Miss Qin Cao!

Qin Cao's room was filled with a refreshing and delightful fragrance.

Li Xian looked around and discovered that high-quality sandalwood incense had been lit all around the room.

"Young Master, you look quite unfamiliar."

Just as Li Xian sat down, a soft, honeyed, and tingling voice drifted out from the inner chamber.

Qin Cao walked out slowly, dressed in a light, gossamer-thin gown.

This woman was truly beautiful; every movement she made was filled with charm, possessing a very special allure that captivated men.

It was no wonder she drove so many infatuated men to madness.

"Indeed, this is my first time here," Li Xian said.

Qin Cao came to Li Xian's side and bent over to pour him a full cup of wine.

"So that's how it is. I was wondering why I had never seen you before, Young Master."

Now that she was closer, Li Xian caught the scent on her body again.

It was the smell of fish.

Li Xian was certain.

"I finally know why you lit so much sandalwood incense in the room," Li Xian said, shifting the tone of the conversation.

Qin Cao's enchanting face froze for a moment. "Why?"

"Because you want to cover up the fishy stench on your body!"

Hearing this, Qin Cao's expression changed.

"What did you say?!"

Li Xian smiled and said, "At first, when my subordinates said there was a Demonic Evil here, I didn't quite believe it. Now it seems it is indeed true."

Qin Cao's expression turned cold and sinister. "Nonsense! You rude scoundrel, I kindly invited you up, and you dare to slander me like this? Someone, throw this lecher out!"

"Yes!"

Several maidservants with expressionless, dead-looking faces surrounded him.

Li Xian was not flustered in the slightest. He said calmly, "The brothers from my Green Gang who died—you killed them, didn't you? Why did you kill them?"

"Shut up!" Qin Cao said, nearly hysterical. "Throw him out!"

"Yes!"

Several maidservants bared their fangs and brandished their claws as they lunged at Li Xian.

A loud boom echoed out.

On the flower boat, the infatuated men had not yet recovered from the previous shock when they heard a thunderous crash.

Immediately after, a figure was thrown out from a second-floor private room like a sack of grain.

The figure slammed into the wall of the flower boat, embedding itself into the wood. Covered in gore and mangled flesh, it was clear they would not survive.

"What is this..."

Before the crowd could recover from the sudden turn of events, another scream erupted from the second floor.

"Ah!"

Then.

Another figure was tossed out.

This one did not embed itself into the wall, but its appearance was wretched; a bowl-sized wound on its body was bleeding incessantly.

"Qin... Qin Cao?"

Someone recognized this person as the enchanting and mesmerizing Qin Cao.

But now, seeing her in such a miserable state, everyone wore a look of disbelief.

"Who, who hurt Qin Cao like this?!"

"It must be that brat from earlier!"

"Right, it's him! I knew he was no good the moment I saw him. Hurry, report this to the authorities! Call the Demon Suppressing Division to deal with this punk!"

Step, step, step...

Rhythmic footsteps rang out. The crowd looked up to see Li Xian appearing on the second floor with a cold expression.

His indifferent, ruthless gaze swept over those present, causing everyone to shiver as if they had been doused with cold water.

Those who had been clamoring just a moment ago immediately fell silent, as quiet as cicadas in winter.

"Take a good look at what this Qin Cao really is."

The crowd, confused, turned their heads to look.

They saw that Qin Cao's appearance had undergone a heaven-shaking transformation. Her eyes bulged, her lips had widened and puffed up into fish-like lips, and her entire body was covered in dark green fish scales. Even from this distance, they could smell the foul, pungent stench of rotting fish emanating from her.

"Demonic Evil, that's a Demonic Evil!"

"Miss Qin Cao, she's actually a Fish Demon!"

"Oh my god, there's a Demonic Evil on the flower boat!"

The crowd of infatuated men was instantly scared out of their wits, scrambling toward the exit while wailing for their parents.

Brother Xin watched the Fish Demon's ugly and ferocious appearance, his legs trembling with fear. However, with Li Xian watching from above, he didn't dare to join the escape.

"Who... who exactly are you!"

The Fish Demon glared at Li Xian, who had leaped down from the second floor, its eyes filled with malice as it spoke in a sinister tone.

"I am the new steward of the Canal Gang, my name is Li Xian!"

"Li Xian, I'll remember you!"

The Fish Demon spat out these words, turned, and leaped out through the window of the flower boat.

Splash.

It plunged into the river.

As a Fish Demon, it was confident that if it wanted to escape through the water, no one could catch it.

Seeing this, Brother Xin couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

Steward Li had only just joined the Canal Gang and his swimming skills weren't very good. Now that the Fish Demon had jumped into the river, he surely wouldn't be foolish enough to give chase.

Just as this thought crossed his mind, a gust of wind suddenly swept past him.

Before he could react, he saw Li Xian's figure leap and plunge into the water as well.

"Steward Li, come back! Your swimming isn't good..." Brother Xin exclaimed.

However, before he could finish, he saw Li Xian's figure underwater, moving as agilely as a fish and twisting like a dragon, without the slightest hesitation.

"What the hell, when did Steward Li master the Dragon Body!" Brother Xin was so shocked he nearly bit his own tongue off.

The highest realm of the Tide Turning Technique is known as the Dragon Body.

It means that once this technique is mastered to perfection, one possesses the ability to churn the rivers and overturn the seas like a dragon while in the water.

This was a realm Brother Xin hadn't reached after fifteen years of practice, yet he was seeing it now in Li Xian, who had only joined the gang three days ago.

"What the hell is going on? What kind of background does this Steward Li have? His martial arts talent is terrifying—he's a monster," Brother Xin clicked his tongue in disbelief.

The river surface in the distance surged with turbulent waves, but before long, it gradually calmed down.

With a splash, Li Xian's figure leapt out of the water.

Under the moonlight, he was drenched from head to toe, his feet treading on the surface of the river as if it were flat ground. In his right hand, he held a dripping, blood-soaked head.

It was the head of the Fish Demon.

In just this short amount of time, Li Xian had already finished off the Fish Demon beneath the water.

Everyone on the flower boat stared at Li Xian, who looked like a celestial being, with dazed expressions.

"This new manager from the Boatmen's Guild is absolutely badass!"