If we win, we will still have a place on these riverbanks.

"If we lose... Well if we die, so be it. And if we don’t, we will just join others as dogs under their command!

"From then on, our livelihoods will be at the mercy of the master."

"Bullshit! Are you scared?"

"My view is that, for the time being, we should try to find out why exactly Qi Shaoming is banding together with them?"

"They will come not many days from now; where is the time to deliberate further?"

At this moment, the group was quarreling back and forth.

Seeing this, Wei Ziyi couldn’t help looking at Su Mo, her brow slightly furrowed.

With enemies at the gates, it was impossible to find unity within; when battle came, they would be as disorganized as sand.

Su Mo watched them quietly with his arms folded and did not speak. But as their argument grew more heated, suddenly, a burst of laughter echoed.

"Ha ha ha ha!!

"I was wondering where you all had gone that I had such trouble finding you.

"Who would have thought you were all gathered here arguing?

"This is absolutely ridiculous!"

"Who is there?"

Upon hearing this, ZhuGe Changtian and the others immediately leapt up, and in the blink of an eye, had moved outside of the cabin.

However, the voice of the speaker was coming from the surface of the water:

"I am Qi Shaoming!!!"