From the Dragon and Tiger Cavalry to Hunting Sins and Becoming Saints

Chapter 130 Robbery

Feng Kuangsheng was born and raised here, and felt a sense of shared sorrow for the fallen, but Fu Que was different. Although he also had a strange feeling, that was all.

In a corner of Yuntai Prefecture, an ordinary port prefecture in the empire, Fu Que felt the power of the vast torrent of worldly affairs, and he believed that with his abilities and obsessions, he could only go with the flow and could not stir up any waves.

Just as the battle at Xuanjia Sect was raging, a medium-sized barge with a red sail flag came speeding from the outside of the waterway. The speed of the ship was very fast, obviously indicating that it had something important to do.

Three or four people stood on the bow deck. The one in the lead looked anxious, and his aura fluctuated with the true energy of a mid-stage Qi Refining martial artist.

Aside from the three or four people around him, there were dozens of guards protecting him throughout the barge, all with serious expressions and gripping their weapons tightly.

As the medium-sized barge rapidly approached, the Tiger Cavalry's combat barge also lay across the waterway.

As the medium-sized barge gradually came into focus, one of the Tiger Riders turned to look at Fu Que. Fu Que took a deep breath, and a scroll unfolded in his mind.

Black ripples rippled in his eyes. Fu Que stepped forward and drew his sword. In the next instant, the Embroidered Spring Blade made a vertical slash, and the power of wind element gathered in front of the blade.

A waterspout suddenly rose up, carrying a fierce wind and torrential rain towards the medium-sized barge. Just as the waterspout was about to hit the bow, the leading man rolled up his cloak, and a fierce wind also rose up from nowhere. The invisible airflow smashed the waterspout, shattering it into a shower of water droplets.

The speeding medium-sized barge had to slow down. Fu Que had just made his move, which was merely a greeting. If he were to approach without any regard for consequences, it wouldn't be a greeting, but rather a direct attack on the ship.

Even disregarding the elite Tiger Cavalry hidden in various locations, the sheer number of crossbow muzzles on the Tiger Cavalry battle barges was something this medium-sized battle barge could not possibly contend with.

The speeding medium-sized barge wisely slowed down and stopped half an arrow's length away, which was exactly the shortest distance the barge could turn around.

"What do we do, boss?"

The people on the medium-sized barge asked in a low voice the question posed by the leader who had shattered the waterspout.

"I don't know either. No one usually uses this waterway. The current is rapid and there are all sorts of undercurrents. Even experienced sailors are not always safe to use this waterway. I only risked using this waterway because I received an emergency rescue. I would never normally come here."

"Why is there such a sophisticated combat barge here all of a sudden? Barges aren't something you can just buy and be done with; maintenance and upkeep are crucial. Otherwise, they're just decorations."

The leader frowned and responded in a low voice.

"I planted this tree, I opened this road; if you want to pass, leave your toll!"

The company commander intended to give Fu Que more experience, so he chose Fu Que to be the one to greet them this time. When the medium-sized barge stopped, it was Fu Que who naturally went to greet them.

He stood beside the bare flagpole, about to recite his prepared address, when suddenly he remembered something. With a hint of irony and an inexplicable sense of pity, he uttered that classic line from a bygone era.

"What nonsense are you spouting? Do you really think you're some kind of river pirate?"

Nan Zongqi glanced at Fu Que with dissatisfaction. Fu Que was someone he had recruited, so he would naturally pay a little attention to him. If Fu Que performed well, he would also receive some benefits that he wouldn't normally get because of Fu Que's recruitment.

Fu Que is good in every way. Whether it's his combat talent, execution ability, or work attitude, he's impeccable. It's just that he's prone to being neurotic from time to time, which has been mentioned several times in the mission reports.

"I'd rather we were river bandits now, at least then we'd be risking our lives for money. But we're here to risk our lives for money, so I just hope these people will be smart and back off."

No matter what, it's still very painful to see your own people kill each other, especially when these people are considered to be law-abiding citizens.

Another tiger rider whispered.

Do you know these people?

"We don't really know each other, just nodding acquaintances. The one in the lead is from the Xuanjia Sect. Now, relying on the name of the Xuanjia Sect, he runs a lake bottom water farm, which is doing very well. The aquatic products he produces are sold to tiger dens."

The tiger rider explained, "At the time, I was protecting the manager in charge of purchasing during the procurement process."

"Damn it, if you say that, their deaths will directly affect at least a hundred families, and indirectly affect many more. These people are the backbone of the nation's destiny."

"Kill a batch today, wipe out another batch tomorrow. If this goes on for too long, the ghostly national fortune will still be produced. Without this kind of divine power as an anchor and bait, those monsters and demons will become restless again. In the end, won't we be the ones cleaning up the mess?"

While the Tiger Cavalry were exchanging hushed complaints, on the medium-sized barge, the leader frowned even more deeply upon hearing Fu Que's shouts.

That's a lie. What kind of bandits would come to this turbulent, backwater place to set up camp? A combat barge, even if it's just a small boat, might be able to get here with the help of an experienced sailor, but a heavy, bulky merchant ship would never be able to.

Hijacking a warship instead of a merchant ship is something only a crazy leader would do, otherwise he would never do it.

If the leader could think of this, his trusted subordinates certainly couldn't have been unaware of it either. They immediately whispered, "Boss, there's a problem."

The group consisted mostly of the leaders' fellow disciples from the Xuanjia Sect. They had worked together to establish a base at the bottom of a lake, and their understanding of each other was excellent. They could basically know what the other was thinking just by starting a conversation.

"I know, but they're trying to dodge the question, so we'll just go along with it. Right now, the sect must be in grave danger, otherwise the sect leader wouldn't have activated his life tablet to send us reinforcements. We can't get entangled with them here; we must get to Linjiang City as soon as possible."

The leader responded in a low voice, then bowed to Fu Que with a smile on his face: "Brother, you are wise. We are just a patrol barge, ordered to return to the sect to report. We have no rare resources, and the ship is full of fighting guards."

However, you, sir, have diligently maintained the safety of the waterways by slaying demons amidst the fierce winds and torrential rain. We, the passing ships, are naturally indebted to you. This small token of our appreciation is a token of our appreciation for your kindness, a small token of our appreciation to help you heroes relieve your fatigue.

As he spoke, he nodded to the people around him.

Two trusted confidants, both from the Xuanjia Sect, were naturally worried about the sect's safety. Without uttering a single word, they quickly retrieved an exquisite box from inside the cabin.

The leader, wielding his Wind-type True Qi, manipulated the airflow to deliver the exquisite box to Fu Que.

"not enough!"

Fu Que didn't even look at them, and spoke directly to the leader.

"...."

A flash of anger crossed the leader's eyes.