Beyond One's Control

Along the way, Xiang Yang, Yan Mumei, and Little Black encountered six assassination attempts. Every attacker had been a vicious desperado, but before the present-day Xiang Yang, each had been no more than a one-blade foe.

Yan Mumei had already gained entry into Azure Blood Clear Sky, and her progress had been rapid. After all, unlike Xiang Yang, she did not stand atop a lofty height with profound attainments in the blade path as her foundation. For her to reach this level could only mean that she and Azure Blood Clear Sky were exceptionally well-suited to one another.

Five more days passed. After enduring wind and meals in the open, Xiang Yang and Yan Mumei finally returned to Luoxi County, a border county of Qian Commandery. Zhu Biao of the Flying Fish Gang had also arranged everything and was merely waiting for Xiang Yang to board the ship.

At the southern docks of Luoxi County, the Flying Fish Gang had already cleared the area. The docks were filled with its members, all tall and sturdy, their expressions cold and stern. Xiang Yang walked forward shoulder to shoulder with Zhu Biao, with Yan Mumei and Little Black behind them.

Yet just as they reached the waterfront, Xiang Yang stopped. He turned to look at Zhu Biao, whose expression was slightly unnatural, and sighed, his tone unfathomable.

"Manager Zhu, you are a man of the Flying Fish Gang, subordinate to the Great River Alliance, the overlord of Yongzhou's waterways. With such a background, can you still be coerced by others?"

Xiang Yang had long received definite news from Wan Tiancheng that experts from Xiesheng Valley were on the move. Having also suffered repeated ambushes and assassination attempts along the way, he naturally would not be so muddle-headed or careless as to believe