Chapter 3124: Encirclement and Suppression of Tiangang Lianhuanwu
At this moment, the water ghosts who had already landed in front suddenly shouted loudly.
When the people on the boat heard the sound, they immediately looked out, but they were too far away, and it was still dark, so apart from vaguely seeing the people standing at the ferry shouting something loudly, they knew nothing else.
However, on the big ship in front, Li Chen and his companions were struck by lightning after hearing the news.
He walked quickly to the head of the bed and gripped the fence tightly with both hands.
"What did they say?!"
After hearing what those people were saying, the faces of the few close associates who followed him turned pale. One of them said in disbelief, "Elder, they said, they said that Hengsheng Bank is deserted."
“How is that possible!?”
It was not known whether it was because the wind suddenly blew up at this moment, and the ups and downs of the river caused the boat to shake as well, or because he was originally standing unsteadily, but the moment he heard these words, Li Chen staggered, and the wooden railing in his hand seemed to suddenly turn into ups and downs of waves, and he couldn't hold on to it no matter how hard he tried.
His fingers were almost digging into the wood.
He murmured, "That's impossible. Something must have happened. Aren't Lu Taining and the others stationed in Xiajiang Town? They can't leave without orders from Tiangang Lianhuanwu."
The confidant was also a little flustered and said hurriedly, "Let them come up first and ask them clearly before we talk!"
So, he asked someone to take the few people who had already boarded the ferry back on board. Li Chen's steps were heavy as if they were filled with lead. He walked up to those people and looked at them with a pale face: "What happened? Why is there no one at the Hang Seng Bank?"
Those people looked panicked and stammered, "Elder, when we went there, the Hang Seng Bank was indeed deserted."
"They only left a dumb man to look after the house, who knew nothing."
"We asked people around us, and they said, they said—"
Li Chen looked at the man with wide eyes: "What did they say?"
"They said that just a month ago, the people from Hang Seng Bank seemed to have received some news and left overnight. Even the businesses they left behind were left with no one to take care of them."
"how so?"
Li Chen couldn't believe his ears and stood there for a moment without reacting. The water ghosts looked at him in a whisper. Seeing that they seemed to be hesitant to speak, Li Chen immediately said, "What else do you have? Say it quickly!"
The leader whispered, "We also heard, heard—"
"What else is there? Tell me!"
"I heard that after you and Elder Fang left... the imperial court entered Xingluo Lake and, together with the Imperial Tomb Temple, surrounded and attacked Tiangang Lianhuanwu."
"What?!"
This time, Li Chen couldn't even stand steadily. He staggered forward, grabbed the man by the collar, and lifted him up from the ground. Li Chen gritted his teeth, his face twisted almost out of shape, and asked through gritted teeth, "The imperial court is sieging Tiangang Lianhuanwu. What's going on now? What's the situation inside Xingluo Lake now?"
The water ghost's eyes turned red, and he whispered, "Everything inside is destroyed."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Chen let go of his hand.
He staggered two steps and fell to the ground. When he looked up again, he saw Li Chen taking several steps back. In an instant, he looked dozens of years older, and even his hair seemed to have turned white.
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