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What kind of ferry crossing is it?

It was practically a makeshift town, with buildings packed tightly together, alleyways tangled up in a chaotic mess, and goods piled up everywhere.

Even though it was already late at night, the lights were still on, and the place was bustling with people, with laborers and caravans transporting goods everywhere.

On the distant sea, masts stand like a forest, and all kinds of ships are moored.

Relying on his senses, Li Weiyi wandered through streets and alleys, searching for Tang Wanzhou by chance. He pondered how she might hide—whether in these buildings or on a ship at sea.

"Qin Zhengyang is not only highly skilled in cultivation, but also extremely cautious; he has crafted a puppet."

"There are definitely spies from the Taiyin Sect lurking at the ferry crossing. If anything unusual happens, they will definitely send a signal immediately to notify Qin Zhengyang to evacuate."

"After Tang Wanzhou's assassination attempt, how will she escape? If she hides back on Dragon Island, it will be difficult to remain concealed, and her identity will inevitably be exposed. She will definitely escape through the water, south or east?"

Li Weiyi walked quickly, covering the entire ferry crossing, but found nothing.

Second Phoenix didn't smell anything either.

Li Weiyi stopped in his tracks, thinking to himself, "Perhaps she's not at the West Ferry at all right now, but is at the Dao Mother Pagoda monitoring Dao Palace's every move. If I just follow Dao Palace, wouldn't I be able to find Qin Zhengyang?"

The aroma wafted to Li Weiyi's nose, and she looked towards the ferry restaurant overlooking the sea. It was already the hour of Yin (3-5 AM), and breakfast was being prepared inside, with smoke billowing around the restaurant.

The low-level laborers from the Lingxiao Shengjing and Rainforest Realm come and go, starting their busy day after breakfast.

Since it's still early, let's eat first.

Li Weiyi entered the restaurant, went up to the second floor, faced the dense sails of ships on the sea, felt the cool sea breeze, and ate hot steamed buns, completely calming down.

On the sea, a giant black ship sailed in from the west, cutting through the waves.

Crash!

At the same time, several vehicles bearing special flags discreetly approached the ferry terminal from deep within Dragon Island.

They stopped by the sea, but no one got out of the car for a long time.

Li Weiyi stared at the distant ships, sensing something was amiss. He frowned and said, "Wait a minute, isn't it past midnight? Isn't it already the Lantern Festival? Could it be that they're trading in the early morning, not at night?"

Upon realizing this, his heart skipped a beat, and he lost all appetite.

Time suddenly became incredibly tight.

The black ship cut through the sea and slowly sailed into the harbor.

A woman in a green dress and veil stepped out from one of the cars parked by the sea, hurried toward the ship, and silently boarded it.

From a distance of a hundred feet, Li Weiyi recognized the figure as either Yang Qingxi or Yang Qingchan. He then dispatched Qifeng, instructing her, "Don't get too close to those carriages."

Li Weiyi was very worried that Yang Shen Realm was replacing Dao Palace's true disciple to make the deal.

This kind of dirty work is very suitable for the Sui Sect.

"Hopefully, Tang Wanzhou sensed the danger and has already retreated."

After paying the bill, Li Weiyi grabbed a handful of chopsticks, hid them in his sleeve, went downstairs, and mingled with the porters as he approached the ship.

Qi Feng flew back. "The entire ship is shrouded in an array, we can't get in, and we don't know what's inside."

Li Weiyi tried his best to remain calm, mingling with the laborers while secretly observing his surroundings, unsure whether Tang Wanzhou had arrived or when he would appear.

"Whoosh!"

The formation opened, and a slender figure in cyan emerged, descending the ship's ladder.

Taking advantage of the moment the ship's formation was activated, Second Phoenix immediately sniffed out the aura. "It's Yang Qingchan! Boss Li, the only aura on the ship is that of the Ugly Emissary Xie Wumian you mentioned. No, there's another aura, very similar to that of the most powerful Noon Envoy."

"Looks a lot like him? He must be Qin Zhengyang's puppet! But wait, Qin Zhengyang clearly said he would personally retrieve the Taiyin Seal, how could he not come? Unless..."

