Attacked the master, and the dog is here too?

"Young… Young hero…"

The boatman's face was drained of all color as the large ship bore down on them from behind.

Theirs was just a small skiff. Forget being rammed by a ship like that, even the waves from it passing by would capsize them.

And they were in the middle of Lingyun Lake. If the boat overturned, even if they could swim, they'd be dead.

Then the boatman saw the flag fluttering above the merchant ship behind them, a pattern like ghostly scribbles waving in the wind.

"It's over. That's the Yin Family's merchant ship from Ding Province. The Yin Family has always been incredibly overbearing. To them, ordinary people like us are just weeds."

Just when everyone thought the small boat would be overturned and Lin Xiao and the boatman would sink to the bottom of the lake, Lin Xiao's eyes suddenly turned cold. He slapped the surface of the lake with his backhand, and the skiff instantly transformed into a sharp arrow, shooting forward.

Its speed was as if the skiff had been fitted with a turbocharger.

"Hmm?"

Yin Ke Ren, who had expected Lin Xiao and the boatman to be crushed to death, couldn't help but feel a flicker of displeasure when he saw them escape so easily.

"Order them to ram them to death."

"Yes, Young Master."

Up until now, the old man hadn't uttered a word to stop Yin Ke Ren's disregard for human life.

It was as if Yin Ke Ren killing people was the simplest thing in the world.

The old man knew his young master's situation.

He had psychological problems since he was a child, and he was effeminate and mentally twisted.

If he didn't get what he wanted, who knew what would happen next.

Once, within the family, Yin Ke Ren wanted to forcibly defile a maidservant.

He was caught by a brother of the same clan, who reported it, and Yin Ke Ren was punished.

But unexpectedly, the next morning, the brother who had reported him died tragically in his room.

His entire body had been twisted into a pretzel shape, and his mouth had been torn apart.

Later, it was said that the head of the family investigated, but Yin Ke Ren was the family's number one genius, the son of the head of the family, and also had a powerful master.

So the matter was dropped.

From then on, the brothers and sisters of the family never dared to interfere with Yin Ke Ren's affairs. They let him do whatever he wanted.

"Heh, let's see how much true energy you have."

Yin Ke Ren had already seen why the skiff was able to escape. It was because the young man was supporting it with true energy.

At this moment, on Lingyun Lake, a skiff was speeding along, with a large ship chasing closely behind.

Unconsciously, an unknown amount of time passed, perhaps the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, or perhaps half that.

The two sides finally arrived at a relatively narrow area.

Although this place allowed large ships to pass through, they needed to slow down.

"Young Master, ahead is Twin Gorge Bay. There are many hidden reefs under the lake's surface, so we can't continue to travel at high speed."

Yin Ke Ren's expression was unsightly. He was still enjoying the thrill of the hunt.

Hearing that his prey was about to escape his control, he became impatient.

"Hmph, he must be going to Ding Province. Once we get past this area, I will definitely kill him."

"Young Master, rest assured, he will definitely die."

The old man, bowing his head, revealed a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

Since the young master wanted this person dead, then this person would not live.

The name Twin Gorge Bay came from the cliffs on both sides, with only a waterway in the middle, winding and twisting. If a large ship didn't slow down, it was very likely to crash into the cliffs on both sides of the waterway when turning.

Moreover, there were hidden reefs under the surface of the lake. If one wasn't careful, the bottom of the ship could be torn open by the reefs.

Many merchant ships that came and went had accidents here, so merchant ships generally traveled slowly and carefully here.

Just after rounding a bend, Lin Xiao said to the boatman, "Alright, you can take me this far. You can go back now."

"Ah?"

The boatman was a little astonished. "Young… Young hero, it's still a long way from the shore. If you get off the boat now, how will you get to the shore?"

Lin Xiao smiled slightly. "I'll just hitch a ride."

"But… but there are no boats here."

The boatman looked around, not even seeing the shadow of a boat.

"Isn't there one behind us?"

Lin Xiao said calmly.

The boatman's expression changed drastically. "Young hero, you can't! You saw it just now, that Yin Family's merchant ship is tyrannical and domineering. We can't avoid them fast enough! If you go up there to hitch a ride, they'll kill you!"

"I believe they will be willing. You can head back now."

There were many forks in the road here, and it was easy for the boatman to avoid the Yin Family's merchant ship and return. Lin Xiao didn't say anything more. With a leap, he stepped on the distant cliff wall and flew up.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Xiao's figure had disappeared from the boatman's sight.

Seeing this, the boatman no longer insisted and carefully rowed into the distant path.

Before long, the Yin Family's merchant ship finally rounded the bend.

"Hmm?"

Yin Ke Ren looked ahead and was dismayed to find that the small boat had disappeared.

"Young Master, that small boat must have taken a shortcut," the old man quickly explained.

Yin Ke Ren nodded, "I'm not afraid of them taking a shortcut. As long as they are going to Ding Province, we will meet again after passing through here."

"I'm just afraid they got scared and returned by the shortcut, not daring to go to Ding Province."

The old man shook his head, "Young Master, don't worry. I observed that the young man is not old and should also be participating in the Ding Province Tournament. He will definitely go to Ding Province."

"Hmph, I hope so."

Yin Ke Ren snorted coldly.

Above the cliff wall far away from the Yin Family's merchant ship, a figure stood against the wind, his eyes indifferently looking at the Yin Family's merchant ship.

Lin Xiao's expression was icy cold. When the Yin Family's merchant ship came directly below, he suddenly jumped and went straight towards the Yin Family's merchant ship.

"Gentlemen, how about a ride?"

The voice was ethereal, resounding throughout Twin Gorge Bay, with echoes lingering, causing the lake surface to undulate.

"Courting death."

Yin Ke Ren raised his head, saw Lin Xiao falling from the sky, and his eyes shot out with murderous intent.

"If you don't want to live, then this young master will send you on your way."

Yin Ke Ren's feminine words came out, and as the sound fell, a palm force containing Yin wind was shot out from bottom to top.

"Haha, I heard that you are a Ding Province prodigy, so today I will come and meet you."

Lin Xiao laughed heartily, one hand holding the Embroidered Spring Blade behind his back, head down and feet up, and the other hand shot out a palm.

Dong!!!

The palm forces of the two palms intersected, instantly causing the merchant ship to sink a section of the lake surface.

Ka Ka Ka!!!

The deck was cracked by Yin Ke Ren's feet.

His throat rolled, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of Yin Ke Ren's mouth.

"Young Master."

Seeing Yin Ke Ren injured, the old man couldn't help but look anxious, shouted loudly, and flew up, grabbing Lin Xiao's neck with a pair of rough hands.

"After hitting the master, the dog is here too?"

In the air with nowhere to exert force, Lin Xiao was not flustered.

The Embroidered Spring Blade was unsheathed from his waist, a flash of blood suddenly appeared, two figures passed by, and a finger flew out.

But the old man was also tough, even if a finger was cut off, he didn't say a word.

Seeing that Lin Xiao was about to fall on the boat, he turned over in the air and continued to chase Lin Xiao down.

The old man's strength was at the peak of the Innate Realm, and his true energy was very strong. If he hadn't been careless, it would have been impossible for Lin Xiao to cut off his finger with one move.

"Boy, die for me."