On the Lanjiang River, as Lin Ce abruptly stopped, an eerie silence fell over the scene.
Only the colossal wave that swept across the sky lost its support at this moment, turning into powerless water droplets that drifted down.
The bandit leaders standing nearby had their pupils dilate at that moment, completely dumbfounded.
They had never seen such a divinely powerful method before.
Is there really such a huge gap between innate and acquired factors?
The two innate martial artists from Lianjiang Water Village also fell silent at this moment.
As innate martial artists themselves, they are the ones who can best understand the terrifying nature of this.
With Lin Ce's astonishing performance, even if the two of them joined forces, they would probably be no match for him.
They exchanged a glance, then Dugu Wang cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Lin Ce and said in a deep voice:
"This matter was wrongly handled by Lianjiang Water Village. Everything is up to Chief Escort Lin to decide."
"Boss—"
The other village chiefs shouted in unison.
"What's all the fuss about? The chief will make his own decision."
Zhong Shiqi, the "Lancang Scholar," stared at the village chiefs, his face equally gloomy.
It was only at this moment that he finally came to his senses.
Even though they have two innate martial artists on their side, they are still in a passive position at this moment.
"Since that's the case, shall we end it here for today?"
Since the two opponents had shown weakness first, Lin Ce did not intend to fight to the death.
Although he was confident that he could subdue the two, he knew that if they really fought, the aftershocks of a battle between innate martial artists might injure the people in the escort agency.
This is something he is unwilling to accept.
And clearly, the two innate martial artists on the Lianjiang Water Village side had the same idea.
They also could not afford the risk of the entire water village being buried with them.
"Fourth brother, you take the lead and send a few ships to escort the members of the Four Seas Escort Agency back."
Dugu Wang looked at the group of chieftains and gave them these instructions.
At this moment, the many village chiefs were filled with resentment, but in the end they could only grit their teeth and clench their fists, without showing any unusual behavior.
The leaders of Lianjiang Water Village each had their own temperaments, but they clearly listened to the words of their chief, Dugu Wang.
"In that case, thank you very much, Brother Dugu."
Since no one in the escort team was injured, Lin Ce wasn't in too bad a mood.
In the end, Lianjiang Water Village sent out a large ship for the caravan to ride on.
Several other large ships escorted the caravan back to shore.
The many chieftains, feeling extremely aggrieved, led all their men and set off in their large ships to follow behind.
Dugu Wang and Zhong Shiqi exchanged a glance, and in the end, they both just sighed slightly and did not stop this behavior.
The death of the seventh chieftain became a thorn in the side of many chieftains.
If we continue to suppress them and prevent them from doing anything, they might really go crazy.
"I'll follow and keep an eye on it."
Zhong Shiqi left behind these words and then sailed away with the fleet of many village chiefs.
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Sanjiang County City.
The appearance of those majestic figures in the distance had already alarmed all the forces in the city.
"That is..."
"It's Lianjiang Water Village."
“That’s right. In the Sanjiang County, only they have such a large fleet. Even the other maritime force, the Dragon King Gang, is not quite there.”
"What are they planning? Are they going to attack the county seat?"
"How could that be? They may be the most powerful on the water, but they might not be so on land. Besides, there are at least two Innate Martial Artists in the city right now. How can we allow them to run amok?"
"We've docked! The ship ahead has docked!"
The people inside the city were shouting.
Some were wary, some were excited, and some had already rushed forward.
"Haha, Chief Escort Lin is truly a young hero. Your escort agency is indeed very reliable."
It was none other than the Sun Sect Master of the Hundred Herbs Sect.
At this moment, he was all smiles, watching the medicine apprentices file off the boat.
He was able to arrive at the dock at the perfect time because he had already received a message from the Four Seas Escort Agency via falcon.
Along with him, two other women also arrived at the dock.
It was Su Caiying and Qiangwei.
"He actually did it."
Su Caiying watched the Hundred Herbs Sect apprentices and the young镖队 (bodyguards) descend, her gaze falling on Lin Ce standing at the bow of the ship, her eyes sparkling with admiration.
"His ability to defeat Yan Zhengtong is enough to prove his innate strength. Isn't it only natural that he can take care of Lianjiang Water Village?"
Rose beside him remained calm and showed no surprise.
But the people of Sanjiang County in the distance behind her were not as calm as she was.
"Which escort agency is this, that they can get Lianjiang Water Village to ferry them across?"
"When did Lianjiang Water Village switch to this kind of business?"
"No, look, doesn't that guy standing on the bow of the boat look like the one who challenged Yan Zhengwu's martial arts school earlier?"
"That's right, it's him, Chief Escort Lin of the Sihai Escort Agency, the strongman who defeated Master Yan, and also the one who challenged the leader of Lianjiang Water Village this time."
"I wonder if they've fought each other, and who won?"
"However, what does Lianjiang Water Village mean by this? Is it because they can't accept defeat, so they've mobilized their entire force to deal with Chief Escort Lin?"
"You really know how to think. With the methods of Lianjiang Water Village, if they really wanted to make a move, would they wait until they came to the shore? They would have sunk your boat in the middle of the river and fed you to the fish long ago."
The crowd on the shore argued incessantly, each paying close attention to Lin Ce's movements at the bow of the boat.
Lin Ce was aware of these things, but he didn't care.
"Thank you for seeing us off. Please go back now."
After all the members of the caravan had disembarked, he turned around and looked at the many large ships behind him, exhaling and raising his voice.
"If any of you are still dissatisfied, you are welcome to come to me again. I, Lin, will be waiting."
Seeing that the large ships still showed no signs of moving, he smiled faintly, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned.
"Or do you all intend to make a move right now? If so, from this day forward, Sanjiang County will probably no longer be known as the number one water fortress."
"Chief镖头 Lin is joking."
A figure leaped into the air, its body glowing with a soft light, and paused briefly in mid-air.
"In this incident, our Lianjiang Water Village was in the wrong first, and we hope to maintain a harmonious relationship with your escort agency in the future."
Having said that, he turned and flew down, ordering the many large ships to return to port.
Although the chieftains were dissatisfied, they all understood that taking action at this moment was not a wise choice.
The numerous large ships from Lianjiang Water Village turned around and left.
Since Lin Ce didn't mention the large ship that carried the caravan, they naturally dared to ask.
The ship was then given to the Sihai Escort Agency as compensation for the previous damage to the ship.
Although this incident took some time, it can be said that the Sihai Escort Agency suffered no losses.
On the contrary, the Lianjiang Water Village not only suffered casualties but also lost its boats.
"Who is that? He seems to be a Xiantian martial artist as well?"
A commotion broke out again among the crowd watching from the shore.
"It's Zhong Shiqi, the second-in-command of Lianjiang Water Village, also known as 'Lancang Scholar'. I didn't expect him to break through and become a Xiantian martial artist."
The relevant information was quickly found.
"Even the second-in-command, Zhong Shiqi, has become a Xiantian martial artist. What about the first-in-command, Dugu Wang?"
"In other words, Lianjiang Water Stronghold likely has two Innate Martial Artists, and Chief Escort Lin of Sihai Escort Agency single-handedly subdued the First Water Stronghold, which has two Innate Martial Artists?"
Under these circumstances, Lin Ce approached Sect Master Sun of the Hundred Herbs Sect and spoke earnestly.
"Sect Leader Sun, there was a slight mishap on this shipment. We're unsure if the amount of herbs collected met the standard. Do you think this counts as a successful delivery?"
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