Li Weiyi realized that the ship in front of him was most likely just a decoy, or even a trap.

There is also a second trading location.

Qin Zhengyang's true form must be in the nearby sea area, perhaps hiding on some ship.

We must find a way to remind Tang Wanzhou.

As Li Weiyi quickly moved away from the black ship, he looked at the densely packed ships on the sea but couldn't discern anything amiss. He retreated to a distance, hid behind a building, and immediately began using his puppetry technique.

"Approaching!"

The chopsticks in his hand fell to the ground and, enveloped in spiritual light, quickly transformed into dozens of six-foot-tall bamboo humanoid puppets.

Before Li Weiyi could take any action, a thunderous voice rang out from the night. "Du'e Temple is ordered to capture the evil people of the Taiyin Sect. All bystanders, please retreat immediately!"

The moment the sound was uttered, all the martial artists at the ferry were terrified, and then cried out in alarm as they fled in panic.

"Hurry, the Du'e Temple and the Taiyin Sect are really going to fight!"

"Whatever you do, avoid a direct confrontation, otherwise, the aftershocks alone could destroy the entire ferry crossing, and everyone will die without a burial place."

In recent days, rumors of an assassination attempt on Zhuang Shiyan have been circulating everywhere, naturally causing great alarm among the people.

Li Weiyi discerned the direction from which the sound came and determined it was Tang Wanzhou's doing. She must have sensed something was wrong and was trying to lure the snake out of its hole.

Li Weiyi then manipulated dozens of bamboo humanoid puppets to rush into the crowd, creating even greater chaos.

The bamboo-shaped humanoid puppets shouted in succession, "Quickly activate the formation! Don't let the evil Taiyin Sect members escape the ferry crossing. We must wipe them out in one fell swoop!"

"The messengers who arrived were Qin Zhengyang, the Noon Envoy, and Xie Wumian, the Ugly Emissary. Dao Palace gave us detailed intelligence."

"The one who made contact with the Taiyin Sect is Yang Shen Realm, that old scoundrel, who wants to join the Netherworld of the Departed."

Chaos reigned at the ferry crossing, with shouts echoing across the land.

Some bamboo humanoid puppets directly charged at the black ship and the several vehicle frames, exploding with a series of booming sounds.

On the ship, Xie Wumian had no idea whether it was true or false. He only knew that the secret of the night had been told only to the Dao Palace, including the time and place. He immediately assumed that Inamiya Shinden wanted to use the Du'e Temple Dao Palace to eliminate them.

Once the formation is activated, we are doomed to die today; there is no escape.

Soon, Li Weiyi saw Xie Wumian and Qin Zhengyang's puppets leap out from the black ship at sea, transforming into a long silver river and fleeing westward.

"Well done, Dao Palace Shinden! If I, Xie, die on Dragon Island today, you won't have a good life either!" Xie Wumian's venomous voice echoed in the sea.

Several miles away, Qin Zhengyang, who was about to meet with the Dao Palace, heard Xie Wumian's loud reminder and knew that something had happened. Without bothering to reveal his identity and aura, he immediately flew away.

A cold wind howled.

Tang Wanzhou stood atop the highest peak near the western ferry crossing, dressed in a purple Provincial Governor's Official Robe. He donned a mask to conceal his presence, his pupils turning white, and stared at Qin Zhengyang, who had abandoned ship and was fleeing at sea. "Finally, you've shown yourself!"

"Whoosh!"

She transformed into Purple Mist Light Cluster and disappeared at the mountaintop.

The next instant, they traversed several miles and appeared at sea.

Qin Zhengyang noticed the fluctuation, glanced back, his eyes suddenly darkened, and he increased his speed, pushing his escape technique to its limit, covering several miles each time.

"Splash! Splash! Splash!"

The Purple Mist Light Cluster flashed three times in succession, Tang Wanzhou appeared dozens of feet in front of Qin Zhengyang, blocking his path.

For experts at the Longevity Realm, this distance is as close as if it were just a stone's throw away.

