Everyone looked down at their feet.
Where they stood, there was a large hole in the bottom of the boat, and river water was gushing out.
"Pfft~"
Another muffled thud, and another hole appeared not far away.
This time, everyone saw it clearly and understood how the hole came about.
A long stick was poked directly from the river water to the side of the boat.
The people who had been diving earlier, as well as Lao Jiu, were not wrong; the weapon the other side was using underwater was indeed a long staff.
While everyone was still in shock, Li Hanzhou had already leaped forward and launched an attack.
He swung a paddle violently, striking it down from the air.
While the person was in mid-air, a powerful burst of energy had already traveled more than ten feet and struck downwards.
The target was the breached plank of the ship.
Li Hanzhou was clearly also a seventh-rank martial artist who had mastered Qi.
"Fourth Brother, calm down, this is our boat—"
But clearly, it was too late.
"Bang!"
The waves surged up, tearing up a large section of the hull. This hole was more than ten times larger than the ones others had made.
If the ships hadn't been chained together in a convoy, they would probably have sunk long ago.
"Outrageous. Fourth Brother's name isn't for nothing. He can shake up countless ships."
Li Hanzhou ignored all of that, his gaze icy as he looked at the large hole he had just created, and slowly said:
"I advise you not to move again, or this river will be your burial place."
All eyes turned to that direction.
Sure enough, they saw a figure bobbing up and down in the river through the large hole in the bottom of the boat.
The figure emerged from the water, wearing a close-fitting water jacket, with only its eyes visible.
Even so, one could tell from her graceful figure that she must be a young woman.
"Come aboard and tell me, why did you attack our Lianjiang Water Village's ships? Based on what you say, I will decide whether or not to spare your life."
Li Hanzhou looked down from his superior position, issuing a judgment that would decide the fate of his opponent like a god-king.
However, the woman simply stared at him through her mask, her eyes darting around, without making a move.
"Do you really think I'm joking?"
Li Hanzhou laughed in anger and raised the oar in his hand again.
The eyelids of the people around them twitched.
They had no doubt that as the oar fell, another powerful burst of energy would be unleashed.
That woman, completely wrapped in a water-soaked garment, is likely to stain the Lanjiang River with blood.
But Li Hanzhou's hand failed to land.
Because at that very moment, a soft voice reached his ears.
"I advise you not to move again, or this river will be your burial place."
These were exactly the words he had said to the woman underwater, now being returned to him verbatim.
The soft whispers were clearly coming from right beside him.
Li Hanzhou felt a chill run down his spine and suddenly turned his head to look, only to be greatly frightened.
At that moment, a boy was standing quietly to his right.
With so many people on the ship, not a single one noticed his arrival?
"Phew~"
Li Hanzhou acted decisively; instead of attacking downwards with his oar, he struck the boy beside him with a fierce blow.
The energy vibrated the air, producing an astonishing buzzing sound.
At this moment, Li Hanzhou pushed his Qi cultivation to its limit.
He could feel that the power of this strike was something he had never achieved in his life.
If I could do it a few more times, I might be able to take another step forward and vaguely touch the threshold of innate ability.
But he really didn't want to come back a few more times.
Because the boy beside him truly brought him a feeling of impending doom.
"puff……"
Like a candle flame being blown out in an instant, Li Hanzhou's powerful strike, which had reached the pinnacle of his life, was completely ineffective.
If I had to pinpoint a reason, perhaps it was the wind that ruffled the hem of the other person's clothes.
As his clothes fluttered, the young man used one hand to stop the oar that the other man was swinging, bringing the boat to a steady stop in mid-air.
His powerful energy had vanished completely, like a clay ox sinking into the sea.
"Who are you?"
Li Hanzhou was shocked and his body trembled slightly.
The young man in front of me smiled slightly: "You really don't know?"
"...Chief Escort Lin of the Sihai Escort Agency?"
Young, strong, able to easily withstand my full-force attack, and also has a grudge against Lianjiang Water Village.
Besides this person, Li Hanzhou really couldn't think of anyone else.
"Yes, it's me."
Lin Ce nodded, looked at the many water stronghold chiefs present, and smiled calmly.
"Then, from this moment on, you are under my control. Those who want to die can try to escape."
These words immediately stopped the two village chiefs who were trying to sneak away by jumping into the water.
"You should leave now."
Lin Ce spoke into the large hole in the bottom of the boat, watching as the woman in the tight-fitting water jacket dived away.
This one, of course, is Yu Jiu.
On that day on Black Mountain, Lin Ce told her to return first. She followed the water all the way back, but did not receive any news that the caravan had returned to Hundred Herbs Sect to hand over the goods.
Finally, she continued to explore different parts of the waterway and eventually found the large ship carrying the caravan in a certain area.
By then, the large ship had already sunk to the bottom of the water.
From the various clues, it is clear that the caravan was attacked on their way back.
As a result, the ship was sunk and all the members of the caravan disappeared.
When Lin Ce returned to Sanjiang County, he did not contact Yu Jiu immediately, which led to his challenge to Yan Zheng Martial Arts School.
After the news of the challenge to the leader of Lianjiang Water Village spread, Yu Jiu finally found his way to him at some point.
Lin Ce thus learned the whereabouts of the Lianjiang Water Village's chained ship formation and followed Yu Jiu there.
The previous act of scuttling the ship was merely an act of giving them a taste of their own medicine.
As a half-merman, Yu Jiu's underwater skills were naturally far superior to those of the people from Lianjiang Water Village.
Although there was only Yu Jiu, his diving speed was so fast that he could go from one side to the other in an instant, which made the people of Lianjiang Water Village misjudge and think that there were many people lurking underwater digging boats.
However, the underwater area is Yu Jiu's home turf. Even a seventh-grade martial artist who has mastered Qi might not be able to handle her, let alone those who are weaker. No matter how many people go there, they will just be easy prey.
When used in water, the "Turning Waves Stick Technique" is not only not weakened, but can even stir up the water flow to attack the enemy, making it extremely useful.
The people of the water village watched Yu Jiu dive away and didn't dare to move.
Whether or not the other side continues to stab the ship, it's beyond their control.
The reason everyone cooperated so well was not only because of Lin Ce's amazing performance in suppressing Li Hanzhou with a single move, but also because of another matter.
One of the village chiefs present secretly thought that his trump card was about to arrive.
In order to achieve the greatest results by surprise, he even carefully bypassed Yu Jiu, who had dived away, with his trump card.
It's coming!
Their gazes fell subtly on the gently rippling river surface, and the eyes of the many village chiefs were filled with anticipation.
The next moment, the water broke apart.
A giant shark, several meters long, leaped out of the river and lunged at Lin Ce.
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