[Buddha-Heart Lamp Transmission] Wu Song Receives Spiritual Empowerment; the [Emergency Headband] Is Developed! (Continued)

The resentment on Ruan Xiaoqi's face instantly vanished. He licked his lips excitedly and laughed.

"Brother, if you'd said that sooner, wouldn't Xiaoqi have understood?

So Brother was saving the fattest piece of meat for Xiaoqi to eat at home~"

Ruan Xiaoqi abruptly clasped his fists and dropped to one knee.

"Brother, go without worry!

While you're away, if any wild dog that doesn't know its own death dares wade into the waters of West Lake, Xiaoqi guarantees I'll grind their bones to dust and hook even their souls up as sky lanterns!"

Having soothed this most troublesome thorn, Lin Chen nodded in satisfaction.

But after Ruan Xiaoqi got back to his feet, he gave it another thought, scratched his head, and said:

"Brother, when the army sets out, it'll be a mighty, sprawling force, and there'll surely be no shortage of warships.

With Brother Zhang Shun alone, he definitely won't be able to split himself between steering the ships and coordinating everything.

Without me, Ghost Ship Yama, at the helm for you, I really can't rest easy about your safety on the water!"

At this, Lin Chen smiled confidently.

"No matter. I've long since had another capable hand in mind for commanding the warships."

Ruan Xiaoqi's eyes turned. Lin Chen had fierce generals like clouds beneath his command, but there were not many who truly understood the water and excelled at coordinating a large fleet.

Several figures flashed through his mind, and he immediately settled on one candidate, blurting out:

"Could it be... Brother River-Churning Mirage, Tong Meng?"

Lin Chen nodded approvingly. "Precisely this Mirage Dragon!

Before Tong Meng died, he was a salt peddler who ran ships, thoroughly familiar with waterborne transport across rivers, lakes, and seas.

And as a Mirage Dragon, he is naturally of a dragon