A few minutes later, Hou Li, who was standing on the top of the yacht, saw a rubber speedboat approaching from the confluence of the rivers in the distance.

The speedboat swerved left and right from time to time, and it looked as if bombs were constantly exploding behind it, causing the water surface to swell repeatedly.

As they drew closer and looked more closely, Hou Li suddenly felt his legs go weak.

He saw a terrifying dark shadow hanging behind the speedboat, attacking it intermittently, which was why the speedboat kept zigzagging.

From a distance, it was impossible to discern what the dark shape was, but it was definitely monstrous.

Below the yacht, Red Fox's urgent voice suddenly came through the jackal mercenary's earpiece: "Eagle, abandon the equipment and jump ship now!"

Without hesitation, the eagle took off its headphones and other belongings, stood up, took a few running steps, and jumped into the Qiantang River.

"Thump."

Hearing the sound of someone jumping into the water, Hou Li turned to look down. The mercenary who had been in charge of the equipment on the boat had jumped into the water and was swimming quickly toward the riverbank in one direction.

At this moment, as the speedboat got closer and closer, the shouts, engine sounds, and the sound of Ao Guang splashing on the water could be heard from the other side.

In his fear, Hou Li suddenly realized that these damned mercenaries wanted to use him as a shield and a scapegoat.

Hou Li immediately shouted into the cabin.

"Move the boat quickly, get away from that speedboat, and be fast."

These bastards who live on the edge should definitely be reported on the international mercenary website.

...

"Damn it, that swindler spotted us! Hurry up!" Fang shouted, looking at the yacht that had begun to slowly move in the distance.

"He's too late." Red Fox, his face covered in sweat, looked both ahead and behind. He had been at the helm since the beginning, and the psychological pressure he was facing was undoubtedly the greatest.

...

"It's too late." Wu You smiled with her eyes closed.

Ao Guang's eyesight far surpasses that of humans. With a clarity almost comparable to daytime, it had already spotted the hastily starting yacht at the confluence of the Qinglong River and the Qiantang River.

At this location and at this time, it would be unbelievable that this white luxury yacht was docked here and had nothing to do with the attackers.

"Ao Guang, don't let any of them escape."

...

The inflatable speedboat, which was already close to the yacht, was about to make an angle to go around to the front of the yacht, but before the boat had even finished its maneuver, the dragon that had been following closely behind suddenly accelerated.

Ao Guang flicked his tail at the bottom of the river.

With a loud "boom," the entire azure dragon emerged from the water amidst surging waves.

Ao Guang seemed to slither across the waves as if weightless, overtaking speedboats and yachts in just a few seconds to reach the surface of the Qiantang River, sweeping his tail across the water.

The waters of the Qiantang River on one side suddenly surged upwards, instantly creating a huge wave hundreds of meters long and several stories high, which rolled towards the yachts and speedboats.

Hou Li on the yacht and the jackal mercenaries on the speedboat stared blankly at the giant wave surging from the river.

The roaring waves brought an apocalyptic experience.

Red Fox was the first to react, shouting frantically beside Tide, "Hold on tight, prepare for the impact!"

The words had barely left his mouth.

"boom..."

The raging river crashed into the speedboat, followed by the yacht, sweeping both boats and the people who had fallen into the water back into the Qinglong River. Even the eagle that had jumped into the water earlier and swam quite far away was not spared.

At some point, a light mist began to rise from the surface of the river in this section of the waterway.

Before long, the fog had thickened to the point where visibility was reduced to 5 meters.

Hou Li and his men, along with nine Jackal mercenaries, a total of 11 people, were all swept away to the riverbank at a bend in the Qinglong River, where two boats were stranded not far from them.

Some of the people were unconscious while others were awake. Those who were unconscious were naturally unaffected, but those who were awake were staring at the river in terror.

Although they couldn't see anything because of the fog, they knew that the dragon might be outside.

"Cough cough cough cough... Ugh..."

Hou Li woke up, turned over and vomited the river water he had swallowed. Just as he was about to stand up, a large hand grabbed his clothes and lifted him up.

"Just how many things have you been hiding from us!" Red Fox angrily held Hou Li up, veins bulging on his face.

Do you know what we're facing?! Do you even know?

Hou Li felt like he couldn't breathe: "Let go... I don't know... what you're... talking about..."

He did see the speedboat being chased by some kind of water monster, but that had absolutely nothing to do with him. On the contrary, the mercenaries were trying to shift the blame, and now they were trying to bite him back.