Qin Zhengyang unleashed a surge of powerful and scorching magical energy from his body, already forming a fist and unleashing the Heavenly Sun Earth Fiend Fist. He couldn't afford to be entangled by his opponent; he had to escape quickly.

With his Qi Sea injured, he is temporarily unable to use the fifth level of power, and is currently using the fourth level of fist energy.

Tang Wanzhou stood motionless, his eyes fixed on his opponent. From the brocade on his chest, a white mist dragon soul flew out. The Dragon Roar's roar resounded throughout the entire sea, stirring up towering waves.

"Boom!"

Qin Zhengyang's fist strike was incredibly powerful, shattering the dragon soul into mist.

"So you're nothing special after all, only at the Second Realm? You're really asking for death!"

Qin Zhengyang breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't Great Longevity who came. But, just as his fist was about to land on Tang Wanzhou, crimson flames surged from the insignia on the chest of the Provincial Governor's Official Robe.

"Boom!"

Crimson flames erupted instantly, turning the entire sea area into a sea of fire.

Li Weiyi rushed out of the West Ferry and saw this scene from afar.

Crimson flames covered an area spanning several miles, boiling the seawater and lingering for a long time.

"It was the Golden Crow Flame... She went to collect the Golden Crow Flame and hide it in the space inside the patch."

"The Dragon Soul is merely a feigned weakness tactic to lull the opponent into a false sense of security; the Golden Crow Flame is the true killing move."

On the sea, in a sea of fire.

Tang Wanzhou was thrown back by the aftershock of Qin Zhengyang's punch, blood spurting from his mouth and nose, as if he had been hit by a massive iron mountain. The sound of bones breaking echoed within his body, and his vision went black.

Luring the enemy into a trap comes at a price.

The moment she regained her footing, she charged forward, her hand gripping a finger sword, aiming straight for Qin Zhengyang's brow.

Qin Zhengyang was thrown away by the Golden Crow Flame, his body instantly bursting into flames. His skin melted, blood gushing out continuously, his entire face was burned and distorted, he was in excruciating pain, and his emotions were running wild.

Sensing Tang Wanzhou charging towards him, he roared, "Use flames against me? I am the Noon Envoy the Sun, and I cultivate flames. You've miscalculated!"

The circular mark between Qin Zhengyang's eyebrows became intensely bright, as if he was about to activate a secret technique.

A Qi Sea pain shot through his chest, aggravating his injuries and interrupting the execution of his secret technique.

"Bang!"

Tang Wanzhou pointed his sword at his brow, but instead of piercing his skull as expected, it did not.

Qin Zhengyang, with his rich combat experience, reached out and grabbed her wrist, throwing her away. As he did so, he struck her with his palm, roaring, "With your... cultivation... level..."

Qin Zhengyang found that his lips and throat had become stiff and numb, making it difficult to speak, and his body was petrified and unable to move.

Just now, when he struck Tang Wanzhou with a palm, Tang Wanzhou did not dodge, but instead gently patted his shoulder with his other hand, attaching the Immobilization Talisman to his body.

"Pfft!"

Despite his injuries, Tang Wanzhou, who had been thrown from the ground, rushed back with lightning speed and used his arm as a blade to decapitate Qin Zhengyang.

The bloodied head flew dozens of feet away, crashing into the sea and creating a large splash.

Without time to search for any mysterious Secret Treasure he might be carrying, Tang Wanzhou directly stored Qin Zhengyang's entire torso into his spatial bag, and then activated his Provincial Governor's Official Robe, teleporting southward into space.

After witnessing the battle, Lu Jingchen immediately drove away and returned to Longcheng.

Yang Shen Realm stood on the cliff by the sea, gazing at the figure fleeing rapidly across the water. "Who on earth has the audacity to openly kill Taiyin Envoy of the Taiyin Sect? And one of the two most powerful ones at that!"

Not far away, a carriage was parked among the tall vines. A melodious voice came from inside. "Whoever it is, since she framed Dao Palace, she must be kept alive. Besides, she took what I wanted!"

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