The battle between grandmasters ended at some unknown time.
The sea returned to its original calm.
Grandmaster Yang Xueqing returned to the large ship.
After learning what had happened on the ship, she narrowed her eyes slightly.
"The Four Evils... They actually lurked on this ship that went out to sea to slay demons. It seems that my Azure Water Peak has been lying low for too long, making many people think we are easy to bully."
She glanced at Lin Ce and nodded approvingly.
“I wasn’t wrong about you. You are indeed very good. I’ve seen no more than five people your age with such strength.”
"I apologize. I am new to the Grandmaster realm and my control over the external world is not yet proficient enough. Please forgive my poor performance."
After apologizing to everyone on the boat, Yang Xueqing approached Su Caiying.
If a grandmaster stood in front of you, even the most powerful martial artist would probably find it hard to breathe.
But Su Caiying, who seemed to have no martial arts skills, showed no fear whatsoever. She simply stared wide-eyed at Yang Xueqing in front of her.
Yang Xueqing's gaze swept across her face only briefly before landing on Qiangwei beside her.
"Blood Burning Technique... Ha, is there anything left in that place?"
"I don't understand what you mean, and I don't know anything about 'Blood Burning Technique'..."
Rose breathed heavily, responding with difficulty.
However, before she could finish speaking, Yang Xueqing struck her in the chest with lightning speed.
"you--"
Su Caiying's expression changed drastically. She took a step forward and blocked Qiangwei's path, staring at Yang Xueqing with red eyes.
"Try hitting me again if you dare!"
All the martial artists on the ship felt a chill run down their spines, and even Lin Ce, who was standing not far away, felt a coldness in his body.
What a boss! To treat a grandmaster like this, there's no one else like him.
"Don't worry, I have no ill intentions towards her. If I wanted to kill her, I would have killed her with that one palm strike. It's too late for you to stop me now."
Grandmaster Yang Xueqing was surprisingly good-tempered and showed no signs of getting angry because of Su Caiying's words.
Lin Ce, who was standing to the side, breathed a sigh of relief.
The other party is right. Let alone slapping Rose to death, if the other party wanted to, slapping everyone on the ship to death wouldn't be too difficult.
"Miss, I'm fine."
Rose reached out and pulled Su Caiying away from in front of her. After being hit by Yang Xueqing, Su Caiying seemed to be in much better condition and was no longer as out of breath as before.
"Your surname is Li?"
Yang Xueqing looked at the rose in front of her with a scrutinizing gaze.
Rose's pupils contracted, but she quickly regained her composure.
"I have no surname, only a given name."
"Yeah?"
Yang Xueqing seemed to have lost interest in her and shook her head listlessly.
"It's best to use that 'Blood Burning Technique' sparingly. You won't always be so lucky to have a grandmaster help you straighten your meridians and resolve any future problems."
The next sentence was delivered using a secret telepathic technique, so that only Rose could hear it.
“I don’t care if your surname is Li or if you’re from that place, you’d better go back and tell the people behind you that what happened back then should be buried and not always brought up old grievances. The world is not what it used to be.”
Regardless of whether Rose understood or not, Yang Xueqing turned and walked away, ordering the large ship to return to port, thus bringing this sea voyage to slay the demon to an end.
As for the outcome of the previous battle between grandmasters, since she didn't reveal it herself, naturally no one dared to ask.
The group returned from the sea, eventually arriving back at Biyue Peak.
Next, of course, is the celebration of the new peak master's ascension to the throne, with people from all sides coming to offer their congratulations.
Having completed the delivery of the goods, Lin Ce felt there was no need for him to stay any longer.
Sihai Prefecture is too dangerous; he plans to return to Sanjiang Prefecture.
Considering that Su Caiying had almost been kidnapped, Lin Ce asked her if she wanted to return with him.
However, Su Caiying declined, saying that she needed to go home in the near future and would not go to Sanjiang County for the time being.
Lin Ce smiled and didn't take it to heart.
What happened on the ship last time was just a coincidence. The Su family is a large and powerful family, and once they know that someone is targeting their own children, they will definitely take action.
There's no need to worry about this too much.
It was getting dark, and Lin Ce decided to stay for one night and then leave.
Inside the room, he pondered and sorted out the current situation.
The reward for delivering the goods on this trip did not disappoint him.
Because a master-level power appeared during the "successful delivery" process, the reward has been greatly increased compared to last time.
[This escort mission features Grandmaster-level power, therefore the rewards have been increased accordingly.]
【United We Stand (Advanced Version): Within three months, all members of the escort agency will experience no bottlenecks in their training. As long as they put in the effort, they will reap the rewards, and their training speed will increase fourfold. (The original advanced version's duration is reduced by one-tenth to the advanced version.)】
The fact that there are no bottlenecks is already frightening enough; a training speed four times faster would probably turn any ordinary young man in the escort agency into a martial arts genius.
As the chief镖头 (head镖师, a term referring to a person who is extremely skilled in martial arts), Lin Ce always receives ten times the feedback of the entire镖局 (镖局 is a type of security escort agency)'s martial arts progress, naturally making him extremely wealthy.
[Having gained some recognition from grandmaster martial artists, the escort agency has a promising future and is one step closer to becoming the King of Escorts.]
[You will receive one "Special Skill Point" as a reward. This skill point can bypass the limitations of the martial art itself and directly upgrade it by one level.]
[You will receive one "Fusion Skill Point" as a reward. This skill point can be used to fuse two martial arts of the same level into a new martial art. The fused martial art will have its current power and future potential increased.]
[The escort mission was successfully completed. Reward: 50 skill points.]
Lin Ce let out a sigh of relief.
This time, it was another bumper harvest.
Sometimes, a little difficulty and trouble in escorting goods isn't all bad.
"Pooh!"
Lin Ce immediately woke up.
I almost forgot my original aspirations.
Since I can gradually accumulate skill points and improve by relying on the镖师 (bodyguards/escorts) to carry out escort missions, why should I necessarily take risks?
Isn't it better to just lie flat and develop properly?
Thinking of the bodyguards, Lin Ce couldn't help but feel a little helpless.
Yu Jiu left the escort agency just like that.
Of all the镖师 (bodyguards/escorts) from the镖局 (escort agency) who escorted goods before, Yu Jiu was the one who completed the task most perfectly.
Perhaps due to her special ability of "sea mirage," the goods she was in charge of were never involved in any accidents, and she almost never had to fight with robbers.
Many thieves, despite having already gathered intelligence, ambushed the caravan's route.
However, despite the faint sound of the wind blowing in his ears, the robbers lay in the haystack being bitten by insects for most of the day without seeing the caravan pass by.
This method of escorting goods is truly unique.
The young men from the escort agency didn't understand the secret behind it; they only thought that Escort Yu Jiu had amazing luck, and they all vied to escort goods with her.
Lin Ce was quite disappointed to lose such a skilled player in earning skill points.
However, although he left the escort agency, he did not revoke the other party's status as an escort.
This can be considered as taking advantage of the system. Anyway, as long as he still has the identity of a bodyguard, Yu Jiu can get the "United We Stand" effect bonus when practicing martial arts.
Lin Ce was naturally able to receive feedback on his martial arts proficiency from her.
"Never mind those things later. Let's see what 'fusion skill points' are all about now."
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