Red Fox, holding Hou Li, looked at his stubborn refusal to admit anything (Red Fox imagined it herself) and wished she could snap his neck.

Suddenly, Hou Li stopped struggling and stared wide-eyed at the river behind Red Fox, his face pale.

The voices of the other mercenaries also disappeared as if suddenly silenced.

Red Fox's body stiffened, and she released her grip on Hou Li's collar. The latter fell onto the riverbank but still stared intently at the river.

The sound of splashing water could be heard.

Ao Guang's enormous body parted the mist and slowly appeared before everyone, stepping on the water. His dragon eyes stared at them with a mocking expression.

Two dragon whiskers danced gracefully around the azure dragon's body.

"It's...it's a dragon..." Hou Li's face was completely blank.

Strangely, his thinking hadn't stopped; instead, he was still engaging in divergent thought.

Hou Li felt that he was getting into more and more trouble lately, and the people he provoked were all more powerful and ruthless than the last. This invisible trouble-making buff seemed to be rapidly escalating, and now it had reached a level that was no longer human.

After Ao Guang appeared, he only glanced at the others before focusing his attention solely on Hou Li.

Hou Li sighed inwardly, "It really was me!"

Red Fox and the other Jackal mercenaries saw everything clearly. At that moment, anger briefly overwhelmed their fear. They clenched their fists tightly and roared in their hearts: It really was him!

...

Wu You had already recognized who was standing on the yacht; it turned out they were here for Old Bai.

...

A stream of water flowed upstream from the river surface to the riverbank, winding its way into a string of numbers on the ground.

All 11 people instinctively looked down at the ground.

Hou Li subconsciously read out the string of numbers at his feet: “150xxxxxxxx”.

He pondered its meaning, but this feeling was so strange. Holy crap, could it be a phone number?

In this atmosphere, Hou Li took out the new waterproof Apple phone from his pocket.

At that moment, everyone inexplicably understood the correct look in Ao Guanglong's eyes.

Swallowing hard, Hou Li dialed the number.

The call was answered after only one ring, and Wu You's clear voice came through the phone.

One sentence extinguished all hope.

“Hey, Mr. Hou, I’ve heard Mr. Bai mention you before. We met in Shanyin last time, do you remember?”

"Mr. Wu? I remember, I remember!"

"Oh, so you know I'm Mr. Wu. So the people tonight were indeed sent by you."

Hou Li broke out in a cold sweat: "Mr. Wu, please let me explain. How could I dare to offend you? I just wanted to ask Bai Yanxi, no, I wanted to ask the elderly Dr. Bai to help treat a patient. The other party has a very powerful background, and I accidentally offended them. This was out of necessity."

Hou Li rattled off a rapid-fire explanation.

Wu You picked at his ear and said, "Alright, alright, I didn't say I was going to do anything to you. If I really have to deal with you, it depends on what Elder Bai thinks."

"Yes, yes, our Hou family owes Elder Bai too much. If Elder Bai gives me a chance, I will definitely kowtow and admit my mistakes!"

Wu You found it very boring. The other party didn't say anything tough, and was just acting like a coward. Even if he wanted to show off, it wasn't deep enough.

But what should we do with them? Kill them?

Ao Guang's gaze suddenly changed as he looked at the crowd, and a thick, viscous aura of death enveloped them.

Don't get excited, Ao Guang, I was just thinking about it!

The people on the riverbank felt as if they had just been on the edge of a death cliff, with only one foot on it, their lives hanging by a thread.

Fortunately, this feeling disappeared quickly, leaving only a feeling of exhaustion.

"Mr. Wu... please... forgive me this time." Hou Li pleaded, not daring to say another word, fearing he might offend Wu You.

Wu You suddenly had a brilliant idea. He grinned and said enigmatically into the phone:

"You are just ordinary people. Considering this is your first offense, I will not pursue the matter further today. You can leave in the rubber boat."

Hou Li felt as if he had been granted a pardon: "Don't worry, Mr. Wu, I will go back and transfer the yacht to your name immediately."

Wu You smiled slightly; talking to smart people is so effortless.

"You know what should and shouldn't be said today, right? I don't need to remind you."

Hou Li nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, I understand, I understand. We'll leave right away. I will definitely go to Elder Bai's house to kowtow."

...

Wu You stretched on the bed, having just received a luxury yacht for free. Hou Li was truly a lucky charm.